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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-02
UNCLE SANS SAILORS SIGHTED.

The squadron of evolution which repre-
sents Uncle Sans new navy in European
waters is making a good impression all
around. 1t is lots of fun evoluting to judge
from the reports of our sailor boys doings.
Whenever the squadron enters harbor,
preparations are made on board the vessels
for ball, and the polite inhabitants on
shore make ready for similar festivities.
This exchange of balls is in pleasant con-
trast to the exchange of cannon balls in time
OF war. A French Admiral at Toulon
made his American visitors very welcome
the other day; gave a great ball in their
honor at which he told the young American
officers not to wait for introductions, but to
go ahead and dance with the prettiest girls
they could find. We hope that Americans
for once obeyed a foreigners orders to the
letter.
But we are panied to notice that a corre-
spondent, presumably one of the officers of
the flagship Atlanta, has to complain of a
lack of courtesy in the French officials at
the arsenal and navy yard in Toulon. These
officials took party of American officers
through the department named at Toulon,
and hurried them so that thev could see
nothing which would enable them to form
any idea of the recent advances made by
France in the art OF ship building, manu-
facture of projectiles, and general important
naval matters.
We would have supposed that these
French guides would have been delighted
to donate any or all their military and naval
secrets to such excellent walters as the
young officers of the Atlanta. 1t is sad that
an Admiral who rendered the prettiest girls
to our ieutenants and midshipmen did not
see fit to give them all the information they
desired about the building of ships, the
making of projectiles, and the plans of
France, for instance, in case of war with
Germany. Secretary Tracy will be justified
in calling Brother Blaine's attention to the
churlishness of the French Governments
menials at Toulon. Here is a chance for
Ambassador Whitelaw Reid to pluck out
some pin feathers from the Gallo rooster.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-02
PITTsBURG, SUNDAY. MAR. 2, ISs
NoRYIN GREENS WRATH.

1t is interesting to observe that DR.. Nor
win Green is so wrought up over Postmaster
General Wanamaker's efforts in behalf Of
postal telegraphy as to denounce him before
the Congressional committee as having is
sued an order of confscation. and to declare
that he had no right to ''coach the commit
tee"
As to the first point-if it can be dignifed
by that term-we do not observe by the
stock quotations that either Mr.. Green or
his associates have made any difference in
the price at which they will sell their shares
in the confscated property. As to the Sec
ond, it is likely that the country will recog-
nize the same right on the part of the Post
master General to coach Congressional
committee on matter of postal policy, that
Mr.. Green has to coach it in the interest Of
the Western Union telegraph.
Norvin Green's bitterness against Mr..
Wanamaker's project, can be taken as evil
dence that the Postmaster General is work
ing for the public interest. Mr.. Green's
attitude for years has been that this country
was made for the enrichment of his especial
corporation.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-02
A POINT WHICH THEY DODGE.

The renewal OF the attack on the long
and short haul clause of the interstate
commerce act brings out the st. Paul
Pioneer Press to protracted recapitulation
of its arguments against that measure. The
sum total of its contention is that the law
prevents the reduction of rates on the trans
portation of the products of the far West
and thus prevents the shipment of grain
from these sections.
Yet this esteemed cotemperary omits, as
do all the assailaDts of this clause, to make
one point clear. This section only forbids
that rates from the extreme points shall be
reduced, unless rates from intermediate
points are reduced to the same charge. But
if 35 cents is a prohibitive charge on grain
from Dakota to the seaboard, L is evident
that 35 cents must be equally prohibitive
charge on grain from Minnesota or Wlscon-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-02
MIR. BELLAMY'S IDEAS.

