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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-05
A RIDICULOUS FARCE.
The Present Senatorial Search for the Sc
cret Session Leak.
lFRoM A sTAfF CoRRFsPoSDESr1

lFRoM A sTAfF CORRESPONDENT
WASHINGTON, March Avery DAY the Sem
ate, IN trying to hedge about the sacredness of
the secret session. is only succeeding in max
Ing the secret session more ridiculous. but the
report that Senators are seriously discussing
the abolition of the press gallery is going a
little too far. The suggestion of such move
ment would be almost too good to be true, for
if made and carried out it would so arouse
the newspaper press of the whole country
against the secret session make its abolition
certain Any Senator who would suggest or
vote for the suppression of the press gallery, so
convenient and necessary to correspondents,
would by that act end his Senatorial life with
the end of his current Senatorial term. The
truth is that not 1.-THE of what purports to
"leak" from the secret session does so. The
reports are usually made up from what the
correspondent knows of the attitude of Sena-
tors, gathered from lobbyists and others who
converse with them. and are often interested
with them. and from words dropped here and
there to friends by Senators themselves.
In this way it is generally known who is to
speak, and what side is to be taken. and the
correspondents knowledge OF the man supplies
the rest. On questions of any Importance
there are always influential constituents of
Senators interested one way or the other, and
these learn from Senators themselves the pro-
ceedIngs of the secret session on that question
and are often anxious to have these proceed
ings aired in the press. II was in this way that
the action IN the matter OF the confirmation of
Yarmouth, as Collector of Customs at New
Orleans, leaked out. Prominent Republicans
who were fighting Yarmouth had intimate
friends among Senators who at once gave then,
the result and details of the secret session, and
these gave them in turn to newspapers which
bad interested themselves to fight Yarmouth.
Furthermore there are Senators not q few who
have more or less open contempt for the Sc
cret session, and take a somewhat malicious de-
light in slyly giving away the performances in Sc
cret session of those Senators who most solic-
itous for the maintenance and sacredness of the
star chamber proceedings. The present farcical
investigation is doing more to arouse general
opposition TO the secret session than anything
that has happened for long tins, and will
contribute to what must be the final result. the
holding of executive sessions with open doors.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-05
A POOLING SCHEME PROPOSED
To Give Each of the Big Trunk Lines Its
share of Business.


ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE pIsPArcH.I
NEW YORK. March 4.-Haying divided the
third-class business equally among the eight
roads, the general passenger agents of the
trunk lines have scheme to pool all the COM
petitive first and second-clas5 business out of
New York. As this is probably the first time
that pooling has been attempted since the inter-
State commerce law was passed, the matter
will be of interest to every railroad
in the country. The intention seems
to be- not to raise the rates. but
simply to effect an equitable distribution of
the business. The basis to be taken in decid-
ing the percentages will probably be the pro-
portion of competitive business that each road
got last year. The last three months of 1889
give a pretty good idea. The New York Cen
trail Railroad during that period got from 40 to
"A per cent of all first-cass passengers and 121S
to Az per cent of second-class. The Erie's
share of first-class was II per cent and of
secondclass 40 per cent.
If, during given month the Central gets $50
first-class passengers more than its per-
centage, while the Erie gets 100
less and the Baltimore and Ohio
so less than its share, the plan of equalizing
passengers out of the CentraPs quota for the
same month and give 100 of them to the Erie
and 90 to the Baltimore and Ohio in addition
to the one-eghth which the latter each get
The difficulty will be in determining what per-
centage each road is entitled to. The weaker
lines always demand more than they got in the
past. If this plan is carried out the Western
roads will have to accept what is given them
and won't be able to dictate
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-05
BETTER THAN A TONIC.
The Dispatch Invaluable to Any One Who
Desires to Keep Posted.

