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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-11
ELECTRICAL EXECUTION.

NEW YORK World: We shall eventually
know something about electricity as death
dealing agency. OF course that little affair at
Auburn was only an experiment The Scien-
fists, like the rest of US, pick up knowledge as
they jog along.
PAwTUcKET (R. L. Times: The judges who
refused to stay the execution of Kemmler
on the ground that the mode of death pre-
scribed was not cruel or barbarous must now
think they knew less about the thing than they
thought they did.
RICHMOND Dispatch: Had they taken the
condemned man into the yard and allowed him
to seize an electric light wire all would have
been over in a minute. That has been the ex-
perience of many others; there is no reason to
suppose that he would have proved an excep-
tion.
OIL CITY Blizzard: When Kemmler recoy.
ers from the shock sufficiently some of the
slate-writing mediums might interview him
for the purpose of ascertaining his opinion of
electrocution. This would tend to settle the
question as to whether he went out on first
strike or third.
BROOKLYN Standard Union: In view of the
fact that the English press has condemned the
electrical execution of Kemmler as revolt
ing" "disgraceful" "worthy of the Spanish In
question:" ETC., it is thought they may unite in
recommending the much more merciful sys-
tenn practiced by the English in InGia, where
they blew Sepoys from the cannon's mouth.
BIRMINGHAM Age-HerdId: If universally
applied, in nine cases out of ten, there would
be some nishap to prevent an effective result.
The machinery is complicated, and its use re-
quires some degree of scientific knowledge
The average Sheriff of the average rural
county would never be able to apply this
method, but he is assuredly an adept with the
rope.
ROCHESTER, Democrat and Chronicle: News
papers which continue to believe that it is a
good idea to execute criminals with electricity
place great stress upon the fact that Remmler
was KILLED. This is true. 1t is also true that
he was baked. No one has ever questioned the
fact that electricity will kill man, but the
Constitution has prejudice against killing him
by degrees or IN manner unnecessarily cruel
OF course electricity will kill if the current be
applied long enough.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-11
GAG FOR THE SENATE,

Senator Hoar's resolution providing for
the application of the cloture in the Senate
will come up for debate to-day. What its
fate will be cannot be certainly predicted,
although it is the product of the Repub-
lican caucus 1t is certain that the Demo-
cratic Senators will fight it tooth and nail.
and it is probable that they can count upon
the assistance of several Republican Sena-
tors. Senator Edmunds has freely ex-
pressed his dislike for summary cutting off
of debate as practiced in the House of Rep
resentatives, and two or three other Sena-
tors, among them Senator Cameron, are said
to regard cloture with dIsfavor. A long
and angry debate, with doubtful results. is
assured.
The horror and dignity of the Senators
hitherto has been supposed to preclude any
such means for expediting business rs
Speaker Reed has found so efficacious, in a
party sense, elsewhere. But the ability Of
Democratic Senators to talk against time
has protracted the debate on the tariff to
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-11
AMONG MUSICIANS.

