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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-06
UNEARTHED A MYSTERY.

Workmen Find Human Skeleton DAMNED
in Rotten Box.
SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATcH.l
FINDLAY, November 5-This morning as some
workmen were engaged in excavating trench
in Mechanics street, they came across the
skeleton of human being. The bones were
all jammed together as If they had been en-
closed in a box, which had rotted away, leaving
only the nails
The bones were apparently those of man,
and had lain there for long time. They were
taken to the police station, and efforts will be
made to clear up the mystery.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-06
FALL OVERCOATS!

| uuu v UlGUUIl L NJ
We're doing a tall busi-
ness in them, which you
will quickly understand if
you compare cur qualities
with those Offered else
where.
IS buy a handsome
Overcoat, stylishly and
we'll made, that would be
full value at $40.
$40 will admit of con-
siderable choice-light or
dark colors, box or Ches-
terield style, correctly
made and in every way a
dressy and serviceable
garment. These are ex-
ceptionally good and
should be seen.
From these judge the
elegance of our SI2, SI4
SIS, SI8 and $40 quail
ties Among these are
the medium-weight Over
coats, with checked lining,
which makes them warm
enough for cold and not
unsightly in mild weather.
Ask to see them.
A special sale of Hats
this week. 81 IS buys a
Proctor Knott popu-
lar Stiff Hat-with wide
band and black lining,
fully worth S..
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-06
Natural Gas Cut Glass

We have just opened a very complete
line of
Tumblers,
Wines,
Clarets,
Champagnes, ETC.,
in natural gas cut glass. These are choice
new goods, and your attention is called to
them for that wedding gift. By Hardy &
Hayes, Jewellers, Silversmiths and Art
Dealers, 529 Smithfeld street.
New Lamp Shades,
Silk canopy shades,
Marie Antoinette shades
and flower shades,
in stylish colors for banquet and piano
lamps DURBIN & MCWATTY,
Thssu So Fifth avenue.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-06
THE WEATHER.

PITTsBURG, n ovember s. 1890
The United States Signal Bervioe officer in
this city furnishes the following:
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-06

Ladies who prefer a Long Wrap,
whether in Newmarket or Cone
mara shapes, can find them here in
great variety, as we'll as Capes, of
which we have large line, both in
cloth and furs.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-06

Of Loose Wraps, in medium
lengths. we have just received a
handsome line in Cloth, Diagonal
and Seal Plushes. Plenty of choice
here both as to style of trimming
and material. Prices from SIS
TO $50.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-06

Small Furs, Boas, Muffs and
Capes. in all the fashionable furs,
for Ladies, Misses and Children.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-06
AMPBELL x Dick.

~ Children's and Misses to
IS years) Jackets and Long Wraps.
More than a hundred styles to
select from.
no1-TTS
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is most common, infant mortality is highest
and whore two years was fixed as the age oil
bcnehtinR from the policy, the mortality
after that period WIS passed rose with q
sudden bound.
These are convincing facts. There is no
getting around them. Yet the statistics OF
criminal convictions Of tho murders show
that the crime is rarely punished, the DIM
Guilty OF obtaining the requisite legal evil
dence being great and usually insurmounta-
BILE. Child murder is the crimo which may
be committed with most impunity in Eng
land. Not one-hundredth part Of the cases
come to trial. and yet those which get into
the courts are enough to shock the Judges.
But whether tho prohibition OF child In
suranee would do more than lessen the hor-
rible evil Is very doubtful. There are vari-
GUS forms OF charity which offer TO unnat-
ural parents a premium on the crime by
distributing to them money because Of
their supposed affection; for Justice WILLS
Is convinced that there are thousands Of
mothers in England who are ready to MUIR
der their children for half crown.
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| and regard every concession to the Catholic
majority as betrayal OF the Ioyalists. II
was such men Us these who resisted tho dis
establishment Of the Anglican Church in
Ireland, and who, before that, did their ut
most TO prevent Catholic emancipation.
They have been the worst enemies OF Ire
land, considered as = whole, during the pres
ent century. and their alliance has been fatal
20 tho political party to which they have
professcd to give support.
1t Is certain that by their threat TO
withdraw their assistance from the Gov
eminent on the Irish question generally,
the Ulster Conservatives forced Mr.. BAL
-FOUR to recant his promise in regard
to Irish Catholic university education
An insignificant minority which is only
able to return to Parliament less than one
sixth OF the members allotted 10 Ireland,
has blocked the wheels Of legislation and
deprived tho mass OF their cpuntrymen OF
educational privileges such as Protestants
have long enjoyed What makes the OBJ
structive attitude of the Ulstor Conserva-
tives the more disgraceful Is the fact that
they had nothing to lose by the liberal policy
proposed by Mr.. BALFouR. The grant which
the Chief Secretary avowed himself Inclined
TO make was not to be derived from any
Protestant funds or endowments, but TO be
drawn, on the contrary, from the imperial
treasury. The protests, therefore, against
the grant must DO attributed to dog-in-the-
manger spirit, to the reckless spite begotten
Of race and religious hatred. One would
suppose that common sense would dictate
acquiescence in a Government subsidy
which would DO likely to safeguard Trinity
College from future spoliation. But Ulster
Conservatives do not reason; they rage.
They act as II Lord SALISBURY had life
tenure of the office Of Prime Minister.
Should the Gladstonians win at the next
general election, the Ustermen will doubt
less flnd that their refusal to allow their
Catholic eountxymen equal advantages with
themselves in the matter Of the higher edu-
cation Ia serious business.
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TWESTF GENERAL TERN JUSTICES.

