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sILLNEsS ABOUT SUGAR.

Some of our esteemed Democratic cotem-
poraries need to be warned that they are in
danger OF making geese of themselves in their
endeavors to attack the sugar duties estab-
lished under the new tariff act. THE DIS
PATCH has frequently expressed its belief
that putting the tax on refined sugars above
the three.tenths of cent rate fixed by the
original draft of the House bill, was de-
cided error. So far as the excess OF the duty
above that rate is concerned, it is fair am
munition for the Democrats. But when these
papers 60 beyond that and claim that the
new duties will work in favor of the Sugar
Trust. in respect to additional matters in
which there is neither rhyme nor reason,
hey lay themselves open to the charge that
their real hatred OF the sugar features of the
Mckinley bill, is the fact that they make a
more radical cut both in the actual duties
and in the margin of protection to sugar re-
iners, than was ever proposed by the Demo-
Gratis.
d A recent editorial In the New York World
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-17
Social Chatter.

THE anniversary entertainment of Valley
Forge Council Jr. o. u. A. NJ, held last even
ing at its Fifth avenue hall, was we'll attended
and very enjoyable affair, the programme en-
bracing many interesting numbers and closing
with an auction of cakes. The address OF the
evening was made by Hon. Clarence Burleigh,
and Mr. Charles A Richardson oficiated as
master of ceremonies
THE marriage of Miss Lillian Hoag. of this
city, and Mr.. Eiseman. of Allentown, occurred
last evening. Miss Hoag but recently resigned
her position in the Grant street school, in which
she was a popular teacher, to wed the gentle
nah of her choice whose sterling worth Will
doubtless prevent her ever regretting the step.
MISS AGNES METCALF, a thoroughly charm
ing young lady, daughter of Orlando b. Met
calf. former resident of this city, was welded
Yesterday to Mr.. Virlot Wiseman, young
Pittsburger of considerable prominence, at the
home of her parents. Estes Park, Col. Mr.. and
Mrs. Wiseman will reside in the East End.
C11RRYUNIyERsITY HALL was filledlast even
ing for the entertainment given by the Pro-
tected Home Circle. Those on the programme
were Misses Kennedy, Edna and Lulu Vogler,
Mamie Hammer, Agnes Lambing, TIllie Mack
iptosh, Bertha Moore, MiIlie Gardner and DIR.
H. G. Hall.
CYCLoRAMA HALL was scene OF gayety
last evening. Ihe hnlsnIS OIL bno <hystiC
Chain with their ladies, to the number of lSO,
engaged in the terpsichorean pastime from 8
o'clock until the wee sma hours, taking time
only TO descend to Luther's for refreshments at
II o'clock.
THE reception rendered the visiting engineers
by the railroad department Of the Y. M. G. A,
at the chapel Of the Association building, this
evening is to be an exceptionally well-arranged
and Interesting affair
MISS PAULINE WEAVER and sister. Mrs. f.
E. l.. Weaver, the latter accompanied by her
bright little daughter Vivian, are visiting rela-
tives in Allegheny.
THE Burwlck Musical Club will give its Sec
ond annual hop atNew Turner Hall, Forbes
street, next Thursday evening.
MISS CORA MCKELvY. of the East End
entertained the members of the Teaspoon
Club yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. AND MRS. D. P. RICHARD, of North
Highland avenue. have returned from an ex-
tended European trip.
CAPTAIN AND MRS. ]. ]. VANDEGRIFT are
visiting in New York.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-17

The aggressive campaign which Mr.. Della
matters managers have been promising Of
late, begins, we suppose, with Chairman
Andrews remarkable address, which may
be found elsewhere. The bulk, the ver-
bosity, and the general irrelevance of this
TRADE are its most noticeable features at
first glance. 1t contains no di-
rect arguments for Mr.. Delamater's
election, but any amount of abusive
language for Democratic leaders, papers
and policies that have about as much to do
with the gubernatoriaI campaign in Penn
sylvania this year as with the catching of
centipedes in Peru. The aggressiveness of
the address does not go beyond assertion.
There is no effort in it to prove false the
charges made against Mr.. Delamater by
reputable men; in fact, no allusion to these
charges at all, except in vague
generalization. Mr.. Pattison himself es-
capes with a few sentences of pure
invective, and the bluster of the preface dies
away in chear appeal to Republicans to
vote for Mr.. Delamater, because the Repub.
lican party has been led in the past by great
and good men. This is not convenient
occasion to go over the address in detail,
bat hurried perusal of it justifes the pre-
diction that aggressiveness of this sort Will
be profitable to Mr.. Pattison.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-17
A VERY PRETTY WEDDING.


