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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-14
CARDINAL MANNlNG'S REPLY,
He Thanks the Bishops of America for
Their Kindly Greeting.

He Thanks the Bishops of America for
Their Kindly Greeting.
BALTIMORE. April 13.-Cardinal Gibbons, as
the representative of the Archbishops of the
United States. has received the following
answer to his letter congratulating Cardinal
Manning on the approach of his silver jubilee:
Cardinal Manning to Cardinal Gibbons:
ARCHBISHoP'S HOUSE, March 81, 1890.
MYLoRD CARDINAL-You our Eminence's, with the
address of the Bishops of America and also the fra
ternal offering tthe Jubilee memorial reached me
this morning. have placed them in proper GUS
tody and my formal thanks will be hereafter made
public. Nevertheless cannot let a day pass be-
fore l tender to you and to all my brethren in
America, my heartfelt and grateful thanks for
the great consolation of your affectionate words.
They are only too kind. but they come at the end
of long and eventful life as witness that have
not altogether failed in my desire SO serve our
patient Master.
Such testimony from your great episcopate
will cheer me. now that the day is Iar spent and
nv slender work is nearly done.
will ask you, my Lord Cardinal, to assure my
brethern in the United States that my prayers
shall always be offered for them for your ever eX-
panding unity. Believe me always. My Lord Car
dinal, Your Eminences devoted servant,
HENRY EDWARD, CARDINAL MANNING,
Archbishop of Westminster.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-14
Still a Candidate.

To the Editor OF The Dispatch:
In a recent issue of THE DISPATCH the
Topical Talker' sings sweetly of "Quiet OBJ.
server" but hold to the old saw that battle
is never lost until gained, and while L doubt
not but Mr.. Wilson's popularity may get ahead
of my qualifications, will stick to my colors to
the last. 1 do not propose to retire from my
candidacy nor to step one single round lower
from my fitness for the position OF librarian.
testified by the splendid Endorsements TO my
petition, which represent the most influential
and wealthiest portions of the community; and
If appointed l believe that 1 shall be able to
men in the city to which Mr. Carnegie made
his first and noble gift. This library is Allie
gheny property now, and ought to be managed
strictly by Alleghenians without outside help.
1t is worthy of note from Topical Talker
that Mr.. Wilson's ideas of a librarians work
are almost identical with what sent you (see
DISPATCH March 3l). and as I. T. seems to be
SO well posted regarding the qualifications of
the declared candidates about which there
seems to be considerable doubt, except in the
case of Mr.. Erasmus Wilson," it would be in
teresting to know where he got his informa-
tion. 1 presume the Library Committee will
settle that question. In the event of Mr.. Will
sons success, and If the old city library with
It's custodian is not transferred to the new
bUilding-of which there seems little proba-
blity-I would not, if 1t were rendered to me,
refuse the assistants position. After the ap-
pointment of librarian and his assistant there
will be plenty of solid work for both for at
least six months. WILLIAM BENTLEY.
ALLEGHENY, April r.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-14
SOMETHING TO LAUGH AT.

sIs the new system Of balloting on trial in
your neighborhood:''
s.No it isn't on triaI-it's indicated. But sew
eral OF our oId-fashioned ballot-box suffers are
on trial. ''-Chtcago Times.
Matrimonial agent Tin whose Office are
several candidates Of both sexes)-Ladies and
gentlemen, it is now fye minutes of four O'Clock
at which hour the Office closes. Please engage
yourselves at once. Delays dangerous.-SUt-
ingS.
Miss Hevyrox-No, John, 1 cannot listen
TO your love, Farewell foreverl
John-hlight ask one question?
''Yesn
''Is this a Simon-pure farewell, or one of the
Patti brand?l'-Harper's Bazar.
What is the matter, Alice? You look
worried.''
II am. It's too mean for anythingI These roses
have Just come with a card, Wear these for Jack
and don't know whether they are from the Jack
hate or the one | like. It's too horrid !'-Har-
per's Bazdr.
Old Mr.. Bently-That's a true saying,
Maria, that one-half of the world doesn't know
how the other half live.
Old Mrs. Bently-HumDh. Joshua, it would be
the truth to say that one-half of the world
doesn't know how the other three-quarters live.-
HarDer's Bazar.
The bullfrog played the double base;
Inc trecle was the cricket:
And other tones came from place
Well sheltered in the thicket.
The stars filed full of merriest fun
This season of ecstatics;
In short, no better ere was done
In summer operates.
Washington Post.
Mamma" said the son of a member Of
Congress who had presented him with some
pastry on condition that he share It with his
brother.
''What is it?''
s'won't you cut this pie for us?''
''why not let your brother do it?''
'cCos 1 can see by the way he acts that he Ia
getting ready to gerrymander it. Washington
Post.
Gilhooly-The bigger fool man is the
more luck he has.
Gus DE smith-what causes you to make that
remark?
You know Tom Beasly?
Yes.
Well, he has married widow worth $50 900.
HumphI If he had had his luck in proport. on 70
his stupidity be would have had . million, as
iesst.-SVtfngs.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-14
A Vast Undertaking.

