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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-26
A POINT ABOUT NATURAL GAS.

Columbus Consumers Concerned About Sui
phur in This FneI.
COLUMBUS, February 2a-Prof. Curtis G..
Howard is making number of experiments
for the information Of the Columbus Natural
Gas and Fuel Company, the results of which
will be of interest to consumers. The test in
progress at the office of the company yesterday
was for the purpose of determining the pres
ence Of sulphur in the gas and the amount
of the same, If any. This Is done by pass
ing minimum flow Of the gas through clear
fluid in a bottle by means of glass tubes which
permit the escaping gas from the bottle
to burn. The experiment had been in progress
about two hours and the fluid showed no ap-
preciable coloring, hence it was concluded the
gas is peculiarly free from sulphur
The gas in some other fields, il is stated
colors the fluid under similar circumstances in
few minutes owing to its being so heavily
charged with sulphur. The absence of sulphur
renders the gas desirable for certain lines of
manufacture, the wares OF which will not toler-
ate the presence of sulphur. Additional heavy
contracts will depend upon demonstration Of
the point outlined above.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-26
THEIR SECOND CONCERT.

Large Crowd Greets the Mozart Club
In Old City Hall.
The second concert of the Mozart Club was
given last evening in Old City Hall. The club
is now in its twelfth season and every event
seems to be better than its predecessors.
The large hall was crowded with lovers of
music, there being few empty seats. The club
was represented bynearly every member in the
organization. The work of the chorus was
particularly good and the only thing to be re-
GREETED is the fact they have not better hall
to display the richness of their voices. The
programme was as follows: 49,
Cherubini. ...... ..Overture-''Die Abenceragen''
Weber. .Recit. and aria-''Der Freischuetz''
MIR. Joseph A. Vogel.
MendelsSohn. n....................'Sy Symphony No. 3'
Andante Con Motto.
Con Motto Moderate,
Saltarello.
Centemeri. ................."C "Cupa Fatal Mestiza''
Miss Rosa Weber
mozart Requiem Mass'
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-26
OUR MAIL POUCH.
Mr.. Jenkins on The Golden Rule and In
Defense of Rev. MIR. Maxwell

Mr.. Jenkins on the Golden Rule and In
Defense of Rev. MIR. Maxwell
To the Editor Of The Dispatch;
Reference has been made in our city papers
from time to time during the past week or
more to Rev. Mr.. Maxwelrs renting dwelling.
Evidently this has been done by someone, or
more than one. for purpose.
Mr. Maxwell has not threatened to bring any
suit, neither has he appealed to the Bishop, as
has been stated. no charges having been
brought. Mr.. Maxwell was called as rector of
Trinity Church for the consideration of $500
per annum and a house. and it so stands re-
corded on the minute book of the parish. The
church has SO far complied with the agreement.
At the last vestry meeting the vestry passed
resolution not to rent q house or renew the
lease. and SO notified the owner of the house
and Mr.. Maxwell. To this action most de-
cidedly objected. was in the Vestry when Mr..
Maxwell was called and was party to the
contract made with him. have never yet re-
pudiated contract or failed to meet my obli-
cations at any time out of the church. and
certainly will not be party to it in the church,
or consent to it.
A mans first duty is to himself. next, pro.
viding for his family. Rectors and ministers
are not exceptions to this rule. Mr.. Maxwell
must have house for his family If the vestry
will not provide one, he must. If the church
had been distressed for funds and the vestry
had requested Mr. Maxwell to relieve them of
a part or all of the rental of the house for a
time, believe he would have accommodated
them as far as he could; but they made no such
request, neither was there any necessity for its
being made.
Have we forgotten the golden ruler or have
we reached that high position of positive
knowledge where August Compte in his "Posi-
tive Philosophy" claims the religion of our
childhood disappears? 1 have always been
found sympathizing with the distressed, re-
gardless of creed or position, when they are
blameless: this is my position now.
Many, perhaps, may be interested in an ar
ticle in the last issue of the ChurchH0n, page
De.
send this to your paper without the consent,
knowledge or approval of either Mr.. Maxwell
or Bishop Whitehead, and over my own sigma
ture, and am alone responsible for its publica-
ton. THOMAS c. JENKINS.
PITTsBURG, February 25
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-26
SURPRISING DEVELOPMENTS.
An Assignment Caused by the Foreman
EmbezzliBG Money.

