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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-09
TAKEN IN AND DONE FOR.
An Inscriptions Youth Teaches His Friend
Lesson.


Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.I
have a friend who is one of the most tai
ehted young men in the West. The other day
he came into my Office and made old-blooded
bluff about taking me out to lunch, at the
same time flashing 500 bill before my aston
Ished eyes. L took him up, right then and
there, of course. We went to the Richelieu
and ordered in the neighborhood of SIG worth
of food and drink. and pitched into it as if we
hadn't had anything before for 20 years. 1t
was safe bet that this remarkable exhibition
of generosity meant that l was to be called
upon to give up something and, sure enough,
was.
by the way he remarked, as he was light
ing his cigar, "by the way old man, 1 want to
get you to do something for me-"
IAN right" l replied promptly. A friend
who blows you off to SIG dinner is entitled to
soft answer What is it?'
Il hate to ask you," he went on. putting
slowly at the cigar "pm deviish diffident
do this. and don't think that it will give you
very much trouble You know have never
struck you for any kindness, long as we have
known each other"
THAT'S So" L answered. $50 ahead. I'll do
anything can for you"
"WeIl you see" he went on, "it's like this.
am-no," he broke off suddenly, II can't bear
to aSkit of you"
Don't let yourself be disturbed. old fellow"
cried, very much affected. Remember. Pm
your friend"
No, can't do it" he said, when he had re-
covered his composure. Il can't bring myself
to ask you right to your face"
BY this time | was very curious to know what
the trouble was. and SO proved a soft mark
He had counted OF that.
No." he continued, Il can't tell you to your
face. Perhaps might be able to write it down
and 60 out of the room while you read it. Will
you promise not to look at it until have got
clear outsider
OF course promised. What else could do?
So he wrote four or five words on the back of
the wine card, folded it up and handed it to me-
Then he shook my hand etfusively, said would
never know how grateful he was to me for my
Kindness and went out dissolved in tears. When
he had shut the door behind him, and not till
then, unfolded the card And this was what
he had written
please pay for tho lunch"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-09
ODD TALES WELL TOLD.

A Race by Sea From Liverpool to Astoria
Rudyard Kipling in Society - Second
Misunderstanding Human Instincts of
Locomotives - Saved by Slow Mes
senger.
The British ship Cockermouth came in to-
day. just 4S hours behind the Lorton, which
left Liverpool the same day, according to a
recent dispatch from Astoria, Wash. The two
vessels came down the English channel side by
side and went into the Atlantic together. The
second day out they lost sight of each other
and did Dot come together again until the
evening OF the day they crossed the equator.
The following morning the Cockermouth was
out of sight and was not seen again until lati-
tude 900 south was reached. Here the
two vessels drew in together and be-
gan a 40-days' neck-and-neck race They
went through the roaring forties' round
the Horn and up into the Pacific side
by side. and for 40 days were never farther than
one mile apart. On Sunday Captain Steele and
family would go aboard the Cockermouth,
spend the day, and the following Sunday the
visit would be returned by Captain McAdam
and wife. of the Cockermouth. For nearly six
weeks this novel and pleasant excursion was
carried on. each vessel steadily holding its own
and the officers watching every move OF their
friendly rivals. If the Lorton let out a reef in
the tOpsail the Cockermouth followed suit; if
the Cockermouth's yards were hauled round to
the wind the Lorton's were in the same posi-
tlon an instant later, and so 1t went through all
the time they were in company.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-09
A Man Who Prizes Trunk Labels.