Miss Aida Phillips Made the Happy Bride
of Mr.. ID. W. Sloan.
A pretty wedding last evening at o'clock
in the Allegheny Reformed Presbyterian
Church united Miss Aida Alma Phillips, the
lovely daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Ander'
son, and Mr.. d. w. Sloan, very popular
young society man. The bridal procession con-
sisted of ushers Messrs Cliff McCausland, w.
NJ. Boggs, William Tibby, S. c. Milligan, Hen
old T. Sloan and Mr.. Kearns, little Miss
Carrie Sloan and Master Howard Anderson,
maid of honor Miss Cora Shallenburg. and the
bride and groom. The grouping at the altar
where Rev. j. r. ]. Milligan awaited
the party was most effective and during
the solemn words pronounced by Rev. DE-
Milligan the organ, under the sk1ll1ui
fingers of Mr.. Sam Brown. gave forth
tender. sympathetic accompaniment and then
burst forth into a triumphal march at the con-
clusion of the ceremony. The bride was
charmingly pretty in a decollete costume OF
folds of her bridal veil, which her maid OF
honor threw back from her face ere sne
retraced her steps down the aisle on
the arm OF her happy and proud
looking groom. The maid of honor was very
pretty girl with short, curly hair and dainty
costume of dancing length. And little MISS
Sloan and Master Anderson were an ideal pair
of attendants at bridal altar with their large
Gala lilies of unusual beauty and their pretty
youthful faces. A Kate Greenaway gown
draped the slight figure of Miss Sloan.
A reception was held Immediately after tne
church services at the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. Anderson. to which the guests were con-
yeyed in carriages, and at which gayety reigned
supreme until the departure of the bride and
groom for Cleveland.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-17
HOTEL CONSTRUCTION.

The calamity at the Leland House IN
Syracuse, while less extensively fatal than
first reports led the public to believe, is
still sufficiently dreadful in its suggestions
to make the travelling public nervous once
again upon the subject of many-storied
hotels. While much ado was made about
the Leland House. because of the elegance
and supposed completeness of its appoint
ments, it seems to have been mere flre-trap
when the crucial test came. This, with
preceding horrors of the same sort, en-
forces the point that the public have right
to expect particular preeaution about hotel
architecture While buildings either abso-
lutelv freproof, or aimed to be such, are be-
coming frequent for banking-cfices and
general commercial purposes, the instances
of similar solidity in the case of hotels is
decidedly rare Yet it Is in hotels that fire
proof or at least slow-burning construction
is most manifestly required. Buildings for
other purposes are usually occupied through
the day, when the tenants are wide-awake
and fairly prepared to take care of them
selves. But, as has too often been proved,
hotel guests arising blindly in answer to a
fre-alarm in the midnight or early morning
hour, frightened, scarcely halfawake, are
in the worst possible circumstances to es-
cape the flames.
1t is only a marvel that so few fatalities
resulted at Syracuse. The narrative OF the
shocking affair tells for itself by what mar
row margin a great number of the inmates
of the house were saved
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-17
CoNIMENDABLE MOVEMENT.

A very timely and sensible proposition is
made by the Philadelphia Times, to the
effect that a committee should be formed of
men of high standing from each party to
collect money and offer rewards for the
prosecution of illegal voting. IT suggests
the names of Messrs. Garrett, Strawbridge,
Bullitt and Kennett as proper ones to form
a committee in Philadelphia, and says that
such body could in a single hour obtain a
sufficient guarantee for the prompt payment
of all rewards offered for the conviction of
ballot thieves, no matter on which side the
frauds may be attempted.
Such an organization will be a public
benefit. Everyone will agree that the pub
lie interest makes it of paramount impor-
tance that the will of the majority, no matter
which party it favors, shall be honestly ex-
pressed and fairly registered. Yet tine
practices Of modern politics render
it impossible to rely on the gen.
eral honor that attempts will not be
made to purchase voters or falsify the re-
suit. With the knowledge of the possi-
bility of this evil impressed upon us, it is
the duty of thinking and honest people,
without respect to party, to provide the best
possible checks. 1t is not such a check to
wait until after election and then have the
cry OF fraud raised by the defeated side.
The preparations should be made in ad-
vance. The corrupt elements should be
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-17
OUR SHORT STORIES.
WORST LUCK ON RECORD.

