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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-19
PITTsBURG, TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1891.
THE STREET ACTS.

The signing of the street and curative
bills by Governor PattiSon puts the city
business on the high road to creditable
recovery from the muddle in which it has
been struggling ever since the decision of
the Boggs avenue case. All five bills are
signed, so that the city is now at liberty to
proceed under the new law for need ed
street improvements, and at the same time
to secure prompt test on the efficacy of
the curative law.
As to the first named enactments, we do
not think that there is any possible doubt
of their validity. They have been framed
with a special view of meeting all
objections, and will doubtless be SO
generally recognized as impregnable that
they will stand without even being ques-
toned in the courts. On the other hand, the
stringency of some of the provisions will
much decrease the activity of street i'm
provementS in years to come. The fact
that no street can be improved without the
petition of a majority of property holders
affected, both in number and interest, will
confine future work to streets where there
is a nearly unanimous demand for the i'm
provement. But this difficulty may pro-
vide its own corrective. When its effect is
fully understood purchasers of property
who have a preference for payements and
sewers will avoid new streets unless the
requisite petition is obtained, and 1t will
become necessary for prOperty-Owners to
sign the petition before they can sell their
property.
The future is not quite so clear with re-
gard to the effectOf the curative bill; but the
way is fortunately open to the city to make
it clear Even if fhe validity of the act
were more indisputable than it is, prop
erty-owners, after recent experience of
the disadvantage of promptitude
in the way of paying assess
ments, are not going to pay those made
under this act until it is sustained by the
Supreme Court As to the bearing Of the
Chester case on our curative act, it is per-
tinent that in that case the trouble was not
with any act of the city with regard to the
streets, but with the general charter law
of the State: while in our case the fact that
inherent defects in the law by which the
improvements were begun may be re-
garded as vital by the Supreme Court
When in addition we find it cited as
material fact in the Chester decision that
a majority in number of the property-own-
ers petitioned for the improvement, while
in the majority of our own streets not even
majority in interest signed the petition, it
is quite important that the city shall secure
a full test Of the act before making gem
eral demand on the prOperty-ownerS for
their assessments.
Under the terms Of the act it will take
about three months to get an assessment
fairly before the lower courts. This indi-
Gates the necessity of prompt proceedings
In order that a case in which the law is
fully tested shall reach the Supreme Court
at its October term.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-19
PEOPLE COMING AND GOING.

G. NJ. Gardner, superintendent of the
Mono Mining Company, of this city, left yes
terday via the Lake Erie road, for Pitkin,
Col. William Adams, the southside glass
with several others, will go out in few
days.
Judge Inghram, of Waynesburg, was at
the Union Depot last evening to receive the
body of Albert s. Black, who died of con-
gestion Of the lungs at Washington. Black
Is brother of Mrs. Inghram, and formerly
was. assistant cashier in the Waynesburg
Bank.
J. c. Herold and wife, of Little Rock,
registered at the Duquesne last evening. Mr..
Herold was former Pittsburger, and went
to school with @. L. Magee He hasn't been
in the city for seven years, but during that
time, he says, the place has grown wonder
fully.
Charles H. Mutt, representing tine
Ladies' Home Journal Of Philadelphia, phe-
nomenal publication which is visitor to
nearly million homes, is at the Anderson.
He leaves for the West this evening going
by easy stages slopeward.
W. S. McGinnis, Assistant Superintend-
ent of the Railway Mail Service inspected
the local wagon and messenger service yes
terday. He says the horses and wagons
compare with the best in the country.
Mrs. August Fecke, of 14O2 Carson street,
Southside, yesterday started on q trip to
Germany in company with her 1O-year-old
son. Sne eXpectS TO VlSlC ner parents ana
and will be gone four months.
Among those who went to Harrisburg last
evening were A. @. Robertson, Adjutant
General McClelland, Mr.. Giles, W. c. More
land and Dick Quay.
o. A. Lappe started for Europe yesterday
to spend year He will be in England dur
ing the summer, and put in the winter in
Germany and Egypt.
G. A. Egley, commercial agent for the
Queen and Crescent route, is on one of his
monthly visits to this territory after
freight.
Coroner Heber Mcdowell and Mrs. Nc
Eastern cities and the seashore.
General A J. Warner, of Marietta, and
Thomas Sutton, an Indiana banker, are at
the Seventh Avenue Hotel.
H. NJ. Horton, of Pomeroy, and A. j.
Packard, of Youngstown, are stopping at the
Monongahela House.
Alonzo Loring, the ancient Wheeling nail
manufacturer, was at the Monongahela
House yesterday.
William Garrett, Secretary of the Illinois
Steel Company,is at the Duouesne. He is here
buying iron.
Postmaster Mexican left for Norfolk last
evening to attend a land sale.
E. A. Hess departed yesterday on bust
ness trip to Eastern cities.
Collector Warmcastle returned from Har-
risburg yesterday.
Mayor Wyman left yesterday for Ohio on
business trip.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-19
Bijou Theater.

