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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-26
THE IMPORTANCE OF The WORKERS

The organization of the Academy of Sci
ences yesterday was attended with no slight
eclat and promises a prosperous career for
the association of scientific bodies which
will form one of the leading features of the
Carnegie library buildings. The discussion
as to the utility of the organization to the
wealthier and poorer classes, respectively,
was pertinent and timely. Hardly any bet
ter support Tor Prof. Brashear's argument in
favor of keeping the scientific advantages of
the new association within the reach of the
people can be afforded than Mr. Brashear
himself The fact that the practical scien-
tIst of Pittsburg, whose work is known, and
cannot be reduplicated, all over the world. is
a seli-taught man out of our factories, and
that his scientific workmen are drawn from
the laboring classes, is equal to volume of
testimony as to the Importance of placing
the means of science within the easy reach
Of the workers of the city.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-26
PERTINENT PERSONALS.

LORD SALISBURY, Prime Minister of En-
gland, weighs go pounds.
THE late Sir William Gull, the London physi-
clan, left a fortune of 81, 10000.
GOVERNOR TooLE, of Montana, it Is an
nounced, is to wed daughter of General Rose
Grams.
ABRoTHER of Chief Justice Fuller lives at
New Rochelle, N. Y, and keeps a boys board
ing house.
THE table upon which Oliver Cromwell
signed the death warrant of Charles L was sold
recently to a London antiquary for S7l0.
CAPTAIN A. H. CLAY, of Elk county. says
the sentiment in his section of the State is in
favor of ex-senator Wallace for the Demo-
cratic nomination for Governor.
DIR. NoRv1N GREEN and his wife expect to
celebrate their golden wedding on April l, at
Louisville, KY, when IS lineal descendants
will participate in the South Western Union.
MRS. MACKAY, of bonanza fame, has
purchased the magnificent house of Mr..
Charles Wilson, in Grosvenor square, London.
Mr.. Wilson spent $500, 600 couple of years ago
renovating and repairing it.
HON. LEWIS EMERY, of Bradford, announces
himself candidate for Congress from the
Twenty-seyenth Congressional district Mr..
Emery was State Senator for years, and was
a steadfast friend of the oil producer.
NICHOLAS CANTwELL, Vicar General of the
Archdiocese of Philadelphia, was yesterday
morning invested with his robes of rank as
Monsgnor of the first rank or domestic prelate
of the Popes household, to which dignity he
was recently raised by Pope Leo XIII.
THE mostnoted figure at the Putnam House
at Palatka, Fla, is Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher.
who has spent the past three seasons in that
city. She is beginning to show her age.
Though ner hair is as white as snow, Mrs.
Beecher's activity is quite remarkable.
THE late General Schenck was popularity be-
lieved to have published book on poker play
lng.but his explanation was that the book was
published by lady whose guest he was while
Minister to London, and for whom he had
written out the rules of the game at her re-
quest.
WILLIAM WALDORF AsToR has arranged as
a filial tribute to his father, the late John
Jacob Astor. TO place massive bronze doors at
the Broadway entrance of Trinity Church.
This memorial is to cost Sl00000 One of New
York's leading architects has been intrusted
with the designing. and il is said that the chief
features of the famous Florence Baptistry are
to be followed, depicting incidents in the life of
Christ
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-26
ITS TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY,
The Centennial of the California Normal
School TO be Held April IL.


