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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-14
AN UNEVEN MATCH.

Except for the sympathy which the pub
lie gives to the smaller, ani therefore the
under dog, in the fight. the people of this
country will have little disposition to take
sideN in the quarrel between England and
Portugal over their respective African pos
sessions.
So far as the course of the two powers in
Africa is concerned, there is little to choose
between them. England has adopted q
course of steady and unremitting annexation
of territory, commencing with the Cape
Colony and steadily working up toward
Central Africa, till the Orange Free State,
and zululand among the,latest of its acqui-
sitions, were gobhled. Portugal, on the
other hand, wherever it has held African
colonies, has been a bar to the opening of
trade and civilization. 1t would probably
be better for Africa and for trade to have
England open up the Lake Uyassa route;
while SO far as the respective titles are con-
cerned, Portugsls probably has little
priority of the two, which are both founded
on the law Of force.
1t is hardly possible to avoid noticing the
fact that Lord Salisbury's Government
adopted very much more peremptory and
wsrlike tone in dealing with the conflicting
claims of small kingdom like Portugal
than it would have done If its antagonist
had been one of the great military powers.
1t is not very long since similar difference
Of opinion arose between Germany and En-
gland with regard to their interests on the
Zanzibar coast In that case the Salisbury
Government took a decidedly conciliatory
and conservative course, and was very care
full not to go the length Of threatening
withdrawal of the British Minister at Ber-
lin. It is when dealing with small power
which has no navy and no army worth men
tioning that the Tory lion is extremely
pugnacious.
Under these circumstances it is not sur
prising that the populace of Lisbon are
very much exasperated over the surrender
of the issua to the British Government.
But cooler thought will teach them that it
may be better to surrender savage district
in Africa than to surrender the Portuguese
capital to a British feet.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-14
TERMS OF THE DISPATCH.
PITTsBURe. TUESDAY. jan. q, lsa0
THE WILD WINDS.

The high winds which roared about Pitts
burg all day yesterday and spent their
strength in uprOOtinga few trees and gener-
ally wrecking the telegraph wires were the
remnants of a cyclone which exerted its
most destructive energy in the plain about
the junction of the Ohio and Mississippi
rivers. The greatest fury appears from the
reports to have been concentrated In the
suburbs of st. Louis and Clinton, Ken
lucky, where nearly score of lives are
already reported lost. In other localities
the loss Of life has been less appalling, but
the destruction of property must have been
beyond estimate.
Such terrible displays Of the power Of the
elements are among the unforeseen and un-
avertable perils to which life is subject. No
human vigilance can guard against them,
although it may be an open question
whether more stanch aud enduring class
OF popular architecture might not lessen the
damage which they can work upon life and
property. While theories concerning their
cause are clearly defined, no way has yet
been discovered Of telling where the sdvanc-
ing wind storm will develop into cyclone,
or at what point it will expend its fury.
The story of such ravages by the forcesOt
nature, as are reported in our telegraphic
columns, can only arouse an active SYM
patty for The unfortunate people who are
thus rendered homeless at the inception of
the cold wave, and our gratitude that the
force of the winds in this vicinity was only
such as to cause comparatively trivial dam
ages.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-14
RARRFRnns nRnRR

The Reading Railroad Company has is
Sned an order requiring the brakemen and
baggage masters of its passenger service to
report for duty with clean-shsven faces. No
reason is assigned for the order: 1t may be
that President Corbin bases his action on
personal taste, though if we are not mis-
taken he has considerable hair about his
face. There is greater probability in the
theory that the Reading road, having shaved
its stockholders and scalped its creditors. is
forced to keep its hand in upon its employees.
The shaving of brakemen and bsggsgemen is
not likely to prove as profitable to the bar
bers of the Reading management as some
other tonsorial transactions of theirs have
proved.
Looking at the matter from an aesthetic
standpoint we are somewhat in doubt as TO
the propriety Of this shaving ukase. Some
men are undoubtedly improved by wearing
3 beard, and to most men according to
modern ideas OF beauty. the mustache is
becoming. Youthful brakemen win not be
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-14

