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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-10
PARLIAMENTARY PAY.
The Proposed Change Necessary IL the Peo-
pie Are to Be Represented.

Colorado SUM-
Some of the members of the great Liberal
Congress now in session at Newcastle, Eng
land, favor the plan of paying the members
of the House of Commons for their services.
They think it would secure more adequate
representation of the working class i'll Par
lament. But they do not propose to pay
princely salaries They do not think any
member ought to have over 81. 500 year.
This is certainly not enough to make seats
in Parliament the objects of Sraspins.
rapacious cupidity. Heretofore member
ship in the British Parliament has been a
thing entirely of honor or political Influence
or ambition. No direct or recognized pecu-
niary emoluments have attached to it.
Hence, only men of independent means,
of assured incomes, have been able to afford
the luxury of sitting in Parliament. And
the proposed change is plainly necessary to
secure the presence in that body of those
who depend upon their own labor, mental
or physical for their support. And prob
ably those who would limit the salary to the
munificent sum of 81, 500 think that is all the
average man without rank or fortune is
worth. And the estimate is not bad for an
English one, though the sum seems small
compared to the annual salaries of men,
bers of the royal family, who do nothing
and who never have done anything except
to consent to be born.
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s POLITICAL RESPONSIBILITY.

With regard 10 the public responsibility
for bank wrecklng in cases where there is
system of supervision provided by law,
the New York Recorder says:
II the President Of the United States is
held accountable in any degree for the fail
ure cf the Comptroller Of the Currency to
detect the keystone National Bank fraud.
why are not Governor Hill and Bank Super-
inUcadeHt Preston at least equally response
ble for the wide deSolation wrought by mis-
management OF the Ulster county State in
stiutions?
The significant part of this paragraph is
the tacit recognition by an active Repub-
lican organ Of the responsibility of the Ad-
ministratiuD for the failure of the super
vision provided by the national banking
law to discover and check the Keystone
bank wrecking. 1t is to be feared this is
done solely because it gives an opening
for LAYING the same responsibility on the
Democratic administration of the State:
bu; even for that partisan purpose it leads
UP to the right rule-that the responsible
Government should be held to account for
the efficiency and rectitude Of the banking
supervision entrusted to its hands.
In such matter as this the public in
teTeSt rises above party considerations
Where the law does not undertake the
supervision of bank management. and de-
pOsitors are thus left under notice that
they are TO entrust their money to banks
al their own risk, the Administration has
no responsibility. But when the super
vision Of banks is assumed by law, it is the
duty Of The Administration to see that the
powers entrusted to it are yigilantly ex-
erted. II the appointing power puts the
supervision into Inefficient, careless or
corrupt hands, it is properly held respon-
shie before the people for the disasters
which may follow.
There is little doubt that the National
Administration in the Keystone bank case,
and that Of Governor Hill in the Ulster
comfy savings bank case were response
Bile for the lax examinations which per-
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TERMS OF THE DISPATCH.
PITTsDURG, SATURDAY. OCT. 10. lsyl.
TWELVE PAGES
THE CONVENTION BALLOTS.

The decision of Secretar- of State Har-
rijy that under the law for the election on
the subject of the Constitutional Conven-
ton thc State is not authorized TO furnish
the tickets for or against it will devolve
that duty on party committees. Never
thelesS tEat turn of the matter leaves lit
tie foundation for the statement that it
will result in carrying the election in
favor Of the convention.
That story was to the effect that no one
is interested enough in the matter TO fur
nish the tickets except those nominated
as delegates They being deSirous of
having the convention held will, according
to the story, furnish tickets bearing only
the inscription For the Convention, and,
no other tickets being furnished, ali the
votes will he cast that way.
This exhibits a wonderful faith in the
Incidence of voters and their Willingness
TO be juggled with. But wholly apart
from that there is little left of it when we
consider the fact that the law prescribes
the form Of the tickets, and specifies that
they are to bear the inscriptions For the
Convention" and against the Conven-
tion" both. The form of ticket by which
the convention is to be juggled into exist
ence would therefore be illegal, and the
result of voting it would be the exact
opposite Of what is alleged.
OF course, the party committees will
furnish tickets in such a shape as to give
the people fair opportunity to vote JIM
partially on the subject Not to do so
would condemn both themselves and the
convention.
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RHYNKLED RHYMELETS.