The labels on a trunk that has seen service
would not generally be regarded as things of
much value, yet there are plenty of persons
who regard them among their most highly
priced assets. One day last week, says the New
York Times, a man who was going on short
Journey sought the loan of trunk from a gen.
tleman who had just returned from European
trip. The owner was very glad to let him have
it, stipulating. however, that none of the ex-
press labels should be removed. "You
see" said he, '.it cost me good
deal of money to get those Paris London, Ber-
lin. Vienna, and Rome labels on that trunk,
and they furnish me not only pleasant recol-
lection of my trip abroad, but they also furnish
absolute proof to all who may see this trunk
that have done Europe and nave seen some
thing of the world. You can take the trunk
with pleasure, but will hold you responsible
for those labels" In many cases where trunks
are sent to the shops for repairs instructions
are sent with them that none of the labels shall
be removed.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-09
KipIing as a Social Lion,

DR.. Charles Pressingham, of Melbourne. Aus
tralia, spent the better part of last week in
Chicago, and while here q reporter for the
Herald had conversation with him about
Rudyard Kipling whom he had seen at 4 din
ner party. "Inasmuch as this young man has
been very free in his criticisms of your city,"
said the Australian, sit may perhaps interest
Chicagoans to know that he disgusted the en-
tire party by his sickening egotistical remarks.
very bright young lady sat next him, whose
admiration for the East Indian romancer up to
this time had been unbounded. But that
dinner killed all her enthusiasm for
Kipling. He not only paid no at
tention to the wants of his fair
neghDor. but throughout the entire meal
talked SO necessarily of himself that he
nauseated everybody within hearing. His
egoism was positively sublime in its intensity,
and as the dinner was given in his honor the
clever hostess was mortally chagrined over the
lions behavior. Kipling is undoubtedly
markably bright story writer" added the
doctor, but personally he is what the English
call cad, and you Americans would term an
insufferable bore enjoy his stories. but detest
the author. However, he is young yet, and as
he sees more of the world he may eventually
find more interesting topics for discussion than
his own personality"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-09
OUR MAIL POUCH.
That Leak in the Law.

To the Editor OF The Dispatch
"A leak in the law was only a suggestion FOR
general consideration. not personal matter.
To do myself Justice Twill say here that never
have:flled any position with any coal or coke
company; my note was prompted by the read
ing of more able writer's on the revision of
mining laws, and by close observation Of the
entire management of works.
hope that 1 may be able herein to correct
the Latrobe correspondent, who has made an
effort to prove the above suggestion fallacy.
First, he used the word again" February II
was the first time made the suggestion. A
little further along he says: The mine inspec-
sFs Please recall to uspsosor aS"s soR s
still further he says: willie misconception
of the capacity in which the mine boss is EN-
ployed-" Here l can say; the law IS very plainly
stated concerning the capacity and RESPONSE
bility of the mine boss. While we know there
are efficient superintendent5, we know 100,
there are exceptions: it is the latter class VINO
by presumption and misconception OF their
sphere and duty to the advantage OF the COM
pany, cause mine bosses to forfeit tnelr
positions. Closing, he saws: with false idea
that one is a life preserving AGENT, rather than
an employe of the company" The main object
of mine boss should be, that he can preserve
both life and property which is OF very i'm
portant advantage to both miner and operator
especially at this time. Operators have suffered
from the leaks In the law and the proper exc
cutIon of the same.
In order TO know whether the men are quail
ned or not to nll positions in about works
they should pass such examinations as the posi-
ton requires. 1t is not necessary for operators
who do not suDerintend their own works to
burden themselves with such when they
pay salaries sufficient to secure efficient men to
fill the positions. and such men will not dread
an examination. Allow me to repeat the last
sentence of 0. b. Hardens letter: "Legislate
by all means, but the evil will only be COM
pletely remedied by education."'
FRIEND TO THE MINER.
CALUMET Marcia
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-09
THE TRIENNIAL ASSESSMENT.

The work of the triennial assessment
for city real estate begins to-day as is set
forth at length in our local columns. For
the next ten months the Board of Assessors
will struggle with the valuations of various
classes Of property all over the CITY, and
with the divergent views of owners, large
share Of whom are always ready to display an
unique conviction that their land is worth a
good deal less for purposes of taxation than
it is for sale or rental. The task of decid-
ing upon the valuations that will affect
some twenty odd thousands of property
owners must be finished by the end of the
year in order to prepare the new
valuation for use in the levy OF 1892
Several of the triennial assessments, pre-
ceding this one, have been attended with
great interest because during long period
of rising values for real estate, each assess
ment has shown a considerable rise in val
ues ard large addition to the total vaIua-
ton of property within the city.
It is doubtful whether that feature
will be SO prominent in the coming assess
ment. AS a rule property has maintained
steady level of values, and any general in
crease of valuations would be likely to
create the hardship of tax valuations in ex-
cess Of the prices that can be realized for
real estate There are, of course, some ex-
ceptions. Property in the vicinity of Schen-
ley Park has undergone decided advance;
and business property centrally located is
also higher than two years ago. But as a
whole real estate values have maintained
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-09
HOLDING DIRECTORS RESPONSIBLE.


