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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-30
TERMS OF THE DISPATCH.
PITrsBURG. THURSDAY. JAN. 80. 1890
CONGRESS IN CoKvULsIoNs.

The great fight, of which the recent noisy
debates have been merely the picket
skirmishes, began in the House OF Repre-
sentatives Yesterday. When it will stop,
or after what uuseemly turbulence, nobody
can say now. The halls of Congress are
likely to bear a striking resemblance to a
circus, wherein the wild animals have es-
capped from their cages, for many days to
come.
The combat began yesterday when the
first of the contested election cases was
brought up by Congressman Dalzell for con-
sideration according to the Republican pro-
gramme. But the battle was not allowed to
remain upon the field for long. The real
question at issue was declared by the Demo
cratic members to be the extent of the
Speakers powers in the House so long as no
rules had been adopted. The argument was
heated and extremely personal, and to all
sensible intents and purposes, for the
present, proftless. Speaker Reed asserted
and maintained, with the Republican ma
jority at his back, his right to define
quorum. As far as logical reasoning was
concerned, the Democraticspeakers, Mr.. Crisp
of Georgia, in particular, had the best Of
the debate, but the advantage and irresistible
logic of superior numbers remained with
the Republicans, although at one point in
the debate Mr.. Butterworth, of Ohio, was
constrained to admit the righteousness of
the Democratic cause. In spite of hours of
argument no conclusion of moment was
reached, and it seems entirely probable that
a repetition of yesterdays waste of time
will occur to-day. tits extremely unfortu-
nate for the country; but the spectacle Of
Congress fighting or fooling away the coun-
try's time is not new
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BEATEN BY ABOUT FOUR DAYS.
Miss Bislund's Trip Around the World as
Compared With Nellie BIy's.

Miss Bislund's Trip Around the World as
Compared With Nellie BIJ's.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE pIsPATcH.I
NEW YORK, January 29.-The steamship
Bothnia, of the Cunard line, may get into port
late tonight or early tomorrow, carrying Miss
Elizabeth Bisland, the young woman sent out
by the Cosmopolitan magazine to do the circuit
of the world in rs days. She would have ar
rived here Sunday night, beating her schedule,
and day behind her rival, but for an unfortu-
nate accident that caused her to miss the fast
sailing La Champagne at Havre January lS
While Miss BLY, succeeded in making the trip
in less time thanIMiss Bisland, when all the cir
cumstances are taken into consideration the
latter's achievement is in many ways the more
remarkable. For months prior to November
IA. the day she started. arrangements had been
making for Miss Bly's trip, and they were as
complete as money could make them. Not so,
however, with Miss Bisland. She had just five
hours in which to make her preparations. She
left New York Just nine hours after Miss BY
had started, and If the steamer Bothnia arrives
tomorrow she will be four days behind her sue
cessful rival in making the circuit of the world.
Miss Bisland's delay in getting here is un-
doubtedly due to the incomplete arrangements
which were made in such brief time. she
missed one steamer and took the wrong one at
Hong Kong. this mistake delaying her four
days. At Hong Kong she was to have taken
the steamer Prussian for Brindisi but took
boat which left three days earlier, but required
four days longer to make the trip. Again, at
Havre she missed the steamer La Champagne,
eral hours for Miss Bsland. She had had time
enough TO catch the boat, but was not informed
that it would be held for her, and therefore
made no effort to catch it.
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THE PRESS AT PLAY,

The third annual dinner of the Pittsburg
Press Club, which took place last night,
was crowned with success in all its aims,
A large and representative body of the work
ing newspaper men of this city was present;
the guests Of the evening were not only en-
tertained, but entertaining; the banquet was
in itself perfect, and a spirit of
genuine good fellowship pervaded the
whole affair. The benefit of such a
feast, graced with the wine of wit
and the food of sound sense, to say nothing
of the terrapin, is apparent to the dullest
intellect 1t is good for busy men, and
journalists are the busiest of men, to play,
and it is still better for men striving apart
in the diverse paths of grand profession to
take common assignment and work it up
together.
The community's progress, moreover, was
mirrored, we are impelled to say, in the
pictures presented in the personnel of the
banqueters and in the speeches which
formed their desert.
Happy the day that brought such
knightly editor as Mr.. Watterson to speak
to the newspaper men of Pittsburg for the
SHOWS who do the work, and the Press
Club has never enrolled a more honored
member than the Kentuckian. Mr.. More
lands powerful description of the progress
Pittsburg has made will be of permanent
value, and the influence of all the oratory,
serious and merry, wise and witty, will be
good and great upon the makers of Pitts
burg's newspapers, and indirectly upon the
general public. The Press Club can con-
gratulate itself candidly upon the third
annual banquet in its history.
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THEATRICAL NOTES.

