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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-11
An Indiana Man inIuck.

WARRINGTON CITY, June 1l-Jason E
Baker, of Indiana, private secretary of
treasurer Nebeker, has been appointed
chief of the national bank division. treas
urer's office
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-11

Musical festival Scandinavian Singers
of America, Minneapolis, Mimi. One
fare for the round trip. Tickets sold
July 16, good to return July %.
II. D. MACK, Div. Pass. Agt
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-11
Didn't Wait To BE Bounced.

LoNDON, June Il.-Sir William Gordon
Cumming has resigned from all his clubs.
The costs against him are E5.Opj
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-11

The soft glow of the tea rose is &C.
quired by ladies who use Pozzoni's Com
plexion Powder
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-11
DUG UP An ANCIENT RELIC.
a Dubuque Gardener Unearths "A Yer,
Old sword.


Old sword.
DUBUQUE, Ia. June 10. - Henry
Wagner, an old German gardener. was
digging in his garden when he turned up
what proved to be a historical relic of
great value. II was the r7lst-inerusted
blade OF an ancient sword When the
crsst had been removed on one side near
the hilt could be made out a beautifully
engraved scroll, inclosing the date of 1850
Immediately above it Is the figure of a
crouching hound. and sill higher rp a
mailed arm and hand clenchi1g drawn
sword.
1t Il Still Good Blade.
On the other side Is engraved what looks
/ IKE pspal inter and stand o:q armor.
with crossed swords and laucesN Pke
whole blade Is covered 1pi1h beautiful en-
cravings, and seems te be OF the finest
Damascus styl. Although over 80 years
old it can still be bent almost double. The
sword Is Thought TO be relic of the early
French explorers who first visited the val
ley Of the Mississippi.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-13
THE REGULAR THING.

The annual outbreak occurs just about
the opening of Congress of articles in the
reviews, showing that it is the duty of Con-
gress to repeal the anti-pooling section of
the Inter State Commerce law. Just why
it should be necessary to renew the attack
this year, when the railway corporations
have concluded that it is necessary to
even make a pretense of observing the
law, is not clear. But the articles come
out just the same, that in the Forum by
Aldace f. Walker, under the title I'm
regulated competition, self destructive, +"
and that in the North american ReUSeao,
by General Horace F. Porter, under the
name of Railway Rates"
Both these articles 60 over the same
arguments which were produced when the
subject was discussed and the decision
given against them, at the time of the pas
sage OF the law. But they put the
old special plea into some new
forms. Thus Mr.. Walker brings up
the fact that absolute freedom
in competition has been the rule of the
nineteenth century, after which he pauses
to ask: "How has it worked and how is it
working?' If Mr.. Walker had the ability
to see beyond the limits of his special
plea, he would have seen that compari-
n.of the commercial results secured by
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-13
NoN-PARTIsAN STATISTICS.

Carroll d. Wright in the December
North american ReUteD pays high COM
pliment to the statistical investigation car
ried on during the year under the author
ity of the Senate by a subcommittee of
the Senate Committee on Finance. The
statistics were with regard to. wages, not
only in direct sums, but in their relation
to the cost of living The inquiry has
been pursued absolutely without partisan
ship. Mr.. Wright, who has really been
the executive officer of the inquiry, re-
CARDS the results as likely to be the most
thorough and exhaustive ever secured.
1t is certainly matter to be grateful for
that the country will have at least one sta
tistical exhibit which will be unques-
toned and its conclusions above the sus-
picions of partisanship. 1t should not be
difficult to free the collection OF statistics
from partisanship; yet it is the fact that
this is the first work of the kind done for
years which has not been charged with
that vice. Whether the charge is always
well founded or not, the method of this in
quiry presents valuable suggestion. 1t
was supervised and directed by sub-com-
mittee on which both parties were repre-
sented. The representations of the diff
ferent parties can at once check any at
tempt to twist the results and contradict
any false reports of partisanship in its
statistics.
Might not the same device of a mixed
commission to direct and supervise be a
good way to secure n bipartisan statistics
for the future2
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-13
THE ROD THE SCHOOLS.

