Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-01-25
ae will allow them to have guns for hunting

He will allow them to have guns for hunting
purposes only. Each Indian is to receive a
check for his gun. and when he wants TO 60
huntinf he'll get his weapon and at no other
time. Guns, like coats and hats at the theaters,
will be checked at the agency. That's quite
farce comedy idea. But Indians, as farce
comedy characters are no good. Indians al
W. ways vs., seem to me to have missed missed great object
have not been popular with audiences That
play, big Poney.5' written by Wheeler and
Darling and acted BY Nat Goodwin, though
good play was failure. You remember that
"Dovetta," by Mrs. Raymond. was izzle.
Only one line, spoken by Frank Davis remains
of that wreck
Lo the poor India whose untutored mind
Shaved OFF his whiskers to dIsappoiht the wind.
RICHARD K. Fox, patron of sport-Jack
Dempsey was beaten fairly. but Pm sorry for
1t. He is nice. clean, square fellow. l met
him years ago. when he first entered the fstic
arena. He came to my office one day and
wanted me to back him. He looked a mere
boy then. with well-barbered head and an in
genuous manner. The Bowery ALWAYS swore by
Dempsey. have never seen him fight. You
would scarcely believe it. but I've never wit
messed prize fight in my life. I've attended
numerous sparring matches. both here and
abroad. but I've never been present at bare
fist tight. think the tendency is toward box
ing matches. Australia at present shows
greater interest in fistic matters than either
England or America, and Pm not surprised
ers as Fitzsimmons. Slavin. and Peter Jackson.
I'm going out West this spring on a visit to the
big cities. AT present Pm mostly interested in
my trotters, Nellie Sonrag and SIR Mohawk,
and take spin behind them every fine after
noon.
A. c. BROWN, land lawyer, of Minneapolis
am surprised TO see a newspaper article max
ing the statement that rs per cent. of the farm
mortgage indebtedness of the country is made
payable in gold. This information comes from
st. Paul. Now. know something about farm
mortgages and have made a speciality of con-
veyances. never saw such a mortgage or evil
dence of Indebtedness in any shape inmy ex-
perience Instead of being 75 per cent of them
In gold, l don't believe, taking all the country
this side of the Rocky Mountains, there are 70
mortgages drawn in the last ten years made
payable in gold. The purport of such articles
is plain. It is an effort on the part of certain
class Of Eastern people TO break down free
coinage In the House, or with the President
should the House pass the bill. Whether such
reckless statement as the one refer to will
have any influence toward such an end am
unable to say. But it is plain that the united
efforts on the part of Eastern capitalists and
the newspapers which represent them are di-
rected toward the prevention Of free coinage,
ARCHIBALD CLAvERING GUNrER-I had
the novel "Mr. Barnes of New York" In my
trunk two years before l took it to publishers,
and when took it to the publishers seven OF
those wise men rejected 1t. The original title
of the book was Two Nights in Rome"
once knewa Mr.. Barnes, whom I reproduced
in the book. He was one of the coolest men
you ever saw l remember of hearing of
Barnes going into an open air concert with an
American lady In Wiesbaden one night. He
advanced to the box office to purchase tickets,
and as lie did SO, left the lady alone for few
minutes. Meanwhile a supercilious German
officer had come up. observed the lady and began
impudenrly to ogle her through his monocle.
Barnes took In the situation at once and imme-
a md md fha
officer coolly ogling him in turn. The officer,
noticing THIS. became very indignant. What
do you mean. slrf' said he. DO you know
my boy" interrupted Barnes, tapping him on
the shoulder. You're admiring what we call
an American lady. I take the liberty of in
gentleman" Needless to add the officer skunk
away.
COUNT E. VERMONT VALCoURT, writer on
heraldry-One of the most remarkable things
Eve observed in all my experience and travel
around the world Is how fond Americans are of
titles, and how proud they are to trace their
lineage back to some illustrious origin. COM
piled book of the prominent families of
America few years ago and sent out prospect
uses. You would be surprised to see how many
scions of proninent people offered to pay me to
prove them of noble origin, and enroll them
within the magic circles of aristocracy. The
appearance of Mrs. Hammersley, Duchess of
Marlborough. in a box at the Lyceum Theater
created quite futter of excitement the other
day. There are few of the bellies of Gotham
who do not envy the Americans who have al
lied themselves with the nobility of Europe.
irent of these alliances. Miss jerome married
Lord Randolph Churchill, aud one of her SIS
ters married Sir John Leslie. Miss Consuelo
Yznaga married Viscount Vaudeville and Sir
John Lester Kaye married Lady MandevilIe's
sister. Miss Stevens married Lord Alfred
Paget. Lady, Angelsy, Lady Vernon. Lady
wtisbs Mssketn Hon hon, M Mrs Piunket Lady Kart
Baliour, Hon. Mrs. Oliver Northcote, Mrs.
Barring. Mrs. Beresford Hope and Lady A. But
Ter are all nieces OF Uncle Sam. L might, of
course, increase the list.
HENRY V. ALLEN. army and navy goods
There is no gold bullion manufactured in the
United States. All that you see in the cases
here comes from England and France. The
best gold bullion is manufactured in the vicin-
ity of London, and goes from that city to all
the countries of the world. Could it be manu-
factared cheaper here? Well. very much
doubt it, at least notuntil the present laws, by
which copper is put down cheaper in London
than it can be furnished to the New York
manufacturer, are changed. We are not q
military country. besides, and its manufacture
would scarcely pay If we depended upon our
own people. Beyond that dependence we would
have 10 establish a trade in Europe. 1t would
cost $4,000 for machinery alone to manufac-
ture gold bullion such as is used in epaulettes,
shoulder straps. gold lace. anchors, chapeaux,
sword belts, and so on. The greatest demand
in the United States now is from our militia,
and that has been growing some Of late years.
Curiously enough, while we have no producer
OF gold bullion in this country. the Mckinley
act increased the duty from 25 to As per cent
This was done at the solicitation of a firm in
Connecticut. which made a sort of worsted,
metallic fringe, but which never attempted to
manufacture bullion. The trade in even what
the firm did manufacture has about ceased
This extra tax is laid upon the militia and our
army and navy. 1t costs good deal for man
to be an officer in the regular army or TO play
officer in the militia, but it helps the English
manufacturer.
LEROY W. BALDWIN, Manager National
Weighing Machine Company-We made about
10000 penny-ln-the-slot weighing machines last
year There must be somewhere about 1900
or Is. 600 of them now in operation throughout
the country. Nearly every place where such a
machine can be put is occupied, and every
place where they can be used to advantage will
be occupied before the end of the next six
months. The company will then manufacture
no more machines, except for export and for
the replacing of those which may become dam
aged or destroyed in this country. The collec-
tions run all the way from l cent to 500 for
each machine every two weeks. The whole
country is divided into districts. aud all of
these districts this side Of the Rocky Mount
aims pay tribute to the New York office, and
those west of the Rockies are managed from
San Francisco. Compared with the penny ma
chimes all the electrical and musical devices for
weighing that are seen about barroOms and
other places are few in number. The latter
machines very easily get out of order
and cost more originally than the sim
Rs @aesneD ars beng made for
port, which seems somewhat remarkable
Since they are made abroad under existing