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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-07
HELENA,s POSTMASTER.
Russell Has n Chum Whom He IL Anxioul
to Have Appointed.

Russell Has n Chum Whom he ID Anxious
to Have Appointed.
WASHINGTON, June GA very interesting
situation at present exists in regard to the post
office at Helena, Mont. The term of the Demo-
cratic incumbent has expired, and the appoint
ment of Republican successor is In order.
Both the Senators from Montana, Messrs
Saunders and Power, and the Representative
in Congress, Mr.. Carter. reside at Helena.
They agreed upon candidate, who was duly
recommended, but with all this influence the
nomination of their man has been withheld. A
little investigation developed the cause. Mr..
Russell Harrison has personal candidate IN
chum named Walker, whom he has pressed
with sufficient success to obstruct the recon-
mendations of the statesmen previously men-
toned.
Before Montana became State most OF the
Federal appointments went by the favor of
Russell, greatly TO the annoyance of Carter,
who was supposed to represent the Territory.
A Territorial delegate is regarded as having in
fuence only IN modified form, and 1t was not
so bad state of affairs under snch circum-
stances When however. Montana put on the
proud raiment of Statehood and sent two Sena-
tors and a Representative to Washington it
was expected that Russell would go out of the
office business SO far as that State is con-
cerned and the present situation may be of ad-
vantage in correcting a misapprehension. If
Russel's friend (Walker) should secure the
nomination in opposition to the wishes of the
Montana Senators there will be a very large
time some afternoon when the Senate goes into
executive session.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-07
THE SILVER PROBLEM.

Both branches of Congress are struggling
over the silver question with the avowed in
tention of passing measure which shall
settle the matter. The Senate has been de-
batting the bill before it for many days, and
the date at which it will come to vote is
still in the dim future. The House, by the
grim determination of Speaker Reed in re-
fusing to listen to amendments, will come to
a vote pro or con to-day. As will be seen
by our local columns, there is q diversity of
opinion on the merits of the House measure,
but strong support is shown to exist
among the leading business men.
All men, of whatever shade of opinion
and interest, on financial subjects-except
perhaps the advocates of the wild views who
have been getting bills printed at the Gov
ernment's expense through the agency OF
Senators Ingalls,. Plumb and Stanford
will agree that the medium of exchange
should be as nearly stable as possible.
Every fuctuation in the value, or purchas-
ing power, of the dollar works practical
injustice as between debtor and creditor.
1t is not the case. as some people seem to
think, that the reduction of the value of the
dollar must necessarily accrue to the ad-
vantage of the people. 1t may diminis b,
by Just the proportion OF the reduction, the
savings of the laborer in the savings bank,
or the small investments of the masses in
railway bonds On the other hand the ap-
probation of the dollar-the lengthening of
the yardstick of commerce-must impose
upon every debtor the payment of just so
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-07
THE AMALGAMArED PICNIC.

The Amalgamated Association of Iron
and Steel Workers takes vacation to-day
from its labors in the mills and over the
iron scale to indulge in its annual picnic al
Rock Point. Tine variation from the work
of pudding and rolling to the hills and
forests of the Beaver and Connoquenessing
will be highly enjoyed by the workers in
iron, who will gather there from all the iron
manufacturing towns of this district. After
the recreation of the day is over it may be
hoped that members of the association will
return in good temper to the work of draw
ing up scale which the manufacturers can
accept with no more than the average amount
of recalcitration. Whether that result is
Immediately apparent or not, everyone will
join in wishing the ironworkers a pleasant
day for their recreation.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-07

