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TOO WET Or TOO DRY.

Though La Grippe is no longer with us, it
is still interesting to Rote the various at
tempts which are being made here and
abroad to discover the cause or causes of the
epidemic. A German physician, DR.. R.
Assman, attributes it to the unusual activity
of bacteria in the air owing to the absence
of rain and snow in sufficient amounts to
clean the atmosphere. He lays great stress
upon the power of rain and snow to cleanse
the air Of dust and disease germs, and calls
attention to the fact, established by official
records, that an excessive drouth prevailed
in Europe last November and December.
1t is also a fact that Great Britain did not
enjoy more than fifty per cent of its normal
rainfall during those months
The argument of Dr. Assman is that
owing to the excessive drouth the germs of
influenza spread over all Europe. 1t sounds
plausible, but few inharmonious facts are
extant. The influenza was at its height in
England IN the month of January, and that
month was remarkable for its excessive
rainfall. But the rainfall has been even
more remarkably above the normal
amount in most parts of the United States
during the past winter. Even if DR. Assman
has hit upon the cause of the influenza
epidemic in Europe, it is very plain that he
has not enlightened us very much upon the
Subject of our equally Objectionable plague.
1t would be singular, to say the least, if a
drouth were convicted OF causing plague
in Europe for which wet weather is popu-
larly held largely responsible here.
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EMERY AND DELAMATER.

The Mexican county fight terminated yes
terday in q rather peculiar manner. The
convention went decisively for Stone; but
on the congressional contest the bitterness
of defeat for the Delamater-Standard crowd
was sweetened bv throwing the county for
Watson and baking Senator Emery's aspira-
tions in the direction of Congressional
career
1t may be questioned whether this was
not the most important point to the mana
gers of the Delamster campaign. Stone has
carefully kept out of the bitter aspects of
the fight, and the failure to get the dele
gates which were given to him can be put
up with by Delamater and Andrews. But
Emery had made an attack on DeIamater
which made his defeat an absolute essential
to the salvation OF his opponents. No deal
could be too costly which would secure his
elimination from the field, and the outcome
affords good deal of ground for the theory
that this view was acted upon by the mana
gers.
But Emery is a man who is not easily
silenced, and the jntimation of his appear
Rnce as an independent candidate, With
Democratic Endorsement, contains promise
of lively times in the future.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-14
PEOPLE WORTH READING ABOUT.

SENATOR GEORGE F. EDMUNDs and family,
of Vermont. are in New York City.
THE old house of Justice Stanley Matthews,
at Washington, has just been sold for SSl, 500.
M. JULES FERRY has at last shaved off those
dropping side whiskers that long served the
caricaturists so well.
A PORTRAIT of William Lloyd Garrison has
been presented to the public school at Wash
ington which bears his name.
THE Queen of the Belgians is one Of the best
equestrians in that country and can drive a
six-in-hand with grace and safety.
Mr.. STEPHEN A DOUGLAS is said to realize
only about S1Oe year from plantation in Mis-
sissippi which cost his father sll50O0.
"OuIDA" uses on her hair and eyebrows a
scent that costs $50 an ounce. She can't bear
starched muslin and the touch of velvet makes
her flesh creep.
MILLEr's woman Spinning" which was
sold to the late Mrs. Morgan for ST., 100, has
been bought for 1900 by Paris firm who will
take 1t 20 France.
my son." said Senator Brown, of Georgia
TO a reporter who asked him if he was, as re-
ported worth 81. 600 600; my son, 81 OOO, 900 is
mighty big lot of money" and that was all
he would say.
A SWISS cobbler named Bernaserni has re-
turned to his native canton the possessor Of
millions which he made as dealer in leather
and hides in the Argentine Republic. where be
spent 16 years.
THE Czar of Russia wears the largest ruby
in the world valued at $780, 900, in his crown,
which is mitre-shaped and has on its crest a
cross composed of five big diamonds support
ing the ruby.
EDWARD BELLAMY. author of Looking
Backward" says that he has not made the for
tune out Of his book which the newspapers
have credited him with making. He is looking
forward to the future.
COUNTESS ToLsToI makes hektograph copies
of her husbands books that are under ban in
Russia and thus circuiates them in the mail
She has nine living children, the oldest,
daughter, aged Is. who sympathizes with her
fathers doctrines aud often helps him in his
work with the Door. The whole family speak
English perfectly.
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THE PENSION DEADLOCK.

