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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-20
DISPOSAL OF ARID LANDS.
They Should Be Ceded to the States and
Territories to Give Out.

Chicago Tribune
The Irrigation Congress is now in session
at Salt Lake City. One OF the questions for
discussion submitted by the committee on
resolutions is: "Is it advisable that the
Federal Government should retain the pub
lie domain and enter upon the work of
reclamation of the arid land and then trans
fer to actual settlers3" Resolutions provid-
ing for the issue of bonds to the amount of
$50 900 0O0 to be expended in irrigation,
said bonds to be redeemable in treasury
notes issued against them, have been intro
duced. All such schemes of tapping the
pockets of the farmers and other citizens of
States which have no arid lands within their
limits should be rejected by the Irrigation
Congress, because they are impracticable,
The farmers east of the ninety-ninth mer'i-
dian will not consent to be taxed for the
purpose of irrigating lands whose produce
viii enter into competition with what they
raise. To make them pay taxes for such
purpose would be rank injustice and favor
itisn.
The true course for the Government to
take is to cede the hundreds of millions of
acres of arid lands to the States and Terri
tories within whose limits they are, on con-
dition that the recipients will comply with
Congress- specifying the disposition which
they will be allowed to make of these lands.
1t would have to be provided that state
should use the receipts from these lands in
part for educational purposes, and that It
should keep in its own hands the work OF
slowly and Systematically, and not alien
attng them in large blocks to private cor
porations or individuals on their promise
that they would attend to the matter.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-20
PITTsBURG, SUNDAY, SEPT. %, 1881.
STATE OFFICIALS ON THE STAND.

No comfort can be extracted by the
friends of the State officials from the in
formation brought out at the session of the
Treasury Investigating Committee yester-
day.
Auditor General McCamant was put
upon the stand, and endeavored TO illu-
inmate lengthy and rather paltering cor
respondence with Bardsley, the Phil
adelphia defaulter, extending over a
year or more, the object of which
seemed to be TO mildly induce BardSley to
pay up parJ of his arrears to the State.
Most clearly, putting a charitable aspect
upon this correspondence, the Auditor
General threw grass at Bardsley when he
should have thrown stones. There were
developed in the correspondence q couple
OF passages wherein McCamant thanked
BardSley for 'ffavors." These naturally
aroused Mr.. Fow's inquisitiveness. The
Auditor General says the "favors" were
''neckties" on one occasion and ''old mag
azines" on another. 1t remains to be said
that it would have been better if the
Auditor General had not occasion to mix
his personal thanks to Bardsley with his
dunning for the moneys due the State
not, for the present, to put any harsher
construction on these particular express
sions of obligation.
Setting every other question apart, it is
clear that if the Auditor General had been
properly vigilant and vigorous in his Off
cial functions, Bardsley would have been
called to time much sooner, and the pub
lie funds would have been saved.
But it is also clear from yesterdays in
quiry that Livsey who has not yet ap-
peared before the committee, is the wit
ness who can throw most light upon the
points at issue. The situation certainly
would have looked better if the late CASH
Ter of the treasury had been on hand yes
teTday. Mr.. Fow was bold and direct in
his charge of a conspiracy against the
State-so much so indeed that Livsey
cannot longer remain away without giving
strong color to the allegations. The in
vestigation is evidently nearing crisis.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-20
THE CANADIAN CENSUS.
Its Result Will Give the Annexation Ques-
ton Additional Interest.

Its Result VIII Give the Annexation Ques-
ton Additional Interest.
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.l
The result of the Canadian census will -un-
doubtedly give the annexation question an
interest to the residents of the Dominion
which it has not heretofore commanded
They will see that something is wrong with
the conditions under which they live, and
that satisfactory or reasonable improve
ment is not possible under such circum-
stances. In the past decade. as they learn
from the census figures recently made pub
lie, Canada's growth in population was less
than $4,000, ratio of gain OF only l111 per
cent. when at least % per cent was expected.
The growth in the previous ten years was II
per cent.
More than $4,000 foreigners landed in
Canada in this time, but apparently nearly
half of these must have moved into the
United States or some other country ulti-
mately. She did not hold her own even on
q basis OF natural increase, for her aggregate
pain in inhabitants falls short OF the growth
from excess of births over deaths. The
United States, o far more thlckly setsled
country and a country which is endeayor-
ino ro discourage instead of encourage immi-
ration grew in a ratio much more than
double as great as Canada in the past ten
years. The entire Dominion has not so
many inhabitants as either New York or
Pennsylvania Each of these States added
twice as many to its Inhabitants in the past
decade as Canada has done
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-20
UNSATISFACTORY EXPLANATION.

