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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-03
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

THE statue of Ex-Governor Hubbard for the
Connecticut State House has been put in place
at Hartford.
SENATOR WoLCoTT, of Colorado rumor
says, is to marry the widow of the late Lyman
K. Bass Congressman from Buffalo.
SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN, the composer, is
hard at work upon the score of grand opera,
which is to be produced in London next No.
yember.
CARDINAL MANSING'S friends are to pre-
sent him with testimonial at the celebration
of the silver jubilee of his episcopal consecra-
tion in June.
MARY ANDERSoN'S marriage to Mr.. Ma
varro will be solemnized at Brompton Oratory,
London, this month. "Our Mary will be his
Mary then.
SARAH CowELL-LEMoYME. the Interpreter
of Browning is an ashen blonde and quantity
original talker. Her marriage to ". J. Le-
moyne, the comedian, was pure love match.
EMPEROR WILLIAM, of Germany, is about
to build yacht that will be the largest in the
world. He may pay the United States visit
in it. He should enter it for one of the cup
races and learn how it feels to be beaten.
THE Roumanian Queen, Carmen Sylvia, "is an
illustrious epicure. She has invented several
dishes, and sometimes cooks one for the King
with her own hands. She tries them on her
royal lord. and if he survives she knows they
are all right.
THE coaching season has begun in Paris
Among the Americans who are Identifying
themselves with the pleasure are DR.. Seward
Webb, Oliver P. Belmont Miss Adele Grant
and Miss Mabel simpkins. Though expert
whips. they never 60 out without a "tooter'' on
the coach.
COUNT HARTENAU, best known as Prince
Alexander of Battenburg and of Bulgaria,
who married the pretty opera singer, Mile.
Loisinger. is in great favor at the Austrian
court. His infant son was recently christened
under the name of Louis Alexander, the Grand
nIlra of HesSe staadinn as nndE nther
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-03

sometimes so bitterly criticised by the un-
thinking are the signs and in some degree
necessary incidents of life and growth.
There might be better method, and more oi
it, in the style of prosecuting these works,
and more foresight-all of which THE DIS
PATCH hopes to see-but we shall be sorry
whenever these activities come to a stop.
When improvements of radical sort come
SO quickly and so fast upon one another's
heels as has been the case lately in this neck
of the woods, it is perfectly reasonable to e1-
pect that they must kick up terrific dust.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-03
HARRIsoNs SUMMER PLANS.
The President and His Family Will Prob
nbly Go TO Deer Park.


WASHINGTON, May 2-It is about decided
that the Presidents family will summer at
Deer Park, Nd. as they did last year, President
Harrison joining them as soon as Congress ad-
iourns MIR. Robert Mckee has been nego-
tiating for some time for cottage for the
summer, but was obliged to leave for Indian
apOlis early in the week before affairs were
definitely settled. As last year. he will take
the cottage for his wife and babies for the sea-
son, and the President and Mrs. Harrison will
be his guests when they find it convenient to
leave the capital
ing, President Harrison expressed the deter
mination to go nowhere until the adjournment
of Congress, as the journeying TO and from the
mountains every week was more exhauSting
than staying in the city. All of the cottages at
Deer Park have been taken excepting the one
known last year as the Summer White
House" and which belonged originally
to Mr.. Spencer, of the Baltimore and
Ohio road. 1t has been kept until
the final decision of the President.
1t was thought at one time that the Elkins'
cottage would be chosen in preference to the
one occupied last summer, but. although it Is
roomier, it lacks the elements of privacy SO
necessary to Chief Magistrate escaping from
office seekers. 1t has already been rented by
Washington Mclean. His son, John r. Nc
Lean. has taken the villa on the other side of
the Presidents cottage. Mr.. s. b. Elkins will
go to his new castle in the West Virginia
wilderness which has been building for IA
months. 1t is at a little place called Elkins,
four hours run from Deer Park.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-03
REMARKABLE PROCEEDING.

