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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-10
TERMS OF THE DISPATCH.
PITTsBURG. wEDNEsDAY.sEPr. 10, 1880.
THE COST OF THE PARK ENTRANCE.

AS THE DISPATCH pointed out last
Saturday to be in the most absurd degree OF
improbabilitv, the idea that Messrs Bige-
low and Scott would, after journey to Lon
don and back, represent their trip as sue
cess, when they only had an option for the
desired nineteen acres of ground at $500, 900,
proves to be utterly unfounded. The real
price at which Mrs. Schenley offers the
property is S75, 900, or exactly one-quarter
that named in the unfounded report which
agitated some of our esteemed cotem-
pOraries.
OF course, the sum of SIS, 900 is not one
which the city ought to throw away; but
being fraction of the commercial value of
the property, it is well worth while to see
what the city gets for it. In the first
place. it brings the park to Forbes street and
gives it a frontage along that avenue for
nearly quarter of mile. Next, it gives
an entrance to the park which must other
wise have been condemned and constructed
at considerable expense. All the cost of
constructing boulevards ard bridges would
have been necessary anyhow, ii the park
was to be entered from the Oakland side,
with the additional cost of condemning the
rights of way. The only additional cost
that the gift brings is the improvement OF
nineteen acres more of park, which, consid-
ering that those nineteen acres are the most
accessible OF the entire park, will be a very
desirable expenditure.
1t is taken as matter of common consent
that if this offer is accepted by the city, some
OF the most attractive features of Mr.. Carne-
gie's library, art gallery and museum dona-
ton will be placed upon the property near
TO the entrance of the park. 1t is of course
nothing but citation of the general opinion
to say that any buildings Will be placed
there, before the commission has taken ac-
ton; but 1t is safe to say that the art gal
lery, scientific museum and scientific refer |
ence library will be located there, BY CON-
mon consent; while the central library will |
come sthere if the transit facilities are
shown to be such as to place it within the |
reach of the masses. Whatever buildings
are put there by this donation will furnish
the most imposing ornamentation to the en-
trance of the park. They will be the prop
erty Of the people and for the use of the peo-
pie just as much as the park will be; and |
they will enibeiish that popular pleasure |
ground without adding to its cost.
Such an enhancement of the convenience |
and beauties of the park will make its inn
portance clear to all. The almost unani-
nous public opinion will be not only that
$4,000 is fraction of the value of the land,
but that it is uncomfortable beside the ben
efts that are to be secured thereby.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-10
PUSHING COMPETITION.
The Alton and Rock Island Give Notice of
Their Cut Rafes

The Alton and Rock Island Give Notice of
Their Cut Rates.
CHICAGO, September 9-The notices given
by the Rock Island and the Alton roads of
their intention to put into effect rate of 10
cents en- wheat and IL cents on corn from the
Missouri river to Chicago. in accordance with
the orders of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, came up for consideration at the meet
ing of the Western Freight Association to-day.
As expected, the members excepting the two
roads named, voted against complying with
the order for a reduction. The Alton and Rock
Island thereupon gave the usual ten days
notice that the low rates would be put into
effect September 10.
The other roads can hardly refuse to meet
the competition of the Rock Island and Alton,
and the adoption of the Commissioners tariffs
must apparently be general throughout the
Western territory. Meantime q meeting of
general managers will be held to arrange a
plan of procedure should the Interstate Com
merce Commission allow the case to be re-
opened.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-10
AUTUMNAL LAUGHTER.

