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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-25
\ NATIONAL OPPORTUNITY.

The WORLDS Columbian Exposition has
now the official sanction of the President of
the United States. President Harrison is
sued a proclamation to this effect yesterday,
in the course OF which also be invited all
the nations of the earth 'to partake in the
commemorarion of an event pre-eminent in
human history and OF lasting interest to
mankind" The preamble of the proclama-
ton conveys the assurance that the ten mil
lion dollar fund for the Exposition and ad-
equate grounds and buildings have been pro-
vided for by Chicago. The President is salts
fed, in short, that Chicago is able and willing
to give a Worlds Fair in fashion worthy of
The anniversary it will celebrate. This init.
nation will give general satisfaction, for SO
much doubt has been cast over the whole un-
dertaking bv the disputes and delays of the
managers that great many people had be-
gun to think that Chicago was unequal to
the task. Now the way is clear for the Fair
in so far as the country at large is concerned.
1t remains for Chicago, and the various Off
GERS selected, to produce an exposition out of
what has till now resembled chaos, to take
the work in hand nanfuIly. The time is
none too long, but little more than two
years, and the enterprise is gigantic. 1t
will take constant effort under most iptelli-
gent direction to achieve success. But Chi
cago ought to have, and We believe will
have, the assistance of the whole country
from now on. 1t is not Chicago's affair
alone; it is the nations. We cannot afford
as a nation to let Chicago fail. The inter-
national Exposition in 1898 will be the op-
portunity of the United States TO show the
world what they are made Of We have no
doubt that the nation and Chicago will
emerge triumphantly, and PIttsburg and
Pennsylvania will do all in their power to
bring about such a result.
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tors, the position is correctly esteemed to be
very important. The argument which the
opposition to Andrews advance in behalf
of their man is the most unique on record.
State Treasurer Boyer is the man to manage
the Legislature, they say, because he has
the power to hold the members. The power
lies in the simple price of refusing, as State
Treasurer, to advance money on salary &C.
count to the members who do not vote in ac-
cordance with his orders as legislative man.
ager, and of advancing the funds to those
who vote as he wishes. By this beautiful
and economical method Of purchasing votes
with the public funds, and preventing the
members from developing such novel quail
ity as their own judgment, it is expected
that Mr.. Boyer can control the situation and
is thus evidently the man for the place.
The sketch thus presented of Legisla-
ture which enacts or rejects legislation in
accordance with orders from an extraneous
power; OF a recognized agent for the trans
mission and enforcement of these orders,
and of an open competition as to who shall
hold that desirable place; of party organs
State treasury shall use its funds for re-
warding the members who are obedient and
of Furnishing those who do not vote as
ordered; and finally of the universal agree
ment that the one thing that is out of the
question is to leave the representatives of
the people to vote in accordance with their
own ideas of what is for the public welfare,
is something that is calculated to inspire
deep reflection in a thoughtful mind,
+ In the popular interest, it is certainly to
be wished that our political magnates might
leave the Legislature to manage itself. The
results might be fearful and wonderful so
far as the present body is concerned, but it
would tnrnish the people with a valuable
object lesson on the Importance of electing
legislators who are capable of that important
foSlr
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PITTsBURG. THURSDAY, DEC. %, 1890
OLFo MAY BE SOLD.

Oleomargarine may be sold in this State,
in defiance of the prohibItory law, if ia the
original packages. This is the decision OF
the Court in Philadelphia yesterday. The
decision simply a1fi-ms in regard to the but
ter compounds what the Supreme Court of
the United States affirmed in the famous
original package decision of last spring.
OF course that decision covered the present
case, though twas delivered in tie appeal
CT a liquor selling case.
Applying the decision in this State makes
it more clear than ever that the prohibItory
law of Pennsylvania is an incumbrance to
the statute books. 1t is not merely thar, but
is a harmful incumbrance. 1t would be far
better to repeal the useless law and rest the
case with the United States law, which re-
euires the butter compounds TO be sold for
what they really are, instead of being sold
for pure butter.
The product of the farm is still in de-
mand. As long as it is superior to the COM
pounds il will have market and command
a better price than the imitation. When
ever the imitation excels the real article it
will be better 10 quit making butter. There
is none too much profit in the trade for the
farmer, anyway, and the prohibitory statute
has not increased the farmers revenue any.
It may have added to the profits of the deal
ers in bogus butter, but it is hard to see
wherein it has benefited anyone else.
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ABOLISH THE CAR STOVE.