Mr.. Edward Bellamy sets forth in an arti-
Gle elsewhere the principles and purposes of
the Nationalist party, or the school of social
ism which has its foundation in a work of
the imagination by Mr.. Bellamy himself.
The article is interesting as showing the way
in which erroneous deductions can build up
a system of mistakes in what ought to be
exact sciences.
OF Mr.. Bellamy's promises namely, the
concentration of great fortunes to the disad.
vantage of the many; the dangerous power
in politics of corporate organizations Of
wealth; the contrasts of luxury and
want in our cities; and all the details
which show the perversion of demo-
cratic ideas bv the growth of wealth,
it is only to be said that they afford food for
the gravest thought But Mr.. Bellamy's
error is that of supposing that it would
remedy these evils to concentrate further
power in the hands of those who have neg
lected to defend democratic principles,
namely, the politicians. If our govern
mental agencies have permitted abuses of
the corporate system for share of the
spoils, what faulty it would be to place
them in position where the inducement
to the abuses would be multiplied by the
ability to fatten on the whole of the plunder!
The trouble with Mr.. Bellamy is that he
fails to perceive that the abuses of which he
complains are traceable directly to the vio-
lation OF the principles on which the Gov
ernment IS founded. When he recognizes
that fact it is to be hoped that even Mr.. Bel
lamy will be logical enough to see that the
remedy is to maintain the violated princi-
Piles of democratic society.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-02
RANDALL AND BUTLER,
An Episode In Congress Recalled BY the
Formers Reccnt Couv.r.;o

A group of Congressman we're discussing Mr..
Randalps prospects for complete recovery the
other day in one of the cloakrooms or the
House, says the Washington correspondent of
the New York Tribune, when the conversation
turned upon the recent conversion" of the
Pennsylvania statesman and his formal recep-
tion by baptism into the membership of q GER
tain church. Just then the well-known
figure of General Benjamin f. Butler passed
the door. 1t reminded someone at once Of an
episode in Congress in the famous deadlock
over the civil rights bill, in which both Randall
and Butler were conspicuous figures.
The question of adjournment was under con-
sideration, and General Butter had stepped
over to Mr.. RandalPs desk for u private con-
sultation. Butler favored Sunday session.
Randall opposed it.
Bad as l am" said Randall. Il have some
respect for God'S day, and l don't think it
proper to hold session CT Congress on that
day."
'Pshaw." responded Butler, doesn't the
Bible say that it is lawful to pull your ass or
your ok out of pit on the Sabbath day? You
have 70 asses your side OF this House that
want to get out of ditch tomorrow. and L
think am engaged in a molly work."
Don't do it. Butler" pleaded Randall; II
have some respect for you that / don't want to
lose. expect some day to meet you in bet
ter wOrlG.n
You'll be there as you are here" retorted
Butler. quick as thought, "a member of the
Lower House."
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-.
AMO.

Twas in your pages long ago,
Dragged dictionary,
sought and found the verb dmO;
Learned to coniugate it. though,
With pretty cousin Mary.
Our school room was some woodland way,
Or meadow by the river.
Two's company people say,
But with us went-nor said we nay
A child with bow and culver.
We thought we studied Audubon,
And knew by flight and feather
Which bird was which-and then anon
To deeper subjects wandered on,
But always close together.
But Mary faster learned than l,
Her ardor never wilted;
She loved too much-eXcuse a sigh
Another fellow caught her eye,
And 1? Well, 1 was Tilted.
Inever look now for dm0
In yonder dictionary;
By heart learnt 1t long ago
, My tutor was my wife, you know,
Whose front name isn't Mary!
HEPBURN JOHNS.
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FULL TERMS Of THE SETTLEMENT
In the Suit of tho Tenucssee Conl, Iron md
Railroad Company.

In the Suit of the Tennessee ConI, Iron and
Railroad Company.
NEW YORK, March 1.-The following are the
full terms of the settlement in the suit Of the
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company
versus John H. Inman "Snce the commence
ment of this action, the complainants having
made more thorough investigation of
the transactions involved ana having satisfied
themselves that the information which was
assumed and relied upon by them was mac
curate. and that there is the liability by reason
of the matters stated in the complaint, on the
part of the defendant and his associate. and 1t
thereupon having been agreed between the
parties that the complainant, bill should be
dismissed, without costs to either party as
against the other, upon the conditions herein
after contained.
1t is agreed between the complainant and
the defendant that without costs to either party
as against the other. the bill of complaint be
dismissed; that an order to that effect be en-
tered. and that this is in full withdrawal of
any claim on the part of the complainant by
reason of the matters in the BILL complainant
alleges, the understanding being that future
suit shall be brought, but that the agreement
herein made terminates and settles all ques-
tions and is final"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-02
SOMETHING TO LAUGH AT.

