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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-18
TWICE TOLD TALES.

Interesting Clippings From Exchanges
What the Girls Talk About-A Truthful
Sailor-Joaquin Miller and the Chicago
Damsel-sitting Bull la France.
"What do girls talk about" Chicago Post
reporter asked one of them. sat their luucheons
and during their calls upon each otherf'
WELL" she replied, "there are usually two
subjects of conversation at gatherings of girls,
and they are about equally prolific. One OF
them is the men and the other is girls who don't
happen to be present. We discuss the men Of
our acquaintance from every possible point of
view, exchange condolences that have been
made in us, criticise them with unrestricted
freedom, and wonder which of them want to
marry and what styles of girls they prefer.
sometimes we are rather sharp in our criti-
cisms, but on the whole the men get of rather
easy. But when 1t comes to other girls-myP'
What do you mean by that?"
Il mean that no mercy is shown. For ex.
ample. we take up some poor unfortunate who
isn't with us and go through the pleasant oper-
alton known as picking her TO pieces. We dis
cuss her Costume. her complexion, her man
ners, her sayings, her tastes, and by the time
we have gpt through with her the Creator
wouldn't recognize His work. Then we start
in on some other girl"
"But have you many enemies of this sortf'
"Enemiesf Bless your innocent soul. / haven't
an enemy In the world. Ilove my neighbor as
myself"
"You surely don't intend to convey the i'm
preston to my mind that these girls whose
characters you discuss in this cdnnibalistic way
are friends of yours?'
why, certainly. For instance on the South
side the other day we were all taking 5 o'clock
tea and having simply beautiful time picking
Maria Jones to pieces. Just in the middle of it
all Maria came in. Was she greeted coldly?
Well hardly. We all embraced her, gave her
a seat near the fire and changed the subject of
conversation to Anna Smith. And how Maria
did 60 for her, to be sure"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-18
TERMS OF THE DISPATCH.
PITTsBURG. SATURDAY. APR Is. 1891
THE TROOPS DISMISSED.

The withdrawal OF the last regiment Of
State troops from the coke region yesterday
indicates the conviction of the State author
tiles that the danger of further disorder is
at an end. The suspension of civil power
having been made before the troops were
sent in the region, the only theory on which
their removal is possible is that the tend
ency toward riot is passed, and that further
settlement of the wage question can be
peacefully effected. There has been fair
degree Of order preserved while the troops
were in the district, and this may have aided
the decision.
In coming to this decision against the
protest of citizens who do not share that
confident view, the Governor has plainly re-
lied on the pledges of the labor leaders that
peace shall be preserved. This puts the re-
sponsibility on them for the immediate
future. They have given pledges in public
as binding as any which the Governor may
have received. The retirement of the mill
tary gives them the opportunity to redeem
their promises.
Upon the argument that law and individ-
ual rights will be fullyrespected, the further
discussion OF the strike in the coke industry
will be left entirely to the domain of reason.
If that is done, the action of the Governor
will be vindicated and the law-aoiding
character of the strikers established. But
if the promises are not kept, it will react
very severely both on the labor leaders and
the Governor. Let us have peace.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-18
WHY SHOULD THEY DODGE!

The activity of the corporation members
in the House in staving off a vote on the
motion to give the anti-discrimination bill a
place on the calendar is inexplicable.
Under ordinary circumstances it would be
easy to understand that Legislators would be
10th to place themselves on record as refus-
ing to carry out Constitutional enactments
they are sworn to support, and TO protect the
people against corporate favoritism. If
they had not independence enough to resist
the orders of the great corporations that
such measures shall be suppressed, they
might naturally desire TO prevent the call
ing Of the yeas and nays. But in this case
the Legislature has already made its record
1t has fully showed its disregard of the Con-
stitution and the public rights. With that
fact in view, it is rather difficult so assign a
reason for subsequent lodging.
The Legislature has already made up its
record on the anti-discrimination question,
aud all the flibustering in the world will
not alter that record.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-18
Obituary Notes.

