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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-05
BISMARCK LIKES BATHING,
And Has the Gift of Being Able to
Cast Dull Care Away.
MOLTKE ADVOCATES THE OPEN ALB
Love God and Be Merry Is the Recipe Fur.
nished by Barnum.
GLADSTONE ADVISES CHURCH GOING
lvRITTEx FOE THE DrsPArcH.j

It has often been said that it Is better to
wear out than rust out, and that It is much
more desirable to live the life of him who
labors arduously to achieve some honest,
worthy purpose, even though that life be a
very short one, than to emulate the example
of one who by shirking all care and respon-
sibility and in every way outstanding his
powers attains ripe old age. Of late years,
however, it has seemed in many cases az
though hard work, directed by noble aims
and aspirations, tended to promote longev-
ity, and we have had, toiling in the widely
divergent sections Of the worlds vineyard,
such famous laborers as Gladstone, De Les
seps, Tennyson and P. I. Barnum, attain
ing the age of more than 80 years, while
Marshal Won Moltke, the famous German
soldier. has celebrated his Goth birthday,
and ex-Chancellor Won Bismarck has
reached the age of IS years.
Thinking that these remarkable men
must owe their great longevity-despits
the severe mental and physical strain to
which their powers have been subjected
for SO long a periodic something more
than mere chance, distinguished Amer
lean physician recently addressed them q
letter of inquiry on this subject. Their an
swers, which he has kindly permitted me to
publish below, tell in entertaining style
how they have grown old.
FRANK FERN.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-05
A STARTLING QUERY.
MURDER BROUGHT DOWN TO A CUES
TIoN OF COLD FIGURES.

1. .,.- u-,-s o,, tho
" NJ A' ~,
finances OF Being slaughtered In 1ha'
City-Death and Lottery Prizes Strangely
Linked Together.
rBr puNLAr,s CABLE coMPANr.l
I,oNnoN Anvil 4-soms ouaint oues.
'ion 10 sure 10 DC sprung ior the am museHneu'
or edihcation Of society throughout its
various strata. It frequently takes its rise
from some catchword in a play or from the
oborrs of conc bv tbo b.ro ~ ,bs var;etv
MI ~ ~ a, ..,,.
o'"se' Anus "e eau ai fecaii 'ne Ho"
is your liver" which everyone asked
during the run of the "Private
Secretary and "I am fairly in IL" when
Lottie Venn was setting London wild with
her "Gutta Percha Girl" The good people
in Moscow have been puzzling themselves
for some time bv the inouirv propouuded in
sober seriopsness bv a ststisticiap and thew
have used il with a grim supoestiou of a
Joke as a nonular erecting The question
is "Whst are your Chances of being muir
dered durinr the year?"
The recenfion this question has met has
naturally been variable. Fancy a noted
member of the Nibilist faction inviting YOU
to breakfast and during the course of the
meal, after leading up to the subject of
murders. sprinpiug the fashionable oues-
ton with the emphasis on YOU. Would it
not be sufficient to take any mans appe-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-05
DR.. BR0WN-sEQUARD.
His Elixir Is Again Coming to the Front
With Surprising Results
IBY puNIAPis CARI,E cohp.rvi

His Elixir Is Again Coming to the Front
With Surprising Results.
IBY puNLAP's CABLE coMPANr.J
PARIS, March 4-Attention is being
again attracted to Brown-Sequard's elixir.
which created so much stir at the
time of its discovery. The doctors here say
it has been making steady advance
towards recognition. and that it has
been of material benefit to a large number
of people. DR.. Goizett was interviewed on
the subject, and laid before the reporter a
quantity of evidence which went TO prove
that a great many people whose constitu-
tions were undermined or weakened by over
work, by the excitement of business or by
residence in-unhealthy countries, have been,
if not absolutely cured, at least restored to
comparative health by the discovery.
DR.. Goizett declares that the Brown
Sequard treatment is not regarded precisely
as cure by HIM or his colleagues, but 1t
furnishes means of getting well, and gives
to the sick strength and sleep, while it also
tends to increase their appetite. He said
that he had treated with beneficial results
thousands of patients, one of whom hap
pened to be present in the doctors room at
the time OF the interview, and gave the re-
porter his personal experience. He was 35
years old, he said, and was a sufferer from
hereditary tuberculosis. For the last six
months he had been undergoing the treat
ment in question, and during that short
time he had gained no less than 50 pounds
in weight,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-05
NO COAL TO BE HAD.
The Revolution Has Shut Of Chile's
Source Of Heat and Light.
KEROSENE Is 81 rs PER GALLON.
Prisons Full Of Respectable People Charged
With Suspicion.
SCENES III TIE TOWN OF TACNA

