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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-24
A PRECEDENT FOR TT.

Representative Lind, of Minnesota, has
drawn down upon his head sarcastic COM
ments by introducing a resolution looking
toward negotiations between the United
States and Canada by which the former
shall aid the latter in deepening the Well
and and st. Lawrence canals SO as to give
a twenty-on foot channel from the lakes
to the seaboard.
This formulation of the idea that the
United States shall aid in building ship
canals through the country of another
Government evokes sharp remarks from
the Eastern press largely at the expense of
Mr.. Lind's mentality. 1t does seem as if
project for the United States to help for
eign canals ought to be enough to condemn
it; but unfortunately it is in line with
other and more notorious schemes of the
same character.
Exactly this idea is embodied in the
proposition urged by large share of the
press and politicians of the nation that
the United States shall lend its credit for
the construction of ship canal through
the territory of the foreign Government of
Nicaragua, one thousand miles away from
the nearest border of the United States,
and where, by the nature of the case, at
the outbreak of war the canal will be the
property of the strongest naval power.
Indeed Lind's is the more modest PROPOSE
ton of the two, for it does not provide
that the United States shall guarantee to
the Canadian canals a sum in excess of
the estimated cost of the work.
If Lind had urged in addition that the
United States should lend the Canadian
canals a sum 80 per cent greater than
the engineers estimates it would be an
exact parallel to the remarkable PROPOSE
ton endorsed by the Presidents message.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-24
LIGHT LITTLE LAUGHS.

'Wisht had big feet" sighed Willie.
''Why. dear?'' asked his mother.
'T'd have bigger stockin's for Christmas, ~ said
Wilhe.-Hdrper'S Bazdr.
When maidens on their horses proud,
Fair in the autumn's aftermath,
Ride thro' the park it's natural
They should prefer the bridal path.
Philadelphia Times.
He-How old are you, Miss Dolly?
She (sweelly)-How old would you think?
He (carefully)-I don't know. but + m sure you're
younger than any one would think.-Lge.
Mrs. Hicks-Dick, why don't you study
your Sunday school lesson?'
Dick Hicks-The teacher said next time didn't
have it was to be sent home.-Felo York Herald.
The lads who went a counting long ago,
When Cupid's manners were sedate and slow.
Oft Wed for her attention with the spinning wheel
neat,
That responded to the rythm of her pretty little
feet.
That girls are different now. full well we know;
But he who fondly seeks to play the beau
Still finds doughty rival in the wheel that turns
so fleet
And sees her on a bicycle go dashing down the
street.
Bulfnch-What's the matter, my dear
wooden2 You look heated.
Wooden-Heated? Well should think might.
Just stepped into cid Gotroxs Office 10 ask for his
daughter, and hadn't spoken three words before
was fired.-Boston Courier.
Molly-Just think, Lucy, my aunt has
got false hair and teeth.
Lucy-That's nothing. heard my pa say that
my aunt who lived in Houston had false tongue
-Isras SJtin0s.
/ like each well remembered dish
My country days have known.
Save one which devoutly wish
To neither worlds had flown.
But zIeeful walters never fail
Maliciousy to pass
A plate which makes my stomach quail
or sea green apple sass.
-Ne1c York Herald.
He-And your genealogy has been traced
back to the sixteenth century? Do you know
much of the collateral branches?
She-No; we were interested I'm our ancestors
only. and made no researches as to any Of their
children. .-Jtdgs
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-24
JEFFERSON GONE AGAIN.
His DR.. Pangloss as a Farewell Perform.
ance is as Delightful as Ever.

