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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-14
OUR MAIL POUCH.
organza Defended-what is Needed.

Morganza Defended-What Is Needed.
To the Editor of The Dispatch:
In Sundays issue your editorial reference to
the Mentally case does an unintentional in
justice to the Pennsylvania Reform School
located at Morganza. That there are some
persons so constituted that there is no reforma-
ton possible is patent to every intelligent per-
son, and at the late convention of the National
Prison Association, held at Cincinnati two
weeks ago, some of the best men in charge OF
prisons, of large experience, who at the same
time are devoting their lives to the amelioration
Of the condition of prisoners and their ultimate
reformation, openly expressed the idea that
such persons should be imprisoned like con-
indeterminate periods. have not the records
Of the Morganza institution before me, but
from what McNally said should Judge that he
was never an inmate of that institution but of
the old House of Refuge The government
ana methods of the latter were as distinct and
separate from that of the present institution
as the practice Of modern medicine is from that
0f 90 and more years ago.
The Morganza school system is second to
none In this country and the records show that
w per cent of the boys turn out to be good and
useful men, filling posts of honor as good busi-
ness men, ministers of the Gospel, mechanics,
physicians, artisans, etc. For obvious rea-
sons these are never heard of. but when one of
the eight out of the hundred turns out bad the
papers are full of his escapades and the public
sneer1ngly says ''he is Morganza graduate"
What have said has reference only to the
boys: The record for the girls, I am sorry to
say Is bad. The establishments OF separate
state institution for them somewhere in the
center OF this Commonwealth, managed by
women entirely, is a necessity,as our President
in his reports for the past ten years has so
clearly shown to the Legislature.
JOHN N. NEEB.
ALLEGHENY, Pa, October l3
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STATE POLITICAL NOTES.

WHEELING Ne,cs. Qnd): There is Wolfe
loose in Mr.. Quay's sheep-fold.
ALTOONA Times (Dem.): The Independent
Republicans are supporting Mr.. Pattison for
two reasons-because he is competent and be-
cause he is honest.
WHEELING Intelligencer (Rep.): PennsyI-
vanla's political pot gets fresh firing every
day. The Keystone State has not had such a
rumpus as this for many year. The end of
the battle cannot be seen through the smoke.
McKEAN COUNTY has normal Republican
majority OF about 100. A prominent oil pro-
ducer from that county who is now in the city
says that the county will give Democratic
majority of 5O0 He claims that over $40 names
have been secured for the Independent Re-
publican movement who will vote for Mr..
Pattison, besides nearly 600 who will not sign
the paper but will support the reform can
didate.
HARRISBURG Patriot (Dem.): Mr.. Della
mater. if he desires to preserve his manhood,
should lose no time in calling the Allegheny
county man to account. His failure to do so
will be an admission of Mr. Rutan's claims and
a practical acknowledgment Of the truth Of the
charges against him. There is only one course
open for him, and that is to prosecute the
author of the letters for libel. It will not do
for him to say that he cannot obtain justice.
An assertion of that kind is an admission of
the weakness of his position.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-14
DEFEATING PROTECTION.

If the statements with regard to the COM
bination formed by the manufacturers OF
Brussels carpets have any foundation IN
truth, they show the necessity of provision
in the tariff bill, such as THE DISPATCH
urged. that any industry under the control
of a combination sufficiently powerful to
prevent competition, restrict production and
arbitrarily advance prices, should lose the
benefit of the protective duty.
1t is stated on behalf of this combination
that it is not 'trust." 1t is only a harm
less agreement" by which prices are to be
raised 60 cents per yard; and in order
that this end may not be delayed, produc-
tion is to be restricted 40 per cent. That is
sufficient to show an attempt to defeat the
public purposes of protection. The duty
was raised for the clearly stated purpose of
securing such competition among domestic
producers as to bring down prices: and the
first step taken by this protected industry is
to organize TO prevent and nullify that pur-
pose BY suspending competition and raising
prices above the level which would be fixed
by domestic competition. But that is not
the only attack on the theories of protection
embodied in this combination. Protection
is for the purpose of affording full employ
ment to American workingmen. That has
been avowed so often that it cannot
be denied without pulling down the whole
fabric. Yet the effective means adopted by
the Brussels carpet men to attain their end
is to restrict production, and therefore limit
the earnings of all their operatives 40
per cent. Their action cuts both ways. 1t
seeks to deprive the consumer of the ad-
vantage which he is promised by domestic
competition under the protective policy; and
it proposes to take away from the working
man 40 per cent of the labor which the
tariff intended to give him. To defeat and
belle the promises of the protective system
in that way is the worst attack that can be
made on the policy.
1t is stated that two-thirds of the manu-
facturers of Brussels carpets have Joined
this combination. If it stops there, the
teeth of the combination will be drawn and
the competition of the other third will make
the combination short-lived. But if the
other third come into the combination, the
members of that industry will have sue
ceeded in nullifying and defeating the fun
damental pledges of the protective policy.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-14
THE BASEBALL UNION.