Charles Lambs proposition to abolish
railway accidents, by hanging director for
every one that occurred, has a modified aP-
plication in the administration of New
York law There is at least disposition to
DO something, shown by the arrest OF the
directors of the New York and New Haven
Railroad for manslaugnter, in connection
with the tunnel disaster. AS the persons
arrested include such names as the oratorical
Chauncey N. Depew and the manv-mill-
ioned William Rockefeller, the effort in
this case locates the responsibility high
enough.
THE DISPATCH has always held that the
only way in which the periodical fortuities
of industrial manslaughter can be prevented
is by placing the responsibility on the per-
sons who are highest in the circle where
responsibility can be located. So long as
subordinates Snly are punished for criminal
negligence the errors or parsimony of
management which produce disaster will go
on. But when those whose word is law
with the corporation are made to bear the
responsibility there will be strenuous efforts
to prevent any more such disasters.
If it is shown that the management of the
New York and New Haven road is respon-
slbie tor the loss OF life in this case, the
prominence OF Messrs. Depew, Clarke,
Rockefeller and their associates is no reason
against their punishment, but rather a
reason in favor OF it. Their prominence
viii make the example more impressive,
provided the law has the stamina to make
them an example. AS to whether their re-
5ponsibility will be clearly proved, that can
be left ior the trial of the case. The under
standing, however, that the prosecution
rests upon the deliberate refusal Of the COM
pany to comply with the New York law
abolishing car-stoves, makes the charge too
serious TO be laughed down, as Mr.. Depew
appears, by some reports, to be trying to do.
But the officers of justice in New York
should understand that the work of enforc-
ing tie law against corporation msgnates
is not completed by issuing warrants and
letting the accused persons give bail. 1t is
a very important question whether a charge
against men OF such standing and influence
will be postponed, or shuffied with until it
is an old story, and then nolled, or whether
it can be brought to trial and determined by
the facts, as promptly and impartially, as if
an engineer or signal man were the de-
iendant.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-09
Slow Messengers Sometimes Blessing

Addison Cammack is one of the few men
who admire the speed with which district
telegraph boys deliver messages in this city.
The cause OF this rare admiration is unique
says the New York Journal Two months ago
Mr.. Cammack was confined TO his room up
town by cold. He thought he knew a good
thing in certain railroad stock and at
o'clock wrote out an order to his broker TO buy
5000 shares of the stock. messenger boy was
then called and Mr.. Cammack gave the boy
explicit directions about reaching the brokers'
office. The boy started off and three hours
after Mr.. Cammack received long telegram
from his broker stating that the order had not
reached his office until after the Exchange
had closed for the day. The broker also wired
that in the afternoon the whole bottom drop
ped out of the stock causing it to fall several
points. Mr.. Cammack figured that if the boy
had delivered the message in good time it
would have cost him something over $4,000.
The next day the big sreculator went to the
messenger office and made the boy handsome
present for his slowness.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-09
STUDENTS IN PARIS.
They Must Have Plenty of Money to See
Them Through.