Handsome invitations are out for the quar-
ter centennial of the Southwestern State
Normal School, California, Pa, which read as
follows:
Your presence is requested at the celebra-
tion of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the
opening of the school under the charter name of
the Southwestern Normal College, Friday,
April II, 1890. The exercises consisting OF
platform addresses, music and informal greet
ings, will be held in the Normal Chapel at 10
A. M, 2 P. NJ. and 7:30 p. M.
Among the speakers will be ex-Principal ]
c. Gilchrist, of Iowa, C. L. Ehrenfeld, of Ohio,
and E. d. johnson, of the same State; also
Hon. Henry Houck, Superintendent George ].
Lucky and John Morrow, ]. ]. Miller, ESQ,
Hon. George V. Lawrence Colonel Chill
W. Hazard, State superintendent D. ).
Waller, Jr., and ex-Principal George P. Beard
will also probably be present" The invitation
is signed by. Theo. B. Moss, Corresponding
Secretary.
Prof Ellis N. johnson, one of the speakers
named, opened the original academy in Cali
tornia. and is al present at Mt Union, o. Prof.
]. Z. Gilchrist, of Altoona Ia, was one of the
founders OF the Normal College in 1865. A
highly ENJOYABLE time cannot fail to result
tellectual people. who have become noted for
their interest and zeal in educational matters.
The chapel in which the exercises will be
held has in honor of the event. been decorated
and frescoed in a thoroughly artistic and most
beautiful manner, and presents a decidedly
attractive and festive appearance. Life size
portraits of George Washington and Abraham
Lincoln adorn either side of the plat
form, and the ceiling was made his
torical with bust portraits of number
of the prominent men of the country. On the
handsomely frescoed walls are hung pictures
of the old country relics of the European trip,
taken by Dr. Moss the president of the college,
and his charming wife last season.
The whole town of California will unite in the
celebration, and great preparations are in
progress for the receiving and entertaining OF
the distinguished guests who will be present.
The Pittsburg party. with Superintendent
Luckey as commander in chief, will make the
trip by boat, arriving at California about
A. M. of the day of the celebration.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-26
THE MOCK IMPRoMPTU.

Of all impromptu speeches the one that is
prepared before hand is likely to be the best.
There are good reasons for this. An alliga-
tor, tired of baskirg In the sun, will slide off
into the bayou with considerable ease and
some elegance if allowed to perform the
maueuver at his own time. If the alligator
is hurried, however, by unfriendly man, the
descent into the water becomes a panicky
scramble ending in splash. Orators are
like alligators in this. They cannot tumble
with grace into eloquence unless they have
time to consider the operation. The best
impromptu speakers in all ages have made
it rule never to speak without preparation.
From Demosthenes down to Chauncev
Depew the private motto of the extempora-
neous speaker has been ''Semper paratus,"
which freely translated means with a
speech on hand" Perhaps Demosthenes
went to extreme in anticipation. He
grudged no labor to make the least part of
his orations perfect, and it is improbable
that he always tried to make his Athenian
audiences believe that his speeches were ex-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-26
BALFOUR's CONUNDRUM,

With Mr.. Gladstone we may safely leave
Mr.. Balfour's new land purchase bill for
Ireland for discussion at some future time.
Perhaps as the days 60 by Mr.. Balfour may
elucidate his latest and probably involun-
tarily his last attempt to bamboozle English
yoters-for Mr.. Balfour knows he cannot
throw dust in Irish eyes. As the bill stands
outlined by Balfour it is conundrum,
which is, as Mr.. Gladstone says, very COM
plIcated. The magnanimous leader of the op-
position said that thanks were due Mr.
Balfour for the obvious pains he had taken in
preparing the bill. Less generous critics
would be inclined to award scant praise to
the Irish Secretary for attempting to stave
off the inevitable disaster which is awaiting
the Salisbury Ministry with incoherent
promises and new-fangled plans for Ireland's
benefit
1t is very clear that before the Tory
Government is pulled out of ofice-which
happy event cannot be postponed longer
than year and half-it will be ready to sell
out the Unionists and beautiful assortment
of slightly soiled political principles to any
one and for any scheme which promises
them a longer hold upon the sweets of
office. The exhibition of their willingness
to abandon their fortified places is a more
potent proof of the decay of the Tories than
a multitude of Liberal successes at by-elec-
tions. The complexion of the situation in
English politics is not likely to undergo the
slightest change because assistant cook and
bottle washer Ballour has thrown another
poisoned-to ireland.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-26
In THEIR OWN HOME.
The wv. C. A. of the East End Will Occupy
the La Clede on Monday.

