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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-02

JUDGE THURMAN will celebrate his 18th
| birthday at Columbus on the 18th OF Novem.
! Der.
Mr.. S. L. CLEMENS Mark Twain) is
making a tour of the French rivers in fish
ing boat He travels with a courier, servant
and pilot.
GOVERNOR MARQUEE, of the Mexican
State of Pueblo, is in Philadelphia with his
wife and daughter returning southwark
from visit to New York.
A LETTER from Venice says that Don
Carlos, the pretender to the throne of Spain,
is in very straitened circumstances and re-
Gently pawned a valuable jewel.
REV. MARY L. LEGGETT, the new pastor
of the Unitarian Church at Green Harbor,
Marshfield, Mass, has just closed sue
cessful three years pastorate at Beatrice,
Neb.
AUGUSTUS ST. GAUDENs, the sculptor,
has made colossal copper statute of DIANA
Is feet high. which is to be placed on top of
the tower of the Madison Square Garden
building New York.
Mrs. ANNIE MEYER. author of recently
published book on the work of women in
the United States, is a beautiful young
woman of "a, with fair face from which
her dark brown hair is gracefully rolled
back.
THE heirs of James Wood, many of
whom live at Trenton and Bordentown, n.
j., are making an effort to get fortune of
S., 600 900, which they think is lying un-
claimed in the Bank of England. Edward
B. Humphreys has gone to England to look
the matter up.
THE P-esse, of Vienna, publishes rumor
that the Archduke Karl Ludwig, who upon
the death of the Emperor's son, Crown
Prince Rudolph, became the heir-presump-
tive to the throne of Austria Hungary, is
about to resign his title of heirship in favor
of his son, the Archduke Franz.
THE Archduke Francis Ferdinand of
Austria has received a curious present from
a tourist agency in Palestine. 1t is a bagful
of earth taken from the Mount of olives, and
is meant to be placed in the Archduke's
coffin when he dies. Earth from this sacred
spot is believed to preserve mortal remains
with which it is buried. The gift will be de-
voted to the use which the giver designed
IT has already been mentioned that the
late John II. 3. Latrobe, of Baltimore, ac-
companied Peter Cooper on the first locomo-
tive that ran into Baltimore. This trip was
in competition with a gray mare, and was
expected to test the relative merits of the
new and old methods of transportation.
Something about the engine gave out and
the horse won; and fora time steam railways
were adjudged failure.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-02
THE PAN REPUBLIC CONGRESS.

No more fitting celebration of the ami
verSary of the discovery of America could
have been planned than the meeting of
the Pan Republic Congress in Philadelphia
on Discovery Day. Pastors there next
Sunday will tell from their puipits of the
great benefit to humanity resulting from
the opening of the American continent to
civilization; but none of them will be able
to impart the information which will be
disseminated by the Congress
The people of the United States are un-
meaSurably proud of their achievements
in behalf of human liberty and progress.
They desire to show through this Congress
how their country has attained its present
greatness and prosperity. Their invita-
tionS 10 representatives of Governments
that have not been as fortunate have been
accepted, and when the Congress as
sembles on the 18th instant one of the
most notable events of the century will
have commenced. The opportunity to in
fuence, by precept and example, the peo-
pies of monarchial and parliamentary
governments to change to the republican
form will 0e afforded, and it will not be
lost. Many writers of to-day think the
days Of parliamentary and monarchial gov
ernments are numbered. If this be the
fact, the representatives of the United
States will prove to them that its princi-
pies, which have stood the test Of more
than century, may be adopted as the
most successful form OF government yet
discovered.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-02
Obituary Notes.