The statement that during October there
were 123 cases of bodily punishment in
the public schools of Pittsburg forms the
subject of a valuable and thoughtful
article in this issue of THE DISPATCH
The first impression of an observer of the
manners of some of the Pittsburg youth
on the streets might be that more were
needed. Nevertheless the question of the
application of the rod deserves the serious
consideration given by our contributor.
We believe the article is right in the
position that corporal punishment is some
times necessary. But it is more indisputa-
bly, correct in urging that such punishments
should be inflicted only on mature con-
sideration. Every effort should be.made
to have the pupil understand exactly why
he is punished; and, above all, the CO.
operation of parents with teachers is the
surest way to attain good conduct among
school children and the best results of
public education.
If teachers and parents will give careful
study to the valuable thoughts on this
subject presented elsewhere there is no
doubt that the 123 switchings inflicted
upon Juvenile Pittsburg during October
can be reduced to much lower monthly
average.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-13
SMOKE AND ENGINES

The superintendent of the Pittsburg,
Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad is
quoted as saying that it is impossible to
get smoke consumers that will do the
work on through engines; that his road
does not produce more than 8 per cent of
the smoke in Allegheny, and that the
company uses coke on its shifting en-
gines, but cannot do so on its through en-
gines.
All of this gives no good reason why the
ordinances against smoky engines in the
forbidden limits should not be obeyed.
The question whether smoke consumers
on railway engines can be made to &ork
is question of fact on which Mr.. STAIRS
opinion is valuable, even though it conflicts
with other testimony. The fact that the
engines running within the city could be
made to use fuel that does not emit
smoke was known when the ordinance
was passed, and the few moments delay
necessary to change is not to be grudged
to observance of the law, or the cleanli-
ness of city. As to the other people
who produce smoke in Allegheny or else
where, that is not a reason why the rail-
road should ignore the ordinance. On the
contrary, a corporation which produces a
possible twentieth of all the smoke in a
city of 1O5, 600 inhabitants affords good
starting point for the reform.
The point is very plainly that in order
to prevent this community from falling
back permanently into its old condition of
griminess, the smoke should be abolished
at every point where the possibility of
doing so can be shown. A proper respect
for public interests should produce a
hearty cooperation in the effort.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-13
P1TTsBURG, SUNDAY. DEC. IL, 1891.
Is SILENCE CONSENT OR PoLIcYe

Is SILENCE CONSENT OR POLICY?
The question of the hour in politics is,
viii Blaine accept the nomination for
President or not?
Pressure for personal declaration from
the Secretary grows stronger daily. The
same public opinion which dictated that,
if he would consent, none should oppose,
is becoming rapidly as emphatic that if he
has made up his mind not to consent he
should let the Republican party and the
country know. The boom for Blaine
which has swept all quarters was never
meant by those who expressed them
selves in it to be diverted into a jockeying
arrangement whereby other candidates
were to be kept off the track in order that
upon Blaine's declination President Har-
rison could have a walkover.
As Colonel Shepard alleges just such an
arrangement. and some undoubted friends
and advisors profess TO speak to the same
effect with authority, the interests of
President Harrison, as well as a sense of
what is due to the party which has been
so generous in its confidence to Blaine,
will compel an early and official state
ment from the latter No matter who is
nominated by the Republicans the inter-
ests Of the party require that there must
be no appearance of q deal
Mr. Blaine can settle the situation
definitely by a single sentence, and the
situation has already so shaped itself as
TO make a personal declaration necessary.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-13
THIRTY MINUTES TO GET READY.
A Connecticut Young Lady Goes to Europe
With the Shortest Notice