AN invention for the purpose of making the
theater-going public happy, is the way the
latest musical farce, THE FakIr," which comes
to the Bijou next week, is announced. The
piece will be illustrated by Hamlin's Farce
Comedy Company, which has among its
comedians Charles " Seaman, Flora Moore,
Edward Morris, Marie Cahill, Charles Ed
wards, Sylvester Cornish, Edward See, Leona
Fontainbleu, Leslie Edmunds, Florence
Stevens Fred R. Perry, Annie Pomeroy
George Dunlap and Mildred Meridith.
THE large number of orders received in ad-
vance of the opening sale Of seats, and from
personal application being made at the box
ofics of the Grand Opera House," indicates
that the opening this morning for the "Ru-
dolph Aronson Opera Company, Will be at
tended with more than the ordinary demand
on the part of the public. Already many mes
senger boys have been engaged to stand in line
to purchase seats. Mr.. Askin, who represents
Manager Aronson, has instructed the ticket
sellers not to sell more than ten seats to any
one person. All orders received in advance
will be held "a hours only" As in justice to
the general public. who have not written in ad-
vance, it would not be fair to hold the seats
longer. Seats are now on sale for both
"NadjS" and The Drum Major"
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OUR COMPLIMENTS TO BRAZIL.
The New Republic Formally Recognized by
President Harrison.

President Harrison.
WASHINGTON, January 29-The formal rec
ognition of the United States of Brazil by this
Government was completed this afternoon,
when the President received the credentials of
Senior ]. G. de Amaral Valente, the new Min
lister accredited by the provisional Govern
ment, and also the credentials of Senior Sal
vador Mendonca, as Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary on special mission
to the United States. The ceremonies were
marked by great cordiality. The two Ministers,
with their joint suit of four Secretaries. made .
fine appearance, in their rich and brilliant uni
forms. Secretary Blaine presented the two
Secretaries. The ceremonies were in the Blue
Room. The President, in receiving Mr..
Valente, said:
MR.. MINISTER: receive you as the representa-
tive of new Republic-always a grateful duty to
the Government of the United States. The peace
ful course of events that has transformed the En-
Dire of Brazil into the United States OF Brazil has
been observed with deep interest by the Govern
ment and the people Of this country. 1t is q
source of profound satisfaction to the American
people that the provisional Government OF the
Brazilian Republic came into power without
bloodshed and without violence. 1 trust this cir
cumstance may prove happy augury Of peace,
opens to the United States of Brazil. Speaking
for the people of this country, 1t will be my
slant aim to cultivate tine most friendly relations
with your Government: to increase the personal
intercourse, and to enlarge the commercial ex-
changes between the two Republics.
trust, Mr.. Minister, that you will find in this
capital pleasant residence, as am sure you will
receive warm welcome.
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respect, and it would be no less right if it
declared that it is unjustifable to nullify
the Constitution of Pennsylvania. The
fundamental law of this State which con-
trolls much larger interests than those of Del
aware, has number of very salutary provi-
sions concerning the regulation of corpora
tions. Yet those provisions are reduced to
a dead letter, and Notwithstanding campaign
pledges the dominant party has done moth
ing to enforce them.
The people who nullify the Constitution
in Delaware, and those who do the same
thing in Pennsylvania should be held up to
the reprobation of all those who believe in
constitutional government for the benefit of
the people.
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THE TOPICAL TALKER.
Some Interesting "Reminiscences Ofthe Actor
Forrest Told by Joe Jefferson.


