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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-19
PROMINENT PEOPLE.

THE journals, in writing Mary Anderson's
marriage. announced that she and her husband
were to spend their honeymoon in Venice
They did nothing of the kind, but are in Kent.
GENERAL ADAM E. KING, of Baltimore, the
new Consul General at Paris, mas engaged pas
sage for himself, his wife and three daughters
by the Havre steamer La Champagne on Au-
gust l6.
Mr.. ARCHIBALD LITTLE, author of
Through the Yangtsze Gorges." has sailed for
New York. Mr.. Little is a leading authority
upon Western China, especially in its CONNER
cial relations with Europe and America.
In the course of his successful career Captain
McMickan, at present commander of the Cum
arder Umbria, has made 47S passages across the
Atlantic carrying 165, SO passengers and sailing
on all voyages over distance of 2, l29 800 miles.
By her will. Mrs. Emily Pfeiffer, the we'll
known English poetess, who died recently, be-
queaths. with the exception of a few legacies,
the whole of her personal estate of $4,000 to
charitable and educational establishments for
women.
MISS MINNIE HAUK is engaged to visit New
York for 10 performances of Carmen" at the
German Opera. says London paper. Miss
Hauk is Western lady, but has achieved dis
tInction in Germany, where she was the original
Carmen.
A FEW days ago the English Bishop Of st.
Asaph referred in the course of speech at
some function in his diocese to his younger
and rasher days" bat the local papers reported
him as having deplored his younger and
masher days!''
THE family of the late Danniel Manning have
given to the city of Albany the large photo
graph of the Treasury Building at Washington,
taken for the late Secretary by the Supervising
Architects Bureau. The picture is by on in
size, and is handsomely framed in carved Irish
oak.
Mr.. W. R. HoARE, the Acting British Con-
sul-General at this port has received from
Vice-Admiral Watson, Commander in Chief of
the British North American and West Indies
Squadron, a notification from Halifax, N. s.,
of his intention to visit Newport. r. l., with
the Bellerophon, accompanied by one or more
of H. M. ships, arriving there about July 81
MRS ERvING WINsLow, of Philadelphia
has given a reading of Ibsen's play ''The
Enemy of the People" on the stage of the Hay
market Theater, London Mr.. Gladstone and
some mem bers of his family were among the au-
dIence. The reading occupied over two hours.
Mrs. Winslow accomplished the difficult task
very creditably. never drawing rein to rest be-
tween the acts nor even refreshing her throat
with sip of water.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-19
MIGRATION OF roADs.
Millions of Hoppers suddenly Phil Out for
the North.

Millions of Hoppers suddenly Phil Out for
the North.
From the Wilmington Gazette and Bulletin.
Without bugie call or drum beat to an
nounce the arrival of the hour for a general
advance, the millions of little toads that have
been so conspicuous for their numbers in this
city several days started on Journey north
yesterday afternoon. Soon after the heavy
shower had ceased, the toads, by the hundreds.
thousands and millions started on a hop. skip
and Jump. and the many interested spectators
az once observed that the migratory movement
was In the direction of the north. The toads
mad been keeping close to the river for several
Gays, and the numbers that covered the banks
Ior miles Is beyond the power of calculation.
Inc Tiny creatures seemed gifted with intelli-
gence. and was noticed that, unless headed
OH. they never lost anv ground by retracing
their hops.
The livellest scene was on Market street.
Tens OF thousands of the toads came up from
tne river or hoped west along the railroad to
tne roadway crossing the tracks and advanced
ike an army up Market street. The crossing
at the Market street toll gates was black with
them. and hundreds lost their lives beneath the
wheels of passing trains.
The railroad proved an almost insurmounta-
BILE barrieI as they were unable to jump over
the rails, but they followed along until they
came to the jumping-over place. Many sue
ceeded in getting over the first rail, only to be
made prisoners between the two rails, but In
due course of time they succeeded In getting
out, and then continued on north. About dusk
last evening they were crossing the canal,
where they had temporarily halted ostensiDly
for rest and refreshments. A curious feature
In connection with the sudden emigration was
the fact the toads made use of the public high
ways, including the alleys. Very few of them
were found in yards. Their movement was
regular and well defined, and they kept at it
with steadiness that was surprising.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-19
Loss Of FARMING POPULATION.