Auditor General McCamant yesterday
endeavored to justify his extension OF
time to Bardsley, the defaulting Philadel-
phia official, by saying that an act passed
in 1911 enabled him to give such exten-
sion to "public debtors" McCamant
thought as there was financial stringency"
in Philadelphia. Bardsley should not be
pushed to turn over the State money in
his possession.
The fact was that Bardsley collected
and held the State funds as agent for the
State and was mere embezzler by his
continuance in Withholding them. To
give him the benefit of an act intended to
apply to honest debtors was stretching its
Interpretation most strangely.
Also, there was no financial stringency"
in Philadelphia excepting what was caused
by rotten banking. To permit default
ing fiscal agent of the State to hold on to
money which should have been in the
State Treasury was bad enough, but to
intimate that this abuse Of the public funds
was needful to sustain the banking system
of Philadelphia is adding insult to injury.
The Auditor General so far is not fortu-
nate in his explanations.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-20
TELEGRAPHIC DEADHEADING.

The fact is quoted from one of the
Oldest telegraphic operators at Washing
ton, that One-quarter of the telegraphic
business of that city is composed of the
franked messages of members of Congress
The other three-quarters of course, con-
sists mainly of the press dispatches paid
for by the newspapers of the country.
The amount of telegraphic correspondence
originating at Washington apart from
news, politics and Government business,
would be about equal to that of one of
these rural points where one man fills the
joint position of operator and railway
agent
The Telegram declares this to be mot
the seed but the matured crop of huge
abuse" This is little hyperbolical; but,
it is easy to see that the purpose of giving
Congressman free swing over the wires
is to induce a favorable opinion of the
telegraphic corporation. The man who
enjoys deadhead privileges nearly always
takes a very optimistic view of the
business where he has the free sup
ply as witness the Rev. Sam Jones, who
recently gave it as his Evangelistic dogma
That all this talk about railway abuses is
over done. Mr. Jones has enjoyed rail-
way favors, consequently the railroads
must be all right. This method of rea-
soning has Influenced much more logical
minds than that of the Rev. Sam.
Nevertheless, It is not the crop, but the
seed Of the abuse. The crop is matured,
and the harvest garnered when Congress
neglects or refuses the legislation needed
10y the public interest, or makes haste to
furnish that required by the telegraphic
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-20
THE OBVIOUS COURSE.

The charges that large amounts of NUM-
cipal taxes are due from the passenger
railway corporations of Allegheny to that
city have called forth replies from the cor
porations which it is hardly worth while
to analyze for two reasons. The first Is
that there is always superabundance Of
excuse for not paying money, the chief
and most universal of which is the chronic
stringency of money. The other, that
there is one place todetermine the accura-
cy and validity of these excuses, and that
is not in the public press.
The point which THE DISPATCH made
the other day is vital in determining the
relative positions of the city and the cor
porations. The city should force the cor
porations to pay whatever they owe by the
ample powers within its reach. 1t has ac-
counting officers whose duty it is to ascer-
tain the amounts due and legal officers
whose duty it is to compel their payment,
if necessary, by legal process. With such
powers at hand it is puerile to talk about
refusing franchises till these payments are
made. The claims should have been
brought into court long ago. Since that
has not been done before, it should be
done now; and when the cases are in court
the corporations can present their defense
and have its validity authoritatively passed
upon.
If the machinery of city can not
promptly and thoroughly collect from cor
porations the taxes due it the people will
be apt to inquire how the officials earn
their salaries. At present the attitude of
affairs between the Allegheny City gov
ernment and the street railway corpora
tions is equally discreditable to both sides.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-20

THE New York campaign already pre-
sents one very good illustration of the re-
spect paid to public opinion when votes are
sought. The day after Fassett was NOM
mated he sent in his resignation as Collector
of New York, and with equal promptness
after his nomination Mr.. Flower resigned
his position as member of Congress- As
both candidates might legally have held
their places until it was decided which of
them is to be elected, their early action IN
dicates that the Hill method of hanging on
to two offices as long as possible does not
commend itself to men who are after votes
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-20
PEOPLE OFTEN MENTION ed.

