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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-26
NEW DRESSES AND IMPROVEMENTS.

THE Daily Alta California published at San
Francisco, is one of the neatest and newsiest
papers published on the Pacific coast In fact
it takes rank with the brightest newspapers Of
the country.
The Ohio State Journal, published at Colum-
bus, is now publishing Sunday edition. 1t has
taken SO well that its circulation is something
wonderful, and is the envy of its seven rivals.
The Journal is an excellent paper and Is de-
serving of its success.
THE Supper Table, published at Little Wash
ington, completed its fifth year on Saturday.
When started it was little four-page affair.
but to-day it consists of 18 pages and is credit
to its publishers and the citizens of that ex-
cessively dry borough.
CHILL w, HAZARDS Daily Republican.
of Monongahela. has made its appearance in
spring suit which adds greatly to its attractive
ness. The Republican is bright little paper.
and reflects the news of Monongahela and Its
suburbs in a condensed and attractive shape.
THE Kansas City Star. geographically speak
ing, is the neatest looking paper published any
where; besides, its columns TEEN with bright
editorials te1egraphc news and the doings Of
the West in an attractive manner. It's an in
dependent paper and hits straight from the
shoulder. Senator Ingalls, don't love it, but
that don't hurt 1t in the least.
THE PennsyIvantd Telegram is the name of
new Sunday paper published at Reading,
under the management of ]. M. Place. tt
newsy, well printed quarto. Mr.. Place re-
ceived his early newspaper training near this
city, since which time he has successfully man.
aged the Harrisburg Telegram, and will no
doubt soon place his new venture in the front
rank of Sunday papers. Tom Wilson. n we'll
known Pennsylvania writer, is its editor in
chief,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-26
A PREMATURE NOMINATION.

A rather premature disposition among
the Illinois Democrats is manifested by the
Springfield State Register which nominates
Hon. William NJ. Springer to be Speaker of
the next House of Representatives, and by
the Chicago Times which, on the ground
that sit is safe enough 10 assume that the
next Speaker will be Democrat" supports
the nomination. Mr.. Springer may have
ali the qualifications for filling the speaker
ship to the best advantage, but our Demo-
cratic brethren out West need a warning
against the policy of disposing of the lions
skin while the royal beast is still enjoying
Lie and liberty. The man who took that
curse met with tragic fate, and there is
danger ot the same disaster in political
matters. Dividing the spoils before they
are won is so likely to produce complica-
tions that it is good policy to abstain from
the practice,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-26
OUR MAIL POUCH.
The West virginin Mining Region.

To the Editor of The Dispatch:
am now located on what is called the Elk
horn river a stream about the size of Saw
Mill run, and Just where the railroad now being
graded to the Ohio river at Ironton will con-
meet Work is plenty and men scarce. There
is not a coal mine in this field but would en-
pIoy 20 to 30 men each. Contractors go 200 and
300 miles and bring men in here by the drove,
40 to 100 in a gang. mostly colored. Real estate
is booming in all sections of this State
and in fact in all of the Southern States. The
coal operators are mostly from Pennsylvania.
Miners make from SI.50 to SIS per day. Some of
our PENNSYLVANIA miners could make from
SIPS to s15O per month and not work as
hard as they do in some of our Pennsylvania
mines to make $50 to s75. The coal is soft and
easy to mine and ranges from AZ to feet
There are now being shipped from this field
about 420 cars per day of coal and COKE and
yet the coal field is just in its infancy. There
are being opened up three new collieries. that
will require from l50 to $50 miners each.
Laborers can get employment here no matter
what they want If they will work they can
find job here There is near us an incan-
descent electric light plant I am not suffi-
cienrly conversant with the field to give you
anything like history OF it, but may later on
The colored people, as class. are very igno-
rant, and they are vastly in the majority here
as laborers. EverJ pay day, and sometimes
oftener. several negroes get shot, and very
little attention Is paid to it. The people seem
TO get hardened to it. Even l, only being here
about two months. do not think so much of it
now as at first. 1t seems to be a natural occur
renee. The weather is very changeable, and
yet we have comparatively very little sickness.
1he days are warm but nights are cool.
PowHATAN, MCDOWELL COUNTY, W. VA,
May 23.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-26
A TRANSPARENT HUMBUG.

