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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-19
TIE CLIMAX OF KICKING.

There has been great deal of kicking of
one sort and another in the Fifty-frst Con-
gress. Speaker Reed and his rules seem to
have fostered kicking as Congressional ac-
complishmenf. The climax in kicking
came yesterday. The Speaker had ordered
the doors of the House to be closed with a
view to preventing the Democrats from
breaking the quorum every ten minutes or
so. A desire to breathe the free air of the
lobby Immediately possessed Representative
Kilgore's soul. 1t took the sturdy Texan
but a second or two to kick open one of the
doors which the Doorkeeper had locked.
Several other statesmen used their feet in
like manner to effect an exit. The quorum
evaporated, and the House adjourned.
Of course Speaker Reed will provide a
remedy. Doors of wrought steel will doubt
less take the place of the fimsy affairs of
at suitable intervals commanding the ap-
proaches to the House, and connected cleo
trically with the Speakers chair, would
have tendency to discourage errant Con-
gressmen.
If the conduct of Congress continues to
improve it is clear that the general idea of
a Congressman's qualifications must be re-
vised. Brains, honesty, knowledge of pub
lie affairs, patriotism may be very desirable
things in private life, but it is evident that
big feet, the art of boxing, full vocabu-
larry Of foul language. loud voice and a
general disregard for all decency and honor
will carry a man to the front in Congress.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-19
THE EDIToR,S VISITORS.

A NEWSPAPER editors visitors represent
every age, class. creed and condition of
humanity. Very often they represent inhu-
manity also. But they are all welcome Of
course. A newspaper editor is always glad to
be interrupted in his work. The public under
stands well enough that newspaper editors
have hardly sufficient work to keep them
healthy anyhow. Nobody recognizes the char
table intent of the caller better than the
called upon.
When the door opened the other day and
three little maids from school asked if the edi-
tor was in he admitted frankly that he was
They were so glad They had been sent over
by their school teacher in Allegheny to ask the
editor a question. OF course the editor could
answer l.. The editor tried to look sympathetic
likewise wise. He also ran over what he could
remember In the way of recent editorials on
scholastic topics The school girls remarked
again that they knew he could tell them what
they wanted to know. Then without word of
warning the spokeswoman or spokesgirl is it :?
of the trio delivered this awful conundrum:
What is the other theory for the nebular hy-
pothesis beside La PIace's7"
They were three nice little misses of 10 or so.
Nobody for moment would have suspected
them of harboring any such dangerous ideas.
Do you wonder that insurance companies re-
gard a newspapermans life as bad risk.
In the evening of the same day a soft-spoken,
auburn-haired gentleman opened the editorial
door and asked plaintively: who wrote
Annie Lawrie? He wasn't a Scotchman was
her Surely not Burns%'
Because an answer was not Immediately
forthcoming Annie Lawrie's friend told the
elevator man the editor was a dumb person
whose ignorance of the birthplace of st.
Patrick would surely land him finally in Sheol.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-19
TO PROMOTE PITTsBURG.

Handsome Prize, Offered for rhe Best Essuy
on Splendid Topic.
The Prize Essay Contest this week will be
open to all writers except those directly or in-
directly connected with the Press of Pittsburg.
The topic chosen is:
What Public Undertakings ,0iH best and most
speedily promote the future Greatness and
Prosperity of Pittsburg.
for the three best essays on the above topic:
Flrst Frize.
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Subject to the following conditions:
/. The essay must not exceed 1900 words.
2 1t must be legibly written on one side of
the paper only.
3. 1t must be original
4. 1t must be received at the office of THE
DISPATCH or at DISPATCH Headquarters, Ex.
position Building, not later than 9 o'clock P.
NJ, Saturday. September 20
S. Correct name. address and age of contest
ant must accompany. MSS. name only for pub
licatIon if successful.
Q. THE DISPATCH reserves the right to pub
lish any contribution, whether 1t be awarded a
prize or not.
Stop at THE DISPATCH Headquarters,
Brunswick -Balke-ColIender Billiard Company
space, vote and secure souvenir.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-19

