davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-10
eERMAEY,s ALLEGED DEFEAT.

A rather remarkable sequel to the state
ment of the Republican organs, that the
Samoan treaty is regarded in Germany as a
defeat for the imperial policy, is afforded
by the feeling in Berlin concerning the re-
ception of the news that the treaty had been
confirmed by the United States Senate. The
cable dispatches report that general sstisfac-
tion was displayed in Berlin, and that Count
Herbert Bismarck was so pleased that he
called on Mr.. Phelps before Office hours in
order to express his ju5ilant feelings.
This would be singular manifestation of
pleasure on the part of the diplomatists who
are holding the rest Of the world in check
over the conclusion of a treaty by which
they are outwitted, overmatched and out
generated in game that has lasted for sew
er8l years. The view which makes the Ger
man statesmen so pacific and benevolent as
to rejoice in their own defeat certainly pre-
sents them in a novel and philanthropic
light.
But more probably, it is the orthodox
contention that Mr.. Phelps superior diplo-
macy has so confused and obfuscated the
two Bismarcks that they do not know when
they are beaten.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-10
PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE.

Mr.. HENRY M. STANLEY has been elected
member of the Russian Geographical Society.
THOMAS EDISON will visit London early this
spring to look after the introduction of his re-
cent electric patents
BARON RoTHsCHnD, the Paris banker, lives
in constant fear of the Communists, and his
valuables are secured behind almost impreg-
nable walls.
STATE SENATOR JOHN E. REYBURN, of
Pennsylvania, who is to succeed the late Judge
Kelley in Congress, is As years of age. He was
admitted to the Philadelphia Bar in 1870
GENERAL MALONE is living in comparative
retirement in Washington. He does not hob
mob with his former cronies at Chamherlin's
and he spends a great deal Of time in long
solitary walks.
ANTONIO DE NAVARRO. Mary ADderson's
fiance, is of medium height rather slender of
build and his hair and small mustache are
black. His eyes are black, too, and he gives
one the impression of serious student. He is a
partner with his father and brother, Alfonso,
in the law and real estate business.
SERPA PINTO is the youngest of all the noted
African explorers of the present day. Hardly
26 with a small, well-knit frame, strongly
marked features, not without some tokens of
distinction in his bearing, this young Portu-
guese Major has traversed Africa from sea to
sea- from east to west, reversing, it may be said,
the routes followed by Cameron, Stanley and
others. He is an intense patriot, and his ardor
in this respect has led him more than once in
to compromising attitudes.
LIEUTENANT SCHWATKA, of polar fame,
having exhausted the Arctic circle, betook
himself to the equator. He has now reached
El Paso, Tex, accompanied by Mr.. F. Howard
O'Neill, in charge of II cliff dwellers from the
Sierra Madre Mountains These cliff dwellers
are members of the Tahuarmari tribe, and
speak a language of their own. They came
from Tukova, 200 miles from chihuahua, and
travelled the whole distance on foot, beating
their master, who rode. One of these men is
known to have travelled 100 miles in II hours,
an achievement that recalls the stories of the
old Greek runners
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-10
THE PEOPLES FAnI.T.

1t is rather interesting to learn from some
of our esteemed Democratic cotemporaries
that the S25,O Office OF City Cham berlain
of New York, to which Mayor Grant has
just appointed his private secretary, is o
sinecure. This fact seems, to some people,
to increase the improperly Of the appoint
ment of a personal favorite to sorich place.
But the idea is erroneous. If S25, 900 sine
cures exist in a popular government it is
the fault of the people. When the public
permit such offices to stand, it is the legiti-
mate presumption that the people wish them
filed with the personal favorites Of those
who have the appointing power. This con-
clusion is evident from the fact that no other
possible use can be made Of positions which
have high salaries and no duties worth men,
tioning. In giving his private secretary
that very comfortable stall Mayor Grant has
followed the principle which Senator Far
well so urgently commends to the President
''the will of the people"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-10
THE GRAY OF EVE.

