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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-09

TERMS OF THE DIsPATCn.
PITTsBURG, SATURDAY, MAY. 9, 1891.
THE PoLITICIANS REFORM.

A few OF our most extreme Democratic
friends have attacked the Baker ballot
reform bill as bogus ballot reform" The
most innocent construction which can be
put upon the amendments reported in the
Senate on Thursday is that it is an effort
to show what the practical politicians who
dictate the political legislation of the State
can do when, to use an emphatic paradox,
they undertake to furnish an example of
genuine and unmistakable bogus ballot re-
form.
The bill, in the shape given 1t by the
practical politicians, means an absolute
notification of every principle aimed at BY
honest ballot reform. The merit of the re-
form lies in its opening the way to the NOM
ination of candidates who are not office
seekers, by its guarantee of the freedom Of
independent action, and by its preservation
OF the voter from the guardianship of heelers
and bulldozers while preparing and casting
his vote. The practical politicians by thess
amendments declare their desire TO frame
legislation that shall absolutely abolish in
dependent action in any form and tie the
NOlSK " huS VI AuC SISds
parties; while it carefully provides loop
hole through which the intimidated or cor
rupted voter can bring his guardian to see
that he casts his vote as dictated. There
could not be more wsnton or unblushing
case of stealing the livery of great reform
to serve the purposes of corrupt machinery
BY using it as cloak for an attack on the
freedom and purity of the ballot.
Such an utter bedevilment of an honest
measure is US stupid as it is corrupt, For
even supposing that the outrage OF such
law could be enforced upon the people, the
denial of independent action would only
enforce on the public the need OF over
throwing party capable of such acts by
solid revolt to the minority party. A Legis-
laJure whicn is capable OF altering
counterfeit reform measure, of emasculat-
ing a road bill, and of multiplying the Con-
stItutional requirement of corporate regula-
tion, is pointing the way to that popular
duty, by demonstrating its own need of
condemnation.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-09
ARNOR PLATE TESTS.

The tests of armor plate which ended at
Annapolis yesterday possessed particular
interest for Pittsburgers, as the plates tested
were all made by a well-known local steel
firm. The superiority OF the composition
known as Harvey nickel over all steel and
nickel and steel was demonstrated in the
most convincing manner, and consequently
the iIiends of that composition are highly
elsted. But for Pittsburgers in general, the
chief pleasure will be found in the fact that
this eity's claim of being able to manufact-
ure protective armor for war vessels has
been subStantiated.
The tests were very severe and thorough,
and leave nothing to be said against the
successful material. This means that IL
contracts for armoring war vessels will be
given on the merits Of the plates to be used,
this city stands very good show OF secur-
ing at least majority of them. And
Pittsburg can take very good care Of such
contracts and FL them to the letter, sustain
ing without an effort her claim to be the
chief heavy metal working city Of the
cOuntFy
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-09
PEOPLE AND PoTENTATEs.

j. ARMSTRONG CHANLER, the husband
Of Amelis Rives. is suffering from severe
attack Of nervous prostrarion.
The Emperor and Empress OF Japan are
convalesoipg from the grip. and believe that
their hold on life has been tightened.
MAX ScHNECKENBURGER, the author
Of the "The Watch on the Rhine" 10 to have q
monument at Tutlingen in the Black Forest.
FRANK WORK, the well-known Wall
street operator and once . lieutenant Of Com
modore Vanderbilt, has retired from Wall
street.
JOHN BuLLoUGH, the Scottish million
airc who died recently, was the husband Of
sheila, the heroine of William Blacks novel,
"A Princess of Thule"
MISS KATE FIELD Acknowledges herself
hero-worshipsr, like all women, adding this
Justification, "If they were not, what would
become Of the menf"
CARMEN SYLVIA, Queen Of Roumsnia, Is
the author Of q play which has just been sue
cessfully tried in Vienna. The heroine Is
bricked mp alive in . tomb in the third act.
CAPTAIN JOHN ORTIZ (Archduke
Johann) was insured in an Austrian company
for s6S000, and as all hopes Of him and his ship
have been abandoned. this money has Just been
placed at the disposal Of his executor.
HENRIK IBsEN was entertained at q
banquet of journalists and actors at the Hotel
Continental, In Vienna, on April 20. r. Won
Sonnenthal, the actor toasted him a. tho
greatest living dramatist," whereupon Ibsen
kissed him.
THE Duke of Clarence and Avondale,
variously known IS Prince Eddie" Prince
"Collars and Cuffs' and Duke of "Claret and
Lemonade" is just q. and while he is no great
shakes. he can have his pick Of the Royal
ladies of Europe.
GENERAL Al. SMITH, one of the heroes
of the Federal army, looks hardly older than
he did when he commanded the finest body OF
troops that followed "Pop" Price through
Missouri. He was then past middle age. but
time has dealt kindly with him.
MAJOR JONES, who has sent in his
resignation as United States Consul at Cardiff.
and is expected to accept nomination TO the
British Parliament from aWelsh constituency,
is weshman by birth, but won his title In
Wisconsin regiment during the Civil War. He
has been in the American counsular service
for q years.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-09