The remarkable character which re-
ligious war may take is illustrated by trouble
in India, which reduces Swift's satire of the
Bigendians and Littleendians to the level of
comm onplace. Two Mahometan sects, the
SUMS and the Shias, have got into fierce dis
pute over the proper way of saying amen"
during worship. The SUMS claim that 1t
should be said softly and reverently while the
Shias assert that it should be shouted out JOY
fully and triumphantly. Over this dispute
actual bloodshed has taken place. and though
the troops have been called out. the fear is
that the trouble may spread throughout India.
This seems strange to us; but perhaps the
Mahometans will consider it equally remark
able that we avoid such troubles in this coun-
try by an indifference whether people 60 to
worship or say "amen" at ALL
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-19
TUE RIGHT SOLUTION,

Mr.. Montgomery, the sole colored dele
gate to the Mississippi Constitutional Con-
vention, spoke recently in support of an
impartial educational qualification for
voters. He did so with the knowledge that
it would disfranchise a large share of the
coiored population; but his support of the
proposition was based upon its public bene-
fits. Beyond that he stated that he had
before his election avowed to his constitu-
ents his fealty to that principle. His
election therefore expressed the willingness
of the colored people that its ignorant
members shall lose their votes for the sake
of elevating the standard of suffrage.
This corroborates and strengthens what
THE DISPATCH has frequently said, that
an impartial educational qualification is
the solution for Mississippi's difficulty.
With such frank and disinterested in
dorsement from the colored representative
in that body, the pretsnse that there is an
insoluble race conflict there, is shallow and
unfounded. If the white race in Mississippi
cannot perceive the liberality and wisdom
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-19
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS,

GENERAL EzETA, of San Salvador, is q
years old-the age at which Napoleon's great
fame began.
PROF. HERKoMER, the eminent English
artist, recently cut his hand seriously while en-
gagged in chopping wood.
Ex-SECRETARY OF the Navy and Senator W.
F. Chandler, who resides at Concord, N. H., is
reported to be chronic invalid.
PROF. CHARLES F. HOLDER has written a
life of Charles Darwin as the first volume in q
series devoted to leaders of science.
MISS ALICE WARD. of Coney Island, is the
champion woman swimmer of the world, and
at present holds the medal, which she has won
for the fifth time.
REV. DR. MEREDITH. the popular Brooklyn
preacher, who has recently been travelling in
the West. had his pocket picked of valuable
gold watch, presented to him by Boston Bible
class,
CHARLES GIBSON, of st. Louis, Mo-, upon
whom Emperor William bestowed the Order
of the Crown. has gone to Berlin to express
to the Emperor in person his appreciation of
the honor.
A CORRESPONDENT In Edinburgh, after
reading a report of Mr. Andrew Carnegie's
speech in Dundee to relieve his feelings,
opened his American organ and played "God
Save the Queen" till it nearly burst.
THE Legislative Assembly Of Sydney. New
South Wales. has, by a vote Of 81 to lS
adopted Sir Henry Parkes' scheme for an
Australian federation and appointed a COM
mittee, of whom Sir Henry is member, to rep
resent the colony at the approaching Federal
convention.
WHEN the young Lord Dufferin reached his
majority his mother. Helen, Countess of Gif
ford and granddaughter of Sheridan, presented
him with silver lamp and poem. He built
tower as shrine for the lamp, and had the
poem engraved on gold tablet. Lord Tenny-
son, touched by this ideal deed, was moved to
write poem, which was also engraved on a
gold tablet.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-19
A FALSE RECORD,

