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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-08
PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE.

PRINCE CARoLATH SCHoENAICH has been
elected Grand Master of the Freemasons in
Prussia
SENATORS CAMERON and Butler left Friday
morning for Beaufort, N. Q. They will be ab-
sent for two weeks.
MRS. CLEVELAND was asked by schoolgirl
friend if her husband intended to run again for
President. She diplomatically said that MI.
Cleveland was not in politics.
JAY GOULD pays s., 500 year for his pew in
DR.. Halls church. Although fairly regular at
the morning service. he never appears in the
evening. Russell Sage, on the contrary, is in
his slip at both services.
ROSCOE CoNKLING said OF Jay Gould: Had
he not gone into business, but instead had
taken up politics, he would have been the mas
ter politician of the country. and, 1 think, the
greatest diplomat in either continent"
CLAUS SPRECKELs, the sugar refiner, has
returned from Florida. During his absence he
examined the lands reclaimed by Mr.. Disston,
and speaks enthusiastically of them. He
thinks that sugar can be raised there In great
quantities.
DOCTORS, as rule are reticent about their
fees, but DR.. Willard Parker was paid 100000
for the successful removal of an excrescence
from the face and neck of the son and heir of
one of the wealthiest families in the vicinity of
New York.
SENATOR DoLPH. Of Oregon, who is in a
great state of mind over the fact that the Sc
is described as "a handsome old gentleman with
poetic face and the beard of a viking but pos
sessing no sense of humor."
THE home and Office furniture owned by
Abraham Lincoln has been purchased by firm
in Chicago and is now on exhibition there The
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-08
FUNNY MEMS FANCIEs,

Capitalist-I've concluded to rent no
more of my buildings for saloons.
Prohibitionist-Glad to hear It'll
Capitaiist-1es you see the saloons cannot nav
as high rent other lines of business.-Vss
Shore.
"What brought you to such a state az
this?'' kindly asked an old man, as he viewed
negro through the grating of a cell door.
''De train, boss fetch me hea' h, but eff kin get
out I'll promise yo' dat yo'll nebber keIch me in
dis State ergin. ''-AtLaHtG Constitution.
Platform Crank-I tell you, nv friends,
If all the ciearmakers in this country struck to-
morrow, the poor man could live.
Auditor-Come of Why the poor man couldn't
support his family week. You forget the great
cost Of real Havana cigars.-Ameriedn Grocer.
81 see you've got a new man in your em-
ploy."
eyes,
'ls he trustworthy?''
IL should say so. He'll stick to any kind ofs
story you may wish him to tell. -Hdshington
Post.
Watts-Pve got good one for you, Potts,
me boy. What is the marked point Of resemblance
between 4 Broadway blockade and barrel of your
flour?
Potts Because your an
Watts-No; because they both make q hundred
wait See?-AmericGn Grocer.
Hoffman, don't believe word of that
malicious story the fellows are telling on Adonis
Greatshape.
Madison Squeer-What is it?.
why. they say that at the last club entertain
Beauty unadorned is most adorned, Donny
ripped off his coat and called out Take my
clothes, there, mister, don't want emf ~
Amsrfcaa grocer.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-08
sPRING-TIME BOOMS.

President Harrison has been in office q
year and several tender little booms have
been set out already to catch the first beams
of the Presidential sun, which will come to
its zenith in 1892. The hardy annual, Mr..
Cleveland, seems to divide the attention of
the Democratic party with that rather rank
weed, Mr.. Hill. But the Democrats, being
out of Office, are not so eager to begin to
make garden as their opponents. Conse-
quently we are treated to the interesting
spectacle of floral display in the Repub-
lican pasture before the night frosts are out
of the way. The principal blossom to put
forth bud or two among his leaves is
Chauncey NJ. Depew. The first bud is to be,
when it bursts, the Mayoralty of New York,
the second the Governorship of the Empire
State and the third and greatest
in 1892. The gardeners who have the
Depew plant under cultivation hold that as
long as corporation caterpil'ars crawl about
it, no hope of its winning favor in the West
can be entertained. To get DR.. Depew out
of the Presidency of the New York Central
York next fall. Because the Democrats of
that city are at ODDS over the spoils, the
Tammany tiger having been as greedy as
usual, the Republican candidate for Mayor
is thought to have a reasonable chance of
election. DR.. Depew is expected to use his
power and patronage as Mayor to put him
in the Gubernatorial chair. The precedent
established by Mr.. Cleveland is thought to
augur favorably for DR.. Depew's elevation
to the White House from Albany.
Without examining the situation in the
city and State of New York, we can see
flaw in this lovely scheme. The removal OF
DR.. Depew from his position at the head of
a great railroad will not make him any the
less a corporation candidate. In politics.
as in other things, it is impossible to ex-
punge yesterdays record, when it becomes
inconvenieDt to-day. DR.. Depew has thrown
in his lot with the corporations, and the
mere fact that he will resign certain place
in the pay of one of the largest OF them to
take more potential position in the peo-
ple's gift, will not alter his record. That is
what the West thinks-and good bit of
the East, too.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-08
A PARK IN QUESTION.