Softly o'er the crowded city fall the shades of
early gray,
Like the first faint touch OF slumber as it sootheS
our cares away,
Or the gentle, calm inertia that doth still the suf
fereris breath
With Its fingers chilly taction-ers the body yields
to Death.
And the feverous fire Of sunset, like the eager
blood of youth,
Has died into ashcn grayness o'er each pointed
spire and roof.
One by one, the stellar planets spange bright the
chasteRed sky;
TILL the pale moon, in her beauty, mounts her
throne oflight on high.
Like the falling Of the twilight cometh Age, with
soothing tread,
Scattering youthful bloom before IT.; scattering
hoar upon my head.
Like the chilly stars appearing each grown colder
as night fares
Time his tale OF Life engraveth in the crown OF
silver hairs.
Aye, the lever OF Lifs's over-high noon past, and
labor orr,
And the passion. envy. malice OF the world feel
-Letitia virginia Douglass In Philadelphia Led
ger.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-10
THE CREDIT oF THE INVENTION.

The striking developments made in New
peoples money, by buying the control Of
banks on credit, and then pIundering the
assets of the institution before the process is
discovered, is very generally described by the
press of the country as "a new form of
robbery" Our esteemed contemporaries go
SO far in recognizing the history of such
processes, as to recognize that they are only
adaptations, when applied to banks, of opera
tions which have been attempted in railroad
manipulations. but there is very general
tendency to credit Mr.. Henry S. Ives, with
the invention OF this style of robbery.
This does injustice to some of the greatest
fnanciers of the country. The fact is, that
Mr.. Ives, in his unsuccessful attempts to
enrich himself at the cost of the common
corporation stakeholder, was only rash
and inexpert imitator of the more cautious
and successful manipulators, who have
carried such processes to the highest degree
of success. The vital difference between
Mr.. Ives and the eminent and powerful
millionaires who have made this process
successful in such notorious cases as
the Pacific railways and the early history of
the Erie railway is that he was in such
hurry and carried on his operation with SO
little skill, that he failed. They succeeded
by their patience and good judgment and are
now enjoying the fruits thereof
In studying examples of wholesale cor
porate robbery, it is likely to be more
profitable to study the policy of magnificent
robberies which have succeeded, rather than
those which are less magnificent because
they have failed.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-10
THIS Is LAUGHABLE.

"Why do you suppose Marc Antony
wanted to borrow the Roman's earsg''
$50 she could hear how his speech went oR.''-
Eslo York Evening Sun.
First Politician-There goes man who
carries New York State in his hand.
Second POlitician-Who is he?
First Politician-A map agent.-Hdrper's Bdznr.
Out and Injured.-"Are you still out in
the countryg''
'.Out? 1 should say 1 was. am out Just the
cost OF my farm and two years. es."-Hst0 York
EUenfn0 Sun.
''By George. that was awful A freight
train Of "a cars, loaded with pig Iron, ran over
tramp yesterday"
6tOh, mercy, do hope the poor fellow wasn't
hurt. .''-HGTper's Bdzar.
He (at tmidnight)-Funny custom the Chi
nese have. The hostess is expected to notify the
caller when It is time to 90.
She with q siRh)-But we are in America, you
Rnow.-TerTs Hduts ErprsSs.
81 tell you, good thing can be carried
too far
Sure enough. Any man who has tried blue
point oysters in Paris can substantiae that state
ment.'--Sslo FORK EUsaing Sun.
"Hello. Biggs, where yer going 50 early
with that big market basketg''
''on a pOst-prandiAl excursion, old man"
''On What?''
4Post-prandial excursion, going after dinner,
you know. .''-BostoR Transcript.
Uncle Sam (prssiding at Worlds Fair
banquet in '92)-Here, friends, are the products
ofmy own farm. FAN tol
Foreig Guest-Pardon me, but ! cannot read
your bill Of fare. Why Is 1t not p-inted In your
own language?-C Chicago Tribune.
ST an in strict accord with the poet who
invoked blessings upon the head Of him who first
invented sleep.'
80 should have been had that person not
spoiled the whole business by putting in . snoring
attachment. ''-Hdrper's BGzar.
Judge Blank is quite a book collector,
you know.''
''Well. what ofit?''
''He found . tattered copy, Of rare book the
other day and the first thing he did was to have It
bound over TO keep the pieces. 'i-Hsl0 YORK Her
ala.
Christopher s. S. Christopher Colum-
bus real name was Cristofero Colon, was 1t not9
"Yes.n
''Well don't see why they didn't popularizs
his name by a literal translation. Christopher
shortstop would have been great. .''-Fs1o Konk
ECenfa0 Sun.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-10
QUE MAIL POUCH.
Jury.Pncking in ireland. 1


