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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-05
IT STANDS WITHOUT A PEER.
A Cotemporary's High Opinion Of the Merits
Of the Dispatch.


Of the Dispatch.
[From the Greensburg Tribune-Herald.l
Many of our readers in the country have some
knowledge of the kind OF newspaper THE
PIrTsBURG DISPATCH is. Its daily now occu-
pies leading position among the journals of
the country as a live, newsy sheet. The pro-
prierors leave nothing undone, of energy or ex-
pense to get hold of all that will interest or in
struct the reader. They are, so to speak. master
of the situation in newsgetting machinery,
having leased telegraph lines to all the princi-
pal points, from which to gain the intelligence
the people want, on all matters pertaining to
the affairs of our country. 1t maintains an in
dependent position on all public topics, at the
same time is progressive. As matter of course
its daily issue is sought after and taken by all
who have access to it by railroad facilities. in
every town and hamlet for hundreds of miles.
Those who patronize Sunday papers never
fail to arrange for its weekly VISIT THE SUN
DAY DIS PATCH has had a wonderful growth,
increasing in popularity with the masses, un-
til its edition is now over 10000 Each number
may be said to be a monster magazine of choic-
est pen productions, as well as an accurate and
elaborate chronicle of current news-in letters
from abroad, as well as from all prominent
points in our own country, furnished by con-
tributors of the highest merit and reputation.
Not the least attractive of its contents are
the pictorial illustrations. always chaste and
free from deserved criticism. The writer Of
this can scarcely resist the conclusion that he
must be getting old, when he calls to mind the
fact that VIII en- he first had anything to do with
newspapers THE DISPATCH was but an
infant. SO to speak, just being nursed by his es-
teemed friend of those days, ]. Heron Foster,
who years ago passed to the beyond. But he
and his co-laborers on it impaired to it an i'm
pulse from which it grew into vigorous man.
hood-attained its majority long since, and now
stands forth without peer-at least west Of
the Alleghenies.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-05
TOPICS OF THE TIMES.

JUDGE: BouIanger fires off nothing but
paper wads nowadays Lacking bullets, he has
to content himself with bulletins.
CHICAGO Neu0s: La grippe does not travel
by contagien, but leaps all over country at
once. 1t seems TO be really, as is claimed, a
Rushin' disease.
BALTIMORE american: The police Of city
seem to be the first to catch the grip" But
what is the use of arresting it, when nobody is
willing to give it trial?
ST. LOUIS Globe Democrat: Roger O. Mills
is still trying to smash the tariff but the records
show that the tariff continues right along build
ing up the industries of Mr.. Mills own State
and the rest of the country.
CHICAGO Inter Ocean: Governor D. B. Hill
may not be the Democratic nominee in 1892
but before that time Grover Cleveland and his
friends will smile on him sWeeter than spring
vlolets. It's policy, my boy. The Governor
holds the poker at the cold end.
MEMPHIS appeal: An eminent scientist says
that the grip is simply the old horse complaint,
"pink-eye." Pink-eye is somewhat Of nov
city in this eountry;i if it is anything like the
disease called by courtesy ''red-eye," we join
the KentuckIaus and take off our hat to it.
ST. PAUL Pioneer Press: As an efficient
arm of attack or defense in modern warfare,
the musket of 40 years ago is considered use
less. But if you hang it up in your house as an
article of hric-abraciIl virtu. nine times out Of
ten it will explode and kill you, your wife, or
some of your joint relatives.
CHICAGO Times: Senator Teller proposes
to make the fight of his life this winter in the
attempt to abolish the secret sessions Of the
Senate. If the Senator succeeds be will be en-
titled to the thanks Of every woman in the
land. The ouly proceedings of Congress that
the women are interested in are the executive
sessions of the Senate, held behind closed
doors
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-05
SAYINGS OF STATE EXCHANGES.