The Y. W. C. A. of East Liberty will take
possession of their recently purchased property
known as the La Clede building next Monday.
They will not move into it for the simple reason
that they have nothing to move this being the
first business venture the society has made,
having only last May applied for charter as
corporation. They hope to cross the portals of
their new home with the consciousness that the
entire sum of $1,000 which they agreed to pay
for it has been raised. Only 500 of the entire
sum remains to be collected, and the ladies
hope to accomplish that this week. They will
Immediately begin renovatng the building,
which will receive fresh dress of paint and
paper. Schoolrooms will be arranged on the
second floor to accommodate the "Boys
School," which is to be a special
feature of the society. The "Indus-
trial School, :" which closed last Saturday will
probably be reopened for a summer session.
The remainder of the house will be utilized as
a temporary home and hospital for children.
1t is expected that Miss Forsythe, the mis-
sionary Of the society, will have charge of the
home and she will make most efficient and
desirable matron.
The ladies are very much pleased and de-
lighted over piano which was presented to
them last week. They hope that all benevolently
inclined persons will remember them and the
immense house they have to furnish as the
time for new carpets and new furniture ar
rives. and will donate them the discarded ar
ticles.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-26
THE WORK COMPLETED.
Closing Session of the nj. E. Conference of
Central Pennsylvanin.

Central Pennsylvania.
CARLISLE, Pa, March 25.-The closing day
of the Methodist Episcopal Conference was
largely attended. The exercises were con-
Quoted by Bishop Foster. The Board Of
Stewards reported and distributed funds in the
interest of the Conference Claimant Fund.
Prof Pittenhouse, of Dickinson College, spoke
in the interest of the Philadelphia Methodist
Hospital and the liberality of William c. ALI
son and Colonel Bennett of that city. The next
speaker was Rev. DR.. Reed, President of Dick
inson College, who addressed the conference in
the interest of that institution. The report on
the same was adopted. after which the stand
ing committees for the coming year were an
nounced.
The report of the Conference Treasurer was
received and adopted. The closing business
was the assignment of ministers for the differ
ent districts, Bishop Foster reading the ap-
pointments. The benedlction having been
pronounced Bishop Foster declared the
twenty-second session adjour ned sine die.
Among the appointments made by the con-
ference were the following for Western Penn
sylvania: Altoona. Chestnut Avenue, A r.
Miller; Eighth Avenue, II. r. Bender; Fifth
Avenue, R. H. Colburn; First Church, ID. S.
Monroe: Sampson. R. E. Wilson; Altoona Cir
cult, L. F. Smith; Bellefonte, w. A. Houck;
Clearfield, G. ID. Penepacker; Coalport, Job
Truax supply: Curwensville, G. T. Gray; Dun
cansville, II. N. Minnigh: Hoidaysburg. E.
F. Swartz; Houtzdale, WE'D. Noble; Martins
burg and Woodberry, A. w. Guyer; Philips
burg ]. H. McGarrah; Roaring Springs, F. NJ.
Welsh; Tyrone. G.. Leidy; West Clearfield, E.
H. Whitman; Alum Bank, G. s. Comp; Bed
ford, NJ. L. Smyser.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-26
PENSION PROBLEMS,

Saving Could be Effected by Transferring
tho Bureau to the War Department
Other Features of Interest ut the Cap
iial.
WASHINGTON, March 25.--Secretary Proctor
to-day sent to the House of Representa-
tives response to a resolution asking him If, in
his opinion. any reduction in public expendi-
lures would result from the transfer of the
Pension Bureau from the Interior Department
to the War Department The Secretary, in his
letter, expresses the opinion that decided re-
duction of expenses would follow, the amount
of which could not we'll be estimated. Under
the present system. says the Secretary the
claims of soldiers for pensions not adjudi-
Gated in the department under which they
served and in which their histories, which con-
st1tute most important part in granting PEN
sions, are prepared. By transferring this
bureau to the War Department there would
also be brought together closely the experts
who decide the claims, and thus by amalgamat-
ing the whole system under one control the eX-
pense of the Pension Bureau would be greatly
decreased,
The House Committee on Invalid Pensions to-
day authorized favorable report bill to
increase pensions in certain cases. l. provides
that any soldier or sailor who has been wound
ed in service and received more than one
a total disability and the other wounds create
a disability, then such person shall receive
pension to be rated without regard to rank for
each wound SO received. 1t is provided, however,
tnat the amount of pension any person shall re-
celve Snail not exceed S72 per month.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-26
Social Chatter.