The Senate and House seem to have ar
rived at deadlock on pension matters, by
the report in favor of the non-concurrence
OF the Senate in the House amendments
which make the last pension measure SER
vice pension bill. The issue between the two
bodies is absolute and irreconcllable. The
Senate is in favor of a pension bill for vet
Grams who are in need of aid, and passes
bill to that effect. The House says the only
bill must be one awarding a pension to all
soldiers as they reach a certain age, and
converts the Senate dependent pension into
q service pension; and the Senate retorts
that it will not stand it. The possible COM
promises are to have both provisions, or
neither; and the decision as to which it will
be, will either give the Treasury surplus
new lease Of life or cut it short entirely.
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AN ENJOYABLE FARCE.
The Pittsburg Female College Appears In
n Mouse Tran.

The Pittsburg Female College Appears In
n Mouse Trap.
1.-THE Mouse Trap" with which the recital at
the Pittsburg Female College was concluded
last evening. was a most enjoyable little farce.
1t was mouse trap, as the name signifed; not
one of these little steel-and-wood contrivances
whereby the frisky little mouse is caught, but
q trap into which six ladies, including the
maid, were caught. concocted by man whose
sweetheart was wildly furious at him and was
lecturing him severely upon lecture in which
he had opposed woman's suffrage, and
asserted that women were not brave or
possessed of nerve. She very forcibly
presented to his view numberless cases where
women had displayed wonderful courage and
very haughtily signiied that she desired his
company no longer. He, however, not to be
worsted, pretended to have seen a mouse, when,
in the most natural way imaginable, the brave
little woman gathered her skirts about her and
hoped on the nearest chair, uttering Just such
screams as would best prove her own remarks
about the bravery of her sex. While she kent
her lover busy searching for Mr.. Mouse with
the poker the maid entered with several cards
Of callers. Seeing her mistress in such posi-
tion she quickly OWNED the cause and Initiated
her example in every way, even to the shrieks
The callers, meanwhile, conducted themselves
to the parlor, and hearing the maids frantic
protestations of her fear of q mouse lost no
time, though one young lady lost her footing
and falling gracefully, increased the general
bedlam, in utilizing every chair, sofa and table
in the room in Like manner as the mistress and
maid were doing.
Various methods Of escape were discussed
ard finally the unique one of frightening the
inofenstve little mouse by a united scream.
given by the ladies' and the emphatic use of the
poker on the floor by the man was decided
upon, and the visitors and maid with such
accompaniment made a grand exit or rush
rather, leaving the lover to confess TO his sweet
heart that there wasn't any mouse and never
had been mouse in the room, that it was oniv
mouse trap" in which to entrap her ana
prove her weakness. Obtaining her forpive-
ness in course of time the curtain rang down
amid the rapturous applause of the andienca
which filled the chapel and which had thor.
oughly appreciated the entire programme.
The cast of characters IN the farce was as
follows: Mrs. Somers," Miss Ola lockwood.
MRS. Curwin," Miss Nellie Brown: .Wrs
Roberts," Miss Frances Gllchrist; "Mrs. Mi.
ler," Miss Jean Harris; MRS. Bemisn y Miss
Mary Kelsey; Jane" (maid), Miss Elizabeth
Dick; "Mr. Willis Campbei," Mr., Charles
Norcross. and the others who participated in
the programme were Nh. Theodore Salmon
and Mr.. II. B. Brockett, in musical selections
and Miss Mary b. Kier. in recitations. who
scored as great triumph in her individn al
work as she did in the entire entertainment
which was under her direction.
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OFFICES FOR SALE.