From the Holidaysburg Register.]
The PITTsBURG DAILY DISPATCH is the
paper that always accompanies us home for our
evening reading. 1t is our ideal of news
paper-filled with news of the world in general
the United States and Pennsylvania in par
ticular 1t is invaluable to any one who desires
to keep booked up in the stirring events of this
wonderful nineteenth century. 1t has number
of specialties among which are its "Curious
Condensations," which are the boiled down.
items of all the wonderful and curious happen
ings: the Topical Talker" and the Mail
Pouch" which furnishes much valuable infor-
nation to inquirers. Its market reports are ex-
haustive and reliable and the editorial depart
ment gives voice to decidedly sound and indie
pendent opinions.
The Sunday edition of THE DISPATCH has
attained a circulation of 53, 900, which will be
greatly increased. This edition is of mammoth
size-A pages-and it is supplied with literature
from the pens of the greatest writers of the
age. Each number is monster magazine of
choice literature. THE DISPATCH is essentially
a paper for the people. While we are somewhat
extended in our remarks we feel that THE DIS
PATCH deserves all we can say of it-and more,
toO.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-05
A DOLLAR WORTH $3.50.
The Long.Looked-F For and Much Sought
Piece of Silver Found.

tOf ana MUCH SOuSuI
Piece of Silver Found.
From the st. Paul Pioneer Press;
A fact of greatest interest to numismatists is
the finding of the missing 1904 silver dollar.
Only four silver disks of this date were ever
put into circulation, and for years the where
abouts of the fourth has been eagerly searched
for, the owners of the other three being
known. Of course the limited number gave
the silver quarter fancy price in the eyes of
coin collectors, and they have been held at,
relatively speaking, enormous figures. Many
people throughout the country have religiously
looked at the date of every dollar received in
the hope of finding the valuable dollar. A few
days ago DR.. Edward Walther walked into the
Commercial National Bank and produced the
soughtfor piece.
He had found it in the Southern part of the
State, where it had reposed no one knows how
long in the stocking of Norwegian. The Doc
tor parted with $3.50 in currency bills to obtain
the treasure; but as the dollar is listed by coin
dealers at $3.50 he Will hardly be a loser by the
operation. At present he announces a deter
minatIon to keep it, but the temptations of
ardent numlsmatists may cause him to change
his mind. Bank officials state that there is no
question of its genuineness.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-05
TEEMINE DISASTER.

The mine disaster of Wilkesbarre, pre-
sents another terrible example Of the perils
of that underground industry. The case of
eight men imprisoned alive in burning
mine, which has taken fire from gas ex-
plosion, is one OF such fearful peril that the
whole country will share the suspense Of
their friends and relatives until their fate is
known. The heroic conduct of one of the
number who faced almost certain death on
the chance that he might warn the miners in
the more remote parts OF the mine, added to
the tragic event an imposing proof of the
highest qualities OF human nature.
But while that magnificent self-sacrifice
lightens the gloom of the disaster, it will
not be Just to overlook the fact that the
calamity is attributable to causes that might
have been prevented Whether the ventila-
ton of the mine was sufficient or whether
inspection might not have prevented the
disaster are questions that will call for in
vestigation: but the presumption from the
fact that the mine was so full of gas as to
cause the fire, is that some Of these precau-
tions were neglected. But, wholly aside
from that question, the report leaves no
doubt that the explosion was produced by
neglect that has HERETOFORE cost many
life in the mines. The gas was ignited by
naked lamp. Had there been none but
safety lamps in the mine the disaster would
not have occurred. The naked lamp has
been the agent in producing many mine
fatality; and for the neglect which permits
it to go anywhere near explosive gas, both
masters and men are generally responsible.
This disaster, like many another mine
fatality, should enforce the lesson that in
such a hazardous industry no precaution
which can add to the chances of safety can
he NEGLECTED.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-05
THE TOPICAL TALKER.
The Cables Swiftpess Demoralizing-The
Latest News of the Astors-Weather