damaged by being shorn of what Sucking
calls "a little wool, as much as an unripe
peach doth wear" and which merely shows
they are nearing manhood. But the stall
wart baggagemaster bearded like the
pard" who is accustomed to swear BY his
beard, will feel the sacrifice. There really
seems no solid esthetic ground for the order.
1t is barberous.
We have never heard it seriously ad-
vanced that mans ability to open and
shut doors, feed the vorscious car stove, or
announce the names of stations, is increased
or decreased by the hirsute sdornment Of
his face. The platform of passenger car
is windy place. to be sure, but a brake
mans Whiskers ought to stand ventilation
as well ss any mans. 1t is not fair either
that man after he has lAbored hard for
a month in the raising Of q beard should be
forced to cut it of. To raza beard is one
thing, to raise one is decidedly another.
The Reading Railroad Company should re-
member its own experience in raising divi-
dends.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-14
IN H0C sTGN0

The fall Of sign on Federal street, in
Allegheny, yesterday, revealed the presence
of danger which was formerly recognized,
but was supposed to be thoroughly removed
by the energetic administration of Chief of
Police Braun-namely dangerously hung
or insecurely fastened signs. The reap
pearance of the danger may be explained BY
the saying that all signs fail in such sea-
sons as this; but when the result is to send
the mammoth blazonry down into the
streets, with marrow escapes to men and
beasts, it is a sure sign that little of the
aggressive attention to the safety of the
streets from signs that was given q few
years ago, is now needed. 1t was made
clear enough yesterday that the conjunction
of high winds and weak signs are incom-
patible with the public safety. As no way
has yet been discovered of abolishing high
winds. it is necessary that strict attention
be given to the fastenings of the big signs.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-14
gHE MASONIC ORGAN OPENING.
How the Handsome New In'trumsns win

How the Handsome New instruments will
b0 Exhibited 10 the Fraternity.
The Masonic organ recital that was an
nounced in these columns recently to be given
the latter part Of the month. has developed
into series of recitals that are to be really
grand
The first win be given on tie SOth Of the
month and owing to the very large member
ship of the Masonic body it has been thought
best to divide the order into the different de-
grees for the different Tecitals. The members
of the Scottish Rite and their ladies will be
entertained the first evening. and the Knights
Templar and ladies will come in for the next
evenings pleasure. after which, respectively
the Royal Arch Masons and ladies and the Blue
Lodge and ladies viii be entertained. The pro-
gramme has not been fully arranged yet, but
some of the best local talent has been secured
and no efforts win be spared to make the re-
citals notable successes.
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APRAIsFWORTEY EFFORT


The determination of the miners in the
coke region to establish technical school,
at Connellsville, is an extremely creditable
one. The efforts to obtain State aid fol
such an institution have failed from the
neglect of the politicians, and the miners
are now taking it in hand to show that they
can establish an institution to increase tech
nical knowledge among the workers of their
industry, on an independent basis. Too
much praise and too much active sympathy
cannot be extended to such work. While
the institution may be more cramped in its
finances than if it were supported by the
State, whatever it does accomplish will be
worth ten times more, as the independent
and spontaneous work OF the miners them
selves. The effort of hard-working and
by no means profusely-paid laboring in
terest to show that it can maintain and ad-
vance educational interests in its own line,
deserves the highest success.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-14
A DANGEROUS EXPANSION.

such IL the View, Expressed By Clows, Of
GreRt BrItaIn's LOuus.
NEW YORK, January, 1s,-The Henry Clews
weekly financial circular to-day sounds the fol
lowing cautionary signal, giving the causes for
a predicted great reaction In the money mar
ket: "Easier money here relieved the Lon
don market somewhat; though the Bank of
England gained about f3O0, 900 gold during the
week. The London money market, however, Is
likely TO continue on the basis of high rates,
the expectation being that gold Will shortly 60
to South America.
The Bank Of France is the only foreign insti-
tuition holding an important surplus of gold.
The high rates for money have induced some
selling Of American stocks in London. increas-
ing the difficulties of any bull movement on this
side. At the moment, London is the weak spot
in the financial world, speculation in new enter
prises there for the last two years having gone
on at a rapid and even reckless rate. The ag-
qregate amounts Of capital subscribed to loans
and companies Of all kinds in Great Britain
1884 $45 900 Q00 1885 $500 900 900; 1856 s505
900. 1857, $3.50 OO00oO 1855 $780, zoos 1852 $780,
SSuch expansion as that of the last two years
Is out of all proportion 70 the arowth of legiti-
mate trade. Reaction, OF course. must fol-
low. It does not appear to be near athandjust
now, and there are influences at work which
will tend to counteract and delay its force;
still these are facts not to be overlooked. At
home we are still on the high road of pros
perity; railroad earnings, clearing house re-
Turns the demand for money and other indi-
cations all showing that the majority Of our
industries are in satisfactory shape.
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rhsn,rionl Notes.