With regard to the dead set which the
organs of the railways are making, to ex-
clude the Canadian railways from competi-
tion in the carrying of Northwestern freights,
the pertinent remark is made by the Louis
vile Courier Journal:
1t is just as wise. just as beneficial, to reduce
the cost of transportation as to reduce the cost
of production. 1t is just as foolish to refuse
to permit competition with the American Trunk
lines as it would have been to refuse to permit
the introduction of the reapers and mowers
into the grain fields. Tho purpose of one is
exactly the same as the purpose of the other.
This is a true statement of the proper
policy, but it does not tell the whole story
of the effort to establish combination and
prohibition. 1t is that the entire argu-
ments on which that effort is based is a
sham and fraud. The assertion is that the
Canadian railroads are not subject to the
regulation of the interstate commerce act.
But the law declares that any railroad
transporting freight from this to another
country is subject to its provisions; the
commission has emphasized this declaration
by ruling repeating it; and it is just as
easy to enforce the penalties of the law
against Canadian railroads doing business
in this country as against the United States
railroads.
The plea is raised by the argument that
the Canadian railroads cannot be forced, by
the Interstate commerce act, to respect the
long and short haul clause, on traffic per
formed wholly within Canada, and that they
have therefore a vital advantage over the
United States roads. The fact is true
enough; but the conclusion is wholly false
from the fact that the trunk lines in this
country, have the same exemption on much
larger traffic. The Interstate commerce
law cannot make the New York Central
obey that clause on its immense local
traffic arising and ending between Buffalo
and New York City, or the Pennsylvania
Railroad on its great tonnage between Pitts
burg and Philadelphia, or any of the three
trunk lines on their State traffic in either
New York, Indiana or Michigan.
The Canadian railroads are on an exact
equality with the United States trunk lines,
and that is where the shoe pinches. While
there is no effort to enforce the penalties of
the interstate commerce act against any of
the railroads that are violating it, this talk
about the Canadian railroads is plainly
inspired by the desire to shut out their
competition.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-26
WOMEN AND THEIR WAYS.

A RED hat, covered with green leaves, is far
from a millinery sensation.
LONG streamers of black and yellow ribbon
velvet are seen on sun umbrellas of white net.
AFTER sunset natural sprays of lilac, peonies
and carnations are worn on the shadow hats of
lace and point d. esprit.
SPLINTERs of orange wood are sold by cos
metic dealers, together with dental floss, for
cleaning the nails and teeth.
A DINNER dress of black net, tufted with
pink and white daisies, is one of the perfectly
new and lovely summer ideas.
WHITE canvas shoes will be worn in the
tennis court and the seaside parlor, and white
pipe stem will be used to keep them clean.
A LADIES' outftrer of London charges
guinea for silk petticoat-some picturesque
affair. with which billiard coat is worn for
breakfast toilet.
MARY j. HOLMES, the novelist, will spend
the summer in the Peninsula of Alaska and
collect material for another book, to be deliv-
cred for the holidays.
THE Mary Anderson, a new toque that an
English designer has dedicated to the BRIDE
elect of young Navarro, is merely fllet of
velvet, brocaded with tiny field flowers.
THE fashionable modste has piano stool,
on which the customer sits, revolving at Will
before the mirror. Unless the body Is sit
ting as well as a standing fit, it is only half
q it
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-26
AMONG THE HUNORIsTs.

Mr.. Smith Ito neighbor's son who Is din
ing with him)-Wen, sonny, what part Of the
chicken would you like?
Boy-The whole ofit.-DetrOit Free Press.
sit all depends on what business man is
in, ,, said the cabbage 'Tf he's green grocer
he sells by the head, and If tobaceonist, oy the
box ~ Washington Post.
The potato digger always endeavors to get
at the root of the thing. -YenoH0f"e's Setos.
We NAV shortly expect to hear the tin
tin-nab-ulations OF the tin trust with the accent
On the nab. .''-Chfcago Gto0e'
"Georoe. what is meant by the dead Of
night? p, cit would mean that cat of Tompkins'
if could aim straight ''-St Joseph NeIos.
The Japanese always take off their shoes
,u,o, entering house. This Is still another indi-
-, tbat the Japanese are married.-Somsr-
gfILs .TouTzGL
strauger-There seems to be Sunday law
in this town.
Resident-Yes, sir. II you want to get shaved.
Won will have to wait until Monday.
stranger-Oh, don't want to get shaved. I
want to get drunk.
ONE STRIKE FOR APOLLO.
Apollo raised his tunefuI hand,
So graceful, light and free,
And with a skiIlful, soulful touch
He struck Tom ochiltree.
-Washington Star.
THE SUMMER FLANNEL
The Senatorial dignity
Would feel deadly hurt
Should William Maxwell Evarts wear
A summer flannel shirt.
-Washsngton Post.
The eminent Mr.. Carlisle
Got there in most elegant stisle;
The men Of Kentuck
Rushed him through lust for luck,
And didn't demand his whole pisle.
Minneapolis zrtbsns,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-26
UNPAID MINISTERS.