| The new Captain-General of Cuba is
| named Chinchilla. We should think the climate
| of that island would make linen duster more ap-
propriate. ghamtOH Republican.
| Yeast-They raise some wonderful big
| beets out in California. I'm told.
| rimsonbeak-Yes; but they don't get into the
banks like they do in New York. YoHkerS States
man.
Father Locke-My son, what rank do you
/ Yale Loeke(proudly)-Thi in theIbatting aver
age and first in fielding. Milford Net1s and Id
uertiser.
Barnum is bringing 300 ballet girls home
from London with him. Dancing girls usually
have bear arms and shoulders. but we didn't sup
pose that would warrant putting them in a me-
nagerie.-BiR ghdratOR Republican.
Heading OFF the Servant Girl-Sumway
Here's an interesting article on shot-proof steel
plates. Shall read it to you, dear?
Mrs. Sumwav--Yes, indeed. I'D like to get
dozen that Norah can't break.-Ne1o York Sun.
visltor-Tommy, wish to ask you few
questions in grammer.
Tommy-Yes sir.
Visitor-If give you the sentence, 'The pupil
loves lis teacher, - what is that?
Tommy y-Sarcasm.-TeraS Siftin1s.
ABOUT THE SIZE OF 1T.
Ones modesty is often pride;
race 8lrCn8 n anu weakness S1de by side,
Weakness goes on and gives the facts
But strength keeps still, observes and acts.
--FugittUe Poet.
On the Plsins.-The Groom-Much 'bllge
fer splicin' us, Parson, but Broken Tooth Hank
don't swaller no insults.
The eParson-Ah-er-wha-wh the mat
ter?
The Groom-Kiss th' bride or III shoot!-LVs.
A Good Automaton.-"Haye you any au-
tomato toys?''
Eyes, a large assortment. How do you like
this?''
1T appears to be broken.h
"No, madam; yoR do not understand the idea,
1t is an automatic tramp and does not work.
Neso York Sun.
Mistress (kindly)-Jane, L hear you have
been seen in the park with my husband.
Jane (defantIy)-Yes, ma'am; have.
Mistress (still more kinoly)-Well, Jane, you
are good girl and dislike to lose you. but I
cannot have anyone about the house who keeps
bad company-YenOtciHe Netrs.
Irene Gold time rival)-Maud dear, that's
a beautiful ring on your finger. May ask how
much 1t cost?
Maud (maliciously)-I didn't ask Harry how
much it cost Irene, love.
Irene (sweetly)-I always had a curiosity to
know. When was wearing it myself you know,
couldn't very well ask him. Chicago Tribune.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-02

sin; and all that this section enacts is that
if the rate is reduced to 80 cents from
Dakota it must also come down to 80 cents
from Minnesota points.
Does our Western cotemporary wish to
have Minnesota bear prohibitive rate on
its grain in order that Dakota may have the
benefit of an actually lower rate on the
longer haul?
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-02
HUGH J. JEWETT.
The Old Age of Man Once Politically
Prominent.

The Old Age of Man Once Politically
Prominent.
New York Correspondence Detroit Free Press
saw Hugh ]. Jewett in Broadway yesterday,
his heavy, smooth, statesmanlike face set In a
frame of snow white hair that hung far down
on his neck. giving him distinguished appear
ance. He must be upward of 70 years of age,
but is well preserved and has the appearance of
robust health. 1t is only four or five years
since he laid down the presidency of the Erie
Railroad to retire from active life. He was not
a great success as railroad man, but he was
not great failure.
Mr.. Jewett was once prominent figure in
politics. The Democratic party looked on him
with favor as a possible Presidential nominee
He was in Congress when invited to the head
of the Erie road and resigned to accept the
place. But politically he now ranks with the
"has beens." He lives quietly on his old home
place in Maryland, is wealthy, and his face says
he is contented and happy.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-02
MISS KITTY DEAD.
Crowley's Former Finncee succumbs to
Consumption.