SIR JOHN STAINER and DR.. Philip Armes
have been appointed examiners for musical de-
grees at the University of Durham. In America
musical degree is usually conferred without
the Intervention of any examiners at all. An
other instance of q distinction with differ.
ence.
UPON hearing of the furore created in Rome
by Maseagufs "Cavalleria Rusticana," it is
said that Verdi asked to see the score of the
work, examined it, and returned it to the COM
poser with this phrase written upon it: "Now
can die happy" SO Mascagui is to be Italy's
musical Messiah. the high priest Of the old dis
pensation having duly pronounced the nunc
dtmittis.
MR.. RIrT has offered to spend 500 900 frs. in
re-decorating the Paris Opera House, on condi-
tion of being made Director for seven years
and an officer of the Legion of Honor. 1t
would be more to the purpose for Mr.. Ritz to
spend some gray matter. if he has any, in plans
for raising the Paris Opera out of the rut Of
mediocrity in which 1t has run so long. They
say over there 1.-THE Opera clock stopped In
in 1860"
MRS. MINNIE HAUK, who has hitherto been
identified in this country with Italian opera,
writes to the London Figaro, apropos Of her
engagement at the Metropolitan, as follows: II
shall really be pleased to finish up in New Y ork
in German opera, as it is in Germany that I
have received the greatest distinctions paid
me. being, as we'll, the only American artist to
receive the title of Preussische Hammer
sangerin.' 1 shall then settle in Europe for
good. and hope to be more faithful to dear old
London again"
CAvAILLE-CoLL the leading French organ
builders. have built a fine instrument at
Pithiylers, which has just been opened by Alex
andre Guilmant. The great organ contains II
stops, the swell and choir IL each, and the pedal
9, making As speaking stops in all. OF these
just TWO dozen. more than one-half, are Sfoot
stops, are Is foot, 8 are foot, and are
foot and mixtures. Such proportion of and
l6-foot registers must give a dignity and solid
ity of tone that would be good to hear. Ameri-
can builders seem more and more to be run
ming after brillianey at the expense Of the true
organ tone.
A CORRESPONDENT OF the New York World
writing of visit to Rubinstein, gives the
great pianist-oomposer's opinion OF the rival
prodigies thus: II heard a timid knock at the
door, and, in answer to the masters Come inP
little Otto Hegner made his appearance. The
little boy played and left. When he had gonel
asked Rubinstein what he thought OF the
young pianist. He replied: We'll, heard the
Hoffman, boy in Moscow when he was only
years of age. He is a genius Of the very first
order-not only pianist. but what is of very
great Importance, . musician. One OF these
two boys is phenomenal artist, the other Is
prodigy"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-11
OUR MAIL POUCH.
The Cumberlnnd-M Merrimuc Fight.


To the Editor OF The Dispatch:
see an account in your paper wherein De-
metrius P. George gives an account OF his res
cuing the survivors of the Cumberland in the
battle with the Merrimac. There are some in
accuracies in his account which causes me to
doubt his story. He says there were only IL
survivors and that he took them from the rig
ging of the Cumberland There were l03 sur
viyors of the Cumberland out of 8l5 that went
into action. He says the Cumberland thought
the Merrimac was frame house on raft. The
fact is that the true nature of the Merrimac
was well known. and it was also known on the
Cumberland that the Merrimac had just been
tested under fire from nine-inch guns, the same
as carried by the Cumberland. The Merrimac
carried three guns on each side and one at each
end, instead of two guns on each of its four
sides, as stated by Mr.. George The Cumber-
land was sunk by ramming and not by shots, as
stated by Mr.. George.
Finally, Mr.. George took no men out Of the
rigging Of the Cumberland. All the men saved
from the Cumberland were taken by the Cum
berland's own small boats. The Merrimac did
not fire single shot at the Cumberland or at
the men after the vessel was sunk. The Mer-
rimac could have killed US all if she wanted to.
You have evidently been imposed on by this
story OF Mr.. Demetrius P. George.
JOHN HARRINGTON,
Quartermaster and Captain of No. 8 Gun on
The Cumberland at Time of the Battle.
hUBBELL NEB, August g.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-11
Four Weeks of Tariff.

THE end of the tariff bill cannot be reached
before the first week in October even II
nothing else intervenes. If some rule be not
adopted by which the measure can be rushed
through without the offering of amendments.
There is no debate now to speak of. The
speeches are very short, not longer than neces-
sary with the offering of amendments. The
right to offer amendments cannot be curtailed.
That would be unprecedented. A date might
be fixed when the offering of amend
ments should cease. but that will only be done
after the bill has been gone through with by
paragraphs, and in case the Democrats should
show opposition to waste further time by per-
sistently offering general amendments.
Well, then, we shall have at least four weeks
of the tariff bill. counting from next Monday
The River and Harbor bill will almost surely
consume couple of weeks. Other measures
and the general cleaning up will take a couple
of weeks more. Then the Election bill-but
where am running to! / am already well on
into November. Well, no one need be sur
prised if an adjournment is only taken in the
last days of November.
And why not? Congress is elected to do the
law-making for the country. and should stay
until that lawmaking Is done, and as well done
as the humanity of which Congress is made up
is capable. They are not elected to hurry
through with the job in three months, draw
their pay for year. and go away to spend it.
The session should be continuous. The new
Congress should meet the moment the old one
goes out of existence. With this, and with an
extension of the Congressional term to four
years or five years, legislation would be con-
Quoted in a more orderly and intelligent and
honest way than 1t has ever been, and members
of the House would not have to pay out half
OF their prospective salaries in election ex-
penses. The expense of Senatorial election
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-11
BUSY AND PROSPEROUS AS OF YoRE.