CORRESPONDING OF THE DIsPArcH.1
SAN PEDRO DE TACNA, CHILE, March
3.-To reach this place one must come to
AFRICA, Chile's northernmost port, which is
distant from Valparaiso TIA marine miles.
Tacna lies 90 miles due westward from the
sea, at the edge of fertile valley. and is
connected with africa by railway. 1t is ex-
tremely difficult to obtain any reliable in
formation in the different parts of Chile,
even so near as this to ''the seat Of war"
because the policy of the Government is to
maintain the utmost secrecy. The Presi-
dents sympathlzcrs are instructed to make
light of existing troubles, and to declare
that the few meager accounts which have
gone forth to the world were grossly ex-
aggerated. But that is by no means true.
So far from having been exaggerated, the
half has not been told. and probably never
will be.
Soon as 1t became known that the navy
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-05
REFORM WITHOUT END.
HERBERT VIVIAN B0Bs UP AGAIN In AN
ENTIRELY NEW PART

He Would Reform Everything In Sight
Custom Houses Should Be Abolished and
Every Man Allowed to Do rs He Likes
With His Sweet Self
TBI DUNLAPis CABLE CoMPANY.l
LONDON, April 4.-Herbert Vivian, who
has hitherto been chiefly known by reason
of his advocating the claims of the House Of
Stuart, has just made his appearance in a
new part. This is nothing else than as Re
visionist candidate for the Parliamentary
representation of East Bradford. In
his manifesto. just issued to
his would-be constituents, he declares
that he has renounced his allegiance to both
tions. Neither of these two parties which
have for the most part been sufficient to en-
brace the opinions of all Englishmen, for
Radicals are naturally only somewhat eI-
treme membe of the Liberal party, and the
few other sections, like the quondam Fourth
Party, may be practically ignored, seems to
be good enough for Mr.. Vivian.
He evidently does not believe in any
moderate reform, for in this address he ad-
vocates nothing less sweeping than COM
plete revision of the present constitution; a
revision OF the taxes, with a view to estab-
fishing them as far as possible on a volun-
tary basis, and a general revision
OF the statute book for the purpose
of obliterating all traces of Socialistic legis-
lation. The flaws in this effusion, of course,
are patent England is not Utopia and the
millennium has not yet arrived. One cannot
help smiling at the idea of voluntary taxa
tion. Mr.. Vivian evidently has a supreme
belief in human nature, if be fancies his
scheme on this point could ever be carried
cut in practical manner.
This gentleman, believing that every man
has the right divine to be arbiter of his
own destiny, goes on further to declare that
no restrictions ought to be placed on men,
bers of the community and that everyone
should be allowed to do ss he likes, Then
he declares that we ought to abolish that
"curse of civilization, the Custom House"
Then in burst of semi-patriotic poetical
fervor, he declares he would rather see
England free than England made sober,
virtuous or tidy by fussy interference of
grandmotherly legislation.
1t is all very fine, but YOU will probably
agree with the sober-minded people here,
who are conservative enough to believe that
sweeping reforms can only come by grad
ual process of evolution, and cannot be
brought about by the screed of any poli.i-
clan even of Mr.. Vivian's eminence.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-05