OIL CITY Blizzard: If at first you don't, etc
Flip over another leaf.
HARRISBURG Call; These days many polit-
ical tomahawks are receiving keen edges.
GREENvILLE Progress: A quiet Secretary
of State may become very loud candidate for
President.
JoHNsToWN Tribune: AS the South is now
raising something else than cotton. the protec.
tion sentiment in that quarter is rapidly grow
ing.
SOMERSET Democrat: Coming events cast
their shadows before" and the rumbIings of
the political earthquake in Spain and Portugal
may portend the ultimate overthrow of mon
archial absolutism in Europe.
MT. PLEASANT Journal: Three thousand
kegs of beer for the Christmas celebration
wasn't doing SO awfully bad for prohibition Mt.
Pleasant; now, was 1T? Perhaps the warm
weather excited an undue thirst
PUExTUTAwNEY Spirit: -Four things"
says the Caliph Omar, 'oome not back: The
spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life and
the neglected opportunity" Had the hardy
old Arab lived in this age he might safely have
added Silcott to the list.
CHESTER Net0s: A Georgia court has de-
ciued that patent medicine proprietors are Pc
cuniarily responsible for all the injuries in
flicted by their nostrums. This will be a death
blow to their business Heretofore the patients
have had TO pay doctors to cure them after TAX
ing the patent infallibles.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-05
IN PITTSBURG SOCIETY.
Pleasant Social Events Occurring During
the Past Week.

the Past Week.
Small dinners, teas and luncheous have the
most prominent part in the resume Of the
weeks doings in society. OF them there has
been an unusual number. One Of the most de-
lightful was given by Mrs. c. L. Magee on
Thursday at o'clock at the Hotel Duquesne.
Sixteen young society ladies enjoyed the hos
pitality of the charming hostess.
A very pretty pink dinner was given by Mrs.
W. E. SchmertZ, of the East End, to a few
friends on Tuesday evening.
A o'clock New Years dinner was given by
Mrs Frank Clark, of the East End.
The Monday evening dances were lnaugurated
last Monday in the Pittsburg Club assembly
room.
A number of young friends enjoyed a 4
O'Clock tea with Miss Agnes Dickson on Mon
day afternoon.
York, dinner of IA covers was given during
the week by Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Sever
ance, Jr.
A very pleasant dance and reception was
given by Mrs. John NJ. Kennedy, of Wilkins
avenue. on Thursday evening in honor OF Miss
Elizabeth TindIe
From to 8 Mrs Henry Hays received
friends and served them with tea anddelicious
light cake Friday.
The Tuesday Night Club filed the Pittsburg
Cluo Iheater with stylish audience, and pre-;
sented two plays, entitled San Old Master
and Barbara"
A very pleasant party was given Monday
evening last by Miss Alice Wood Tindle at the
residence Of her father, Dr. Ttndle, on Penn
avenue, A number of the little folks, who with
the young hostess, assisted at the newsboyS
benefit, were present wearing the quantity
fashioned, elegant costumes in which they ap-
peared on the stage.
A pleasant dancing party was given by Miss
Martha Miller, who is home for holiday vaea-
tion, at her home on Lincoln avenue last Mon
daY evening
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-05
PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE.


THAT Tennyson is ill is denied. He walks
about daily.
INFUENzA has found out the New York de-
faulting bank er, John c. Emo, in Quebec.
ENGLAND is to have Charles Bradlaugh
again. He is on his way there from India.
JUSTICE HARLAN's daughter Mary and
Chief Justice Fuller's fifth daughter, Mildred,
were among the recent debutantes at Wash
ington.
THE date of the dinner to be given by the
President to the judiciary has been changed
from Tuesday, February 4, to Thursday, Feb.
ruary6.
Mr.. GLADSTONE is at work upon six impor.
tant articles for magaz ines, one of them being
a critical review of Lord Tennyson's poems A
great literary man was spoiled when Mr.. Glad
stone became a statesman.
THREE of the most noted horse lovers of the
Senate are Stanford, of California, Stockbridge.
of Michigan. and Don Cameron, of Pennsyl-
yania. Stanford and Stockbridge are famous
as horse breeders, and both own noted stock
farms.
THE marriage of Miss Clara Bigelow, the
younger daughter of John P. Bigelow, of Lon
don. formerly Of Washington to Edward Fau.
vel Powers, son of the Rev. Mr.. Powers, of
Newburgh, N. Y, is announced to take place
in London this week.
OLIVE LOGAN is doing literary work in
Washington this winter, though she has not de-
cided how long she will stay. She has written
Washington novel of 10000 words, and it is
said that the story has good plot and is full of
interest. Mrs. John A Logan is doing remark
ably well with her new magazine. She is living
at her home in Calumet Place, and she has her
regular hours of editorial work
THE revival of the question of the removal
of General Grants remains to Washington
calls attention to the Generals family.
Ulysses s. Grant Jr., was there few days ago.
His rosy face is now shaved as clean as baby's
cheek, and it is wonderful how like his father
he now looks. He has the same cast of
features and the same thoughtful eyes that are
seen in the photographs of General Grant.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-05
ASTRONOMICAL LAWS AsKEw