Consumption.
NEW YORK, March miss Kittie, the
former fiancee of Crowley died in her cage in
the Old Arsenal building, Central Park, this
morning of consumption. Yesterday Jake
Cook, her keeper, noticed that her appetite was
beginning to fail. She had been in the habit OF
eating pound of grapes every day, but yester-
day she ate only half pound, and that with
evident difficulty. At o'clock last evening,
when Mr.. Cook was going home to dinner,
Kittie did not look so bright as usual. When
he returned he saw that her eyes were sunken.
and that she breathed with difficulty. All
night long Jake watched by the bedside of his
charge, holding her hands and trying to soothe
her. She suffered greatly and frequently tried
to expand her chest, while she looked beSeech-
Ingly at her faithful friend as if begging him
to relieve her. At 2:40 o'clock she arose sud
denly. turned away from her keeper and fell to
the floor, gasping for breath. Jake quickly
raised her head, but saw in a moment that she
was dead.
When Miss Kirtie arrived she was but years
OLD. In accordance with the traditions of the
Chimpanzee family marriages between MEM
Ders OF the family must not take place until
each OF the contracting parties are years old.
A courtship of two years was, therefore, in
prospect for Mr. Crowley, who Immediately
started in upon the labor of love- From that
Time on dates the romantic story of the Crow
ley engagement. Everything seemed to be pro-
crossing as happily as the proverbial marriage
Dell and apparently the hopes of both the
Chimpanzee lovers were to be sealed by mar
riage within few short months. when, about
August l. 1885, Mr.. Crowley had an attack of
indigestion, which weakened him. and when he
caught cold few days afterward, pneumonia
set in. His lungs had always been weak, and
on August 81 he succumbed to the fell destroy
er, and died 1T the early age of years. vic
TIM to the variable climate of the Metropolis.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-02
THE sNOWDROP.

Through days of rain and nights of snow
A flower grew silently and slow,
Till all around was white;
Then clad in robes of tender green,
With fairy bells that peep between,
The snowdrop seeks the light.
What kindly hand has tended thee
In thy dark cell where none could see
The future promise bright?
How could we know while nature slept,
A treasure like thyself she kept
To gladden. winters sight?
Only dropping flower of snowI
1t sets the beating heart aglow
With hopes of brighter times;
And while the little snowbells ring,
We hear the music of the spring
Float on the airy chimes.
A flower so tender, yet so brave,
That springs from out a wintry grave,
Needs not the praise of song.
hear thee whisper, flower Of snow:
Through days Of sorrow, nights Of woe,
Be hopeful, and be strong!''
Chambers Journal.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-02
AMONG THE VERY BEST.

The Dispatch Gives All the News, Not Car
ing Who May be Hit by il.
From the Waynesburg Messenger.l
THE PITTsBURG DISPATCH is among the very
best newspapers in the State. 1t is a Republi-
can journal, but by no means a narrow guage
sheet. 1t gives the news. political and other
wise without reserve, or caring who may be hit
by it. 1t is just the kind of q newspaper that
deserves to succeed, and we are pleased to
know that it has already met with abundant
success. Its circulation is immense, and rapid
ly extending. While, as we have said. THE
DISPATCH is Republican journal. we always
turn to its ample pages with the pleasing as
surance that we will get all the news-polilicai
and otherwise, and on all sides-from its col
umnS
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-02
Why Chicago is Happy.

From the Chicago Mall ]
The blizzard is again abroad in the land, and
those who have entertained the notion that tthe
whole tail feathers o. winter time was all pulled
out an gone" are revising their ideas. The agi-
tation anent the Worlds Fair kept the weather
folks ''rattled' during the winter, but now the
slate is clear and we may expect to have sleigh
ing and skating thrown at us in a lump 1t
would be a churlish Chicagoan, indeed, who
would object to little caprice on the part of
the weather since we have within our grasp the
great Worlds Fair.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-02
ASTOR'S ONLY SALE.
How William b. Obtained Big Hotel for n
silver Dollar.