Some of the railroads in this state are
showing laudable disposition to get rid of
the internal car stove, but no general reform
has been inaugurated. From time to time
in the mean while the car stove gets ip its
deadly work, and even under the best of
circumstances is distinct and clumsy
nuisance that ought to be abolished by law
The operation of the law in New York State
compelling railroads to heat their cars with
steam has been effective, and nothing has
been developed to impeach the practicable
ity OF the plan. The Legislature of this State
would do well to pass similar law. The
New York Tribune calls attention to the ex-
plosion of heater, supposed to be one of the
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Jumped on Himself.

1.-THE worst roasting / ever knew, 1 gave my
own show" said theatrical advance agent
yesterday. 1T was in a little town in Indiana
that turned loose on myself, SO to speak. l
had pretty loud burlesque company in tow.
and we were to open Monday. There were two
papers in the town, the Sentinel and the Repu6-
Tic. The Republic man got into fuss with me
about passes, and I wouldn't advertise with
me leave to write any kind of advance notice
liked. So l spread myself in pen picture of
the superb aggregation of feminine charms
and witching music and gorgeous costumes
that the theater would hold the next night.
The next morning when read what l had writ
ten in print, was Mortified to find a paragraph
that wound up with sit q full of amusing inde-
cency." / knew l hadn't written any such
thing and went up to the Senti'1e! office and
waited three mortal hours till the editor came
around. called his attention to the offending
sentence and he went out into the composing
room, and after rummagng good while came
back with my copy. We looked it over and
found the sentence. BY some chance or other
l had written incidents indicents'-a curious
and calamitous transposltIon of letters. The
typesetter had jumped at the word nearest to
it in sound and made it indecency.
"Well, the editor of the rival sheet which 1
had slighted, the Republic, paid his way in to
see my show and began a scathing criticism
of it with: The audacious promise of the
meanest manager who has ever polluted this
community with his presence was in certain
sense fulfilled. The performance was full of
indecency, but it was not amusing"
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THE NEW CASTLE CASE.

All of the alleged boodlers of the Twenty
fifth Congressional District Convention are
enjoying life out of Jail. Judge Clark, of
the State Supreme Court, has admitted the
three delegates to bail for their appearance
before the Supreme Bench in February.
The cause will then be finally adjudicated.
If the full Bench supports the lower court in
committing the three men. they will go back
to Jail. The case is important. The matter
to be decided is whether the defendants had
a right to refuse to answer questions on the
ground that they might incriminate them
selves. The subtle phases of the question
must be left to the Court.
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AMID SOCIAL PLEASURES.