THE Lafayette Club has issued invitations to
reception at new Turner Hall, Forbes avenue
Wednesday evening, April l6.
THE commencement exercises of the class of
1890 of the College of Pharmacy was held last
evening at the First M. p. Church, Fifth ave-
nue..
THE nuptials of Miss Kate Borland and Mr..
Charles w. Bier, of the East End, were solemn
lied last evening at the residence of the brides
parents.
THE second annual reception of the Smith
field Club will be held at the Miller residence,
Center avenue, opposite Erin street, Friday
evening. April II.
MISS SERGEANT of Hazelwood avenue, en-
tertained six-table euchre party last evening.
After a spirited contest the guests enjoyed an
excellent supper served by Kennedy.
THE wedding of Miss Mary E. Foster, sister
of DR.. w. s. Foster, and Mr.. w. b. Corwin. of
BakewelPs law firm, will be solemnized in the
Sixth Presbyterian Church April 5. An East
ern trip will follow the ceremony.
UNDER the auspices of the Kings Sons of st.
Peters Church, the March entertainment was
given last evening in the Sunday school room
of ST. Peters Episcopal Church. A very In
teresting literary and musical programme was
rendered.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-26
. CURRENT TIMELY TOPICS.

Poor Eva Hamiltoni She Is now held re-
sponsible for tn. failure of several brick firms.
Eva would be doing gracious act for not only
her husband but her brother-in-law should she
ascend to heaven.
HE who steals an editors pocketbook steals
trash but he who purloins the editors shears and
pastenot takes the bread and butter from his
children,s mouths and robs the ofice cockroach
of good friend.
DURING the absence of the chaplain in the
Maryland Legislature on Saturday. Speaker Hub
ner prayed, and did it with marked success. Mr..
Hubner Is a Democrat.
TODAY the printers throughout the United
States ele ct officers and delegates. The Pittsburg
typos will have their headquarters on Fifth ave-
nue.. 1t may not be interesting to the mbers of
the two great political parties but If they are anx
ious to pointers to how to conduct future
campaigns they should drop around. .The
fim-fammers Will cut a wide swath to-day
OWING TO the scarcity of ice saloon keepers
propose raising the price Of lemonade this sum-
mer. Many people will therefore boycott the
lemon and stick to gin and sugar.
MARSHALL P. WILDER. in Philadelphia the
other day. says the New York HeraLd, inter-
viewed colored hotel waiter on the subject OF
Schuylkil water:
Sam, hear the water you give guests to drink
soaks through graveyard. Is that so?''
THAT'S right boss, that's right shu' enough;
but de people buried in dat yer graveyard am
mighty high-toned people, sab; mighty so."
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-26
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES.
OF the Allegheny U. r. Theological Semi
nary Well Under Way.

OF the Allegheny U. II. Theological Semi.
nary Well Under Wny.
The commencement exercises of the U. P.
Theological Seminary were begun last evening
in the First U. P. Church. Rev. w. A. Mac
kenzle presided, and a large number was pres
ent The exercises consisted of prayer and
singing and the reading of papers by the grad
yates of the seminary. The first paper was by
R. l. Welch, ION the intermediate State Be-
tween Death and the Resurrection" ]. L.
Vance gave the "Grounds of Theistic Belief"
while p. E. Simpson related the History of
the An cient Synagogue" "Our Opportunity
in the West" was the subject taken by j. b.
Ricketts,. ]. L. Maloy spoke OF the Union
Between Christ and the Believer" d. T. Nc
Calmont devoted his paper to a History of the
Pharisees and Their Traits and Beliefs" The
Revision of the Westminster Confession was
the subject of S. E. Martins address.
This evening the commencement exercises
will be concluded in the First q. P. Church, of
Allegheny. The graduates of the Seminary
this year are James A. Alexander, New Will
mington. Pa: Ralph P. Allen, West Middle
sex; Samuel P. Barackman, Lnesville; James
A. Cosby North Salem. o.; Robert L. Hay
Harustown, Pa; James S. Hill, Freeport; Rob-
ert A. Kenyon Grove City; John P. Knox
HuntersviIle, N. c.; William W. Lawrence,
Cassville, O.: Samuel E. Martin, Mt. Perry o.;
David T. McCalmont Hickory, Pa: John T.
Maloy, West Middletown; William NJ. NichoI
Indiana. Pa; Joseph B. Ricketts,. Harlanburg:
Peter E Simson, East Liverpool, o.: John l..
Vance, Florence, Pa, and Robert L. Walch,
Washington, Pa.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-26
SINGULAR OPERATION.
A Button Removed From n Patients Nos
triIs BY n Baltimore Physician