Forrest Told by Joe Jefferson.
COME advance sheets of Jefferson's autobiog
~ raphy now being published in the Century
Magazine, reached me yesterday, and some
"reminiscences of Forrest which occur therein
| may be interesting.
Mr. Jefferson describes Forrest as handsome
fellow. with the form of an Apollo and strength
| of a Hercules; his deep, musical voice under
perfect control and, in pathetic scenes, full of
tears
During my long professional life met him
frequently" adds Mr.. jefferson, "and should
say that much of his unhappiness-for be was
| very unhappy man-came from an irritable tenn
per, under little control"
"At the conclusion of the Richmond engage
ment," writes Mr.. Jefferson, ''the company
journeyed to Washington, where we were to
open with Forrest as MetdnlorG-a character
that he detested, and one that the public ad-
| mired. Forrest was always in state OF intense
irritation during the rehearsal and performance
of this drama Irregularities that he would
have overlooked under ordinary circumstances
were now magnified to an enormous size, so
that when he donned the buckskin shirt and
stuck the hunting knife of the American
savage in his wampum belt, he was ready to
scalp any offending actor who dared to cross
his path. The eopper-colored liquid with
have been called swar naint,n
o'-- ~
U a the curtain rises on the last act the tribe
OF Metdnord should rush through the
woods as their leader calls them; but by this
tir,o tbe braves yore so frightened that thew
had become don,oraIized and az the foremost
-r,shod .hro,,rh +ho o,,ori,,, in tho woods his
long bow got crosswise between two trees.
hn+ tbe e,,+iro +r;ba foiIoued tnmbIing head
ove- bee1s into tho middle of the STAGE
ST +ronbIod now Lost tbe .hior Ininn, vonld
-of,so ~, mt II, on onneoronce At last To nv
ro1;ot tba onoianco apieted down and Forrest
stroJe mon the STAGE n ! remember the
storv at this noint Wetnn1ora,H wife and chill
dren had been STOLEN awav and murdered.
His natboe wos 6ne and bv his maenificent
acting he reduced his audience to attention
and enthusiasm An was now going well. and
Hooked forward to a happy termination of the
play. which was thankful to know had nearly
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-30
VIGOROUS OHIO POLITICS.

The extreme to which partisan politics is
so often carried In the neighboring State of
Ohio was again illustrated yesterday. A
few years ago Lieutenant Governor Ken
nedy, now Congressman, decided that II
Senators, in a contest proceeding, consti-
tuted majority Of body whose total mem
bership was 81, and yesterday, in the same
branch of the Buckeye General Assembly,
the presiding officer, who now happens to be
Democrat, distinguished himself by
supplying some new aad SEEM
ingly original parliamentary decisions
For instance, when an appeal was taken
from one of his rulings, he himself voted,
thereby causing a tie, upon which he de-
clared his action sustained. On the other
hand, his opponents now declare that they
will carry the case-which involves the Sec
ond Office in the State-to the Supreme
Court, and base their hope of ultimate sue
cess not so much on the justice of their case
as the fact that this tribunal is unanimously
Of their particular political faith.
Another feature of the proceedings was
the appearance of once Snator who has been
and is now seriously i'll, but who was taken
from his couch by the necessities OF his
party. And this is in the face of the fact
that since the assembling of the Ohio Legis-
lature three of its members have died OF the
same general complaint, in one case death
being undoubtedly hastened, at least, by a
precisely similar exposure.
Without entering at all into the merits of
this particular case-as to which individual
should be Lieutenant Governor of Ohio-it
must be apparent that some method should
be adopted by which matter of this nature,
which should be judicially determined upon
the facts, can be in some degree withdrawn
from purely partisan action upon either side.
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THE POOR OF HER NATIVE PLACE
Generously Remembered in the VIII Of g
Wealthy Germnn Lady.

OenerOubly hemeulDoreO IN tuo VIII VI u
Wealthy German Lady.
PHILADELPHIA, January 29.-Among the
wills probated to-day was that Of the late
Theresa Christina Kinike, widow of the late
Joseph Kinike. who died several years ago, and
who was well known for the interest he took in
the different German institutions in this city.
The testatrix died on the 10th inst leaving an
estate estimated at over $500 900: $500 of
which consists of personal effects. The will
bequeaths $4,000 to the various charitable instl-
tutions in this city in amounts ranging from
$1,000 to 5000 and contains the following
clause: II direct my executors to pay over to
the proper civil authorities in Germany the
sum of $4,000 as permanent trust fund. The
said authorities shall invest and reinvest said
trust fund in lawful securities, and shall apply
the income thereof to the support, mainte-
nance and assistance of the aged and infirm
poor of the native place of my deceased hus-
band and myself. namely the town or villa Of
Erkelu. in the district Of Hoxter, Kingdom of
Westphalia, Germany"
After making number Of private bequests
to relatives, many of whom reside in Germany
and in different parts of the United States,
ranging in amounts from SIS, 900 to $500, the last
mentioned sum being devised to a servant in
her employ, the will is as follows: "And as to
all the rest, residue and remainder of my
estate of whatsoever kind and wheresoeYer
situated, 1 direct my said executors to dis
tribute the same among such charitable insti-
tutions and in such proportions as they shall in
their discretion See."
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ON THE BRIGHT SIDE.