His DR.. Pangloss as Farewell Perform.
ance is as Delightful as Ever
The Jefferson Company appeared in Col
mans comedy of "The Heir-At-Law" last
night at the Alvin Theater, and finished
performance of a rather thin play it was.
MI. Jeferson's DR.. Pdngloss is a delightful
study of character and a gently amusing
creation in which the great comedians art
is nicely displayed. Louis James gave a
forcfble and artistic rendering of Zekiel
Honaespun, bringing out with especial
strength the pathetic and dramatic side of
the character. In the comedy he was
merely bucolic-too good an actor to trip in
accent or manner, both of which smelt of a
Derbyshire farmyard but not a comedian
enough to reproduce the. humor which
glowed in the personation of Mr.. Florence
Mr.. Barnes threw plenty of life into Dick
DoaOles, but he is hardly young lover any
longer. Miss Viola. Allen repeated her
charming and truthful delineation of
country girl, and Mrs Rouse and Mr. Owen
were very good as Lon d and Lady Duberly.
The play was enjoyed by fine audience,
but Mr.. Jefferson was enjoyed far more. and
it is his return rather than that of Colman's
comedy that will be looked forward to for
another year from to-day with deep and
sincere interest.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-24
UNAUTHORIZED LIQUIDATION.

The action of the Underwriters ASsOcia-
ton in Chicago in putting prohibitory
rate on tall buildings as a proper solution OF
that problem is generally accepted by the
press. THE DISPATCH cannot agree with
that view, for the double reason that it is
professed exercise of authority where
the authority does not lie- Again, if the
Underwriters Association were the proper
body to regulate municipal architecture it
is more than doubtful if its regulation
would be effective.
The opinion has already been expressed
in these columns that the multiplication
of buildings rivaling the tower of Babel
requires restriction. Buff the public well
fare necessitates a limitation of the liberty
of builders in this direction the establish
ment of thatregulation should be exercised
only by governmental authority. No one
has heretofore claimed that the Chicago
Board of Underwriters is governmental
body. The assumption of police powers
by combinations or representatives OF
private interests is step which must be
viewed with decided jealousy until people
are ready to formally adopt the principle
eAAe'e tAiS AAoco oo'NiSASh Po"SAo 0AS w w
exercised by corporations and combina-
tions in name as well as in fact.
Of course, any insurance company has
the right to decline risks on any class of
building. But it should do so as matter
of private business, and not announce it
as matter of public regulation. Beyond
that, in the statement that the prohibitory
rate is greater than the actual cost of in
surance, the underwriting regulators of
municipal architecture simply point the
way for owners of tall buildings in Chi
cago to set the edict at naught. The bus
iness of fire insurance is simply the distri-
button of risks. If the owners of the
buildings under the insurance ban should
form mutual agreement to insure each
other it might be found out. as it was in
the case of the factory mutuals of Massa-
chusetts, that insurance could be obtained
at much lower cost thaa regular insurance
rates.
1t will be found on full experiment that
if the height of city buildings is limited 1t
will have to be done by regular legislation |
in accordance with constitutional forms.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-24
THE HORSE REMEMBERED.
He Recollected Where the Buggy Behind
Him Was Struck bv a Train.

He Recollected Where the Buggy Behind
Him Was Struck bv a Train.
EAST ORANGE, Dec. 23.-The horse which
Samuel Campbell. Jr., of South Orange,
drove on Thanksgiving night when he met
with his fatal &C cident at the Hnlsted
street crossing in East Orange, proved this
afternoon that horses have good memories.
He is now in the possession of William E.
Bioodgood, of Llewellyn Park, who hitched
him to a buggy and went out driving with
friend. A few minutes before o'clock they
turned into Halsted street, in the opposite
direction from that in which MI. Campbell
had driven.
The horse approached the crossing in
hesitating way, and the moment that he
reached the tracks he bolted, although
there was no visible cause of fright. The
buggy was overturned and the horse thrown
to the ground. The men were pitched out
and severely cut and bruised. The horse
was also badly cut. 1t was the first time the
horse had been driven through the streets
since the fatal accident.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-24

THE cities of the Northwest are putting
themselves in evidence strongly. Mime
apolis papers publish a list of citizens who
will turn over their horses, carriages and
servants to the use of delegates to the Re-
publican National Convention. st. Paul has
just made a one-mill tax for building an au-
ditorium for the Democratic National Con-
vention-if she can get it. Duluth has an
organization to subscribe 100000 annually
to the stock of approved manufacturing
corporations to be located there. Pittsburg
could let the Western towns have all these
points if she would actively and thoroughly
abolish her smoke and theoretically push
the Ohio River and Lake Erie Canal.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-24
TERMS OF THE DISPATCH.
PIrTsBUKe. THURSDAY. DEC. "A. 1891.
PAGES
MAKING MARGINS WIDE ENOUGH.