CAPTAIN T. L. JACOBS, Postmaster of Shreve-
port. La, was stricken with paralysis Wednesday
morning and died In the evening.
JOSEPH NJ. ROSWELL, a leading coal operator.
died Tuesday morning at CarbOndale in his 6Sth
year. He accumulated much wealth from fortu-
nate speculations in coal lands.
EDWARD SHANNo.' died at at Pittshed, Mass,
Tuesday night, aged lO2 years. He was born in
Ireland. He able to read, his hearing was
good and his health excellent almost up to the time
OF his death.
REV. d. f. BRowNELL, for 80 years a widely
known preacher of the Methodist church OF Can
ada died in Detroit yesterday after ill
ness of five weeks. His funeral Will take place at
st. George, Ont.
DAVID W. AYERS for many years a member of
the City Councils at Lebanon died Tuesday in his
SD year. He was also prominent in county poll
tics, being a leading member of the Democratic
County Committee.
THOMAS j. MARSH, a well-known figure in Mas
sachusetts politics. died suddenly OH Monday at
Roberts, Wis. He was well known about the State
House, having occupied a conspicuous place as a
member of the Third House, He acquired his
greatest prominence through the Tewksbury Aims
house investigation, when General Butler was Gov
erhur, and he was vindicated.
MRS. A. NJ. FINCH, wife of Major Nathaniel
Finch one ofthe most prominent Democratic poll
ticans of McKeesport, and an official of the Ma
tiona rolling mill. died yesterday morning In her
6lth year. The deceased was member of ST. Ste
phens Episcopal Church and President of Ladies'
to New York to-day for interment.
GAYLORD b. HuBBELL, ex-Assemblyman, ex-
Warden OF Sing Sing Prison and commissioner on
selection of site and preparation of plans for the
Elmira Reformatory, died at LOckport, n. Y,
Tuesday night 0t apoplexy at the age of 70 years.
on. and refornatores preparatory to the adoption
of the plans Of the Institution at Elmira.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-02
TUE OLD PLEA,

Ihe steps taken by the interstate CON-
merce Commission to secure the prose-
cution of certain Western railway officers
who have been giving secret reductions in
rates for the benefit of certain shippers
move the ST. Louis GL06e-D Democrat to re-
mark that such provision should not be
enforced. The action of the railway men,
our cotemporary thinks, may be VIOLA
ton of the law technically speaking" 4"
but it thinks it does not antagonize the
true meaning of the law. This remarkable
conclusion is wrought out by the following
logic:
1t is surely not the real purpose of that
statute to deprive the railroad companies of
all power to make concessions to large ship
pers with view of securing their patronage
This is 4 practice of universal business ap-
plication. The merchant who buys IL big
stock of goods is fairly entitled to better
terms than the one who buys little stock.
1t is absurd to say that the same prices
should be charged in both cases. The con-
ditions are not equal, and so there is not an
equality of rights. Nobody thinks of com
planning when preference of this sort is
shown. Why, then, should there be objec-
tion when a railroad company does likewise
in fixing its charges for the transportation
of these goods?
Thus we get around in much less time
than is compassed in'the ordinary cycle to
the old plea by which the system of
preferential rates was defended before the
Interstate commerce law was passed. 1t
was so completely punctured in the de-
bates of that period that it was formally
disavowed by the intelligent element in
railway management, and the legal prohi-
bition of that practice indorsed by such
men as Alexander, Blanchard, Fink and
even Depew. But the lapse of time has
brought us up to the point where the argu-
ment makes its reappearance in journal
which thus displays its ignorance of the
fact that the railroad does not occupy the
position of private merchant, but OF an
agency established by legislation; that the
very essence of the law fOrbidS, not open
and advertised concessions where the con-
ditions are different, but secret favors in
rates to certain individuals, and that the
practice it is defending does not mean
what it says, but has the effect of building
up the favored shippers and booming their
rivals to extinction.
This defense of preferential rates, as
well as the renewal of the abuse, is the re-
suit of five years of lax enforcement of
the law. If the law and the Commission
are to have any justification for their ex-
istence the wanton violations of it referred
to should be made the subjects of vigorous
and unsparing prosecution.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-02
GOVERNOR PATTIsoN's DIFFICULTY.
He Has Done Well to Call an Extra Session
of the Senate.


New York Advertiserl
Governor Pattison has done we'll to call an
extra session of the State Senate for investi-
eating the official conduct OF some OF the
States officers An Investigating Commit
tee, appointed by the Legislature, has been
carrying on listless sort of inquiry for
some time without giving any promise that
1t will ever discover anything. The action
of the Governor has apparently thrown this
so-called Investigating Committee into
panic of fear lest something will be found
out in spite of it, and 1t is now doing what 1t
can to throw obstacles in the way of a
proper investigation. The Committee OBJ
jected to permitting the Attorney General
of the State to appear before it, at the re-
quest of the Governor, for the purpose of
examining witnesses, and although it has
modified its position somewhat on this
point, there is every prospect that 1t will do
what 1t can to cover up Whatever rascallty
may come in sight.
or course, the committee Is actuated by
political motives solely. The majority of
the committee are Republicans and, as the
State Treasurer and Auditor General, who
are under suspicion of knowing too much of
publicans. the committee regards it as its
duty to do whatit can to save them. 1t Is
this sort of performance, carried on through
series of years, which has given the Re-
publican State of Pennsylvania to the Dem
ocrats and is likely to keep it in the Demo
repudiates more emphatically than it yet
has done the Quays and Canerons who are
responsible for this variety of machine"
politics.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-02
SOME PEOPLE WHO TRAVEL.