No one will question for a moment the de-
STABILITY of giving this city breathing
places in the shape of parks, but little
more information is desirable about the
three ordinances passed by the Councils
Committee on Finance, Yesterday, authoriz-
ing Chief Bigelow to buy twenty-six acres
of land adjoining the Highland avenue
new park. We have no doubt that Chief
Bigelow thinks that the purchase of this
land is good policy: and there are good
reasons for believing that the city is getting
them at a very reasonable price owing to the
good offices principally of Mr.. Bigelow.
Bnt the talk about buying the land to
square off the property already held by the
city in that neighborhood-which seems to
have been square enough already-and
of purchasing the land to stop a
leak in the reservoir, is not likely
to impress the public favorably.
The ordinances are recommended for
enactment, and there is still time to have
the matter discussed and its history made
plain. 1t will be just as we'll for Council
mer to consider whether the expenditure of
this sum-S39, ,215-is advisable at the pres
ent juncture. The park at the Highland
reservoir is greatly to be desired The ques-
tion now is, Is the enlargement of the park
as proposed advisable? We hope it is, but
the public will be none the worse for being
thoroughly informed of what is being done.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-08
AN OFFICIAL BALLOT,
Hon. Chauncey +. Black Favors a move-
ment for Genuine Reform.

hons Cnauncey Fs BLACK faVOrs mOFes
ment for Genuine Reform.
NEW YORK, March THE following letter
from the Hon. Chsuncey f. Black, of York,
Pa, President of the National League of DEM
ocratic Clubs was received too late to be read
at the ballot and electoral reform meeting Of
the Young Mems Democratic Club of Brook
lyn last Monday evening. Mr.. Black is a son Of
Jeremiah Black:
YORK, Pa, February %, $780,
My DEAR sIR-I have just received your letter
relatiV to the work done and proposed to be done
by the oung Mems Democratic Club of Brooklyn
toward the achievement of genuine ballot reform.
complete reform is impossible without the ex-
elusive official ballot. Personally. and after very
serious reflection, am convinced that the Aus
tralian system, specifically and explicitly, with
out excisions or additions, is the measure for
which every ballot reformer should steadily and
uncompromisingly contend. and they should con-
tend for it, not merely until they have compelled
opponents to meet them half way, but until they
get ft-straight. complete, entire. Tried long and
and now again in America, there Is no question
remaining of Its perfect adequacy. 1t will pro-
duce pure and free elections, and far as we
know nothing else will, in countries where cor
rupt political machines and great monopolies, in
partnership with Government, stand ready to
In Pennsylvania the Australian ballot cannot
be had, because our constitution requires the bal
lots to be numbered by election officers But
such is the force of public opinion in this state in
favor of the Australian ballot unimpaired by SUBJ
traction or addition that many of our people
even now seriously considering the wisdom of
purpose of placing 1t in the constitution itself,
beyond the chances of ordinary politics and
above the reach Of partisan Legislatures.
l wish the Young MeI's Democratic Club of
Brooklyn speed and success in its timely and
patriotic undertaking. And remain very truly
yours, CHAUNCEY +. BLACK
FREDERICK L. LEE, ESQ.,, Young Mems DEM
ocratic Club, Brooklyn.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-08
ICE IN SIGHT.