From the New York Evening Telegram
One of the most stringent real estate rules of
the Astor family is to never SELL" and only
one sale is recorded in the entire life of old
John Jacob the first. In 1880 he tore down his
house on Broadway, cleared the whole block
from Vesey to Barclay streets and built the
huge gray Quincy granite hotel that to this day
holds the name of the Astor House, one of the
most notable landmarks in the city, and also
one of the best paying pieces of property.
A few days after it was finished the olo gen.
tleman and his eldest son. William, were walk
ing through City Hall Park where the post
office now stands and stopped moment to ad-
mire the buildIng-the finest hotel in America
al that time.
Pop, that's mighty fine building" said
William, II wish to gracious it was mine"
'So?' answered his father. "WelJ, Billy,
give me dollar and you can have it."
Out came the dollar-a big silver dollar that
is cherished by the family to this day as t. he
dollar of our daddies, and within an hour the
deed OF the property was made out and re-
corded.
This was old Mr.. Astors only sale of real
estate in his life.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-02
d. ,CoURAGING FOR REALISM.

An advertisement which recently ap-
peared in New York paper revealed the
hardships which confront the apostles Of
realism and showed the necessity of an en-
lightened treatment on the part of the Gov
ernment in encouraging the drama. The
triumph of the realistic drama in procuring
professional burglars to perform the safe
cracking act has already been widely COM
mented upon. 1t outshone the glories of
the tank, which, after all, was only an en-
larged version of Mr.. Vincent Crummles'
''two wash-tubs and pump" 1t met with
great popularity and held up to the bur-
gIarious interest bright example of the
rewards in store for industry and eminence
in that profession.
But as the story goes, the attempt to
MAINTAIN artistic realism has been wrecked
upon gross and unfeeling policy on the
part of the law. The dramatic exponent of
high-cIass burglary, thoughtlessly attempted
to fill a date in which its star owed a term
of service and labor to the penitentiary.
There is a feeling that the law displayed a
very short-sighted disregard for the school
of realism; but that fails to take in the
whole scope of the proceeding The legal
interference made the realism more COM
plete. The inevitable and legitimate result
Of the real burglars performances followed
in an exceedingly realistic seizure of his
person by the officers of the law; and it is to
be trusted that his Imprisonment in the PEN
;fonfIoru will erhihit the same oua1itv of
realism in the most artistic manner.
But this is the adversely which made it
necessary for the managers of the realistic
combination to advertise for a frst-class
burglar, who "must have done time" When
they get their burglars we presume that the
making dates in places where the star has
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-02

He THINKS that everything has been spe-
cially set up to do him an injury; that ''all
of the world and the balance OF mankind'' is
engaged earnestly in an attempt to throttle
him. His diseased imagination sets up before
him and crystallizes the thought that he is a
badly abused man and that there is no further
use for him here. And all of this is brought
on him by the follies of his parents in allowing
him to be smart, and encouraging his smart
and witty sayings in his childhood.
The child soon after infancy learns TO watch,
to observe to analyze the actions, the thoughts
and feelings as portrayed in its presence by
learns to play upon those feelings soas to repro
duce the same emotions which it knows they
have produced before. Its young intellect
is then brightest and keenest, and everything
done or said in Its presence will soon be re-
flected as in glass. Criticism then, of all said
or done, soon leads to close observation, and
then imitation, and then the child reflects
THE seeds sown in childhood will become
shortly a crop of sorrow; more tares than
good grain: more sorrow and tears than smiles;
more of the unutterable sting of the serpent's
fang that follows ingratitude than of the
blessed dream of love between the parent and
the child. There could be nothing more appro-
nriate SAID in this connection than the old
Arabic legend:
When thou didst sit on parents knee
naked, newborn child,
Thou then didst often fret and cry
Whilst all around thee smiled.
So live that when thou com'st
To take thy last long sleep,
Then thou mays st smile
Whilst all around thee weep.
BUMBALo.
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AN English paper, in commenting on the
Worlds Far, thinks it sign that New York's
commercial and social supremacy has passed
away, The British mind is rather quick at
jumping to conclusions. It is fair inference
that if New York continues to be swayed by the
politics of pIunder and the financial policy of
stinginess, her commercial and social su-
premacy will go. But New York is still quite a
town, and if she can learn to enlarge her ideas
a little, she may be the chief city of America
for good many years to come.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-02

The case of FIack, of New York, who ran
one of the courts of that city as a machine for
securing him a fraudulent divorce, is an
nounced to come up this week. The New York
District Attorney is so anxious to see the law
indicated that he is conducting the prosecu-
ton by proxy from the long-range distance of
Hot Springs, Ark The way of the transgresso1
may be hard in New York-if the transgressor
is not politician with pull.