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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-17
EOcinl Chatter.

A LOVELY dinner was served at o'clock last
evening at the residence of Mr.. E Maginn, on
Church avenue. Covers were laid for 80, and
the table was beautifully decorated with cut
flowers and smilax. The catering was done by
Kennedy.
A VERY interesting programme has been
prepared for the third free entertainment to be
given by the Willing Workers. of the Fourth
Avenue Baptist Church, in their cozy sanctuary,
this evening.
MRS. JAMES H. LINDSAY will open her resi-
dence to host of friends one week from to-
day. Ridge avenue. Allegheny. will be thronged
with carriages in the vicinity of the Lindsay
mansion.
THE ladies of the Second q. P. Church, Allie
gheny, will give supper in the lecture room
of that church this evening from to o'clock.
Proceeds for the benefit Of the Ladies' Sewing
Society.
The elocutionary and musical entertainment
at First Reformed Presbyterian Church, in
Allegheny. tonight. under the auspices of the
Woodslde Missionary Association.
A DINNER will be served this evening at the
residence of Miss Agnes Watson, Locust street,
Allegheny, in honor of Miss May Lapsley, q
young lady from Washington.
A FANCY work party will be given by Mrs
W. T. Elcet VI oSoOh oOt0ob. AAiSsHShJ' ShiS
afternoon between the hours of and o'clock.
Az O'CLOCK breakfast, in English style, was
served yesterday by Mrs. W. w. Patrick, ather
residence on Ridge avenue, Allegheny.
A RECEPTION, followed by german. will be
given at Mrs. B. H. Painters residence on
Western avenue this evening
MISS FORBES, of Virginia. is visiting at the
Misses Prather, of Sheffield reet,Allegheny.
MRS. THOMAS SHIELDS, of Edgeworth, ten
dered her friends a reception last evening.
A DANCING party from Mrs. Slack Davis
parIors will sup at Kennedy's tonight
MRS. DA AvIDsoN, Of Avalon, gave dancing
reception last evening.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-17
ECHOES FROM DISPATCH SHOTS.

WHEELING IntelLi0encer! The PITTsBURG
DISPATCH tells about town clock in Potts
vile being stopped by the grip. In Pittsburg
we have seen hundreds of street cars stopped
by the grip.
HARRISBURG Telegraph: snake tramps
work." says THE PITTsBURG DISPATCH. But
tramps won't work, and how. then, will you
make them? They would no longer be tramps
if they worked.
XENIA (O.) Gazette: What Is THE PITTs-
BURG DISPATCH driving at when it says that
paying slOO,O 900 for horse or a picture is bet
ter way for millionaires to spend their money
than by buying Legislatures7
MILWAUKEE Wfsconsin: THE PITTsBURG
DISPATCH gives its readers timely and sensible
advice when it says "Can q cold a cold" A
great deal Of the stuff that has been published
about the ravages of the influenza is gross
exaggeration.
OIL CITY Blizzard: The PIrTsBURG DIS
PATCH displays something like presumption
when it says: within the past two or three
years Pittsburg has been gradually forging
ahead as the center Of the oil heIcs Of Western
Pennsylvania"
NEW YORK Euenfn0 Post: The PrrrssuRe
DISPATCH CInd. 2ep.l has no stomach for the
declaration of the United States District At
torney at Indianapolis that Dudiey's famous
blocks-of-hYe letter was an honorable and
patriotic" production.
PARKERsBURG Sentinel: THE PrrrsRuRe
DISPATCH sagaciously observes that at raises
great kick among Democrats to elect cor
poration Senator BY Democrats in Ohio, but
that the election of two of them BIZ the Repub-
licans IN Montana doesn't even create ripple.n
OF course not, when things 90 naturally there
is no occasion for excitement
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-17
PLUM BLOSSOMS IN PROOF.