The fact that Berks one Of the richest and
most fertile agricultural counties of the
State, has gained only Il, ,S91 in population
during the last decade, while the city Of
Reading has gained 1882, leaves tolera-
bly, clear mathematical deduction that the
farming population of that county has de-
creased nearly 5000. This is very strik-
ing example of the decay that is going on in
the farming industry of the East.
The general tendency is to ascribe the
falling off in farming population to the eff
feet of the tariff. While that disagreeable
phenomenon is rather disturbing to pro-
tective theories, there is one feature of it
that requires us to look elsewhere for the
cause. The showing is very clear that
the actual decrease of farming popule-
ton is in the East. Western farming in
terests have expanded, although there are
abundant complaints of their improbable
results. Eastern farming interests have
actually shrunken. If the decay was
caused by protection. it should be most ap-
parent in the farming regions most remote
from the manufacturing interests. But it
doors of the iron mills and coal mines of
Pennsylvania.
There is no doubt that the loss of farming
population in Berks county is due to the
economic in fiuences that tend to concentrate
population in the large cities, and espe-
cially to the railroad policy which brings the
prairies of Illinois and Iowa as near to the
seashore as the farms OF Pennsylvania.
When the farmer of the West can ship his
products at an actually less cost than that
which is imposed upon the Pennsylvania
farmer, the superior cheapness of his land
enables him to drive his Eastern competitor
out of the farming business, and into the
adjacent city industries.
The work of such influences must become so
evident that it will soon force itself upon the
attention of legislators. In the meantime
the desertion of Pennsylvania farms is
likely to 60 on.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-19
ALL THROUGH THE STATE.

MEADvILLE ice dealers have ordered q
supply from Ashland. Wis.
]. G. STEPHENS, Pittsburg's crack chess
player is in Oil City ready to tackle all comers.
S1xTY-FoUR children sent by the New ork
Tribune fresh air fund are being taken care Of
by the Chidren's Aid Society, of Warren.
THE huckleberry crop is said to be almost a
complete failure. due, it is said. to the plants
being nipped by the frost early in the spring.
WHILE cleaning out the sewer in the Brad
ford lookup articles from the size of a needle
to an anchor were taken out, put there by pris
oners.
DURING terrific rainstorm about three
miles above Corydon, in Mexican county, a u
We ar-old girl was struck by bolt and instantly
killed.
AFEMALE baseball team is playing through
the oil regions. It's such novelty that men
who never 60 to game are among the first ar
rivals now.
Boys discovered rabbit on the first pier of
the foot bridge in Towanda. They tried to
catch it, when it took to the water, swan to
the shore and escaped.
THE Executive Committee of the Oil City
Oil Exchange have offered a reward for the
apprehension of the thief who steals the soap
placed in the washroom.
WILL j. MCCONNELL, the temperance or
ator, who was arrested at Waverly, N. Y,
Thursday, for intoxication, was sentenced to 30
days in the county Jail at Owego.
A AWILLIAMsPoRT washerwoman while sort
ing out the clothing she was about to wash,
found SIS bill in the bundle. The honest
woman returned the money to its owner.
BETWEEN the hours of IL and 2 o'clock a
gang of roughs made night hideous with their
noise. and still we have to put up with it, as
even the only policeman we had has resigned.
East Brady ReufetO.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-19
THE WELLS SECRET.

