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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-13
A FAMOUS, vIRILE RACE.
The Governor of Tennessee PrOclaims tn
Coming Scotch-Irish Congress.

The Governor of Tennessee Proclaims the
Coming Scotch-Irish Congress.
NASHVILLE, April l2.-The following pro-
clamation, which is self explanatory, was is
sued by Gov. Buchanan:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
NASHVILLE, TENN, April IL
To whom 1t may cone ern:
The Scotch-Irish Association will hold its
Third Annual Congress at Louisville on the
14th day of May next. Tennessee gave birth to
this association. the objects and purposes Of
which are so worthy being among other things
to impress upon the pages of history the heroic
deeds of the sons of the Scotch Irish race. By
this race Tennessee was conquered from the
savage. Tens of thousands of Tennesseeans
to-day have this blood in their veins Her IL
lustrious citizens, Andrew jackson, James X.
Polk, James Robinson, Samuel Houston,
David Crockett and numerous others of her his
toric citizens, we're of this race. Hence. Ten.
nessee should be well represented in this con-
gress. ], therefore, request that Tennessee
sons of this blood, wherever they may be, at
tend this congress. and thereby honor the
heroes, statesmen and patriots of race whose
deeds and tame have given prestige to our
State and shed glory upon the page of our Ma
tional history.
JOHN P BUCHANAN. Governor.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-13
OUR MAIL POUCH.
The New Tax Idea

To the Editor of The Dispatch:
In your comment upon the open letter of Mr.
Henry @. Lea. criticising the rax bill recently
introduced In the Legislature, was pleased to
find you In accord with that gentleman regard
ing the injurious effects upon real estate of
taxing capital and industry. It seems strange
that the principle Of taxing land values, opvi-
ously SO just and equitable when the incidence
Of taxation is considered. and that dlscioses SO
many advantages when the question of taxa
ton is logically examined, should be so care
fully avoided in application. should find so few
adherents ameng legislators and that in the
1ace of experience and economic law men
should continue to endeavor o accomplish that
which has never been accomplished we are now
BEGINNING to see would only prove detrimental
to commerce and industry.
Why Is 1t that this principle which presents
itself so clearly when the question of taxation
is examined logically, and in relation to ITS
effects upon production and distribution, does
not receive that recognition among lawmakers
to which, reason and experience show 1t TO be
entitled, as the easiest simplest and most eco
nomic way OF raising public revenuesf The
taxation Of wealth and industry has been car
ried on since the dawn of civilization, and there
has never existed in any society," in any age an
established principle that served In a greater
degree to retard social development and indus
trial progress to oppress labor and bring about
that unequal distribution of wealth so freely
acknowledged on all sides to be inimical TO So
cial peace and content, as this very idea which
this tax bill so fully embodies. It ignores all
scientific consideration Of fiscal measures and
teaches that the proper way to raise revenue is
when you see thing, grab it" Turkey
practices this same method. The refinements
OF civilization have with us enveloped the idea
with more speoious exterior than it bears
with the Turk, but its vicious workings are
Just as cleverly demonstrable here as they are
in Constantinople.
1t can be demonstrated mathematically that
II the land of our city was taxed at its full
value all the revenue necessary to defray the
expenses of government could be raised with
out increasing the tax rate and all industry
and improvements be made entirely exempt.
Capital and labor would both be benefited
Production being free. both the wages of labor
and the pro6o of capital would be increased.
That form Of speculation most injurious to
communities would be restricted, and the in
Justice which is inseparable from existing
forms OF taxation would be swept away.
]. B. SHARPE.
PITTBBURG. April IL.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-13
THE REPUBLICAN LEAGUE.
Over One Thousand Delegates to Attend
the Cincinnati Convention.

Over One Thousand Delegates to Attend
the Cincinnati Convention.
NEW YORK. April 12-The arrangements for
the coming annual convention Of the Re-
publican League of the United States
have been completed. The convention will be
the largest one in the history of the league.
The sessions will begin at Music Hall, CIncin-
natl, at noon on April Il. There will be 1,0l9
delegates. There Will bet delegates at large
from each State organization Of the league,
and two delegates from each Congressional
district in which there are one or more perma-
nent Republican clubs, together with the Pres
ident and Secretary of each State league. All
officers of the National League are delegates
ex-officio.
The national secretary. Andrew B. Humph-
rey, will open headquarters for the National
League officers at the Grand Hotel, Cincin-
natl, Saturday, April Is. On the evening Of
April q Republican League mass meeting
will be held in the great Music Hall, which has
a capacity of 10000 The meeting will be
under the auspices of the league. Among the
speakers invited are James G.. Blaine. Chaun-
cey NJ. Depew, John Q. Spoone1, ex-Secretary
W. B. Allison, General Russell A. Alger, ex-
Governor J. B, Foraker. Hon. John NJ. Lang
ston, W lillian Mckinley, Jr., and Thomas B.
Reed of Maine.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-13
Obituary Notes.