Principal of Girls Boarding School TO
her bu.cher)-From tomorrow you can send me
three pounds Of meat less than the usual quantity.
'.Have you lost some Of your boarders?''
s'No; but four of the girls have fallen in love-"
-BdsLer NdchT1chten-
After the wedding-He-What are you
crying for. love?
She-Over papa's wedding present!-boo-hoo.
He-Why, what is the matter with it?
She-It's nothing but receipted bill for the gas
we used uD during our observation-disclosures
Free Press.
"Let me see," said Bjsnkins. musingly;
''what was IL I was going to take home to-night2'
'.Perhaps IL was q horse car, ~ said his pretty
stenographer, saucily.-SomsrvtLIe Journal.
"Do you believe in healing by touch?"
asked Miss DePrice.
..Indeed do. ,, replied DeBlakes. "Im Tom
TIghtplnch to-day limping along and complain
ing of the gout touched him for five and he
skipped of as though he bad never been I'll day
in his life. - Chicago Times.
'Iy wife beats me aber time she gifts mad,
boss Can't muffin be done"
.I'lI give her good scoldInE. Uncle Ben, and
perhaps she'll do better nexttime."
',Do better? Wy, boss, she kin do It well
,nuff Wat L want is fer her ter quit alter
gether.''
Husband-Mv business is increasing so
that 1 shall have to get an amanuensis right
away.
Wife-Get a typewriter II you like. John; but
remember, II you are to have an amauuensis, it
must be an amanuensis with = strong accent on
the '.man. n-SomeruiIts Journal.
Alpine Guide-Here ut this cross is the
place where the guide Peter fell and was killed.
Don't you want to give me little money for his
poor wife and children?
''Oh, yes; but how is It that yesterday on the
other side or the mountain they showed US q cross
for the same gulde?''
THAT is all right; that is for the travellers who
go up the other side. ''-FIie0sne BLdsttsr.
THE CHAPERoNE SYSTEM,
She's my Annie
I'm her Joe;
She's my sweetheart
I'm her beau.
Soon we'll marry,
Then we will part
Old chaper Rooney
From my sweetheart.
-Washfnoton Stayt
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-10
WAS HITTING RICH OILERS.
Rev. w. F. Richardson Corrects a Misquofa.
tion From His Sermon.

Rev. w. F. Richardson Correcfs d Misquofa.
tion From His Sermon.
To the Editor of The Dispatch:
Your report Of my sermon of Sunday even
ing, on "Some Labor Day Lessons" was In the
main correct but it attributes to me one senti-
ment which did not express did not apply
the words "They toll Eot, neither do they spin,"
to the presidents or managers of great corpora
tions, who are often the busiest of men; but to
rich idlers. who. because they have money in
plenty, think themselves free from all obliga-
tion to do the world any service. asserted
that all men, whether rich or poor, ought to be
doing something to make the world better.
did say that officials who were mere figure
heads, doing no real SERVICE but drawing
princely salaries, were guilty of robbing those
whose labor earned the money that was un-
justly paid to them. But just as distinctly as
serted that the man who fitted himself, by long
labor and careful preparation, for responsible
position, was now, and ever would be, entitled
TO receive the due reward for his superior use
fulness. plead for the rights of man, as man,
and used no language which, rightly interpret
ed. could be considered as an attack on either
capital or labor.
Please do me the favor to allow me these few
lines as have learned that my discourse was
not correctly understood by some Of your read
ers Respectfully yours
w. F. RICHARDSON.
ALLEGHENY, september 8.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-10
OUR SHORT STORIES.
HOW HE WORKED THE IoNooENr,


THE experienced train boy was apparently
giving instructions to youth whom he was
breaking In as an assistant.
In the seat directly In front OF the two sat
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Kerpunk, OF George
sons Cross Roads. 1t was their first trip away
from home.
"You can gener'ly tell by their looks" said
the peanut boy, oracularly, whether It's goin'
to pay TO try to come any little game over 'em
or not. See that chap half way between here
an the other end of the carr Well, you could
sell that man dime novel for 81 6O and rope
him in on the dolar.ih-the-box trick Just as
easy as look at him. You'd be wastin' your
time, though, to try and play any tricks on such
people as these two in front of us. They're old
travellers. No use to show them anything but
what's bang up genuine an cheap. If you've
got anything that's fresh an wuth the money,
them folks is the kind of customers to take 'em
to the first thing. Snide goods won't 90 down
with such customers as them. tell you. Well,
L must work the train now. Remember what
rve told you.
"That boy is mighty good judge of human
nature, Jose, isn't tef" said Harrison to his
wife, after the experienced peanut boy had
gone into the forward car to get his basket.
"He thought he wasn't talking loud enough
for us to hear. but Pye got pretty sharp ears. l
heard every blamed word he said "Well, it's
q fact. JOSE" he added, at wouldn't be much
use to try any of his little tricks on me. I've
got my eye teeth all cut. Here he comes. If
he's got anything worth buying he'll come
straight to us. You see if he doesn't"
And before that peanut boy was done with
Mr. Harrison Kerpunk he had sold him half q
dozen prize packages. five boxes of last years
maple caramels, dozen sour oranges, three
25-cent books for half dollar each, unloaded
his entire stock of mouldy figs on him. and
cleaned him out of 81 bill on An innocent little
trick with pillbox and gold coin.
Jose" said Harrison, after he had sat
looking ont of the car window for about five
miles, ''durned if don't begin to think he said
all that to the other boy on purpose for me to
hear itln
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-10