Ocular demonstration is always sufficient
to convince THE DISPATCH. A few DAYS
ago the following paragraph appeared in
these columns: The talk about fruit being
ruined because cherries and peaches have
budded may have aroused some uneasiness,
but it is like the reformatory spirit of the
money wing of the Democracy. There is
nothing in it. Dandelions and some of the
hardy flowers may have put in an untimely
appearance, but the peach and cherry bios
som stories only establish a phenomenal
and unreasonable growth of the imagina-
ton.
Last night a letter was received BY The
DISPATCH from Mr.. E. Trimbath, of
Sitka, Pa, containing a bunch of plum
blossoms taken from trees in his orchard.
If we wished to equivocate we might say
that no mention was made of plum bios
SONS in the above paragraph. but we have
no such desire, and the pale blossoms of the
plum are proof enough to us that other
things besides imsginations have been
blossoming untimely. But we cannot COM
mend Mr.. Trimbath's plum trees for their
enterprise. 1t is rushing the season to put
on the garments of June in the first
halt of January. Those plum trees must
be regretting their precipitancY already
for the cold wave is hardly likely to avoid
so frigidly-named a place as Sitka. There
will be very few plums on those trees we
fancy. Perhaps it may mean decrease in
stomach-aches later along in Mr.. Trimbath's
family. This compensation should be con-
sidered.
But this episode of the plum blossoms is
but single instance of the awful account
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-17
JUR1Es TO ENFORCE JUSTICE.

The ineficiency of our present jury sys-
tenn is provoking suggestions of remedial
legislation from all over the country. This
evil was most truthfully pictured and satir-
lied in one of PIcE's recent cartoons. The
artist represented Justice raising her whip to
strike rascal, while single juryman, with
face in which wooden stupidity and obsti-
macy were blended, held on to the lash and
prevented the descent of the blow We
have seen enough examples of this abuse
lately to alarm honest men everywhere.
One bill, originating in Massachusetts,,
and suggesting radical reform in the jury
system, is already pending in that State.
Elsewhere it is probable that many
plans will be offered for reform in this direc-
ton. The DISPATCH has often hitherto
called attention to the necessity for reform
and limitation of the jury's powers. The
evidence recently has so clearly indicated
that in nine cases out of ten where a mis-
carriage of justice has occurred through the
Obstinacy of single juror, the prisoner on
trial has been an influential man. 1t is not
the poor, friendless prisoners who obtain
this excess of mercy by chance, but the rich
and the powerful. Hence all the more need
for change. If, as we have before sug-
gested, the power of decision is left to three
fourths of jury, with the concurrence of
the Judge, the cause of justice will be
greatly benefited. Legislation to this end
would be good work to take hold of at once.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-17
CARNEGIE ON WEALTH.
Rich Mans Duty to Use His Money In
Practical Philanthropy.

Rich Mans Duty to Use His Money In
Practical Philanthropy.
''The Gospel of Wealth" is discussed by An
drew Carnegie in a recent number Of the Pail
Mall Budget In this paper Mr.. Carnegie
declares that 1t is the duty Of rich men to ex-
pend their surplus wealth, while living, in prac-
tical philanthropy. he would not have them
give to encourage idleness and beggary. but in
a way to benefit the greatest number. He takes
occasion to speak in terms of praise of the lib
erality of the late William Thaw, who sustained
the observatory and thereby aided in valuable
scientific discoveries. A free library Mr.. Car
negie believes to be one of the best gifts to a
community. Such library should be main
tanned by the city. just as its public schools are,
for its educatIve influence
A public park to the city of his birth or home
he pronounces one of the most useful and
beautiful monuments that wealthy man can
give. Speaking on this subject he says:
''Mr. Phfpps, of Allegheny, has given con-
servatories to the park there, which are visited
by many every day Of the week, and crowded
by thousands of working people on Sunday;
for, with rare wisdom he has stipulated as a
condition of the gift that the conservatories
shall be open on Sundays. The result of his
experiment has been so gratifying that he is
justified in adding to them from his surplus, as
he is doing largely this year. To any lover Of
flowers among the wealthy commend a study
of what is possible for them to do in the line of
Mr. Phipps' example; and may they please note
that Mr.. Phipps is a wise as well as a liberal
giver, for he requires the city to maintain these
Conservatives, and thus secures for them for
ever the public ownership, the public interest
and the public criticism of their management"
He concludes with the reflection that the
millionaire who administers his estate for the
benefit OF his fellows, will approach his end no
longer the ignoble hoarder Of useless millions,
poor, very Door indeed, in money, but rich, very
rich, 20 times millionaire still in the affection,
gratitude and admiration OF his fellow-men.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-17