The specter OF an ice famine in the COM
ing summer mas been effectually laid by the
cold weather of the last few days. The
chuckle OF the iceman is no longer heard in
the land. There is small prospect now of
ice driving diamonds out of the market in
the dog days. The reverberation OF school
girls ecstatic joy can plainly be heard, and
the groans of the young men who were look
ing forward to a season of af1uence, without
ice cream, are louder still.
Generous, philanthropic Maine will not be
forced to stint herself in order to supply her
sister States with ice. Prohibition cocktails
will have the usual quantity of cracked ice
in them in the Pine Tree State. Senator
Edmunds will not have to go to the North
Pole to find a congeuial atmosphere-New
Hampshire has lots of ice. In fact while
some men may be disgruntled at the ap-
pearance of winter at this late day, more
will smile the smile of contentment as they
look forward to a summer well-iced.
But we trust that none of our readers will
allow the sanguinity of their newborn
hopes to influence their financial estimates
for the coming summer. Blizzards may
come, or billiards may not come, the lakes
and ponds may ripple with unfrozen faces, or
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-08

in widespread conviction that the proper
scope and dignity of State Libraries was not
yet fully recognized in most States; that
there was no uniformity in laws governing
State libraries and regulating exchanges of
public documents, and that it was desirable
to bring about by legislative enactment an
approximately uniform system of laws,
usages and rules for their management.
A State library should not only be a
complete reference library for all
branches of the Government, execu-
tive, judicial and legislative, and the
repository of all materials for local
history and biography, but it should also
contain and furnish abundant facilities for
using all desirable books of information re-
lating to special industries and pursuits Of
the State or calculated to lead to the intro
duction of industries and pursuits suited to
it but hitherto neglected. In short, it
should be fitted to serve all interests of the
State by infusing into their conduct the
highest intelligence and skill.
With these high aims in view the associa-
tion, which has for one of its officers by the
way the gifted and diligent librarian of this
State, DR.. w. II. Engle, is making an at
tempt to interest State and national Off
cials, legislat ures and members of Congress
in the Improvement of the Libraries of all
the States. Uniform legislation regulating
the publication of State documents, statutes,
law reports, etc., is to be sought from each
State and territory. From Congress sundry
relieis and privileges are sought, such as
free transportation by mail between State
libraries. lower postage on books, and the
exemption of foreign books for State libra
ries from import duties.
THE DISPATCH recognizes the import
ance and practical value of having in the
State Libraries, legislative and Govern
mental records of other States and of foreign
countries, standard writers on public finance,
public charities. agriculture, manufactur-
ing industries and other topics which come
before Governors and legislatures for action.
The effort OF the State Library Associa-
ton has our Endorsement.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-08
AN INDEPENDENT JOURNAL.
The Dispatch Necessity in All Well. Regu.
lated Households.
mi

Tne D1spatcn a Necessity In All w WelIs he&us
lated Households.
From the Tionesta Republican,
In these days of extreme radicalism and hot
partisanship it is quite refreshing to pick up
decidedly independent journal and read the
news from an unbiased standpoint; journal
which can and does deal calmly. yet forcibly,
with the great issues of the day in an unpre-
JUDGED manner. Such an one is THE PITTS
BURG DISPATCH, one of the very first papers
of the country. THE DAILY DISPATCH has
become an actual necessity in this office, and
the mammoth Sunday edition is a decided
wonder, and its great growth has been one of
the astonishing features of journalism. The
literary columns are supplied by the best
writers of the country. while its special cable
letters, sporting and business reviews, are
features that are greatly appreciated by its
more than s., 600 readers. The DAILY DIS
PATCH prints the news as it finds it, and it has
a knack of finding it that gets away with all its
great contemporaries, making it the newspaper
of Western Pennsylvania.
Representing the greatest iron city in the
United States as it does its market reports are
strictly reliable; likewise all Its news pertain
ing to that great industry. Politically, inde-
pendent, yet never wavering in its support of
the great question of protection to American
industries. Those who would be well informed
of the worlds doings must have it. No paper
enjoys greater popularity with the people and
no paper deserves to.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-08
A NEW GAS.