} rounded by colonnade and entered by
archways from parallel streets. The ven.
ders squat on the pavements and display
their wares in shallow buckets of braided
rushes. or spread out on blankets long in
ndcent of soap and water.
The City's Water Supply.
All the water that is used in Tacna il
brought from the great canal called Uchu-
suma. by an aqueduct 8, 900 meters long. and
is deposited in common reservoir. whence
1t is carried around to the houses in huge
tin cans.
Inc earavansary where we tarried, named
La Bola de Ora (''The Golden Ball'), is
quaint enough to deserve especial mention,
and as Frenchy as anything in France Its
only entrance is through the saloon, where
Madame la Proprietaire sits all day behind
the counter, busy with her sewing when not
dispensing cigars and cordiaIs, bonbons
and bon mots, All around are shelves
hlled with jars and bottles, of odd shapes
and with glaring labels, containing wines,
hquors, candies, nuts, crackers and dulcies;
while every space on the walls between them
Is crowded with gorgeously-colored litho-
graphs, representing the battlefelds and
sunny vineyards of 10 belle France. Under
meath them, little round tables are scattered
all about where mildly convivial natives
partake OF eau sacre or coffee, and play
games of dominoes.
They Respect the Fair Sex.
There is no way of getting into ones Sleep
ing apartment except through this shop, but
to traverse it is not so unpleasant for ladies
as going through Northern saloon might
be; Tor these extremely courteous people are
never boisterous or inebriated, and every
man OF them rises to his feet and remains
standing. with the utmost show of respect, as
long as petticoat is in sight.
Beyond and Immediately adjoining ia the
inevitable salon de billares-a much more
noisy and frequented place, because the
gentle Tacnians, like all Spanish-Ameri-
cans, are devoted to games of chance, and
the prime faVorite among them is the COM
paratlvely inexpensive advertisement of the
billiard table. Beyond the billiard room is
an open court, with the kitchens at one side
whence emanate continual scent of gar
lie and sound of sizzling grease; and the
other three sides are set closely around with
little wooden buildings that look like so
many toy houses, all precisely alike, with
their gable ends turned toward the court.
Each gable is penetrated by a door, and
over each door is a square window, hung on
pivot, Ia transom, which may be opened
and shut by pulling cord inside, and is
the only means of affording light and air
to the interior. Each tiny playhouse ia a
complete sleeping apartment.
FANNIE B. WARD,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-05
IMMIGRANTS BY HUNDREDS
Dropping Into London in Spite of Strong
Precautions Against Them.

dropping Into London in Spite of Strong
Precautions Against Them.
TBY CABLE TO THE DIsPATcHl
LONDON, April 4.-The troubles in New
Orleans and Pennsylvania have caused at
tention here to be directed to the subject of
immigration. Last April returns were or
dered to be furnished by the customs officers
to the Board Of Trade OF all aliens arriving
in England from Antwerp, Hamburg and
the Baltic ports, as it was mainly from these
places that destitute Russian and Polish He
brews made their way into this country. TIE
foreign emigration agents who grow fat in this
trade at the expense Of England, as well as
of the United States, thereupon took steps
to circumvent the British customs officers,
and for months past large numbers of pau
per aliens have reached England from
Black Sea and Mediterranean ports, thereby
escaping record. The Board of Trade has
consequently ordered that aliens coming to
England from any part of Europe for any
purpose whatsoever shall be officially regis.
tered and returns published monthly.
The increasing volume of pauper immi-
grafton is beginning TO cause real alarm.
Already a society has been formed for the
purpose of checking the evil and an earnest
effort is to be made to induce the great trade
unions to take action.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-05
THE RHODE ISLAND ELECTION,
Republicans Have a Majority of One O,

Republicans Have a Majority of One Over
All in the New Legislature.
PROVIDENCE, April 4.-The returns from
Wednesdays election. as corrected by to-
days advices, show the vote for Governor to
have been as follows: Burton, Nationalist
3S4; Davis, Democrat, %, 24s; Ladd, Repub-
lican, 20, s95; Larry, Prohibitionist, !, S2e.
These figures show that Davis plurality
over Ladd was 1, 254, but he lacked $50 votes
Of the majority necessary to elect.
The complexion of the Legislature shows:
Senate, % Republican. Democrats, 1 IN
dependent, and to be chosen; House, "a
Republicans. 10 Democrats, and 10 to be
chosen, which will give the Republicans on
joint ballot a majority of with their pres
ent strength.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-05
COMING TO TRIAL

The Gordon Cumming Case VIII Be Heard
In About q Month.
[BY CABLE TO THE DISPATCH,
LONDON. April At seems to be under
stood that the Gordon Cumming case will be
tried in about a month from this time or at
the most inconvenient possible moment of
the London season in the circle of the
Prince of Wales. The original burden of the
affair falls upon the shoulders of the
Princes cid friend, Mr.. Christopher Sykes,
to whom is attributed the organization of
the unfortunate party at Doncaster under
the auspices of Mrs. Arthur Wilson.
In this case, as in so many others, the in
nocent man has to suffer for the untoward
consequences of an innocent act.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-05

mitted ability, but his rare social tact, his
admirable temper and his unvarying ur-
banity. Neither Lord Spencer nor Lord
Roseberry, between whom the leadership of
the Gladstonians in the Upper House now
lies, can pretend to the personal popularity
or political tact of Papa Granville"
A good deal of sympathy was felt beyond
the lines OF his own associates when, in
Gladstone's last Cabinet he was obliged.to
surrender his favorite portfolio OF Foreign
Affairs to q younger rival and to content
himself with the portfolio of the colonies.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-05
PATRIOTS OPPOSE IT,