WHATS the matter with that young man?'
the conductor asked of the old commuter,
indicating big raw-boned fellow. handsomely
dressed, with strip of court plaster across his
left cheek, swollen lower lip and a decidedly
black eye.
'Enough's the matter" said the old man,
taking banana out of the basket which the
train boy had left by the stove while he went
out to wave his handkerchief at a girl who
couldn't see him IL she tried, and probably
would not be looking as the express dashed by
the little way station. "Enough's the matter.
That's young B., who came inter a small for
tune when his father died last June. Guess
he's tryin' ter come out of it as fast as he can.
He was JUS tellin' me bout the time he had
yesterday an the day before at Joppa. Seems
he went ter the races an dropped fifteen
hundred-skin game, I guess. Got ter
drinkin in the evenin' an a little fel-
Ter bout foot shorter than him Degan
guyin' B fer bein' SO green as ter drop
his money. That riled B. an he hauled of
an hit at the little feler; an the little feler
ducked an pasted Bin the ribs, smashed
him in the jaw and knocked him all around"
b got away at las, an fetched cop an
had the little feller arrested. But the little fell
Ter told the p'leeceman how the fight begun an
b was arrested too. Both gave bail before
the alderman. Mex mornin the Judge heard
the case, looked at B an the little feller, an
as B. was the biggest fined him SAB an costs.
b told me all about it, an he says Joppa's
seen the last o. him. Dropped fifteen hundred
dollars. got licked by smaller man, an fined
fer bein' hcked-that's what's the matter with
B-n
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-17
NEVER MINDED THE WEATHER.
BriIliance and Beauty at an Allegheny Wed
ding Last Evening.

Brilliance and Beauty at an Allegheny We'd
ding Last Evening.
The brilliancy and beauty within the commo-
dious home of Mr. John L. Myers, on Mcclure
avenue, last evening made the gloomy dreary
weather but an incident that was forgotten as
soon as the realm of gayety and festiVity was
entered. The occasion was the marriage OF
Miss Minnie L. Myers and Mr.. ]. L. Chapman.
and the ceremony was performed at $50
o'clock by Rev. DR.. White, rector of st. An
drew's Episcopal Church. and was according to
the Episcopal faith to which both the bride and
groom adhere. The bridal party. whose advent
was awaited an1iously by the interested guests
who thronged the parlors. consisted OF the
bride and groom, best man, and maid OF honor,
the latter honorary position being filled by Miss
Ella Stanton, of Buffalo, and bridemaid, MISS
Florence Myers, sister of the bride. Mr.. John
K. Dryden, OF Franklin, oficiated as best man.
The bride, whose bright, animated counte.
nance and graceful form are familiar to most
of the older residents of Allegheny, and TO
many of the newcomers, was att1red IN very
becoming, tasty toilet of elegant white crepe
du chine for her nuptials, which were viewed
with slight tinge of sadness by some OF her
more Jealous admirers in the assemblaSe, as 1t
meant to them literally the loss OF their charm
ing friends society, as her stalwarr groom,
after the Eastern wedding trip, will carry her
off to Rochester where he has established a
promising jewelry business, and where he is
considered a leader in business and social Cit
cles Gernert's orchestra and Luther's cater
ing did much to make the event an enjoyable
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-17
A STANDARD MAN TO THE RESCUE.

Mr.. c. Stuart Patterson, of Philadelphia,
who first attracted public attention some
years ago by magazine article in which he
declared that all complaints to railway dis
ordinations such as built up the Standard
Oil Company were due to 'unreasoning
Ignorance" and that all attempts at regula-
ton "were schemes of coniscation," is out
in an open letter to Henry c. Lea on the
State campaign. Of course a corporation
advocate like Patterson is in favor of Della
mater he reafirms the assertion that the
Constitution permits members of the Legis-
lature to make profit out of State deposits
in their banks, because the law authorizes
State deposits in banks The amusing thing
about Patterson is his firm conviction that
he knows what the Constitution permits bet
ter than the Constitution does.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-17
THANKS, AND COME AGAIN.

