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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-21
MUST BE POOR MARKsMEN,
Two Prominent Citizens Empty Their
Retoavers without Any Serious Injury.

Two Prominent Citizens Empty Their
Retolvers Without Any Serious Injury.
ESPECIAL TELEGHAN TO THE DIsPArcH.I
COLUMBIA, S. c., June 20.-Dr. William
Weston Ray and Mr.. Frank II. Weston
fought duel at arms length in the center
of the principal street in Columbia at
this afternoon. They are two as prominent
vounp men as there are in this section. DR..
Raw is a practicing physician and of excel
lent family. Weston is of the highest
social standing. and is the law partner of
J. @. Marshall, Secretary of State, and is
one of the city magistrates. The young
men are first cousins, but recently had q
at some personal matter.
The feeling grew bitter, and this evening
thew met in front of the City Hall.
They drew selt-cocking revolvers and ex-
changed shots, then walking into the mid
die of the street each seized the other BY the
arm and banged away until both weapons
were empty. DR.. Ray was shot in the
temple and Watson was shot through the
LETT breast and in the thigh near the groin.
The wounds are not dangerous. The cloth
ing OF both men ware soorched by FIRE frcm
the powder.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-21

None the less impressive are the songs in
which the chorus elucidate the story. Doubt
less there would be applause, and even en-
cores, were it not that the whole audience,
educated and uneducated alike. are, almost
from the very first, seized with the sense that
they are assisting at the most impressive re-
llgious ceremony it was ever their lot to wit
ness. The music is, for the most part, the
composition of an Ober-Ammergau erganist,
one Johann Dedler. who lived at the begin
ming of the century, and there is but one
opinion among the visitors here as to its re-
markable attractiveness.
PERFECT IN EVERY DETAIL.
And as for the tableauxl For the three
or four minutes before the curtain drops
ones eyes are completely absorbed in their
contemplation. Now it is the fall of mama,
now the rejection of Vashti, now the.sale of
Joseph into Egypt-in all alike the
harmony of color, the grouping of the
figures, the every detail is perfect.
1t is not ensy to believe that this por-
ton of the Pdssionsspiel at least ever
reached so splendid point of art as in the
present year. In the first place, there has
been much more lavish expenditure upon
costumes and scenery than heretofore, and,
in the second, the arrangements have been
in the hands of Obermaschinenmeiste
Lautenshlager, the stage-manager Of the
Munich Court Theatre and Opera House.
Yet when all this is said, it remains won
derful thing that dresses and stage manage
ment can do 30 much With such material.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-21
A CHARGE OF FRAUD.
ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THE NEW YORK
CUSTOM HOUSE,

Discrimination In Favor of the Sugar Trust
-Spreckels Enters n Complaint and De.
mands an Investigation-Ths Appeal to
Secretary Window.
ESPECIAL rELEeRAM TO THE DIsPArcHA
PHILADELPHIA, June 20. - Claus
Spreckels, the sugar refner, through his
attorney, w. Ford Thomas, has made
formal complaint to Secretary of Treasury
Window that the New York Custom House
has been discriminating in its
polariscopic tests of imported Ger
man beet sugars in favor of
the Sugar Trust, and against the Philadel-
phia reiner. and to his detriment of over
$40, 900 on each cargo he imports. In his
letter to Secretary Window. Mr.. Thomas
says, among other things, that the
Spreckels firm is confronted with what is
a formidable competition in the form of
trust, and the principal place of its busi-
ness is in New York. The trust makes
large importations of raw sugar from Ger
many, in the process of manufacture in sac
charine richness. and in an honest classiica-
ton, there should be no difference between
the sugar imported from Germany.
The letter then goes into details about the
polsriscopic degrees recorded in the daily
classifcations of sugars at the port of New
York, all indicating great difference be-
tween the New York test and the Philsdel-
phia tests. 1t continues:
If the New York tests are correct, the sugar
being of the same character, then we have paid
many thousands of dollars which the national
Treasury is not entitled to: but IL the rates of
duty imposed upon Us at this port are correct
we have not only had the COM
bined power and capital of the Sugar
Trust to contend with, but we have
had the strong arm of the subordinate officers
Of the customs at the port of New York, as
sisting our competitors with all their official
might
The letter. which is very lengthy, con-
cludes with demand for an immediate in
vestigation. Mr.. Spreckeis is in California,
but Mr.. Thomas said to-day:
"Since April we have imported 15cargoes
of German beet root sugar, averaging about
80, 900 bags, or 6,600,000 pounds each. The
cargoes would average q polariscopic
test of 95 degrees, which carries
rate of 2.20 cents Der pound. So the
duty on one cargo amounts to S145, 200. At
New York the same sugar has been
tested at 90, on which the tariff
rate is 2.04 cents, or $134.6 $40 on
cargo of 10000 bags. The difference
between two tests amounts to SIC, $50 on one
cargo, which, multiplied by 10, our imports
in three months represents quite fortune
In itself. These have been our imports re-
Gently, but We viii double them from this
on"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-21