If THE PITTsBuRG DIsPATCH's road ex-
ploring party visits Butler county we advise
them to attach eight horses and ten mules to
their schooner.-ButLsr Citizen.
IF good roads are evidences of civilization
how far have we advanced from barbarism
judging by the highways of the past six
months?-Ohio VALLEY Ne1Os.
THE PITTsBURG DISPATCH expedition
which is making tour of Pennsylvania on
wheels, struck some very bad roads between
Pittsburg and Washington. The idea of the
expedition is to ascertain the condition of the
roads and to learn whether it will pay to ex-
pend the money necessary to make good roads.
-SteubenpiIe Gazette.
THE PITTsBURG DISPATCH has started out
an expedition to investigate the condition of
the country roads of the State. While it is
possible that the expedition may find few
good roads it is very certain that it will en-
counter large number of very bad ones
Harrisburg Call.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-14
THEIR OWN FAULT.

The boards of trade are naturally protest
ing against the Butterworth bill to impose a
license tax of 81. 200 and five cents per
pound taxation on all transactions in cotton,
provisions or grain, in the form OF contracts
for future delivery.
Noneof PittsDurg's great business interests
areinvolved in the bill and yet, by comparison
with them, it is easy to see how erroneous
the idea is that contracts for future delivery
are gambling contracts. Practically all the
ore, and vast majority OF the pig iron,
manufactured in Pittsburg, are sold for
future delivery. An immense amount of
manufactured iron, and probably all of our
steel rails, are sold for future delivery before
the product itself has an existence. Every
contract for building is one for the delivery
of articles which the seller does not own
at the time of the sale. There are contracts
for future delivery in the sale of grain. cot
ton and provisions just as legitimate as
these transactions. To place them all un-
der a prohibitive tax would be an arrant
blunder.
Yet the boards of trade have themselves
to blame for the development of such legis-
lation. If they had set themselves honestly
at work to prevent and abolish those forms
Of option dealing, which amount to little
more than betting on the rise and fall of
products, that evil could have been stopped
long ago. But the revenue to be drawn
from commissions on purely gambling trans
actions was too tempting for them; and they
have not only tolerated but encouraged the
widest speculation, until their most prom
inent characteristic is their function as
gambling institutions.
When the great exchanges try to abolish
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-14
TIE STATES LOSS.


With the death of Samuel ]. Randall,
the leader of Pennsylvania politics, who
for prominence and Importance of public
service stood next to VIM. D. Kelley, is
removed from the sphere OF public activity.
While Mr.. Bandall's career did not cover
so long period of public service as Mr..
Kelley's, he was no less prominent. in the
opposite party and perhaps attained a
greater need of success in leadership and
party management
Mr.. Randall's powers as party leader,
were such as it may be difficult to replace.
While he was no despicahle politician,
others may be found in either party who
are as expert as he in the mere arts of wire
pulling. But there are few able to use
those arts to direct public policy and lead
party opinion upon questions of national
import, with either his ability or adroitness.
As leaders of parliamentary work the aver
age politicians do not shine. But it was
exactly there that Mr. Randall's powers
were most effectively displayed. No more
remarkable instance of that power need be
cited than the fact that for years, while the
majority of his partywas strongly bent upon
free trade Mr.. Randall's leadership kept
the party from committing itself to that
issue until very recently.
Il is a signal testimony to his high
qualities that while he has been engaged
in all the political controversies of the
past decade, no whisper has ever yet been
heard affecting his personal integrity. We
need not indorse his political methods, or
accept all his ideas to recognize in this fact
q proof that his was character to hold up
for approval and imitation.
Pennsylvania will join in mourning the
death of Samuel j. Randall without regard
to party lines. He was a representative
American, snd his record as one is subject
of both State and national pride.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-14
The Builders side OF the Story.

