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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-14
POINTS THAT ARE PERSONAL.

BorH Senator Palmer and his wife, who
have just taken up their residence in
Washington, are enthusiastic pedestrians.
ASA p. POTTER was looked upon as the best
dressed man in Boston, but that does not
necessarily imply that the man was well
dressed.
WILLIAM @. JUDGE, who has for two months
been lecturing on theosophy in Pacific coast
cities, is now on his way back to New York.
He spent last Sunday in Minneapolis.
KATE FIELD very sensibly observes that
while it is all we'll enough for women to be
appropriately clad, it is of pre-eminent i'm
portance that they should continue to be
dressed
EDoUARD LoCKREY, the author Of the book
on Won Molkte which has attracted so much
attention in Paris, was one of the 1000 red
shirted irregulars who followed Garibaldi
to Sicily and Naples.
1T is very distressing to learn that Julien
Gordon, otherwise known as Mrs. Van Rem
selaer Cruger, weeps profusely and refuses
to be comforted when her books are .unfav-
orbly criticised by the newspapers.
HERBERT SPENCER was once urged by his
physician to get absolute mental rest by liv-
ing for while in q boarding house, in order
that he might listen to nothing but CHEEKY
and brainless chatter He tried it, but could
not stand it more than week.
WHILEex-PresidentHa tHayes was in Atlantis, he
told reporter that he had never been O fam
cier of chickens and had never raised one
in his life. His sons has some game bantams
at their country home, but Gen. Hayes him
self has never taken any interest in them.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-14
CATERS VERSUS BOOTS.

Kate Field is not satisfied with the new
Boston anti-mud costume. This is not re-
markable, as the idiocyncrasy of that crit
ical lady is largely in the direction of dis
satisfaction with other peoples ideas. But
her criticism develops characteristic trait
on the subject of dress, and is therefore
worth considering.
Her point of attack is the boots worn to
protect the feet and ankles, which fold
into creases, and which she thinks are far
less becoming than "knickerbockers. -
Here we have the feminine idea that the
first object of dress is to be becoming, after
which advanced thinkers of the class of
Miss Field will be willing to let comfort,
cleanliness and protection to health come
in as secondary consideration. 1t is not
remarkable that with such ideas Miss Field
should be unable TO agree with the dress
rPformers who in the matter of street cos
tunes make comfort and health the pri-
mary consideration and that of what is
termed beauty the secondary one.
But the feminine idea of what consti-
tutcs beauty in dress is equally unique.
By knickerbockers, if we may venture to
the feminine terms on such a subject, we
understand Miss Field to mean CATERS or
leggings These are fashionable now-a-
days; argai, according to that lady they
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-14
RUSSIAN CONSPIRACY.

Russian circles are again startled by the
announcement that a large and powerful
conspiracy has been unearthed 1t has
been suspected for some time that there
was something more serious going on than
the mere starving Of the peasantry and at
last the world knows what it is that has
been troubling the peace of the Gar and
his adherents. 1t is nothing more nor less
than the formation of society having for
its aims the establishment of Represent
sative Assembly.
In a free country the members of such a
league would not be called conspirators,
but in despotic Russia it appears to be con-
sidered as great an offence as if the con-
spirators were bent upon taking the life of
the Gar. The Russian subject has long
dreamed of the possibility of establishing
a Representative Assembly. but he finds
when he attempts to move toward that
END that he is arrested and treated as if he
were conspiring against the Government
instead of working for an improvement
upon its forms.
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Sewickley's most charming entertainers,
Mrs. Henry A. Davis and her husband lass