shown in what is called an experiment in
capital sharing on the Illinois Central Rail-
road. In this case the men are encouraged
to become shareholders in the corporation,
are helped to buy stock on installments and
are thus at once aided in the effort to be-
come capitalists on a small scale and inter-
ested in the success Of the company's oper-
ations. But even this plan fails to realize
some things that are essential before the
partnership of laboring men in corporate
enterprises can be successful. In the first
place, the Iaborer who is asked to invest his
savings in q railroad corporation ought to
have some guarantee that he is not buying
some 80 to 60 per cent Of water placed there
by the device of construction company con-
tracts or consultations. Then he needs
provision that will efectually prevent any
manager from enriching himself or his
friends by special favors in transportation
or contracts at the cost of the company; or
that some speculative Official shall not
plunge the corporation into railway war,
for the purpose of buying in the shares
when they are depressed, and making the
advance on them when a combination is
patched mp. 1t is by just such devices as
these that corporate enterprise has been
used for transferring the investments of the
masses to the pockets of the manipulators;
and reform which will thoroughly prevent
them is all that is needed to make the cor
porate system the most perfect and available
form of cooperation.
This is a point of the utmost Importance
in considering social reforms, and it is also
an illustration of the much wider principle
that the cause of nearly all our social and
political troubles is the perversion of the
honest and legitimate purpose OF our original
-...
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-10

The premium is vanishing from the oil
produced in the oil regions of this vicinity be-
cause the competition for its purchase has been
wiped out If the producers put their proposed
Independent pipe lines and refineries into oper-
alton the premium will come back again with
all Its pristine vigor.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-10
PEOPLE IN GENERAL.

| EDWARD V. VALENTINE, the Richmond
| sculptor, Is now giving the finishing touches to
| his statue of the late General Williams c.
| Wickham.
! SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN, the composer, is
| spending the autumn at his pretty riverside
house on the English river Wey, not far from
| Shepperton.
Mr.. G. P. HUNTINToN has given fine tract
| of land to the city OF Newport News, Va, for
school purposes and proposes also to erect suit
| able buildings thereon.
The statue of General Sucre, the Venezue
Ian, recently executed by Sculptor Turini, of
Staten Island, arrived at Cumana. Venezuela
August Is, and is to be unveiled October l8
QUEEN CHRISTINA. of Spain. has telephone
communication established between her room
and the Madrid Opera House, in order that she
may enjoy the opera without having to appear
before the public.
GENERAL ALEXANDRA YBARRA, Inspector
General of the Venezuelan army is at the Hoff-
man House, New York. His wife is the daugh-
ter of the late American Minister at Caracas,
Judge Thomas Russell, of Boston.
LORD TENNYsoN is said to have recited"The
Charge of the Light Brigade and the lode on
the Death of Wellington" into phonograph,
SO that the vibrant melodies of his voice may
be heard 'in summers that we shall not see."
Mr.. JOHN La FARCE. the artist has made
another hurried departure for the far Orient.
along with Mr.. Henry Adams, of Washington.
This time it is not Japan, but the Polynesian
Islands of the Pacific, which they are visiting
in yacht.
JAMES M. TURNER, whom the Republicans
of Michigan have nominated for Governor, is
several times millionaire and yet farmer
He lives on 2000-acre farm near Lansing
runs q dairy of 1900 cows and has large guam
tity of fancy stock. including kennel of dogs.
BISHOP POTTER, who went to Europe a few
weeks ago, worn out BY overwork. is much re-
juvenated by his trip. 1t is thought that some
thing may be done at the coming Episcopal
Diocesan Convention which meets at the end of
this month in regard to getting an assistant for
the Bishop.
GLADSTONE and Balfour detest tobacco and
will not deign to lend countenance to the habit
by even glance into the "smokeroomu of the
House of Commons. On tho other hand, La
bouchere, ,Bradlaugh. Lord Randolph Churchill,
Sir William Harcourt and Mr.. Chamberlain
are almost constant habitues. Parnel drops in
once day for q small cup of coffee and a very
mild cigar.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-10
PECULIAR PROHIBITION.