1t will be hard to make anyone believe
that it is nothing more than a coincidence
that, the day after the writ Of hsbeas corpus
had been secured on Kemmler's behalf, q
bill should be suddenly railroaded through
one branch of the New York Legislature
abolishing capital punishment in that State,
and that on the attempt to send it through
the other branch the same day should only
fall little short OF success.
The view that this move was prompted BY
lobby, working for powerful interest is
based no less on the methods of New York
legislation than on the collateral moves to
prevent Kemmler's execution by elec-
tricity. The practical politicians of New
York do not suddenly and without previous
agitation, take up a bill abolishing the
death penalty and pass it under suspension
of the rules, from purely philanthropic
motives. 1t would be good thing if they
gave priority to subjects of general legisla-
tion like this, with proper debate. But they
do not. Only the jobs are crowded to enact
ment by the methods shown in this case,
and the inference is very strong that the
corporate interest which has been fight
ing Kemmler's execution all along, has
secured this remarkable action on the part
of the New York Legislature.
Under such circumstances the discussion
of the relative merits and demerits of capital
punishment is not called for. 1t is the
enactment of law on such a subject, with
unprecedented haste, at the orders of cor
porate agents, which is presented for the
consideration of the country.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-03
THE Signs OF LIVE TOWN.

For the past seven years-which, by the
way, have been red-letter chapter in the
history Of Pittsburg-the streets of this
town have been in a chronic condition of
being torn up. First it was pavements,
perhaps or gas, or water, or sewers, or in
some districts underground conduits for
cable roads; or, to be still more accurate,
the succession of events included all these
various operations. Now it is the electric
roads which call for repetition of the dig
ging and the filling and repaving. And so
it goes.
The methodical deplore the want of fore
sight exhibited in not having all or several
of these geological changes take place to-
gether, while the thoughtless grumble ut
terly and declare that patience is ex-
hausted.
But there is good occasion for patience
none the less; and also in these things which
seem Just now to be WEAKNESS to the flesh
and a vexation to the spirit, there is a really
greater cause for qualification. Who be-
grudges the Inconvenience that came of
putting down the gas pipes, when the clean
illness and convenience of the new fuel is
remembered? Who does not feel that the
rapid transit by the cable cars is a luxury
cheap even at the cost Of another tearing up?
Who does not see that sewers save doctors
bills? And, if there be any who lament the
destruction Of driving roads, is there not the
consolation of knowing that the new electric
routes, while they inter ere somewhat with
the Measure of one class afford nevertheless
immense convenience to many more people
by making all parts Of the city easily and
quickly accessible.
The simple fact of the case is that Pitts
burg is steadily outgrowing all previous
conditions. These very things which are
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-03
OUR MAIL POUCH.
A Frequently Misused Term.
TO the Editor OF The Dispatch:

Frequently mlsused Terms
To the Editor OF The Dispatch:
The sentence. "A very dumb prisoner" oc-
ours in THE DISPATCH of April 90 There are
two meanings of that word. One Is derived
from the German DUNN" meaning dull and
stupid; the other, and, in English, the proper
definition, is silent or mute-destitute of the
power of speech, unable to utter articulate
sounds See Webster's Unabridged Diction-
ary.
As the word is used in the above sentence 1t
may mean either of the two. The press exer-
cises great influence on the language of the
people, and should be pure. Therefore let the
word dumb" be used in Its proper place and
given the English definition.
There is an unfortunate class of persons the
deaf and dunlb to whom the misuse of the
word does injury by spreading a wrong con-
ception. Thousands of persons never meet a
deaf mute but those who do so occasionally
cannot help but notice they usually as in
telligent and active as persons in full posses
sion of all faculties, the only apparent differ
ence being that they do not use their voices
and communication among strangers Is usually
carried on with them through the medium of
penc and paper. But persons who habtually
use the word "dumb" as a synonym of stupid
when confronted by deaf and dumb person,
are inclined to class him as not only deaf but
also stupid, and possibly avoil him on the
strength of dumb" There is where the harm
of the word occurs, and hence the objection to
the future misuse of the word
SYLVIA CHAPLIN Balls.
EDGEwooDvILLE, Maya.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-03
CHINATOWN EXCITED.
Preparations for Big Chinese Funeral Now
Going On In New York.