Here among the children bearing palm
branches, or taking some other part in the
scenes, are the little urchins to whom an
hour before we have given few pfennige to
show us our way. What can it be but the
principle of heredity which makes them act
so well, and which produces In them the
very embodiment of gracefulnessl
But we must leave this quite subsidiary
part of the great drama, although it is one
which would alone make Ober-Ammergau
worth visit during the present year, and
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-21
Lost Money From hi. Tr unk.

Michael Bodmer was committed to Jail
yesterday for hearing to-day, before AL
derman Reilly, on a charge OF larceny.
Frank Hornman, of Four Mile Run is the
prosecutor, md alleges that Bodmer stole
S61 In monej from Hornmsn's trunk.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-21
Hn. Two Year. TO serve.

William Plow was brought to the River
side Penitentiary yesterday from Fayetts
county. BE is sentenced to serve two years
for larceny.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-21
PERSONAL.

RrprARD KIPLISG. the writer, is only IS years
Of age.
sIR MoSELL MACKENZIE has gone to Italy for
a months holiday.
a MOVEMENT has been begun TO erect nionu-
ment to Or. Cronin in Chicago.
GEs. AJGER's presidential boom is a more ex-
pensive luxury than steam yacht.
HERBERT GLADSTONE viii visit the United
States and Canada during the coming summer.
THE EHPREss or AUSTRIA is devoted to yacth-
ing, now that she is no longer a bic to ride
horse.
LOUISE ABBExA. the French painter. arrays
herself in male attire. and is very much of a
dandy.
SIG. CRIsYI. premier Of Italy, is pretty sure
to resign soon. This is a bad year for prime
ministers
PRESIDENT CARNoT is meeting with warm re-
ceptions during his progress through the French
provinces.
JUDes WALTER Q. GRESHAM does not improve
in health. and his friends fear that he is slowly
breaking down.
GEN. MALONE has not yet been appointed
consul general at Paris, but he is very busy
studying French.
Representative MCKINLEY is major. but
his tariff Hill is not likely to attain majority in
its present shape.
EMILE ZoLA recently sat upon Paris jury,
and Aphonss Daudet is now acting as juryman
at the Paris assizes.
JOSEPH T. LAwLEss is the youngest mensber
of the Virginia Senate. Lawless in spite Of his
name, Is clever lawmaker.
WAsHINGroN DODGE, printer who helped to
get out the first issue of the New York Tribune
nIty years ago, Is still employed upon that
paper.
ID
man employers for his services in Africa. Most
anybody would spend few years in Africa at
that salary.
WILLIE WALDORF AsroR's income is estima-
ted at SO. SOB day. He didn't gather his i'm
mense fortune by novel writing-his grand
father laid the foundation Of it in the skin bus
| mess.
THE DEAN OF PETERBOROUGH Or. Perowne)
has declined the offer of the bshopric of Bangor
on the ground that he cannot speak the WEIGH
| language fuently. DR.. Perowne was formerly
head OF Lampeter College.
GEN. MAcADARAs, a member of the French
Chamber of Deputies. is all Irishman who or
gained tho Irish Legion at the beginning of the
| Franco Prussian war and fought bravery against
| the Germans. He is wit and orator and he
| speaks French f1uenty.
| ABUsTACHE TRAINER has appeared. 1t is an
| elastic, curved strip of thin metal, at either
| end of which is secured an adjustable plate
faced on the inner side with soft CLOTH in order
| that the machine may comfortably clasp the
| ends of the mustache. the latter is carefully
| arranged at night or during periods of seclusion
and the trainer fixed upon it.
HENRY IRVING has been nominated for parlia-
ment, and has declined in a letter in which he
says ut would not be possible for any actor
in the actual discharge of his calling to aspire to
| parliamentary honors, as not only do the cir
| cumstances of his work forbi such possibility,
| but that work itself needs a calmer atmosphere
than is to be found in the strife of public needs
| ami personal ambition of such lofty kind
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-21
THE LIFE IN A GLASS.