Never 10 Sit at Special Term-Tbirty-three
Supreme Court Justices Besides.
The Committee on Supreme Court Of the Con-
stitutional Commission has reported these
recommendations for the organization OF the
Supreme Court throughout the State:
Frst-The eigh, Judicial districts orthe State shall
continue as now organized.
second-There shall he four Judicial departments in
the State Theft judicial Departments shall consist
OF the tifi Judicial dstcL the Second OF the Second
Judicial district the Third OF the Third Fourth. and
Sixth Judicial dStricts and the Fourth of the Fifth
Seventh, and Eighth Judicial dstricts once in every
years the Legislature may alter the Judicial dis.
trets and the Judicial departments but without in.
creasinR the number thereof
Third-Thero shall be one General Torn OF the su-
prone Court in and for each Judicial department
FourthThSro shall be twenty Justices ofthe General
Term The Justices OF the supreme Court who at the
time OF the adoption Of these amendme1tsshan he Gerv
ing Justices OF the General Term shalt continue TO
BE- Jusess Of the General Term until the terms of Office
The Justices OF the GenyraI fern hereafter elected
st General election alter the adoption Of theie amend
the several cIsetons preceding the eApraonS of the
term. OF oSs Tor which Tho several oih"r Jn..iesa Of
elected Their respective Eneesssors shall be so elected
tie Governor Tor terms Of 6e years or
f9r the nnexped portion, or their respective terms OF
tho General farm OF each dspartmsnU and from time
or Vaesness se ocehr he sRs msis as
may bs necessary. But rot more than huch Jus.
tee shall be designated from any ono district for any
one General Term.
sixth-Ao Justice OF the General Term shall hold
chamOeN or Circuit Courts or Special Terms or Courts
OF oyer anu TerninoF
seTonth-In addition to the Justices of the General
Term the Supreme court shall cousist OF thirty.
Justices who shall Jo choeen nv tho electors OF the
Judicial districts IN which they rec ectvey reside and
of " HON seven shall oSide in tue FIRST judicial dis
trict four IN tho Second district four in the Third is
trct three in the Fourth cHtrict four in the Eth
district three In the sixth district and four each III tho
Seventh and Eighth dstrictH
This assumes that the Supreme Court Jus:
tees now sitting in tho Court OF Appeals will
be RENTED to their original duties in the Su-
preme COURT
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Small ConsreGationaIist Families.