The Good Work of Some Allegheny Ladies
Receives Encouragement.
Steaming hot coffee and chocolate with ice
cream and cake were served yesterday to visit
ors at the Young Mems Free Reading Room,
Beaver avenue, Allegheny, by the ladies in
charge, it being the day of the annual donation
and reception which large number of guests
remembered both by their presence and by Of
ferngs that became tangible memries of thefr
visits. Money, books and various things that
will assist materially in sustaining the gopd
work undertaken by the philanthropic ladies
were gratefully received, and thanks are re-
turned with request to be further remem-
bered by the benevolent inclined.
The Reception Committee included Mrs. S.
Gibson, Mrs. Mcdonnell. Mrs. George Shaw,
Mrs. Donaldson, Mrs. Thomas Benner, Mrs. A.
Y. Patterson, Mrs. R. H. Clifford, Mrs. |. NJ.
Patterson, Misses Jean Marshall, Sarah Hamil
and Meta Trimble.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-17
IN WITH THE TIDE.

"You're very late in returning from
church, you must have had long sermon.''
''oh. yes; DIR. Sixthy gave great discourse
on The Evil of Talking Too Much "-Puck.
He docking dreamily into his cup)-
What's this2 A miracle?
She Indignantly why, no; that's coffee. and
good coffee, too!
He-WelI, isn't that a miracle?
A Cooking School Graduate.-She e-Dar-
ling please tell the grocer to send me up two
quarts of nice. fresh sponges.
He-You can't get spODges at the grocer's,
ducky but III stop at the druggists for them,
What kind do you wanH
Shell want the kind used for making sponge
cake and tell him they must be fresh.-SedttLs
Press.
Counsel-And all you can do is to confess
that you are guilty?
Prisoner SADLY Yes, sir.
CounseI--We ELL then, IN afraid the only defense
we can offer Is insanity.
Prisoner (cheerfully) Bully, boss! Then yer
can prove dat dis confession of mine here is a.
what-y call-it?-Hallucination? am I'm inno-
cent! OATS It!!-Puck.
Warden-Well, what would you like to
work at while you are here?
New Arrival-At my own trade, II you please,
sir.
warden-What is that?
New Arrival-l'm an Arctic explorer, sir.
Miss de Hub-And those dear little squir-
rels that sported under the hedge last summer,
where are they now?
Miss Rustic-Oh, they're holed up for the winter.
Miss de Hub-UghI Ny dear, your notions Of
grammar make me shiyer; presume you mean
held up.
THE BOOKSTORE CRANK.
Ger costly bindings, first editions,
And gifted edges. he will gloat,
Although his hats an old back number,
And veIy rusty Is his coat.
'TIs but the paper. types, and leather
That he pores over on the shelf;
If he'd but think books made for reading,
He might be better bound himself.
Puck.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-17
LAST CHANCE TO VOTE.
The Close of the Exposition and the Popular
Topical Ballots.

The Close of the Exposition and the Popular
Topical Ballots.
During the Exposition. which closes with
the present week. THE DISPATCH has afforded
the public an opportunity of expressing views
on wide range of popular topics. The effect
of the voting test has been to awaken interest
in matters which otherwise would have been
allowed to slumber. They furnished food for
Thought and results may follow. At all events
no, harm has been done. and visitors have been
amused, to say the least while the people have
certainly been benefited. For to-day and TO-
morrow the following topics will be offered to
visitors, who are requested to register their
votes in the Poll Book at DISPATCH Head
quarters, Brunswick-Balke-Collend Billiard
Company's space.
FRIDAYS VOTING TOPIC.
Should the Hauling of Trains by Locomotives
on Public Streets be Prohibited and Horse
Powet Applied? ? Open to Lldy and Gentle
men oters.
(sATURDAY's VOTING TOPIC.
Should aM the Toll Houses on Roads in West
ern Pennsylvania be Removed? Open to
Lady and Gentlemen Voters.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-17
PURIFYING THE STAGE.

1t will be well for the public and well for
the stage if the example of the Boston city
fathers in interdicting fagrantly indecent
theatrical performance is followed in other
cities If an actress or manager has no
conception of anything higher than the
mere grabbing of dollars, it is no reason
why all decency should be outraged with
impunity by them upon the stage. Reputa-
BILE actors and respectable managers know
very we'll how injurious to the stage are
such plays, players and managers as have
disgusted even the Boston Aldermen. I'M
moral plays and shameless actors are nuis-
ance and should be suppressed, as they can
be by law.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-17
A SINGULAR VISITATION,