The New York Sun turns its rays upon
the latest political sensation for the illumi-
nation of an old and familiar humbug, by
using the Kennedy speech as an illustration
of the fact that the Congressional Record, if
it is to be record, ought to be truthful one.
Yet it Is the fact that what purports to be a
full and exact account of the proceedings of
Congress is forbidden from being so by the
Joint and several action of the members and
their parties
The Kennedy speech affords remarkable
illustration of the way in which the Con-
greSsional Record is not allowed to record.
Mr.. Kennedy made a speech savagely and
unwarrantably, according to the rules, at
tacking Senator Quay. IF the Record of
one day were full and true account OF the
proceedings Of the previous day, it would
have contained this speech; but it did not.
The only reference to that remarkable out
burst which has kept the House on net
ties for two days and the Repub-
licau leaders in the same uncomfort-
able position for much longer, was as
follows: 'Mr. Kennedy addressed the
House He withholds his remarks for re-
vision" After Mr.. Kennedy had withheld
his remarks for revision more than a week
he had them printed; but the public is al
ready fully advised OF the fact that the revis-
ion was departure from the accuracy of
the report. But that did not end the dem
onstration OF the Congressional will that
the Record shall not record truly. AS it
was an easier thing to do than to censure or
expel Kennedy, and as it might also restrict
the supply of frst-class campaign ammuni-
tion for the Democrats, the determination is
arrived at to expunge Mr.. Kennedy's
speech, and as a consequence by the Con-
gressional fiat, his uttered words, which
were also letera Scripta, are enacted out of
existence.
The most impressive quality of all this is
its ludicrousness. The severely and in
nocently practical mind cannot help asking,
what good does it do to enact an expunging
by resolution. No one supposes that the
expunging will prevent the people
from knowing the nature of the
speech, for it was spread broadcast
through the land in thousands OF newspapers
before the Congressional Record appeared
which would have contained the speech if it
had been true record, but did not The
House Will probably defend itself from the
impeachment of such unearthly innocence
as to suppose that its resolution to expunge
does actually wipe out the speech, by claim
ing that such a resolution is intended to
convey a censure. But if so why not con-
vey the censure by direct vote to that effect,
and let the Record be what it purports to be,
a truthful account of what was said and
done.
Whatever the political or parliamentary
bearing of the Kennedy incident, there is
certainly pertinence in the Suns declaration
that if the people are to pay for the publica-
tion of record of the proceedings of
Congress, 1t should be a truthful record, and
not Record of cheap official lies.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-19
THE READING MEETING.

ALTOONA Tribune (Rep.): Weregret to say
that there isn't spark of originality in Mr..
Pattison's speech. 1t is the same old dreary
cry OF bossism and monopoly and regard for
corporate interests which the people Of Penn
sylvania have heard and answered by their
votes during the last quarter of century.
NEW YORK Star (Dem.): Declining the ad-
vice of the New York and Pennsylvania organs
of Quay the Democratic nominees have opened
their Campaign on purely State questions. That
is where they are strong and their adversaries
are weak, and they propose to keep the contest
down to the issues directly involved. In doing
this the Democratic standard-bearers are OBJ
serving true Democratic wisdom.
OIL CITY Derrick (Standard): Pattison has
sounded the keynote of the campaign, and like
the prelude that was played some months ago.
the strain is that of abuse and villihcation of
Delamater. No better motif could have been
selected for the benefit of the Republican
party. The people OF pennsylvania Will not
be fooled by a campaign of abuse intended to
veil the absence of any coherent issue of cam
paign. The Republican success IS assured.
PHILADELPHIA Inquirer (Rep.): Ex-Gov-
ernor Pattison made speech 10 the Democrats
of Reading on Tuesday evening. The occasion
was the meeting OF the Democratic societies
and the opening of the campaign. The people
had right to expect that the candidate would
boldly face the live issues of the day; but he
did nothing Of the sort. His speech was pure
evasion-an essay politics. and nothing
more if the usual Democratic TRADE against
corporations as the root Of all evil be excepted.
HARRISBURG Patriot (Dem.); Governor
Pattison in his speech before the Democratic
societies at Reading, on Tuesday night, con-
fined himself to State matters in direct contra
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-19
SAVING 4 CANAL.

The movement in the District Court at
Washington to secure for the mortgage bond
holders of the Chesapeake and Ohio Can al
the right to pay off the claims under which
the sale Of that property is sought and to
operate the canal as waterway, is an in
teresting and important one. The effort
to permanently wreck that canal and to
turn it over to railway control has gone far
toward complete success; but it is somewhat
encouraging to find that there are still peo-
pie with sufficient stamina to stand up for
the maintenance of internal waterways. 1t
is to be hoped that the suit may be success
full on account of the Importance of the
principle of rescuing what is left of the
canal system from the railway grasp, and
for the especial purpose of keeping up the
possible outlet for the trans-Allegheny
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-19
THEIR CHEAP LITTLE LUNCH,