THE first appearance here of the great violin.
ist, Sarasate, and the equally great pianist
Eugen D. ALBERT Saturday night at old City
Hall, is An extraordinary event It goes with
out saying that the mere announcement of two
such great artists will draw together q repre-
sentative audience, and IL can be promised be-
forehand that the public will hear musical
combination known all over the world as the
finest extant But not satisfied with present
ing two artists of their calibeT, Mr.. Abbey has
added another pianist, o,give completeness to
the programme, in the person Of Madam
Berthe Marx, an admirable artist, who plays
with Sarasate. and the combination taken alto
gether is as complete as it is certainly great
The sale Of seats opens this Tuesday morning
at Kleber's. and as great number Of inquiries
have already been received 1t is likely enough
there will be a lively demand.
AFTER an absence Of three years Mr. W. IT.
Carleton and his operatic forces will visit Us
again next week and perform a limited engage.
ment in two of the most successful New York
successes ''The Brigands' and "Nanon." Be
side MI Carleton, who is q host himself, the
company includes Mr. ]. X. Murray, who halls
from our city. Misses Clara Lane, Alice Carle.
Clara Wisdom, Marion Langdon, Charles A.
Bigelow and many others.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-14
THE STOVE IN THE VILLAGE STORE.

When the twilight had deepened to darkness
They gathered from far and near,
Old farmers VINO plodded the distance
As pilgrims their shrines to revere,
At the shabby old store at the 'teorners's
They met and they entered the door,
For the Mecca OF all these old oronies
Was the stove In the old village store.
It was guiltless Of beauty or polish,
And its door was unskillfully hung.
But they made glad circle around IL
And the genial warmth loosened eacn tongue
And they talked OF the crops and the weather
Twin subjects to gossip most dear.
And tho smoke from their pipes as 1t blended
Gave tinge to the whole atmosphere.
Eull many the tales they related.
And wondrous the yarns they spun,
And doubtful the facts that they stated,
And harmless the wit and the funy
But If ever discussion grew heated
1t was all without tumult or din,
And they gave their respectful attention
When q customer chanced TO come In.
When the evening Was spent and the hour
For the time of their parting had come,
They raped from their pipes the warm ashes
And reluctantly started for home;
Agreeing 10 meeton the morrow
When the day, with its labor was o'er.
Tor the Mecca Of all the old cronies
Was the stove in the old Village store.
-GFs. =. 4. TrsBh tn Hard,oars.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-14
MILLIONAIREs' SHABBY CLOTHES.
A Man and Woman Of Great Wealth Who
Dress Very Badly.


Dress Very Badly.
From the New York World.i
Mrs. Hetty Green has enjoyed the reputa.
tion for a long time of being the most shah
billy dressed millionaire who wanders within
the precincts of Wall street, and any one
who has seen her and made q comparison
mentally with the appearance Of q mechan-
ics wife going to market Saturday night
is convinced that her reputation Is well de-
clothes but they are not only neat but usually
have the appearance Of being recently pur-
chased. The only millionaire rival Mrs
Green has in point of shabbiness Is old Joe
Robinson who was one Of the contractors
engaged in the CONSTRUCTION Of the Union
Pacific Railroad. and Is said to be worth a, 000
600. He was down in Wall street yesterday
progressing along the thorOughfare with the
assistance of his crutches, as the genial old fel
clothes and without an oFercoat. He doesnit
wear any overcoat because it represents an ex-
penditure of money he is not willing to make.
His whole outfit, including hat and boots,
would not command 81 50 at any well-regulated
pawnshop.
He is one of the few stingy millionaires who
are perfectly good natured in their stinginess.
He is not cross or Grabbed, but greets every
body he knows with the utmost genialfty. He
and Sidney Dillon are very good friends, but
anyone else can spur him on to invest money
in wardrobe, The story Is. told of his see
ing friend on the street not long ago in
conversation with gentleman whom he did
not know. He went up to the two men and
was about to speak, when the man who was
stranger to him turned and said he was very
sorry but he had no small change. The friend
explained the situation, although be was
somewhat embarrassed, and the stranger ex-
tended profuse apologies to the millionaire
whom he had mistaken Tor beggar.
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AN UNKNOWN LAND.
4 Portion Of This Country Never Trsddsn By
White Man.