| Sewickley's most charming entertainers,
Mrs Henry A. Davis and her husband lasd
| night. H
| MR.. OrIs H. CH1LDs gives dinner party to-
night at the Duquesne Club rs q farewell to
his bachelor existence, from which he plays
truant next week.
MIR. AND Mrs. GEORGE SHERMAN SCULLY
are residing with Mr.. Scully's mother, Mrs.
William O'Hara Scully, at her town mousse III
Westminster place.
A MARRIAGE has been arranged between
Miss lhmSen, stcpdaughter OF Chrlstiai
1hmsen OConnor, ESQ.,, of Edgewoodvlle'
and:Robert Mathern, of Allegheny
THE engagement is announced OF Eowl IN
N. stowe, son of Judge Stowe, OF Edgewood'
to Miss Mcbride of Philadelphia, the marri-
age being arranged to take place Ill january
THE chrysanthemum is not to retire into
'damnable mediOcrity' yet awhile, as the
Allegheny Park conservatory is to bloom
with them next week. They will be "at
home" every day.
THREE opera companies, two fashionable
weddings, two benefits, teas by the score,
receptions not to be counted on the fingers
and the thousand-and-one things Impossible
to keep record o., will make busy week OF
1t for the social world.
will meet this afternoon at the Shadyslde
Presbyterian Church for the purpose OF COM
pleting tile tableaux committees Ihere Is
said to be u greater demand from the fash
ionable world for places in the ia bleaux than
ever can be supplied.
AN oyster supper and musical entertain
ment was given in the Williamsburg Opera
House last evening. The hosts were the
members of Myrtle Kress Lodge 176 Daugh-
ters of Rebekah. and the guests Omprised
some hundreds of well-known Wilkins
burgers and Brushtonians. The entertain
ment was an entire success, in every way
financially, as well as socially, and the funds
of the lodge will be materially augmented
thereby. The entertainment is to be re-
peated this evening.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-14
AS To THE TRUSTS.

A communication in the "Maii Pouch
column of The DISPATCH the other day
with reference to the decision on the Til
don Trust deserves brief notice for its per-
petration of very common misrepresen-
tation After criticizing the editorial with
the assertion of the rigid views of the
courts on the subject of trusts-which is
exactly what the editorial stated-our
contributor goes to remark that the reason
the Standard and Sugar Trusts flourish
untouched is because no one has 'tbeen in
jured or aggrieved by either of these COM
binations, which position he supports
with the assertion ''that oil has never been
so cheap before as it has been since the
Standard got control of the business; and
we are quite sure that never since our
Government was founded was sugar so
cheap as at the present time"
The idea that no one has been injured
by the Standard combination is remark
able one to present in city which before
the rise of that monopoly was great GEN.
ter Of the refining industry, and now,
when it is the center of the producing re-
gion, has few ruins to show of its former
refineries. Such plea can be most char
itably excused on the hypothesis of ignor-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-14
INCOHERENT LOGIC,

The Philadelphia Bulletin, which dur.
ing the Treasury row kept up its title to
be regarded as the official mouthpiece of
the powers that dictated the course of the
Senate, sums up the points on which the
action of that body turned in two SEN
tences.
1t declares first, with regard to the
clause under which the Senate was called
upon to act: "This clause is distinct from
that defining impeachment proceedings
and is intended to reach cases not i'm
peachable. ;" After which it goes on to re-
mark: Gin the case of Mr.. Boyer nothing
but what was already known has been
shown, and, while he was negligent, he
was not guilty of any crime''
Exactly by the theory of the defense,
then, Treasurer Boyer was not impeacha-
BILE, but had committed official negligence,
such as disobeying one law for the express
purpose of evading another This is ex-
actly such case as the construction which
the organs swear by brings under the
clause referred to. And, having adopted
that theory, the Senate took care not to
Judge of Boyer's case by voting that it had
no jurisdiction in just exactly the case to
which the clause applies by their own ex-
position of it.
The only logic with regard to the SEN
ate's action which can be made to hang
together is the logic of 'any port in a
storm"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-14
THE BCZZING BEE.