A communication published elsewhere
from Mr.. Jay Benson Miller, of Brooklyn,
presents some startling facts concerning the
unpaid salaries of aged and, in many cases,
destitute ministers. The figures which are
given apply only to the Methodist church;
but there is reason to believe that similar
state of affairs exists in other denominations.
The statement that deficiency of million
dollars occurs every three years in the
salaries of the ministers OF a single denomin-
alton, and that the loss invariably falls upon
the poorly paid pastors whose salaries, if
paid in full, would be but slender pittance.
is far from creditable to organized Chris
tianity. Every church organization should
feel that its reputation depends on a COM
plete remedy for this evil. 1t is to be hoped
that Mr. Miller's efforts toward effectIng the
righting of this wrong will be thoroughly sue
cessful.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-26
koUELcHING THE sPEAK-EAsIEs.

The results of the very energetic measures
against the speak-essies last week are shown
by Inspector McAleese's report. A total of
443 arrests in illicit liquor saloons and of
over s., 900 assessed in fines within a week,
is likely to convince the unlicensed venders
that their business is altogether too hazard
Gus for continuance.
This belief seems to have beer already
strongly impressed on the speak-easy con-
tingent, as is indicated by the fact that up
to o'clock but one prisoner had been
lodged in the Central station. This shows
that when the police set about 1t in earnest,
it is practicable to suppress the unlicensed
traffic. if the work so energetically COM
menced is continued without remission we
may feel assured that this evil has become
thing of the past.
1t is to be hoped that the city authorities
will leave no doubt about the fact that this
war upon illegal liquor sellers will be con-
tinued, whenever and wherever it appears.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-26
A SOLUTION FOR CEDAR KEYS.

There seems to be conflict of testimony
with regard to the termination of the threat
of hostilities at Cedar Keys, Florida. The
erring and pugnacious Mayor of that town
has not been captured; but one report says
that he has taken to the swamps, and his
brother informs the United States authori-
ties that will not return again. Whether he
intends to transfer himself and his stock of
small arms to some other place and resume
his occupation by running new town with a
Remington rifle, or whether he will eschew
civilization and enjoy, for the rest of his life,
the congenial society of the alligators, this
statement of the case does not make clear.
On the ether hand, the statements made that
Cedar Kevs itself is hotbed of wrath at the
presence of a United States vessel, and that
after the Federal navy retires the lot of
those who appealed to that power will be a
very precarious one.
If the latter statement is true the most
complete penalty to be visited upon Cedar
KEYS would be for all peaceful citizens to
leave it, and let the remaining inhabitants
work out the restoration of peace by the
method of the Kilkenny cats. The people
who are forced to leave a place like this
of course undergo hardship; but the loss
from leaving town where protection to life
or property can only be obtained by the
presence of United States forces, must be
somewhat Limited The surest way in
Ehich to impress upon all parts of the
country the necessity for law and order will
be for peaeeable enterprise to desert every
locality which is given over to the rule of
lawless and violent men, and let such places
suffer the legitimate penalty of decay and
death.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-26
DESTITUTE MINISTERS.