A Portion Of This Country Never Trodden By
White Men.
Washington has her great unknownland, like
the interior Of Africa. says the Seattle Press.
The country shut in by the Olympic Mountains,
which includes an area Of about $500 miles
square, has never, to the positive knowledge Of
old residents Of the Territory, been trodden by
the foot Of man, white or Indian. These mount
aims rise from the level country, within 10 or Is
miles Of the straits of San Juan de Fuca. in the
north, the Pacific Ocean in the vest Hoods
Canal in the east and the basin Of Qulnault
Lake in the south. and, rising to the height Of
5000 to 5000 feet, shut insa vast unexplored
area.
The Indians have never penetrated 1t, for
their traditions say that IL is inhabited by q
fierce tribe which none Of the coast tribes dared
molest Though it is improbable that such
tribe could have existed in this mountain coun-
try without their presence becoming known to
the white men, no man has ever asoertained
that it did not exist White men, too have
only vague accounts of any white man having
ever passed through this country, for investiga-
tiOn Of all the claims Of travellers has invariably
proved that they have only traversed its outer
edges.
The most generally accepted theory in regard
to this country is that 1t consisted Of great val
leys, stretching from the inward slopes of the
mountains to great central basin, This theory
is supported BY the fact that, although the
country around has abundant rain and clouds
constantly hang over the mountain tops. all the
streams flowing toward the four points are in
significant and rise only on the outward slopes
Of the range, none appearing TO drain the great
lakes shut in by the mountains. This fact ap-
pears to support the theory that streams flow
ing from the inner slopes of the mountains feed
q great interior lake. But what drains this
lake2 It must have an outlet somewhere, and,
as all the streams pouring from the mountains
rise In their outward slopes, 1t must have
subterranean outlet to the ocean. the straits or
the sound. There are great discoveries in store
TOR some Of Washington's explorers
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-14
THE ART soCIETY,s SEASON.

The approach of the season of receptions
by the Pittsburg Art Society promises ad-
ditional attractions for those who have en-
jOyed the delightful reunions of that Organi-
zation in previous seasons. Besides the
attractions Of music and the exhibitions OF
artistic work which have given the Art
Society's receptions their characteristic
coloring heretofore, it is stated that the re-
ceptions at the Pittsburg Club Thester this
year will include lectures upon art which
will furnish interest and instruction upon
the topics within the field of the society.
The Art Society has long been one of the
pleasantest features of Pittsburg's intel
lectual and aesthetic life, and it is satisfac-
tory to observe that it is determined to main
tain its record of progress.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-14
Grand Opera Houve,

AN unusually large Monday night audience
greeted Hanlon's new 'tFantasma" last
evening, the gallery gods" almost causing
small riot in their eageFnesa to secure seats.
The curtain rose on a witch's den, with weird
dance Of the goblins, and from that time until
the last transformation scene the changes were
rung in quick and bewildering succession. The
skeleton prize-hght and the mysteries of the
deep were the features that attracted attention
in the first act, while the decapitation invented
by William Hanlon elected many exclamations
OF wonder in the second. The dormitory pan.
tomtme seems to be a necessity with all spec
tacular entertainments The most generous
applause however. was called forth by the
specialties of A. O. Oroott. Mons. Louis Piz-
zarel and Little Tootsey The latter, in partic-
ular, was forced to respond to any number of
encores. Miss Emily Northrop and Royal
Pocke, as F0DtGsDlG and ZdmGIteL managed
the affairs of their respective realms, light and
darkness with force and energy while Farmer
Closes misfortunes were sustained by Mr..
Hanlon himself. The revolving tableaux were
very brilliant, indeed. By the way, when per-
fOrmance is announced TO begin at 8;l5 it
causes considerable annoyance and confusion
to commence proceedings ten minutes before
that time.
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AT THE YHEATERS.
Variety at the Bliou and More or Les. Ei.s-
where.