Preparations for n Big Chinese Funeral Now
Going On In New York.
NEW YORK, May IA large Chinese funeral,
which will surpass anything of the kind ever
before seen in the East, will take place in
Chinatown next week. A permit was obtained
at police headquarters on Wednesday for 800
Cinnamon to take part in a street parade on
Tuesday at the funeral of DR.. Young
Doo Hing, who died suddenly in his
office, No. 18 Mott street. The
application was made on behalf of the
Lung Gee Tong Society, of No. Mott street,
The affair will be one of the most important
that has ever occurred among the Chinese pop
ulation of this city, and. indeed, anywhere in
this country outside of California Everything
is being done by the merchants and other resi-
dents of Chinatown to make the obsequies of
the most imposing nature. DR.. Hing was not
only he best known physician in Chinatown,
but one of its highest Masonic officials as we'll
He was Grand Chancellor or Secretary for the
Chinese Free MasOns in the East and will be
buried with the supreme hOnors OF that order.
The only drawback is the possible chance of
interference with the procession by hood
lums," who may attempt to break it up. If
this Is done serious trouble NAV follow as
Cinnamon would not tamely submit, an oc-
casion like this, to dispersal of the paraders.
In any case. the strange and unusual process
sion will be apt to attract an immense crowd.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-03
THE YOUNGSTOWN CARPENTERS
Make Plain Statement of Their Side of the
Cnae.

Make n Plain Statement of Their Side of the
Case.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPArCHl
YoUNGsTowN, May 2.-The expected settle
ment regarding the scale for the coming year
between the Carpenters Union and,the contrac-
tors has not yet been accomplished, and the
members who locked their tool chests Wednes-
day night, have not yet opened them. The
friction is caused through the plating mills
who are engaged in taking building contracts
and supplying other contractors with manu-
featured lumber. refusing to sign the scale
presented by the Carpenters Union.
Al the car penters' headquarters late this
afternoon the following was announced as
their position: 1--WE have organized no strike
We have simply suspended work pending the
action Of those who have not yet signed the
scale On February l we presented our de-
mand; thus giving three months to consider
ii and give an answer or be-
fore May /. While number have
expressed willingness to concede our
demands, others do not. We clam that we
have a~ked nothing unreasonable, and having
treated the employers fairly are entitled to
recognition and consideration"
AS there is a large amount of building pro-
jected here it is believed the union scale will be
signed by those who have opposed it.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-03
FLOWER-RAIsING AS A FAD.
One of the Things the Fashionable Young
Lady VIII Cultivate.

Lady VIII Cultivate.
Beside riding the safety" and the horse.
which might be called the safest" of the two,
as it really does not throw nearly as often as
the "Safety," playing croquet lawn tennis and
the like, the fashionable young lady will ap-
pear in large garden hat and, with neatly
gloved hands and watering can, proceed to
cultivate flowers; not in a conservatory but out
on the lawn, of course taking the precaution
that the hat Is very, very becoming And the
flowers the young lady will cultivate are as old
fashioned as the idea-asters, balsams pansies,
phlox. portulacca, stocks, mignOnette and sweet
peas-the latter. by the way, is becoming more
and more popular. In the winter time they are
embroidered and hand painted on everything
that will admit of such decorations, and in the
summer time they are nursed and petted and
made much of IN the gardens. Indeed, their
star is in the ascendant.
Violets too with their modesty and sweet
ness are rivaing the more aggressive flowers
in popularity this season, and any number of
plants have been sold by the florists for home
gardens One boxful seen e-terday was to
be sent TO young gentcInan's address, to-
gether with some carnatiOn plants and small
known i'll society circles, has recently been TAX
ing the economical fever instead of the spring
fever and he intends being able to supply his
best girl with violetS of his own raising that
will speak to her, he thinks, very forcIDly of
his love and devotion, and not appeal so
strongly to his own bank account. In other
words he wishes to supply his lady love with
sint-iment and sweet scent without sacrificing
the financial cent.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-03
MAY BLOSSOMS.