MilIicent's Sister-Why do you look 50
down in the mouth. this morning, Mil?
MiIlicent's Little Bfother-YOu'd look that way,
too. Mabel. If you'd spent half an hour seeing
Mr. Cutely to the door. like Nil did last night.
And the depths of Millicent's coffee cup seemed
to have an Irresistible attraction just then-Brook-
ly1l Eagle
Two men, whose livers were not plumb,
Were almost choked with spleen:
One cursed his luck, the other wrote
A poem for magazine. Puck.
at is a queer world" said the deacon.
.ryyhat Lends YOU to make the observations
asked the elder.
s,Wbv. since have got a fast horse my neigh
bors criticisc me: when had only slow one they
laughed at me. .''-COiOrytfo SRR.
Primus-Is the breach irreconcilable?
Docs the father cast off the son for marrying
typewriter?
SecundGs-Nes; 1t was the fathers typewriter,
you see.-JntJe.
Wife-DO you remember, Henry, what
the sermon about this morning.
Husband-I should say so. 1t was about forty
minutes too long.-BostoR Courier
Cold, cold is ice, but strange as it may seem,
That quality may kindly warmth impart
For if you feed maiden on ice cream
In summers glowing hours twill melt her heart.
-Ns1o York Press.
Mrs. Biew-Whe~e is Robert?
Major Greea-He went into the dark room with
Ethel to develop negative.
Mrs. Blcw-By the time they've been gone.
fancy they are developing Affirmative PUCK.
Major Murgatroyd-My dear boy, pray
repress your spirits. Remember this is q very
select ball. You must not swear. laugh bolster
ously or drink too much champagne
Ponsonby-But Major, if 1 behave myself like O.
gentleman, people will take me for 4 waiter.-
Smith. Gray & Co. 8 Monthly.
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SOME PEOPLE WHO TRAVEL.

Herman Holmes, travelling passenger
agent of the Louisville and Nashville rail
road, and NJ. L. Foots, general passenger
agent of the Erie Railway, went to Cleveland
Yesterday. Superintendent George Miller
of the Wagner Palace Car Company, arrived
from Cleveland yesterday.
Rev. j. A. Dowie, of Melbourne, Aus
tralia is at the Monongahela with Mrs
Dowie Mr.. DOwic is the apostle of healing
by supernatural means, and proposes to
hold series of meetings i'll the Liberty
Street NJ Z. Church, beginning tomorrow.
Mrs. Grant, widow of the late President.
and Jesse Grant passed through the city
Yesterday, returning from assisting at the
unveiling of the Grant monument at Chi
cago
Mayor J. c. Moore, James A, Manning
and W. L. Rice, members of the Council of
Ashtabula were in town yesterday looking
into the question of electric lighting.
Judge William Allen McPhail and Miss
McPhail, of Wheeling, and Harry L. Dotey,
the Steubenville lawyer, were Duduesne
guests yesterday.
II. A. Parker, lumber dealer, of Cleve-
land; o., spent yesterday with friends in
Pittsburg.
Mrs c. L. Dawson and maid arrived at
the Duquesne yesterday from West Virginia.
Mrs. Mamie Mckee Graham was a guest
at the Duquesne yesterday.
James 1, Bennett returned to town yes
terday.
Mrs Charles f. McKenna went East yes
terday,
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PEOPLE OF PROMINENCE.


DEAN HOFFMAN is the richest clergy
man in the world.
THEODORE THOMAS says that his mis-
sion is to educate Chicago unsteady Rather
huge undertaking.
LORD LYTToN is so seriously i'll that he
has about made up his mind to resign the
| post of Minister to France.
MARTHA J. LAMB, the writer and editor,
| is member of 26 learned societies, some OF
which have never before admitted
woman.
MAJOR Won MoLTKE has given to the
HohenzolIern Museum the writing table at
| which the Field Marshal worked from the
time of his marriage till his death.
DIR. GRANVILLE has brought storm
around his head in England by propounding
| the theory that the spread of teetolal1sm
has done incalculable harm to the average
human organism.
SECRETARY PROCTOR has given 81, 600 to
Derby Academy at Orange, VT, where he was
formerly student. 1t is said that MI Proc-
tor has given over $50, 900 for charitable oD-
jects in the last few years.
Mrs. ANNIE MEYER, the author OF an
extremely interesting book on the work OF
women in the United States, is beautiful
young woman OF "A, Will Au0iJ iH't nv
face. from which her dark brown halr IS
rolled back in graceful coils.
BISHOP SPAULDING, a Roman Catholic
ecclesinstic of Peoria, Ill, says that the
Worlds Fair shVsld be opened Sundays for
the benefit of the toilers. The Bishop thinks
that Sunday is a day for repose and ENJOY
ment, as well as one for worship.
GENERAL ALEXANDER S. WEBB, who
for more than 20 years has been the popular
and efficient president of the College of the
City of New York, has received from the
War Department medal of honor for "dis-
tinguished personal gallantry at the battle
of Gettysburg"
The biggest Danish hound now living is
thought to belong to the Gar. 1t was pre-
sented to the Czarina few years ago by her
father, the King of Denmark. The dog Is
generally found in the hall leading to the
Cars private apartments, and the Emperor
places great confidence in the moral effect
of his presence.
THE ex-Empress Eugene has always wor-
SHIPPED the memory of her son. She has pre-
served copies of all her sons letters, his
essays on historical subjects, and his views
regarding political matters. In the near
future, it is said, she will publish them in
order to throw a brighter light upon the
pure and lofty character of the Prince I'M
perial.
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The Bazaar of DAYS, .gi
Social Chatter,

