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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-03
SOME REMARKABLE REPLIES
To Questions Found in Australian Ex.
animation Papers.

To Questions Found in Australian Ex-
animation Papers.
The dullness of examination papers is
sometimes relieved in "the strong New
England of the Southern pole" as it is in the
mother country, by amusing blunders. An
Australian paper recently to hand contains
some specimens. One candidate wrote that
the importance Of the reign of Alfred '1aysr
in certain facts, among them (appropri-
ately) the fact that England was saved for
hundred years from the Danish yolk."
Another candidate stated that Alfred ZEN
couraged literature and established paper
named the Chronicle" Strongbow "crossed
over to Ireland and defeated the Irish
cairns.n Richard II. declared that at the
demand of Parliament "he would not dis
miss the meanest turnpike in his kitchen"
The Roman Catholics regarded Elizabeth's
claim as invalid because her mother was be-
headed" The attempt of the young pre-
tender to win the crown was opportune, be-
cause "time had healed the breeches made
by his father" "By the Salic law no woman
could sit on the crown of France"-a merci-
ful provision to which even perfervid advo-
Gates of woman's rights could hardly have
objected. That "a parliamentary opposition
when defeated should resign if in q mi
nority" is constitutional doctrine more
dazzling than lucid. Perhaps it is only in O
land troubled with the heather Chinee that
we could expect direct tax to be defined as
one paid by the consumer of the COM
modify In question, as, for instance, the dog
taxn
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-03
pITTsBURe, WEDNESDAY. JUNE 8. 1891
CHANGING THE CONSTITUTION.

Concerning project which the manag-
ing politicians have marked out but which
the Governor should veto-and the people
should. if he does not-the Philadelphia
Press says: "One of the purposes of a
Constitutional Conventional one is to be
held-should be to change the restrictions
regarding judicial apportionment so that
the State may be divided for convenience
and economy"
This presents an example of the kind of
changes in the Constitution which may be
urged legiimately and on their own mer-
its, But in order to secure an intelligent
expression OF popular opinion every such
change should be presented for the ap-
proyal of the voters by itself. Presented
in that way each proposed amendment can
be impartially and fairly settled; but if it
is tied TO lot of changes in the Constitu-
ton, such as the abolition OF the restric-
ton on public indebtedness, or the repeal
of the restraints on corporate aggressions,
they have either got to be defeated with
the snakes, or the jobs must be swallowed
in order 70 obtain legitimate improve
ments. ----.
Constitutional amendment where there
is a demonstrated necessity for it is all
right. But there is wide distinction be-
tween taking up each proposed alteration
and settle it on its merits, and the scheme
of tearing to pieces the best Constitution
PENNSYLVANIA ever had within seventeen
years of its adoption, and permitting a new
instrument to be drawn up by convention
packed in the interest of the managing
politicians and their allies and owners,
the great corporations.
The Governor should take his stand in
defense of the Constitution from every
such insidious method of attack. If he
does net the people should settle this
matter for themselves at the November
election
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-03
THE DAY OF DARK HORSES.

Present indications give those who have
been grooming dark horses for the Presl'
dental race renewed zest, and inspire
them with the vigor of hope in their work.
The cold fit has setin as regards the booms
of favorites, and both parties are consider
ing the availability of new men.
The Democrats are drawing reluctantly
to the conclusion that the Cleveland-Hill
divisions are too radical to permit either
to pull as strong vote in the pivotal State
of New York as some outside man. Con-
sequently Uncle Joe Mcdonald, of Indi-
ana, bring himself to the front with the
complacent remark that the Democrats
can win success bynominating ''some good
Western man" Other people are unfeel-
ing enough to say that this bill can be
filed by Villas, of Wisconsin, or Palmer, of
Illinois In New York the perennial
William c. Whitney boom has been trotted
out once more, while Pattison and Camp
bell, of Pennsylvania and Ohio, are not
saying much, but stick closely to their
Gubernatorial wood saving.
In the Republican party the same ten
dency toward change has produced some
surprising candidates.. The note of con-
servatism in the Harrison boom indicates
that the policy of capturing renomina-
ton Ui ct Grusss has been abandoned. The
preference for and pre-eminent position of
Blaine has been disturbed and rendered
nugatory for the time being by the dis
closures concerning his frail health. The
manufacturers of new booms have bent
their energies to the task with the result
of producing several masterpieces in the
line of political grotesques. The people of
Pennsylvania have had the large draft
made upon their credulity of asking them tC
believe that Don Cameron is sure enough
Presidential candidate, instead of stock
in-trsde for Pennsylvania managers. Sew
eraE Washington correspondents have
trotted out Stanford once more as a Farm
ers' Alliance Republican candidate, while
the Alger adherents hug themselves with
pleasure at the thought of renewed ex-
penditures In that barrel boom.
None Of these candidates. can be con-
templated seriously; but if Blaine is put
out of the way by his health, the fight
of William Mckinley for victory in Ohio
attains increased national significance
If he can win in close State-about
equally placed in situation and interests
between the agricultural West and the
manufacturing East-he will be the leader
designated by the political conditions to
uphold the tariff cause next year.
All these signs of the times are exceed
ingly yinteresting. But our ambitious friends
should be warned not to over-exert them
selves this year. 1t is still twelve-month
to the nominating conventions, and many
booms may perish and new ones rise before
that period
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-03
mrD1cos IN SESSION.
Annual Meeting Of the Medical Society Of
PennsyIvania mt Reading