The case of weather prophets who, either
by themselves or their admirers, make a
great flourish when they come within speak
ing distance of the weather, has been often
commented on; but less is said of the horde
of guesses by the same gentry, which iy
wide of the mark. 1t is public service.
therefore, to call attention, as the Chicago
Tribune does, to one of the most pretentious
of his class who claims to base his weather
predictions according to mathematical cal
culatious based on mathematical calcuIa-
tiOns." This worthy opened his predictions
for last year by asserting: "We gave warn
ing Of the drought of 1886 and 1887; now we
give warning of the still greater drought of
1889" The same prophet predicted mean
temperature 25 degrees below the average,
for last month. A prophet who set up
great drought for 1889, and predicted a cold
December to close the year, should conclude
that something has got askew with his as
Economical laws.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-05
A UNIQUE PUBLICATION,
Editor sIead's New Magazine Reviewed
From Its Pro0fsheeIs.

Editor Stead's New Magazine Reviewed
From Its PrOOfsheeIs.
rBY CABLE TO THE DIsPATcH.l
LONDON, January 4.-[Copyr1ght. I-Stead's
new ReUielO Of Reviews will be issued next
Wednesday. an edition of $4,000 being under
way. He allowed me to see the proofsheets to-
day. The new periodical is what its name i'm
plies. The articles in the first issue are simply
reviews of other magazine articles. with Stead's
opinion thereon. The frontispiece is portrait
of II. w. Johnston, the young English Consul
who is disporting himself, as elsewhere related,
in Central Africa, with his autograph at the
bottom reading: "a Souvenir in Case Get
Killed Picturesquely in Africa The first
pages of the ReUtet0 are devoted to fac simile
autographs from men of such diverse political
views as Gladstone and Balfour, Davitt and
Salisbury, Labouchere and Churchill, with
those of TenDyson, Froude, Huxley and score
of others, all acknowledging the necessity for
such publication as Stead has introduced.
The articles reviewed include several from
tn North american ReUietO, and others from
the Atlantic. Harpers' ScribneT's, The Forum
and Joseph Cooks Our Day. In the review of
"Why am an Agnostic," Stead calls Ingersoll
q curious amalgam of Henry Ward Beeeher
and Mr.. Bradlaugh."
A unique feature of the RevietO of ReUtetUs is
a confessional established at the end. Stead
invites "any among the readers who feel
craving for counsel, sympathy and consolation
of pouring out the souls grief" and who ''re-
ject priestly guidance. but long for friendly
counsel" to apply to him and he will endeavor
to arrange matters for them.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-05
AS YOU LIKE II.

Odd-Having stopped sneezing, you are
grateful because you have lost your grip. -J'sdgs
While the true American does not be-
lieye in king he will bet his last cent on four OF
them.-Terre HdUts ETpress.
A coId-weather present.-Ted-Thsy say
Dolly handled Dejinks without gloves.
Ned-Yes she gave him the mitten.-JEdge.
''Golly 70 gasped little Johnny as he fin
feel as If had been smoking pas pipe. n-Judgs.
A Observation-Disclosures sir, do
YOU wish any bow-vindows2
Pater-Beau-Windows2 Wen, should say I
did. Putin one for every daughter have got =
Time.
Ponsonby-I understand that Digby's
wife is deaf and dumb. snaggs-That soY won
der If she converses with her hngersY Ponsonoy
Guess 50. Digby Is about the baldest man ever
saw. Huntington Free Press.
did you read in the papers this morning
that account Of "A Romance Of . Cheekr"
''No-o (sadIy): but did you see anything in the
same paper about the check Of 3 romaneef t"ear-
ily): proposed last night.
A soft thing.-Proud father-Charles,
why don't you study at school? What viii become
OF you when you grow up!
son-O, IN be q grandfather. IN just sic
around and do nothing and have the best that's
on the table. TszGs 6Vtfngs.
EN- ROUTE.
YoA hear the sweet, faint echo Of kiss
ike the rurgle OF the water in funnel,
And YOU realize that someone's tasted bliss
In the gloom and lasting darkness Of the tunnel.
-TSRs.
oMNIA vINCIf AMOR!
When with Phyllis fell in love,
Did the realms Of verse invade,
Or with guitar meath moon above
Then serenadeg
Oh, mol A simple way learned
That did the MUSES. sway deter,
And all such fAncies overturned
married herl --Lffs.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-05
PlTrsBURe, SUNDAY, JAN. 5, 1890
SETTLE IT THOROUGHLY.