Politics is very pretty business in New
York. 1t is pretty and extremely practical.
Of late the work of Tammany artists has
been attracting the attention of the public,
as it has done from time to time ever since
Tammany Hall became the foremost uni
versity in political corruption. Charles B.
Hoagland is graduate OF Tammany. In
cidentally he has also been a park police
man, one of those lovely beings who toll
not and yet are arrayed in gray uniforms
of great glory The public is likely to be
most interested in Mr.. Hoagland's public
career as practical politician, however.
This career has for the time ended in
a prison cell, where Mr.. Hoagland is re-
fecting upon charge made against him Of
larceny in having received 500 from Peter
]. Gerrity on the pretense of getting the
said Gerrity on the Metropolitan police
force.
Mr.. Hoagland is said to have been the
shining light and motive power of the
"Tammany Hall Ninth Assembly District
Syndicate for Obtaining Positions in City
Departments at So Much a Head" The
syndicate did brokerage business in all
sorts of civic Offices, from Park Superin-
tendents to messengers and scrub ladies.
The rates charged varied according to the
place and the extent of the applicants
ability to pay. For instance, one man paid
5000 for an appointment on the Central
Park police force, while another man paid
but S75 for the same place. or rather for q
promise thereof. The syndicate cleared
some five or SIX thousand dollars in this way,
and it would nave continued to enjoy
a profitable trade had it not been
for the troublesome fact that the prom
Uses made in its name by Mr.. Hoag-
land were not kept. The syndicate
had no difficulty in obtaining bribes from
Office seekers, but the latter found it no easy
thing to get anything in return. That is to
say ''the pull" or ''inhooence" of the syndi-
cate proved to be something akin to an ir-
resdescent dream. So the highly moral
bribers in flush of indignation, for scamps
can be virtuously indignant, have revealed
to the public of New York the ofice-selling
syndicate.
Nothing short of an earthquake followed
by food, of the size that proved so bene-
fetal in Noah's time, can rid New York
City of its pestiferous politicians.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-14

PREPARATIONS for the fair and entertain
meut to be given in Carnegie Library June 9
for the Fresh Air FUND.- are progressing
rapidly, and most signal success is antici-
pated.
PROF. CADMAN, of New haven, Conn.,, will
give his "Stereopticon Illustration of Miracles
and Mission in the Islands of the Sea" at East
Liberty Presbyterian Church tonight.
MRS. w. ]. A. KENNEDY, of Neville street.
Will leave shortly for Philadelphia there to
visit Mrs. JIG. Ditman, of Sprin Garden street.
INVITATIONS are out for a farewell ball to be
given by the class Of '91 of the United States
Naval Academy Friday evening, June G.
THE Randall Club will give a delightful
social musicale at Old City Hall this evening.
MRS. G. W. BLAIR, Of Fifth avenue, Point
Breeze. will give a o'clock luncheon to-day.
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A COMMENDABLE ENTERPRISE.

Our Expedition Gets the Correct Condition
of the Roads Over Which They Travel.
From the Indiana (Pa.) Messenger
The expedition fitted out by THE PITTsBURG
DISPATCH. to investigate the condition OF the
public roads in Western Pennsylvania. is
commendable enterprise. The party passed
through this place on Monday. They travel in
an ordinary road wagon, and in that way get
correct estimate of the roads over which they
travel and experience the same difficulties as
the average teamster. The people throughout
the State. and especially this part Of it. have
discussed the road question pretty thoroughly
during the past winter, and the majority have
come to the conclusion that something must
be done to improve our public roads, and the
enterprise of THE DISPATCH is calling addi-
tional attention to the subject. The bad con-
dition OF our roads may be put down as heavy
tax on every pound of produce. lumber. bark.
etc., brought to our market. This is especially
true of large portion of the county which is
without railroad facilities.
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LOVE LYNN.
BY oRELIA KEY BELL.

BY oRELIA KEY BELL.
Shine, shine, sun! your ample urn
With all its golden beams o'erturn,
Till turret-top and tree-top burn
With amber glory,
Sing, sing, birdsl with Quivering tril
The palpitating ether fill,
Till every quivering leaflet thrill
With my glad story.
Yes, turn your merriest roundelay,
For OH my love will come to-day.
Blow, blow. ye winds! the tidings swell
First DER the sea, then thro' the dell,
AND SO my happy secret tell
To shells and flowers.
Play, play, ye fountains! send on high
your diamonds till they dent the sky,
ana then rebound resiliently
In fragrant showers.
es' dash on high your diamond spray,
For OH my love will come to-day.
Bloom, bloom. ye iowersi my secret dear
Kiss from the breezes, then lay bare
Your hearts till all the conscious air
Is softly laden.
Skip, skip, ye brookletsi skip and dance.
Over your pebbles CLINT and glance.
To see you ne'er again may chance
So happy maiden.
Yes, o'er your pebbles CLINT and play,
For oh I! my love will come to-day,
And ye, o Guardian Seraphim,
Who thro' the mystic ether swim,
Rejoice! for even to the brim
Ny cup is full.
Thro' heavens expansive latitude
Swell anthems of her gratitude
Who soon will taste beatitude
ineffable.
That saints who pity mortals may
Smile down when comes my love to-day.
Frank Lesiie's Popular Monthly for yxas.
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sENEGAL's PROTEST..