CLEVELAND was for the tiger. Will the
tiger be for Cleveland?-O Omaha World Her
aid.
In Kansas they are talking OF Blaine and
Mckinley as the ticket for 1892. These are
both able men.-BostOn Globe.
THOSE who look carefully upon the polit-
ical horizon may discover large sized
Blaine cloud overshadowing the Harrison
red splotch -Hdnsos City Times.
NEW YORK has two Presidential candidates.
Both are on the inside of the Tammany ami
NAL, and both are political charmers. 1t
makes the situation q little Strained.-Chi-
cago Inter Ocean.
GOVERNOR BoIEs does not propose to be for
gotten between now and May. And if he
continues to secure general publication for
his excellent speeches he is in no danger.
-Netc York Commercial Advertiser.
IT has leaked out that Governor Boies, of
Iowa, is listening to the buzzing OF a Presi-
dental bee that somehow has got into his
bonnet Mr.. Cleveland will step on that ILL
fated insect some day, and it will never sing
agafn.-Chtcd10 tribune.
CLEVELAND is the available candidate for
1892. 1t Is the man who is strong in the North
that is needed. Alleged weakness in the
South cuts no figure, for as goes the Demo-
cratic party in the North SO goes the South.
-Rdnsos citu Star
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-14
A Prophecy for Africa.

To the Editor OF The Dispatch:
The article in to-day's DISPATCH, ''Good
Reports From Africa" is particularly inter-
esting to one who is native of that coun-
try. In an age teeming with travellers and
explorers, gigantic achievements and won
derful scientific developments, the amount
of ignorance respecting that continent, in
correctly yciept dark, has often been q
source of wonder to me. Some years ago, in
lecture delivered in England before an
audience composed of eminent members of
the military, scientific and literary circles,
the lecturer, SIR Garnet Wolseley, better
known as "The Hero of Ashantee," Africa,
relating his experiences, expressed the sur
prise to which he was treated on
his landing at Coomasie, the capital of
Ashantee. He found tribes entirely removed
from contact and association with the out
side world happily obliviouS of that thing
called civilization: and yet, for inventive
genius mechanical skill, chivalry, enter
prise and strict adherance to the moral law
would bear favorable comparison with any
race known to the lecturer.
Yes; O great and glorious future awaits
Africa. The future ages will witness, and
the coming historian will chronicle the re-
production of the sable sage and philoso-
pher, and the repetition of those great
achievements and noble deeds that were
common in ancient Ethiop. But to what eN-
tent the American negro will contribute to
this achievement it would not be wise to pre-
dict. Suffice it to say, however that he will
not be the principal factor. The material will
be native, who unused to q child-lille depend
ence upon another, destitute of a cringing
servility born of slavery but fully conscious
of his ability under favorable conditions to
compete in anything, will sail in and win.
F. q. s. PEREGRINo.
PITrsBURG November l3
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-14
THE BRAZILIAN CONFLICT.

AdviceS from Brazil continue to indicate
that the forcible opposition to Fonseca IS
usurpations is growing in magnitude and
importance. The movement in Rio
Grande De Sui has gone to the length of
capturing town from Fonseca's troops;
Para has declared its independence;
Bahia, Pernambuco and two or three of
the interior provinces are preparing to
join the movement, and it is even reported
that the reason for Fonseca's leaving Rio
Janeiro for San Paulo was the restiveness
of the capital under his absolute govern
menG
In such struggle the sympathies of the
United States must he with the party
standing for free government and oppos-
ing the lawnessness of military absolutism.
There have been attempts to claim that
the interests of the United States are with
FOnseca on account of the reciprocity
treaty he has made. That might be a
valid argument, if the people of the United
States were willing to sell their republican
principles for the profits of little Brazil
ian trade But even if there were such a
denial of our sympathy with free govern
ment, the experience of the Chilean
trouble might teach us that reciprocal re-
lations with South America are best Sc
cured by recognizing the right of the peo-
pie to maintain their freedom against mil
itary adventurers.
1t is not the business of the United
States to interfere in the Brazilian fight
But the Administration should take good
care not to misconstrue neutrality into the
justification of such acts as placed it at
loggerheads with the party of Constitu-
tional Government in Chile
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-14
JOKELETs FROM JUDGE.