MANY a youngster keeps shady to prevent
getting tanned.-BoStoH Transcript.
Speaking OF grammar, criminals and
Judges differ widely in opinion in regard 70
the length Of Standardization Courier.
Maid-Your wife is out, sir.
Husband-WelI, give this kiss for me. when she
gets back. I'm going to tOwn.-BOstOn Herald.
A New York girl who was attending
cooking school got infatuated with the culinary
art that she went OF and married a supe.-Boston
Courier.
Where Did He ?-Jaysmith- -GoodbyI
I'm going away for the winter.
McCorkle-If you find it, bring 1t home with you.
So long.-Reto KoEk Sun.
Dialect-''What a queer Dick Tom isl''
said Miss Lively, from the West.
''Yes, - replied Miss BeacOnstreet. Of Boston,
'cThomas is an extremely curious Richard
Nslo YORK Sun.
Colonel Eliot F. Shepard grsvely asserts
that ''the patriotic citizens of arepublc are Re
publicans.'' According to this dictum the pa-
triotic citizens Of the SuItans domnions are tur-
keYs.-PhfLGdatphtG Times.
WARNING.
How doth the little busy bee
Improve each shining minutel
And sometimes too, he has his fun,
But friend, don't you begin IL.
-LVs.
Rev. DIR. Primrose-If you throw away
that nasty cigarette butt I'll give you cent.
Little Johnnie-An right, mister.
Rev. Dr. Primrose-Now, what are you going 70
do with the cent?
Little Jonnnie-But 3 whole one.-LVs.
THE NEXT MORNING.
Next morning in his easy chair
All bent with woe he sat-
He sighed and smoothed HIS ruf1ed hair,
''Where did get this hatG''
-WGshfn0t0n Post
Unsatisfactory.-The Butcher-Did you
tell Mr.. Gore that his bill had been running fora
long time?
Collector-Yes, sir.
The Butcher-What did he say?
CoIlector-He said: 'For heavens sake lstH
stand little while. ''-LVs,
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INEVITABLE JONES ON WIMINs
RIGHTS.

Well, yes, I'm in fer wimin's right
1 lowed that all the wimin wuE,
For who kin know o womin's wants
Better'n womin doesP
Most folks that talk on womin's rights
Git up and froth and howl and rant
And say the men won't let us vote
Because they think we can't.
And say that womin's classed the same
AS Injuns, 1djits, babes and sich,
And amt got half the privileges Of
The drunkard in the ditch.
And they contend that wimin ort
To be allowed to have some say
About the laws and vote the same
AS men, on lection day.
Now mebby this is so, but lal
This aint the pint that's troublin' me,
Fer don't know SO many men
That's smarter'n wimin be.
And when the men want sympathy
Er kind advice. you know,
1t amt to idjits nor to babes
They're centrally apt to go.
But this Is what's pester'n me,
To see man thet's vile and low.
Expect to git wife that's just
As pure as drtftin' snow.
They seem to think a gal must be
A sort of angel in dress,
Tho common gals with all their faults
Are good as men guess.
claim that wimin s q right
To get as good as what they gives,
And angel wimin are too good
For any man that lives.
-EVa Donaldson IN Boston Courier
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MULTIPLYING CONSTITUTIONS,