Evening Wisconsin,
The Parlsian trades people who have to do
with the students are not lenient. The lower
French classes, everyone knows, are grasplng.
In Paris they are spurred on by what Alphonse
Daudet so graphically calls ia peur de ue pos
arriVer'-the fear of not getting there" In
the Quarter a student is allowed. $50 francs
credit; in other words, $50. If any expenditure
is run up above that limit, or rent permitted to
stand beyond that sum, the hussier appears and
the student is literally turned out on the pave
ment. have recently heard of several cases
where this limit had been reached within a
franc or two, and where the student, a man or
woman, had been reduced to keeping the vital
spark alive by one or two cups of coffee a day.
In one instance the person was New England
girl from small village, who, entirely without
talent, had come over, as have described, with
about $500. out of which her passage being de-
Quoted, she had been able to live, after fash
ion, for time. The last cent was now gone;
she was friendless, without means to get home
and probably too proud to make her destitution
and failure known to her family, against whose
instincts of common sense she had probably
undertaken this venture. lured by all manner
OF wild and unfounded hopes. And this case
is really one of many.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-09
He Drops Into Poetry.
To the Editor of The Dispatch:

10 the Editor OF The Dispatch:
wish to add something to the following:
1t is pertinent in connection with the tunnel
horror at New York to note that the train on
which people were burned belonged to 4 corpora
tion which has refused to obey the New York law
against the car stoves. The litigation still pend
ing. but the stoves still continue to burn help
less people to odeath.-PITTsBURG DISPATCH.
Allow me. The reason why the New York
Railway refused to obey the law was because
the several Legislatures which have been con-
vened at Albany for To- these many years, are
the creatures Of those corporations. We are
reminded that
This Is the engine from Tarrytown,
That, In the dark, came laundering down,
And rushed with all its might and main
Straight into the waiting train.
That was stopped by the man that pulled the bell
Who drank SO free of the fires OF hell.
That was in the battles that there and then
Belonged to the representative men
Who went in The parliamentary train,
Down to Spuyten Duyvil town,
That lies by the cut that hides the curve,
That's In the road that Vanderbilt
While the accident at Hagerstown, Ind, re-
Gently. indicates steel car TO be an imperative
necessity. w. l. g. q,
CHICAGO, March G.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-09
A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE CAR STOVE.

Electricity, as Well as Steam, Gan Be Used
for Heating Purposes.
Modern Light and Heat.J
In many places where electric railways are
in operation the temperature falls so low in
winter as to render the cars quite uncomforta-
BILE. Why not, under this condition of affairs
devote portion of the current used to propel
the cars to heating them as we'll? The ordinary
car stove Is open to so MANY objections that its
use is practically precluded from the majority
of roads,
Electric heaters. however. can be placed un-
derneath the seats SO that uniform tempera-
ture can te given to the entire car. Electric
heaters have been made and have met with
some adoption. Whether they would prove too
expensive for the purpose is a question yet to
be solved. They certainly, however, offer ad-
vantages over any method of car heating yet
employed.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-09
FEARLESS AND PROGRESSIVE,
The Dispatch's Enterprise Is Recognized on
All Sides.
Butler Eagle. ]

Eagle
THE PTTTsBURG DISPATCH is recognized as
one OF the most enterprislng newspapers of the
country. Its management propose TO occupy
its new granite tireproof building on the corner
of Diamond and Smithfield streets, with an en-
tire new outfit of the latest printing machinery
from the famous house of R. Hoe & Co. THE
DISPATCH is booming success. Its daily Cir
culation is over 80. 900 copies, while its Sunday
edition reaches over $4,000 copies. The
financial, commercial, produce. live stock and
iron markets are accurate and exhaustive. Its
oil reports are full, fresh and reliable. 1t is the
only newspaper in Western Pennsylvania
which carries special cable report covering
all European news centers Its home news
getting facilities are frst-class. 1t controls
leased wires connecting its news rooms with
leading cities of the country. It continues to
be Independent Republican paper, fear
lessly expressing its opinions upon subjects of
public interest. 1t is aggressively progressive,
and is determined to lead in everything that
goes to make up first-class newspaper.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-09
Human Peryersities of the Iron Horse,