The general tendency of opinion in base
ball circles is that the negotiations for union
between the contending leagues will restore
the professional baseball business to its
former position of profit and glory. This
includes the assumption that the bad sue
cess of the past season was due to the rivalry
between the organizations. This may be
partially true; but we would not advise our
friends of the baseball profession to invest
their money too freely on the presumption
that cutting down the number of clubs will
increase the attendance.
OF course the crucial point, both as to the
failure of last season and the success of next,
is the attendance of the public. What glory
is there in a triple play if it can only call
forth the applause of empty benches, and
what profteth it the Players League to
knock out the National organization il both
concerns are equally impoverished? 1t is
plain that given attendance, if divided be-
tween two clubs, yields less than If it all
went to one; but the trouble with last season
was that the actual gloss attend
ance at all games was decreased.
To conclude, as baseball opinion seems to,
that the public stayed away from all base
ball games because there were more games
to go to, is to liken the patrons of the
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-14

THE young ladies of the Williamsburg Re-
formed Presbyterian Church are making ex-
tensive preparations for an entertainment to
be given Friday evening at the residence OF
Mr.. William Price, on South street. There
will be music, vocal and instrumental, recita-
tions and well.served supper. The proceeds
are to be devoted to the fund for the new
church that is to be built next spring if enough
money can be raised for that purpose.
CARDS were issued yesterday to the wedding
of Miss Eta Cochrane and Mr.. Samuel Richie,
the Secretary of the New York Life Insurance
Company. The wedding will be celebrated at
the residence of the brides parents ON Locust
street, Wednesday evening, and a journey East
will be taken by the newly made bride and
groom, who are extensively known and popular
young people.
ROMANCE again; this time the young
daughter of Harvey Henderson, ESQ.,, and
Frank H. Bailie, rate clerk at the Pittsburg
and Lake Erie general freight office. are the
happy ones, and the parents of the young
lady, especially the mother, the unhappy ones.
The young couple were married In the East,
somewhere, and will return to the city shortly.
MR.. and MRS RICHARD s. WARING, of Lon.
don, old Pittsburgers, are at present the guests
of MIR. and Mrs. ]. w. Marsh, at their lovely
home. corner of Fifth avenue and Halket
street, Oakland, and with desire to meet and
not miss old friends will be "at home" every
afternoon this week.
A CONCERT and organ recital at the Park
Avenue Presbyterian Church this evening will
be an enjoyable affair."
MISS NAME IMHoFF, of the East End, will
marry Mr. sFrank Livingston, of Sewickley,
this evening.
THE Abbott -Bearl wedding to-day.
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Lakewood Roads.
the Editor of The Dispatch:

To the Editor of The Dispatch:
Please allow me little of your space to publish
grievance that some inhabitants of lakewood
have to put up with. especially those who have
the misfortune to be compelled daily to walk
up and down the so-called Woodlawn avenue
Early las tfall certain philanthropic parties who
own property along this road, decided to i'm
prove the grade and make it an avenue worthy
its high sounding name. Although this is
township road, the work was commenced and
carried on, no doubt, without any regard to the
enhansed value to adjacent property. 1t was
no doubt to them tabor of love-" But here
comes the grievance; for over II months the
said parties have been working with that
road, torn up the old path and
boardwalk, and men, women and
children who have the need daily
OF coming that way, ask. can nothing be done
to compel those people to put the path in the
same good condition as it was before they COM
menced to "exalt the valleys and make the
rough places plain?' We want the Supervisor
of Roads to investigate this matter. We put
put up with great inconvenience and discom-
fort during the wet weather of last fall and
winter. but we shall not put up with it any
longer. 1t is a crying shame to those who are
responsible for the neglect. 'Tis bad enough
for men, but for the women whose duties call
them out daily along this road tits simply dis
graceful to leave it in the unfinished condition
it is. Now, Mr.. Supervisor, look this matter
up and see that folks do their duty, shall
know the reason why. CITIZEN.
lDLEWooD. October 13.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-14

Art Building, in which it is urged that
after the Fair it can be used half for pub
lie art gallery and half for free library,
thus doing away with the necessity OF a
separate library building.
If the Worlds Fair were purely Chicago
enterprise, the rest of the country would
have little to say, even on actions which
iniure it for the sake of local interests. But
the Fair is national enterprise. National
funds are expected to aid it. Congress has
already appropriated 1,5OO, 900, and the
Chicago programme contemplates striking
for still greater aid. Under these circum-
stances it would not only be seemly for
Chicago to pay some respect to OUTSIDE
opinion, but it will be necessary for the
representatives of the United States to put
a sharp check on all such plans. The Ma
tional Commission should make it plain
that any plans which divide the Exposition
will be rejected. And it should be MADE
very clear that Congress will permit no e1-
penditure of the national funds in aid OF an
enterprise that is conducted with keener
view to local and selfish interests than to
making a successful Exposition.
The whole nation is anxious to see the
Exposition of 1893 made brilliant success.
But if the Chicago management continue to
operate it on the plan of using funds in
filling up new territory, and cutting up the
Exposition so that Chicago can get free
library and art gallery out of it, the country
atlarge will conclude there is little use of
hope for the success of an Exposition oper-
ated on those principles.
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Harry Williams Academy.

Gus HIPS W orld of Novelties had :trouble
last evening half filling Grand Central Rink,
and 1t will be blessing when Harry Williams
gets back into the Academy. The old barn is
so large that l,5OO hundred people look like
small crowd and those in the back seats had
considerable trouble seeing, let alone hearing
the performers. OF course the in
terest III the show centered in Gus
Hill and his partner, Charles H Hoey,
both of whom have learned several new
tricks in the club-swinging business since the
last appearance of the show here. The balance
of the show is not calculated to set crowd
wild with enthusiasm, and the juvenile busi-
ness is being overdone in this country. Charles
G. Seymour is clever in his limitations of promi-
nent dramatic people. but his jokes could be
dispensed with as several of them have a large
Old-time acquaintanship here. Mr. Williams
will open next week in the old place, which
will be in shape for business by next Monday.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-14
CHICAGO'S VITAL BLUNDER,

It is an omInous feature of the prepare.
tions for the Worlds Fair in Chicago, that,
notwithstanding the decided disposition of
the National Commission to reject the Lake
Front site, the last meeting of the Chicago
Board of Directors voted to exclude anv
plan that did not include it. In other
words the dominant interest in the Chicago
management seems determined to have a
certain portion of the Exposition on the
Lake Front, or to have no Exposition at all.
II this action were dictated by any neces-
sity of the Exposition it might be regarded
as q division of authority in which the
Chicago body, as the representatives of the
greatest interest, was entitled to respect.
But everyone who has considered the sub
ject knows that it is not produced by the
necessity of the Exposition; but is, on the
contrary, against its interests. Abundant
ground for the whole Exposition within
single enclosure is offered elsewhere.
1t has been made clear enough
that to hold part of the Fair in one locality
and another part in another, will be so great
q drawback as to practically condemn the
enterprise to failure before it opens. Yet
the Chicago interest vote to override all op-
position, no matter how authoritative, with
the declaration that all plans will be re-
jected that do not locate the leading features
of the show on that much-fought-over strip
Of ground.
1t may seem strange that the men who are
most interested in the success of the enter
prise should not be able to look solely to its
advantage; but the inspiring motive in this
action is not the success of the Exposition,
but advantages to be gained thereafter The
Chicago affection for the Lake Front site is
based upon the perception that if that site is
maintained a large share, if not the majority,
of the money raised by Chicago will be used
in filling up ground that will be added to
the area OF the city close to its present busi-
ness quarter, and in other Improvements
that are desired for the future and local ben
eft OF Chicago. The animus is shown by an
editorial of the Tribune with regard to the
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-14