Unpopularity of a Welded Alliance Be-
tween Austria and Italy.
rBY DUNLAP's CABLE coMPANYl
LONDON, April 4.-The announcement
in the Italian papers that King Humbert's
heir is to be betrothed to the Archduehess
Marguerite is probably incorrect, but
1t has not yet been officially
contradicted. Already passionate pro-
tests have been made against the
marriage of the italian Prince to the Aus.
trian Princess so long as Austrian soldiers
pollute the sacred soil of Italy, as at Trieste,
and Irredentist patriots are lashing them
selves into fury.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-05

which Sir Charles Tupper, Sir James
Thompson, Minister Of Justice, and Hon. G.
=. Foster, Minister of Finance, left for New
York.
There is great rejoicing in Government
circles over the success of Sir Charles Tup-
per's mission to Washington. The Govern
ment said the High Commissioners went
there simply to confer with Secretary
Blaine, and found that affairs took bright
er turn than had been anticipated by the
Government. 1t is learned that the Cana
dian Government, at the conference to be
held in Washington Monday. will submit
proposition which it is hoped will be salts
factory to Mr.. Blaine. This will not pro-
pose departure of the policy of protection,
which will not sacrifice vested interests.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-05
SIR CHARLES D1LKPs CANDIDACY,

Denies He Sought the Forest of Dean
Nomination, but Will Accept.
LONDON, April 4-Sir Charles Dixie has
written letter for publication. denying
that he offered to contest for the seat in Par
Lament representing the Forest of Dean.
He adds, however that now he has the
Forest of Dean Councils unanimous offer to
give him the nomination for the seat. and
the Councils offer is backed by unanimous
votes taken at open meetings, he will accept
the nomination,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-05

entertained at dinner a small company, in
cludlng the ex-Grand Duchess of Tuscany,
the Austrian Ambassador and wife and
several Cardinals. On Wednesday His
Holiness had another small party and it is
understood similar entertainments will be
given once a week in future.
The new departure has somewhat en-
barrassed the mendacious scribes who have
long delighted to portray the Pope as a
mental wreck, and they are now driven to
make the absurd suggestion that these
simple Vatican dinners, the cost of which
will scarcely affect the tiny kitchen budget
are intended as rivals to the gorgeous ban
quets given by King Humbert at the
QuirinaI Palace.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-05

common to most Spanish-American towns,
principally because not much stone and
adobe have been used in its construction.
The low, one-storied houses are mostly made
of wood, which was brought from Southern
Chile, or by sailing vessel down the Pacific
from distant Oregon and California, or still
farther, from the forests of Maine and East
ern Canada, away around the Horn. These
fimsy casas show no attempt at architectural
adornment, and are poor substitutes for the
Moorish balconies and heavy-arched door
ways which we have learned to admire and
expect, and which, however tumble-down
and neglected, convey an impression of dig
nifty and durability. Tacna's houses appear
to have been knocked together in great
haste, like our mushroom towns in the far
West.
The Gables to the Streets.
Their long, monotonous lines of gables,
all turned toward the street, remind one Of
Mr.. Jedediah Morse's description of Al
bany, N. Y, in his excellent old geography,
VIZ, "a city of ], 900 houses and 10, 900 in
habitants, all standing with their gable ends
to the street"
The population of Tacna is somewhere
about 5000. There are two big theaters and
on. small church. The former are bare,
barn-like structures, resembling Northern
skating rinks or breweriesi and it is not the
fault Of the citizens that they do not possess
a more pretentious sanctuary. Many years
ago they had nearly completed splendid
church, la Parroquis," facing the main
plaza-when an earthquake came along and
cracked it SO badly that work was aban.
doned. Its walls are built Of a light-colored
trachite that abounds in the neighborhood;
and one wonders why the houses are not
more generally made of the same beautiful
material.
The market place is hollow square, sur
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-05
EARL GRAEVILLFs LOSS.