COLONEL HENRY Il. NOBLE died at Dixon. Ill.
Wednesday. He had just closed a term as Mayor.
CD SARGENT, cashier OF the First National
Bank, of Downs, Kan, died suddenly Wednes-
day.
HAYDEN s. BINGHAM, ex-member of the In
diana Legislature, died In indianapolis Thurs
day.
MRS, MOORE, wife of NJ. W. Moore, of the
Grove City Telephone, died last night of pneu-
monia, brought IN by the grip.
MRS SARAH SCIsCo, who died at Grafton, Mass,
on Monday was the last descendant of the Hos
sanamiscO tribe Of Indians in the town.
REV. CHARLES W. BARRETT, Professor of His
torical Theology in the Garrett Biblical Institute
at Evanston. H., died early yesterday morning
of Bright's disease
is the Oldest Methodist preacher in the United
States died at his home at Benton Harbor Mich,
Wednesday afternoon
JUDGE j. H. LINDLEY who served with distinc-
tlon on the st. Louis circuit bench, died at Ne
vada Mo-, Thursday, of heart disease. He moved
to Kansas City from st. Louis two years ago.
MRS. N. W. BADEAU. sister-in-law of General
Adam Badeau, the historian, died at her home in
Jersey City, Wednesday, aged 65 years. She for
MANY wears was the matron of ''Elim, - retreat
for ministers, at Ocean Grove.
MRS RoBEnT GERMAN, one of the old-time res
idents along the Monongahela river, died last
night OF the grip. She was the mother Of Deputy
sheriff William German. OF Pittsburg, and re-
sided AZ Dravosburg for the past 40 years.
REV RALPH WILLARD ALLEN, ID. D., the old
est cont ndous member of the New England An
nual Conference of the NJ. Z. Church. died at his
home in East Bostyn THURSDAY morning. He was
born in Enfield. Conn, February 16, 1872 and
preached IS years.
MOSES PIPER, an old slave, hat recently leet-
urer died AZ the Boston City Hospital Wednesday.
After the old mans death the dog found the mat
seused to saye t. One Of the hospital doctors
has taken charge Of the faithful beast,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-18

To the Editor OF The Dispatch.
Tn .f

In your leading article of Monday, answer
ing your Single Tax correspondent. you say:
As to our correspondents assertion that the
single tax on land in the city would support all
the expenses of government it is only necessary
toremark that If the single tax policy was ap-
piled, OF exempting all improvements on land,
including street and sewer assessments, and the
taxes paid for a long course Of years in support
ing the city government, with interest there on,
II is dou bful II the rental value of the remainder
would support a single fire engine.
This statement as it stands is not very clear
to me. Possibly am very dull, and would
respectfully ask Of THE DISPATCH a little
more explanation.
Do you mean to say that the vast rental re-
ceived for ground rents in the city of Pittsburg,
which now goes to parties who are thus en-
abled to live in idleness at the expense of the
busy toilers OF our city, would be nil-not
enough, as you express it, to support single
fire engine-in case this rent was taken by the
community for its own use? You certainly can
not mean that for how would a change of
landlords make any difference In the
amount of the rentf But 1 notice you
qualify this by exempting street and
sewer assessments and the taxes paid for a
long course OF years. with the interest thereon,
as part of the single tax plan. Is it true that
the single tax people propose to exempt these
items? That is, il 1 understand you, deduct
them from the rental value of the lots and take
the balance only for public use: and that not
once only, but year after yearf l cannot think
you mean this though you seem to say so. Un-
der such plan l agree with you that there
would not be enough left for the city to sup
port fine engine. nay, not SO much as would
suffice to buy a '.yaller dog"
But are you sure that our single tax friends
advocate any such wild scheme as this? Trust
ing you will make this matter a little clearer, /
remain, MENDOZA REX.
PITTsBURG, Aprl 16, 1891.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-18
THE OLD STORY.