national game to the proverbial donkey
who hesitaued SO long between two hay
stacks that he did not get any fodder. The
actual fact is that the competition between
rival clubs last season brought out greater
gross attendance than would have gone to
see one organization; although the division
of the business made the receipts of each
club less than if it had enjoyed the whole of
the reduced patronage.
The real cause of falling off in attendance
last season is that the baseball fever is
waning. Our friends of that profession
will be discreet to recognize that fact They
will, of course, do better by uniting than to
continue to divide the dwindling receipts.
But the day when the craze for baseball
created the mart in which $4,000 players
were sold like prize trotters, is over. 1t is
not likely that any one outside of the pro-
fessional ranks will go into mourning over
the fact
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-14
Harris Theater.

The regular patrons of the above popular
house have a treat in store for them, this week.
If there is anything they delight in it is a
lively melodrama. with plenty of thrilling situ-
ations, and in Hearts of New York" they
surely have all of that. Even the patrol
wagon is there-and what vehicle that rattIes
along the street ever attracts more attention
than the ''hurry-up?' The plot of the play is
an interesting one, and there is enough of
comedy sprinklod throughout to etfectually re-
lieve the somberness of the heavy villains and
their schemes. Miss Earle Remington Is the
soubrette, and quaint one she is. If William
Z. Hines would dispense with trile of his
roughness and a few needless but explosive
eXpletives his comedy would be improved.
also in need of toning down. Otherwise the
play is well acted and staged and the accesso-
rieS are very good.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-14
SOCIAL ALLIANCE,

The Initial Wedding of the Week That of
Mr.. James Wakefield and Miss Anna II.
Lowry-Some Other Social Events, Past
and Future.
Miss Anna Regis Lowry and Mr. James A.
Wakefield led the grand wedding march for
this week last evening at o'clock. In the
presence of large number of guests in the
spacious drawing room of the residence of Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel Denholm the ceremony was
performed that uuited these two yodng people,
the significant words being pronounced by the
venerable Rev. Samuel Wakefield, of West
Newton. assisted by Rev. Charles b. Wake
field, of Greenville. Pa, a brother of the groom
The bride was radIantly beautiful in white silk
with white gloves and roses, and with her usual
grace and dignity of carriage took her position
with the manly groom in the bower of roses
where the ceremony was performed.
The groom, promising young attorney, is a
SON of Hon. David Wakefield and brother of
Attorney Thomas r. Wakefield of Uniontown,
and of Samuel A. Wakefield. q successful busi-
ness man of the same place. To witness the
nuptials came large number of former fellow
students of the groom in the Allegheny Col
lege, Meadville-members of his chapter of the
Delta Tau Delta fraternity, including Messrs.
Will and Charlie Johnston, of New Castle. and
w. E. Heiser and w. c. Deming both of Ken
tucky.
The wedding reception which followed the
ceremony was very enjoyable, the various
beautiful apartments of the Denholm home
being fragrant with an abundance of cut flow
ers arranged to delight the eye by Messrs. A.
M. q ]. B. Murdoch, and reverberating with
delightful music by Gernerts Orchestra. The
guests numbered about 200 and appeared In
appropriate evening costumes.
The festivities were continued until II
o'clock, and included an elaborate supper
served by Hagan, after which Mr.. and Mrs.
Wakefield boarded an eastbound train to be
places of interest They received, according to
one of the guests, whole avalanche" of
presents. combining art, silver, rare china and
exquisite bric-a-brac. which will brighten up
their new home wonderfully and be continual
reminders of the many friends who presented
them.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-14
LIVE ENGLISH JOKES.