reproduced by the Pail Nall Budget with
Ml Ghdstonet sanction, has Set public
thought in motion in a more serious
channel, Mr. Carnegie is fortunate enough
to be able to adduce from pittsburg several
instances of the admirable use of private
wealth for public purposes Passing over
his own library donation, the benefactions Of
the late William Thaw, John H. Shoen-
berger, Mrs. Schenley and Henry PhippS
are cited as showing few Of the many ways
in which the very rich may make a credit
able use of their wealth. One OF the most
radical utterances Of Mr.. Carnegie is: II
would as soon leave to my son curse as to
leave to him the almighty dollar" This
platform will not be generally acceptable
to the rising generation; yet the preacher
of the new Gospel of Wealth, +" may be
assumed to have thought carefully over it
before committing 1t to paper. The drift
of experience would doubtless show
that vast inherited wealth is at least
quite as often misfortune as
a blessing. In Mr.. Carnegie's own case it
may almost be conceded that if he had been
born with a silver spoon in his mouth, in
place of a poor boy with his way to make,
the chances would have been altogether
that he would have enjoyed lite less and been
of very much less use to his day and
generation. In his latest articles he insists
that it is the pride of parents in themselves,
rather than genuine and intelligent con-
sideration of the interests of their chill
dren, which inspires them with such intense
solicitude to leave these children large for
tunes
ALWAYS breezy and interesting, the author
OF Triumphant Democracy" has opened up
a subject of vast interest in his new 'Gospel
ofWealth. " The wide attention already given
to it in England shows that the subject is
one upon which much thought has been e1-
pended. Here in the United States, where, |
as DR.. Mehaffey says, "millionaires are al
ways going forth seeking what they may en-
dow," Mr.. Carnegie's further elaboration of
the topic will be waited for with even |
greater interest. He will not escape criti-
cism-but if he arouse independent thought |
he will accomplish good deal.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-17
THE NEW STEEL PROCESS.

The best answer that could be made to
those who have poohpoohed Mr.. Charles
Adams claims to the discovery of a new
process of making open-hearth steel that
would revolutionize the steel industry has
been made by that gentleman. He has
offered for public inspection samples of the
steel made by his methods These specimens
have been submitted to tests of the severest
character and with results invariably salts
factory in high degree. Mr.. Adams and
those associated with him in this important
enterprise are jus titled to all appearances in
their confidence as to the future. If they
can produce steel at cost much less than
any other known process makes possible to-
day, and steel of a quality equal to the
finest, there is not the least occasion for
them to lose sleep or peace of mind because
some people do not share their confidence in
the invention.
1t would be strange, indeed, if in this age
of wonderful progress, Improvements and
economics in the manufacture Of steel were
not forthcoming. This invention, we are
promised, and we see no reason to doubt,
will operate to the benefit of manufacturers,
labor and consumers alike. 1t is as much
in the line of invention as in natural re-
sources, that America has obtained in some
directions and is obtaining in others the
lead of the world. This invention is essen
tally of the greatest importance-for the
iron and steel products OF the country are
the backbone of trade. Only general view
of the results of Mr.. Adams process is now
revealed in this issue of THE DISPATCH.
The details, it is promised, will be made
public shortly. 1t is gratifying to know
that the advantages Pittsburg offers as
center will not be overlooked
when the time for the practical appliance of
the new open-hesrth process comes.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-17
THE RESPONSIBILITY OF HASTE.