To the Editor of The Dispatch:
In last Sundays issue of THE DISPATCH,
there appeared a very contradictory cablegram,
dated London. February l. 1t was headed, "a
Good Man to Send Home" 1t then proceeds
to give an account of a man named Dennis
COnnell. who has been tried for the murder Of
Dennis DAILY. This Dennis Connell has been
tried no less than five times for this murder,
and each time before a packed jury, or jury
selected by process (only known In lreland)
of selecting jurors from among the natural
enemies of the accused. This plan Of jury
packing has fourished in Ireland for many
years, but it has never been reduced to
science until the present Chief Justice, as At
torney General, earned for himself the sobri-
quet of Peter the Packer. Yet, after several
changes of Venue none OF those JurleS
could find sufficient evidence to convict Dennis
onHell. With all this before your corre-
spondent he states that nobody doubts that
Connell committed the murder 1t is very
evident there was more than a doubt in
the minds of those juries, or else Connell
would have been hung. 1t is the fundamental
principle in all civilized countries that man
is always innocent until he Is proven guilty.
Still your correspondent seems to think other
wise, or to pronounce everyone guilty until
they are proven innocent.
1t will not take much OF search OF Ameri-
can history to prove that there are hundreds,
nay thousands, of Dennis ConnelPs country
men who had to fee from their native land to
avoid persecution but on their arrival on our
shores many of them have become our most
industrious, law-abiding citizens, while many
of them have attained distinction as statesmen,
Generals, patriots of the highest order. While
we should scrupulously guard our shores from
becoming the dumping ground of either
paupers or criminals from Europe, think it
would be in the highest degree reprehensible
to send back anyone who is neither q criminal
nor pauper. If there is anything that needs
a protective tariff in this country it is the two
classes mentioned above. We are able to pro-
duce more paupers and criminals than we have
any use for ourselves. JAMES FURIE.
IRWIN, PA, February8
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-10
ODD ITEMS FROM ABROAD.

THEY are talking Of Worlds Fair for 1897
in Berlin.
THERE is to be German exhibition in Lon
don next year after the fashion Of the recent
italian exhibition.
BEER bottled in 179s By an English firm was
recently opened in a London restaurant and
pronounced sound and hearty.
THE Burns MauSolsum, at Dumfries has
been leased to a gravedigger, who sells in it
curiosities and relics Of the dead poet.
THE London Fire Brigade is to be increased
by three stations and 100 men, and the news
papers say that this is utterly insufficient, and
predict great fire some day that will sweep
away a large part Of the city.
AN English inventor claims to have . system
by which coal gas can be compressed into per
cent of its natural bulk, and in that shape car
ried about and turned into an illuminant at any
time by simply turning stop cock and lighting
the evaporation.
THE latest English fancy is to wear with a
tailor-made gown q small fancy watch Of iron,
or exodized to resemble iron, with elaborate
gold initials, fastened by a brooch on the left
front of the basque, as medal or other deco
ration would be worn.
STURGEON has had printed 2,1OO of his.ser-
mons since their appearance began in 1855.
His thirty-fifth volume Of them has just been
issued. The index alone fills 80 large pages
They have been circulated not only wherever
English is spoken, but have been translated
into many foreign languages.
THERE has long been o tradition in Japan
that once treasure of GOLD bars, worth now
$500, ,00000o. was buried far beneath th earth
somewhere in the inclosure of the castle of
Yuki Harutomo. Three attempts to dig it out
were abandoned on account Of accidents to the
work. Last May excavations were begun
again, and the workmen have come to pieces
of boxes covered with plate iron and other in
dications of what is believed 70 be approaching
success.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-10

1t is pleasant to find case of an Office
holder who is willing to begin reform in his
own office. The Ohio Secretary of State has
Just called the attention of the Legislature to
the fact that his present bond is only SO, 600,
and as his collections are often ten times that
amount he thinks the bond ought to be in
creased. Other ofice-holders may regard this
one as remarkably reckless of the interests of
Ofice-hoIders, but the public may think he is
looking after their interest. Which course
yields the best returns may be doubtful-in
Ohio.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-10
NO CORN BREAD In EUROPE.
One Variety of American Food That For
eIzners Don't Relish.