knew 1t in all my boyhood; in lonesome valley
meadow,
Like a dryad's mirror hidden by the woods dim
arches near;
Its eyes flashed back the sunshine and grew dark
and sad with shadow,
And 1 loved its truthful depths, where every
pebble lay so clear
or the ripping rings of silver IS the drops of
crystal fell.
pressed the richer grasses from Its little trlck-
line river,
T,,l at last knew, as friends know, every secret
of the well.
But one day stood beside ii, on sudden une1-
pected,
shadow hid the place,
And looked in the dark waters, saw my paiIld
cheek reflected,
And beside it, looking upward, met an evil
reptile face.
Looking upward-furtive startled at the SILENT
swift intrusion,
Then 1t darted toward the grasses, and saw not
where 1t fled;
But knew Its eyes were on me, and the old-tlme
SWIFT illusion
of the pure and perfect symbol 1 had cherished
there was dead.
oh, the pain to know the perjury of seeming
truth that blesses!
My soul was scared like sin to see the falsehood
of the place
And the innocence that Knocked me- while In dim,
unseen recesses
These were lurking fouler secrets than the fur
tive reptile face.
And silence then-ah why the burden?-when
Joyous faces greet me,
With eyes Of limpid innocence and words and
devoid of art
cannot trust their seeming but must ask what
eyes would meet me
Gould look in sudden silence at the secrets Of
the heart. John Boyle o. Reilly.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-19
BRIBERY IN BEAVER.

ALTOONA Tribune: The Republicans of the
Beaver Congressional district have certainly
got into terrible mess, Mcdowell, the Con-
gressional nominee, according to the confession
OF the conferees, having won because friends
purchased the conferees. Mcdowell should
Withdraw or De de1eated.
MERCER Press: No man can afford to cling
to nomination secured by the corrupt use Of
money. and no good citizen can afford to sup
port candidate whose nomination was secured
by direct purchase Let this whole affair be
thoroughly and scrupulously investigated and
let the people, the voters, 1or once know some
thing OF the barter and sale That Is being car
ried on for the purpose OF obtaining party
nominations for ofice.
MERCER Dispatch and Republican: Amid
all the mass OF afddavlts. statements and alle-
cations OF corruption and DrlDery IN the Con-
gressional convention 1t Is pleasant and salts
factory to Mercer county readers to note that
not even SO much as mint OF crooked dealing
is made either against Major Mcdowell. Hon
]. c. Brown. or any one OF their deleg gates.
This is why Mercer county STANDS by the noml-
nee.
WASHINGTON Posts. 1t is now charged that
Congressman Townsend, Of the Twenty-fifth
Pennsylvania district, was defeated for renom-
ination by the most corrupt use of money.
Three of the conferees have confessed that
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-19
TO DIsPELL THE BLUES.

The man who is trying to climb up finds
lots of heels above him and lots Of fists behind
him. AtchtSoR Globe.
It Is only national history that repeats
itself.n Your private history is repeated by the
neighbors.- Ierre Haute Express.
Lena-I had dreadiully dull time with
Mr.. sillyman last evening.
Emma--Did you have TO do all the talking?
Lena-No L had to listen to him.--Detroft Fres
Press.
Stranger (entering)-Can 1 get bite at
this hotel?
Stranger (departing)-I guess you can.
stayed there last night and got several of them.
YoTkerS StateSnaGH.
aenry-Yes, 1 called to see Sickem's
daughter last night. Harry, and found it hard to
tear myself away.
Harry-she had such hold upon you, eh?
Henry-No. IL was the dog had to tear myself
away from.-Detroit Free Press.
Wife delighted What! home through
the summer shower? But where did you get that
lovely piece of ice?''
Husband (exultingIy)-It's a hailstone which
lust fell In our front yard, and pay of our
mortgage with it.--Chicago Times.
Mrs. Watts-Did you enjoy your summer
trip very much?
Mrs Potts-oh, just moderately. 1 might have
enioyed it better If the city papers had not come
miles away from a bargain counter.-Tsrre Hauts
Express.
He had been noticed hanging about the
place for year or more after the murderer had
been safe away in South America.
One day he said to an old resident:
'.Do you know anything about but before
going any further he caught himself. Then peo-
pie knew he was Chicago detective.
Health Oficer-Have you ever been in
oculated?
Mr.. Bromley (rather apologeticany)-Fres
times. boss; dat's all.
Health O1icer-What for?
Mr.. Bremley-Wonst fer steaIin' ehick'ns.
wonst fer 'sault N batt'ry, an when jined d.
Masons.-Judge.
THEN AND NOW.
"Id like to be an angel
And with the angels stand,
crown upon my forehead,
harp within my hand"
I'd like to be q catcher
And at the home-plate stand,
Amask upon my forehead,
A glove upon my hand
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-19
STREET CAR ETIQUETTE.
Pointers to be Observed by Travellers on
All Lines Running in the City.