At the Bijou Theater last evening "The
Midnight Alarm" realistic comedy-drama
in five acts, made decided hit. 1t is full of
life and action from start to finish, and was
well staged. The locality is New York City,
and the time the present. The characters
are we'll defined and the various scenes and
incidents fairly natural. In the fourth act
is introduced a scene at the truck
house. Suddenly the alarm strikes and
out dashes the Hayes truck, followed by
engine and hose carriages the whole forming
a very realistic and exciting episode Fred
erick Julian as the william SHds Cur7inaford
made the hit of the evening, and in the third
act his work is especially fine when Curing
ford discovers the loss of papers which he
depends upon to make fortune. Thos.
Bridgeland was manly hero. W. W. Bitt-
ner played the old farmer well. George T.
Hall and George Scott ably sustained the
comedy element, and Kate Pearson as Sparkle
"a gleam of sunshine" the heroine, made a
pleasing impression. The house was large
and appreciative and will do a large May
business,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-19
FOR COMMERCIAL INTERESTS.
The Trans Mississippi Congress to Meet at
Denver To-Day,

The Trans-m1ssissfpp1 Congress 10 Meet at
Denver To-Day.
DENVER, May 1s.-The Mississippi
Congress will meet at the Fifteenth Street
Theater tomorrow at 10 O'Clock. Seven
hundred delegates have already arrived,
among them President H. NJ. Frisbacx, of
Fort Smith, Ark. Every incoming train
brings additional delegates and by to-
morrow morning it is expected over 1000
will have arrived together with as many
visitors.
The object of the congress is to unite
the people of the States and Territories
west of the Mississippi river for the promo
tion Of their commercial interests. Among
the questions to be discussed will be:
Legislation Affecting, Commerce, Trans.
Waterways, Lake, Gulf and Pacific Ports"
Markets for Western Products" Promotion
of Manufacturing and Agricultural Inter
ests. y Irrigation and Reclamation of Arid
Lands" Western Mineral Lands and Their
Development "Cause and Effects of Busi-
ness Combinations and Their Uses;" Reel.
procity and International Trade Extension
1.-THE Indian Question and Opening of Indian
Lands" and such other subjects as may be
worthy of consideration.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-19
The Duauesne Theafer.

Mr.. Scott Marble, who has heretofore
Travelled in the paths of comedy, has con-
structed a. strong melodrama in "The
PATROL" and one destined to be O great
financial success. The cast embraces names
well known to all theatre-goers, and from
the leading part to the most insignificant,
all are well taken. Mr.. Handyside as the
Captain OF Police, Mr.. Hamilton as Bell,
Mr.. Anderson as the French Detective, and Mr.
Carpenter were all good. Miss Alice Fischer
as the Adventures, was charmingly clever,
and Miss Blanche Seymour as
"StUeeter' was exceptionally good.
Miss Willett gave natural Laura and Miss
Merton as the wife of Brdden gave dignity to
q small part. Among the bits of character
refreshingly real was that of Herbert Jones
as the tramp in the station house scene. OF
course, Luke Schoolcraft was funny, The
realistic feature of the performance was the
patrol barn scene. The alarm and the hitch
ing of the horses and their wild dash from
the stage, and their return in answer to q
call from an actual patrol box was q scene of
realism long to be remembered.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-19
many creditors are chasing him hard, M.
n n Wilt among them