eyes, SIR said Swayback; 81 am firmly
convinced that the world is coming 10 end next
year I'd like to stay longer and talk to you about
it, but must go now
Whats your hurryg'' asked Hflow.
'aThe premifm my life insurance policy is due
to-day before nooD.'
When the humid showers gather over all
the starry spheres
And the melancholy darkness gently weeps in
rainy tears,
Then 1 ind the roof a-leaking, and 1 think it
mighty mean
That dad doesn't have it mcnded ere he shoots the
rain-machine.
-P.C.J.
Mrs. Cumso newspaper in hand)-A
movement is on foot to make drugs cheaper.
Cumso-Good enough! That will bring sickness
within reach of all.
In South DakOta.-Hostess-Mr DeStur-
mis-. allow me 10 present Mrs. ProbascO.
Mrs Desturmis-I delighted TO meet Mrs.
ProbaSco. Desertion?
Mrs. Probasco-Charmed to make the acquaint-
ancc of Mrs. Desturmis. No, my dear; habitual
drunkenness.
Never judge maiden by the beauty of her
hair:
Never Judge Il chappie by his ever-vacant stare:
Never judge banker by the jingle of his change;
Never judge cook-maid by the backing on the
range:
Never judge landlord by the smailness Of his
rents;
In fact, in Ill things keep your Judgment ever in
suspense.
''Yes, the fellow you speak OF is dead.
Got stabbed in a barroom fght.'' ..'
Poor Mawson, And what were his last words.
of home?''
NO. The last thing he said was -Ouchr',
loved her then. Now years have fled.
And Maud has wed = farmer.
Isaw her gathering sumnach red
This morning. and she quantity said,
Jim thinks red shirts is warmer,
Trotter-I think I'll turn heathen.
Bar1ow-What for?
Trotter-So as to have collection tazen M Tor
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-14

ance of the industrial history of Pittsburg.
But similar theory must cover the fur
ther assertion that no one has been injured
by the Sugar Trust in view Of the declara-
ton of the courts of New York that the
public interest was so jeopardized by it
that it must be dissolved. 1t is one of the
remarkable features of the day, on which
the former editorial commented, that,
after this decision had been repeated from
the court of first instance to the court OF
last resort, both were evaded by the
shallow device of adopting New jersey
charter without the slightest let or hind
rance from New York law.
As to the plea of cheap prices under the
Trusts, it is commonly made now, and is
in every instance deception. 1t does not
appeal strongly to the producers of Penn
sylvania to be told of the beneficial work
OF the Standard in making their product
cheaper than ever before. But the real
fact is that the charges imposed on the
service of taking the crude petroleum from
the wells, refining it and delivering to con-
sumers have not been decreased in proper
ton to the labor-saving devices on that
has abolished competition. On export oil
the Standard has to meet the competition
of the Russian fields; and export oil is re-
markably cheap. In some portions of the
domestic trade Independent retiners are
still able to keep up competition; and the
Standard takes care that where they can
reach the consumer there shall be no large
margins. But where the Standard main
tains its monopoly its beneficial work in
cheapening the price of oil is tigment Of
the Imagination. As to the Sugar Trust,
the remark of our contributor be-
trays remarkable ignorance of
modern commercial facts. While
the Sugar Trust was successful it ad-
vanced the price of sugar to the consumer
two cents per pound. This was checked
and the price somewhat reduced by the
growth of Independent refneries like the
Spreckles establishment and finally the
present low prices were secured by the re-
duction of duties which let in competition
from all over the world The present price
of sugar is the exponent of the failure of
the Sugar Trust and not of its results.
Trusts Of the class under discussion are
not organized for public charity. They are
made for the purpose of securing greater
profits by heavier prices than are possible
under competition; or they are formed for
stock jobbing purposes, with the intention
of selling watered stocks to unwary in
vestors under the pretence of such
monopoly. The assertion of cheapness
under the trusts, except where that cheap
ness is the result of crowding down the
earnings of producers, can only be made
good where they have failed of their pur-
pose.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-14
What the Alliance Wants.
hiladelphia Record.1