Pointers to be Observed by Travellers ON
All Lines Running In the City.
IF on "bob-tail" never offer to put lady's
money in the box without asking her if that is
the smallest she has got.
AFTER seating yourself commence cleaning
your finger nails. This will let the other pas
sengers know that you own knife.
WHEN convenient hand, the conductor IS
bill. If he hasn't the change he might hold
the car to get 1t for you from the nearest gro
Gerry.
DON'T forget to ask the conductor If the car
stops at the end of the line. Otherwise the
passengers might not know that you are
farmer.
WHEN the conductor starts In to collect
fares never have the change ready until he is
opposite you. Should you have it ready he
would get through that much quicker.
ALWAYS talk loud and complain that it is
very slow line. This will give the impression
that YOU have travelled great deal, and per-
haps some passenger will ask you if you have
been to Philadelphia
ALWAYS stand up block or two from the
street on which you want to get of. Should
Won not do this your presence might be
overlooked. Beside you might get of without
stepping on some ones toes
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-19
FIGS AND THISTLEs.

No MAN can walk with God without reach
ing out hand to help somebody.
To BE jack of all trades Is one of the east
est ways In the world to be nothing.
UNTIL man has been tried he will always
have reason to be afraid of himself.
RELIGION that don't go clear through man
don't cause the devil much uneasiness.
To BE able to worship God acceptably is the
greatest blessing that can come to man.
WHEN you want to see the person most to
blame for your misfortunes gaze into the look
ing glass.
TREASURES in heaven are treasures forever,
but treasures on this earth are only treasures
for little while.
The man who commits sin is simply putting
halter around his neck that will some day
bring him face to face with God.
If you are not making the world better. it
will be worse for your having lived. No man
can leave the world as he found it.
THERE was weeping at the grave of Laza-
rus, but we don't know that there was tear
shed when Methuselah was buried.
THOSE who have the greatest knowledge of
God and enjoy most of His love are those who
have had the greatest need of Him.
THE angels have standing orders to throw
wide open every window in heaven as soon as
all the tithes are brought into the store house.
RAMS Horn
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DETERMINING A QUORUM.

A recent incident in the House is repre-
sented by the New York Herald to have
caused a profound sensation. Upon the re-
quests for leave of absence for several men,
bers, who wished to look alter their fences
at home, an inquiry was made whether
granting them would not leave the House
without quorum. "The Speaker replied" 4"
says the reporter, ''that that was question
for the House to determine"
The Herald alleges that the sensation was
caused BY the discovery that the Speaker
would permit the House to determine any
thing. But perhaps there are even more
peculiar features to the announcement than
that The question whether there is a
quorum or not is question of fact. The
Constitution prescribes what constitutes a
quorum for certain functions OF legislation;
but the House. under the leadership OF Mr..
Reed, has undertaken to say that less than
the constitutional number shall be a
quorum for certain other classes of
business. The declaration of the Speaker
that if certain number OF members leave
their posts the House will have to deter
mine whether there is quorum or not, indi-
Gates that the House has, in the Speakers
opinion, the power to establish a fat
quorum no matter where the members are
for the time being.
This brings out a singular Limitation Of
the power Of the House to disregard facts by
its edct. The right of members to declare
themselves to be absent-in their minds, as
it were-while their bodily presence is visi-
BILE, has been a subject of dispute in this
session, and Mr.. Reed has enforced by mas
terful methods the rule that fat absences
can count in the quorum. But in regard to
other things, the power of the House to say
that things are or are net, regardless OF the
actual fact, is still maintained. The MEM
bers can indulge in choice billingsgate, and,
by expungiDg the interchange Of epithets
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-19
HE PAID FOR HIS FUNERAL.
Only to Discover That He Wns Very Much
Alive md Prospering.