QUEEN VICTORIA puts in her spare time
plying the crotchet needle.
CARDINAL MANNING is strongly opposed
to lotteries and raffles for church or charit-
able purposes.
ANTON RUBINsTEIN is said to be engaged
on two important works. One is an oratorio
on the subject of Moses" and the latter an
opera OH Russian theme.
WILLIAM II. SHOCK, Engineer in Chief,
United States Navy, retired, who has been
for some time travelling abroad, is now at
Morley's Hotel, Trafalgar Square, London.
KAISER WILHELM is the only one of the
three Emperors who reads the newspapers
for himself. The Gear and the Emperor of
Austria have private journal of cuttings
set up for them daily.
An italian duchess, the Duchess Bolog-
mini, who has recently lost her husband and
son has sold her jewels for 100000 and given
the proceeds to the children's department.
of tho Milan Hospital in memory of her
son.
COLONEL HIS. OLCoTT, President of the
Theosophical Society, sailed from New York
Wednesday for Liverpool. He is on his way
to Japan to perfect the union of the North
ern and Southern branches of the Buddhist
Church.
MRS. GRANT, widow of General Grant is
aging rapidly. There has been a marked
change both in appearance and in her man.
ner within two years. Her hair is silvered,
and her slow and uneven step betokens her
advanced years.
SIR WILLIAM MACGREGoR, Governor of
British New Guinea, recently assembled Mt
Yule, or Kovio, as he prefers to call it. The
Kovio range is volcanic and isolated from
the main chain, of which Mt. Owen Stanley
is the elimination. The Kovio range is
under II, 600 feet high, and is wooded to the
very summit.
WHEN in Berlin, the Emperor William
has in his study private telephone which
communicates with the Empress apart
ments, and is only used for family inter-
course. 1t is said that if the Emperor be in
one of his fits of high spirits he often sum-
mons his children to the instrument and
jokes with them per wire.
PROF. LESLIE A LEE, who headed the
expedition to Labrador which discovered
the Grand Falls, takes a party Of Bowdoin
students every summer on some notable ex-
cursion. His idea is that it is fine thing
for the students and gives the college repu-
tation. His Labrador trip was rather ex-
pensive, but the college alumni footed most
of the bills. Prof. Lee is a ruddy, wide-
awake man of science, about 40 years old,
He was chief of the scientific staff of the
Fish Commission steamer Albatross when
she made her first cruise in Pacific waters
two years ago.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-20
CARrooNIsTs, BLUNDERs.

The fact is pointed out by critic of the
pictorial journalism of the day. that one
of the last cartoons of Puck on the poll
tics of the day represents Major Mckinley
in the act of mounting the silver coinage
hobby horse ''on the right side, which is
the wrong side" The fact that the artist
does not know which side horse should
be mounted from, does not in the opinion
of this critic warrant the representation
of an equal ignorance on the part of Nc
Kinley.
Such features of the current pictorial
comment are not uncommon. 1t is not
many years since cartoon went the
rounds of the press in which certain in
COW. Every journal which printed the
cartoon represented the milking as going
On from the side which would induce
every self-respecting cow to kick both the
mixer and milk-pail into the next pasture;
whereas the point of the cartoon was that
the milking was successful. PUCK has an ex-
cuse for its slip which will put it in better
shape than the lacteal bull-if the connec-
ton will permit that Hibernianism. The
hlo1 ohluS bud1 10 uauSHO Ill CdNdlIy HioGi uC-
ton is to mount horse from the left side;
the second thing is to mount from the
other side, in order that the dismounted
trooper, in emergencies, need not lose
precious seconds in going around to the
other side of his horse. Although Major
Mckinley was an infantry officer, Puck
may claim that he is cavalry man for
the purposes of its illustration.
1t is possible, therefore, to reproduce
famous verdict and find our pictorial CO.
temporary not guilty in this case, with the
warning that in future when its cartoon
lists trespass on agricultural or equestrian
subjects they should acquaint themselves
with the primary rules that obtain in the
milking of COWS and the mounting of
horses.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-20
DIsGRACING CIVILIZATION
The IIl-Treatment of the Hebrews by the
People in Russia.