FRANK MoRDAUNT, the English ventriloquist.
is dead.
JOHN z. GROVE, the first Burgess of Hummels-
ton, died Saturday.
EX-GOVERNOR WATERMAN, OF Californis. died
yesterday at San Francisco, of pneumonia, after
u brief illness.
DIR. JOHN WEST who died at York, Pa, FRI
day, was one of the most prominent physicians in
his county. He served in the State Legislature
for several terms. In 1881 he member of the
Revenue Commission.
JUDGE JAMES y. GooDE died at Springfield
o., Thursday night, depriving the Western Re-
serve Of one Of Its leading legal lights. He has
been on the Supreme bench OF Ohio, and was a
relative of Mr.. Porter, Minister at Rome.
l. NEvETT STEELE. q lawyer of national repu-
tation and one of the most prominent men in
Maryland, died at his home Saturday morning.
In 1S49 President Taylor appointed him Charge
d'Afaires III Venezuela, where he secured the set
tlement OF heavy American claims.
GEORGE SMALL, ole of the wealthiest citizens
of Maryland. and senior member of the arm of
George Small q Co., died at Baltimore Saturday.
With the aid of the milling house Of r. A. e. s.
Small he supplied the Brazil market for many
Years with 90 900 barrels Of -four annually.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-13

The fight over that preamble to the Johus-
town fund appropriation evokes the remark
from the Philadelphia Ledger that it merely
recites the history of the case, but is not neces-
sary TO the appropriation. But there is the
further considers tion that the history as given
by the preamble is not truthful history. The
Legislature could have been called together
and the appropriation made during the time
when Governor Beaver was negotiating for
some means to avoid the necessity for securing
State funds in a constitutional manner. If
history is to be related in appropriation bills, it
is well worth while to have the history correct,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-13
Unselfish Work of Physicians,

To the Editor Of The DispatchI,
1 have read with great interest DR.. Daly's
charming letter from Havana, published in
your morning issue. I spent few days in
Havana last month. and in conversation with
the people l met there in regard to yellow
fever. it was stated to me that the reason why
that and other epidemics prevailed there was
because of the preponderating influence of the
physicians on the Board of Health, who would
not permit the adoption of sufficient means for
their repression. The reasons alleged for
their action on the part of the Cuban doctors
were nf the nature as that given by the boy who
went about smashing windows. He did it "for
the good of trade" His dad was a glazier!
This was mere hotel chat an6 I cannot as
sumo that my information was other than
superficial; but the current talk that heard
indicated that doctors were. like many other
folks, very humane indeed in Cuba as elsewhere,
G. G. HINE.
PITTSBURG, April IL.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-13

IT is interesting to learn, on the authority
of the diffuse Joseph Howard, that "Miss
Dickinson's success upon the platform was
largely due to the fact that she was a young
and good.looking woman, that she made extra
ordinary charges against men in high positions"
AS Miss Dickinson's most enthusiastic ad-
mirers never claimed that she was good-look-
ing, and as her lectures in 1S65-lSS6, which won
her fame, did not contain extraordinary charges
against public men, there is an evident neces-
sity for the genial, but inaccurate, Joseph to
revise his recollections.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-13

AN Iowa court has just decided the old
question whether railroad which carries
freight from one point to another in the same
State. but crosses State lines to do 1t. is per-
forming State or Interstate transportation.
The Iowa Railroad Commission of that State
decided that it was not inter State commerce,
evidently for the purpose of holding the trariic
under its own jurisdiction; but the court held
otherwise. AS the distinction is an arbitrary
one and depends solely on the question whether
State lines are crossed or not the latter decision
is unquestionably correct.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-13

tical benefit to the world IL ir be brought to
light He is not in the search to make for
tune, but to uncover the mysteries Of nature,
and in his work exhibits thatindomltable cour-
age beside which all military and patriotic
valor fades to insignihcance.
Apart from the practical side of the field Of
invention and patents there is romance and
poetry and martyrdem. and curious human
studies, TO fill volumes. E. W. l.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-13
BIRTHSTONE Is VERY DEAR,