Daniel Coolidge Talks Of Johnstown to n
Washington Reporter.
From the Washington Post
Mr. Daniel Coolidge, of Johnstown, Pa. was
at the Riggs yesterday. He is Vice President
of one of the biggest plants in the country de-
voted to the manufacture of iron rails for
street cars. He said that lust before he left
home the body of victim of the terrible flood
had been discovered, and that even after this
long interval hardly week passed that the re-
mains OF some unfortunate were not taken
out.
Such occurrences. however, were about all
that could serve as reminder of the horrible
catastrophe, since the Johnstown of to-day was
as busy and prosperous as of yore
and in fact, a much better built town than the
one submerged. His own concern had orders
that would require two years to fill.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-11
HID THEIR MONEY,

One Roll Devoured by n Cow While Fire
Destroys Another Lot.
M MARTINsvILLE, IND, August 10.-Presley
Brewer, of Greene county. while working in
the wood pasture, hid his pocketbook contain
ing SOB under the root of tree. A>cow grazing
nearby came upon the treasure and devoured it
before Brewer could rescue it.
Mrs. Albert Gilmore, of the same neighbor-
hood, was more fortunate. She placed $3.50 in
bills in the cooking stove oven, trusting no one
with the secret Forgetting herself. she built
a fire and prepared diuner, completely roasting
the money. The charred paper was carefully
preserved, however, and Uncle Sam has made
good her losses.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-11
Senator's Arc Good LiHara.

SPEAKING of salaries, wonder if there is one
Senator of the United States who lives
within the salary paid by the public. Looking
over the list of their residences do not find
more than half dozen who are not domiciled
at the most fashionable and expensive hotels,
or, what Is fully as expensive. and usually more
so, in spacious rented houses in the most fash.
tonable quarters of the city. Blair, of New
Hampshire; Turpie, of Indiana; Allen, of WASH
ington; Wilson, of Iowa; Vest and Cockrell, of
Missouri, and Wilson, of Maryland, are dwell
ers in modest residences but one can hardly
estimate the expense of their households from
the size of their houses, for there is the in
tensely democratic Cockrell, of Missouri, for
instance, who, in his very ordinary little home,
gives entertainments which must cost him at
least several hundreds of dollars each, and a
few of these during year must certainly take
away his last chance to save anything out of
his salary. The most retiring of these states
men of the Upper House. are good livers and
do not stint themselves in the enjoyment Of
good things or good society, while the others,
for the most part live in manner that pre-
cludes all idea of their getting through" on
less than from $4,000 to 5000 year. Single
entertainments at some of their residences
have cost every cent of their salaries for a
year. 1 have the figures from their private
secretaries.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-11
BRICK POMEROY IN THE SWIM.
Adirondack Timber mud Rocky Mountai
Metal Making Him Millionaire.

Adirondack Timber mud Rocky Mountain
Metal Making Him n Millionaire.
NEW YORK, August 10.-"B-ick" Pomeroy
Is manifesting all the symptoms of man who
has come out on top, financially speaking. He
has just emerged from successful financial
measure IN floating 156 square miles of Adiron-
dack forest. He invested in this acreage for
timber on the tract to the Adirondack League
Club for 900, leaving him the land.
Furthermore, the first shipments of gold and
silver ore from the Atlantic-Pacific Railway
Tunnel, OF which he is President, are Just being
made, the first carload of 24.000 pounds of ore
having yielded S25 silver,NS2 gold and 48 per
cent lead per ton, the receipts for the carload
being $592. This tunnel is being dug through
the Rockies. 81 miles west of Denver and
Brick says that it is the head center of all
the gold and silver veins of that part of the
country. He expects to swing the gait of q
millionaire by 1892. and perhaps run for Presi-
dent on the poor mans ticket.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-11
DEMOCRATIC FACTIONS
Having Fierce Fight TO Obtain Supremacy
In The Convention.


ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPArcHf
BELLEFoNTE, August 10.-Excitement con-
tinues to increase, and the fighting is becom-
ing exceedingly bitter against the two factions
that have been formed in the Democratic
party. One faction, headed by ex-Judge
Orvis, put up Heinle as their candidate for
Sheriff, when the other faction headed by P.
G. Meek, put up Dunkle. 1t looks at present
as though Dunkle will have more instructed
delegates than Heinle, but it is anybody's race
yet, and the probabilities are that in order TO
keep peace in the party, one of the lesser
lights may be picked upon, who does not be-
long to either faction.
The convention on Tuesday promises to be
an exciting one, and personal talk will fly be-
fore and in the convention. The result cannot
be predicted before the convention, which may
result in many surprises, but IN any case it will
require united party to enable the Demo-
cratic party to win this fall The further re-
suits obtained on the rest of the ticket show
that Morrison, of Worth township, will receive
the nomination for Recorder: that Goodheart,
of Potter, and Abrams. Of Boggs, will receive
the Commissioners nomination.; and that of the
Treasurer's Office will be between Eisenhuth
and Herring. This is. taken all through. the
most exciting convention that has ever been
known here among the Democrats.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-11
General Grants Resting Place.

From the Philadelphia LedRer.1
1t is not at all likely that the body of General
Grant will be disturbed. Mrs. Grant has in
the most positive terms declared that ''here
only shall be his tomb" and the word "here"
refers to Riverside Park. The site is both
beautiful and appropriate, and there. doubt
less, the remains of Americas greatest military
hero will always remain. But the action of
the Senate should have the effect of quicken
ing the effort of New York in this matter.
The pride of the metropolis should be aroused
by the public rebuke administered by vote of
the Senate.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-11
They LIKE LONG SESSIONS.
WASHINGTON MORE ATTRACTIVE THAN
THE HOMES OF coNGREssMEN.

Four Weeks More of Tariff TaIk-No Ad
journment Before November-High Liv-
ing Indulged in by Members Of Both
Branches-The Poor Statesmen Crowded
to The Wall.
CORRESPONDENTS OF THE DIsPATCH.l
WASHINGTON, D. C., August 1O.-They are
still here. mean Congress. They are
proceeding as leisurely as though this was the
beginning of the session. and not in the ninth
month Of it. 1t is PLAIN that the more attrac-
tive Washington grows the more the statesmen
want to linger as long as they can, preferring
to be here the whole year with the exception
of a brief outing. Old members tell me that
the most monOtonous and unendurable passage
of their lives is the long interval between the
close of the short session and the beginning of
the new Congress. To most of them their
homes are q dreary place compared to Wash
fngton, and when not haunting the Capitol
they seem to be blotted from existence. There
fore at the long session they are willing to pro-
ceed deliberately. There is plenty to do even
if they should move more rapidly, but by
running the long session into the short one, as
they will virtually do this year, they can dis
pose of necessary legislation by the 4th of mex
March. The prospects are for an adjournment
about the lst of November, which will leave
the members time for little rest before the
opening of the short session.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-11
GREAT DAY FOR THE G. A. r.
Thousands of Visitors ut the Encampment ut
Ellsworth Park.

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsrAToH.r
SCoTTDALE, August 10-This was by far the
biggest day at the 6. A. R. camp here. Be-
tween 900 and IL, 1000 people passed the gates
of Ellsworth Park. The exercises were of the
most interesting order. A guard mount was
given this morning by Company E. of the
Pennsylvania National Guards Rev. ]. d.
Palmer. pastor of the U. P. Church here,
preached this morning and evening. Hon
Harry Hall, of Mercer. made the crowning
speech of the encampment A dress parade
was given this evening by the National
Guards, Sons of Veterans and the uniformed
ranks of Pythias. The proceedings were head
ed by the excellent G. A. R., Star and Morgan
silver cornet bands.
There will be several big days the coming
week. On Tuesday evening cavalry company
of 150 mem bers, of Dawson. will be here. There
will be band contest on next Friday, the
closing day. Samuel Carney, of Webster. was
Officer Of the Day, and John ]. Jarrett Com
mander in Chief.
Mr.. ]. Fielding. of Pittsburg post, was among
the visitors to-day. Almost every town i'll the
two counties was represented.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-11
WHY HE GOT OUT.
A Story Tint Had No Particular Interest to
mt Least One Man.