bring prices as large as the revenues OF q
principality, and are rarely to pe had at all,
it is not likely that the Carnegie Gallery
at the outstart will be able to occupy much
of its wall space with such examples of the
period of the greatest effulgence of art So,
too, when prices like $4,000 for the
"Angelus," and the great figures which are
put upon the works of the other Bar
bezon painters. as we'll as upon the
best of the most modern, it is i'm
probable that 70. good many years after
its start the Carnegie Gallery will be able to
present a great collection even of these.
But, nevertheless, something may be done
in both directions; and that whatever is so
done will greatly aid to inform the public
and to stimulate to their best efforts the
American artists, for the exploitation Of
whose works the gallery is mainly intended,
goes without saying.
1t is very certain, also, that Mr.. Carne-
gie's munifcence will lead other wealthy
Pittsburgers to open their purse-strings, and
both BY money aid and by specific donations
of fine pictures swell the attractions of the
gallery Nothing is surer than that from
the opening OF the Gallery its stores and its
resources Will be continuously and literally
augmented in such fashion. Its growth will
be like that of the famous Corcoran gallery
at Washington and the Metropolitan of
New York-excepting that in the Pittsburg
Gallery such special consideration will be
given to American painters, such prizes and
prices offered for the best works by them,
and such a collection made of the same as
have never been possible or even contem-
plated anywhere else hitherto. It is highly
gratifying to see the interest which is taken
in the Art Gallery in advance; and that the
public will share it deeply as arrangements
advance is very sure. Meanwhile, such
thoughtful discussion of the subject as in
Mr.. Webster's letter is quite opportune.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-07

much more ef his labor or products to dis
charge this debt.
The main argument of the gold monomet-
allists against silver is that it is unstable in
value. But this is largely begging the ques-
tion. Silver has huctuated somewhat; bat
there is little doubt when the statistics of
production and the comparison of values is
made, that what is generally termed the de-
probation of silver has been really an en-
hancement of gold. The price of silver has
not decreased In the past two decades as
much as the average price of all products
and commodities. A portion of the decline
in general prices has been due to improved
facilities for production and transportation;
but when we reflect that the production Of
gold has been steadily declining, while the
business demands for money have been i'm
mensely increased, it is tolerably clear that
large share of the difference between silver
and gold is due to the fact that the exchange
value of the gold dollar has increased, and
that it takes 10 or Is per cent more of the
peoples labor to pay given amount Of debt
now than it did at the beginning of this
movement.
To correct this tendency without starting
an eq ually Injurious one in the other direc-
tion is the problem of silver legislation.
To coin silver at such rate that it would
drive gold out of circulation would be sim
ply to commit another wrong as great as the
f rst one; and it is peculiarly the case in
monetary matters that two wrongs do not
make a right. That catastrophe would
simply take % per cent from the value of
savings bank deposits and railway bonds
away from the people who are creditors
But to so increase the element of silver in
our currency as to hold the measure of
values steady is the object of conservative
silver legislation. There is reason to hope
that the silver bill before the House requIr-
ing the purchase of 81, 500, 900 worth of silver
monthly, and the issue of either silver dollars
or certificates on it, will accomplish that re-
suit. 1t is certain that it goes as far in that
direction as any conservative silver men
can ask.
The Senate bill differs from the House
measure in going more deeply into the
rather uncertain expedient of the warehouse
idea. Between the two, it is probable that
a measure will be passed which will give
silver a fair chance to re-establish its posi-
tion as q monetary medium.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-07
STATE POLITICAL NOTES.