Which Gives the Sulphuric Acid Men an
Excuse to Combine.
NEW YORK, April l2-Brimstone has more
than doubled in price recently. particularly
the birthstone that comes from Sicily which is
very largely used in the manufacture in
this country of sulphuric acid. Birthstone, a
year ago, sold at SIS ton, but it is now S38 and
there is talk of further rise. sulphuric acid
has taken to going up, and it has more than
doubled in price.
There is talk Of a combination among the
manufacturers or sulphuric acid, as formidable
as that recently shaped by the copper men.
They have been called together in Philadelphia
with the view, they say, Of protecting their
own interests, but really settling. it is said,
upon such a price for sulphuric acid as will
shut OF all hostile competition.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-13
ARTEMUs WARDS WIDOW.

The Dead Hpmorist's Near Friends Believe
She Is an Impostor.
WATERFORD. Me-, Aprifl2 1.-THE claim Of an
Illinois woman to be the widow Of "Artemus
Ward" excites much interest in this, his ma
tive town. The American executor of Charles
F. Browne is Horace Maxfeld, who lives here,
and who knows more about the famous Ar
temus than anyone else. Brownies alleged
marriage is thing never before heard OF or
suspected here and nobody here credits 1t.
All that Is left of Artemus Wards property
is the Yonkers house, worth about 1000 and
this by his will goes to the five children Of the
late John c. Gerry, of South Waterford,
Wards cousins. Ali that could be obtained by
a wife of Wards would be her third of the in
come of the Yonkers house-about 500. inter-
est or rental. That Browne was born here
April 26, 1884, hardly admits of question.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-13
RESCUED BY A YACHT.

Wrecked seamen, Almost Starved to Death,
Picked Up at Sea.
NORFOLK, VA, April l2-The English steam
yacht Lancashire Witch, belonging to w. L.
James, of London, and flying the flag of the
ROYAL Dorset Yachting Club, has arrived here
from cruise in the West Indies. She reports
that February Q, while on the way from the
Barbados to Trinidad, she picked up the Cap
tain and five of the crew of the British bark
Caribou, which foundered In a gale about jan
uary Is.
The men had eaten all of their provisions,
and were so much exhausted that they had to
be hauled up over the yachts side. They were
landed at Trinidad. The yacht leaves here for
home tomorrow.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-13
THE J. N. GUsKY 0RPHANAGE
Will Be Soon Ready for the Dedication to
Occur Next Month.

Will Be Soon Ready for the Dedication to
Occur Next Month.
The Board Of Managers of the J. M, Gusky
Orphanage and Home for the Aged met yester-
day afternoon aI the rooms of the Concordia
Club, AIS Penn avenue, to arrange for the dedi-
cation of the Home, which is now almost COM
pleted, but nothing definite was settled upon.
The dedication will be made about the middle
of May.
The deed of the property was handed to the
President of thesBoard, Josiah Cohen, and was
accepted. There was but one condition in 1t of
importance and that was that the name of tho
Home should always be "The j. NJ. Gusky Or
phanage and Home for the Aged" This con-
diton was readily agreed to. The Ladies'
Hebrew Relief Society of Allegheny county
was represented at the meeting, for the purpose
of forming an auxiliary to the Board of Man.
ayers. but the representation was rather small
and it was decided to call a meeting of the
prominent Hebrew ladies Of the comfy, to be
held on Thursday afternoon at the Eighth
Street Temple to accomplish the organization.
committee, of which William De Wolff is
chairman, was appointed to receive appllca-
tions for the position of matron to the Home.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-13

For the highest sort of reverence for truth is
like the worship which our Morse grandfathers
paid to their White God, Balder. whom they
set up that all who passed might If they wished
fling at him whatever rock Or lance they could.
sure that no harm could possibly be done him.
Charles Bradlaugh was driven ont of the
church and kept out by the un-Christlikeness
of Christians. He was mistaken in a good
many of his strong opinions: have no doubt
of that But other people made the frs mis-
take. He erred In creed and they in character.
1tis pretty PLAIN. 1t seems TO me, which of these
two kinds of transgressors is farthest away
from the Kingdom OF Heaven.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-13
GENERAL JoHNsToa's REMAINS.