The order covering the transportation OF
goods in bond by Canadian railways is &C
companied by general repetition, in some
quarters, OF assertions regarding laws regu-
lating railway traffic which are solely the
product of the inventive genius of the rail-
way interest. The Secretary of the Treas
ury bases his order upon the necessity of
properly transacting the business of the
custom houses, which is a valid reason.
But the new outbreak of old misrepresenta-
tions is suggestive of corporate influences
behind the whole business.
A sample is afforded by the Baltimore
american, which says:
The Canadian railroads are not subject to
the Interstate commerce Law, and can place
American roads at a ruinous disadvantage,
which they have not hesltated to do in various
ways.
The fact is that every Canadian railroad
doing business in the United States, or
transporting goods to and from the United
States, is subject to the Interstate CON-
merce law on that traffic exactly as much as
any of the United States railroads are. This
has been repeated by the Interstate Com
merce Commission.
Another example is the following declara-
tion of leading paper with regard to the
traffic across the continent from China and
Japan:
In this great traffic no American railroad can
compete with the Canadian Pacific. Our roads
are debarred from all competition by the laws
of the United States. which afford to foreign
corporation the protection which they expressly
deny to our own common carriers.
There is not line in the laws of the
United States which debars the transconti-
mental roads from competition. The only
reason why the Canadian Pacific carries the
traffic is that it is willing to do SO at cheaper
rates. The combinations transconti-
mental roads have made among themselves
for illegal purposes may prevent them from
making rates which will attract this traffic,
but the United States law does not.
The persistence and energy with which
these threadbare misrepresentation are cir
culated is calculated to arouse a curiosity as
to the corporate purpose in keeping them
mn.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-18
SINGLE-TAX IDEAS.

The comments of THE DISPATCH the
other day on a communication from one of
its single-tax friends have evoked two re-
correspondents make are worthy of at
tention. e.
One presents an illustration of the sweep
ing assertions to which the single-tax logic
is prone. He says: 'If it be possible to
show that increase in the exchange of land
operates otherwise than as an impediment to
production, 1 will give over the case;" but
he thinks this difficult on account of the
law that every increase in the exchange
value of land is at the expense of ihe value
of labor" There may be a quarrel about
terms in this; but taking exchange value''
to signify what the land will bring in e1-
change for other forms of property, nothing
is more easy than to demonstrate the
entire error of these alleged axioms.
The great majority of influences
which have increased both the economic and
exchange value of land have done so be-
cause they increased production and at the
same time added to the value. Improve
ments in transportation, new inventions and
improved methods in agriculture. irrigation
and score of other illustrations furnish
evidence to this point. Central Africa is a
frst-class example of spot where there is
little or no exchange value to land, and the
value of labor there is not particularly
exalted.
Both correspondents refer to the assertion
of THE DISPATCH that il the single-ta1
principle of e1emptIng all Improvements is
applied faithfully to the degree of exempt
ing street and sewer assessments and taxes
for the support of the city, there would not
be much income left on the single-tax prop
osition. One inquiry is: SIS it true that
the single-tax people propose to exempt
these items?" We do not know that they
do, but the necessity of doing so ap-
pears from their own statements of prin-
ciple. The essence of their system is that
all additions to value pyodueed by the labor
or money of the owner Mall be exempted.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-18
CLOWNS CORNER

Lawyer-What is your occupation?
witness-I live by nv pen.
Lawyer-Then you are an autnors
WItness-No, 1 raise hogs. gs.-FhAddetphtd TfHues.
The euotist is the modern Cyclops. He
has one bIe s.I,, in his head Washington Post.
TRUTH.
Who killed the grip?
l. old Sol did say,
With my little ray,
killed the grip.
-Cinclnnatt Times-Star.
Bereaved Widow-Why, doctor, you have
the eftrontery to charge me $500 for treating my
moor dear husband, and he died, after all.
Doctor-WeIl, didn't you collect IS, 900 life in
surance?-The Epoch.
'Why did rich Miss Croesus refuse the
hand of young Charley Poor?
.'She had an idea somehow that her greenoack
fortune wouldn't 20 very well with his auburn
complexion. "-Judge.
Mrs. Greyneck-Now, just see what you
have done. 1 told you TO watch those ruooers,
and when they were dry to take them away rom
the fire; and here they are, burned to periecs
crisp.
Mr. Greyneck--I want to knowi
Mrs. Greyneck--You want TO know? can't
you smell anythingY l smelt them block down
the street
Mr.. Greyneck--Oh, yes: 1 smeIt them, out L
thought DudeleIgh upstairs was smoking cigar
ette.--6ostoR Courier
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-18
Wants a Downtown Site.