THE stage has its blue laws, and one Of them
forbids drinking in the green room, or In
fact behind the curtain. 1t is rule that
everymanager tries to enforce, and nearly
every actor tries to break. When "The Black
Flag" was running at Niblo's Garden in New
York Ed Thorne and Nat Goodwin smugged a
basket of wine to the latter's dressing-room
and had cracked bottle or two when Manager
Poole walked in.
Thorne and Goodwin were both tolerably
large-sized stars, and Mr.. Poole did not like to
jump on them too hard. All the same he said:
Gentlemen! Gentlemen This will never do!
It's against the"
SPY gracious" interrupted Goodwin take a
glass with us, sand the comedians persuasive
powers mastered Poole. He drank two or
three glasses and mellowed perceptibly.
Boys" he said finally, you mustn't bring
champagne back here again. Mind me, now.
no more champagne. Stick to whisky. You'll
get quicker action for your money"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-10
INVENTORS TROUBLES SETTLED.
The Investigation Committee Decides Mer
QenthaIer Owns the LinotyBe Pnteut.

The Investigation Committee Decides Mer-
genthaler Owns the Linotype Pntent.
PHILADELPHIA, September ga decision
has just been rendered by the Committee on
Science and the Arts of the Franklin Institute,
of interest to inventors Some months ago the
award of the Elliott Cresson medal was made
to Ottmar Mergenthaler for his invention of
the linotype, and public announcement made.
An appeal was taken by another inventor, and
the subject was referred to the above named
committee. After an exhaustive examination
and inquiry the award to Mr.. Mergenthaler has
been confirmed. The appeal was based on the
justifying apparatus
The committee says that the Ray patent ante
dates the invention of the appellant, and adds:
But in the Judgment of your subcommittee,
even If this claim could be substantiated, it
forms so small part of the extremely ingenius
features OF the Mergenthaler machine that
your subcommittee would not feel disposed to
recommend that the award be set aside.''
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-10
FOR YOUNG PITTsBURG.

The Central Board of Education realizes
the growth of Pittsburg. Twenty-Five
teachers were added to this city's public
school staff last night. Two OF these are for
the High School and the rest the grammar
schools will absorb. The young idea
in Pittsburg will not fail in the
search for knowledge for lack Of teachers.
Pittsburg can attribute no small part of her
success to the admirable character Of her
public school system. The increase in the
number of teachers is gratifying as an index
of the city's growth. and the ability of the
Central Board to provide therefor.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-10
THE RESULT IN MAINE,