His Executor Thinks They Should Be
Buried at Richmond.
RICHMOND, April 12-Judge George L
Christian has received letter from Ex-Governor
]. L. McLane, in which he says:
General Johnston's will imposes upon me,
as his executor, the duty Of laying his body in
Greenmont Cemetery by the side of his be-
loved wife. 1 feel however, in common with
the members of his family, that should the
the South, which he successfully commanded,
ask that his body be entrusted to their keeping
and placed with appropriate honors IN his
eracy, We would be justified in yielding to it."
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-13
QUIETLY LAID THEIR TRACKS,
Valuable Privileges Obtained by the Penn
sylvania at New Castle.

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPArcHi
NEW CASTLE, April 12-Nearly one year
ago the Pennsylvania Railroad Company here
made an effort to extend its yard system in this
city to Pittsburg street by way of the old canal,
but was prevented from doing so by an inJunc-
ton restraining them from crossing Mill street.
Since then nothing has apparently been done,
but the men have been working quietly and
have succeeded in getting another route that
will take them to the objective point with very
little expense.
Having owned side track in desirable
locality they merely asked for permission TO ex-
tend it, and in this way will be able to reach
Pittsburg street. Men are now at work doing
the grading, and in a short time the road will
have miles of track running through this city
to every desirable point.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-13
DEATHS OF A DAY.
John A. Whipple.

Mr.. John A. Whipple, a veteran photo
erapher of Boston, died Saturday. aged 6s. 1t
was at his studio, In 1852, that photographs on
paper were first produced. This process, which
he called .chrystalotype " was q slow one. The
pictures were not taken direct from nature but
from daguerreotypes, He was foremost in using
the collodium process, by which direct pictures
could be taken. He was also the pioneer in lunar
nhotography, having taken the first photographs
ever taken ofthe moon from the Harvard Observa-
tory In the sixties MIR. Whipple went to Tennes-
see to photograph an eclipse Tor that university
In 1874 he gave up photography. For few years
he published religious books and tracts. more
from philanthropy than as business enterprise.
looking after his private affairs.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-13

THE money-lenders in New York who
charge usurious and extortionate rates of in
terest are denounced by the New York Press
as 'loan robbers" and the assertion is made
that they should be driven from the CON-
munity." The esteemed Press is in fair way
to get itself denounced for talking just like
those Farmers Alliance men.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-13

Now the regular straight-out Republic
ans of Tioga county insist that the independent
Republicans shall not be allowed to vote at
primaries. There is an evident fear in Tioga
that if the reliable Republican vote of that
county should be allowed to get larger than it
was last fall it might become unWieldy.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-13
TWO SAVED FROM THE UTOPIA,
They Are New YoI kers, and Arrive Hon
on an Anchor Liner.


NEW YORK, April 12-The Anchor line
steamship Anglia arrived here to-day from
Gibraltar, having on board 153 steerage and
two saloon passengers of the steamship Utopia
which was lost off Gibraltar.
The Anglia brought the news that Engineer
Mccall, of the Utopia, who lived in Brooklyn
was lost. The two saloon passengers are w. T..
Colburn, a broker, and Miss Matilda Sohn. Mr..
Colburn jumped overheard and swan away
from the wreck until rescued by boat from
the man-of-war Camperdown.
A cable dispatch from London says: 1t was
announced to-day that up to date there had
been recovered the bodies of 45l of the passen-
gers of the British steamer Utopia. There are
still Ga victims of the disaster to be accounted
for
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-13
ALMOST A CENTENARIAN.
Mrs. Sarah Rowswell Calmly Awaiting the
Rapid Approach of Death.

Rapid Approach Of Death.
Mrs. Sarah Rowswell. mother of Police Ser
geant Rowswell, of Central station, is lying at
her home, Twenty fifth street and Penn ave-
nue., suffering from prostration and collapse
from which she cannot recover. Mrs. Rows
well is SO years of age, and has enjoyed re-
markably good health until, few days ago,
she became prostrated. A physician was
called, but at once pronounced the case hope
less, owing to Mrs. RowswelPs extreme age.
She has been lingering since, knowing the
nearness of the end, but bright. cheerful and
ready, recognizing all her friends and convers-
ing with them freely.
Mrs. Rowswell has lived for 60 years, ever
since she came from England. in the Twelfth
ward, and for more than So years in the house
where she now lies. She is leading Episco-
palian in the neighborhood in which she re-
sides.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-13
BEDFORD COUNTY BOYS
Form an Association and Elect Officers for
the Year.