WALTER j. SCOTT is young man scarce %
years of age. who resides in Western
city. Young Scott is an ordinary looking in
dividual save for an abnormal growth of hair
that covers his face, neck and head. HIS
whiskers are nearly foot in length, and of a
reddish color that affects slight blush tint
under certain conditions of the atmosphere
The hair on his neck is long and silky, but it
curls close to the skin. The horny tissue that
covers his Uranium, though IS a marvel 1t is
nearly as long as his whiskers. but it stands
straight out from his skull like the hair on the
wig of a sideshow Circassian, and each strand is
as stiff as a wild boar bristle, and could be used
to sew carpet with, or to make a scrubbing
brush. The wonder is though, that this pecu-
liar growth has developed within the past
three years. When young Scott was 20, his
face was as smooth, soft and silkish as that of
a maiden of Is, the texture of his hair was fine
and his eyes were shaded by long, delicate
lashes that would have made Spanish
senorita sick with envy to have seen
them. The wonderful change was
the work of single night. On
scott's Goth birthday pet poodle dog he
owned died He was overcome with grief at
the loss of his pet and at one time it was
thought he would be seized with spasms. He
denounced everything, and going out into the
street, bareheaded. he shook his fist at the sky
and in a paroxysm of frenzy he cursed and re-
viIed the Omnipotent He swore by every
thing holy that he would never shave his face
or have his hair cut. He went into the house
and sank insensible on the floor. He was put
to bed and remained in comatose state until
the next morning. He was awakened next
morning with the sun. Then the marvellous
change. His hair stuck out over his head like
the quills on the back OF porcupIne. and his
face was covered with shaggy beard several
inches IN length. 1t grew up close to his eyes.
his eyelashes had dropped out, and about the
only part of his face left uncovered by the
strange growth was his nose. For the past
three years Scott has religiously kept his oath.
He is well educated, good writer. and appar-
entity in every sense a man Of brilliant parts.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-17

warned that they are under surveillance,
and that any transgression on their part
will be followed by swift punishment.
Such a method energetically carried out
will do more to reduce the corruption of the
polls to q minimum than any other possible
course.
Pittsburg has plenty of men in all parties
whose names on such a committee would be
sufficient guarantee that its work will be
properly done. Why should not the de-
mand for honesty in all parties combine to
preserve the purity of the polls?
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-17
The Dayidson-Myler Nuptials.

Miss Callie Myler and Mr.. John Milton
Dawson Joined hands for life last evening at
o'clock in the pretty parlors of the residence of
the brides mother. Mrs. c. c. Myler. Edwin
street, East End. Numerous friends witnessed
the interesting ceremony which united the
Young lady, so well and favorably known. to
the energetic ambitious young man from VIII
kinsburg, whose integrity and honesty mas al
The pretty home was beautifully decorated for
the event by Messrs. A. NJ and ]. B. Murdoch.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-17
A BEWITCHING PIcTURH
Miss Elizabeth Smiths Pretty lea
Neatly Courterfeited.

Miss Elizabeth Smiths Pretty Features
Neatly Counterfeited.
A golden-haired, blue-eyed little beauty that
is lust at present creating the most admiring
comment is Miss Elizabeth Smith. the S-year-
old child of Mr.. Percy Smith, whose picture, a
three by four pastel, is on exhibition it the
office of her uncle. Mr.. E. D. Smith, the NGen-
eral Passenger Agent of the Baltimore land
Ohio Railroad.
The picture is glorious vision of the tiny
elf in dainty little white frock which displays
her babyish shoulders and prettily rounded
arms and is pronounced by all who have an ac-
uuaintance with Miss Smith perfect likeness,
and by those who have not the honor of an ac.
uuaintance most bewirching and captivating
picture. The background fecked with blue
the color Of the little beauty's eyes and the
handsome white and gold frame, prove charm
ing setting for the figure of the little one.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-17
Wedded at Beaver Falls

In Beaver Falls. last evening. occurred the
wedding of Miss Josephine Howard of that
place, and Mr.. William G. Stewart a promls.
ing young attorney of this city. The bride is
the second daughter of Mr.. Andrew Howard,
of the Phoenix Glass Company, former resi-
dent of Williamsburg, where both the bride and
her sister, who married Lieutenant Wagner.
of Fort Leavenworth, were fayorites in society
and considered exceptionally bright and lovely
girls The future home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Stewart will be in Williamsburg and numerous
friends are awaiting an opportunity of extend
ing congratulations and warm welcome to the
uonnu connie.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-17

THE report that the brakeman's organi-
cation on a Texas railroad, is raising trouble
because negroes are employed in train, yard
and locomotive departments" is on the surface
distinctly discreditable. The brakemen owe
to themselves to say whether the objection is
to negroes or simply to cheap labor. Labor
organizations cannot afford to fight for such
obsolete issue as race prejudice.