mt Least One Man.
From the Detroit Free Press.l
speaking of dreams" said man in Detroit
tobacco store the other day, ~ had one last
night which has left very strong impression
behind"
"What was it?" asked two or three of the
loungers in chorus.
swell, dreamed was at lonely railroad
junction in the woods, waiting for train. 1
was the only person there. All at once DIS
covered that had lost my purse and ticket,
and there I was penniless and a stranger. l
was wondering"
At this point one of the loungers walked out
DOORS speedily followed by a second. As the
latter overlook the first he asked:
Ever hear the story before?'
mo"
Then why didn't you stay2"
"Oh, knew what was coming. He claims
owe him $40 on a transaction 20 years old. He
was going to have me suddenly appear at that
junction and hand over the ten with compound
interest to get him out of his fix, but he can't
play no such roots on me. No, sir-pm going
to leave him to walk home on the ties!''
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-11
THE Soyereigns of Industry are about

THE Sovereigns of Industry are about to
make an interesting experiment. This order,
which aims to aid the laboring man in every
practical way, is preparing plan for the es-
tablishment of a cooperative store to take the
place of the contract system, by which its
members are entitled to special reduction in
prices at certain stores. The store is to be
conducted upon the lines which have made CO.
operation a success in England.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-11
AHund,ome church Dedicoted.

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE prsPAToH.I
FINDLAY, August l0.-The new st. Michaers
Roman Catholic Church of this city, was dedi-
Gated to-day. The ceremonies this morning were
very impressive, and were conducted by Vicar
General Thorpe, of the Cleveland diocese. A
number of Catholic societies of other cities
were present, and participated in the ceremoD-
les. The new church is one of the handsomest
in Northern Ohio.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-11
Both Brainy Fiddlers.

To the Editor of The Dispatch:
You err in recent date in saying the people
of Tennessee are above ''iddling politics." and
refused to give Robert Taylor denomination.
Governor Taylor is now serving his second
term. w hile he and his brother, the brilliant
Congressman from the First Tennessee district,
both play the fiddle they have brains, too. /
write this in Justice of Bob Taylor, who is one
of my school friends NJ. U. GUGGENHEIM.
NILES, o., August 9.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-11
FARMERS ALLIANCE IN OHIO.
Likely TO Nominate n Candidate in the Fifth
Congressional District.

Likely 10 NOHinute u Oauuluate IN tue
Congressional District.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPArCHl
LIMA, August 10-The Farmers Alliance
held monster picnic yesterday about seven
miles north of this city, near the county line
between Putnam and Allen counties. Delega-
tions were present from Allen. Harden. Han
cock and Putnam counties. Fully 5000 people
were present. Speeches were made by Hon.
John Begg, of Allen county, President of the
alliance; Rev. Mr.. Griffith and Henry Price,
of Kenton, Prohibition candidate for Congress
in this district. Mr. Price delivered regular
prohibition speech. which created great deal
of bad feeling, as the meeting was to be nom
political.
The growth of the alliance has been very
rapid in the northwestern counties. 1t is very
likely they will nominate a candidate for
Congress in the Fifth district to run against the
regular Democratic nominee, and in this event
he will be supported by the Republicans of the
district.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-11
A Partial BaclKdown.

From the Baltimore Sun.1
Public opinion, which has manifested itself
so unreservedly and so strongly in condemna-
ton OF the force bill, has had some effect at
least upon the Republican members of the
Senate The substitute which was reported to
that body is, comparatively speaking. mild
sort of measure, though sufficiently odious to
every liberty-loving American. 1t is, however,
a distinct retreat from the position taken by
the sectional frebrands of the House.