CHICAGO, February 25.-Surprising develop
ments accompanied an assignment made this
afternoon by A G. Leonard & Co., boot and
shoe manufacturers, No. 2G Monroe street.
The immediate cause Of the assignment was
failure to meet SO. 400 due on a new factory at
DeKalb. Ill. The liabilities are placed at $780,
600, with assets the same. The real trouble was
the cmbezzlement of large sums of money by
the firms factory foreman, s. M. Cutter. The
foreman. it was reported. had not been seen
since February s, and is thought to be in Can
ada. Mr.. Leonard stated this evening that
firm for IS months. They were unable to say
how much he embezzled until they inVesti-
gated further, but the amount is large.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-26
ALLEGED EXPOSE OF MASONRY.
Recreaut Member Of the Order Sued for
lr- Bill for Printing,

Recreaut Member of the Order Sued for n
lr Bill for Printing.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATCH.I
NEW HAVEN, February 25-Frank R Fisk,
of the Fisk Printing Company. has sued
Elisha M. Trowbridge TO recover on bill con-
tracted for the printing of book in which
Trowbridge claims to make public the secrets
of Masonry. The book consists of a compila-
tion of all the inner workings of Masonry, and
is profusely illustrated, explaining the cos
tunes worn by the candidate for Masonic
honors The first illustration is that of the
lodge room, giving the positions of the various
officers and the route taken by the candidate
when he enters the lodge room.
All the different degrees from the apprentice
degree to that of the Royal Arch Mason are
clearly explained, and in fact, all secrets and
ceremonies of Free Masonry are given away in
this book. The pass words of ancient Free
masons are given as follows: Boaz, Shibbo-
leth, Jachin, Tubal, Nah Hah Bon, meaning
Marrow Bone. The case will be tried in April
In his book Trowbridge who is Mason, has
violated the oath of the apprentice degree"
and the oath of the "Master Mason degree"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-26
DEATHS OF A DAY.
Lnmas McDonnld.

James Mcdonald, ESQ.,, who died at his resi-
dence in Homestead yesterday morning, was one
of Allegheny county's best known and most ex-
emplary citizens. Mr.. McDonald's parents were
Scotch, and he was born in that part of the city
known as Scotch Hill, more than 70 years ago. He
was known to all our older citizens as the mana
ger for many years of the Bakewell Glass Works.
Mr.. Mcdonald was elected Burgess of Home
stead shortly after his removal there Late In life
he became member Of the Presbyterian Church,
but his early life spent under the pastorate OF
the Rev. DIR. John Black, and he shared largely in
his PASTORS views in opposition to slavery.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-26
PROSPEROUS AND PROGRESSIVE.

The Pitisburg Dispatch n Newspaper of
Many ExceIleBceR.
From the Valley Spirit, Chambersburg, Pal
One of the most progressive daily newspapers
in Pennsylvania Is THE PITTsBURG DIS
PATCH. 1t is steadily improving, and-a nat
ural result-steadily increasing IN circulation,
and as steadily advancing in public approba-
tion. Republican in politics, it is not afraid to
condemn the errors of its party; devoted to the
interests of the city in which it is published, it
has no fears about opposing and denouncing
local municipal wrongs.
Its Sunday edition has now circulation of
over $4,000, and Its weekday editions are push.
ing toward this figure. 1t is well said that be-
cause of its many excellences as newspaper
its name has become household word in West
ern Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-26
Citizenship Defined.

To the Editor Of The Dispatch;
The DISPATCH Of Monday last published a
communication under the heading, "Is the At
torney Right2' stating that a young man Of
age the day before election day was refused a
vote because he had not been citizen 30 days.
The question hinges on the definition of citi-
zenship. which is clearly expressed in the Con-
stitution of the United States in the following
words: "All persons born or naturalized IN the
United States, and subject to the jurisdiction
thereof, are citizens of the United States and
of the State in which they reside"
The Constitution does not say that one must
wait 21 years after birth. If born in this coun-
try, before he becomes a citizen. A child
born in this country is a citizen at birth.
The words of the election law OF Pennsyl-
vania also prove this: Every male citizen 21
years of age, possessing the following qualifi-
cations, shall be entitled to vote at all cleo
tions." Why does the law contain the ''21
years of age" if one is not citizen before that
timer
The attorney is wrong.
A LAW STUDENT.
aE
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-26
THE INTERESTS OF DAIRYMEN