In commenting upon the recent fall of a
building at Brooklyn, the Philadelphia
Ledger thinks that it may be fairly con-
sidered a case in which nobody was to
blame" 1t states this opinion as follows:
''The building, whose walls appear to have
been substantially built and of proper pro-
portions, was incomplete, and while in this
condition, with the mortar not yet hardened,
it was caught by a violent wind storm,
which could not be foreseen or guarded
against If the building had been COM
pleted it might have withstood the storms of
a century"
But the esteemed Ledger fails to inquire
whether there is no element of response
bility in running up walls to a height that
produces a fall, before the mortar in the
lower courses has had time to harden. The
Wiley building fatality, in this city, was
undoubtedly caused by rushing the walls up
to a great height while the mortar in the
lower stories was unset. The fall of mill
at Glasgow and this Brooklyn casualty were
probably of the same character.
In all these cases, the probability is that
with good weather the speed with which the
walls were put up would not outrun the
binding of the mortar. But the RESPONSE
bility lies in the fact that when damp and
cold weather delays that necessary process,
the builders do not take the precaurion of
arresting work till the mortar has time to
harden, but run up high walls which have
as little homogeneity as pile ofloose bricks,
and which consequently topple over before
gusts of wind which neighboring buildings
meet without the slightest strain.
Responsibility for such calamities cannot
be avoided as long as buildings are put up
in a way which does not insure their stabil-
ity under all contingencies of weather.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-17
TERMS OF THE DISPATCH.
PITTsBURe. FRIDAY. JAN. II, Is0C
CBICAGo,s AMBUsCADE.

The debate in Congress yesterday upon
the Worlds Fair had many unsatisfactory
features. 1t is apparent that the friends of
Chicago are determined to obtain the prize
for that city, no matter how. At present
the sharp practice Of Messrs. Cannon and
Springer, of the Illinois delegation, has
given them the advantage. Luckily the
battle is not over; the undignifed and dis
honest methods that won yesterday may be
met and counteracted to-day. Mr.. Cannon's
amendment of the majority report of the
Committee on Rules, which referred the
choice of site and the general provisions
for the Worlds Fair to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs was agreed to, but the
original resolution as amended coming be-
fore the house was defeated by the narrowest
majority, and the whole question will come
up for reconsideration to-day. 1t was an
ambuscade that nearly compassed the de-
struction of all Chicago's rivals in the field.
The fight from now on will be full OF fury.
Quarter will neither be given or taken.
Yesterdays combat shows that Chicago
has organized her forces better than New
York, St. Louis or Washington. Her Con-
gressmen challenged all her opponents yes
terday and fought them to a standstill. The
battle was drawn, but in Chicago's favor.
We are very doubtful of the outcome of
victory obtained by such means as Chi
cago's Congressman are using. The Worlds
Fair is too big thing nationally to be won
in this way. The support of the whole |
country must be behind the fair to make it
success If Chicago is chosen as the site |
because her representatives knew the par
hamentary ropes better than their oppo-
nents, will the hearty sympathy and practi-
cl help>of all sections be extended to the |
Gity by the lake?
Washington is the greatest sufferer in this
four-cornered fight. II the merits of each
city were calmly and judiciously considered
Washington ought to be and probably would
be chosen. But the capital of the nation
has evidently no corps to cope with the
Congressional brigands from Chicago.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-17
PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE.

A SON Of President Dwight, of Yale, is said
to know more Latin and Greek than his father.
ARTHUR P. GoRMAN began his political
career 25 years ago, as a page in the United
States Senate, where he is now the senior Sena-
tor from Maryland.
The little King Of Spain is described by
those who have seen him as a nervous, irri-
table child and very ugly, he has no hair on
his head, nor any eyebrows or eyelashes. His
mother is a plain woman, very ungraceful
and he inherits the plain looks of the Haps-
burgs from her.
MISS LANDoR, who recently died at the old
fashioned seat of Tachbrook. Warwickshire.
England, was a niece of the poet Walter Saw
age Landor. Her house was filed with curious
old Byzantine and pre-Raphaelite pictures
which Landor bought in Italy before the in
vasion of that country by NapoleonI
ENooH PRATT, the founder of the free
library in Baltimore, has Joined the venerable
band of prominent men who are four-score
years old. He is still actively engaged in the
wholesale hardware business and President of
one of the leading banks of the State of Mary
land. Mr.. Pratt gave $1,000 900 to found the
Pratt Library, and SO arranged the gift that
the people Of Baltimore have to pay the library
$4,000 annually forever for its support.
MRS. KATE CHASE, presiding over her little
family of young girls at Edgehill, near Wash
ington, may not appear so brilliant, but she is
certainly more interesting than when she was
the gayest and most fascinating leader of
Washington society. She was ambitious of
presiding over the White House, not that she
ever expected her husband to be President of
the United States, but she thought it possible
that her fathers political career might fitly
terminate by being elected to the highest posi-
tion in the gift of the American people.
MISS ELIZABETH BIsLAND, who recently
started at six hours notice to make journey
around the world for the Cosmopolitan MdoG-
zine, is a New Orleans girl, whose family was
ruined by the war. With brave, self-reliant
spirit, she went to New York, and by the sheer
value of her talents made her way successfully
on the press. She is now a beautiful young
woman of "a, having noble figure crowned by
a superb head, with enough character in it to
supply the defects of a dozen court beauties,
Her cozy home in New York is the center Of
delightful group of choice spirits, artists,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-17
THE GOSPEL OF WEALTH