Variety nj the Bliou and More or Less Elno-
whore.
I Asst years successful experiment Of intro
ducing variety performance upon the stage
Of the Bijou Theater was repeated last night
before an audience that was simply immense.
The company was HeTEmann'a Trans-At-
lantique Vaudevillea-a curious aggregation Of
artists principally drawn from the continent
Of Europe. The popular verdict was emphat-
ically favorable; nearly every performer being
repeatedly enoored. Il must be said that the
whole performance was void ofohense. though
a touch or two Of sheer Yulgsrity-hap al.
most unintelligible to an American audience
were noticeable In other respects 1t was sim
plya hrst-class variety show, with the Irish
dialogues, the dreadful Dutch humorist, and
the colorBd atrocities omitted
The programme is too long for itemized criti-
cism, sven that we're. called for. The most
novel and most effective work was done BY
Trewey, who really has no equal as an equiIi-
brist and ShadoWgraphist. The latter term
needs an explanation. Trewey with his two
hands, and hardly anything else, throwA pict-
ures OF Dlrds, beasts and men In SHADOW upon
screen. The combinations and lite-like sketches
he thus forms with his two hands are astonish-
ing. He should omit, however, vulgar nasal
episode which has nothing but its ugly truth to
recommend 1t. A talented little fellow of but
years ls LIE Feut Freddy; ne s1pgs In half
dozen languages, directs an orchestra with the
air OF a Thomas, and dances with skill quite
his own.
The prettiest possibilities Of the popular skirt
dancing were shown by Miss Katie Seymour.
The grace and daintiness of Miss Seymour are
rather rare unluckily. for this is an age Of
athletic prancing and high kicking. In the lat
ter regard the four Gaiety danseuses toucheda
high mark, and still their dancing had no little
gracefulness to recommend it. Gus Williams
enchanted the audience with his songs. especial
ly with plaintive ballad about Mr.. Gucken-
heimer, who went in the opposite direction to
the late lamented McGinty; and the majority
seemed to see tremendous humor in Mr.. Will
iams' playing of several airs out of tune
on the piano, Another jewel which
was thrown away upon rs was the
singing of Miss Ennice Vance. Sheis pretty
English girl, and she sings London comic
song according to the style approved in the
Canterbury or the Oxford music halls of that
city. But the song, the style, the illusions to
''Peckham Rye" "shrimps and tea" were lost
on the audience. So the Coughdrop is too
English also. The fooling music and panto-
mime element we're capitally furnished by Mr.
Ross and Miss Fenton, Les Freres Tacchi and
the Penauds.
1t is good variety show all in all; that and
nothing more, But that viii be enough to NIL
the Bi1ou, no doubt
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,Harris' Theatsr.

As vehicle to carry the st. Felix sisters
through an entertainment and allow them to
display their speeialties Of song and dance "a
Royal Hand" is success. despite the fact that
as farce comedy it iS a mixture of the veriest
nonsense. These three young ladies sing very
sweetly and dance very gracefully, but their
company is none Of the strongest. Henry p.
Clark's brogue is about as poor as is generally
heard on the variety stage In some respects II
is painful to listen to him. In the last act he
somewhat atones for it. however, in the manner
in which he sings his lullaby, in which, by the
way, he is ably assisted by little tot OF girl,
who is q sweet little prodigy and who received
yesterday the heartiest applause of any of the
performers. Ned Hanson's voice Is much better
than his acting. and his mandolin accompani-
ment is well worth hearing. The comedy is in
terspersed with q agreatnnmher Of popular songs
and medleys which are rendered in a very ac-
ceptable manner. Two large audiences greeted
the opening Of the weeks engagement yes
terday.