THE York Dispatch is for General Osborne
for Governor.
THE Fulton county Republicans put up so
far DR.. W. L. McKibbin for Congress and w.
Scott Alexander for State Senator.
THE wilkesbarre Republicans are gong to
hunt for Osborne supporters in the State Con-
vention with the Ninth Regiment Brass Band.
THE Republican Congressional canvass in
Washington county is a very lively one and
Mr. Acheson is charged with having distrib-
uted cut tickets in 1883.
THE Media American says it believes that it
represents the great majority of Delaware
county Republicans when it declares in the
plainest and most open way for Captain Isaac
johnson for Congress.
THE Democratic nominee, whoever he may
be, will be beaten by the Republican nominee
whoever he may be. The Republican voters
will make the Republican nomination, the
Democratic party may in like manner make its
own choice West Chester Republican.
JOSEPH BosLER, who was delegate to the
last Republican National Convention from the
Seventh district, has begun an active canvass
for the Republican Congressional nomination.
1t will go to Montgomery county, and while
there has been mention of a number of others
within the past few months, there has been lit
tie evidence of active work for any.
PHILADELPHIA Press: The danger of there
being too many Republican parties in the Allie
gheny Congressional district now represented
by Colonel Bayne is one that all hands should
unite to avoid. The loss of Republican men,
ber out there through factional rivalries would
be crime against the party and whosoever
should become responsible for it would be re-
membered to his sorrow.
PHILADELPHIA Press: The Republican
situation in the Forty-second Senatorial dis
trict. composed of part of Allegheny county.
is not very pleasant one for contemplation.
but there is every reason to hope it will be ad-
iusted in time to prevent any chance of Demo
cratic success there. Senator Rutan, whose
delegates left the regular convention. charges
thai he was treated unfairly. He is not an in
nocept in politics and knows how liable any
candidate is to suffer from one sort of trick or
another. With both Neeb and Rutan running
the district will be more than likely to elect
Democrat. It did this in 1882, although the
Democrat did not get his seat until the term
had expired. In 1886, when Rutan was elected
the Republican vote 1907 and the Democratic
vote 4,O6s Anything like an even division OF
the Republican vote would let Democrat in,
and that is something that isn't wanted.
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CoLONEL STONES WISE srEP.

The complications over the Republican
nomination in the Twenty-third Congress
sionsl district are satisfactorily terminated
by the address which Colonel Stone has
issued to the Republican voters, declaring
his willingness to submit the question of
the nomination to new primaries and to
abide by the result of canvass in which he
will be an avowed candidate
Colonel Stone is to be congratulated on
the good sense which leads him to recognize
that a nomination under circumstances
creating dissent and claims of irregularity is
not so desirable as the position of a candi-
date who will take no unfair advantages
Naturally, he still holds the opinion that
the convention had the power to nominate;
but he also perceives the force of the objec-
tion which many men of impartial views
consider to be vital. In taking this step he
has not really weakened his position. = He
is stronger as a candidate who submits his
cause to the popular verdict, than he could
be as one whose nomination is protested
against by large and influential portion of
his own party. Whether be will have any
more serious opposition than Colonel Bayne
did, remains to be seen; but it is clear at
present that his chance of the nomination
under circumstances which will make it
equivalent to election, is much better than
his chance of election would be if he held
on to the present nomination against the
revolt of many of the Allegheny Republi-
cans.
This well-judged action of Colonel Stone
straightens out the snarls in the Congress
sional situation. The war over the Sena-
torial nomination, however, is as bitter as
ever.
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IN THE RURAL DISTRICTS.

EAST BRADY Revtev: Owing to the break
ing of a ladder on which v. Blatt was standing.
last Friday, ne received sprained ankle, caus-
ing him to walk with hitch.
FREEPoRT Journal: For the first time since
the day was established We did not march with
the boys on Memorial Day. A heroic dose OF
cramps kept US in the hospital department.
CoNNooUENEssING Neps: John l.. Sulli-
van, the allround knock-downer, spent lew
days in Pittsburg this week. and was honored
with grand banquet by some of his friends.
BELLEFoNTE Wdtchman: President Har-
rison's refusal to engage in baby kissing at
Pittsburg may have been for the reason that
the Mckee baby has given him surfeit Of the
baby business.
BRooKvILLE Republican: The ordinance pro-
hibitlng cows from running at large within the
borough limits went into effect Monday and
Just now the town cow is the chief topic Of
conversation.
UN1oNTowN Democrat: The floor of the
rattle-trap building now occupied as the
County Court House came near going down on
Monday. Supports have been put in, still the
building doesn't look very safe.
BEDFORD Inquirer: w. 8. Lysinger. who
lives along the pike just east of town, saw a
doe and fawn leisurely walking about in one of
his fields on Monday morning. Becoming
alarmed at passing vehicle when it was with
in 500 feet of them, they turned the white of
their tails toward the sun and bounded out of
sight. They had undoubtedly been scared
from their retreat on the mountain by bark
peelers
CLARION Democrat: R M. Hanhold wa
running a raft of boards down the Clarion, and
just as he reached the pump station of the
Clarion water works he noticed large snake
swimming toward the raft across the stream.
1t came directly to the raft and crawled up on
it With piece of board he dispatched it in
short order. 1t measured nearly feet in
length, and had II rattles. Mr.. Hanhold said
it foated very high in the water and swan
very rapidly.
, CLARION Republican: A rattlesnake was
killed on Fifth avenue that measured 2H
feet in length. Three rattles were at
tached TO its tail, and its color and general ap-
pearance indicated that it was female. On
Saturday a smaller one of the same species was
killed at the same place, and it is thought that
a den OF the reptiles is probably situated some
where in the neighborhood. What is supposed
to have been the mate Of the larger of these
two was killed last week some distance farther
down the creek hill.
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PEOPLE WORTH READING ABOUT.