Mr.. SAM HARPER, of the Westinghouse
Electric Company. and Miss Ignatia Mar
land, daughter of Hon. Alfred Marland, will
be married on the evening of October 49, in
Grace Episcopal Church. Mt. Washington.
Mr.. Harper is a son of the late Major Samuel
Harper, Department Commander of the G..
a. X. OF Pennsylvania
THE pupils of Prof. Doyle's Highland
Piano School will give u recital at ArmOry
Hall next Thursday evening. An excellent
programme of recitations and instrumental
selections will be rendered by the bright
young people who are studying under Prof.
Doyle
THE first annual reception of the Keystone
Assembly No. 8, Pythian Sisterhood, will be
held at Lawrence Turner Hall, Thursday,
October p. The Committee of Arrangements
are Mrs. A. +. Roberts. Mrs. ]. o. Arthur,
Mrs j. Cunningham ana Mrs. J. Asbury.
MISS ANNA MCPHERSON of 40S Penn avenue,
Is to be married to Mr.. Edward Mullen, of
Allegheny, next Wednesday evening. Both
are prominent members of the Second Pres
byterian Church.
PROF BLITs will give lecture on canning
fruits and vegeta b1es on the 18th of NOvem-
ber 1t will be q little late in the season, but
the principles he ineulcates may be useful
for next summer.
The marriage of Miss Emma " Harper
daughter of Captain Thomas Harper, of
Washington avenue, Allegheny, and Charles
StTatton, of Toronto, o., is announced for
October IS
THE wedding of Miss Florence Lambeth
Rees and George Sherman Scully is an
nounced to take place on the 2lstinst., at the
Shadyside Presbyterian Church.
THE Ladies' Hospital Association will elect
officers at q meeting Monday afternoon IN
the D1spensary building, Sixth avenue.
THE members of the Young Ladies' Ath-
letic Club, of the East End, met last evening
for the purpose of reorganization.
Miss LOUISE HAsLAGE has issued pretty in
vitations to a party, to be given at her
home next Thursday evening.
THE annual State Convention of the W. C.
T. A. meets at West Chester on the 1916
inst, inclusive.
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The Sixth Street Bridges Strength.

Tin the good old days when the horses and
mules of the Troy Hill and the Manchester
street car lines competed to see how slowly
they could move" said a Fourth avenue
man yesterday, "the notice on the Sixth
street bridge, stating that any person driv-
ing at q faster gait than a foot pace would
be fined, never attracted much attention,
because the aforesaid cars, sleepily toddling
over the bridge, governed all traffic. But
hurrying for train now and then the slow
progress of the car across the bridge used to
make me furious One day sat beside a
gentleman who is deeply interested in the
Sixth street bridge, as this exasperating de-
lay occurred in crossing. and he gravely in
formed me that it would be dangerous to
drive street car over the bridge at a trot.
accepted the explanation, and merely
prayed for new bridge of less delicate sus-
ceptibility.
"What was my surprise this morning when
the Allegheny and Manchester electric car
IN which 1 was seated went bounding over
the bridge at the rate of at least seven or
eight miles an hour The bridge 1 believe is
still standing. l have noticed other cars of
the new pattern make the passage as swiftly.
Now what want to know is whether have
missed innumerable trains. and whether the
traffic has been delayed between Allegheny
and Pittsburg with or without cause? II it
was dangerous for an Old-fashiOned car to
cross the bridge at speed, WHY'S it not more
so for the new electric cars, weighing three
times as much, TO do so? The new Sixth
street bridge when completed is to be
trotting bridge, believe, so that l suppose
the explanation, if there is any to be made,
will be somewhat too late for any practical
benefit"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-10
THE JOINT DEBATE