Citizen-Why don't you clean out that
gang of loafers in front of that saloon?
Policeman (pItyingly)-Guess you must be
near-sighted. Them's city oficials.-Helo York
Weekly,
saThere is that horrid, i'll fitting riding
dress of mine I've tried to give it away several
times but nobody seems TO want it.''
..It is very difficult to get rid of a bad habit"
Racket.
.swhy do you look through the large end
of your opera glass?''
81 wanted to see if distance would be fool
enough to lend any enchantment to that chorus"
-Neto York Sum-
"And now, Professor, what do you think
of my voice?''
..Well. it all depends. You haven't told me
vet Do you intend becoming an auctioneer or
huckster ?''-PhiLddetphiG Times.
Lady-What is this, Mr.. Chops, mutton
or lamb?
Butcher-Which do you want, ma'am?
Lady-Lamb, of course.
Butcher-Wen, that's lamb, ma'am.-LotosD
Mail.
New York editor cannot understand
how a younp man whose salary is Sl2 week can
attend the opera every night oil the season. FER
hans his father is Tammany omelals VINO saves
s,o 100 ear ont of a salary Of e. -NorrtstoIoR
herald.
The WEIGHT of Words. want
to Get an unabridged dictionary.
fgerk-Yes sir Webster or worcester?
Cratomer-Makes no difference. It's the only
,nin j, that will keep my trousers from bagging.-
CLothier and FHrHtsher.
ssDo you believe in execution by electric
i+r9,- the barber asked his victim.
..WeIl. 1t has this civilized advantage over other
methods of killing. that it is quicker. You know
the slower the process Of torture the more bar
barous 1t Is considered. ."
And the razor-wieder was that struck he even
forgot 70 ask if he didn't want tonic hair cut
MAY,
Everything is bright and gay,
On this gladstone sun-kissed day;
All the blue birds sing their lay;
Fishes bite as bite they may;
Flowers bloom in bright array;
Children laugh the livelOng day;
In the sky no touch of gray:
All things seem to come our way
This Is May
-Bashtngtoa Star.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-03
OUR ROAD EXPLORERS.

The Fever Spreads and the Great Metro
polirau Papers Comment Upon the Enter
prise-Good Roads Make Prosperous
People.
From the New York Press.l
THE PITTsBURG DISPATCH has been making
an extended investigation into the condition OF
farming IN Western Pennsylvania. The first
of its series of reports shows that the profits OF
farming have been cut down to a considerable
extent, but not so greatly as to depress agri-
culture or make it Improbable. The most
exhaustive investigation will probably disclose
no more and no less than this result. Farming
has suffered the same reduction in profits with
manufacturing and general business. This
decrease in profits has been general, and not
confined to agriculture alone, and If we take
Western Pennsylvania as an example of the
average condition of the whole country THE
DIsPATCH's inquiry has clearly established
what The Press has all along claimed, that the
interest of producers, whether OF natural or
artificial products, are at the present time
identical.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-03
LADIES OF MUSCLE.
Miss Wright Gives q Calisthenic Exhibition
nj the Female College.

Miss Bessie Wright, the exponent of physical
culture who came from Atlanta recently, gave
the first exhibition of her pupils at the Pitts
burg Female College, with which she Is identi-
fed as instructor, last evening. The chapel
was filed with guests who responded to neat
little invitations sent out by Miss Wright in
her own name; and shortly after O'CLOCK, 10
the inspiriting strains OF the piano, at which
Miss Carrie Bell presided, the young ladies
marched In for the first number. They were
dressed in uniform calisthenic costumes of
pure white. composed of blouses and killed
skirts, and very gracefully proceeded to illus
erate the knowledge they possessed of GYM
The physical culture. as taught by Miss.
Wright, is a modified form of the old fashioned
gymnastics, and does not SAVIOR Of the Delsarte
system aG all. The programme consisted of
free gymnastics" "dumb-ben exercise"
wand drill" "dumb-bell march," fishers
hornpipe," Indian club exercise" pole drill
and postures," 4" 'dumb-bell exercises" "Jndian
club solo," Miss Bessie Stoner, and march and
run"
The names of the young ladies who took part
in the exhibition are Misses Flora Young, Ber-
tha Norcross, Francis Gilchrist, Fannie Late,
Lulu Orcutt, Helene Smith, Carrie Snyder,
Marie White, Bessie Stoner, Charlotte Atkin-
son, Carrie Patterson, Alice Craft, Alice Bar
nett. Mary Barnett, Hettie Newell and Mary
Parsons,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-03
NATIONAL AND STATE POLITICS.