PROF. HILL, of Harvard. sails for Europe
to-day,
NINE. CAvARNI, widow of the famous carica-
| tur1st. is dead.
| PRESIDENT CAPEN, of Tufts College, is
! slowly recovering from q serious illness.
THE bon. Grover Cleveland will soon 20 to
| Wisconsin as the guest of the Hon. w. f.
| Villas.
MARGARET D. SBLEY of Rochester, daugh-
ter of the late Fletcher Harper, is the sole heir
to his estate.
Mr.. AND MRS. GEORGE W. CHILDs, of Phil
adelphia, will arrive at their cottage at Elberon
| about the middle Of June.
BARON ZEDwITz. the German Minister to
Mexico, is announced to wed Miss Lena Cald-
well, one of Washington's rich bellies.
CYRUS W. FIELD is said to wear two Watches
One elaborate affair." valued at So 500. is worn
to please friend who presented it to him. and
the other. an ordinary gold watch, is worn to
tell the time of day.
W. w. STORY, the American sculptor and
poet writes from Rome: "All have to say is
that in my opinion the tax of 30 per cent on
foreign works of art is disgraceful in theory,
unworthy of any great country, disastrous to
art and beneficial to none"
FRANK c. IVES, the young billiardist, has q
sensational trick shot which is thus described:
HE places one of the object balls under tho
table, and then he sends the one ball. after
scoring, off the table so as to spin on the floor,
roll back and count on the ball underneath"
GENERAL VAN MERLEN. a veteran of the
Dutch Army, invites all soldiers entitled to
wear the Silver Cross for Waterloo to COM
municate with him at London so that he may
arrange for all the survivors who wish to cee-
brate the seventy-ffth anniversary of the great
battle on the 18th of June
Mr.. STANLEY relates that one day while
conversing with friendly tribe, during his re-
cent travels. one of the chiefs present inquired
how many wives he possessed Upon Mr..
Stanley innocently replying that he had none,
all those present stood up like one man, and
unanimously exclaimed: What a splendid
liar!'' They intensely admired the apparent
calmness with which he had, as they thought,
tried to pass off on them wondrous travellers
tale
MRS. CHAUNCEY M. DEPEw is descendant
of an old and noted New York family She is
a daughter of the late William A. Ogden Hege-
man, and was married to Mr.. Depew when she
was little over q years of age. She is slightly
above the medium height and her features re-
fleet the intelligence for which she is noted.
Mrs. Depew is almost as good story-teller and
conversational as her husband. She is quick
and witty at repartee and appreciates the same
quality in another.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-07
COLONEL BAYNEs WITHDRAWAL.