It VIII BE Seriously Felt in Organizing
Gladstone's Forces.
rBT DUELAP's CABLE conPANrI
LONDON, April 4-What TalIeyrand said
Of the death Of Napoleon in 1921, at is not
an event. il is only a piece of news" may
be said more truly of the death of Lord
Granville. Ever since the breakup of tho
Liberal party In 1886 Lord Granville's per-
sonal weight in British politics had been
diminishing. His importance, however. TO
GIadstonian organization had not dimin-
ished. He was less affected by
the social convulsion that attended
that breakup than any other mem
Der OF his party. This was due
not only to his length Of service and his ad.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-05
THE. PoPE,s HEALTH GOOD.

Outsiders for the First Time Sit Down to
Dinner With Leo.
tBY CABLE TO THE DIsPATcH.l
LONDON. April 4.-Private advices from
Rome bring gratifying news of the Pope's
marvellous virility. His intellect was
never clearer than it is now and
his physical health is probably better
than at any time during the past ten years.
No outsider, however exalted in rank,
ever received an invitation to Leo
Kills table until Easter Monday,
when, for the first time since the
commencement Of his pontifcate, he
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-05
THE CONQUEST OF ANToFAeAsTA.

The Chilean Insurgents Say Balmaceda's
Troops Were Driven to Bolivia.
PARIS, April "A cable dispatch from
Chile, signed by the leaders of the Con-
gressional or revolutionist party, announces
that the 1000 Government troops recently
defeated in Antoiagasta took refuge in Boil
ivia, where they were compelled to lay down
their arms.
By this victory the insurgents became
masters of the province of Antofagasta,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-05
GERMANY's IRON CHANCELLOR.
Bathing, Athletic Exercises and the Ability
to Danish Cares.


to Danish Cares.
Bismarck, the Iron Chancellor Of the
German nation, has attained the age of Is
years, and he gives the subjoined account
of how he has done so:
Anything that tends to preserve health
must necessarily tend to increase long life,
and among SUCH things should assign an
important place to bathing. have always
bathed freely and think with very marked
benefit. Gold water is an excellent tonic
and to my practice of taking a cold bath
every morning on rising from bed, a custom
which l have followed faithfully for many
years, largely attribute the good health
and vigor enjoy at the age of more than
rs years. But in bathing the great point 10
never to become chilled afterwsrd and ia
have reaction from the sensation of cold,
produced by the water, take place immedil
ately.
For that reason I am inclined to qusstiss
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-05
Secondhand Pianos.

Sohmer square grand (good as new). :. .s275
Chickering artist grand. 275
Grovesteen & Fuller square. 225
Kranich & Bach small grand. ..... 325
The above bargains and also choice Sc
lection of the celebrated Henry f. Miller
pianos, at W. c. WhitehilPs Music Parlor,
152 Third avenue
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-05
A BREAK IN THE LEVRE
The Creyasse In an Old Structure Is Fully
200 Feet Wide.

GREENvILLE, MISS, April 4.-The
large Ievee two miles below Longwood, on
the Mississippi side, about 30 miles south of
Greenville, broke about IL o'clock last
night. The crevasse was 200 feet wide at
noon to-day. Efforts to tie the ends will be
made at once.
Most of the lowlands of Issaquena county,
portion of Sharkey, and several fine
plantations in South Washington county,
will be flooded. The levee was an old one
and the break was altogether unexpected.
The main line of the Louisville, New
Orleans and Texas Railroads will probably
be seriously affected. The river at Green
vile declined one inch during the past "a
hours.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-05
Compliments to a Pastor,
rBY pUNLAP,s CABLE coMpANYI

IB1 DUNLAP's CABLE COMPANYL
LIVERPOOL. April 4.-In view of the
exodus Of Methodists to the approaching
Conference in America, the Inman line has
paid the distinguished Methodist divine,
Rev. Price Hugh, D. D., the compliment of
placing frst-class cabin on the City of
New York at his disposal
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-05
CANADIAN TORIES HAPPY,

They Believe Sir Charles Upper Won
Diplomatic Victory at Washington.
OTTAWA, April 4-Sir Charles Tupper
has reached this city from Washington.
Directly on his arrival meeting OF the
Cabinet was held, lasting ~ hours. altar
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-05
Your Eyes Need Attention.

Prof. J. 7. Little, the expert scientific
optician, is now located in his private
offices, No. Oil Penn avenue, and would be
pleased to examine your eyes and make you
pair of his CONT ort glasses. Hours 9 A.
M. to P. NJ.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-05
Prices Never So Low Before.

You can buy first call suit of clothes,
made to order and of imported goods. good
Innings and best workmanship, for $50, at
Edward Schauer's, 407 Wood street.