The Farmers Alliance in Pennsylvania, as
represented ut the Harrisburg Convention,
asks the Patrons Of Husbandry and other
agricultural and industrial organizations to
fall into the trap from which the farmers in
the South and West have just pulled their
brogans. They want all forms of property
equally taxed; speculation prohibited: adult
Grafton of food products prevented; and the
issue of legal-tender money, at a low rate of
interest, sufficient to transact the business
of the country. All these things arc either
impossible, impracticable. or unwise and
dangerous expedients. There is only one
proposition in the Alliance resolutions
which has q color of reasonableRess. The
passage of law requiring oleomargarine to
be colored pink would put little esthetic
and decorative reading into the Statutes
which would be novelty.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-14
OUR MAIL POUCH.
He Only Wants q Chance.

To the Editor of The Dispatch:
Your issue of Yesterday contained an
editorial under the caption OF "Good ileportS
From Africa" that places the respohsfonl'y
for the low industrial condition OF the ne
groes of the South and virtually OF Ihc
Whoie country, on the wrong sno''iuoi7-
The situation is much as though one man
had knocked down another, placed his foot
upon his prostrate form, and then dc demahdeo
why he did not rise. 1t would not pc q eilhse
Tor wonder If horse which had been driven
always at n trot knew no other galt; IL u %irl
Kept busy washing dishes was uniamiiiar
VIII the art of sewing, or if boy constantly
employed at chOpping wood shouid iil"he
poor draughtsman. Reasoning from INC
same premise it should not be wondered ae
II the negroes of this country are MAINLY
menlals in vocation, when it is known that
every door to the trades is shut and barred
against them.
In the South the old "task-masters" con-
fined the energies of their people toa meagre
round OF necessary labor. vigorously pre-
venting them from engaging in such occupa-
tions as their inclination or experience
would nave made personally profitable, IN
less 1 sne e. pront n accrued to the lmmed1ate t mate
of the "brick-makers, timber-newers stone
clippers" and indeed the skilled artisans of
the South are negroes. This. TOO. in spite OF
u
who have located in that section since the
war. In all the principal cities of the South
this fact can be verified, and it has been the
theme OF published comment times with
out number. In the North negroes make
better progress kicking against zine wind
than they do trying to learn the trades.
The avowed sentiment of a majority of
white mechanics is against the ad1nis-
sion of the colored man to any OF
the skilled trades. And yet one does not
need to 20 a days journey in any direction
in, -f4ay, f,,.I tI-iNn
complete working knowledge of many of the
useful arts.
The news from Africa simply emphasizes
the aptitude OF the race, whether there or
here, to successfully do, under proper en-
vironment, whatever other men can, and the
blame should not be placed on the under
dog in the fight for existence. Take your
foot off our bodies. open the doors OF your
shops and factories and give US white
mans chance" and then if we fall short of
your ideal negro. after q reasonable time has
elapsed, write me down as one who talked
without reckoning on his host.
PITrsBURG, November 13 A. I. HALL.
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Display the Plans at Night.
To the Editor of The Dispatch:

To the Editor of The Dispatch:
The exhibition of the competing archi-
tects' plans for the Carnegie Schenley Park
Library, ETC., is attracting q most intelIi-
gent interest. But it is only open during
the working hours of daylight. In that way
a large class of citizens who are practically
interested in building and construc-
tion of all kinds, men like carpen-
ters and mechanics, are unable to
see these fine architectural designs with
out sacrificing part of their working day.
1 take 1t that Mr.. Carnegie, who is providing
this great gift for the public. and the Library
Commission, who are so carefully engineer
ing it through, would both, were their atten-
tion but called to it, be glad to also arrange
to have these plans thrown open to view on
q few evenings at least, so that the large
mechanic element in this pre-eminently
laboring community could have oppor-
tunity, without unnecessary selfsacrifice,
for an appreciative view of what is so much
in their line and what they would so thor
oughly enjoy, a convenient opportunity Of
studying. / sneak asa MECHANIC.
PITTSBURG, November 13