PHILADELPHIA Inquirer: The little village
of Ada, which was selected as the scene of
the Mckinley Campbell joint debate, doesn't
seem to have been very well adapted for
the purpose. 1t could not furnish adequate
Accommodations for the crowd of visitors.
PHILADELPHIA Record: The joint debate
at Ada, o., yesterday between Candidates
Mckinley and Campbell was a recurrence to
the practice of earlier and better days in
the Republic. An intellectual contest of
this sort is worth tons of campaign litera-
ture.
PHILADELPHIA Press; The joint debate in
Ohio yesterday between Governor Campbell
and Major Mckinley, the opposing candi-
dates, was pleasing deviation from ordi-
nary campaign methods. OF course, both
sides will claim that their respective cham
pions came out best.
NEW YORK Tribune: The joint debate be-
tween Major Mckinley and Governor Camp
bell occurred in a small and out-ofthe-way
place. Nevertheless. crowd of somer6. 900
people collected to bear them. Decorum
characterized the proceedings throughout.
Governor Campbell had the advantage of
the first and last word, but Major Mckinley
had decidedly the better of the argument.
PHILADELPHIA Times. 1t is a great pity that
the example of Candidates Mckinley and
Campbell does not become the rule instead
of the exception in American politics. The
bane of our politics is hide-bound partisan
ship. A system of joint discussions, in
which all the voters would hear both Sides
would have a valuable educational influence
-would, in point of fact, train intelligent
citizenship.
ONO State Journal: While there will be
more or less partisan bias in connection
with the merits of the respective contestants
at Ada, yet it will certainly be admitted by
all who heard the joint debate and all who
have carefully read the account of the same,
that Major Mckinley was the master of the
situation. He may be less apt in repartee.
but he is a heavyweight in the statement of
facts and in argument.
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Ice-Cream Cost Him a Coat.

-"Some country cousins of mine called
at my office the other afternoon, and there
was nothing for it but that l must accom-
pany them to the Exposition and entertain
them generally said somewhat bald but
still beautiful, father of family to me day
or twoago. "I candidly admit that l was
rather glad of an excuse to drop business,
and 1 went through the Exposition, ate pop
corn, and carried out the programme to the
limit. But in moment of weakness, in the
evening" after we had dined and revisited
the Exposition, l mentioned ice-cream
The whole party jumped like one man,
or rather as one girl, for the fair sex
predominated, and we sought an ice-cream
saloon. 1t was one of those cold raw even
ings, of which we had several lately and
the mere idea of ice-cream after l had pro-
posed it made me shiver. l was chilled to
the bone when had eaten few spoons ul.
Not so my dear young friends from the
country. They were veritable Esquimaux.
at getting warmth out of ice. Only the
head of the family, paterfamilias, seemed
affected as was. He was very lightly clad,
and after the ice-cream l noticed his COM
plexion took on blue tints. l was touched
and my conscience struck me. L had on
new fall overcoat My friend and cousin
had none, 1 had betrayed him into ice
cream; and felt it my duty to make it up to
me. gave him my Overcoat. That's why
1 have none on to-day. 1t is coming back,
but haven't it yet"
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Dined-But DIDN'T Care to Pay.

-"Country customers are just as well
come as city ones" said the proprietor of a
Fifth avenue restaurant last night, but
some of the former that drift in here after a
visit to the Exposition are a trifie trying.
Now, for example to-day, two men came in
and ordered, after long survey of the bill
of fare. two steaks, coffee, potatoes. etc.
When the waiter presented sthe bill-it was
for 81 20-they simply howled.
"'Pay that for steak? they exclaimed,
why, it's downright robbery! We won't
pay!' and so they went on till the waiter
fetched me. heard what they had to say,
examined the bill, found it correct, and ex-
planned politely the items in it. Still they
protested they would not pay; they consid-
cred that % cents was about the right figure
They were somewhat under the influence OF
liquor, so after l had exhausted. my per-
suaSive powers l ture to the waiter and
said: Very well, fetch n policeman-if these
gentlemen prefer to pay ten dollars each for
q dinner, 1 can't prevent it.
"They paid the bill without another word.
But do not like such scenes and try all
can to avoid them"
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THE PACIFIC CABLE.
A Route to Be Surveyed to See Whether 1t
Is Practicable. "
New York Times. i