A Connecticut Young Lady Goes to Europe
With the Shortest Notice.
NEW HAVEN, CONN, Dec. 12-James G..
Clark, of this city, discovered a short time
ago that he needed the proxies of some En-
lish stockholders in corpora tion whose an
nual meeting occurs in a Western city next
week. He decided that the quickest and
surest way would be to send a m essenger to
England, and proposed to send one of his
office clerks. The five men in the Office at
the time hesitated, whereupon Miss Bessie
johnson, his stenographer, offered to 60
There was just all hour in which to make
preparations, but in half an hour Miss John
son was on the way to the depot and a few
hours later she was aboard a steamship
The vessel sailed on November 25 and
reached Liverpool on December
At Liverpool Miss johnson learned that
the fast boat on which she expected to sa II
ON the 9th had been taken off and that a slow
ten-day boat had been substituted. This
would not land her in New York before the
18th, and that would be too late Her only
alternative was to perform her mission in
time to sail on the 5th From LiyerpooI
Miss johnson had to go to Edinburgh Lon
don, Exeter and back to Liverpool. This
meant to travel 1000 miles by rail in less
than three days, see several business peonle
and explain the purpose for which Mr.. Clark
desired their proxies. 1t seemed almost i'm
possible but Miss johnson accomplished It,
and a cablegram to Mr.. Clark brought him
the information that Miss johnson had
secured all the desired proxies and sailed
with them on the Servia, which is due to \ r
rive in New York on Monday.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-13
THE COUNTY OFFICERS CLAIM.

When Ofice-holderS reach out for no
more than the law allows by way of salary
OF fees the genial taxpayer, ordinarily per-
haps, experiences but a feeling of mild
astOnishment at their moderation. He is
frequently accustomed to rougher treat
ment at the hands of these his servants;
and Of the office-holder repressing his de-
sires within the law he might cheerfully
feel disposed to say as of Abou Ben Ad-
hem, MAY his tribe increase"
But Allegheny county taxpayers will
not effuse to any remarkable degree in
this strain over the case argued in our
courts last week, in which our local county
officers for the term which begun in 80
claim salaries on the fat Philadelphia
schedule. That schedule gives $4,000 per
year to the Sheriff and about double as
much to other officials as the old rate
The contention of the claiming officials
is that by the census of 1890 Allegheny
county slipped into the Philadelphia class,
as having population of over 500, 900, and
became amenable to the salary schedule
fixed for that class. Then to fasten the
claim of officers elected in 80 the Con-
stitutional provision is cited that salaries
of office-hOlders cannot be increased or
diminished during the term for which
they were elected. Consequently they ar
CUE they are to be exempt from the legis-
lation of 81 providing much lower and
more reasonable salaries for their offices.
This may or may not prove to be good
law. II does not look in the least like
good politics. The taxpayers will be apt
to conclude that the office-holders who
take advantage of the statute to in
Sist on a remuneration about twice
as great as that more recently fixed by the
Legislature are much too high-priced to be
available for future service. To the
Straight-outs who rise occasionally in the
watches of the night to declare they are
not dead but sleeping, the move in the
salary matter will be to furnish Just the
sort of issue against the regulars which
they are seeking.
But the Courts have not yet by any
means decided that this claim is to stand.
Its further developments will be watched
with interest
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-13

with astonfshment, not to say dismay. Sew
eral others were very much amused. The
impulse of the brown-eyed to fall upon the
newspaper reader at once and wreSt her
property from his felonious grasp gave way
to tho prevailing sense of the ridiculous.
noted that he was reading an editorial on
the Speakership. 1t was absentminded-
ness.
But she had lost her last umbrella from
the absentmindedness of the man who had
taken 1t from the hall rack. There is alto
gebher too much method in this absent
minded business, she thought. 1t is es-
pecially overworked with umbrellas. 1t al
ways operates in favor of good umbrellas,
too, and here was q new silk. When this
man had finished the article on the Speaker
and carefully imprisoned her umbrella. At
the same time he discovered her attentions.
She regarded him fiXedly with her steady
brown eyes and said:
II beg pardon, sir; you have my UNI
brella.'
The man started as if struck with q club.
And 1t was rather u broad hint. He looked,
he saw, he blushed, he stammered, he
handed 1t over to its fair owner. He was so
overcome with the sense of his ridiculous
position that he got out at the next station.
The pretty, brown-eyed stenographer smiled
all the way to Cortlandt street, but she
never again relaxed hold on her umbrella.
Some of the Anglomaniacs.
Several gentlemen wearing light top
coats, CATERS and rolled-up-at-the-b bottom
trowsers may be seen in front of the Hoff-
man House every day consulting the London
time displayed on the Cosmopolitan build
ing. Some of the young men about town
carry two watches, one with New York, the
other dear old ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS time.
These are some of the folks superintendent
Of the Census Porter didn't think worth
enumerating. CHARLES T. MURRAY.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-13
PERTINENT PERSONALITIES.