The beauties of European civilization are
not always apparent to the savage mind.
The natives of one of the States which make
up the Senegambia have killed their King
because he tried to impose upon them Eu-
ropean ideas which he had imbibed at the
Paris Exhibition. Of course the French,
who are still interested in their unfortunate
colony in Senegal, will be highly indignant
at this bloody reflection upon their great
Exposition. We are somewhat inclined to
gympathize with the natives There NAV
be mitigating circumstances in the Kings
case, but until we know more than the bare
fact of his being killed by his subjects be-
cause he experimental upon them with i'm
ported notions our hearts instinctiyeIy go
out to them. The monarch of a country on
the West Coast of Africa ought to beware of
hurting his subjects sensibilities. The
negro of Senegambis has a dash Of Moorish
blood in his veins, and his temper is not to
be trifed with.
Who knows what that dusky monarch
did, or tried to make his subjects do? Per-
haps be put on trousers without warning; or
donned silk high hat of the latest Partisan
style and walked about with glass in his
eye and q sky blue parasol over his head.
Fresh from Paris he may have spent his
evenings slipping absinthe, putting e1-
ecrable cigars-such as Paris smokes-while
a decollete female in cafe chdntant style
sang to him doubtful French songs. In this
case how were his dutiful subjects to know
that he was not insane?
Not improbably the Eifel tower had some
thing to do with the tragedy. We can very
we'll understand that it would be hard to
convince an unsophisticated savage of the
utility and beauty of a structure of the
Eifel kind. But it may have been on
broader and grander grounds that the peo-
pie acted. Their efectual protest may have
been made against the introduction of such
European blessings, as standing armies,
political parties, taxes, legalized immoral
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MRS. JARLEY's wAXwoRK.
Much Pleasure Afforded TO n Lnrge Audience
Mt the Fourth Ward school,

Much Pleasure Afforded 10 n Lnrge Audience
at the Fourth Ward School.
Mrs. Jarley and her wonderful selection of
wax works afforded pleasure to large audi
ence at the Fourth ward schoolhouse, Allie
ghepy, last evening. 1t was for the benefit of
the Mite Society of the Central r. P. Church,
Allegheny, that the famous lady consented to
exhibit her far-famed wax collection, and,
though thoroughly disguised with corked
face, probably the first Mrs. farley of color
ever heard of, big fowered gown and an i'm
mense big bonnet, the voice of well-known
college professor was recognized as the beau
ties of the individuals in the collection and
their various characteristics were treated by
the lady in charge.
The assemblage included the characters
generally exhibited by the famous parsonage
and her servants, and little Nell had the usual
amount of trouble in oiling and dusting the
sometimes refractory works of the models
which were, Mrs farley said so human like
in their crankiness. Mr.. and Miss Newell with
vocal selection very agreeably occupied the
time when the curtain was drawn between the
different parts of the programme and the en-
tertainment was concluded by Mrs. Jarley's
Dream and Rock Of Ages.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-14

"A VICTIM writes to the New York
World from Philadelphia with the assertion
that the State of Pennsylvania loses $4,000 by
the failure of Senator Macfarlane's kitlng
financial institutions, "the money having been
deposited there by Senator George W. Della
mater" This is an interesting charge, and in
vestigating it would raise an equally interest
ing inquiry how Senator Delamater comes to
be depositing State money. If we are not mis-
taken the State Treasurer of Pennsylvania is
one H. X. Boyer Victims may be pardoned a
good deal, but they should give their stories
about public affairs little more tenuity.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-14
AMONG THE HUMORIsTs.