The Cables Swiftpess Demoralizing-The
Latest News of the Astors-Weather
Notes.
0FHERE is one little drawback about the
Central cable cars" said lady who
lives among the mountains above the city,
can never calculate how much time ought to
allow for journey down town. You know
we've been accustomed for years to take mule
or horse car in the morning, and, putting our
trust in Providence, hope to get down town
some time before night. Now, this afternoon
took a car at o'clock and landed on Wood
street at two minutes to four exactly. You see
the cable beats time even"
<x<
A NY news about the Astors is interesting lust
now. l am able without any breach of
confidence to give an exclusive account OF the
back yard of William Waldorf Astor's house
on Thirty-second street. New York, as it ap-
peared one day last week. This important con-
tribution comes to me in letter from Pitts
burger who Is staying in Thirty-second street.
This is wash day at the Astors," the letter
runs, land the backyard. of which I have a
splendid view. Is filled with clothes hanging out
to dry. The Astors poor things, appear to
wear the same kind of clothes other folks wear.
1t panied me to notice this The condition of
the backyard gate also excited my astonish-
ment. Perhaps now, that William Waldorf
has come into his fathers millions, he may be
able to fix that gate or buy a new one."
-
THERE are some OF my fellow citizens who
are anxious to have good authority for the
spelling and pronunciation of the word camel
opard. the almost obsolete name for giraffe.
The Century Dictionary, which will be. when
finished, the greatest authority in America
spells the word it is spelt above. 1t gives
two forms of pronunciation, preferring neither
1t divides the word in three syllables, thus
Kamel-o-pard and Kam-e -e-lo-pard. The letter
is long in both forms. The accent in the first
case falls after and in the latter after IN.
But it is deuced sight easier to call the
spotted beast with the long neck a giraffe and
be done with 1t.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-05
PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE.

EMPEROR WILLIAM has appointed Navy
Chaplain Wangemann the first Protestant
clergyman in Zanzibar.
PARTITION has just been made at Berlin of
Empress Augusta's Jewels Many of them
went to the Grand Duchess of Baden.
ADMIRAL KIMBERLY, the hero of Samoa,
has purchased a house in the city of Newton,
near Boston, and will make that place his home.
WHEN Mrs. Harrison was in England she
took lessons in cooking at the school of Mrs.
Agnes Marshall, who found the American lady
an apt and intelligent pupil.
THE wedding engagement is announced of
Miss Emily Neweomb, daughter of Professor
Simon Newcomb, to Mr.. F. A. Wilson, of "The
Youths Companion" Boston.
GENERAL CLINTON B. FISK, who says a
Prohibition candidate will be in the field in
1892, paints the prospect of that party in glow
ing colors-water colors, of course.
Mr. AND MRS. ROBERT GARRETT, DR.. B. M.
Jacobs and Mr.. and Mrs. John Gill left Balti-
more yesterday for trip to st. Augustine,
Fla, Key West and Cuba. to be gone about six
weeks.
GENERAL LoNGsTRBET is keeping hotel
in the little town of GAINESVILLE, Ga He is a
distinguished looking man with his English
whiskers and mustache, and has made hotel
keeping success.
Mr.. SINGERLY, of the Record has COM
menced the sale of first-class coal, 2,240 pounds
to the ton. at 81 so per ton. This is lower
price than has ever been known in Philadel-
phia. or at least in this generation.
COUNT HERBERT BISMARCK, during his
sojourn in the Orient, learned new proverb
which he repeated in a recent speech: There
are three things with which no man should
play-the fire, because it can burn him; the
viper, because it can sting him; woman, be-
cause she can love him.
MRS PROCTOR, wife of the Secretary of War,
will leave Washington with her young son in a
few days for the Hot Springs, N. C., the baths
of that place having been recommended by her
physician for the cure of rheumatism, from
which she has been a sufferer. Redfield Proc
tor, Jr., has almost entirely regained his health
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-05
AMENITIES OF CLUB LIFE.
Astonishing Amount of BIa ckguarding a Nam
Stands After Dinner.