ZONES and Smith happened to meet at the
} same table in a restaurant.
"Do you dine at this place often ?" asked
Jones.
"Quite often" said Smith. "It is moderate
in price, at least for common dishes, the cook
ing is excellent. the service good, and every
thing is clean"
"1tis pretty well patronized, too" observed
Jones. "A good many merchants and Board of
Trade men come here tor their meals"
"Yes. What are you going to orderP ?"
81 think I'll take porterhouse steak, q
glass of claret and pudding of some kind. A
man on a salary can't afford swell dinner.n
THAT'S fact. We've got to curb our appe-
tites. Pm going to try veal outlets Dreaded, a
few vegetables, an omelet souff1e and pint of
porter. 1 can't go over 75 cents or 81 for a
mere lunch"
'Thats about the figure for me. Now. If I
could afford such meal as Tubbles over there
at that table in the corner is about to order.
I'd have something worth talking about"
"You bet What do you suppose Tubbles is
worth ~
He's worth clean million and half"
Jones and Smith looked enviously at the
table in the corner. where the millionaire. with
the bill of fare before him, was knitting his
brows and pursing up his mouth In the effort
to decide what he wanted. After studying the
printed slip from top to bottom several times
he seemed to have come to q conclusion.
waiter" he said to the white-aproned Off.
cial standing respectfully by, "bring me some
doughnuts and cup of coffee.n
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-19
A CoNsUMMAT1oN TO BE HOPED FOR.

1t is satisfactory to learn from inquiry
about Municipal Hall, the results of which
appear in our local columns, that the project
Of getting the electric wires underground is
not dead, but has been undergoing only a
rather long period of slumber. The present
proposition to get an appropriation to put
the city wires underground and then to re-
auire the various electric companies to bury
their wires, will, if carried out, relieve the
city of long standing nuisance which has
Of late years risen to the rank of an actual
peril. The only criticism to the programme
outlined is that it postpones until next year
what ought to have been done long ago, and
the preliminary steps to which might be
taken sooner. Why not pass an ordinance
now fixing next spring as the time for put
ting all wires underground, and pledging
the city to the burial Of its own wires at the
same time.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-19
THEIR WORK CoMMENps THEM.

The streets of our city continue to be
thronged daily with visitors to Pittsburg's
Exposition. Our merchants testify to large
Iy increased sales. We know that this is
in many instances but the beginning of
long and profitable dealings with our coun-
try cousins.
So much for the proof of Exposition
benefits. THE DISPATCH tenders to the
merchants of Pittsburg its congratulated
upon display which not only far surpasses
expectations, but which leaves in the shade
that of many more pretentious occasions
in other cities. There is really splendid
exhibit of the attractions of Pittsburg as
mart for fine wares.
As a whole the Exposition of 1890 has
gone far enough to be set down as brilliant
and stirring success. But we are only at
the threshold. What has been done is as
nothing to the possibilities which are LOOM
ing up right promisingly in the near future.
All praise to the active and able men who
organized success for the Exposition at the
start!
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-19
A PANORAMA OF UTAH.
Novel Plans for n Grand Exhibit Mt the
Columbian Exposition.

Novel Plans for n Grand Exhibit Mt the
Columbian Exposition.
CHICAGO, September 1S.-Mr. P. II. Lannan,
of Salt Lake City, Worlds Fair Commissioner
for Utah. has applied to the Committee on Site
for ten acres of ground for Utah's display He
says that all of it will be utilized, and that no
State or Territory will be able to make such an
interesting or varied display as Utah. He
saws of it:
The main building will consist of a mineral
palace constructed wholly of Utah minerals
and building material. Inside of the central
court. 100 feet square. will be series of CALLER
les. The floor of the court will be an extension
OF the surface of Utah, mountains, lakes, cities.
streams, roads and everything reproduced on
proper scale as to size and relative condition,
The wings will contain agricultural, mineral.
manufacturing and art exhibits. The walls of
the galleries will be decorated with paintings
of Utah's scenery. bird's-eye views of cities,
historical and prominent buildings, etc. Models
of the mills of her mines will be constructed
and a prominent feature of the mining exhibit
will be an ingeniously contrived imitation of
the great Ontario silver mine from which Sl7.-
600. 600 have been taken. Placer gold mining
by hydraulic process will be reproduced.
Free concerts and other entertainments will
and evening during alternating weeks by the
various musical and other organizations of Salt
Lake City while the Exposition lasts. The
grounds will be laid off in the highest art of
landscape gardening and irrigated in such a
manner as to show the system of irrigation
and its superiority over all other systems Of
farming. All agricultural and vegetable prod
ucts known to Utah, from silk and cotton to
corn will be cultivated. One of the most unique
features will be reproduction, about an acre
in size. of the Great Salt Lake. For practical
purposes and for the pleasure of the visitors,
lighthouses for actual use will will be provided,
and visitors to the Exposition will be afforded
a bath in waters exactly the same as those in
the great lake ITSELF This reproduced lake
will be made the same in density as the great
lake ITSELF by the use of train loads of salt
brought from the Great Salt Lake direct.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-19
SOME CORRESPONDENCE.
A Letter From Colonel Mcclure and n Srnte-
ment From Mr.. weIshons.