Don't you know, prisoner, that it's very
wrong to steal pig?''
81 do now, your honor. They make such
row."
SIS your brother still pursuing the law?"
r'He was till last spring.
'Aud now?''
1.-The law is after him.
"Mamms, do buffers 90 to heaYen?''
HYes darling. if they are good.''
'.Ob, I'm SO glad because l was wondering II
wilkinson wasn't there who would bring up the
cofee.''
Old lady Ito boy dragging child along)
oh, you bad boy, dragging him along like that.
s'posin' you were to kill him?
Rad boy-Go on. Don't care. Got another in
doors.
Native-Yees, zur; this road will take you
to CrmptOn.
down and be taken. then. was not aware thas
YOU had movable roads in this part.
Bloodgood-Well, how did your bet with
Miss Southmayd come ont?
1rayis-It resulted in q tie.
blood good-why. how could that be?
TrayIs-I had to marry her.
Johnny, wouldn't you like to be doc
tor - said doctor to his son.
mo, father"
..Why not, my son?''
'MnY, ldtLef, beNeu Nil
Mr.. Iratepa-Got terrible slow horse,
stablekeeper-Yes, lust one.
Mr. Iratepa-Have him round at nv b house at 10
O'Clock tonight One of my daughters is going
to elope. an I've got to make a show OF catching
her.
A little girl remarked to her mamma on
going to bed: Il am not afraid of the dark
s.No, Of course you not replied her
mamma.
II was q little afraid once, though, when I
went into the pantry to get tart.''
what were you afraid OPP asked the mamma.
81 was afraid shouldn't be able to find the
tarts."
CREMATION SONG.
Don't lay me on the river bank, amid the
fragrant flowers.
Or where the grass is watered by the early sum-
mer showers;
But put me in the kitchen range, and open wide
the damper,
And tnen my vaporous remains can up the chim-
ney scamper.
--AH from. London Spare AoHse1tt
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STRICTLY PERSONAL.

MRS GEORGE B. MCCLELLAN and Miss Nc
CIellan will spend their winter abroad. probably
in Algiers
EX-SENATOR EMERY is known among the
Pennsylvania Indians as "Old-Man-Not-Afraid-
of-a-Lawsuit."
SENATOR WADE HAMPTON is amusing him.
self of late catching black bass in the Shenan-
doah. near Fort Royal.
SPEAKER REEDS wife was the daughter of
a Congregational minister, and was school
teacher. Their only child is 15-year-old girl,
Catherine.
JOSEPH ]. DoNoGHUE, of Newburg, N. Y,
the famous skater, sailed for Norway yesterday
with the intention of entering into various
amateur contests abroad.
ZOE GAYToN, a San Francisco woman, is
walking across the continent for purse of 81
a mile, providing she walks more than Is miles
a day. She is in Nevada about 100 miles ahead
of time.
BISHOP HUNTINGTON, of Syracuse, goes so
far as 20 declare that more than half OF the
religious organizations, great or small. are at
present practical contradictions of the Sermon
on the Mount"
WILLIAM H. ENGLISH, of Indiana, ex.
Governor aud ex-candidate for Vice President,
is writing history of Hoosierdom, for which
he is now prowling among the records In
Washington.
MISS KATHARINE LEE BATES, professor of
English literature at Wellesley College, and a
well-known writer of verse, is now taking q
years rest in Europe, after which she is to
enter on a years study at Oxford, England.
THE Rev. c. h. Spurgeon has written as fol-
lows to the secretary of the Church of England
Burial, Funeral and Mourning Association:
81 hardly think it can be needful to say that
the expending of money on mere show at
funerals is absurd, unthrifty and even cruel.
hope the common sense of the people will soon
destroy customs which Cypress the widow and
fatherless by demanding of them an expendi-
ture which they cannot afford"
DIRECTOR GENERAL GEORGE R. DAVIS, of
the Worlds Fair Directory, has retired from
political life. "1n justice to me-" said Mr..
Davis to a recent interviewer II think it should
be said that am going to adhere strictly to my
pledge, made before the National Commis.
sioners, to keep politics out of the Worlds
Fair" Mr.. Davis showed copy of letter
sent by him recently to Senator Quay, resign
ing from the Republican. National Executive
Committee and also as member of the Repub-
lican National Committee from Illinois,"