The attitude which the overhead electric
wire question has taken within the past few
days contains some interesting features
The interviews with representatives of the
various electric companies, apropos of the
order by the Department of Public Safety
to remove all dead wires, produced the as
sertion by the experts that there are no dead
wires. Experience may induce the public
to take statements of this sort with consider
able discount. But it must be said that the
statement does not improve the situation.
If there are no dead wires then it must have
been live wire that killed horse in Allie
gheuy the other day, and consequently the
necessity for putting the live wires under
ground is all the more urgent.
The proposition to lessen the danger by
adopting the plan of overhead cables is an
other feature which naturally evokes unia-
Yorable comment. The overhead cables
doubtless secure more perfect insulation at
the start than the ordinary wires; but, like
them, they are subject to wear and deteriOra-
ton. They present far more obstruction in
case OF fire, and more Disagreement of the
streets, which are the constant and vital OBJ
jections to all overhead wires. The resort to
overhead cables would therefore be but an
aggravation of one great objection to over
head wires, and only postponement of the
other peril.
1t is not necessary to resort to makeShifts
in dlsposing of this question. The exam
piles of European capitals show that the
electric wires can be put underground with
praehcal success. Mr.. Westinghouse has
announced the value of new system of un-
derground wires. Pittsburg might as well
settle this question on a permanent basis
when it is once taken up.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-05

what is proposed by the Secretary of the
Treasury with regard to silver. If it is
done fer silver, why not for cotton? And if
for silver and cotton, why not for wheat,
corn, pork, lard, iron. coal or any other of
hundred staples of production? In short,
why not lee the Government be the ware
house for all classes of production and let
the people trade warehouse receipts as
means of carrying on commerce?
How such esheme would work we are
not likely to learn from experience: but it
is only fair to insist that when the Govern
ment goes into the business of furnishing
market to one industry it shall do it for all
alike
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-05
TREAT Us ALL ALIKE

The proposition Of Secretary Window to
furnish a guaranteed market for the silver
producers, evokes the following query from
the St. Louis Globe Democrat: eff the
Government is to serve as a market for
silver bullion on which it issues guaranteed
certificates to be used as currency, why not
turn it into huge warehouse for the receipt
Of cotton, corn, hay, lead, zinc and other
products?"
Of course the principle of equitable treat
ment demands that If this is done for one
producing interest it should be done for all.
It is interesting to notice that substantially
this proposition has been made by a writer
In the National Economist, the economic
organ of the Farmers Alliance. A recent
issue of that journal contains, as a solution
of the currency question, a detailed PROPOSE
tion that the Government shall establish
warehouses for the reception of cotton, and
issue guaranteed certificates for its value,
which are intended to be used as currency.
This viii, Of course, be scented BY the
financial and silver class as the widest in
fation moonshine; but it is practically
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-05
HIS DEBTORS TO Be GARSISHEED.
Peculiar Proceedings in the Case Of the
Missing Banker DlImRn.