Discussed ut the ANIMAL Meeting of the
State Association.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH!
MEADvILLE, February 25.-The sixteenth
annual session of the Pennsylvania State Dairy
mems Association convened in this city. The
attendance at the opening was light, probably
owing to the:almOsttim condition of the
roads and heavy rain this morning. In his
opening address President ]. G. Sibley. of
Franklin, urged the dairymen,to systematize
organization and q pressure of their claims for
legislative recognition. Fred Edmunds. Of
Truman, N. Y, on Marketing of Dairy Prod
ucts," put ali his force on frst-class butter and
cheese, saying no other quality had claim on
the market.
In the evening Waldo r. Brown. of Ohio,
spoke to good sized audience on the subject,
"Wanted-A Man."
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-26
A wINsOME WEE THING.

CHARLES MACKAY's LAST POEM.
Ny wife's winsOme wee thing,
Wed twenty years or m1ir,
And aye the BONNER growing,
AS bath mine eyes declare.
Ills love that made her bonnie,
And love that keeps her sac.
In spite o. time and fortune,
On LIES uncannte way.
Love scares away the wrinkles
From aft her smooth white brow,
And duty done through good and Ill
Aye keeps her conscience true
And yields her happy peace Of mInd,
lfe'er the world goes wrong,
And turns the murmur Of lament
Into . cheerful song.
The kisses gather on her lips
Like blossoms on the rose,
And kindly thoughts reflect the light
That In her bosom CLOVIS
As wavelets in running stream
Reflect the noontide ray,
And sparkle with the light Of heaven
When ripping on their way.
She is a winsome wee thing,
And more than twenty year
She's twined herself about my heart
By all that can endear;
By all that can endear on earth
Foreshadowing things above,
And lead my happy soul to heaven,
Rejoicing In her lovel
-Black,coed's Na5dsf,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-26
QUAY STILL sLEEPLESS.

The Senator Reported Suffering From His
Old Complaint.
PHILADELPHIA February Ex-senator Quay
has been unable to find balm for hissshattered
health in Florida, and in letter received by
Collector Cooper yesterday the Senator says
that he is still suffering from insomnia. He is
having great success as fisherman, however,
and inclosed in the letter the mammoth scale OF
q tarpon. The scale bore this inscription.
Length, feet inches; weight, ITO pounds.
February IL, St. Luce. With regards OF M. s.
Quay
The Senator is now fishing on the Indian
river, and has no idea Of returning to Washing.
ton until his health Is recuDerated.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-26

The river men are urging the condemna-
ton and purchase Of the entire property of the
Monongahela Navigation Company, instead of
a single lock at time. as was directed by the
last Congress. That would be the simplest way
to avoid the legal difficulty as well as the hard
ship to the company arising out Of the attempt
to take its property piecemeal. It would also
be the promptest way Of putting the Mononga-
hela shippers on an equality with those in the
Kanawha Valley. who have the benefit of an
entire system of Government locks and dams.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-26
PREPARED FOR EMERGENCIES.
The Champion Mean Man Encountered By
Travelling Snowman.


The Champion Mean Man Encountered By
Travelling Snowman.
New York SUM-
There are several champion mean men in
this county" said the circus agent ''but my
champion mean man lives in town in Indi-
ana. If any other State can match him I'll let
1000 orphans into our show for nothing"
"Give US the particulars" remarked one Of
the group.
'Well, when our advertising car got along
there last season the men wanted one side Of q
cooper shop TO display some of our finest pict-
ures. The owner wanted SIS in cash and ten
free tickets for the privilege, but we refused
to be robbed. He finally came down to So
then to Sl5, and we offered him SO. He said he
would take an hour to think it over and at the
end Of that time went to get his answer.
what do you estimate the tickets WorthP
he asked.
Fifty cents apiece
And can sell miner
If you wish.'
"'Well, you see how it Is. Ny wife is very
sick and liable TO die. If she lives we can use
two of the tickets to go to the circus. If she
dies l can use one, but I'll have to give the
other to my sister-in-law for helping at the
funeral. That's what have Just agreed to do
Make it $40 so and ten tickets, and you can nave
the Shop
''As business is business. l agreed to his
terms, but never ached harder in my life to
give anybody good licking"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-26
" Fifty cents apiece
" And l can sell miner
" II you wish
FIFTY YEARS A PRIEST.