1t is no new thing for Pittsburgers to be
told that they are to be supplied with an
artificial fuel gas at far lower price than is
asked for natural gas. The novelty in this
direction would be to produce the artificial
fuel gas. to offer it for sale at low figure.
That the wonderful and novel is to take
place at once we are not informed certainly.
All that can be said is that there are divers
reliable signs OF vitality in the promise
made anew by Mr.. M. V. Smith and the
Pittsburg Metallurgy Company.
These promises are that M. V. Smith has
secured the final patents on his process of
making the cheap artificial fuel gas, and the
Pittsburg Mettallurgy Company is ready to
make the generators after Mr.. Smiths de-
signs. The company guarantees that it can
erect plants and make gas so that it NAV
yield the producers a profit if sold at five
cents per thousand feet Our readers need
hardly be told how much cheaper this
would be than the natural gas. The differ
ence in favor of the artificial article would
be fully hundred per cent.
In order to introduce this gas at once, the
capital of the company which will make
the generators was yesterday raised from
0,OOO to 500, ,0OO This is the encourag-
ing sign to which we have alluded before.
We trust sincerely that the process and the
product will be all that is promised. The
advantages OF cheap artificial fuel gas as
an ally of natural gas, or some day as its
suecessor-thOugh no such event is prob
able for years to come-are many and great
for Pittsburg. Additions to the great en-
dowment OF Pittsburg, naturally and arti-
fcially, as far as uel is concerned. will
make the ctv's material progress more
rapid and substantial than ever.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-08
PITTsBURG. SATURDAY. MAR. 5, 1890.
FOREIGN CAPITAL HERE.

The OLD cry about "British gold" which
has done good service in many a political
campaign, is coming to have far more real
and important meaning in commercial
affairs. Hardly day passes but the arrival
of English capital in some new American
channel of trade is reported. Making al
lowance for the exaggeration and sheer
romancing incidental to the reports of this
invasion of alien capitalists, it cannot be
doubted that there is a genuine movement
of English money toward investment in this
country.
SFollowiug upon the heels of the author
lied announcement of the orgaui cation OF a
gigantic British-American syndicate to
operate in multitude of ways, involving a
capital of many millions, comes the news
from the Chester Valley in this State, that
a number of cotton manufacturers from
London, Edinburgh and Birmingham. En-
gland, are going to erect there large num-
Der OF cotton mills, and a small town out OF
hand for the operatives. The outward sign
of this great transaction at present is con-
fined to the obtaining of number of options
upon several farms, including thousand
acres or more, BY an Englishmsn vino says
he is empowered to buy the land for the site
of the proposed mills and town. Perhaps
the people of Lenover, Chester county, had
better wait a little while before they rejoice
over what may be great windfall of fortune
for them.
The English cotton factors are said to be
bent on this transfer of their capital and en-
terprise for the sake of avoiding the duties
which keep their manufactures out of
American markets. 1t is somewhat curious
to note that while capitalists of this State
and of other States in the East are building
cotton mills in the South. foreigners are
stepping in to raise factories for the same
purpose in the East
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-08
EVANGELICAL CHURCH.

Second Days Session of the Pennsylvania
Conference at York.
YORK, Pa, March 1.-THE second days ses-
sion of the Central Pennsylvania Conference
of the Evangelical Church was opened by
Chairman NJ. j. Carothers. A half hours de-
votional services followed. Rev. B. ]. Smoyer,
Presiding Elder of the East Pennsylvania con-
ference and Rev. j. Max Longsdorf of the
same conference were received as advisory
members of this conference. Reports of COM
mittees on church affairs and on delinquent
missionary assessment were heard. A letter
from Bishop Dubs. of Chicago. the reading of
which caused much display of emotional feel
ing, together with other letters, was referred
to a committee of l3 tor action.
Bishops Esher and Bowman, it has been
learned, will not visit this conference.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-08

Mrs. Margaret Shepherd lectured yestel

Mrs. Margaret Snepherd lectured yesterday
afternoon TO a number of ladies at Lafayette
Hall, on the "Celibacy of the Priests" which
che claims Is only alleged. In the evening she
talked to a mixed assemblage on the subject,
.Shall America Become Catholic?' a reply to
Archbishop Ireland.
Nellie Bly," made great hit in her lecture
in the Quaker City last evening. She wore her
famous blue cloth gown and had her hair
plated and tied with black ribbon. The lecture
to be given in this city nextFriday evening by the
little lady will afford her many admirers an op-
porrunity of listening to her adventures in her
trim around the world.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-08