1t appears from their official statistics that
the membership Of the Congregationalist
| churches In this country Is now nearly 402.-
| 600, and the number of Coneregationalist
families more than 1926, 900. Yet the baptisms
OF Infants among them were less than 5000
last year, or. In exact figures, $3.50.
That is, the number OF infants baptized
| was only as one to about 81 families, or q in
the 1000. This is very small natural in
crease, II the baptisms are to be taken as
| representing the births. Counting tho whole
number OF Congregationalists, the birth
rate, as so indicated was only one In IS, or
IS in the thousand. Even France, though 1t
has the lowest birth ratio In Europe, shows
about 25 to tho thousand, while England
runs up to nearly 81, Prussia and Italy to SO,
and Hungary to moro than -.
It may be that the practice Of infant bap-
tism is going out Of vogue among the Con-
gregationalists, and that therefore their
real birth rate Is higher; but when that do
duction was drawn from tho small number
Of infant baptisms proportionately to the
membership OF DR.. HALLS Fifth avenue
Presbyterian church. Col SHEPARD denied
that 1t is justified by the facts. He said that
Presbyterian infants are baptized as much
as ever. but that very many OF Dr. HALLS
Pensioners are too old to have children.
1t Ia probable that the small number OF
baptisms among the Congregationaists is
partly due to the same cause. The churches
are largely made up Of grayheads, many Of
the young people being attracted by other
religious forms, or falling into religious in
difference. But that does not wholly ez-
plain result so remarkable. The number
OF families is too great. even if they we're
reduced largely to exclude tho old, the birth
rate would remain surprisingly small.
Hence We must conclude either that infant
baptism is neglected by the Congregational
lists to great extent, or that their natural
increase Is much below the average. The
first superstition seems hardly tenable for
even as a social custom the baptism Of in
fants is kept up very generally except by
the Baptists, who reject it as unscriptural
The very infrequency OF births among the
CongreRatonallsts would be likely to stimu-
late the celebration Of them in this way.
The probability accordingly Is that the
birth rate OF the Congregationalists is actu-
ally low. They are made up almost wholly
Of New Englanders of the old stock, and 1t
Is among those especially that the natural
increase averages small. But II this Puritan
Church Is not raising up SONS and daughters
TO take the places of the fathers who are
flourish as it did when families Of eight. ten,
and twelve were common among the godly
people of New England7
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SUMNER POLITICS IN BROOKLYN
The Republican Decentralization and II,
Prospective Effects.

The Republican Demon aiizntion and Its
Prospective Effects.
Most OF tho Brooklyn politicians. including
ex- Register Hugh Mclaughlin. have gone Of
TO the country. and the planning for the fall
campaign will not begin until their return in a
month or six weeks. Each organization fully
realizes the inn oranee OF the forthcoming
election in view OF the inauguration OF the new
style of voting, and the Democratic leade!s
have been especially active In educating the
masses OF the voters In its intricacies Some
OF them are going 10 remain in town all the
summer to continue the educational campaign.
about the probable candidates for tho various
offices TO be eontended for In November. The
Shrievalty will be the biggest prize and ac-
cording 10 tho present outlook Police Justice
Thomas j. Kenua Stnnds the best chance OF
being named by the Democrats. He Will have
several ether competitors Tor the nomiua;ion:
including Excise Commissioner Sehliemnn and
Water Purveyor Henry Hawkes., each Of whom
has hosts OF friends IN the OF GanizaliOn.
The Republican statesmen are In sad state
OF embarrassment, and will have to get to-
Gether" quickly or virtually abandon the field
to their opponents. Their organization is ap-
parently hope!essly split np, their treasury is
file Is widespread The attention OF the rival
leaders seems to be concentrated on the fight
III tue Third CopgIess district. which has be-
como so bitter that Wallace and Benedict. the
only candidates for the nomination 80 Tar men.
toned may both be forced out OF the race AMI
a now man selected. Unless some such con-
promise is brought about 1t is thought that ihe
tict will not save it from capture by the De-
mocraeV,
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NO HRa Asron IN NEW YORK.
Letters seat Here SO Addressed WIN GO
TO the Dead Letter once.

Postmaster Van Colt said yesterday that the
dispute concerning the respective rights Of
Mrs. William Waldorf Astor and Mrs. William
Astor to be known as Mrs. Astor" had not
been brought TO his notice. In Newport each
lady claims such letters as come 10 the Post
once addressed 10 Mrs. Astor Newport"
The Postmaster at Newport has decided that IL
letter SO addressed reaches him he will de-
liver It to Mrs. William Waldorf Aston, since
her husband 10 the recognized head OF the
Astors according to tho English fashions.
Postm Master Van Colt disagrees with this view
wholly. He says that English fashions have
nothing to do with America, and that, 10 an
American, there 10 no such person as MRS.
Astor." II more than one Mrs Aston exists. He
turned TO the postal laws and showed from
them that 1t was the plain duty Of the Post
master to deliver letter TO the person to
whom the writer intended that IL should be
delivered aud II he could not decide between
claimants he should send the letter to the
Dead Letter ONCE. A Postmaster cannot open
letters to find out from tho contents just who
the letter was intended for, and In such case
as the one presented would have to send it to
the Dead Letter Office.
II the two Mrs. Astors cnrry their conten-
ton to New York" said be neither one Of
them will Eet any letter that lie addressed
merely TO Mrs. Astor, New York city,"
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9he Education of Catholics in Ireland