A Letter From Colonel Mcclure and a Sfate-
meut From Mr.. weIshons.
The following correspondence is in relation
to statement attributed to Senator Quay:
PHILADELPHIA, September IS, 1880.
Editor Pittsburg Times:
DEAR SIR-''What yer givin' me anyway"
You must get your own monkeys to pull your
chestnuts out of the fire; I'm not of that breed.
never had a word with Mr.. Phillips on the SUBJ
ject, any other political subject. L have often
talkedeswith Rutan about the nomination for Gov
ernor, in the confidence of long friendship. and
had frank and confidential talk over the peculiar
political situations in Pennsylvania with MIR.
Welshons then and now connected with
your paper, who was doing occasional newspaper
work for this journal, and who was expected to
do more relating to the gubernatorial nomina-
tion; but the assertion that Senator Quay made
the declaration to me quoted by you does gross
injustice to both him and myself.
My conversation with MIR. Welshons was in the
confidence of instructions for journalistic work,
and assume that he has not exaggerated or per-
verted my expressions. If he had made public
of them, even lruthfuly, he would be dis
credited by all journalists.
Senator Quay's actions are always sufficiently
explicit to be understood, without inventing
perverting his expressions and in no act of his
life has he been more explicit than in the nomina
tion of Delamater as his candidate. as has been
repeatedly stated in my editorial columns.
l can't recall any time during the last dozen
years or more when Quay's political aims and
methods were IN accord with my views, and my
most earnest political efforts have been in direct
antagonism to his, as they are in the present con-
test, but always hit above the belt.
Yours very truly,
A.. b. MCCLURE.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-19
FUNNY MEMS FANCIEs,

Brown-Hello, Smith; have you change
foraV?
smith-Yes; here you are.
Brown-Thanks. I'll bring the IS bill next
week. Cincinnati Commercial.
''Mrs Stsikefre, why are you setting the
alarm for A. MP
s.My husband always comes a little sfter
that hour, and he shan't catch me mapping when
he comes. ''-Epoch.
Bunting-It is odd that New atty is such
pessimist.
Larkin-Yes; he's never happy unless he's mis-
erable.-Jud0e.
Dotkius-What's the matter with Sister
Nellie? She acts SO queer.
Mamma lin disgusted tone)-Oh. she's in love
again: this Is the third time and she's got it bad.
DotkIns-why don't you have her vaecinated so
she can't catch lt?-Judge.
Confused Stranger-What is the name Of
this street?
Citizen-wer on this side it is called fremont
Row; on the other side it is Court street. and In
the middle of the street it is ScolaY square. You
can take your choice.-Lt1ht.
IT hear your engagement with Miss
Doodle Is of. How did 1t happen?''
s'In strict confidence, Smith, she got mad be-
cause stole kiss
II don't see why that should provoke her, when
you were engaged
.swelI you see. 1 stole the kiss from another
girl, ''-Brooktyn Life.
''I walked the floor for an hour with the
toothache last night - said one WASHINGTON man
to another.
That's uothing,' was the reply. iT walked
the floor for two hours last night with the stomach
ache.n
'Why, really, that's very extraordinary, isn't
itY,,
mot at ali; the baby had the stomach aehe.''-
Washington Post.
Mistress-Miss Langworthy is 3 vege-
tartan, Bridget. When you make pies again
please make one for her with putter for the crust
instead OF lard.
CTwo days later)-''Did you make pie with Q
butter crust for Miss I.angworthy, BridgetS''
'Ies, mum"
'What kind OF pie Is iti's
'.MiEce, mum. ''-JudQs.