BUFFALO Express (Rep.): Democracy did
not overestimate the Importance of the result.
Mr.. Reeds overwhelming victory is not only
an omen, but an earnest of the similar indorse-
mont which awaits his party in 1892
CLEVELAND Leader (Rep.): All the world
loves lover, but it loves good fighter, too,
and every Republican will rejoice to know thas
tue gallant Republican leader will go back to
the House with the biggest majority he ever
received, hundreds in excess OF his phenom-
email majority in 1855, and that Maine's delega-
tion to the House will be solidly Republican.
NEW YORK Tribune (Rep.): Maine, true to
its motto, points the way to general Repub-
lican triumph in November. Without the en-
phasis which full vote from its political re-
serves adds to its verdict in q Presidential
year. 1t has registered with unmistakable di-
rectness and decision its approval of the great
measures enacted by Republican Congress.
CINCINNATI Commercial (Rep): Mr.. Reeds
majority In the last previous election was not
SO great as to enable him to read his title per-
fectly clear to success in this, and certain in
fuences were at work that indeed caused some
apprehension among his friends. The Repub-
lican party can congratulate itself on the re-
suit. Mr.. Reed could not well be spared from
Congress.
baltimore Sun (Dem.): The methods by
which he has managed to retain his majority
will probably be revealed in the course of time,
and If Mr.. Reeds enemies are to be trusted, it
may be shown that his triumph has been due to
devices and practices that would not be toler-
aIed in any Southern Congressional district,
and that are far worse than the alleged evils at
which the force bill was aimed.
INDIANAPOLIS Journal (Rep.): Never was
a great political victory more timely and more
emphatic than that OF the Maine Republicans.
1t will prove bugle blast to the Republicans
Of the whole land. 1t will fill every Republican
heart with the old-fashloned Republican zeal
and inspire the whole party In every Northern
State with purpose which will elect Repub-
lican House in November.
NEW YORK R,rald Qnd): The result Is at
tributed to falling off in the Democratic
rather than q gain in the Republican vote.
While the campaign of the Democrats was
marked by apathy the Speaker made vigor-
Gus canvass, and his work has proved effective.
The election means more than the return of
Reed to the next House. The country is now
likely to hear much of his name in connection
with the next SenatorshIp and, perhaps, even
the Presidency.
PHILADELPHIA Times Qnd.): Speaker
Reed is to be congratulated on the success of
his efforts to avert the party disaster that
was threatened by the wavering of Vermont
BY his own and his friends hard work, with the
aid Of q well-oIganized machine, he has appar-
entity succeeded in holding his State to nearly
its ordinary majority and has secured his own
reelection by larger plurality than two years
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-10
TITLES AT A DISCOUNT HERE.
Experiences That Make Piusburgers Shy
of the Aristocrncy.

Experiences That Make Pitfsburgers Shy
of the Aristocrncy.
From the New York Star.1
Il don't think that any more Of our Pittsbure
girls want to marry European titles" said a
prominent lawyer from the Iron City to me last
night, at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Everyone is familiar with the misfortunes of
poor Virginia Knox, who married the pseudo
Italian, Count di Montercole, and was beaten
6y him in Paris while on their wedding trip.
The affair was freshened up in our minds at
home this week by the appearance in Pittsburg
of the Hon. Francis Rawle, the well-known
Phfladelphia lawyer, who had charge of the
estate Of the late Mr.. Knox, father of the un-
fortunate Counters. Mr.. Rawle is also counsel
Ior MRS Knox and her daughter, and while in
FlttsDurg, was quietly securing evidence for
use In suit for divorce, which will be brought
against Di Montercole by the Countess in q
short time. She is living in strict seclusion
with her mother near Philadelphia.
THE other horrible example held up for a
warning to our susceptible and ambitious
maidens is that of the Baroness Lagerfelt The
Baron had right to his title. He really came
of noble and highly honorable Swedish family
King. The Baron himself held commission
In the Swedish army. He came to Pittsburg
about ten years ago as Consul. He engaged in
business, along with the duties OF his Office. and
three or four years ago married Miss Jennie
Doty: or Steubenville, girl well known in
flttsDurg. where she was educated at the Pitts
burg Female College. Her father was rich,
and she was handsome and accomplished, and
the wedding made a STIR in society circles. The
baron, Tor the last two years, has been specu-
!ating. It has been found that his affairs were
In very bad shape, and that he was forger to a
large amount In certain stocks At first 1t was
thought that his defalcatioEs would only
amount to about $40 900 or SIS 600, but last week
attorneys IN the case told me that they would
amount to 500 900 at least. The Baroness, who
by the way, is a most estimable woman, is at
her fathers home nearly heart broken, but the
Baron's Whereabouts are unknown. OF course
the same misfortunes might have come to these
young ladies IL the bridegrooms had been
Americans with no other titles than Mister
but the titles give the case much more promi-
nence. Taken with the blooming younger som
of some British Lord or other who worked his
way into all the Pittsburg clubs and into the
best society circles about four years ago, they
have had some pretty good lessons"