The Education OF Catholics In Ireland.
Some recent incidents bear witness to the
keen disappointment caused by Mr.. BAL
JoUR's failure 10 carry out the promise Of
providing increased facilities for the higher
education OF Irish Catholics. Or. Woop-
LOCK, the Catholic Bishop Of Armagh, has
resigned his seat in the Senate of the Royal
University on the ground that no step has
been takep by the Government to satisfy
the Irish Catholic elaIms to equal adyan-
tages with Professionals as regards unyer-
sity instruction. Even more significant is
the warning uttered the other day by Dr.
O'DwYER, the Bishop Of Limerick who is
undoubtedly tho most conservative member
OF the Irish Catholic hierarchy. Speaking to
bis Protestant fellow eountrymen Bishop
O'DwYER said that when the home rule
cause had triumphed, tho Catholics could
not be expected to tolerate the injustice OF
which they were now the victims. IfaDub-
lin Parliament. no added. were called upon
to establish equality in university educa-
ton. 1t would DO apt TO look upon the ample
revenue OF Trinity College, Dublin, as the
fupd most available for tho purpose.
OF course diversion FUNDS now belong.
Catholic university would excite q loud
ontcry on the part OF Irish Brotestants. The
latter. however. would have only themselves
70 blame for what they would stigmatiz- as
an act OF spoliatlon. just before the close
OF tho last session Of Parliament Mr. BAL.
KoUR declarsd-Gnd Mr.. sEEroN on behalf
OF the Parnellltes THANKED him for the dec
hIation-that he believed il 10 ne the duty
ID the Govorhnent to furnish Irish Catho-
lies with facilities for obtaining a university
education equivalent 30 those supplied TO
Frotestants at Trinity College. Dublin. Sub.
sequently the Chief Secretary for ireland
repeated the assertion that the higher edu.
chtlon OF Irish Catholics ought 10 be pro.
moted by stats aid. and no one doubts that
measure 10 that end would have
heen proposed during the present
session but for the angry lntersr.
ehco OF tho Ulster Conservatives. The
latter. a. II Is well known, are for the most
nATt OrOpgomeH. and In all cases uneom,
DFdmisiHG PFotsstSAts, who Iook VpoQ them
selves a. tho English garrison In Ireland.
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A Now Literary Isuroau.

From The san Frdretsco AroOn1W
During the pIst few days the reports Of two alleged
interviews between American journalists and Chinese
disnitaries have appeared In tho columns of the New
York Vo'id. Tho Interviews" are hes-fAbes OF tho
baldest kind Ills said on what seems 10 DO good au
thory that powerful literary bureau has been sstAb
IShsd IN the East for the purpose OF making organ
lied tho Chinese Exclusion act and that Consul
Bee OF this city and Wharton Barker of rhilade phia
closely allied to its management II the interviews
have been discussing sample Of ths bureaus
efforts then 10 is to be credited with much bodnesS Of
invention vast poverty OF fSss and the amazing
stupidity
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an E1eHrHoUR v1oroRE

Brooklyn ROofers Compromise Their Dr.
ferences After n Long Struggle.
The roofers' strike In Brooklyn has been
brought to an end after two months vexa-
tious fight with the bosses. 1t twas begun to
secure tho adoption OF the rule that eight
hours should constitute a days work. The
bosses resolutely refused to comply with this
demand, and the men have been forced to
compromise. Tho terms OF the settlement wore
arranged at a conference between the contend
ing parties on Friday night. AMI provide that
Sop;. is. and that the non union men who have
been employed during tho strike will be af-
torded O months opportunity TO Join the
hooters Union. II they iail to Join the union
by that time they are to be discharged. Many
OF tho builders have already ADOPT ed tho eight
hour rule, and after sept 10, when most OF the
existing building contracts will expire, II Will
probably be generally observed.
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The Board for tho equalization Of taxes Of
Hudson county fixed the county tax ratio yes
tel day at $3.50 on $1,000 tor county purposes.
and o. for school purposes. Tic ratio last
year was only $4.oOior county purposes;, The
school rate, was tho same as this year. The in
the extra appropriation required to build q
new lunatic asylum and A new boulevard.
this year il $4,000. about $4,000 more than
was required last year The county will get
Snoss 5T b is Is moTe sSp 4 reSsvsd
Ia
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whatever can Congress enlarge or diminish
the reserved powers OF tho States"
Apretty problem Is thus presented through
to the Supreme Court OF the United States
--eo-ealled Democrats whose chief title to
prominence is that they voted to ovorrule q
decision by Chief Justice TANEY which would
have remained the law OF the land to-day II
they had possessed backbone enough to
uphold State rights RS against Capitalization.
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The August number OF SviLnsr.l Maaatine b