Va
The demands of the Chiefs of Depart
ments for the coming year are evidently
made with ideas of Christmas generosity
rather than upon serious expectation of
Councils granting them. Chief Brown
wants nearly S1OO, 900 more for the fire
bureau, and Chief Bigelow asks an increase
of over $500, 900 for public works. These
estimates will of course have to be cut
down. The public will not stand an in
crease of millage-nor should any be de-
manded-and the increase of valuation
from new buildings and enhanced values
over last year will of itself not be nearly
great enough to carry the load.
While on this valuation business, and
before the Assessors have made any re-
port to signify their line of proceeding, it
is well to understand the principle which
will govern public judgment of their
work. There will be a legitimate swelling
of the total of the valuations by reason of
tangible and perceptible improvements
during the year. This is perfectly proper
item. 1t results from and indicates the
growth of the city. But if any arbitrary
increase is attempted on last years valua-
tion-a general levelinc up with view
merely to make an ostensibly low
millage rate-it will be hotly opposed. In
all cases where improved property is rent
ing for no more than last year, or unim-
proved property is selling for no more, the
owners will of course kick vigorously
against paying on higher valuation.
Whether the money comes from high
millage on low valuation, or low millage
on a high valuation, makes in short no diff
ference to the taxpayer out of whose
pocket it comes.
A detailed examination of the estimates
later on will show that the pruning knife
not only may, but must, be taken vigor-
ously in hand if the taxes for '92 are not
to be increased-and the programme
for increase is one which the Councilmen
who wish to retain their seats at City Hall
will not seriously advocate.
The Chiefs ask for all they think they
might get; but they will be astonished to
find out how much less they can do with
when they have to. The budget is framed
with margin wide enough to allow free
trimming.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-24
St. LOUIS M111sRs WIN.
The Interstate Commission Decides
Against Two Railroad Companies.

The Interstate Commission Decides
Against Two Railroad Companics.
WASHINGTON, D. G.. Dec. 23.-The Inter
State Commerce Commission to-day, in an
opinion by Commissioner Veasey, announced
Its decision in the case OF the Hazel Milling
Company, of East st. Louis, against the ST.
Louis, Alton and Terra Haute Railroa Com
pany and the Illinois Central Railroad Com
panty. The facts decided are briefly as fol-
lows:
Rates for the transportation of flour origi-
mating at st. Louis OF East st. Louis and
shipped over these lines are the same, and
such flour is forwarded by the first named
carrier from its receiving station in East St.
Louis. st. Louis shippers deliver -four to
rail or wagon transfer companies at their
stations in St. Louis, and the defendants
bear the cost of transfer to the East St.Louis
railroad station, the charge being cents
per barrel. St. Louis shippers sometimes
deliver to the Wagon Transfer Company at
their mill doors and then bear half the cart
age, the railroad the other half The Hazel
Company is a manufacturer and shipper of
flour over these lines, in competition with
St. Louis millers and loads it on cars fur
n1shed by the company on side track near
its mill at a cost of about cents barrel, be-
ing required to load cars according to dis
tance of destinations and to clean and re-
pair the cars before using.
The commission holds that on -four des-
tined to points outside the State which the
to its station or which it is compelled to
haul, proper cars not being furnished on
such side track, it is entitled to a reduction
of cents a barrel on rates in force as long
as the railroads bear that amount of the
cost of carriage for other shippers. The rule
requiring the Hazel Company to clean and
repair cars furnished on the side track is
unreasonable, but that it shall load such
cars according to stations is not unreason-
able. and rates on flour loaded by petitioner
in properly cleaned and repaired cars so
same as rates in force on oarp
in St. Louis. Questions arising under
practice of partial or absolute free carriage,
OF growing out of the existence of side
tracks to shippers doors, must depend
largely for solution on the particular cir
cumstances of each case.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-24
HE LOVED HER PHOTOGRAPH.
An Heir to Millions Marries a Beauty VIII
Carried Off a Prize.