Brilliant Success of the Subscription Dance
at the Pittsburg Club-Celebration of a
Silver Wedding-Gossip Current in So
ciety Circles of Both Cities.
Flowers music, beauty and brilliancy. with
fair ladies and gentlemen, comprised most
enchanting scene at the Pittsburg Club last
evening. The event.that lined the street for
some distance on both sides of the handsome
clubhouse with the equipages of the world of
fashion and of wealth was the subscription
dance given by the younger element of the
ultra circles Of both cities ard the assembly
balls will, indeed, be affairs of great splendor
If they eclipse in magnificence the dance of
last evening.
Wrapped in furs of feathery softness the
ladies emerged from their carriages, andpassing
under the awning entered the realm of light
and brightness. In the dressing room the deft
fingers OF the maidens quickly removed the
rich carriage wraps and slippers of the ladies,
displaying toilets of rare beauty and loveliness
The entire clubhouse was transformed into
a vast conservatory of sweet smelling flowers
and luxuriant tropical plants, whose beauty
was sCrikingly effective against the tone of
purity obtained by the fresh crash that covered
parlors. library, reception room and halls. The
dining room was especially pretty in its garb of
plants and flowers whose fragrance mingled
with the delicate aroma of the appetiZing re-
freshments served by the clubs caterer.
The dancing did not commence until rather
late, though the invitations read at $780," but
it was continued until quite early, and the
wishes of merry Christmas were coincident
with the hour and occasion that caused them
to be spoken.
The patronesses Of the affair we're Mrs.
Joseph s. Brown. Mrs. Frederick NJ. Magee,
Mrs. George W. Dilworth, Mrs. Samuel Sever
ance, Mrs. Christopher L. Magee, Mrs. Henry
Darlington, Mrs, Charles c. Scaife. Mrs. John
S. Hays. Mrs. Albert H. Childs, Mrs. Henry
w. Oliver. Mrs. William H. Forsythe, Mis-.
William II, Singer; and the committee: Mr..
Joshua Walter Rhoades, Mr.. William Christie
pher Robinson, Mr.. James Werner Scaife, Mr..
Frank Ward Severance and Mr., William Henry
Singer. Jr
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Christmas Below Zero.

II have a very vivid recollection of a
Christmas Day spent in the field" said vet
eran producer yesterday. "It was about six
years ago, guess, and I was located in the
Franklin heavy oil district There were 10
wells on the lease, all pumping under the
sucker rod process. The wells were scattered
about on the hillside IN very bleak bit of
country; some Of them were half mile from
the boiler. had to trot about from one well
to another, carrying hot water in buckets all
day and night to keep them in trim. 1t was II
below zero that night, and can tell you it was
no joke carrying a bucket of hot water half a
mile against wind that came in cutting gusts
down the valley. But hot water had to be
poured into the stuffing box continually to
keep the polish rod from getting frozen up;
and 1t kept me hustling. There wasn't much
merry Christmas about that for me. got both
my toes frozen that night, and didn't get any
turkey, eitherp'
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wELL-KNOWN PEOPLE.

DOM PEDRO has nearly completed his trans
lation of the Arabian Nights into the Por-
tuguese language.
REV. c. r. DUFFIE, who has been chaplain
at Columbia College for "a years. ended his
active duties at chapel Friday morning.
THE election of Senator Dubois. of Iowa,
gives Yale six Senators; the others are Evarts,
Dawes, Gibson, Walcott and Higgins. Yale is
hardly yearning for new apportionment
PROF. KOCH has been made an honorary cit
izen of Berlin. He is the fourth man to enjoy
that distinction. His colleagues are Prince
Bismarck, Count Moltke and Dr. Henry Schlie.
mann.
1T was expected that Mrs. Navarro MARY
AndersoD) would return to New York this
month, but she has decided to remain in
England. Her husband is now on his way to
this country.
Mr.. CLMINETTI. wEo has been awarded
seat in the next Congress, is of Italian parent
age but a native-born Californian, and he is
said to be the first man from California in
either House who was born IN the State.
Miss JULIA MARLowE is rapidly regaining
her strength and has every promise of better
health in the near future than for months
before her illness. She enjoyed her first drive
on Monday, and now goes out daily when the
weather permits.
THOMAS j, CLUNIE. who retires this session
from California's Congressional delegation,
was admitted to practice law at the age of Is
years by special act of the California Legisla-
ture. He acted as junior counsel the first few
years of his practice.
WILLIAM H. ENGLISH, of Indiana, who is
writing history OF Hooslerdom, might make
an entertaining appendix to the work by gath
ering therein all the charges brought
against him at the time he was running for
Vice President with General Hancock
WILL CARLETON. whose poems have done SO
much to right the wrongs of domestic and So
cial life, as did those of Whittier and Lowell to
right the political wrongs of earlier genera
tion, is meeting with great success upon the
lecture platform. by weaving his most popular
poems with bits of advice and counsel.
PROF. SIMON NEwcoMB, of the Naval OBJ.
servatory at Washington, and who holds the
chair of mathematics and astronomy at Johns
Hopkins University, Baltimore, has been
awarded the Copley medal for 1880. This medal
is for original scientific research, and few
Americans have been thus distinguished. The
medal has been awarded TO scientists in
England, France and Germany for the past 40
years.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-25
THE LEGISLATIVE MANAGER.