M. JULES SIMON, the distinguished
French statesman and author is ill.
QUEEN VICTORIA has engaged two hotels
at Nice for herself and suite in March next.
MAJOR MCKINLEY, who was taken ill on
Friday, is improving and there is said to be
nothing serious in his condition.
HERBERB BISMARCK has lately attracted
the attention of the European public by q
too free indulgence in the flowing bowl.
JOSEPH w. BAILEY, of Texas, is the
youngest member of Congress He is %
years old and has deep blue eyes and Jet
black hair worn very long.
HON. j. c. SCHULTZ, Lieutenant Cover
nor of Manitoba, is seriously ILL., He has
been ailing for some time and physicians
fear he is on his deathbed.
The Earl of Beauchamp is about to take
up his residence among the poor of the East
End, London, to direct mission work for the
more unfortunate among them.
MAJOR MOSES 2. HANDY has decided
that good plan to promote the interests of
the Worlds Fair is to organize a new dining
club, and he has the idea under way.
MISS ETHEL INGALLS,, the daughter of
Senator Ingalls,, is writing romance to be
called, "a Shadow of a Dream" 1t is prob
ably based on some of her fathers visions.
FRANK R. STOCKTON is now 81 years
old, and has learned to wait an hour for
word he wants to use to come to him. A
good-sized bank account aids him in his pa-
tience.
FRED GRANT is growing more and more
like his father in personal appearance. To
those who are not familiar with him, and
who knew his father, the resemblance is said
to be very striking.
AT dinner given by ex-Postmaster Gen.
eral James to Observation-Disclosures the other
night, at which number OF financial mag
mates were present. Bishop Newman had to
skate over pretty thin ice in his address on
the relations of wealthy men to society.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-13
BLAINE'S CANDIDACY.

BLAINE is going to withdraw from the
Presidential race. This is the latest report,
and its denial is due to-morrow.-Boston
Globe.
IT looks as if President Harrison would be
called upon to write about five more annual
messages. But much depends upon Mr..
Blaine as to the last four.-x. Louis Globe
Democrat.
Mr.. BLAINE intimatcs that he will I'M
bosom himself some time betwixt now and
Christmas. Meanwhile the Harrison stock
ing will be hanging from the mantelpiece.-
Boston Herald.
Mr.. BLAINE is we'll enough to have ac-
cepted n public dinner invitation to Boston.
When Mr.. Blaine gets we'll enough to begin
to accept things a number of statesmen be-
gin to grow weary.-NoU York World.
THE gathering enthusiasm for Blaine is
such that he will soon be in Il position to
write almost any sort of a farewell letter
that he chooses and still be in position to
gracefully yield his position in response to
an absolute popular demand Washington
Star.
IF 1t Is true that Mr.. Blaine, in considera-
tion of the appointment of Mr.. EllSins as
Secretary of War, will consent to sacrifice
his opportunity for Presidential nomina-
been equaled since Esau sold his birthri-ht
for mess OF door pottage.-NeU POrk Ad-
psrtiser.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-13