eizners Don't Relish.
From the Atlanta constitutional
At the Edinburgh exposition, which opens in
May, the American Indian corn exhibit will be
anotable feature. The lord provost of Edin-
burgh and Sir Thomas Clark. Chairman of the
Executive Committee. have taken lively in
terest in making public the merits of Indian
corn as food, ofwhicb they have heard so much
aud know SO little.
All this may strike our people as q singular
thing, but it is a fact that in Europe the peo-
pie have never shown the slightest disposition
to touch an article of food which in this coun-
try needs no recommendation. Indeed, at the
time of the great Irish famine in the forties,
when the Americans sent over ship loads of
provisions, as well as money, the halr-starving
people of Ireland did not take kindly to our
corn meal. Scientific experts lectured and
wrote about the matter, and gave instructions
for cooking it, but 1t did not suit the European
stomach. Many suffering people at that time
refused to taste it, and they were encouraged
by the better classes, who did not hesitate to
say that Indian corn was unfit for food, and if
eaten, would cause disease, and possibly death.
This Is very interesting, not to say amusing,
Maine and pone bread in Texas, and yet it ap-
pears to be altogether inexplicable. 1t is to be
hoped that at the Edinburgh exposition some
body will be present who will be able to teach
the ScOtehmen some Of the simple secrets Of
our Georgia plantation cookery. II our pones
and dodgers, etc, are gwen half chance, they
will win their way on the other side OF the sea.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-10
WALKED THREE MILES ASLEEP.

A Little Ohio Girl Makes n Long Journey
without Knowing if.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.
LIMA, February 9-William Barrof farmer
living few miles west of this city, arose from
bed about 2 o'clock yesterday morning and
went to the well, short distance from the
house, to get a pitcher of water for his wife,
who was not feeling well. Upon his return he
entered the back room Of the house, and was
surprised to hear some one cough, the sound
coming from the corner near the west side of
the building. He lighted lamp and was
further surprised to find a neighbor's 6-year-olo
daughter sitting in a chair, in q sOmnambulistic
state, in her night clothes.
She had walked three miles on . country
road and entered the house without waking.
She had often visited the Barroffs, and was
familiar with the premises. She was Kept till
morning and then returned to her parents.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-10

THE Republican dissatisfaction with Har-
rison for his failure to use liberality in ladling
out the offices is reported by our Washington
correspondence to be growing more and more
outspoken. The displeasure generally mani
tests itself in promises of the way in which
Harrison's denomination will be swamped in
the next national convention. There may be
very good reasons for not renominating Harri-
son; but if he is to be defeated because he can
not distribute the patronage so as to suit
everyone, future Presidents may as well make
up their minds to the single term plan.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-10
ALWAYS IN THE LEAD.
The PittSburg Dispatch n Progressive Nine.
Ieenih Century Newspaper.

The PittSburg Dispatch Progressive Nine
IeenIh Century Newspaper.
From the Clarion pal Democrat
THE PITTsBURG DAILY DISPATCH, as pro-
gressive nineteenth century newspaper, leads
the van in Western Pennsylvania. Its news
pages contain in the most complete and COM
prehensible form the happenings Of this and
neighboring States. while its news reports from
all parts of the world are the fullest and most
reliable obtainable. 1t is recognized here
abouts as the most popular daily paper read by
our people. What The DISPATCH has been in
the past is a safe standard by which to esti-
mate it's value during the year 1890.
The mammoth 2O-page Sunday edition Of The
DISPATCH, always filled with feast of good
things from the pens of the most popular con-
trfbutors. has strong hold on the hearts of
more than $1,000 admlring readers and should
not be lost sight of by those who wish to keep
abreast of current events. 1t is paper for the
people containing something Of interest for
every member of the family, In selecting your
reading matter for 1SSO do not overlook THE
PITTSBURG DISPATCH.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-10

