Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-25
MURRAYS MUSINGS.
Berry Wallis Fnrher-in-Lnw and His Pretty
GirIs-The KinR of Dude. Not a Flat
Imported Ice Ideas Why Crane and
Robson Dissolyed-A Young Lawyers


uuilHR 4 comparatively Drlef existence. One Oh
his daughters is married to British captain of
artillery stationed in the vicinity of London.
Another daughter was the celebrated Mrs.
Bush, whose good looks and winning ways al
most turned the head of Mr.. Sartoris. Nellie
Grants husband, The third daughter married
the King of the Dudes. Berry Wall, the couple
running away from Washington to Baltimore
where the nuptial knot was tied. There was no
particular necessity for them to run away in
getting married. as never heard of any oppo-
sition on the part of the stern parent.
Berry Wall is by no means the fool that he
has been represented to be. He is very clever
IS good conversationalista and has seen 4 good
deal OF all classes of society. On this occasion
ne was dressed in a striking costume modelled
on that of Beau Brummelrs. The suit was a
steel gray, the coat being a closely buttoned
Prince Albert, rather high in the collar. the
buttons being of the same material as the coat
His hat was silk tile and narrow and straight
IN the brim. and straight in the top. His shoes
were narrow. pointed patent feathers, and his
white necktie contained a pear-shaped pearl
pin. There was suspicion of handkerchief
peeping from the breast pocket of the coat
and between the buttons of the front was
thrust pair of brown gloves of unuressed kid
All OF this was quietly elegant.
Berry tola US story about an extraordinary
game of poker in company with Henry f.
DlAty, tCLOT MdCKay ana colonel 1Om OCl1l-
tree. They had played till OF o'clock in the
morning, when the banker. Dixey, owed Wall
some $500. There was about 500 cash and sun
Dry notes OF hand and checks as assets of the
Dank D1xey suggested that Wall take the
$500 and then receive the balance at some
future time, as the rest of the party wanted to
go on with the game. Wall CALAMITY declined,
saying that Dixey could send him his check the
next day tor theNfull amount.
THAT was the biggest mistake that I ever
made In my life" said, Mr.. Wall. Il need
scarcely say that never got any check. or any
money, either. When I asked Dixey for it a
short time afterward, he said
Look here, Wall. There was no money in
mat game for me, l was putting out cash for
Iom,s checks all the time, and I've got those
checks yet. Now, if you will take the
checks"
No, no. told him; 4 don't want any
checks OF that sort. Who got the cash""
why Tom, of course said Dixey"
New Ideas In Ice.
NEW WORKERS are liable to repeat their last
summers experience with the ice men.
While we have not had more than two days of
summer weather so far Ice has steadily been
forced up each month. and 1 am told by the
man who delivers to me that it will take an
other jump in June. The fact that there IS
very little extra demand for ice yet shows that
this combination Is without excuse. In opposi-
tion to this comes the intelligence of the arti-
fetal ice factories. II the artificial ice pro-
ducers will be content with legitimate bust
ness the people of New York will welcome
them into the field. Half dozen companies
have recently started up. Before the end of
June thousand of tons of ice will be manu-
factured daily.
In this connection 1 see the Partisan system
of freezing water in caraffes is being introduced
in New York. am told that all of the electric
light plants and steam heating companies will
eventually manufacture ice in season. The
steam heating companIeshave expensive plants
Wnlch are practically useless in summer. BY
combining ice manufacturing in summer with
steam heating in winter these plants may be
made to earn double returns on investments.
One company has let contracts for the erection
of three large plants for ice manufacturing. 1t
appears that the chief cost of making ice is the
steam power. Of the three plants mentioned
each will produce 100 tons per day. The pro-
duction of frozen caraffes for local con-
sumption will probably be the most important
feature of ice manufacturing. Ice has long
Deen delivered IN this shape to all the hotels,
restaurants and cafes, and great many private
houses IN Paris and other Continental cities.
Why Crane and Robson Omit.
THE McCann-Croker scandal reminds me
of the often alleged strained relations
between actors Robson and Crane. Very re-
Gently an elaborate attempt was made bv Mr.
Robson to disprove these stories While
Crane was playing 1.-THE Senator Robson
made him notable presentation of flowers.
This attracted newspaper attention to the old
stories of the certain existing differences be-
tween the two celebrated actors. These have
been denied over and over again, and the
actors themselves never lost an opportunity to
disavow them. / am informed, and have every
reason to believe my informer to be well posted
on the subject, that the difference has really
existed between the wives and not between the
actors. am convinced of this, becouse L re-
N a m 70 in ooh hTTaorf
when Robson and Crane were playing at the
National it was remarked that Mrs. Crane
would not sit in the same box with Mrs. Rob-
son. nor were these two ladies on speaking
terms. Mrs. Robson, it appears, did not ap-
prove OF Mr.. Crane, and Mrs. Crane naturally
resented any such sentiment on the part of
Mrs. Robson. This brought about sort of so.
clal separation between the two actors and con-
tinually gave rise to the stories that they have
never been able to silence. These are the
women in the case.
A Young Lawyers Hit.
7 SAT down 20 sandwich yesterday with
young lawyer who has just earned and will
get the biggest legal fee ever received, prob
ably, by man of his profession. 1t Is young
Bacon. The case was will case that has often
been mentioned in the newspapers. the defend
ant being Cornell University. Mr.. Bacon is not
more than 80 and has been on this case for seven
years. 1t was his first. Briefly the suit to.
break the will Of mrs. Fiske, who bequeathed
4 couple of hundred thousand dollars to her
husband and a couple of million TO the UniYer-
sity. During the seven years the property has |
been tied up it las increased in valne to about !
three millions. Mr.. Bacon was a law student
at the time of Mrs. Fiske's death, and was a |
Drotege of her surviving husband ne took |
The ground that the University was limited by |
It's charter to the ownership of s., 100000. and |
Is Cornell was the happy possessor of property |
TO that extent it could not accept the Fiske be-
quest. This view was sustained by the lower |
courts and been confirmed within few days |
by the court of last resort. In the meantime |
several other educational institutions have has
tened to have their charters amended in this |
respect.
1t is curious thing that such an important
egal discovery shoul d have been left to a law |
'tudent--a mere boy-who was not, at the time |
Of bringing the action, even admitted to the
BAR. 1t is also little singular that this lad
should have brought the suit in the name or
awyer named Hill, since Governor Hill, and
trustee ex-officio of the University that is de-
'endant in the case. A good deal OF unjust
criticism has been wasted upon Governor Hill
n this matter The truth is that the suit was |
brought seven years ago and before Hill was /
,ver thought of in his present role. His name |
vas loaned the young law student Bacon, when
he latter was yet unable to bring an action for |
himself as attorney Mr.. Bacon assures me /
hat Hill was not at any time and is not now /
in the case and has nothing to do /
With it. have known this rising young lawyer |
or some time and. if his great fortune does |
lot spoil him, / predict great future as his. |
During the long legal fight he has spent ap- |
yard of $4,000 on his judgment of ultimate |
uccess.
A Joke and n Reality.
'CIvB me six fried IN box" ordered Lew
Magargee IN IN alln1ght house. He was
wearing ]. Annoy Knox's dirty white SOM
rero, tue result of one of the latter's practical
okes, and had a disreputable appearance.