CLEARFIELD Republican: Major Montooth,
one of the prominent Republican candidates
for Governor was swinging around the circle
last week looking after something The Major
was given a reception at Dubois, Punxsutaw-
ney, etc.
ALTOONA Tribune: Within the last few
days the Pattison Gubernatorial boom has re-
ceived quite impetus. and it is now believed
the Philadelphia delegation will be unit for
his nomination. Wallace, however. seems to
have the politicians with him, and is likely to
be nominated.
HARRISBURG Call: The report that comes
from Pittsburg of an alleged scheme to leave
the negroes of the South out of the census
enumeration for the purpose of reducing the
Southern representation il Congress is a rather
..dsby" tale Even if such scheme were car
ried through, the people of the South would
demand recount, which would upset the en-
tire plan.
on. CITY Derrick: The talk about fore
inpn Delamater on the party is all bosh. II
George Wallace Delamater is not the choice
of the party he will not be nominated. If he is
the choice of the party he should receive the
nomination though all the Democratic free
traders from New York to San Francisco tear
their hair and their Mugwump allies blow un-
til they blast their bugles.
HARRISBURG Patriot: The modesty of
Philadelphia Democratic politicians, in view
of the fact that 10000 of the Go.000 of the Re-
publican majority in the State last November
was rolled up in that city, is not of the blusbing
sort as in fact it should be. Indeed IL there
is a Philadelphia politician of either party
whose cheek is not chiefly composed of brass
his fortune might be made on pedestal in
museum.
FRANKLIN Press: Speaker Reed sounded
the keynote of the Republican campaign IN his
Pittsburg speech. The Republican party must
complete the work Of freedom by freeing the
ballot box. For State elections it must wait
the slow reform of time, education and prog
ress. Congressional elections it can free now
and it must and will. The power exists. right
requires and freedom will not be complete
without this reform to which Speaker Reed
marshaIs the party.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-03
ANNIE ROoNEY-REVIsED.

The song that's lately all the rage,
Upon the street aud on the stage,
And growing fast to ripe old age,
Is ''Little Anne Rooney
The newsboys sing it on the street,
And almost every man you meet
Is keeping time with prancing feet,
To ''Little Annie Rooney"
Early morning noon and night,
'Tis sung by all. and seldom right
And whistled in more shocking plight
Twill surely drive us looneyl
1t makes no difference where you go,
You can't escape this ''tale of woe.''
Instead of "Annie Laurie'' now
The band plays "Annie Rooney"
Chorus:
She's chestnut. .'Joe's'' bore,
NAV we hear them nevermore!
Wish they'd marry-take the grip
And go down in McGInty's ship,
While they're on their wedding trip
Joe and Annie Rooney.
-Binghdmton Republicans
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-03
A Wall From Freeporr.

From the Freep ort Journal
If THE DISPATCH caravan should come this
way we could show them some as tough places
as there is to be found in the State. There is
one point on Buffalo street, Just beyond Fourth,
that is really dangerous. There is no good rea-
son why it should be in such condition, because
stones are plenty and cheap but, like the farm
ers, we have been too long content to scrape up
the dirt in the spring so that it will make good,
soft mud the next season.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-03

The need of battle-ships to protect our
seacoast cities from becoming the prey of a
ravening foe. forms the subject of pages of
agitation in the New York Herald. 1t is well
to build some battle-ships-after we have made
certain that we can build the right kind. But
inasmuch as this country has taken the lead in
avoiding warfare by international arbitration,
we are in no such immediate peril that we can
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-03

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH!
WASHINGTON. PA. May 2.-Never in the
history of the literary societies of Washington
and Jefferson College has such a
hot fight for annual Inter-society
contest been held Several ballots we're nec-
essary to elect the contestants in the F. &
Debate, r. NJ Sherrard, of Rockville, Ind;
Grafton. j. D. Douglass. of Blytheville, Pa;
Essay Fulton Jack, of Jacksonville, Pa.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-03
Referred TO the Authorities.

To the Editor of The Dispatch:
Can you inform me through your paper why
those boys that were under bail for robbing my
house in March were released without my
knowledge? asked policeman why they were
released and he said it was because l did not
appear against them. 1 got no notice to appear
against them and was much surprised to hear
they were free. MRS. j. w. SKEES.
LIBRARY, PA, Maya
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-03
Visited Kinzua and Lived.

From the " arren Mall.
THE DISPATCH outfit passed through Cory.
Garland, Warren and Tidioute last week,
spending Sunday in Tionesta. The writer
rightly says 'the roads of Warren county are
nothing 20 brag about" and states they mi ght
be greatly improved. We think they will be
some time. He ought to have driven to the great
Kinzua bridge HE did. and survived-ED. ],
"a few miles further north" of Warren, and
then he would know something about bad
roads-if he survived.