CAPTAIN R. S. Warner, President of the
Tampa and Havana Steamship lines, was
visiting Pittsburg friends yesterday. He
has many acquaintance in this vicinity,
and SO kindly does he think of them as to
name several of his bay yachts after them.
Captain Warner is q resident of Tampa, and
a prominent business man there. Speaking
of the winter travel south he said that st.
Augustine. with its big hotels, will draw the
New Workers, but the quieter resorts up the
St. Johns river will be patrOnized by the
best people.
Colonel B. H. Mercer, of Philadelphia,
returned home last evening. He says that
business of all kinds i'll this city is dull.
This he attributes mainly to politics, which
more and more, he says, enter into business
calculations. He thinks that it will not be
long before public sentiment VIII p ser IN tne
direction of a siIyear term for Presidents
and four for Governors and State Legislat-
ors This would tend to greater stability OF
trade.
General Manager Henry Metzger and
President Wilson, of the Telephone Com
many went to New York last evening. Mr.
Metzger said they were going there to buy
equipment for the new Exchange. He said
that work on the building was progressing,
but it would yet be some time before it
would be completed.
E. A. Ford, General Passenger Agent of
the Pennsylvania lines, returned from Chi
cago yesterday. He had been attending
meeting of the Central Traffic Association
to determine rates for the Worlds Fair.
Hon. L. c. Cole, Secretary of the Ohio
Democratic Executive Committee, is stop
ming at the Anderson. Mr.. Cole predicts
Campbelrs election by an overwhelming
majority.
General Superintendent Shepard, of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, with headquarters
at Altoona, went East last night in his
private car.
r. Zirpel, who is connected with the
United States Coast Light Service, at Wash.
ington was ut the Schlosser yesterday.
F. J. Ryan and wife, of Cincinnati, and
j. l.. stephens ana wife, of West Newton,
are guests at the Duquesne.
Governor James Z. Campbell and party
dined at the Monongahela yesterday, while
passing through the city.
DIR. Isaacs, of Philadelphia, returned
home last evening after a professional visit
here.
Select Councilman Thomas Parke, of AL
legheny, returned from New York yester-
day.
Mrs. n. b. Stephens, of Covinpron. XIV.
is guest at the Duquesne.
Henry Hartman, of Ellwood, returned
from the East yesterday.
Miss Karthaus, of Canton, O., is a guest
1t the Duquesne.
Charles Coale has returnad from Balti-
more.
j. P. Witherow went to Harrisburg last
night.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-02
PITTsBURG, FRIDAY, oCT. 2, lsyl.
THE PosTOFFICE REMOVAL.

Surprises were in store for the thousands
who went to the new postoffice for their
mail yesterday. Some were surprised be-
cause they had forgotten that it was
quarterlyhll day; others were surprised
to find their letters and papers in apple
pie order in the new box with the same old
number, andsnot a few were surprised to
meet on Smi6lfeld street bustling throngs
full of forms that seldom cast shadow oni
that thrObbing artery Of the city's COM
merce.
Postmaster Mexican displayed boldness
in throwing open hisnew quarters on ''dun
day." but the universal verdict is that he
has done we'll The transfer of his de-
partment was accomplished without miss
ing a mail or delaying a letter, and the
details of the first day in the new quarters
given in our local columns show that the
public fully appreciate the Postmaster's
clever performance. Crowds We're in and
around the new building early in the day
eager to extend their congratulations and
express their approval of the arrangements
for the reception and transmission of Pitts
burg'S bulky mails-no easy task, and one
that fully taxes the capacity of the long
delayed new quarters.
The shift of the mails from the old
corner to Smithfield street undoubtedly
diverted the stream of travel from Fifth
avenue, or at least carried it onward to
the new Government structure. Both
sides of the postoffice thoroughfare were
filled from dawn TO dusk with business
men and sightseers, adding an unusually
animated appearance to Smithfield street
"A thoroughfare which, though always
full Of hustle, is destined to be the popu-
lar promenade.
The removal of the postof1ce marks
new era in Pittsburg'S prosperity. 1t is
an object lesson of our growth and bust
ness Importance, which will certainly i'm
press strangers and enthuse citizens.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-02
JOKELETs FROM JUDGE.
'eWas 1t a premeditated elopement?"