many creditors are chasing him hard, Ne
E. d. Wilt among them.
THE Fay Foster English Gaiety Company
at Harry Williams Academy is not especial
ly strong, but the wonderful balancing feats
Of vano1a are worth going to see.
The May Festival chorus Is called for re-
hearsal at Old City Hall at 7;SO this evening,
for the Gilmore concert Members having
copies OF the Creation" are requested to
bring them.
THE large advance sale of seats for the Gil
moreB and concerts tomorrow afternoon
and evening indicates that the people OF
Pittsburg appreciate popular music. Gil
more is noted for playing what the public
want and the programmes this time show
that he will not depart from his rule now.
He will be assisted by Campanini, Natalie,
Anna G. Manteli and The MAY Festival matt,
nee. At the matinee all the school children
of Pittsburg and Allegheny will be admitted
for 10 cents apiece. This includes the cnil-
dren of Catholic and other sectarian schools.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-19

not occur in the fall, when such
draft on our reserves might have made the
monetary stringency very serious matter.
We can hope that the gold will flow our
way before next fall; but it would not be an
suspicious time for any of the speculative
powers to try kite-fying schemes without
first entering into an alliance with the
European Powers to prevent them from
demoralizing the gold reserves.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-19
"THE farm indebtedness of Kansas is

being paid of at the rate of 81 00O, 900 month,
but this is not the work of the Farmers Al
lance" remarks the Boston Traveller. Are
we to understand the esteemed TTdve1e. to
assert that some one outside of the Farmers
Alliance is paying off mortgages for the
farmers2 Since that organization consti-
tutes the bulk of the farming population it
may be presumed that, if the above state
ment is true, the members of the Alliance
are paying off their debts by the hard work
that is Characteristic of the Western farmer.
The stupid enmity of some of the Eastern
papers toward the farmers of the West goes
far to excuse the enmity which the farmers
are cherishing toward the East.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-19
Obituary Notes.

BLAIsE SoULEs, one Of the best known railroad
men in Connecticut. died at his residence In Barne-
gat on Saturday night aged 81 years.
CHARLES W. TAYLOR, who died last week, had
been the leading Justice of the Peace at Minersyile
Pa. for the past 25 years. He was prominent in
Republican political circles in Schuylkill county.
He was "a years old.
WILLIAM +. GRAHAM editor of the Meriden
(Conn) Republican, died Sunday, after long ILL
ness of consumption, aged 46 years. Mr.. Graham
had been resident OF Meriden for q years. and for
wears editor of the Republican.
MISS SUSAN COLLINS died at Norwich, N. Y, on
Wednesday in the 95th year of her age. She was
born in Rhode Island, of Quaker parentage, and
she lived the and pions life ejoined BY that
faith She retained her faculties in q remarkable
degree to the day of her death.
JOHN P. PFEIFFER for many years leader of the
Naval Academy band died in Annapolis Sunday,
aged rs years. A pension of s72 month was re-
Gently awarded Mr.. Pieiffer. He proved that his
loss OF sight began while writing music for the use
of the Naval Academy band when he was the
leader.
HON. EDWARD JOHNSTON, an eminent lawyer,
and an uncle of District Attorney Johnston of this
city. died yesterday at his home In Keokuk la,
District Attorney Johnston received the intelli-
eence In dispatch yesterday morning. Mr.. john
ston was for many years Judge on one of the Iowa
circuits, He migrated West when quite young He
was at the time Of his death in his I'D year.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-19
DEATHS HERE AND ELSEWHERE.
Colonel Robert McFarlane.

Colonel Robert McFarlane, prominent
hardware merchant of Bellefonte, died suddenly
Yesterday. Colonel McFarlane had a war record.
When the Rebellion broke out he raised
Company G., One Hundred and Forty-eighth
Pennsylvania Volunteers, and was elected its
Captain. One month after he was made Lieu
tenant Colonel of the regiment, james A.
Beaver at that time being Colonel. Colonel Me-
Farlane served in that capacity for two years,
Having command Of the regiment most of the time,
in one notable instance at the battle of gettysburg
when Beaver was in the hospital. Mr., McFarlane
was discharged on surgeons certificate in No
vember. 1868. At the time of his death he was 60
wears of
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-19
REPORTERS NOT BARRED.
The United Presbyterian Ministers Discus
Very Interesting Question.