1t is disturbing to learn, on the authority
Of the Philadelphia Press, thatthe COnstitu-
ton of the small State Of Delaware would
provide political equality and prevent the
practical disfranchisement of certain class
of voters, if it was enforced. But it is as
serted by our contemporary that the Consti-
tuition of Delaware is nullifed, which is
very correctly declared to be wanton and
uniustifable policy on the part Of the dOmi-
nant party in Delaware.
The esteemed Press is quite right in that
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DETROIT, January %. Charles Edward Lester
died in this city this afternoon of consumption at
the age 80. Early in life Mr.. Lester was prom
inently identified with the abolition movement.
having as color bearers in the work
Henry Ward Beecher, Wendell Phillips and Will
lam Lloyd Garrison. While in England as one ofthe
delegates from this country to the Exeter Hall
Convention Mr.. Lester gathered data for a work
which he afterward published under the title OF
'The Glory and Shame OF England" The book
was his greatest effort and created a
sensation both sides OF the Atlantic.
The object of Mr.. Lester's book was
to give England its share Of credit for emancipat-
ing the slaves in the West India colonies but to
scourge II tor the fearful slavery that existed at
home in the factories and coal mines. Mr.. Lester
received OOnsulshiD TO Italy under President
Pierce. He leaves a widow and one daughter.
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AMERICAN ACTRESSES, TROUBLES.
Agnes Huntington and Minnie Palmer Can.
eel Their London engagements.
tBY CABLE TO THE DIsPATcH.1

LBY CABLE TO THE DI5PATCH.1
LONDON, January 29.-TCopyright. 1-Agnes
Huntington has retired from the cast of Mar
iorie" at the Prince of Wales Theater, though
her name has been kept on the advertisements
and programmes To DISPATCH correspond
ent she said that she had taken this step after
mature deliberation and under legal advice.
Miss Huntington thinks that Augustus Harris
has not treated her with proper consideration.
She said: "a great many reasons lead me to
infer that the management is endeaVoring to
injure my professional reputation. They know
that shall not remain with them after my
contract expires, and are, believe, attempt
ing to hurt my chances in future. The part Of
WiEfred in Marjorie is tenor part, and when
1 was cast in the operetta Harris agreed to
have the part rewritten to suit my voice. They
put off rewriting it day after day, until it was
too late, and then all the change that was made
was to lower my music one octave. The result
is fearful strain upon my voice. and one that
it cannot stand. Then was not given the last
act until two DAYS before the performance, and
we had only one rehearsal before the first
night. All the others had their parts IN plenty
of time, and there was no reason why should
not have had the words and music before 1
did"
Another reason why Miss Huntington's
friends believe that the management OF the
Prince of Wales Theater do not desire that she
should increase the reputation she made in
paul Jones" is that the title is taken from the
secondary part played by Camille Darville, in
stead of being called after the leading role
sung, by Miss Huntington. In spite Of her
withdrawal from the theater where she
has made her English success MISS
Huntington was in the best of spirits as she
had this afternoon received big offers from
four managers.
Minnie Palmer got in her fine work in Her
Majesty's Theater to-day where she has been
playing the title role in Cinderella" Minnie,
it will be remembered, left the theater ten
days ago because she could not get her salary.
To-day she led strike and all the performers
went out. The theater is closed, with no pros
pect of reopening. 1t comes out that the little
Americans contract was for 1915 per week and
~ per cent of the gross receipts. The first
week she received Sl34O and the second 81 430,
then payment stopped and so did she. There
is now due her S1.075, which she says she will
give to other members of the company if she
gets it. The profits of the performance, it is
said, have been seized by older creditors of Her
Maiesty's.
Mrs. Langtry is still suffering severely with
bronchitis and no date is set for the postponed
first night of LAS Y You Like It." Her physician
says that her disappointment at not being able
to keep faith with the public last night has
aggravated the trouble.
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MITCHELL ON FREE SILVER.
He Calls it a Contention Between the Rich
and the Poor.

He Calls il n Contention Between the Rich
and the Poor.
WASHINGTON, January 29.-Mr Mitchell ad-
dressed the Senate to-day on the bill for the
free coinage of silver. 1t was. he said, a sub
ject involving a contention, in the main, be-
tween the rich and the poor, between the cred
itor class and the debtor class. 1t involved
gigantic effort Tor perhaps the term ''conspir-
acy" mightnot be inappropriate) on the part
of special class and its allies to depress
values, in order that the price Of creditors
bond and note mortgages and gold coin might
be increased in value and their power Of abb
sorption augmented.
The pending bill Mr.. Mitchell said, was not
demand for the issue of An unlimited supply of
money, as all agreed that such a policy would
be suicidal 1t was bill, however, to provide
for sufficient amount of circulating medium
by which to meet the largely increased and
largely increasing business of the country, and
which would tend to check the alarming de-
cline in the value of FARMS farm products and
other commodities. The question was whether
the double standard of money should be re-
established, or whether gold alone should con-
tinue to be the monetary standard. Was the
financial ship of America to sail only in the
wake of the golden tramps of Great Britainr