Ahe lH-lfe8tment OF the Hebrews by the
People in Russia.
Chicago Herald.l
The persecution and expulsion of the He
Drews from Russia has been one of the dis
graces of modern civilization That there
could be found government, no matter how
despot1c, which in the closing years of the
nineteenth century could expatriate large
numbers of people from the soil on which
they were born, and from the pursuits in
which they were bred, and drive them forth
into practically unknown world, was some
thing that seemed incredible. Antecedently
no person would have believed that such q
thing was possible. And yet wo have seen
1t, and the whole world has been Mortified at
the sight.
Ii this were all we might be compelled to
stand as idle and impotent spectators of a
course of events we were powerless to pre-.
vent. But as Americans we have been
doubly shocked. While the hands of other
nations have been raised in protest against
q tyranny so oppressive, it would ap-
pear, from the facts stated by the HerGLOis
correspondent, Harold Frederic, that the
officials who now represent the United States
at st. Petersburg and at Odessa-our consuls
and our secretary of legation-go out of their
way, and transcend their appointed duties,
by acting as superserviceable witnesses
against distressed and harassed people.
Instead OF ranging themselves on the side of
freedom, they have openly expressed their
sentiments on the side of oppression,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-20
MERCENARY FRANCE.
The Only Reason Why She Desires the Pos
session of Europe.

The Only Reason Why She Desires the Pos
session of Europe.
"The only reason France has for taking
possession of Egypt is mercenary one,"
said William Hopwood, an ex-member of
the British Parliament and at present a can
didate on the Liberal ticket for reelection
from the district of Whiteside, to the Chi
cago Tribune. France wants to obtain
foothold in Egypt so its agents can secure
valuable contracts from the Khedive," con-
tfnued the Englishman. 1.-THE French
haven't the interest of the country in view.
The only thing they care for is the amount
of money they can make. The Liberal
party of England has always been in favor
of giving up Egypt to the Khedive and such
step will no doubt be taken before long.
"But since the English troops have been
in Egypt the wretched condition of the
peasants, who were so heavily taxed by the
pashas and other petty rulers, has been re-
1ieved. and prosperous condition now ex-
lists. England has never realized half
penny, however, from the possession of
Egypt, and it is the advice of the Liberal
party to withdraw the troops and permit
the Khedive to take care of his own coun-
try. Tewfik, the present Khedive, is pro-
gressive man and would no doubt make a
good ruler. His father, Ishmael Pasha, who
is prisoner at Constantinople, 1 expect,
will have his head cut off Before long 1t
would not take much to induce the Sultan to
behead him."
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-20

corporation. Doubtless, the dead-heading
is an influence to favorably impress the
Congressional mind, but it is not always
a decisive one. On some telegraphic meas
ures in the past few years Congress has
been even antagOnistic to the Western
Union. Whether the telegraphic franks
were so free then as now, we do not know,
but generally it takes more than a free
privilege over the wires to own a Congress-
man in fee simple.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-20

AN indiscreet method of booming Flower
is adopted by the New York Telegram as fol-
lows: Preferred stock Of the Chicago and
Eastern Illinois Railway Company gained
two and one-half points directly after the
unanimous nomination of Director Roswell
P, Flower for Governor. This an indorse-
ment that the Democratic candidate will
appreciate" The intimation that the cor
poration in question expects to gain some
advantage from the political prominence of
its director is one that wiser organ would
have kept under the rose,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-20

Mr.. IGNATIUs DoNNELLY, President Of
the Minnesota Farmers Alliance, says he
has nothing to do with that preposterous
circular advising the farmers to hold their
wheat for "$1 so per bushel." He should have
something to do with it. If he should de-
vote his well-known talents to its study, he
might discover between its lines cipher
showing its true authorship to be the specu-
lators who have a stock of wheat of their
own, which they wish to unload at good
prices before the new crop comes in to ease
the market Donnelly should find ciphers
where they will do the most good.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-20
RHYNKLED RHYMELETs.