Pennsylvania at Reading.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE pIsPArcH.1
-REAprse, June 2-The forty-irst animal
meeting Of the Medical Society Of Pennsyl-
yanja convened here to-day, to remain IN
session four days. Upon the stage when the
doctors were called to order were President
CRAIG. of Columbia; DR.. s. d. Bell, of Butler
county. and DR.. W. s. Foster, of Allegheny.
two of the Vice Presfdents DR. Atkinson. Of
Philadelphia; DIR. s. L. Kurtz, Chairman of
the Committee of Arrangements; Bishop
Howe and Mayor Merritt. Addresses of wei
come were delivered by Mayor Merritt and
DR., Kurtz, after which DR.. Hiram Corson, of
Montgomery county, was invited to a chair
on the platform Mr.: Corson is the Oldest
living President of the society, having
served 40 years ago. Afterward the ex,
Presidents were invited on the stage.
DR.. Dulles, of Philadelphia, addressed the
seee We she
the charter OF the State Medical Society,"
He stated that this was the first meeting
under the new charter. A report of the
shows the assets to be $500 ss. The report
was received. The report of the Committee
on Publication was accepted. 1t was pre-
sented by Dr. Jackson, of Philadelphia:
DR.. Murray Weidman, of Reading, offered
a resolution providing for the appointment
of q committee of one member from each
county to collect funds for the erection of a
monument of the late DR.. Benjamin Rush, of
Craig appointed DR.. Weidman Chairman of
the Committee. DR.. Murray presented the
society with q copy, Of the proceedings of
lied, held at Lancaster, April il, Is4s. DR..
Christian Lange, of Pittsburg, delivered the
address on medicine His paper was very
interesting. This evening the President,
Dr., Alexander Craig, delivered the annual
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-03
xS1aHrs OF asc1psocrrY.
First Annual Meeting Of a Blaine institution
Out In Kansas.


Out In Kansas.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DrsrArcH.1
ToPEKA, KAN, June 2-The Grand Lodge
Of the knights OF Reciprocity began its first
annual convention in this city to-day. The
order was founded by ex-Congrsssman
Samuel Peters, of this State, and its object
is to associate Republicans in secret or
ganization to do effective work in the States
where the Farmers Alliance has strength,
and more than one hundred delegates, rep
resenttng l6o lodges, are in the city and
many Republican leaders who have refused
the organization. The membership Of the
order Is now 10000 In Kansas, while lodges
and South Dakota
The knights are finding their bitterest op-
position from the members of their own
politics as un-American. with the contfn-
ned growth Of the order, IL viii soon be in a
State.
1t essentially Blaine institution. which
gives II greater strength with the rank and
Order the was party sIea Initiation as IS oens
and the monthly dues are the same.
The obligations publicly announced, are an
oath to support the Constitution Of the
United States and work for reciprocity
among nations, between labor and capital
and among men. Organizers will be sent
first through the Western States and the
Republican leaders will be asked to assist In
establishing lodges. The plan for organic
inqg ngg lodges is practically the same az e. the the
win be corps of lecturers and reciprocity
songster. The secret work Is said to be SUI
nciently interesting to preserve the organi-
zat1on in on years.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-03
PROJECTED HIS LITTLE SISTER.
Why an Omaha Boy Was Tried for Tamper
ing With the Mails.