From the Boston GlObe.I
They must be very tender with one another at
the Providence Press Club dinners. / hear
that the Governor of Rhode Island was intro
duced at the last dinner as "the producer
of cheap hosiery and cheaper statesman
ship, and both for sale," while an
other distinguished guest, General John NJ.
Brennan was celebrated as warrior who
never drew a sword except in a rattle" It is
marvellous how much blackguarding an ordi-
narily sensitive man will stand after ENJOYING a
dinner
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-05

THE timely suggestion is made by the
Philadelphia Inquirer that good settlement
of the Montana squabble would be made by re-
fusing admission to either set of the Montana
Senators until the new State gets Legislature
that will attend properly to business. 1t would
be first-class platform to assert that States
which cannot have their business done lawfully,
shall lose their representation; but unfortun-
ately the dominant party at Washington is gen.
orally too keen to strengthen itself, for any
such policy to be adopted.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-05
Dollars of 179S.

To the Editor of The Dispatch:
1 see in Saturdays DISPATCH that R. A.
Mclure gives complete history of the coinage
of the American silver dollar from its be-
ginning to the present time. 1 have in my
possession two American silver dollars of 1898.
each of different design. Can you tell me if
there is premium on them.
BERLIN, Pa, March 3.
There are two 179S dollars. Those with the
small eagle are quoted at S. each. Those with
the large eagle 81
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-05

The effort of Virginia to refund her debt
induces a Northern paper to remark that the
best way to refund debt is to pay it. But
that is not what Virginia is after. The Vir-
ginian idea is to refund so as to escape paying
Paying debts is altogether too commonplace
and prosaic method of disposing of them-to
say nothing of the inconvenience of raising
money by taxation.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-05
THE POPULATION OF ILLINOIS.
She Has Not Made the Great Advance
Some People Imagined.

She Has Not Made the Great Advance
Some People Imagined.
From the Chicago Tribune.I
The returns of the school census of 1889, cov-
errng all persons under q, and all between
and q, have been tabulated by the State Super
intendent of Education. They confirm the
statements made by the Tribune on the strength
of the similar returns of 1883, that the popula-
ton of the State outside of Cook and a few
other counties is approaching stationary con-
diton in some districts and is falling off in
others. The result is that the census to be
taken this summer will not show that Illinois
has made the great advance in population
which some have hoped for and that the
strength of this county in the Congressional
delegation and the State Legislature will be
decidedly increased.
The federal census of 1880 showed that Just
about so per cent of the population was under
q. Were that same proportion to exist in 1890
it is evident that the total population would
not be over 3,5G0,000. of which nearly a third
will be within the limits of this county.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-05

The inquiry into the case of man con-
signed to Dixmont, concerning whose insanity
a question has been raised. will come up to-
morrow. As the case is one about which sensa-
tional allegations are made, it is well to remark
that the matter is entirely one of testimony.
There should be little difficulty in making the
matter clear whether the man is sane or insane.
1t is to be hoped that it may be done so COM
pletely as to silence further disputes.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-05

A HUNDRED-MILE wide river at Cairo
furnishes superfiuity of navigable water
which would be better suited to the public
needs if distributed in smaller installments
throughout the year. This practice of having
the years high water all at once is regarded as
too much of what would otherwise be good
thing.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-05

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, March 4.-Captan
David Graham Simpson, master of the British
ship Benares. which arrived here to-day from
Newcastle, England died at sea of consump-
tion, February 8, and was buried at sea. The
deceased was native of Scotland. aged 20
years. He leaves a wife and child in Scotland
The ship arrived here under command of John
Mcdonald, who was chief officer.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-05
Editor Edwin COwies.