GREENvILLE argus: A great sensation was
occasioned tuesday by Colonel bayne declining
the unanimous nomination rendered Dy tne
hepuDncan voters Oh ms distrlct. His action
mas peen snarpiy crltlciseu'
BOSTON Herald: His announced retirement
from Congress is very sudden, in view of the
fact of his long service in that body, which it
was fully thought would be continued. Mr..
Bayne is an able man, and one of more Indi-
vidualfty than we expect in State which
sends Cameron and Quay to the Senate.
NEW YORK World: Colonel Bayne is not
hard to satisfy in the matter OF vtndication
when he pulls the strings OF a convention, Is
nominated and retires in adignifed and stately
way, calling 1t "vindication." However, it
does not contain that element OF risk which
one would encounter IL ne went before the
people.
PROVIDENCE Telegram: Congressman Tom
Bayne has decided that he will not stand for
reelection. This is the more remarkable be-
cause Of the fact that there was no trouble
about his getting the nomination. and that he
would have the support of Mr.. Quay and all
the moral advantage OF being distinctly the
administration Candidate. 1t Is explained that
Mr.. Bayne thinks Quay viii nominate Della
mater Tor Governor, and that ne DelleVes the
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-07
THE COMING ART GALLERY.

The suggestions from Mr.. Beveridge
Webster in another column of The DIS
PATCH this morning upon the application
of Mr.. Carnegie's promised fund for great
art gallery in Pittsburg are at once seasona-
BILE, and, to the extent that they may be
practicable, well grounded. In urging that
the masters of painting, both ancient and
modern, find some place in the gallery, so
that public taste may be formed upon their
works, Mr.. Webster but expresses the wish
which would probably come to every one
who contemplates the subject intelligently.
OF course 1t will be as impossible as unnec-
essary to attempt securing anything like a
very large representation of the works
of great artists, past and present. When
authenticated pictures by the old masters
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-06-07

If Grover Cleveland's typewriter should
break down coming Democratic conventions
would be dull, uninteresting affairs. gathering
of the unterriied without one OF growers letters
would be like a convention without delegates.
BISMARCK has been made an honorary men,
ber of the New York Historical Society, and it
was made without consulting Emperor William.
NEW YORK divines are pitching into Colonel
Shepard, OF the Wall and Distress Between the
Southern press and the Northern ministry, the
Colonel's position is becoming quite warm.
THE Duke and Duckess of Connaught passed
through the Dominion only. without visiting the
United States. Their loss has been our gain.
AN Ann Arbor, Mich. man has secured a
divorce from his wife because she refused to sew
on buttons. To guard against accidents he had
added in the bill of complaint something about
being petted with fiat irons, fed on diet of bread
and milk and other minor offenses.
FRANCIS MURPHY, the great temperance
orator, will shortly wed Council Bluffs, Ia,
woman, after which, instead Of giving lectures,
he will take few himself.
A MISSOURI man died after eating so cents
worth of pie. Germany and the American pie
are working sad havoc with hogs this year.
IN olden times the flowing beard
Was reverenced by the youthfuI mind.
But now alasl tits scorned and jeercd,
And glibly coupled with the wind.
-Terre AGute E1press .
SURFACE indications point to the fact that
many Congressman, who are now sweltering in
Washington for the sake of their constituents,
will not be compelled to go back next summer.
Their constituents have relieved them of further
responsibility, SO to speak.
Miss MARY EDISON, who recently died in
New York City, bequeathed sl0, 900 to the servant
girl who had lived with her for ten years. Here
is another proof of the saying that the good
always die young"
If the next House of Representatives should
be Democratic, many of the present members, who
have voted to unseat many Democrats Will
hear some ething drop. In fact, they will imagine
the millennium has arrived, and q wink from
Speaker Reed will avail nothing.
A NEW YORK lady thinks that any gentle
man, when called upon, will quickly throw a man
out Of horse car who is too previous with a
lady passenger. But the lady should not forget
that some men are much larger and stronger tnan
others.
A NOVEL way to pay off q church debt has
been adopted by Trenton, Mo-, woman, She ia
now selling 900 common bricks at 81 each for the
church fund. The buyers expected to cut
their names in the bricks and return them when
they will be laid in the outer walls of the church
edifice, SO that all future generations may read
the names. The supply OF bricks it is to be hoped
will be equal 10 the demand.