Why an Omaha Boy Was Tried for Tamper-
ing With the Mails.
OMAHA, NEB, June "A. frail-loobing lad
about l6 years of age has been in jail here
several days, and was to-day taken before
the United States grand jury to answer to
the charge of tampering with the mails
His name is Harry Loxie, and he has lived
at Galloway, this State. where his father and
mother kept hotel, another member of the
family being a sister of the boy aged about
u years.
Among the boarders at the hotel was O
man who showed more attention to the
handsome landlady than was proper. The
husband protested, but in vain,
finally became disgusted and left
for Kansas. About the same time
the boarder went to Laramie. Soon O letter
arrived from Laramie, written by the absent
lover to Mrs. Loxie asking her to come to
him and bring her little girl with her. Harry
Intercepted the missive and opened it. He
kept it from his mother, but it was found by
his grandmother, and thereupon the old
woman lodged a complaint against the boy.
When brought before the grand jury Harry
said he kept the letter because he was afraid
his mother would take his sister with her,
and he did not want the little girl subjected
to such evil influences. There was no indict-
ment returned, and one Of the grand jury
men, a banker, adopted the boy.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-03
FOOLISH NOTIONS.
QUEER.


True to some deep, mysterious law
Unfathomed by the student,
The furnace now begins to draw
That all the winter wouldn't.
-Ms,0 York Press.
Relative-And so you have graduated?
Did you take any Of the prizes?
Fair student-No, but got the biggest bouquet.
-Good Melcs.
Grandmother (severely to little Johnny,
who is calling for u second plate Of pudding)-You
ought know better than to call for pudding twice
at the dinner table; you didn't hear me doing it.
Little Johnny-No, a'am, and you won't hear
me doing 1t either when get to be as old as you
are.-Druke's Haoazfns.
Mike-Are yez comm to my Maggie's
weddin', Pat?
Pat-I can't come, Mike. I've had me arm broke
at two weddin's this winter, me eyes blaeked at an
other, an wuz knocked downtan' jumped on at an
other. II had a chance to lick some one, Mike,
I'D come. But fate,s agin me.-Harper's Bdzdr.
Snow, my dear pastor, do hope you viii
pardon me for bothering you so long with my own
little family cares and anxieties!'
.sMy dear madam, don't melton It'll 1t has not
bothered me in the least. While you were talking
was thinking out my next Sundays sermon.
F1ieoende Btdetter.
Farmers Wife-Just fancy, Hofbauer,
our neighbor has been to-day making me an offer OF
marriage in case you don't get betterl
Sick Husband-whatl that fellow? II would serve
him right If / died tomorrow w-Hr1'or1sttscAs
Blaetter.
Efie-wouldn't you like to ride on my
bicycle, Amy?
Efse-Why. heard Jack tell you in the parlor
last night that you were us light as feather.-SeD
FORK Continent.
Each has his own, his favored month,
wherein his soul finds purest light;
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-03
SOME PEOPLE WHO TRAVEL.

Thomas NJ. Marshall and c. r. McKenna
returned from Philadelphia last evening,
where they had been attending the Supreme
Court. Mr.. MeKenna represented some Of
the creditors who oppose a change Of venue
for the Delamater cases. He declined to
talk about &C.
Ex-Congressman A. g. Cochran, Of st.
Louis, passed through the city last evening
bound for Washington. He said the South
pleased with the selection OF the new judges.
Mrs. A. Kountze, wife of New York
ter, were among the guests at the Seventh
Avenue Yesterday They had been visiting
friends in Ohio and we're returning home.
Among those who went East last night
were G, I; Masse. Harry Oliver, Jr:; H.
LAWYER, and James H. wilcox, President Of
the Second National Bank.
f. Won der Stucken, who will train the
local German singing societies for the
Saengerfest at Newark, arrived from Gin
cinnsti last evening and registered at the
Schlosser.
Bishop Whitehead and Rev. Mr.. Brag-
don wifi leave for Meadville to-day to at
tend the conservation services Of Christ's
Episcopal Church.
Frank Ives, the billiard player, went to
Chicago last evening and Jake Schaefer left
for New York, where he will soon be
married.
W. J. Lawler and son, an Australian
planter, and Samuel Fergus, Washington
Oil man, are stopping at the Anderson
T. H. Gilbert, Liverpool Member of
Parliament, was in the city for short time
yesterday. He is taking in the earth.
Ex-Collector E. A. Bigler, of Clearfeld,
took breakfast at the Seventh Avenue Hotel
yesterday. He was on his wav home.
w. NJ. Kennedy, George Shiras Ill, II.
s. A. Stewart and Henry Chalfant have gone
fishing in the Cheat river.
George r. Woodward, Sheriff of Elk
county, was In the city yesterday. He
called on Sheriff McCIeary,
E. s. Mckinley, of Newark, and David
Tidball, of New Castle, are at the Mononga-
hela House.
j. F. and j. Z. Sinnott, heavy stock
holders in the Gibson distf1lery, are at the
Duquesne.
George Rice, of the Duquesne Traction
road, left for Chicago last evening.
j. w. Paul got back from Europe yester-
day.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-03
A s7o-poUND CORPSE.
1t Was Enclosed in q 310-Pound Cofin
and Attracted large Crowds.