The August number of S~ibH1r'S Magazine Is
. good one IT'S iull Of individuality Invention, aud
Hsvslry, and 10 preserves that air OF AgsSGDs uneon
VshtiOnAllIy which Las more tbah psThaDS any b nE
else contributed 10 the Of thu popular psodi.
cal very Interesting aruo . IL that VI Edward
HaFstons TseouhtlRg how no found STANLEY a. caro-
Mr. NarstoA is the respected and rStsemed Of al
the London publishers and Ia has been the best n cad
that the IehOWbSd stAhiSy ever encountered lie sAn
write 800. Ehd hS article . DE ffslbsSt end the
plSGiantsSt SoaEU 0R 70 All tRs Stanley ntSItuES Of
eur Una
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1t Is doubtful il there was ever a moro
efficient officer presiding over tho department
OF street cleaning than the present Commits
sioner HANS s. BEATTIE. Mr. BEATTlE has
that sound intelligence and superior ability
which usually distinguishes the successful
politician, and the public Of New York are
evidently receiving the benefit OF it's entire
devotion to their service
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We would remind the staid old Providence
Journal which took It's first capers In the free
trade camp that there is none Of the hardness
OF sense or the toughness Of spirit which can
help the Democracy in this:
The Federal Election law would not bring troops to
the polls until II disobeyed, in which they
ought to DO there"
There is no use in apoloRlzing for the Force
bill The country doesn't want II, and that is
the whole Of it.
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Views of a compe.ens Philosopher.

nom me Boson Herald
Mr. George William Curtis Is always interesting in his
Easy Chair talks Mr. Curtis puts in plea for dumb
animals who sre subjscI to cruel treatment in his
latest work OF this kind and IL Is appropriate nos.
when many people leave cats and other creatures At
their homes Suher from lack Of food aid attention
" b. they away on their VScarionL 4 handsome
tribute paid Mr. Henry bergh in This connection Mr.
Curtis is AroOsed to unWoned warmth In his denuncia
ton OF human EesrtlessnssS as exhibited toward do
lent domestic cTeAtUreL
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The Wild West Indians.

To rHE EpIroR OF Tax suN--SiH: You will be doing an
Nate Salisbury by allowing space in which to con.
tradict the atrOcious fasehoods published regarding
their treatment OF the Indians with the wild West
hibiton abroad. The authors of tho fAsehooiA some
redskins who recently arrived this port from Berlin
certainly arc entitled to more srsdenee than the
parties attacked. Those Intimately acquainted with
Col cody and Salisbury know them TO be incapable
OF misUSng o. III treating any one particularly the Al.
tAches OF thsir exhibition with whom II is TO their
tersst TO i've on alnabls terms All the Americans
who have visited the Wild Wost tho other side land
many hundr eds inc udinR myLe hAe) can testify to
tho unfo m y kind treatment extended TO all tire EN-.
poysss aud 10 the eltirs SATISFACTION OF tho
latter with tue treatment accorded them also
to the eScslisnt quality OF the food furnished
Since Messrs Cody anu SALISBURY have been Across
the ersistsnt attempts nave been made by par
ties this SIDE 10 throw mud AT them and at their
terprBe The i've for lhehe attacks am not aware
Of bnt the attack have neeh made aud witt Singular
venom As the persona oGrssenttl,s ~ this rlty or
MeEsrs Cody and salisbury and as their friend rave
felt called upon IT YInusly to refine the malicious
misre preyen NJ ions which found tn Ir way INFO the
rIess AMI IoS desire 10 CIV Inc lie dretAnd en-
lhnt G, to III lahS cAulnny hAsVg my 9r i"I on =
cable mesEayr received me his morning from her
lin. and sent By General Manager !Ohn ~. BURKE He
IN denuunce with vtlcnlsneo mo !ihslV
~ dnvii'h aud malignant the alterations md OF
81 e,sr rs amSeh Of The WnI red Or sIscH
and Of both seXescAn be adducsd tU rebuff tho ton
persiuIA eAsI 80.
West l. concerned 1t emnSntiy satisfactory to the
" HaaYoSR ciT 1 Juy T. D''' JoIs " HAMILTON