history of trousers, beginning with Adam and
coming down to Oscar Wilde. The article has
an accompaniment of pictures. "a Gentle
Maniac" is a comedy SO very original in
plot as to be quite impossible. :. Mr.
Joseph Pate and His People" Is
a story by Richard Malcom Johnston,
with pictures by D. W. KemDle. Dom Pedro
is written up in an interesting way by Frank
Vincent, and another sovereign, not dethroned
liking Carnival in New Orleans"-is de.
scribed by Mary Bisland. The story Of the great
Hudson's Bay OOmpany is continued.
50
OUTING starts out for February with pic
ture of four of the biggest fish which ever
figured in any fish story, and the fish story i'm
mediately follows: "a Good Days Tarpon
Fishing" with more pictures of fish about the
size and weight of the Cardiff Giant. The bi
cyclists and footballers are heroes of articles
in which they appear bravely facing the camera
with fOrtitude which prOverbially resides IN
numbers. At least. there are enough OF them
not to be afraid of anything.
Of eD Sensible m and Uractical napers @ BY Margaret
Bisland. Lost in the Jungle" is an adventure
in Nicaragua. One article represents an outing
a good way off in Russia. 1.-THE Claims Of Gro
quet" are discussed In the "Outing Club"
-
UCCRIBNER's'' is rich this month in all de.
Spartments except that of the short story.
Life Among the Congo Savages" is written by
Herbert Ward, one of Stanley's companions,
and is as picturesque and graphic as can be de-
sired, even to the picture of the tree in the can
nibal country ornamented with dozen swing
ing skulls. Mr.. Mallock contributes delight
full study of old castles in Through Three Civ.
illzations." The pictures, of which one
is the frontispiece. are from photographs taken
by the author. John Ericsson. the Engineer,
is the first of two valuable papers by William
Conant Church. William Henry Bishop de.
he makes the reader share his pleasure.
Eugene Schuyler tells queer story from his
consular notebooks, "The Minnesota Heir of a
Servian King"
THE initial paper of this months 81. Nicholas,
"The Story of the Great Storm al
Samoa" is one of the most realistic and telling
descriptions OF shipwreck and tempest that was
ever written, and the pictures are as good as
the text. John p. Dunning the author, repre-
sentative at Samoa, when the storm came, oi
the Associated Press, has written in this fine
piece of historical work one of the most strik
to little Elsie Leslie Lysle, accompanying a
slipper which he had embroidered" for her,
and her reply, make charming reading: The
slippers, the work of Mark Twain and William
Gillette, are pictured out in all their wonder
full design and proportion. Everyday bac'
teria," by Prof. Chester, will make all the boys
and girls glad that our eyes are not micro
scopic. "a Blue Nose Vendetta" Is bright
story by Charles 6. d. Roberts.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-02-10
A PECULIAR CONVENTION,
The Faith Cure Advocates Numerous at
the Christian Alliance Meeting.

the Christian Alliance Meeting.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATCH.I
FINDLAY, O., February 9-The second days
session OF the Christian Alliance, as the con-
vention nov in progress at Bluffton, near this
city, is called by those having it in charge, was
largely attended by believers as well as out
siders, and the exercises were of highly in
teresting character, although the proceedings
we're all in the nature of addresses on topics
which are held in common by the delegates and
nothing of business character was taken up
or discussed, that part of the work Of the con-
vention being reserved for tomorrow.
The principal address was made by
a MIR. Ryder, who dwelt particularly
upon the healing of diseases by faith, and cited
numerous instances of happy results brought
to the sick and dying by an appeal to God IN
prayer. He took for his text the following
words from the gospel of Matthew, 9Th chapter,
18th and 18th verses: Himself took our mfr
mities and bore our sickness" he SAID, after
referring to the four principles of the alliance.
which he epItomized as Jesus Christ, our
Savior; Jesus Christ, our Sanctlher; Jesus
Christ our Healer: Jesus Christ our coming
Lord that the convention was to promote the
wide diffusion of these great truths and pT1nc1-
pies, and lead all the children of God into prac-
tical experience of the fullness of Jesus. they
were to pray daily to the Lord to make the
place of HIS feet glorious, that the sinners may
be converted, believers sanctihed, the sick
healed, and the personal coming OF Jesus mas
tened.
The other speeches were in the same strain,
except that one or two believed that the sec
ond coming of Christ would be this year, in
proof of which they cited the remarkable
character of the winter, the unprecedented
disasters on sea and land, the fearful calamities
of the past II months. and many other evil
dences that the end of all things earthly was
at hand. The convention is especially strong
in faith-cure people, and they really dominate
the proceedings AS yet everything has been
harmonious but as no effort to get together"
in a practical way has been undertaken, there
is no telling what may be said or done before
adjournment is reached. Tomorrow will be
devoted to the business details Of the proposed
allianced.