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DrsPArcH.1
PHILADELPHIA, June 2-The funeral of
Mrs. Ellen C1eary to-day attracted an i'm
mense crowd at the residence Of the de-
ceased and at st. Malachis Roman Catholic
Church, as well as along the streets over
which the procession passed between the
house and church. The main cause of such
interest was the immense size Of the
deceased, whose corpse weighed $40 pounds,
while the coffin in which the body reposed
weighed 80 pounds additional. Twelve
stalwart men acted as pallbearers, and q
huge plank, two feet wide, was laid from the
entrance Of the second story front room to
the front stoop, along which the huge casket
was slid to the sidewalk.
The coffin had to stand on end twice be-
fore it could be got out Of the room. The
men had as much as they could do to lift it
into the hearse which was large one, pro-
cured In New York, and was drawn by four
horses. The same hearse had been used on
the occasion Of the burial of Daniel Cleary,
the late husband Of the dead woman, who
also was of an immense size, although not
quite SO large as his wife.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-03
ST. LOUIS LETTER CARRIERS EXCITED.
They Are Suspended for Violating the Civil
Service Reform Law.

service fSelOELu LAW
Sr. LOUIS, June2.-Three mail carriers have
been suspended by Postmaster Barlow for
violating the regulations of the Postoffice
Department. From the talk INDUCED in by
members of the National Letter Carriers
Association there is no telling where the
difficulty may end. The three men were
getting up an excursion, the proceeds of
which were to be donated to the local asso-
citation, in direct violation Of a rule which
forbids the solicitation in person or through
others contributions of money, gifts or pres
ents, to sell tickets for fairs, plcn1cs or en-
tertainments of any kind.
Sam Morton, one of the suspended car
riers, made this statement: Postmaster
Barlow had nothing to do with our suspen-
sion. This fight comes from Washington,
and it is the opening gun in campaign
against the National Letter Carriers Asso-
citation of the United States OF America" !"
Postmaster Barlow has referred the matter
to Washington.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-03
An Electric Suit Decided.

ST. LOUIS, June 2.-The Court of Appeals
to-day sustained the decision OF the lower
court in the case of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company against the St. Louis Power
Company. The suit was brought to restrain
the electric company from constructing
electric currents over their wires, because
of the danger of induction.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-03
THE New York Herald thinks that if Nc

THE New York Herald thinks that If Nc
Kiuley 'puts a paddock on his lips he may
bo elected, but if he stumps the State and
tells the people that high taxes are "a con-
summation devoutly to be wished he will
very quickly become q back number" Nc
ilinley is not the man to put q paddock on
his lips, and we will stand or fall by his
principles. The Ohio campaign will be n
square test Of the high tariff policy, if that
bothersome Third Party does not knock the
calculations of the politicians all out of
gearing.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-03
Hot Weather Hoodoo.

sLAsT week was afraid to wear straw
hat" said E. D. Wilt yesterday, "because it
might have set some of my patrons to think
ing it was too hot to go to the theater am
glad that the theater is closed, and that
can stand out front Of the lobby, If like
in linen duster and a straw hat without
hurting business a bit. Indeed, Blair, who
runs the lemonade stand, would be glad to
have me pose there as hot weather adver-
tisement. It's fact that a walking sugges-
ton, like q man in hot spell rig, actually
Oftenr
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-03
MILLIONS OF BUSHELS OF COAL