TO the Editor OF The Dlspatch:
statement from Vice President Schwartz
of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners,
in relation to the now defunct strike among
the building trades of Wheeling, appeared in
THE DISPATCH of April 10.
If THE DISPATCH correspondent quoted Mr..
Schwartz correctly. the Builders Exchange of
Wheeling desire to state that the utterances of
Mr.. Schwartz misleading. both as to the
causes of the strike and the attitude or the Ex-
change. the facts being just the reverse of his
statements. During the interviews with an
in throwing Instructions into the fight that
made settlement impossible. The result is
that the work is now going on by the contract
ors with new and nom union men. Had he kept
silent a settlement might have been reached.
w. A. WILSON,
WALTER BEST
Committee Builders Exchange.
WHEELING, April II.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-14
Local Legiopists to Attend,

THE following companions from Western
Pennsylvania will 90 to Philadelphia to-
day: E. ]. Allen and wife, Henry A. Breed
and daughter, John Caldwell and wife, James
NJ. Craig, John T. Denniston and his son Allan
D., member of the second class; Jos. F. Dem
nisIon, Levi Bird Duff, Thomas w. Fitch and
wife, W. S. Foster and wife, William J. Glenn,
William P. Herbert. George M. Irwin and wife,
B. +. Jennings and daughter w. G. McCand
less, William McClelland, William McConway
and wife, William ]. Moorhead, wife and
daughter, A. s. NJ. Morgan, James NJ. Schoon-
maker, wife and sister. J. E. Schwartz and wife,
j. F. Slagle. NJ. " B. Smith, R. E. Stewart and
wife, L. b. Swearingen and wife, d. M. Watt
and wife, w. w. Wattles and wife. and E. s.
Wright, all of Pittsburg and Allegheny; Rich
ard Coulter, of Greensburg; S. B. Dick Rev.
Dr. t. 1. Flood and DIR. T. b. Lashells, OF Mead
vile; Alfred Hicks and wife, of Leechburg; s.
M. jackson and wife: of Apollo; j. s. Schoon-
maker and wife, of Uniontown, and Senator NJ.
S. Quay, of Beaver, and Congressman Townsend,
OF New Brighton, will 60 from Washington.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-14
APRIL SHOWERS.
THE QUICK OR THE DEAD.

THE QUICK OR THE DEAD.
Iwreathed the casket of my dead
With flowers rich and rare;
The holy, floral incense shed
Was wasted on the air.
My words of love fell on the ear
That death had made too dull to hear.
gave one tiny blossom to
A pauper's pale-faced child;
A CLEAN lit up its eyes of blue,
Its wasted features smiled,
And health came back, and through the
years
That blossom both our lives endea1s.
OF COURSE SHE IS.
AS Peter sat at heavens gate,
A maiden sought permission,
And begged of him, ii not too late,
To give her free admission.
''What claims have you to enter here?'
He cried, with earnest mien;
'.Please, sir,n she said, 'twiXt hope and
fear,
sim only just sixteen.n
''Enough. " the hoary guardian said,
And the gate wide open threw:
''That is the age when every maid
Is girl and angel, too.''
Detroit Free Press.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-14
A Sort of Prairie Schooner.
From the Buffalo Courier.

THE PITTsBURG DISPATCH has sent out a
prairie schooner drawn by two horses on a
country road exploring expedition. The first
day distance of 20 miles was made. The head
of the expedition reports: Twenty miles in
nine hours is not very rapid, but actually that
is better than any other teamster along the line
offered to make it." OF the 10 vehicles which
the party passed four had two horses each and
all the others four. They were told of an oil
driller who had te hire SIX horses and pay $50 to
get s25 worth of freight hauled five miles. The
explorers have got stuck once so far and were
then dragged out of the mud by friendly
team.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-14
Will Result in Much Good.