1t Does Not Seem to be Very Much but i,
Is Omen Enough TO be the Beginning NJ
Death.
Did you ever hold glass of drinking water
up TO the light and notice how completely fiiIsd
it was with little particles of matter: II looked
perfectly clear and pure when you poured il
out, but yet it was reeking with animal or vege-
table matter? Do you imagine it can be heal
thy Do you wonder why, in a little while.
your mouth tastes bad your appetite is poor
and you feel a general disgust with the word:
But if water is so impure. what shall we do
Boil it. No, that may kill the germs. but does
not remove them. a far better way is to use
pure whiskey with it. The best physicians in
America unhesitatingly declare this now. but
and bear this most carefully in miud-it must be
pure whislney, for impure whiskey is worse than
impure water
Doctors. chemists. scientists aud professors.
are now fully agreed that no whiskey used in
America to-day is so chemically pure or free
from fusa oil, as Duffy's Pure Malt. 1t has sue
WHISTLES, the prejudice of weak-lninded and the
bigotry OF narrow minded people WhYs b.
cause it has produced results. restored health
prolonged life awakened the tagging faculties
and counteracted the evil effect of poisonous
water. Indeed it Is a pure. medicinal whiskev
DO not, however. allow any unscruDulous dealer
to impose upon you by declaring he has some
connection of his own that is Just as good" or
some bottled whiskey that is much better" II
is the very popularity of Duffys Pure Malt that
has caused these unworthy decoctions TO come
into the market.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-21
1t is His Nature

senator ingalls, capacity for making man
uncomfortable is not confined to his power of
speech, writes New York Tribune correspond
ent. He has a look and manner that are dis
tinctly aggressive, and that can be made almost
as unpleasant as the cutting sarcasm of his
speeches. few days ago the Senate chaplain,
Dr Butler, went down on the floor of the Senate
after the delivery of his inyocations and stroued
about to point in the rear neighborhood of
Mr.. ingalls, desk, VIII re he stood mildly gazing
about him. perfectly harmless and noffensive
ingalls,, who was writing. Presently the Kansas
senator turned about, suspending his work for a
minute, and with pen poised in hand stared de-
beretely at the chaplain.
hope you had satisfactory service last
Sunday, y he said.
smiling in pleased way at the interest mani
Tested by the senator from Kansas in the vel
fare Of his church.
Il Hope the collection was large and impress
slve enough to SUIT your necessities said Mr..
ingalls, very deliberately and with that careful
ana distinct enunciation for which he is fam
GUS.
The collection was very good, | believe "
said DR.. Butler in somewhat embarrassed tone,
but had only an indirect interest in it, he
cause 1t was devoted to the maintenance of the
church building
veylng the chaplain in the same deliberate way,
his pen still held in his right hand in an attitude
or expectancy as though waiting for the inter
ruptlon to cease. Il thought that the collection
was for your benefit
oh, no, " said DR.. Butler uneasily. ana a min
from the neighborhood of the Kansas senator
without venturing to say good morning. And
tntn Mr.. Ingalls,, too, turned about deliberately
and resumed his writing.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-21
W hats the User
From the Ne,u YorI World


What's the use o waitin' till fellers dead nd
gone before his better qualities you men
ton?
OF lettin' him 20 all through life without a
cheerin' word. nd shown his remains re-
marked attention?
or passin' by dozen men, hard-workin', sober,
poor, nd like as not discouraged half tn
death,
Tu help drunken loafer constitutionally tired,
Extremely weak 10 principle nd mighty
strong of breath?
What's the use o. practicin' economy at hum,
nd settin' up the drinks down town with
all the boys?
OF cuttin' down your grocer's bill nd film up
the slate of some Teutonic dealer in amber
colored joys?
What's the use O thinkin' that folks won't size
yup for whot y really are. no matter
what y claim.
Or that you've got cunnin' trick that other
fellows hain't, and so are good deal
sharper iD lifes game?
What's the use o sayin' that the world owes Y
a Twin and settin' down nd waitin' for
yer pay?
Or calculatin' Providence IL rain down bread
an butter. md all you'll have tn do Ii be
tn grab nd eat aways
What's the use o talkin' religion tn a man
who's had a deacon sock it tn him in a
trade?
Or thnkin' that minister can preach as we'll
when he is lvn' on faith dumplins nd
missionary aid?
Nd what's the use O. thinkin' that when we come
tn die, sumhow, by hook or crook, we II
enter heaven.
When all through life the most of us have trav-
eled t'other way-I ruther guess bout six
days outer seven?
WILLIAM FDWkRD prNEEv
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-21
BRIGHT BITS.