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on, no, Ihey went urlVlne on ouckDoaru
Nnappl , ~. o.. - -,
sau nss % M slie oit ~ ~ P"0 soiP,s i
oeoause ~. s,,es .aI.o ~ y, "-'oi '"'
-,
Ihe Doaroers WHO tnis sunilier souShs lor
heeueu cn"nse anu resi-
AT mountain lake anu seaslue nave lesiSneu 'ne
hopeless quest
pocEetbooks compressed.
The hotel walters got the change the landlords got
the rest.
teD1o,..o,, Z. .ood c,.Lo1;oD
..Is hee,'
..yas wban be was so I'll he ,youldn { take
beef tea ON a Friday. Had 10 fall back on cod
liver oil.
NJ Tr.++ax yVo-o Vol, in Mt the deathP
III ','. eio -, ou ti,s srst
MlSs hoeAaNay-ie Ainio N,-Ls
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-02

workmen ought to be enccdraged to obtain
representation, In all local authoritative
bodies, councils and schcol boards, up to
the great Senate of the ton. tremendous
cheering.l
Mr.. Gladstone's Leadership Indorsed.
Sir Edward Grey, member of Parliament
for Berwlck-on-T Tweed, then moved the res
olution of trust in Mr. Gladstone. The reso-
luton was approved with cheers.
DIR. Spence Watson, President of the Ma
tional Liberal Association, referring to the
discussion carried on recently by the dele
gates to the Trades Union Congress on the
eight,hour question, defended the attitude
wh1ch the Federation's Council had taken
Later on resolution in favor of disestab-
lish1ng tne w elsh Church and to amend free
education Dy increasing the popular control
OF the schools were passed.
Tomorrow, according to programme. the
Women's Liberal Federation will hold a
conference In the morning and public
meeting In the afternoon. At the latter
meeting mrs. Gladstone is expected to pre-
side, supported by Lady Trevelyan, Lady
Hayter, Lady Stevenson, the Countess OF
Carlisle, Lady Edward Grey Mrs. James
Joicey, Mrs. Spence Watson and other prom
inent lazy Liberals Tomorrow evening
there VIII pc great meeting of Liberals at
which MI. Gladstone is expected to speak
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-02
AFRICAN METHODIST APPOINTMENTS.
New Pastors for Stations and Circuits in
Ohio and Pennsylvania.

JoHNsTowN, Oct. 1.-[SpectaL. 1.-The follow
ing are the appointments of the Ohio An
nual Conference of the African Methodist
Episcopal Zion Church, which has been in
session here, Rt. Rev. j. w. Hood, D. D., pre-
siding; Rev. W. H. Snowden, Presiding
Elder:
Stations-Avery mission, j. II. Trimble;
Franklin, j. H. McMullen; Sewickley, G. w.
Lewis; Oakdale, A. H. Dorsey: Washington,
j. E. Little; Mansfield, r. J. Strothers;
Salem, j. W. Terry; Akron. to be supplied;
supplied; Youngstown, j. Standard.
tireuits,RaysnnawE' R;iFna; I: FFlemons; Massil
Williams; Jacks Run, to be supplied; Crows
Rum W. Il. Tyler; Mercer, S. Davis: Sharon,
III. Jones: New Lisbon, E. Jones.
Vice President, W. III. and T. NJ S. Mrs
c. H. Williams; Conference Steward, j. ii.
Trimble; Conference asIG Treasurer. m J. II. NC
tendent, L. D. Williams; Conference Secre-
tary. G. w. Lewis; to push missionary ser
MONS. s. e. Little; educational sermon, r j.
Strothers.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-02
TAKING THE WRONG COURSE.
The Investigating Committee Is Wrong in
Preventing Full Inquiry.

Preventinp a FulI Inouirv
p,,,.,.,-,,.
mn, lp,I
Inc ooiisasloh Vi Ilie eoiiiini''ee 10 Iiake
lts examination Cnorouen' 10 give IL "hat-
ever scope was necessary TO the discovery
of the whole truth, no matter what political
organization or what person was helped or
30 w., =. ,,,os oo oh,,iors os 70 rordor +no
hurt ny i'' "aS 81 ooviouo 10 W Ienuer 'he
contrary course, which the committee en-
tered upon on Tuesday, as surprising Us it
was disappointing The protest of the
minority of the COMMITTEES. made bv Mr.
Eo,v ogoinst the resolution of the rnoiorI+,,
ro", n5 5"lnSS 'iio s,l'',.tNr u
TO connne the WORK "l1lln lllhlts Iiiat Will
greatly hamper its usefulness and prac-
ticallv nreyent the exposure of frauds under
forme;. ad,ninistrat a tions of the Auditor CEN
80 90, So TuaosI,,on,o o+s,oo, +, -.
erals anu anu 1th1e 1'A" ,,i. ois, was
most properly maue' yet 1ne only response
1t elected from the majority was that of
Senator Finn, who said he did not propose
tbot the conmittee shouId he made ao drao-
49, - .u,.
net LOT the Democratlc party, Wnich' ne
broadly h1nted, the minority was endeaVOr-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-02
TWO HUNDRED WAR VETERANS
Meet, Transact Some Business and Swap a
Few Stories,