"Just like human beings" The remark was
made by an old engineer in the hearing of a
writer in the Detroit Free Press and referred
to the difference between locomotives. There
had been some talk of the road, and some wild
stories had been told of the bravery of the man
who stands beside the throttle LAS said, an
engine has its peculIarities, just the same as
human beings. No two engines are alike. To
know an engine one has to be right on her all
the time. 1t is true that they are all made the
same but there are small mechanical differ
ences that cause them to run very differently
the one from the other. 1t is hard to explain
the idea have in mind, but guess you grasp
my thought. For instance, some engines will
run along all right for a month or so, and then
suddenly, apparently for no cause, they will
became cranky and begin to act badly. They
will start and stop with jerk, sway violently
from side to side, and altogether behave in
strange and mysterious fashion. AS 1 said.
there is no explaining it, but any old engineer
will vouch for the truth of my story"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-09
JAPANESE ROYAL OUTING.
Rules for the People When the Emperor
and Empress Travel.

and Empress Travel
"Itis great day for Kyoto" writes q con-
ributor in the English Illustrated Magazine.
describing the former capital Of Japan; 'for
the descendant of the gods has brought his
wife and himself to the neglected capital of
his ancestors, at which infinite condescension a
faithful Tokyo newspaper says: 1t is, indeed,
no wonder that the rains are SO heavy this
spring when descendant of the sun leaves his
pedestal and travels through his realm as an
ordinary man."
However, he is making himself popular in
kyoto. and his consort is to-day to pass
through the streets on her way to shed the
light OF her countenance on two other ancient
capitals of fDai-Nippon-Osaka and Nara. And
our demoiselles, if they will conform strictly to
the regulations posted everywhere are to be
allowed passing glimpse of Her Majesty.
Her Majesty will visit Osaka about the 23d.
she Will stay at Nara two days. at SakuraI two
days, at Taharamoto one day, and Yoshno one
day. The following regulations are proclaimed
1or The guidance of the people while Her
Majesty is passing through this city:
flrstMWhen Her Majesty shall pass alone no
one is allowed to look at her from the frame
built on houses for the drying of clothes. or
through the cracks In doors. or from any posi-
uSn sadnId IN the upper parts of their houses:
Majesty, he or she must sit down at the side of
the road along which Her Majesty will pass.
An children must be taken particular care of,
I,y lesI they play in the road and SO obstruct the
Ih1rd-No one must look at Her Majesty
without taking off his hat, neckcIosh, or tur-
ban, or whatever else he may be wearing
about his head; moreover. no one must be
smoking while he or she is looking at Her
Majesty, nor must anyone carry stick or cane.
Only women wearing foreign clothes will be
allowed to retain their head covering.
Fourth-Although it may rain. person will
be allowed to put up an umbrella while Her
Majesty is passing.
Flfth-Dogs must not he allowed to wander
on to the road by which Her Majesty will pass.
Slxth-Until the passage of Her Majesty the
route by which she will come will be kept free
OF all carriages and jinr1ckshas. The roads
which she will take must be completely free of
all traffic.
Seventh-As Her Majesty passes no one must
raise his voice. nor must anyone be heard
When Her Majesty reaches the station there
will be discharge of fireworks.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-09
Money Saved by Smoke Consumers.

money saved by Smoke Consumers.
To the Editor of The Dispatch:
noticed in your editorial columns Wednes-
day strong protest against the smoke nui-
sance of our large steam plants where coal is
used. Let me refer you to the Pleasant Valley
car station as an illustration not only of the
possibility of preventing it, but to the great
saving of fuel when the waste of smoke is pre-
vented. BY the use there of modern
stoker" (there are quite a number now in use
of various makes) the success is complete.
The equivalent of % miles of line, made up of
high grades and sharp curves, is run by an
electric plant of about !, 200 horse power with
the unprecedented small amount of p tons of
dirty slack per day. absolutely clean.
Experts say that this result is most wonder
ful. The cost of the appliance is about 81 per
horse power. or $1,000 for 1,000hOrse power.
This once paid has not to be paid again. And
the labor saved in hauling the coal will amount
to % per cent per apnum on cost of these
stokers, as they are automatically fed.
No concern can afford to make smoke. cite
the above case because all can see it. The COM
pany have always welcomed discreet visitors.
If the stoker companies could get one-half of
what is saved they would be glad to supply
these appliances. WIN. MCCREERY.
ALLEGHENY, March 7.