From the Greenville Argus.1
THE PITTsBURG DISPATCH with commend
able enterprise has sent out rural road expe-
dition for the inspection of neglected highways
of the State. An artist, photographer aud a
correspondent accompanies the expedItion,and
it is their mission to truthtully portray, with
pen and pencil, the perils of travel and the
losses to farmers by bad roads, Such venture
will be of incalculable good, and the results of
the expedition will be looked forward to with
interest by all. If this new enterprise will lead
to new system, or rather a reformation in
road-making, THE DISPATCH will receive the
everlasting gratitude of the citizens of this
Commonwealth.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-14
Committee Builders EXch;
WHEELING, April II.
When the Incline Started.

To the Editor of The Dispatch
In Fridays DISPATCH L noticed a COM
munication signed Diary in which it was
stated that the MonOngahela Incline Plane
started in 1872. Well, it is no wonder that
literary men get mixed. and even the sacred
writings are questioned when a thing OF yester-
day is forgotten.
The Monongahela Incline Plane started to
run on tie 2Sth of May, 1870, Saturday after
noon about NJ. ONE WHO KNOWS
PITTSBURG April IL.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-14
MARRIED IN ST. PAUL'S.
Miss Mary Murphy Becomes the Wife of
James Donnxnn

A quiet little wedding was performed in st.
Paups Cathedral yesterday afternoon. The
contracting parties were Miss Mary Murphy, of
No. lOl Forbes street. and James Donavan, a
well-known resident Of Beaver avenue, ALE
gheny. The ceremony was performed by Rev.
Father MolyneauX in the presence of a large
number of friends and relatives of both par
ties.
1he bride is sister of Thomas j. Murphy,
the ll-knOAn paint manufacturer, and David
j. Murphy, chief operator of the Central Dis
trict and Printing Telegraph Company. The
bride and groom will settle down in new house
newly furnished in Pleasant Valley.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-14
feS@SSuAAE ENTERPRISE.

Mwsb96eEs Bfom the North, East, South
Wnnd West Speak in Glowing Terms of
Il The >Dispntch Road Commission, and
h of the Opinion That Much Good
Will Result.
From the Bedford Inquirer.l
On Tuesday last THE PITTsBURG DISPATCH
started out an expedition, consisting of horses,
wagon, newspaper reporter, photographer and
artist, to make tour of the entire State of
Pennsylvania. The object Of the expedition is
to investigate thoroughly the roads of Pennsyl-
vania and write up and publish their condition
as found by its reporter. The series of letters,
which will last for weeks. will be most inter-
esting and should prove of great value to the
road commission appointed by Governor
Beaver
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-14
CURRENT TIMELY TOPICS.

SENATOR BECK denies that he is going to re-
sign his seat in the United States Senate. Mr.
Beck is good deal of gentleman and allows no
one to cold deck on him.
ALL correspondents who are anxious to know
what is meant by having jag on, - are respect-
fully referred to Fritz Emmet.
AMAN who has been in the soap business for
number of years will be business manager for
the evening Post, Chicago's new paper. Raising
the soap to pay the printers will occupy good
deal of his time.
TOMORROW the trouting season opens in this
State The law says that trout under three inches
il length are not to be caught, but says nothing
about the length of the cork or what kind Of bait
shall be carried in the bottle.
MANY new improvements have been adopted
in mems corsets. This will be sad news for the
i'm pecu nious dudes who are compelled to purchase
a new pair and buy box of cigarettes all in one
week.
THE meanest man discovered up to date is
the defaulting treasurer of the Buffalo Press Club
TODAY is the day booked by weather
crank that certain portions of the United States
would come to abrupt close. In all probability
business will be continued at the old stand.
IT seems strange that American papers are
publishing so many good things about Queen Vic
toria. All the good things said of prominent
American are generally published after he is cold
in death.
A CORRESPONDENT asks the Chicago tribune
what he would do If he owned Waterbury
watch. An exchange friend who read the item
says if he owned one he would trade it off for a
brindle dog and then throw the animal into the
river.
1T is adding insult to injury to inclose dis
charge notice in blue envelope. Still, blue
suit and blue envelope is in keeping with
mans feelings about that time.
THEY are still voting in Rhode Island, and,
If the weather continues good they will probably
keep it MP all summer Little Rhody allows her
citizens to vote often to prove to the outside
world that she is great State.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-14