'GaEAT are the uses of adversely" but they
aren't half so great as the misuses ofiprosperty.
| Ashland Press.
WHEN young man loses his heart TO some
girl he usually loses his nerve at the same time.
Terre HGufe cypress
"BREvITY is the soul of witt
perhaps. But / assure Sou there is little fun
In being snort. PUCK,
IF women cant keep secrets it is to be pre-.
sumed they would make excellent tellers in
banks. Boston Courier,
THE PEOPLE who always practices what they
preach seem somehow not to preach such diSa-
Greeble things as other people do.~-SomerU tus
Journal
AN ARTIST has Just sold landscape for S24.-
600 1t seems That an artists views are gettln 2
to be worth as much as those of a lawyer
YCntefs Statesman.
IF YOU lend a man SIS he simply gets that
mucn in your debt; bat if you allow hlm to
wheede you out of hundred you've made
him an enemy for life.-JuGge.
JUpeE-H How dare you come into court so?
Take Your hat off.
Accus But. Judge, you know 7 am no
stranger here. - Fliegende Btdetter.
GEAR OF RUSSIA Gust out of bed)-What has
become Of my uadershirt?
Valet-Please, your ma esty, the blacksmith's
putting frest rivetS into it.-BostofI Herald.
BRowY-Why do you go so far away from
home, Robinson, to spend your vacation?
Robinson- Because / want to be mentioned in
the newspapers as a distinguished citlzen.-
Epoch.
THAT fellows regular bore
so he is. He's all the time claiming descent
from the ancient Romans.
That explains it-his ancestors were au-
gurs. a--AelU York Herald
KNIBBs-Yes, sir. old Battlesby has had a very
successful life. He leaves no stone unturned
that will help him in his business.
Gibhs-What is his businesss
knibbs-Hes stone cutter.
MUpGE-I wonder why girl always shuts her
eyes when a fellow kisses her?
Yabsley-I never noticed anything of the sort
But suppose it depends on the kind of face the
fellow Terre Hue Express
"SIR.' he said to the proprietor of dry
goods store Il have called to notify YOU not to
trust my wife on my account, as She
"Don't worry, sir; it has been ten years since
you had any credit ct this store. '-Detroit Free
Press.
LANpLADY Ito actor)-And you are going to
leave me?
Yes, only meant to stay until perfected
myself in the part am going to play this even
ing"
What part is that, pray:"
The lean and hungry CassiuS life.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-21
Politeness witbo,,. Ra.,,rn..

Tee car vas crowded. slim girl got on at
Illinois street and several slim fellows. says the
Arkansas Traveller. bounced up and offered
her their seats. At Chicago avenue fat wo-
man got on, but no fat man bounced up TO give
her seat. There sat in the forward corner a
man that had come either from Egypt or South
ern INDIANA and when he saw the fat woman
he got up and said:
here. mizzeS, take this seat"
Inc woman waddled forward, thanked him
ana SAT down. He caught hold of a strap, looked
az ner lew moments, and then, so loud that
every one could hear, remarked:
notice that thar amt many polite fellers in
this town."
NOT very many" the woman assented.
80 am I so very polite mvsef'' he went on.
rough at times
u think you are very polite, she replied.
Mlghty glad t. hear you say so; always Ike
70 know That my little efforts find appreciation.
we done er good many mean things, ] reckon,
Ont tneres one thing l won't do if l can help it,
an mighty nigh ailus can, an that's this: /
woman glared at him. mo. don't" he went
on i jest won't do it. My wife is a awful fat
woman, not as fat as you are, but putty toler-
aoIe Lat, can give you pointer"
Inc woman, with more agility than she had
feet and exclaimed:
y won't have your seat. SIR
just as welcome to it as not, 7 tell you. I
uon want TO see you stand up, for know that
Wnen my wife has to stand up it mighty nigh
Kills her. an she amt as you are nuther. Got
shoulders mighty like yourn. but still she ain t
SO fat"
Il want you to shut your mouth - the woman
screamed.
Who, me?" he asked in surprise. s'W'y. I'm
your friend mlzz5s What, you going to get
on! am mighty sorry that | have disappointed
you Sometimes it don't pay to be polite" he
added when the disguised woman had left the
car, an reckon that is one of the things tn at
Ietiow has to guard against in a town like
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-21
He Gave Him q Dollar.