brates His Golden Jubilee.
INDIANAPOLIS, February 25-Archbishop
Elder. Of Cincinnati, accompanied by his
private secretary and Father Mackey, of st.
Peter Cathedral, arrived tonight TO take part
in the golden jubilee tomorrow, marking the
fiftieth anniversary of Rt. Rev. Father August
Bessoines' ". g. p ordination as priest and
also his retirement from active church work.
The services will be imposing. in which many
of the leading Catholic clergy will participate.
Letters of congratulatlon have been received
from Cardinal Gibbons Archbishops Ryan and
Ireland, Bishop McC1oskey and other eminent
divines, and distinguished gentlemen of other
denominations have also written in the kindli-
est terms To-day Father Bessoines was pre-
sented with purse containing over $1,000 and
other costly gifts in other ways.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-26
Mrs. Mnrr Moore.

The death of Mrs. Mary Moore, wife of William
Moore, the brick manufacturer, mother of George
E Moore. took place at her residence on Center
avenue, near Devilliers street. yesterday fore
noon. She was very highly regarded BY 4 large
acquaintance as a Christian lady, and has heen
for years an active and consistent member Of ina
Methodist Protestant Church on Fifth avenue.
The Immediate cause of her death was heart iis.-
ease after but q few days Illness in her 5Tth
year. The funeral will take place from her LATE
residence tomorrow.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-26
A MOUNTAIN OF GOLD.
The Metal 80 Finely Distributed It Must
be Treated Chemically.

be Treated Chemically.
A correspondent of the London Times re-
Gently gave an interesting account of Mount
Morgan gold mine, which is in Central Queens
land, and can be truly described as a mountain
Of gold. The stone which is quarried from the
mountain is kind of black ironstone, with no
outward appearance of the more precious
metal, but this yields from five to six ounces
Of gold to the ton. The metal is SO finely dis
tributed that the ordinary mercury amalgam
process could not be resorted to without great
loss, and this is therefore superseded by the
chlorination method.
The process for separating the precious metal
is briefly as follows: The ore is crushed and re-
duced TO sand; it is next roasted, placed in bar
rels, and subjected to the action of chlorine
gas, when a solution Of chloride of gold, IN
color like sherry, flows out from the mass. BY
after-treatment with charcoal and subsequent
reduction in a reverberatory furnace the gold
is finally recovered in the metallic state. The
metal from this mine is far purer than any yet
found in nature, the baser metals associated
with it amounting to less than one-half per
cent.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-26
PITTsBURe, February Is.
MarIotre's Law.

To the Editor of The Dispatch:
Noticing in DISPATCH of this date New
Theory of Gas Expansion" 1 take this oppor-
tunity in stating that in chemistry we have a
law regulating the gaseous state. known as the
Law of Mariotte Though really discovered by
Boyle. Of England, in 1851 and may be ex-
pressed thus: The volume of gas is inversely
as the pressure; the density and elastic force
are directly as the pressure and inverssly as the
volume: For instance: II vessel contains one
cubic foot of gas under a pressure of 10
pounds, the volume will be reduced to one-half,
one-tenth, or one-hundredth of q cubic foot, If
the pressure be increased to ~, 100 or !, 900
pounds respectively, on the contrary. the gas
will expand to 2 10, or 100 cubic feet. If the
pressure is reduced to 5, l or one-tenth pound
respectively.
Vapors, produced by evaporation Of liquids
or solids, have the same properties as gases.
AN NJ. d.
WALKERS MILLS, February25 rs.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-26
The stnte Of wn.hInRton.