WITHOUT desiring to be fnical it is sug-
gested that a city hall clock which informs the
public that it is half past twelve. during the en-
tire circuit of the twenty-four hours, is not ex.
hibitIng that strict accuracy which is the first
requisite of public timepieces. A city clock
should give the right time ortener than twice
in day and night.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-14
WHAT OUTSIDERS THINK.
Pfttsburg's wrnngIe Over Mr.. Cnrnegie's
Gift Severely Criticised.

From the Wheeling Intelllgencer..
Pttsburg officials are in a disgraeeful
wrangle over the proposed management of the
Carnegie free libraries. There is considerable
opposition to the plans suggested by the phil
anthropist, factions having arisen, and consid.
erable feeling has been developed. 1t is proba-
BILE that Pittsburgers are making very serious
mistake. Already it is intimated that Mr.
Carnegie is becoming disgusted with the wran-
gle and may yet Withdraw his gift of s2OOOOOO
until the officials come to their senses. Hay-
ing conferred on the city princely public ben
efaction it would be no more than right to al
low him to have say as TO who shall man.
are it.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-14
THE PHILADELPHIA Press. after considering

THE Philadelphia Press, after considering
the spring elections, has come to the deliberate
conclusion that patronage does not strengthen
the Republican party" AS that is what THE
DISPATCH has been telling the Republicans for
some years, we shall not quarrel with the con-
clusion; but would it not have been more
timely for the esteemed Press to have dlscov-
cred the fact before Clarkson had got through
working his gulllotine, and Quay had parceled
out all the Pennsylvania patronage?
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-14

AMERICAN breweries stock is reported to
be retaining its popularity in England, because
the dividends on it are continued. The En-
glish people have not yet got their eyes opened
to the game of selling watered stocks by keep
ing up dividends until all the shares are
ioated. When they get through with the
syndicate business the investors bank ac-
counts will look less attractive, but the invest
ors themselves will have secured some practi-
cal but costly instruction.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-14

Mr.. JEFFERSON CHANDLER, of Mis-
souri,, has nominated himself for the United
States Senate in speech delivered at the Pick
wick Theater in st. Louis. This subjects Mr..
Chandler to the suspicion that all his cam
paign pledges must be taken in Pickwicklan
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-14

LORD SALIsBURY's indignation because
he was not admitted to the Casino at Monte
Carlo without a ticket shows that his Tory
lordship is as keen after the deadhead priyi.
leges of his position as any Pennsylvania states
man who does the bidding of the corporations
in consideration of an annual and unconstitu-
tional pass.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-14

1T is reported that the rise in Lima oil is
due to the fact that lot of independent fell
lows are showing Dernicious activity in buying
up the oil and making matters unpleasant for
the Standard. But the Standard can console
itself with the thought that no one is putting up
the Pennsylvania petroleum market on it. The
report from Ohio, however, shows our produc.
ers way in which they can improve matters.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-14
CONTESTANTS FOR OFFICE.
Mahoning Republicans Hustling for Nomin-
ations on the County Ticket

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPArcHl
YOUNGSTOWN, April 13-There is a lively
contest in progress among candidates for posi-
tions on the Republican county ticket this fall,
The nominations will be made under the Craw-
ford county plan which has proven very ac-
ceptable. Neither Sheriff Ewing nor County
Clerk Curry will have any opposition to a re-
nomination.
For the other offices the candidates thus far
are as follows: Probate Judge, L. d. Wood
worth, Lamar Jackson. Hal. K. Taylor; Pros
ecuting Attorney, ]. B. Kennedy, NJ. c. Nc
Nabb, Frank Jacobs; Treasurer John W.
Brown; Commissioner, ]. B. Nessle William
Arnold; Constable, Brown, II. G. Rowland.