The question as to whether the reporters
should invade their meetings was the chief
question, before the United Presbyterian
ministers yesterday. 1t was called
up by resolution presented by Rev. T.
W. Young to exclude the press from
the meeting. The question was discussed,
but it could hardly be said to have been de-
bated, as the large majority of the ministers
favor the idea of having the reporters swell
the audiences they address. A vote was
taken and only 4 out of about 80 voted to
close the door in their faces.-
Rev. r. NJ. Russell read an exhaustive pa
per on the "Tithing Law" 1t proved so in
teresting and entertaining that it was unan-
the church paper. The question to be dis
cussed next week will be "What Lesson May
We Learn from Dr. Talmage as Preacher?h
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-19
THE fact that it usually takes four years


to get a case settled in the Supreme Court of
the United States indicates that the appeal
of the Governorship contest in Nebraska
would, under normal circumstances, result
in some one getting left. The term of the
man on the outside will expire in two years;
and it would be little consolation for him to
hear four years hence that he was Governor
de jr,e, when there will be no chance of his
ever getting the de Jacto satisfaction of hold
ing the position and drawing the salary.
Perhaps, however, the Supreme Court may
advance the case on the docket sufficiently
to decide that the jurisdiction over the Gov
ernorship of Nebraska belongs to the Su-
preme Court of Nebraska.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-19

PRESIDENT DIAz, of Mexico, has put
himself in the position of taking "firm
stand against extravaganza and over-pledg-
ing the national credit" As Diaz himself
has done most of the over-pledging and been
guilty of most of the extravagance, his re-
formation permits hope that the indomita-
BILE Thomas B. Reed will appear in the next
Congress as q champion of retrenchment
and economy,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-19
An Editors Birthday.
Delta (O.l Atlas

Delta (O.) AtIas.J
The 2lst of this month is the birthday of
the editor of this paper. We are 50 years
old-at least. Valuable presents may be for
warded to usat your expense, but we are
well supplied with flower and garden seed
and literary matter. We wish ourselves
many happy returns of the day, and if we
can pay our debts and serve the people ac-
ceptably, continuing to give them the best
paper in Fulton county at the lowest price,
we trust they will join with Us in the wish.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-19
Harris, Theater.

Glen. c. Magee has so long been favorite
he will doubtless do good weeks business
at this>house, whore, with q tolerably fair
company, he began weeks engagement
yesterday in a farce comedy entitled "Irish
Luck" The play was simply put, together
O number of specialties, including skirt
dancing, singing, dancing and lightning
crayon sketches.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-19
ODD FELLOWS IN COUNCIL.
Opening of the State Encampment and the
Election of Officers.


Election of Officers.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATcH.l
LANCASTER, May 1a-The annual session of
the Grand Encampment l. o. o. F., of Penn
sylvania, opened at A. NJ. to-day with
prayer by Grand High Priest Richard H.
Graham. The reports of the Grand Chief
Patriarch and Grand Scribe shows q gratify-
ing increase. Sixteen new encampments
were instituted and 7S new members ad-
mftted to the Grand Encampment. The
relief paid out last year amounted to s79,-
7S9 "a, and for 20 years, 8, ,23S, ,404 80.
Officers were elected and installed as fol-
lows: Richard III. Graham, No. AZ, Grand
Chief Patriarch; Z. V. Van Arsdalen, No. us,
Grand High Priest; George Hawkes., No. 26
Grand Senior Warden; James B. Nicholson,
No. 1Ol, Grand Scribe; John s. Heiss, No. 26
Grand Treasurer: L. J. Grisman, No. 2l7,
Grand Junior Warden; NJ. Richards Muckle,
No. 81, Grand Representative, The Grand
Encampment finished its session at $50 P. NJ.
The Grand Lodge convenes Tuesday ut Q
o'clock. The parade of cantons, lodges,
ETC., at P. NJ. will be large one.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-19
Notes of the Stage.