CLEVELAND, March 4-Mr. Edwin Cowles edi-
tor of the Leader died this forming, aged 65 years.
He had been confined to his house during the past
three weeks most of the time to his bed He was
suffering from the same heart and stomach troubles
that have afflicted him during the past four years.
and 1t was hoped by his family and friends that n
would recover sufficient strength to enable him to
give attention to business again before long.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-05

his revelations are likely to deprive New
York of one of her civic jewels.
A newspaper can find no nobler, no more
patriotic service to render to the public than
the exposure of such wickedness. But with
the reform of the Ludlow street Jail will
New York be purged? Not by a large
majority
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-05
Mrs. Ma ry Dixey.

WHEELING, W, VA, March Airs. Mary
Dixey the oldest female resident of Wheeling
died at the age of 96 last night. Mrs. Dixey was
native of Ireland and emigrated to England in
ls4l. She came to America 80 years later Her
relatives claim she was never sick a day In her
life; never had the services of a physician, and
was never even known to cough or complain of q
cold.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-05
Otto Hegner, the Boy Pianist.

The coming of Otto Hegner, the phenomenal
prodigy pianist, is arousing great interest
among Pittsburg lovers of music and the
chances are for large audience on Friday
night. 1t is stated that the wonderful adroit-
simple theme furnished by any one of the au-
dience, excites the greatest astonishment. The
sale of seats at Kleber's promises very we'll.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-05

LONDON reports state that real live
Countess is willing to introduce persons at
Court for the cash consideration of five thous-
and dollars That is so cheap that there is
danger of the New York aristocracy rushing in
and creating bull movement in the introduc-
tion market.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-05
Something of n Novelty.

From the Rochester Advertiser.
The Cosmopolitan Magazine announces that
next month Murat Hastead will undertake for
1t a new department, ''in which he will discuss
the leading topics of the day with nom
partisan touch" The idea of Murat Halstead
writing anything with non-partisan touch"
is delicious new triumph of hope over ex-
perieuce,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-05

The ward school. board which finds the
taxable property in its district so curtailed by
the States appropriation of land for the River
side Penitentiary that it cannot raise enough
money to meet its bonds has claim on the
public sympathy. The State should be Pc
titioned to give back some of the lost taxes or
else to take the whole ward into the peni-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-05
WHAT THE WORLD WEIGHS.


The Load Atlas Had to Garry Runs Up Into
Twenty-Five Figures of Tons.
Somebody suggested while ago that the
world should be weighed. 1t is hard to see why
anyone wanted the world weighed unless he
wished to buy it at SO much pound or unless
he expected to have it weighed and found it
wanting. However, Mr. Greville Walpole LII. D.,
of London says the world was successfully
weighed many years ago, and its weight was
found to be 5S75 COO OOO OOO OOO 600 tons Any.
body who wants the earth can now realize how
greedy he is. What load poor old Atlas had
to carry
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-05
Unregistered Druggists.


Could you kindly inform me, through the
columns of your paper. what States or Terri
tories have no law requiring the registration of
druggists FRAXISMS.
PITTsBURG. March 4,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-05

COLONEL WATTERsoN will doubtless be
glad to learn that the Sioux City people have
rescued enough corn from the devouring CRATES
and cook stoves of the West'to make hundred
thousand dollar corn palace. But New York
remains unconsolable at the idea of any at
traction so vulgarly American.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-05
DEATHS OF A DAY.
DIR. william C. Lane.

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE p1sPATCH.7
CHAMBERsBURG, March 4.-Dr. William c. Lane
of Mercersburg died this evening, aged 65 years.
after a short illness which followed an attack of
the grip. He was one of the most eminent physi-
clans in Southern Pennsylvania, a local historian
of wide repute veteran of the late war. and a
brother of DR.. Samuel G. Lane, who died last
summer. Two of his brothers. Thomas H. Lane of
the firm of Wolf, Lane & Co., and Augustus II.
Lane, reside in Pittsburg.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-05

ONE of the unique features of the what
few labor troubles are pending is that the
strikes are either those of non-union men or of
men who quit work against the orders OF their
unions. The unions themselves appear to have
learned that strikes are a last resort.