Loaded in McKeesport River Barges Wait
ing for Rise in the River.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATcH.1
MoKEEsPoRT, June 2.-One-half of the coal
works along the Monongahela river are
idle on account of the scarcity of empty
craft, and will remain so as long as the river
will not permit the great stock of coal ready
to be shipped to be sent out.
There are 15000,0 600 bushels of coal ready
to be shipped, and all available craft is now
in use If the river would rise it could be
shipped, and work at the 31z-cent rate would
go steadily on.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-03

WITH Colonel Cockeren taking hold Of
another Democratic paper in New York,
Colonel Clarkson will have to improve his
scheme of carrying the election next year by
starting more Republican organs. 1t will be
necessary to add some means to get peo-
pie to read them, however.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-03

IT is interesting to read in our esteemed
Baltimore contemporaries the expressions
of ecstasy over the starting of the first cable
line there. Pittsburg seemed to be slow about
adopting that method of transit ten years
after it had proved success; but the discov-
cry of Baltimore that it has got an improved
method of transit in the cable line In this
year of grace proves there are cities
slower than our own.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-03

protection has done tor Philadelphia" II
the President kept his cyos open enough to
read in the Philadelphia papers what tho
grand system of protection provided by the
National Bank act has failed to do for Phila-
dolphin depositors it is to be hoped he viii
make stir when he gets back to Washing
ton with inquiries why che law was not en-
fOrced
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-03
ENDS TWENTY YEARS SERVICE.

Superintendent Maxwell, of the Cincinnati
Merchants Exchange, Resigns.
CINCINNATI, June 2.-Colonel Sidney D..
Maxwell, who for 20 years has filed the re-
sponsible position of Superintendent of the
merce of this city, to-day rendered his resig-
nation.
The resignation is wholly unexpected, and
in his letter to the Board the Colonel ex-
plains that it is purely upon personal
grounds, not in any way involving any fric-
tion or want of harmony, but simply because
the duties are too onerous for his impaired
health,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-03

OWING to the grief which has overtaken
Philadelphia politician who banked on the
prefix "honest" to his name, it is suggested
that any tendency to use that title hereafter
be abbreviated into "Hon." That abbrevi-
alton used to signify honorable" but at
present it is fully understood to mean only
that the possessor is practical politician.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-03
An Experienced Mormon.
Salt Lake Herald.l

SAT- Lake HeraId.1
Some of the newspapers are again talking
about the inability of woman to throw
ball, and they are attributing this failure on
her part to the anatomical conformation Of
the shoulder joint. A girl may be unable to
throw ball. but tho conformation of her
shoulder joint doesn't interfere with the ex-
pert handling of rolling-pin.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-03
A BIG BLAST ENGINE.

The Edgar Thomson Works Has the Larg-
est One of Its Kind In the World.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPArcH.l
MoKEEsPoRr, June Am immense new
blast engine has been successfully tested at
the Edgar Thomson Steel Works. 1t Is to be
used to make blast for the converters
erected during the recent suspension.
p The engine Is the largest one OF its kind
ever erected, and has cost over $4,000. The
engine occupies building 30x30 feet and 1t
is itself 80 feet high.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-03

Mr.. INGALLS, latest deliverancc, to the
effect that ''since jefferson we have had no
civilian President of the first order, and it is
not probable that we will ever have an
other" is an expression of the conviction
that in the retirement of John James Ingalls,
the country suffered loss which is not COM
pensated for by the presence in the roll of
Presidents of such names as Lincoln, Gar
field, Madison or Adams.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-03
Arrrn hoxinc alI around the commas .on

AFTER boxing all around the compass on
the subject of Secretary Blaine and his pros
poets, the New York Herald managed to say
that 'if Mr.. Blaine is in danger of losing his
mind it might be well for some ambitious
Republican to make a still hunt for it,"
The performance of this final flip-fiap on the
very day when Mr.. Blaine's appearance in
Boston showed him to be in a serious state
of health, puts the HeroLd in the same cate
CORY of idiocy as Judge and the other family
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-03

announces its successful nullihcation Of
constitutions and judicial dccrees.
But will it not give this age an mde-
sirable rank in future history to have it re-
corded that laws which were passed on the
theory that they are to govern all classes
become null as against the great and In
Guential?