To the Editor of Tie Dispatch;
! see the Library Committee is about to ac.
cept the Schenley Park entrance site for the
main building of the Carnegie Free Library.
am a heavy taxpayer, and as the city assumes
the expense of maintaining the library, I would
like to see it located in a section where 1t would
be of greatest public beneft. If the Schenley
Park site is chosen owing to its cheapness, and
the more important fact-the utility of the
lIbrary-is overlooked, then it might be q
question as to whether the city is bettering
itself by maintaining this ornamental structure
in its suburbs. If we want the library as a
palatial building to adorn the park entrance. 1t
might seem proper to place 1t there. But what
do we want a library for? A free library Is for
the masses, and should be placed in a section
where the railroads, street cars and traction
lines center. The idea of locating the main
institution in such remote quarter is some
thing beyond ordinary comprehension. How
long will it be before all the transportation
facilities center at Schenley Park9 A casual
glance at the typographical outline OF the city
proves it utterly impracticable at any time. 1t
would seem, then, that cheapness is the prime
motive for locating the main library at
Schenley Park. IT such is the case, why not
choose site on the MoBoDgahela or Allegheny
wharves. which would cost the city nothing?
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and the
Exposition Society have done 1t, and the city
Sh ould have a right to do likewise.
PITTsBURG, April H. TAXPAYER.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-18
PEOPLE WHO COME AND 60.

| L. M. Allen, manager Of Wallace's Horse
Register, was in the city yesterday.
President Eaton, of the Humane Society,
returned from Bedford yesterday.
Judge James Inghram and wife, of
Waynesburg, were in Pittsburg yesterday.
| j. w. Collins, of Wheeling, and B. J.
Horton, of Louisville. are at the Duquesne.
W. H. Knowison, a New Orleans mer-
chant, is in the city. He approves Of the lynch
| ing.
A. L. Beck, of Sharon. and w. L. Curtis,
OF Bradford, are stopping at the Seventh Ave
| nue. Hotel.
| Senators Steele and Neeb and Representa-
tives Lemon and Muehlbronner returned from
| Harrisburg last night.
Marshall Field, Jr., a son of the million
aire Chicago merchant. was passenger on the
limited last evening going home.
G. L. Pullman passed through the city
last evening bound for Chicago. He is SCOOP
ing in orders for street railway cars.
Ex-Congressman James H. Hopkins and
Colonel Willis J. Hulings, of Oil City, are
registered at the Monongahela House.
W. H. Wanamaker, a brother of the
Postmaster General, is at the Anderson. Bill
and John resemble each other closely.
Among those who went to Philadelphia
last evening were ]. R. Mckinley, Dick Quay
w. H. Griffith, Denver newspaper pro-
prietor, is at the Duquesne.i Mr.. Griffith has
been in the East to buy new outfit for morn
ing paper.
Marshal Williams, of Youngstown, O.,
was visitor at Allegheny City Hall yesterday.
II 9 is friend of both Chief Murphy and May
or Wyman.
Senator William woodward and DR.. f.
B. Camden, of Parkersburg, brother of Sena-
tor Camden, took breakfast at the Mononga-
hela House yesterday.
Sanches Ximenes, representative of
large Brazilian coffee firm, passed through the
city yesterday bound for California. He says
it coffee can be grown there his firm will culti-
vate the plant in America.
A merry trip party registered at the An
derson yesterday. They were ]. II. Lufiand
and" wife, s. A. Armstrong and wife and P. F.
Rernar. of Philadelphia. They have been
along the Allegheny river, and to-day will go
up the Monongahela. A trip party is the latest
fad.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-18
DISSATISFACTION IN INDIA.

The indications of disouiet in India pre-
puris are increased by popular excitement
in Benares. The Manipuri war was sup
posed to be a mere local struggle, increased
in importance by the fact that a British
force was cut to pieces. The immediate
cause of the Benares trouble was religious
prejudice caused by the proposed destruc-
tion of temple for public Improvements
The two together are taken as Indicating a
that may produce widespread outbreak.
There is a theory afoat to the effect that
this trouble has been stirred up by Russian
agents. Whether there is foundation for
that idea is not known; but it does not i'm
pute any creditable intentions to Russia.
To prosecute war by stirring up cruel and
seml-civilized people to revolt against
Civilizations strife that must produce
rapine and murder-would be an offeDse
against civilization. To adopt such meth
DDS in time of peace would be little less than
Internal. The activity of Russia in the
direction of India should be accounted for
in a wav less abhorrent 20 humanity, if pos
sible.
Whatever the cause, civilization will join
in the hope that there will be no outbreak
liable to reproduce the horrors of the Indian
mutiny. While there may be much to be
amended in the Indian administration, 1t is
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-18
Printers Epitaphs.