Form an Association and Elect Officers for
the Year.
The Bedford County Association, composed
of former residents Of that county now living
in Allegheny county, has been organized. The
officers are: President, Scott Dibert; Vice
President, D. o. Kiser; Secretary, w. NJ. Hall,
Jr; Treasurer, B. r. Wilson; Executive Com
mittee w. T. Filler, Chairman; w. p. Riffell,
William Herring, George P. Weaverling. Will
liam Culp. James Gardill, H. ]. Lohman, Will
liam Montgomery. u. c. Evans.
Among the prominent members are: William
P. Schell, Esq, Fl. ]. King. Captain c. r. Mil
Ter, Elwood Harmon. +. II. Dibert, Rev. Dun
can Nj. Kemerer, j. c. Kiser. u. p. Reighard
Joseph Horne. William Riffell, George Beck
with, DIR. A. w. SchUoley. William Schooley,
Rev. Rufus Miller. Rev. ]. H. Gogley, Rev.
George Ii. Keyser.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-13
CUTE AND CUNNIN.
LET Us HAVE PEACE.

LET US HAVE PEACE.
See the children at the window,
Hear the tlithe hand-organ play,
Shall a coarse Italian shindy
Take such simple Joys away?
-SoDreruiIIs Journal.
"How are you getting along with that
Western ranch Of yours, Dodds? You told me
last year you had dozen good horses on it?''
.'It's doing poorer than ever. Sheckler. Got
two dozen horses on it now."- Chicago Tribune.
Irate Parent (in the door, to his clerk,
who is caressing his daughter) Young man, you
are not hired to do that kind OF work.
CIerk-That's SO. I'm doing it for nothing
1eras SJftings.
EIla-You're just the person I've been
wanting to helD me pick out an engagement pres
ent for Miss De Gush, who IS to marry Mr.. Soft
leigh. What would you suggests
Bella-Don't you think lovely spoon would
most tappropriate?-Chtc11oT Times.
THOUGHTS.
The deacon stood, prayer book in han
And b!anc-
Ly thought OF bonds and stocks.
His wife was with him, and she prayed.
Afraid
Am she thought Of frocks.
-NeU Y0rk
"What wages do you expect?"s
3, OF the candidate for the position of
81 never work for wages. num-;
cook-lady; goes on salary or no
Epoch.
"What are your qualification
teacher? Have you had any expert
''Yes, sir, the very best.''
"Mention them, please
II used to be animal tanner inJ
Philadelphia Times.
The City Visitors at the
Making Time-Oh, Uncle
tapped three apple trees and
by the spring, and there isn't
us taste oft, TO say nothin
Uncle Reubcn-Well, ga
time of the year to tap the
the apple trees In the
want to make cider and
Nail
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-13
BORDER TEXANS ARE BITTER.

The Abandonment of Two Military Posts
Removes Protection.
SANTA FE, April l2-The immediate re-
suit Of the visit of the Secretary Of War to
Texas is an order received to-day for the
abandonment of two military posts on the
frontier-Camp Langtry and the post of Del
Rio. The troops there will be sent to Fort
Clark. The land and improvements we'll be
sold.
The abandonment Is in pursuance of the
policy of the War Department to concentrate
border of Texas are. bitterly opposed to this
having lately petitiOned from two sections for
tro BPS to protect them from Mexican outlaws
and marauders from across the Rio Grande.
Of the Inhabitants.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-13
THAT Secretary Blaine stands head and

THAT Secretary Blaine stands head and
shoulders above any other Republican in popu-
laritS to-day. THE DIsP ATcH has frequently
asserted. But we must take exception to the
comment of the New York Tribune on the
outcries in favor of Blaine, at its semi-centen-
NAL The Tribune asserts lit sounded like
1884" 1t to be hoped that further compar-
isons of such decidedly uncomfortable omen
will be discreetly suppressed.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-13
A RAILROAD IN TROUBLE.

1t Is Sued by the Scranton Steel Company
for SsOO.O0O.
BALTIMORE. April 12-The Scranton Steel
Company, of Philadelphia, filed petition in
Circuit Court to-day asking that receiver be
appointed for the Baltimore and Eastern Shore
Railroad.
rhe company alleges that the railroad owes
for steel rails to the amount of 100000.