THE new performance and exhibition of
curiosities at Harry Davis Museum attract
ed large audiences.
THE Worlds Museum has q new bill and q
great many good things in it which host of
people enjoyed yesterday.
THE Emma Juch Company has finally
come to smash in st. Louis. Manager Locke's
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-19
THE disposition of an Alban,

THE nSposltlon OF an Albany organ 10
make an international issue of the prohibit
ton of the British Government on the
wearing of swords by the Albany Knights
Templar during their summer tour in Eng
land is hysterical and Anglophobiac. 1t is
sufficient to remark that a Government
which can perceive danger in Knights
Templar swords would faint away at the
sight of doctors lancet.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-19
CONCERNING the late Presidential trip

CONCERNING the late Presidential trip,
the New York San remarks: benjamin Har-
rison is not a popular man, but he has sue
ceeded in great measure in reuniting his
party, and that is no small achievement for a
President, even if he has to travel 10000
miles to do it." And the same week that the
trip ends one of the family organs cartoons
Blaine as chicken thief. Call you this re-
uniting his party?
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-19

THE movement Of Philadelphia busi-
ness men to organize "bourse" is one of the
features of the awakening of that staid city.
But is it an essential part of the new Phila-
delphia that it must go to the Continent for
its municipal nomenclature. Can it not find
a good plain name for its commercial legisla-
ture in the language of the United Statesf
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-19
A VERY aggraHating and exaggerated

specimen of the American hog is pointed out
by the Philadelphia Press in the shape of the
drunken man on the street car. The charac-
terization is proper one, but it requires a
single qualification. One specimen of the
American hog exceeds in hoggishness the
drunken man on the street car, and that is
the company which lets him ride there and
intiicts him on the other passengers for the
consideration of five cents.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-19

THE New York press is beginning to
protest that it is time that the highway
robberies in that city should be stopped,
when it comes to breaking open mail
wagon on Broadway. The only highway
robberies which New York can condone are
these perpetratedb by corporate combinations
on the steam highways of the land.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-19
Lord Edward Cayendish.

LONDON, May 18.-Lord Edward Caven-
dish, youngest son of the Duke of Devonshire, and
member of Parliament for West Devonshire, died
to-day from the effects of an attack of influenza.
Lord Edward Cavendish was the only surviving
brother of the Marquis of Harrington and Lord
Frederick Cavendish, who was murdered at Phoenix
Park, Dublin. He would have succeeded to the
dnketiom of Devonshire had he outliyed the Mar
ouis and had the latter died childless
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-19
THERE is a touch of prematureness ir

THERE Is touch OF prematureneSS IN
the jubilation with which the press of this
country is announcing the uselessness of the
Esmeralda because she has to get fresh
supply of coal. As the Charleston is vessel
of exactly the same type as the Esmeralda
she had to get new supply of coal also. Her
only superiority was in the luck of being
able to get coal where the Chilean vessel
could not.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-19

IT is asserted by the Washington Post
that the difference between boys throwing
and q girls throwing is explained by the
greater length of the female clavicle. Bosh!
The difference is explained by the fact that
the girls as rule do not learn how to throw.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-19
An Interstate Commerce Trip.

WASHINGTON, May 1s.-Beginning May IS,
Interstate Commerce Commissioners Nor
rison, Bragg, Veazey and Knapp will make
circuit to the Pacific coast and return, and
hear cases and make investigations at yari-
GUS points on the route.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-19
A Poker Expert Speaks.

Chicago POst.J =
A Norwegian has just discovered new
substitute for ivory. On pinch there are
Americans who have found matches OF beans
o fair substitute.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-19
Now Mr. Edmund Russell is quoted

INOW MT et11ru1ru 1tuI'ooIt 1o 4uOoOu M
Chicago to the effect that "color in ladies'
dress should not be dumb; it should sing"
1t is plain that Mr.. Russell is placing himself
in strict rapport with the Chicago tendency
toward loud dressing.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-19
GOLD departed for Europe at the rate

of 81, ,00O, 900 on a single steamship last Satur-
day. VIII some of those financiers who as
sert that gold cannot be driven out of the
country, please assert thems selves and drive
this gold back into the countryF
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-19

Now that the curative bill has been
enacted into law, the Supreme Court should
be given an early opportunity to say
whether it will cure or not.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-19

THE frosts have made their Intellectual
effort, but the dry weather continues to get
in its work.