Startling Facts About Unpaid snIaries-The
Obligation of the Church to Aged Pas
iors-Agcd Shepherds in Abject Poverty
Figures to Ponder Over.
To the Editor of The Dispatch:
7 HAVE read with great interest an article in
your paper concerning my work in the in
terest of veteran ministers. The discussion OF
this subject by the secular press has been very
helpful. Without exception the spirit of the
discussion has been fair and sympathetic L
have been very grateful for the uniform
courtesy shown me by the representatives of
the daily papers, and most sincerely thank you
for your kindness and attention. enclose a
letter published, which contains some facts
never before published. They are indicative
OF an evil not confined to the Methodist Church.
1t exists in all denominations. Will you help
create a public sentiment upon the line Of
remedying this evil by making these facts
known? Yours respectfully
JAY BENSON HAMILTON.
III CLERMONT AVENUE, BROOKLYN, N, Y.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-26
AN example of the modest inquiries which

AN example of the modest inquiries which
the census bureau is addressing to the country
is furnished by typewriter circular request
ing THE DISPATCH to furnish "a list of the
mercantile houses, manufactures or shops in
your city having twenty or more employees"
We should gladly oblige Mr.. Charles A. Jen-
ney, who makes this little request, but, as it
would require practical census of about 1000
manufacturing and mercantile establishments,
it will have to be respectfully declined on ac-
count of the pressure of other matters. Mr..
Porter and his aids seem to be in need of a
little instruction as to the relative rights of
private citizens.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-26
LITERATURE AND PORK.

Count Herbert Bismarck's idea of Ger
man boycott of American pork until the
United States protects the copyrights of
German authors is the latest and most novel
development of European craftsmanship.
The Younger Bismarck is certainly entitled
to the credit of originality, if his method
does SAVIOR rather strongly OF the CONNER
cial spirit to which the Iron Chancellor was
not particularly subservient.
The alternative proposition for CONNER
cial trade in which pork is represented on
one side and literature on the other, has
humorous phase, and appears to have been
produced at that postprandial period when
the expression of ideas is apt to be more
striking than discreet. Yet there is much
in Count Herbert Bismarck's proposition
that will appeal to the American pocket.
Whether we have a national literature or
not, there is no doubt about our national
product of pork. The Bismarckian theory
has been decidedly inimical to the Amer
lean hog; but if a proposition comes from
Germany to recognize his valuable and use
full qualities, in return for consideration on
our part for the German author, there will
be no reason why we should reject it as an
unfair trade. We can afford to do as much
for the German author as Germany will do
for the American hog.
If Count Herbert Bismarck will secure
the formal adoption of his policy by the
German Government, he will take rank as
a statesman of original and successful
views. An international agreement on
pork and literature should be immensely
popular on this sioe of the ocean, where
there is vast capacity for the production
of pork and only limited consumption o.
German literature.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-26
CURRENT TIMELY TOPICS.

Mr.. PECK is the best Democratic Mayor
Milwaukee has had in 25 years. P. She is the
first Democrat elected in that time.
THE Allegheny river is troubled with
sweled head, but the 'odest citizen'' says he has
seen its head bigger than it is at present.
OVER 10000, 600 pairs of suspenders were
made in the United States last year. This does
not include the pieces of rope and the ones that
good old grandmothers knit for their fayorites.
NEW YORK BARRIERS are removing the clocks
from their shops because customers get nervous
by watching them while being shaved, and the
employees can't do their work properly. Next!
MAYOR FITLER has chased the organ
grinders from the streets Of Philadelphia. If he
would only now chase the obnoxious Gas Trust
from the city the people would probably forgive
him for his little shortcomings.
AN exchange heads an article 'Kemmler
Will Dien Undoubtedly he will, but in all prob
ability it will be from old age.
AT the brewers banquet in Baltimore gen.
tleman from Kentucky responded for Congress.
Could anything be more appropriate!
COLONEL SWORDS, of Iowa, Is anxious to
succeed the present Sergeant-at-Arms of the
Senate. His name alone should be sufficient to
elect him on the first ballot.
OLD Mrs. Carlisle, who died recently In
Detroit, claims to have been kissed by George
Washington. Detroit papers say that Mrs. Car
Isle was once beautiful woman, and hence the
Father of His Country showed remarkably good
taste.
GOVERNOR TAYLOR, OF Tennessee, says he
has political ambitions to satisfy, and longs to
get on good farm with his wife and children,
and there pass the closing years of his life. A
man who can play fiddle as well as he can has no
business playing Governor of q second-class
State like Tennessee.
SENATOR STANFORD, Of California, poses as
philanthropist and wants the Government to
loan farmers money at per cent interest. or
course Uncle Sam is not loaning money out just
at present. but there is no law in the land that
will prevent the willy Senator from loaning por-
ton of his f200, 00o 900 at or even per cent IN
terest. In fact. he give his money away If he
feels SO disposed-but he don't.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-26
Destitute Ministers.