The Seventy-si1th Pennsylvania Voiun-
teer Veterans Association held its annual
reunion at Veteran Legion Hall yesterday.
About 200 members were present, and many
of them were accompanied by their wives
and children. Major Alfred Hicks, of Leech-.
burg President of the association, called the
meeting to order, and an opening prayer
was made by Mr.. Walter Bail. Major Hicks
followed with a stirring address, and urged
the members to stick together and make the
association strong one while its members
lived. Threemembers of the regiment have
died within the past year, and committee
was appoint ted to prepare a suitable minute
upon.their deaths. The committee appointed
at the previous meeting on the question of a
regimental monument reported progress,
but no steps have been taken toward erect
ing such q reminder of the regiment by the
committee.
An election of officers resulted in Alfred
Hicks of Leechburg, being rejected Chair
man; L. W. Johnston, of New Castle, was
reelected Secretary and Treasurer, and j.
c. Grandy, of Wampum, Assistant Secretary.
The next meeting will be held in Pittsburg
on the second Tuesday of October, 1892. An
afternoon session of the association was
held but it was more of a camp fire meeting
than one of business, and the old boys put in
u pleasant time telling stories and lighting
their old battles over again.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-02
DEATHS HERE AND ELSEWHERE.
Major william Mckee Dunn, U. S. A.

Major William Mckee Dunn, Third
Artillery, U. s. A., died in Washington, Wednes-
day, having just completed his 4Sth year. At the
outbreak of the Rebellion he enlisted a private
in the Sixth Indiana Volunteers. Within few
months while a second lieutenant, he attracted
the notice of General U. S. Grant by conspicuous
gallantry, and was made his personal aid de camp,
serving as such throughout the entire period of the
war and participating with brilliant courage in
every battle in which General Grant had personal
command. He brevetted Major for gallant
and meritorous service in the mpaigns and bat
ties of Vicksburg, Chattanooga. Richmond and
Petersburg At the close of the war he was made
Captain In the Second Artillery, but for a number
of years thereafter acted rs Chief of Staff for Cen
eral Pope in the Department of the Missouri and
the Division of the Pacific. subsequently serving
with his battery at various stations In the West
and South, and later commanding Fort Preble,
Portland, Me. Upon his promotion to Major in
the Third Regiment, last summer; he was assigned
to the Washington barracks. and left that city only
few days ago to bring his family from Cushing's
Island to their new home.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-02
FORCING A CONFLICT.
When Monarchs Are for Peace There Is
No Fear of Speedy War.

When Monarchs Are for Peace There Is
No Fear of Speedy War.
Philadelphia Ledger.]
That is an interesting discussion reported
in the London Standard respecting the policy
of forcing conflict upon u nation known to
be preparing for war. Emperor William of
Germany is represented as saying that he
would not begin war if conscious that, by
delaying 1t he could secure a single year,
nay a single month, Of peace. The respon-
sibility is so great that he will not, accord
ing to this report, strike the first blow.
When other monarchs feel the same way
peace will be pretty well assured.
In private life fights are avoided on the
same principle. Two men quarrel; they are
quite ready to come to blows, but neither
wants to assume the responsibility of be-
ginning, and so they part. 1t is fact that
the man who begins the conflict usually has
the advantage, at least at the outset, but he
must also shoulder the responsibility for
what may follow. As between nations, that
responsibility is very great; but if each
awaits an overt act of the other-a blow
war can never come. Emperor William may
be regarded, therefore, as a man Of peace if
he holds the sentiments attributed to him in
this reported conversation.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-02
The FREQ Methodist Conferen oe.

NEW CASTLE, Oct. 1-[Specidt 1.-The second
day of the Free Methodist Conference
opened with large attendance. Rev. W.
A. Sellew was elected chairman of the Oil
City and Bradford districts, and Rev. d. B.
Toby, of New Castle, of the Pittsburg dis
tricts. The conference has never been in
under the laws of the State, and
w. A. Sellers and NJ. B. Miller, of Franklin,
were appointed to do the work. Rev. s.
Wellington, of Sharpsville, preached this
and Bishop E. P. Hart, of Cali
fornia, addressed the conference this even