A Button Removed From n Patients Nos
triIs by n Baltimore Physician.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH,
BALTIMORE, March ga singular operation
was performed here this afternoon by DR.. +.
w. Hartley, the patient being Captain Richard
Respess, of Virginia Captain Respess has suf-
fered for Is years with some affection of the
nose which gave him great deal of trouble
and pain. He was treated by him for necrosis.
Not getting any relief the Captain consulted
several other physicians who also pronounced
his affection to be necrosis and adopted the
same treatment as DR., Hartley and with SIM
liar results.
When Captain Respess called upon Dr. Hart
ley to-day that physician concluded to make
further examination. and, finding that some
thing had lodged in the cavity Immediately be.
meath the left eye he inserted a probe into the
lett nostril and raised some object, which he re-
moved with delicate instrument and which
proved to be a white button three-eighths of an
inch in diameter, which had probably been
there since childhood, as it was very much en-
crusted.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-26
Democrnts nnd the Tariff Bill.

x-SPEAKER CARLISLE said to-day that he
did not think the Democratic members of
the committee would take up much time in dis
cussing the provisions of the bill. The Mills
bill will be proposed as q substitute, and the
report prepared on that basis. After that the
two bills will be reported to the House and the
discussion will begin as soon as the reports are
printed. The length or time that will be re-
quired to discuss the measure is mere matter
of conjecture, but the general opinion is that it
will take six weeks or two months to get the
bill out of the House.
The action of the Massachusetts, Legislature
in refusing to adopt resolution protesting
against the imposition Of a duty on hides, is
being used here among members of the Ways
and Means Committee by those who favor re-
tanning the provision in the bill. The Repub-
lican members of the committee will determine
at their conference this evening whether or not
they shall reverse their action.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-26
JaMAICA'S WORLDS FAIR.
Governor Beaver Thinks Tint Pennsylvania
Should Take Hand.

Governor Beaver Thinks That Pennsylvania
should Take n Hand.
HARRISBURG, March Ex-Governor Beaver
issued the following proclamation to-day:
The Governor deems IL his duty to call the at
tention of the manufacturers of Pennsylvania to
the International Exhibition which is announced
to be held in the Island Jamaica in January, 1891.
under the auspices of the Government OF that
island. In view of the general interest which has
lately been awakened upon the subject of inter-
course and traffic between the different countries
of this continent 1t is important that the United
States should. by every legitimate means In her
power, make known the variety, extent and USE
fulness Of her products.
The international exhibition referred to will af
ford admirable facilities for this purpose. cor
dial invitation is extended by the Government of
Jamaica to this country to exhibit her products,
and large space has been appropriated for Ameri-
can exhibits. Pennsylvania manufacturers are,
therefore, urged to make early application for
space and to prepare for an exhibit which will do
credit to their skill and enterprise, and fairly
represent the high place which Pennsylvania
holds among her sister CommOnwealths in the
manufacturing industries of the country. Appli-
cations concerning this subject should be ad
dressed to Thomas Amor, Secretary of the Com
mittee for the United states, Stewart Building $50
BROADWAY, New York.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-26
The Contested Election Cases.

THE House Committee on Elections to-day
disposed of two contested election cases,
namely, Posey VS.. Parrett First Indiana dis
trict and Bowen VS.. Buchanan, Ninth Virginia
district. In both of these cases the committee
Will recommend that the sitting member be al
lowed to retain the seat, SO that in the seven
election cases passed upon by it up to the pres
ent time, the committee has favored four Re-
publicans and three Democrats. Probably be-
fore the end of the week decisions will be
reached in the Alabama case of McDufie VS..
Turpin, and the Virginia case of Waddell VS..
Wise.
In the West Virginia case of McGinnis VS..
Anderson it was believed that the contest had
been abandoned but McGinnIs, who was given
until January lU to file supplementary briefs,
has Just put in his papers and they have been
received by the committee, SO that the case will
come up for further argument April 4.