The discussion which has recently arisen
among the strictest sect of Pennsylvania
Republican organs over the important ques-
tiOn who shall manage legislation at the
coming session of the Legislature, presents
novel and interesting picture of the source
OF legislative action in this State. There
is an lceal and impracticable theory that
the Legislature itself is established to man
age legislation with its committees ap-
pointed to take charge of shaping the details
Of Legislation. Butany such theory as that
has been reduced to the rank of barren
ideality by the simple political device of
electing that sort of Legislature which is
unable to manage itself. Consequently, it
becomes as plain as a pike staff that some
one must be provided TO manage it.
Mr.. Andrews, who recently attained some
prominence as the Chairman of the Repub-
lican organization, wants it understood that
he does not intend to surrender the position
which be held in the last Legislature. The
reason for this is frankly asserted that there
will be some political measures to be en-
acted. and Mr.. Andrews wants ito get his
finger in the pie" This way of putting the
case is enough to justify the opposition of
certain other Republicans. who have in ad-
dition made the discovery that if Andrews
should manage things a little while longer,
there will be nothing left for any one to
manage.
But the opposition to Andrews is evil
IDENTIFY lmbued with the idea that the Legis-
lature must be managed. 1t is conceded
that the managers will not be the actual leg
islating power; but as he will transmit the
orders OF that power to the nominal legisla-
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SUBSIDIES FOR AMERICAN SHIPS.

Congress will be asked to consider two
measures intended to revive and support the
American Merchant Marine. Senator
Frye, of Maine, stands sponsor for both of
these bill S, which have already been dis
cussed in Congress, and OF which the pro-
vision of subsidies for ocean steamers flying
the American flag is the most important
feature, In the consideration of these
efforts to resuscitate this country's naval
glory and recapture the commercial advan-
tage which the command of the ocean carry
ing trade assures, a review of the various
methods by which the leading maritime
nations have accomplished similar ends
cannot fail to be of interest The Boston
Journal has been TO the pains to compile
conclusion is clearly to be deduced that in
some form or other every important mari
time power on earth but the United States
subsidies its merchant marine.
Great Britain, although her commerce is
most firmly established, still pays very
considerable bounties to her steamship
lines. The Peninsular and Oriental Line to
India, for example, receives about 81 200, 900
year from the British Government for car
rying the mails to India. Last year the
mail subsidies paid by Great Britain
amounted to more than $1,000, 0O0
France has paid a shipping bounty since
1881. 1t amounts in the aggregate to about
1000, 600 yearly, and is paid both for con-
strucsicn and for navigation. The Com
pagnie Generate Transatlantique, for in
stance, receives 1854, 254 year for carrying
the mails to the West Indies and Mexico.
Germany pursues the same policy as Great
Britain. Since 1885 she has paid 81, ,047, ,619
a year to the North German Lloyd for its
Mediterranean and East Indian service.
Italy's shipping policy is more like that of
France, but her bounties for construction
are considerably heavier. Spain is making
efforts in the same way to increase her car
rying trade. The mail subsidy to the West
Indian line is 81, 500. 900 year; to the line
to the Philippine Islands 500, 600 year.
The Spanish line between Cuba and New
York gets not less than $1,000 from the
Spanish Government for every round voy-
age sailed in the attempt to kill off the
American steamship business between New
York and Cuba and Mexico.
If all the rest of the world finds the grant
ing of subsidies to steamship lines so profit
able-and we may be sure that the policy
would not have been so practically indorsed
if it had not proved proftable-why should
not we try the same medicine? Our mer-
chant marine is admittedly in bad way.
The much talked of commerce with South
America depends upon the establishment of
American steamship lines, and here seems
to be plan which has been fully tried by
others and found successful. Why should we
not adopt il?
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-25
Social Chatter.