New York Times.1
The steamer Albatross is now about to un-
dertake the task of surveying route for
submarine cable between San Francisco and
Honolulu. 1t was ut first feared that the
kind of wire needed for making the sound
ings could not be procured in this country;
but.that obstacle has been overcome and an
undertaking that has already been delayed
several months will now be carried out
The last Congress appropriated S25 900 for
the purpose and the Thetis was assigned to
the task 1t was then hoped to begin it soon
after July l, when the appropriation became
available; and had this been done, it would
doubtless have been substantially completed
by the present time.
But the Thetis was needed in Bering Sea,
and other vessels in the Pacific were also
occupied with urgent duties, SO that the
survey was postponed, and will not be COM
pleted before mid winter. Still this prelimi-
nary work is not part of any special
scheme, nor does it commit the Government
in any way to the enterprise of actually lay
ing the cable. This latter is under consider
alton both in this country and the British
colonies, and the Government performs IL
valuable work for whoever may undertake
it by showing whether it is feasible, and by
indicating fav ora able and uIffavorabIe routes.
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Obituary Notes


HANNAH. CooNs, wife of Presiding Elder AL
fred Coons of the Kingston IN. " District of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, died Wednesday after
noon after II long illness.
H. 7. COFFIN Treasurer of the Ohio Loan and
Trust Company of Philadelphia dropped dead on
Wall street. near Broadway, New York. yesterday
morning. Heart disease is the supposed cause.
REV. WILLIAM SouTHwORTH, an eminent
preacher of the Free Methodist Church, died of
apoplexy at Pharsalia, Chenango county, New
York, Sunday, aged 70 years. He had served con-
tlnuously for 81 years.
JOHN SEXTON. one of the Oldest engineers on the
Pennsylvania Railroad system, died suddenly
Wednesday aths home in South Amboy, n. j. He
entered the employ of the old Camden and Amboy
Railroad in 1919.
N. 7. kIMBALL, President of the Pennsboro and
Harrisvile Railroad died at his residence at Penns
boro, W. Va, late Yesterday afternoon, of
Brights disease. He was 4S years of age and very
well Known among the prominent railroad men of
the country.
GEORGE MUNRoE, for many years one of the
most prominent of the members of the lobby
Beacon Hill. died Thursday In Boston, agC d 49, Mr.
Munroc was prominent figure in city politics
about 30 years ago. For the past 10 or II years he
had been constant attendant at the State House.
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to two facts. First, that neither has the
New York decision broken up the Sugar
Trust nor the Illinois decision the Gas
Trust. The means for evading both de-
cisions have been discovered, and it is not
to be supposed that the legal talent of the
Standard will be less fertile in such devices
The other is that the Standard has for
many years, since the Ohio Supreme Court
gave its radical differentiation decision
in the Guthrie case, exercised a powerful
influence in OHIO politics. Whether this
has had any effect on the composition and
views of the present Suprme Court OF that
State remains to be tested by the decision.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-10-10

facilities, shipping and receiving docks,
special vessels and cars having been built
for ore handling and transportation, render
the competition between the mines much
keener than in 1880. The low cost of mining
ore in the Southern States has also con-
tributed to this diminution of value at the
mine.
Iron ore was obtained from % States in
1850, ana all OF these States, with the excep-
tion OF Indiana and Vermont, were pro-
ducers, as reported to the eleventh census
In addition to the States which mined ore as
reported to the tenth census, there are
added Colorado, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana,
New Mexico, Utah and Washington us new
producers for the eleventh census. or
only States which contributed largely to the
OutputOf lSS9n
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Helped by the Bounty.

Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.l
Beet raising for sugar-making purposes is
bound to be q great industry in the West.
The bounty which the Government offers
under the Mckinley law will give it good
encouragement and start it on a prosperous
course. Half the sugar of the world is made
from beets. The people ofthe United States
spend 800, ,00OO 900 annually for sugar. Would
it not be better to keep the money at home
to pay high prices for labor than to send it
abroad to support cheap labor there? Beet
raising requires no greater skill than the
raising of wheat or corn or other common
agricultural products. We expect to see
great strides in this industry in the next
few years, and to witness the erection of
sugar mills in all parts of the country.