Andrew Carnegie's views on the subject
Of the wealth of individuals are lust now
attracting more attention in England than
Adam Smiths famous commentaries on the
Wealth OF Nations. We believe it was in
the speech of Mr.. Carnegie at the founding
of the Braddock Library-published in full
in THE DISPATCH at the time-that he
first volunteered the epigram, "He who
dies rich dies disgraced." That was not BY
any means a new doctrine. Something of
like import, only implying an even severer
judgment, was uttered by the Teacher of
Galilee eighteen hundred years ago. But,
Mr.. Carnegie being himself very rich man.
his declaration gave rise to wide COM
ment. 1t would, perhaps, be untrue to say
that the greater part Of public curiosity in
the matter went deeper at first than mere
speculation as to the intended disposition Of
his own great wealth by which Mr.. Carnegie
might hope to escape the reprehensible end
which he held to be in view for those who
failed to distribute their millions while
living.
Bnt the elaboration of the doctrine by
our untiring townsman in two lengthy
articles which were published in an
American magazine, and which are now
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-17
PRAYING For MR. BRICE.

Senator-elect Brice has received indorse-
ments from many quarters, some of them
curious enough: but Miss Genevieve C.
Rigby, the 12-year-old daughter of an en-
ploye of Mr.. Brice, gives him the most re-
markable Recommendation. No doubt he
will feel, as she suggests, highly compii-
mented to hear Mr.. Rigby's daughter write
a short item" to the New York World in his
praise.
Miss Rigby confesses that she is ignorant
of what Mr.. Brice looks like, but sit is not
the looks" she says, that the people are
after; it is the name, the man, and the true
moral character" Even if there be some
who would not agree that Mr.. Brice is ex-
actly an angel there is surely none who will
not echo Miss Rigby's parting prayer
''may God watch over him and keep him
from harm and all temptations of this
wicked world"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-01-17
NO GHOSTS TO BE FOUND.
The Boston Psychical Society Abnndons
Its Search for SDOOks.

The Boston Psychical Society Abnndons
Its Search for spOoks.
BOSTON, January 16.-The final disbandment
of the famous American Society for Psychical
Research occurred last night. Disheartened in
its efforts to capture real. progressive Yankee
ghost, its members had decided to try their
hand on some sluggish English spook. After
formally declaring the society dead, the MEM
bers Immediately enrolled themselves as mem
bers OF the British society, which seems to- be
more fiourishing. The American society was
organized in 1887, with such men interested in
it as Professors S. P. Langley and Simon New
comb, of the Smithsonian Institute; q. s. Full
lerton, of the University of Pennsylvania; c.
r. Cross of the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology; Coleman Sellers and R. P. Smith.
of Philadelphia, and William James, Josiah
Royce, E. c. Pickering and others of Harvard
For eight years it has devoted itself TO ali
phases OF the occult, with no satisfactory re-
suits.
Correspondents deluged the secretary with
long accounts of spiritual manifestations, but
investigation only developed credulity Be-
sides the individual members took but little
interest in personal ghost hunting, and left it
to,the officers to sit up all night in alleged
haunted houses and take chances with the
grip. The British Society will guarantee Sec
retarv Hodgson's salary for one year, and will
furnish the American brothers all their data in
return for their own.