IT may begin to dawn upon the average mind
that all this has some considerable bearing
upon the obligation of the church to care for
aged ministers when worn out in her service. 1
have scores of letters from ministers in abject
destitution, every one of whom would be put
in position of comfort for the rest Of their
lives were they to be paid the amount they
failed to receive of their meagre salaries when
they were serving the church. We believe the
only way to remedy an evil is first to reveal it.
Methodism has no place in her economy for
mercenary ministry. She must, therefore.
make 1t her first duty to see TO it that her aged
and infirm veterans. who have by selfdenying
and heroic effort created her wealth, shall not
suffer for bread. The Methodist Episcopal
Church does better for her superannuated
ministers than any other great Protestant
church. but she does much too little. Her
gifts to this holy charity amount to hundreds
of thousands annually, but she ought to give
million. She would then but poorly provide for
her faithful needy servants. The most popular
raLying cry for Methodism is destined to be "a
million for our veterans"
JAY BENSON HAMILTON.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-26
Anticipating Visit From Wishnrt.

From the OIL City Derrick.1
Law and Order Wishart, of Pittsburg, ex-
presses an intention of working the country in
Western Pennsylvania this summer, looking to
the bringing of yiolators of the Sunday laws
and liquor laws to justice. His spies may be
expected in the oil country in due course,
where they will undoubtedly have pleasant
time. They do not seem TO appreciate the hos
pitality of Beaver county, where they have
been at work for a week or more. But there
are many friends of ''the cause in Beaver, and
the roads are somewhat rocky down that way.
When they come up and get oil on their boots
they will find the walking much better.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-26
THE LAST FINANCIAL LUNACY.

Senator Ingalls, bill to abolish the use of
metal money, which he introduced "by re-
quest the other day, is the most remarka-
bic product of the present most remarkable
disposition Of grave statesmen to introduce
financial measures designed for nothing else
SO especially as to make the widest vagaries
of the greenbackers seem like the most sober
and conservative wisdom.
This precious measure, for which Senator
Ingalls, stands godfather at least, begins
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-26
The Discovery of Petroleum.

To the Editor of The Dispatch:
VIII you please tell me where petroleum was
first discovered in Pennsylvania? A friend
says the Indians along Oil creek originally used
surface" petroleum as q liniment What are
the facts7 D, j. s.
PITTSBURG, Maya
Petroleum was struck in 1859 on Oil
creek. near where the city of Titusville now
stands. Colonel Drake, now dead, had the
honor of putting down the first well. The der
rick is still standing and can be seen by per-
sons travelling on the W., N. 7. & P. from Oil
City to Titusville. Indians were really the
first to discover the article. They sold the
crude stuff IN small bottles as a great cure for
neuralgia, etc.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-26
KINDNESS CONTAGIOUS.
A Philosopher Explains How People Fall In
Love With II.

from the PunXsutaWney Splrlt.J
Did you ever notice that kindness was con-
tagious? 1t is. Let a man who needs help ap-
proach a crowd and ask for donation, and in
stinctively the purse strings tighten. But let
some fellow say, Here, my friend, is
a dollar" and Immediately they all
loosen up. Or when some poor devil
is being imposed upon and ridiculed. Every
body will naturally join in and help abuse him.
But let some kind-hearted man take his part,
and announce that he is there to protect him,
and in moment all the rest will feel ashamed
and want to be his friend too. Kindness is SO
beautiful that all who see it fall in love with it.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-26
PITTsBURG. MONDAY, MAY 20, 1880.
THE DISPATCH FOR THE SUMMER.

Persons Tearing the City for the summer can
hare THE DISPATCH forwarded 6y earliest
mail TO any address at the rate of 80 cents per
month. or 50 50 for three months, Sunday edi-
tion included Daily editionkonEy, zoe per
month, So for three months. The address may
be changed as desired, If care be taken in all
cases 10 mention both old and netO address.