Only to Discover That He Wns Very Much
Alive md Prospering.
nrEcIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPArcH.
TRENTON. Nj, July l8-Mrs. Peter Skillman
received a month ago a telegram asking for
money for the burial of her brother
Edward G. Bloom, of Kansas City
She sent the amount asked for by Estone.
undertaken. Last night she received a
letter from her brother in which he said that
he was prospering. and would visit Trenton
within the next few days. and then would go
further West to engage in new venture.
Blooms family had gone into mourning, and
his mother at Reiglesville had been made Ill
by the report of his DEATH
Earlv last month Mrs. Skllman read letter
. from Kansas City, signed Fred Al Marsh, stat
ing that her brother was very ill and wanted
funds. Money was sent at once. Later came
letter from Q. W. Wright urging that money
be sent for consultation and an operation
that might save Blooms life. This was also
sent. Later came the dispatch announcing the
death. The family sent in all nearly SlOO.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-19
RAILROAD MEASURE,

The information comes from Washington
that, owing to the labors of Mr.. Aldace F.
Walker, who, after serving the interests Of
the railroads on the Interstate Commission,
entered into his reward as President one
of the railroad associations on 5000
salary, the Senate Committee on Commerce
has decided to report favorably an amend
ment to the Interstate commerce law per-
mitting pools.
In one view this amendment need not be
objected to. The legal prohibition of pools
is not enforced at present. and law that is
made dead letter is not of especial value
to the public Since the enforcement of the
law has fallen into hands that carefully
avoids any interference with the thinly-
disguised pooling arrangements OF certain
railroad associations, the public will not
lose much by such change as is proposed.
But ought it not to be instructive that
provision designed to protect the public is
not upheld by the officers of the law ap-
pointed to maintain it?
The most pertinent commentary on this
proposed change in the law is that it is sup
ported by false representations. The allega-
tion is made that the railroads are ruined by
cut-throat wars in the absence of pools;
while the fact is that wars are much less fire.
quent so long as the law is respected, simply
because there is no hope of making up their
losses by the advanced rates of the pools
which they have fought to establish. 1t is
alleged that the railroads have no protection
against the tendency to cut rates, when the
fact is that any railroad can stop the cutting
of its rates the moment they reach an un-
profitable level.
The legitimate interests Of the railroads
would be best protected by the honest and
thorough enforcement of the interstate
commerce law as it stands; but the interests
that profit by pools and stock exchange
manipulations might not get rich so fast.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-19

from the Record, even the printed pages
cease TO have parliamentary existence. If,
in addition to this, the Speaker afirms for
the House the right to assert quorum when
the great bulk of the members are looking
after their interests in nominating conven-
tions. the limitations of power in this re-
spect will be very curiously defined. 1t
will be the case that a member cannot de-
clare that he is absent when he is present,
but the House can say that ne is present
when he is absent.
Truly parliamentary law is fearfully and
wonderfully made-when partisan exigen-
cies preside over the rulings.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-19

REPUBLICAN, organs are praising Foraker
for his assumption of the blame for the Water
loo which the Republicans met in Ohio last
fall. The praise is not misplaced. Frankness
in accepting the blame for defeat is second
only in desirability to the foresight that avoids
defeat. In the absence of leaders who are
sensible enough to take the preferable course
of avoiding defeat, the Republicans should
make much of q man like Foraker, who is
generous enough to accept the blame for it.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-19
PITTsBURe. SATURDAY. JULY ls, 1890
THE DISPATCH FOR THE SUMMER.

Persons Tearing the City for the summer can
hare The DISPATCH fortOdrded By earliest
mail 10 Gny address at the rate Of 90 cents per
month. or 81 so for three months, Sunday edi-
ZION included Daily edition only. zoe per
month, 81 for three months. The address may
be changed as desired If care be taken in all
cases 10 mention both old and nelU address.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-19

IT is reported from Washington that Sem
tor Evarts hopes to get his bill for the relief of
the United States Supreme Court before the
Senate soon. 1t is to be wished that the Sena-
tor may be successful. If Congress can lay
aside partisahshlp long enough to make provis-
ion for settling litigation before the United
States courts in somewhat less time than de-
cade, the boon will be gratefully accepted by a
long-suffering public.