this s~era of free competition furnishes Its
most triumphant vindication. But he is
unabaa to 60 beyond what he caus 'ths
fundamental fact'' that unrestricted COM
/ petition as an economic principle, Is too de-
structiNe. to be permitted to exist" This
as The DISPATCH has often shown, is
dogma evolved solely from the needs OF
the combination school, and is contrary to
fact Where competition is wholly be-
yond any possibility of restriction, it never
has been, vnever is and never will be de-
structive, for the simple reason that it
simply fixes the price of commodity or
service, at what the average of mankind are
willing to produce or render it for. 1t Is,
only where com petition is one-sided or re-
stricted that the.destructive features break
out
General Portershas little more respect
for logic and facts than Mr.. Walker His
argument leads him into the pooling re-
ductio ad Gdsurdatm of "differentials. q"
He imaginesAtwo railroads competing for
traffic. One direct, with good grades,
well-located terminals, and able to carry
freight economically; the other with heavy
grades, sharp curves, poor terminals and
small patronage. Now, says General
Porter, since the prosperous line cannot
pool with its competitor, the bestit can do
is to allow it differential, that is, agree
that it may carry at rate one or two
cents less than the charges of the rich
line. This is striking outcome of the
theory that the railroads must be prevent
ed from competing. The very corner
stone of the pooling theory is that one
road must be prevented from seeking
business by reducing rates or offering in
ducements to the shipper. If the line
should reduce ratesin competition it would
tumble the whole fabric of the railway
system into ruins,'consequently that dis
aster is averted by having it reduce rates
by permission! Thus the country has
been saved from unsuspected crashes
times without numeration.
All of which is very interesting as illus
trating the persistence with which the
great interests can get their specious the
ories preached, for the, end of securing the
repeal of a law whichanone of them make
pretense of obeying.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-13
HILLS SILVER SPEECH.

GovERNoR-SENAToR HILL is still up to his
eyes in the scheme to make both ends of the
New York Legislature meet Washington
Post.
THE silver question is one in which Gov
ernor Hill has of late revealed an interest,
without revealing financial intelligence or
honesty.-Syrdcuse Standard.
THERE is as much doubt regarding the
meaning of Governor Hills silver speech as
there was concerning that of the silver
plank in his State platform.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
GOVERNOR HILL was probably one of the
Eastern Democrats who telegraphed Gov
ernor Campbell, of Ohio, to let the silver
question alone. He wanted it himself-St.
Louis Republic.
PRESIDENTIAL nominations may come and
Presidential nominations may go, but the in
dicatlons are that it will be q long time be-
fore Governor Hill RECEIVERS from the effects
of that Elmira speech.-Butalo Courier.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-13
A PLACE FOR MILLS.

SEVERAL persons are to enter the race for
the Texas Senatorship, but Roger @. Mills
ought to get the office if he wants it.-St.
Louis Globe Democrat (Rep.).
Mr. MILLS is ill, and the chances are that
Mr.. Crisp will have something of q headache
before he gets his committees appointed to
everybody's entire satisfaction.-Boston Her
aid (Rep.).
THEY are talking of making him Senator
Mills down in Texas. No worthier represen-
tative could be chosen for the Lone Star
State in the Upper House of Congress.-Bos-
ton Globe (Dem.).
The result Of the Speakership contest
leaves Mr.. Mills in the proper frame of mind
to do the Republican party even better SER
vice than he did in the last Congress-
Springfield Times (Rep.).
SOME of the brethren who supported Mills
for Speaker with so much fervor and ability
are now trying to console themselves with
the reflection that Speaker Crisp will not
wear sash.-Chicdgo Tribune (Rep.).
Is Mr.. Crisp jealous enough for tariff re-
form and courteous in a general way to offer
Mr.. Mills the Craftsmanship of the Commit
tee on Ventilation and Acoustics? Or is that
important post already disposed of?-S.
Louis Republic (Dem.).
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-13
COMPTROLLER AND EXAMINERS.

For the first time since the Office of
Comptroller of the Currency was estab-
lished, the annual report of that official
this year bears an apOlogetic tone. Mr..
Lacy points out that the Comptroller is
obliged 10 depend on the reports of exam
inerS; that he cannot be sure that their re-
ports will be strictly accurate and ex-
haustive, and thus makes excuse for the
discredit which recent national bank fail
ures have thrown upon his supervision.
All of this is well enough in theory; but
in practice it only increases the necessity
that the Comptroller shall energetically
take the ground that examiners and direc-
tors who violate their duty shall be sharp
ly dealt with. For example, if bank ex-
aminer should, after discovering that a
bank had been plundered, fail to inform
the Comptroller OF the fact for weeks
after the discovery, it would be the obvious
duty Of the Comptroller as soon as he found
II out TO suspend the examiner. The
deliberate statement of the Comptroller is
that an examiner did exactly that thing in
the case of the Keystone Bank; and the
further fact that the Comptroller left the
examiner in charge of the bank for weeks
more, not only demonstrates the ineffi-
cheney of that official, by his own state