PHILADELPHIA,Ja January 4.-Lawyer Shields
to-day brought peculiar and unusual proceed
ing in the Common Pleas Court under the do
mestic attachment act Of June, 1886, on behalf
of Charles H. N. Stoever, and against Joseph
G. Ditman, the missing bank president, who it
was supposed had committed suicide by drown
ing in the Schuylkill river. The writ on this
domestic attachment has issued, and all parties
indebted to Mr.. Ditman will bo served as gar
nishees.
that Ditman Is indebted to him in the sum of
$500 and AYERS that DitmaD. on December II,
1859, absconded from his usual place of abode
III this city and has concealed himself else
where with design and intent to defraud his
creditors and that the said Joseph O. Ditman
has not left in Philadelphia county sufficient
estate to pay his debts. The writ Is returnable
on Monday next, and when the return IS made
further proceedings under the act will 20 on.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-05
THE ABSENT ICE HARVEST.

The abnormal tardiness of winter weather
in making itself felt in the temperate zone, at
least of this hemisphere, is producing its
usual effect in the talk of the ice dealers
about an ice famine next year. Talk of a
short ice supply is not by any means con-
fined to open winters. 1t is customary for the
lords of the ice houses to inform the people
at about this stage of the winter that they
must pay dearly for the luxury of solid cool
ness in the next summer, even when they are
preparing to fill their storehouses to over
flowing on the next cold snap.
They have little better reason than usual
for singing their familiar song this winter.
Cold wave after cold wave has been heraIded
from the West, and dissolved in mere damp
ness upon contact with our unshakeable
mlldness. So far the only intelligence con-
cerning ice is that boy out in Iowa dis
covered enough ice to break through
and get drowned. Yesterday the news
from the far West, told us of SHOWS and
billiards beyond the Rocky Mountains,
severe enough to cause the loss of life; but
whether this will meet the fate of former
cold waves that have started from the region
of billiards only to meet with early dissolu-
tion, is yet to be determined.
Nevertheless it is net discreet for our
friends of the ice trade to leap to the con.
clusion that ice will be almost as scarce next
year as the more imperishable diamonds, or
that it will command corresponding value.
There are many days vet to come in which
billiards of greater vitality than these so far
experienced may sweep down on us and fill
the ice houses to overhowing. OF course
the ice men will continue to be the lords of
the torrid months whether the ice harvest
will be small or great; but it is not yet time
to predict that the people of the United
States will be condemned next summer to
the consumption of tepid soda water, and
un-ieed sherry cobblers.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-05
RAILROADS AND THE IRON TRADE

The statement of the statistics that 5000
miles of railway were constructed in 1889,
shows that material diminution has taken
place from the mileage of new railway in
the two previous years. The decrease need
not be regarded as an unfavorable sign, as
the probability is that the construction OF
double that total in 1888 and 1887 was some
what in advance of the national require
ments, Beyond that there is little doubt
that the variations in the mileage of new
railways brought to completion, generally re-
feet the financial conditions of two or three
years previous to the date at which they are
reported. The large totals of 1887 and 1888
reflected the activity Of 1885. The decrease
of last year was caused by the contraction of
1887 and 1888; while the present expansion
of business will doubtless produce belated
effect in an increase of railway building
which will increase the totals of 1891 or 1892.
So far as its local effect is concerned, the
showing contains a gratifying fact for Pitts
burg. 1t is that with the demand for new
railway construction cut down to the small
est total for several years, the iron and steel
industries of PIttsburg have attained a
period of the utmost activity. The demand
from other sources has been so great as to
make our leading industries practically in
dependent of what used to be considered
controlling factor in the trade. That rail-
road consumption of iron has entered the
market once more, and has filed our mills
with orders for great part of next year, is
not to be questioned; but the fact that our
industries have made last years splendid
record, with this factor of demand reduced
to minimum, contains the best promise of
uninterrupted prosperity with the expan-
sion of that consumption during the next.
two years.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-05
AMONG the other interesting disclosures

AMONG the other interesting disclosures
with regard to theNew ork Star is the fact that
in addition to having cost Nj. G. P. Hunting
ton S6l0 900 it owes the Grant monument fund
81, 600 which it had collected and failed to turn
in. Steps should be taken at once to secure the
payment of that little balance. The Republi-
can millionaire may be able to afford $4,000
for the pleasure of owning Democratic organ;
but the Grant monument does not possess any
such amount of wealth that it can lose 81, 600
for the pleasure of telling that organ to collect
the money. Mr.. Huntington should make its
losses S6ll, ,000