Street Car Conductor Ito driver)-I won
| der what that man is running so hard for.
Driver docking back )-Mebby the fool wants ter
| git on. G'IangI-Nslo York Weekly.
Sand you shot him, Colonel?''
eyes"
'Did he welter?''
ssNo, sir. The beggar had no blood-didnIt
| even know his grandfather's name. .''-Nem York
Herald.
Hampden Sewall-Doc, 1 wish you'd
| step down to the house and see my WIFE,
Physlcian-What seems to be the matter?
Hampden Sewall-Oh. she's been working like
horse for two or three days and is all out.
Physician-Why don't you see veterinary sur
geon?-Roehester Post-Erpress.
Clara (waking)-Whose poem was that
you've Just read?
1sabella-why. that was Browning's.
Clara-I thought so. 1 knew It the moment I
fell asleep.-Toe0n Talk
'1t was bad enough for our American
girls to go out of their own country and marry
titled bankrupts. but this is worse.'
'fWhat is worse?''
ssWby. here's a dispatch which says that sew
eral American ladies travelling in Turkey were
presented to the Sultan the other dsy.''- Wash
fngton Post.
She-well, professor, you've described
coughing and sneezing very eloquently indeed.
Will you tell me what kissing is?
He-KissIng is the anatomical juxtaposition OF
two obicularis oris muscles in. state OF dstrae-
tIon-I mean contraction
sbe-ohl (Pause.) But it seems easier than
that-The lester.
TICKLE FORTUNE.
Ali Fortunes jade
Who often has PLAYED
With fancies OF men and has ruled them:
They've toiled for her smiles
Been slaves OF her wfles
And found at the last she had fooled them
Cold Comfort.-Creditor- When are Won
going to pay your debts?
DebtOr-That's none of your confounded busi-
''But need my money"
That's none Of my confounded businessS,'--
German Joke.
"Be careful, sirl' called patroIman to a
man who was speeding his horse on Cass avenue.
what forY'' asked the driver as he pulled up
'I1l have you up Tor fast driving,
''What Is fast drivings',
''Why, over six miles an hour.''
'Say, old fellow, take me into court WON'T vouP
If you will only get 1t into the papers that this
hoss was going over four miles an hour can sell
him for 20. II you will I'll try and help yos
some time. e."-Ds.rott Free Prsss.
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the French language. and requests his Russian
brother that their coming conference shall be
held in German. But Alexander does not
speak German we'll whereupon he notifies the
War Lord of Germany that he will:express his
ideas exclusively in that jawbreaking language,
Russian, The difficulty threatens to develop
into a deadlock, unless some professors OF
Volapuk seize opportunity by the forelock and
by instructing both monarchs in that tongue
prior to the conference, demonstrate to the
world its usefulness in getting obstinate auto
Gratis out of their difficulties.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-14
DEATHS OF A DAY.
Nfrs. sarah McIlYaine.

Mrs, Sarah McIlvaine, widow of James Nell
yaine formerly a miller at Irwin, died at her
home at Oakmont on Monday morning, after an
illness of less than week. A lovsbe woman, and
a true and earnest Christian, she was loved and
reyerenced by all who knew her, and regretted as
one whose death hasleft vacant place that is hard
to fll She leaves to mourn her three children, MIR.
e. M Mcnvaine, of the Superintendent's office,
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and Misses Nellie
and Blanche Mcllyaine. Mrs. Mcllvafne was the
elder sister of Mr. s. j. Osborne and Mrs. w. q.
Coffin, of Allegheny; Of Mr.. Joseph Osborne, Of
PittsburR, and Mr.. AL. osborne, of Dallas Tex.
Funeral services viii be held at her late home,
Oakmont this afternoon.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-14

ity, reformers, royal and otherwise, adul-
terated food. doctored wines, quacks, deadly
newspapers, patent medicines and fashion
able preachers. Senegambia may escape
European ideas for while if death be her
protective tariff
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-14
STILL NOT SATISFIED.
0hlo's Political Wool Growers Want More
Changes In the Tariff Schedule.

Changes In the Tariff Schedule.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPArcH.i
COLUMBUS. May l3-Columbus Delano Pres
ident of the National Wool Growers, David
Hsrpester, President Ohio Wool Growers and
e1-Congressman Converse. have just concluded
conference here on the Mckinley tariff bill,
and will endeavor to secure a change in the
carpet wool clause. Under the present pro-
visions Of the bill duty on carpet wool will be
S3 per cent ad valorem, on all such qualities Of
the value of 13 cents per pound and below, in
cluding port charges and so per cent on al
such woods valued above Ii cents per pound,
Heretofore large quantities have been inn
ported under the carpet clause as carpetwool,
which have been used in the manufacture Of
common or cheap grades of clothing, displacing
an equal quantity of American clothing wool.
Ohio wool growers apprehend that this point
is not sufficiently well guarded in the bill They
believe it necessary that the bill should state
in express terms that carpet woods under this
clause, shall embrace only the coarse qualities
which can be used for manufacturing carpets
and that heeces partly coarse and partly fine
shall not be received at the 81 per cent rate OF
duty, but shall pay the regular rate of duty on
clothing Wool.