an He1f TO MILLIONS N0rfle9 d beauty w no
Carried OFF Prize.
RoUNDoUT N. Y, Dec. 23.-[Special.] IA
romantic marriage was celebrated at Sau-
gerties-on-the-H Hudson, last evening, the
contracting parties being Albert D. Steen-
ken, of Brooklyn, and Miss Matte Adams.
The marriage is said to be the echo of q
prize beauty contest. When the newspaper
which started the contest published the
pictures Of 42 of the most beautiful women
in the country, Miss Matte Adams, the
bride, was one of the ladies so honored.
She is an exceptionally beautiful lady of
"a. blonde of the most ravishing type,
gifted musician and a conversationalist of
rare ability. The groom is 20 and will in
herit the greater part OF his fail er's fortune,
which runs into the millions. His father
owns enormous interests in the National
Lead Trust and has monopoly of the sui
phur and nitrate of silver business. Accord
ing to the friends of the couple the groom
fell in love with the BRIDES picture when it
was published, and he obtained an intro
duction to the lady who has become his
wife
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-24

SOME rural counties are being worried
by the winter tramp question. The summer
tramp nuisance was bad enough; but the
winter tramp seems to be so much worse as to
call for active measures. 1t might be good
idea to set the winter tramps at work break
ing up stone to be used for mendiny the
roads in the spring. The tramp profession
would very soon learn to give the counties
where that practice is in vogue an exceed
ingly wide berth.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-24
NINETEEN IN THE FAMILY.
They Travelled in Body and Took Up q
Good Deal Of Room.


Good Deal Of Room.
ST. Louis, Dec. 23.-Among the arrivals at
the Union depot last evening was the family
of John R, Fisher, which consisted, beside
himself and wife, of II children, the oldest of
whom was 81 years and the youngest 3
months. All were brunettes, closely resem-
bling each other, and as they walked into
the ladies' waiting room carrying bundles
they attracted considerable attention.
The woman appeared to be about 40 years
of age, and from the looks of her red cheeks
and quick step had had very little illness
in her life. Her husband was probably about
five years older than she, and was also q
boys and seven girls, all of whom were
neatly dressed. They were bound to st.
Joseph, where they will reside in the future.
They took up all the space in the waiting
room, but the children were all well be-
haved, and the older ones were kept busy in
watching their younger brothers and siste IS
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-24

HICKS, undismayed by former izzles,
gives US a schedule of weather calculated to
strike the ,stoutest heart with terror, in
cluding blizzards and ''earth shakes" But
the record of the weather in doing the exact
opposite of what Hicks predicts carries
ground for expectation that January will
continue to reverse his prophecies and give
us one of the mildest and incest winters on
record.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-24

A NEW ENGLAND kitchen is to be es-
tablished. in New York to illustrate Mr.. Ed
ward Atkinson,s plan of getting the best
food for the least expense. This is practical
philanthropy, as far as it goes; but it fails
to provide for the element in New York
which lacks money to buy food either good
or bad
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-24
A Treasured Draft for 8 Cents.

ZANEsv1LLE, Dec. 23.-tSpeciaL]-J. P.
Pierce, who was postmaster at Duncans
Falls under three administrations and who
was dismissed by Cleveland, has just re-
ceived draft for 6 cents for the balance due
him by the Treasury Departments. Mr..
Pierce has refused all offers for the draft
and refuses to get it cashed.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-24
FIVE THOUSAND sUIT0RS
Many Men Would Take Bride With q
Small Dowry and a Team.

Small Dowry and a Team.
VINELAND, NJ, Dec. 23.-John Hankinson,
the rich old farmer residing at South Vine
'lald, who a couple of weeks ago inserted in
a number Of papers an announcement of his
willingness to give 1Oacre farm, $500 in
cash and the pick of a team of horses or
mules to any young.man of good character,
under the age of 25, who would marry his
daughter, ''a girl of fine looks and bright
disposition" has received nearly 5000 re-
plies.
The replies represent no less than II
States. The farmer and his lovely daughter
are now in as big quandary as ever, having
no way of determining in just what particula
one of the ardent swains is the most desira-
BILE. Two thousand of the writer's sent their
photographs, and the old man has in conse-
quence enough pictures on hand to start
good sized rogues gallery.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-24
ONE ATTEMPT AT ENFORCEMENT.