A story is told of Congressman Taulbee of
Kentucky, who was shot lately by Charles Kin.
caid in Washington City, says the Cincinnati
Enquirer. that contains considerable humor
An old colored man called Uncle Eph had lived
in the Taulbee family many years and was con-
sidered an honest and faithful old servant AT
ter the election for congressman, Taulbee hav-
ing been a candidate, he was tainted by some
of his opponents with the statement that Uncle
Eph had voted against him. Loath to believe it,
he called Eph into his room and said:
Uncle Eph. is it true that you voted against
me at the election
Yes, Massa William, replied Eph; 81 voted
de publican ticket"
well" said Tauibee Il like frankness, and
here's dollar for your candor,'
The old colored man stood scratching his head,
when Taulbee asked:
well, Uncls Eph, what is it?''
WELL Massa Taulbee," said Eph, 'if you is
buying candor you owes me fo' dollars mo-,
kase ] voted agin ye five times"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-21
Views of Mr. Depew.

Mr.. Chauncey NJ. Depsw has very good
opinion of Florida. He received a very
pleasant impression of that state during his
recent visit there. To one of his Yale col
lege friends at Dslmonico's day or two
ago he said: ''Florida is the place for young
men of limited capital and poor health to
go to if they want to get along in the world.
One acre down there is as good as $50 in
some places up here, if one is willing to
wait eight years to grow an orange
grove"
Speaking of the negro in the south, he
said that he was convinced that if the negro
left politics alone be could get along much
better in the south than in the north. In
his opinion the south is the place for the
negro
There is no doubt that the negro will
leave politics alone It Mr.. Dspew's party
will leave the negro alone. Why does not
Mr.. Depew advise his party to leave the
negro alone if he is convinced that it Is for
the negroes good to be left alones Does Mr..
Depew's party care more for the power
which it thinks the Negroes vote would give
1t than it does for the good of the negro2
The conclusion from what Mr.. Depew says
is that it does.
With reference to the race problem Mr.,
Depew said: II believe that it is
the imperative duty of the American people
to establish postal savings institution all
over this country. In such an institution the
negro can accumulate property, and in the
accumulation of property is the saving, not
only of the negro, but of the whole south. "
If Mr.. Depew and his party were sincere
in wishing the negro well, and should pur-
sue policy calculated to help the negro
rather than to profit by his vote, a long
step forward would be taken in the settle
ment of the race question.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-21
Castle Garden Abuses.

The testimony which has thus far been
taken by the congressional committee ap-
pointed to investigate the charges made
against the management Of Castle Garden
shows pretty clearly that the law against
importing laborers under contract is con-
stantly violated. and that the immigrants
are subjected to great many abuses of ons
kind and another. The evasions OF the
contract labor law are numerous. thou
sands of persons being brought to this coun-
try every month with the understanding
that they shall labor in coal mines, facto-
ries, on railroads, and even in the streets of
cities
Testimony has besn INTRODUCED showing
that immigrants who have been employed
on the streets have been forced to pay
part of their wages to bosses OF the street
gangs in order to keep their places. There
are men whose business it is TO visit certain
districts of Europe and induce people by
promises of one kind and another to emf
CRATE 20 this untry, and in tais way
thousands of undesirable immigrants reach
our shores.
General Master Workman Powderly, in his
testimony, said that there were immigrants
in the Pennsylvania coal mines who were
virtually slaves, and that their condition
was in many respects pitiable. Other wit
nesses declared that the immigrants at Cas-
tie Garden were treated like cattle.
1t is quite clear that many of the mine
owners, who are aggressive protectionists,
and who declare that a high protective
tariff is necessary to insure good wages to
American workingmen, are interested in
importing cheap labor from Europe, thus
depriving American laborers Of employ
ment.
Congress ought to do something to keep
undesirable immigrants out of the country.
They are getting to be a source of trouble.
Public sentiment is strongly in favor of
limiting the benefits of our institutions to
those who are intelligent enough to under
stand and appreciate the n. and who can be
depended upon to take sides with those who
are in favor of upholding the laws.