THE various churches held their Christmas
entertainments last evening.
The wedding of Miss Lotta NJ. Jones and Mr..
Edgar l. Brown takes place tonight.
MISS JENNIE E. D. RIDDLE is to be married
to Mr.. Grant Drum, of Observatory Hill, to-
day.
THE dance last evening at the Kenmaur
Hotel, in the East End, was particularly en-
joyable affair.
MISS CHALFANr and her Sunday school class
gave the little folks of the First Allegheny Day
Nursery Christmas tree yesterday afternoon.
THE entertainment Of the Y. Nj. c. A. course
booked for tomorrow evening will not be given,
as the Boston Mandolin Club. which was to ap-
pear, was in a recent railroad accident and
rather seriously demoralized.
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ALL ARE INVITED.
Nations of the World Asked to Take Part
in the Worlds Fair.

Nations OF the World Asked to Take Part
in the Worlds Fair.
WASHINGTON. Dec. A.-The President
signed the w Worlds Fair proclamation this after
noon. and it was at once issued as follows:
By the President of the United States OF
America:
A. PROCLAMATION:
WHEREAS, Satisfactory proof has been pre-
sented to me that provision has been made for
adequate grounds and buildings for the uses of
the Worlds Columbian Exposition, and that
sum not less than ten million dollars to be used
and expended for the purpose of SAID exposi-
tion. has been provided in accordance with the
conditions and requirements of Section 10 of an
act entitled IAN act to provide for celebrating
the four hundredth anniversary of the discovery
of America by Christopher Columbus, by hold
ing an international exhibition of arts. in
dustres, manufactures and the products of the
soil. mine and sea- in the city of Chicago. IN the
State of illinois," approved April %, eighteen
hundred and ninety.
Now, therefore /. Benjamin Harrison, Presi-
dent of the United States. by virtue of the au-
thority vested In me by said act do hereby de-
clare and proclaim that such international e1-
hibition will be opened of the first day of MAY,
eighteen hundred and ninety-three, in the city
of Chicago in the State of Illinois, and will rot
be closed before the last Thursday in October
of the same year. And in the name of the
nations of the earth to partake in the COM
memoration of an event that is pre-eminent IN
human history and of lasting interest to man
kind, by appointing representatives thereto
and sending such exhibits to the Worlds
Columbian Exposition as will most fittully and
fully illustrate their resources. their industries
and the PROCESS In civilization.
In testimony whereof, l have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal of the United
States to be affixed. Done at the city of Wash
ington, this 24th day of December. one thou
sand eight hundred and ninety and OF the in
dependence of the United States the one
hundred and fifteenth.
BENJAMIN HARRISON.
By the President.
JAMES G. BLAINE. Secretary of State.
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VETO BY HARRISON.

President Harrison seems TO have stirred
up the Maine delegation in Congress by a
veto Yesterday. The measure on which the
Ak fell provided for a public building at
Bar Harbor, chiefly famous as a summer re-
sort. And judging from the assertion that
the ianitor's salary would amount to more
than the Government now pays in rent and
all other expenses, the building must have
been desired for the convenience OF the sum-
mer visitors as an additional attraction for
their patronage. President Harrison has
been sparing in the use of the veto power,
and he must be commended for this one,
even if all Maine howls like Rome is sup
posed TO-