The attack upon the Trusts which the
administration announced through Attor-
ney General Miller many moons ago has
materialized in the discovery of one COM
bination that could be singled out as the
object of attack. 1t is true that the re-
suits of the assault do not show any definite
achievements in the way of suppressing
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-24

VIENNA has taken in the outlying coun-
try to the extent of 90, 600 acres of additional
territory and 100000 new population. The
OLD world capital has a more positive idea
of making tn, most of herself than Pitts
h1Irp
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-24
SAVED BY A DOGS sAGAc1TY.

A Man Knocked From a Railroad Track
Escapes Death by Miracle.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. %. .-[SpeciaL ]-When
Deputy Coroner Dugan inquired into the
death of William Dillman to-day he learned
the story of how a dog saved a life. Dillman
and companion named Wallace, were
walking the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks
in. Frankford, with three dogs. Suddenly
Wallace's dog jumped at its owner, struck
him on the breast and knocked him off the
track.
A second after a train came along, and
before Dillman could be warned he was hit
by the locomotive and killed. The dog
afterward paved Wallace and licked his
hands as if to show it had been instrumental
in saving his life.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-24

'eIF in fifty years electric power is to re-
place the horse in the street cars the world
over, Judging from this city they're going
very slow about it," remarks Philadelphia
Contemporary. AS electricity has replaced
horse power IN most wide awake cities
already, there is foundation for the hope
that Philadelphia will experience the change
in the course of the next fifty years.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-24

THE committee appointments create the
suspicion that the prevalent wing of the
Democracy has attained the position Of
"A smiling young lady of Niger
Took ride on the back of Tiger.
At the end Of the ride g..
The girl was inside
And the smile on the face Of the Tiger.'
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-24

Col. FELLOWS pleads for his client Nc
Glory that he finds it almost impossible to
earn an honest living. A good many people
make the same complaint: but that affords
no reason why the law should not insist on
McGlory's making the unique experiment.
of irving,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-24

THE fact that the Senate though not fairly
at work has bills before it for the expendi-
ture OF nearly So, 100000 on public buildings
for the smaller cities in various parts of the
country indicates that the position OF Mr.,
Holman at the head of the Appropriations
Committee will not be an empty one.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-24

MURAT HALsTEAD's study of the Presi-
dental situation in Europe indicates that
there is nearly the same amount of dense
uncertainty on that point in the capitals
of the old world as in the political centers of
the new.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-24

porartes that "the lying letters from Chile to
the London Times were written by a woman"
This is interesting but not SO important as
the sex and identity of the person who has
sent the highly imaginative news reports
from Chile to the United States.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-24

ONE hundred thousand dollars increase
may be justified in the Department of Pub
lie Safety, but the rest of the city expendi-
lures cannot go up on that scale without Q
loud demand for the reason why.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-24

SENATOR QuAY's remark that the Re
publican party is on trial for its life, pro-
vokes the expression of hope that the
Senator has no intention of turning States
evidenca
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-24

Two million liabilities of S. V. White &
Co.. and $35Q.O00 assets! How did the specu-
lative deacon come to leave such q large
amount of assets7
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-24
Sev.r Clean .Loaded Pistol.

MANSFIELD, O., Dec. 28-[Spectal This
morning at Perrysvile, east of here, Fred
Grotzinger, aged 16, while cleaning an old
revolver accidentally shot and instantly
killed his 8-year-old brother.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-24
Proud of December's Weather.

New York WOrld.1
DEFENDERS wea ther record is one for any
winter month to be proud of, even If the
fogs have come at the last.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-24

A GREEN Christmas makes q lean
pocketbook, judging from the daily process
sion of package bearers.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-24
Americas Santa Claus.

Americas santa Claus.
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.]
The big crops and the reciprocity policy
have done the Santa Claus act for the Amer
ican people this year.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-24
Numbered Among the Silent Explorers.

New York Commercial Advertiser.1
Now that relief expedition is to be sent
out for Peary, he can at once, and without.
more ado, be numbered among the silent
band of explorers.