From the Altoona Times.I
A queer incident of the Johnstown flood was
the finding on Wednesday of S. greenback
lodged tightly in the twigs of bush few
miles below that place. 1t had been washed
down by the water and lodged in the bush, and
strange to relate, notwithstanding all the rain
since the flood, it was still in pretty fair state
of OBSERVATION.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-08

shine with ice three feet thick, but the ice
man in the gold and ivory salon of his
palace will figure to the same purposes. Be
assured, whatever happens, the lordly
purveyor of ice will be able TO give chapter
and verse to account for the usual increase
in the price of the shrunken cake of ice
which he will leave beside your door in the
sweltering morns of summer. Do not forget
this; put your pennies in the bank against
the delivery of the deadly ice bill!
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-08
A JOURNEY ENDS IN A WEDDING.
Miss Elva Belle Galbraith to Marry MIR. E.
c. Morrison ut Los Angeles.

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATcH.l
MANSFIELD, March THE marriage of
Miss Elva Belle Galbraith, daughter of E. Ed
gar Galbraith, formerly prominent Pittsburg
attorney, TO Mr.. D. c. Morrison. will be SOL
emnized at the Bethany Presbyterian Church.
Los Angeles. CAL, Wednesday evening, March
10, at 8 o'clock.
The groom to be is law partner of his pros
pective father-in-law, under whom he studied
for the past two years, He is nephew of the
late Squire John Moorhead, late of Cecil
township, Washington county, and Young
Morrison became heir to a considerable portion
of the large estate. He met Miss Galbraith on
the train which carried the Galbraith family to
their home in Los Angeles. The bride-elect is
not yet 19 years of age. She attended Curry In
stitute and graduated from the Normal De-
partment in 1887. She Is highly accomplished
In music and social attainments, and is we'll
known in Pittsburg and vicinity.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-08
THE SEVEN STAGES.

Only a baby,
Kissed and caressed,
Gently held to a mothers breast.
Only child.
Toddling alone,
Frightening now its happy home.
Only boy,
Trudging to school,
Governed now by sterner rule.
Only youth,
Living in dreams;
Full of promise life now seems.
Only man,
Battling with life,
Shared in now by loving wife.
Only father.
Burdened with care,
Silver threads in dark brown hair.
Only graybeard.
Toddling again,
Growing old and full of pain.
Only mound,
O'ergrown with grass;
Dreams sunrealized-rest at last.
-Bostoa zrarelIsr.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-08
ROUGH ON RATS.
Iowa Citizens Waging n War of Extermina-
tion Against the Rodents.

MILTON, Ia, March THE citizens of this
city have suffered so much from the ravages of
rats that grand rat hunt was organized. Cap
tains were chosen and they selected Sides
Each side consisted of los men and boys over Is
years old. while boys under Is were allowed l
cent for their rats. The hunt began Friday,
February 81. and is to close tomorrow with a
grand street parade and supper. which is to be
of rats killed.
At some barns as many as 175 were killed,
while one man killed about 500 on his premises.
Saturday, March !, the rats killed up to that
time were counted and it was found that the
total tally was 676. and that William Crocketts
side was ahead of Dave Georges forces by III
rats.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-08
Bound to Have a Dandy Force.

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
The new postmaster of Pittsburg has ordered
that the letter carriers must wear white neck
ties and polish the buttons on their uniforms.
But why polish the buttons and let the boots
go unblacked. OF why have the neckties white
and the hands which hold the letters dirty?
Postmaster Mexican is bound to have dandy
force Of letter carriers.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-08
NORMAL SCHOOL REUNION.
Celebration of the TwenIy-Fifth Anniver-
sary of the Southwestern College.


ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATCH.l
CALIFORNIA. Pa, March 7.-On the llth of
April the California State Normal School will
celebrate the twenty-ffth anniversary Of its
opening under the charter name of the South
western Normal College" The occasion will
bring together a large number of the old
students and friends Of the school. The exer-
cises will take place in the spacious normal
chapel at 10 A. M. and at and 7:30 P. M, April
IL
Among those who will be present and speak
are the first two principals of the school, ].
G. Gilchrist, a prominent educator of Iowa, and
G. l.. Ehrenfeld, of Ohio, formerly State Lii
brarian of Pennsylvania; Hon. Henry Houck,
T, r,oi, rs Pit; lily d Ihr M Iso- re
legheny; j. j. Miller, Esq, of Plttsburg. a
former student of the school, and Colonel
Chill w. Hazard and Hon. Geo. V. Lawrence,
of Monongahela City, two of the normal
trustees.