To the Editor of The Dispatch:
wish to obtain full and reliable information
in regard to the climate, natural resources,
etc., of the new State of Washington. To whom
shall write for the same.
DISPATCH READER.
PITTsBURG, February 25.
[If you will address letter to the Governor
or Secretary Of State, Olympia, WASH, prob
ably they will gladly supply you pamphlets of
an official nature giving abundance Of informa-
tion on the subject1
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-26
For the suppression OF Rnm,

PROVIDENCE. R. l., February 25.-The Union,
or fourth party for the suppression of "rum,"
met in. convention to-day and nominated the
following ticket: Governor. Arnold B. Chace,
of Lincoln; Lieutenant Governor, Franklin
Metcalf, of Charlestown; Secretary of State
Harlon s. Babcock, of East Providence; Gen.
eral Treasurer, Edward A. Green, of Lincoln.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-26

THE sickly green postage stamp has been
supplanted by the new issue. which ornaments
the correspondence of the nation with car
mine hue. And yet this genial cOlOring of the
postofice business fails to earn for Wanamaker
the approval of that unyielding assailant OF the
yerdant stamp, the New York Sun.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-26
THE WRONG MAN BURIED.

Strange Mistake of Woman Who Thought
She Was n Widow.
ST. LOUIS. February ga rather peculiar
case of mistaken Identification is reported by
the police tonight. ]. ]. O'Connor was among
the unclaimed dead at the Morgue for several
days. On Saturday last Mrs. O'Connor, who
had separated from her husband, called at the
deadhouse and was given the remains, which
she took home with her. There was the usual
demonstration of grief and funeral, Mrs.
O'Connor sparing no expense In the process.
She has just discovered that the ]. ]. O'Con-
nor to whom she once gave her heart and hand
Is in the land of the living and has not the re-
world just yet. Mrs. O'Connor does not know
whom she has buried.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-26

IT is an encouraging indication that the
victory of Chicago in the Worlds Fair matter
is accompanied by less of the hewgag on the
part of Chicago and of ululation on the part of
New York than might have been expected.
The time for wind-pumping is over. and the
whole country will now work together to make
the affair credit to the New World.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-26

IF anything is calculated to make the
American eagle scream and the star-spangled
spirit rise up in protest, it is the report that
the omnipresent British syndicate is around
trying to buy mp the national game and convert
its profits to British gold. When baseball is con-
verted into syndicate property what will be-
come of all our boasted liberties?
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-26

A KANSAS farmer sold one Of his beeves
to a local butcher, agreeing to take quarter
in exchange. The butcher charged regular
rates for the beef and when they came to settle
uD the farmer owed the butcher two dollars.
1t would be safe to bet that that butcher is vio-
Iently opposed to the aggressions of dressed
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-26
A STEERS STRANGE APPETITE.
The Animal Swallowed Mans Vest and n
silver Watch.

SPRINGFIELD. o., February %.-Hamilton
& Brannaman, the butchers. purchased a steer
u day or two ago of Squire John Henry Blose,
a well-known resident of fremont this county.
When the steer was killed q silver watch, in
good condition, was found in the stomach. Two
years ago laborer on the farm hung his vest
on rail fence.
A silver watch was in the pocket, and both
vest anc watch disappeared. 1t is believed the
steer ate the garment and contents. The watch
is on exhibition at fremont
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-26

haps Colonel Shepard will bring forward
his convenient conscience to account for the
defeat of New York's Worlds Fair project.
A scheme prosecuted in cabs on the first day
of the week could not succeed, Colonel
Shepard can say.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-26
THE ELDER ASTOR.
How He PrOnred by an English Deed to
Putnam County.

From the New York Star.1
Just before the war Great Britain decided to
John and Mary Morris Putnam county, in this
State When the States seeded from. the
mother country the Morrises adhered to En-
gland, and were driven out of the State by the
patriots. Years after, when the treaty of peace
had been signed, John Jacob Astor appeared on
the scene, and notified the State that he wanted
$500 900 for Putnam county, which he declared
he had purchased from the heirs Of John and
Mary Morris.
The State employed Daniel Webster and
other eminent counsel of that day; but Astor
proved that the land had been decided to the
Morrises for a life interest, and at their death
was to be turned over to their heirs, and that
tne state Wnen II parceled on tne land 70 the
John and Mary Morris. Astor won his case
and raised his price, and when asked how much
he would settle for he said S800,0OO He got it.