The Manchester, Eng, Times tells of some old
epitaphs upon printers. One of them, in
scribed upon a monument erected in ST. Mary's
Church, DatcheG to Christopher Barker,
printer to Queen Elizabeth. is as follows:
Here Barker lies, once printer to the Crown,
whose works OF art required n great renown;
Time saw his worth and spread around his fame,
That future printers might imprint his name.
But when his strength could work the press
more,
And his last sheets were folded into store
Pure faith. with hope (the greatest treasures
given),
Opened their gates and bade him pass to Heaven,
In different strain is the next epitaph
quoted. 1t purports to be written by the de-
funct himself but whoever wrote it showed
pretty turn for making merry quip of a seri.
GUS topic. No better idea of death being a
release from cares and troubles could be con-
veyed than in the following lines:
No more shall copy bad perplex my brain;
strain;
No more the proofs foul page create me troubles
BY errors, transpositions, outs and doubles;
No more to overrun shall begin;
No more be driving out or driving in;
The stubborn pressman's brow now may scott
Revised corrected and finally worked on
Here is a curt complaint:
Weary of distributing pye,
Pressed out of life, l now must die.
I've cut my stick, my fount is sped,
My case Is empty, as In life my head:
In fact, my last impression is-I'm dead.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-18

1t is indisputable that man who pays
81, 900 to have street paved or sewer
built makes an Improvement lust as much
as if he paid s., 900 to have house built.
1t is also leading principle of the single
tax school that the growth Of a city about a
given piece of land increases its value. 1t
necessarily follows that the taxes which that
land has paid to support the city govern
ment, to furnish police and fire protection,
to clean and light the streets. are just so
much money spent in Improvements.
The other correspondent produces, as a
demonstration opposed to our assertion,
some estimated figures from the city OF Buff
falo. Besides the familiar feature of pro-
ducIng reductions of the rate of taxation by
multiplying the valuation, this statement
need only be criticised as presenting total
largely made up of what the single
takers define as speculative value.
Some time ago The DISPATCH
pointed out to its friends of this
school the natural impossibility of wiping
out speculative value and at the same time
preserving it as source of revenue. This
point finally ELECTED from one of them tn 9
frank concession: 81 guess we will have to
let the single tax CO." Now, what THE
DISPATCH is calling upon them to bear in
mind is the fact that after the speculative
value is wiped out, and from the remaining
value is deducted all Improvements, includ-
ing those specified above. there will be very
small remnant left as basis of revenue.
After such process of exemption has been
faithfully made. the single-taxers would have
to do just what public policy is doing at
present-impose the cost of government upon
such forms OF property as might prove most
available for taxation.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-18
A Truthful Sailor.

According to the New York Sun a party of
tourists met sea captain on a train and a
Chicago broker, who first disoerned his pres
ence gave the boys the wink, and followed it
up by saying:
lies out of him. Let some one ask him about
sharks and serpents."
They crowded him into smoking compart-
ment. and when they had become slightly ac-
quainted the inquiry was made:
Captain. you have doubtless seen some very
large whales! How long would you say the
largest was?"
"Gentemen. never saw a whale in my life"
he replied. II have been at sea for 26 years.
but never happened to see whale"
well, you have seen serpents in the warm
Never saw one there"
sharks?"
''Gentlemen, I hope you will believe me when
l tell you never saw shark except in an
aquarium"
But you have been wreckedr'
Never"
Ever have mutiny'"
Fire at sear'
Meet with pirates'
Tidal wavef"
wayi"
Pm sorry for you, gentlemen, very sorry, but
the TACT Is am only plain, everyday sailor,
and my mother made me take VOW when
nrst went to sea that would always speak the
truth. Here are some good nickel cigars for
you. but as for lying, l can't do it-not even
about sea serpents."