"I don't know what to do with this old
furniture. don't wantit, and yet can't throw
1t away"
Get cheap truckman to move you. He'll bust
1t all to pieces.-Hdrper's Bdzor.
'ewhere are you gong, my pretty maid7"
'T'm going to sneeze, kind sir, ~ she said
'tAt whom will you sneeze my pretty maid?''
'.Atchooi atchooi kind SIR she said.
Boston Journal.
Miss Palisade-Did you notice how dread
fully Mr.. Robinson's trousers bagged last night?
Miss Summit-Yes. What was the reason?
Miss PaIIsade-He proposed to Miss Lofty the
night before and she always makes them kneel for
an hour.-Brookyn LIE.
Mary had little hat,
Its crown was very low,
And everywhere that Mary went
That hat was sure to go.
She wore it to the play one night
And furnished fun for all,
For how those girls did laugh and shout
To see 4 hat so small.
Mr.. Sixaweek-Now that's particularly
fresh piece of work.
Mrs Skinnum-Why what9
Mr.. slxsweek-Somebody's put salt in my coffee
Boston Courier.
Jasper-All the worlds stage, they say.
Jumpuppe-Yes and men are more am bilious to
be the managers than to be the actors.-Nslo York
Herald.
Madge-Vera and Bob had quite falling
out last evening.
Mabel-IndeedI How did II happenP
Madge-They were sitting in the hammock and
the rope broke.-Ne1c York Advertiser.
She'll darn her husbands socks all right
With never eeasing care,
But when her stockings show a hole
She buys another pair.
Miss Sndlax-There comes that Mr..
Wooden again: he torments me almost to death
with his attentions.
Buhnch-I know; he never had any sense.-De7a-
rue Sun.
"What do you call that?'' asked the
woman Of the house Of the new miIkmsn. looking
at the sky blue huid.
II don't know what you'd call It, although it was
chrstened or ather baptized before came out this
morning. PhiLadeLphia Timer.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-20
DEATHS HERE AND ELSEWHERE.
Colonel Frederick Augustus ConkIing.

Colonel Frederick Augustus Conkling,
elder brother of Roscoe Conkling. and for many
years prominent business man in that city, died
at his home, q East Tenth street, New York Fri
Conkling was in his 18th year. For about two
wears he has been under the Doctors care He
snent this past summer with his son Howard in Lu-
zerne He failed in health steadily and two
weeks ago it was thought best to resort to a sur
gical operation. After the operation he returned
On Wednesday to his home In New York. His
family believed that he would live six months or
wear longer. for he was man of good constitution
and had all his life been physically vigorous There
was so little fear of an immediate change in his
condition that his son; Alfred r. Conkllng, left
New York yesterday at noon for Lenox. Colonel
Conkiing died at 'cock. The only member of
his family who was at his bedside was his daughter
Laura He was conscious to the last and his end
was painless.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-20
Leon Hyacinthe Marais.

Leon Hyacinthe Marais, the French actor,
April g. 1853. and was the son of naval officer
He studied for a commercial career at the Ecole
Turgot in Paris and then engaged In commerce.
During the Franco-German war in 1870 he enlisted
in the army a volunteer.
In 1872 he applied at the Conservatoire, but was
rejected Then he studied under Talbot for sdmis;
comedy and made his debut at the Odeon In the
role of Nddilir, in ''The Danicheffs " and In that
of Stenko. in The Hetman, ~ Marais showed great
talent, He was equally successful in his classic
repertory. The characters in which he appeared
to the best advantage were Bernard in 'IalpraL -;
Gilbert in Joseph Balsamo,' - and Samuel BrohL
in the play of Messrs. Meilhac and Cherbuliez. In
October 1877, he married Miss Helen Petit an
actress at the Odeon who distinguished herself as
Gar,yyIee in ''I,,Assommoir, >,