much superior to that adopted by Torrens;
and we are fully prepared to accept his ar
gument that II the State guarantees titles,
it should do SO by requiring possessory
titles to mature by lapse of time with q
short statute Of limitation. But the idea Of
the Torrens plan works toward complets
reform. Providing transfer on the register
a simple certificate Of ownership, and q
slight tax to indemnify owners who may be
excluded by the guarantee OF titles. are
features which any comprehensive system
of land transfer reform must include with
those indorsed by Mr.. Olmstesd.
With the light given by experience from
these two systems there is little reason why
an adequate system of making land trans
fers prompt, simple and certain should not
be generally adopted. The present system
is a relic of medisval times, cumbrous,
costly and hsmpering. With = complete
reform the influences which make the owner
ship of real estate difficult for the laborer
or mechanic will be largely abolished.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-09
SYSTEMS OF LAND REFORM,

As indicating the degree in which public
Rttention is attractcd to the subject of re-
form in land transfers, 1t is interesting to
note that the Illinois Bar Association has
given its Endorsement to the Torreus plan
by recommending its adoption. This does
not look as if Mr.. Olmstead's rejection of
the IoTens system as unsuited to this coun-
try were accepted as final. On the other
hand. it appears that experts. not indeed as
prominent as Mr.. Olmstead. but well ac-
quainted with the practical bearings of the
subject, deliberately oppose the opinion of
the New York expert and prefer the Tor
rcns system to his plan of block indeIing.
As between the Western preference for
the Torrens system alone and the New York
adoption of the block index idea and no
more, The DISPATCH would agree with
neither wholly. 1t would not reject the es-
sential features of either, but combine both.
The objects of land transfer reform are
tfree-fJIGi. First, to lessen and simplify
the work OF searching records for real estate;
second, to decrease the labor of effecting the
transfer OF land; third, to place titles beyond
dispute. When these objects are fully at
tanned land will be easily transferable as
stocks, and as an investment will be far su-
perior to it. Mr.. Olmstead's plan only
undertakes to fulfll the first purpose, leaving
the others for settlement at some future
time The Torrens system covers all three
objects, and thus makes its scope far supe-
rior.
But in details there is reason to regard
that, as far as Mr.. 0lmstead goes. his plan
is the best. He is probably correct in
claiming that his system Of indexing is
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-09
MIR. Shinn ON Labor Strife.
o the Editor Of The Dispatch:

To the Editor Of The Dispatch:
Your recent editorial on "Disorderly Corpor-
ations' Is both proper and timely. 1t is a very
bad example for officers Of corporations.
whether wealthy or not, to authorize violence
toward the persons or property Of other cor
porations. as has been frequently done. Ex-
perience has shown that the results of such
violence, whether at the time successful or
not. were finally brought under review by the
courts, and the question had to be determined
at last under the law. whose guidance should
have been invoked at first.
There is another class in the community,
however which causes more frequent and more
disastrous scenes OF violence than the corpora
universal practice of strikers. when finding
their cause losing ground. to attack violently
their work, and the illegal and unmeauing de-
struction Of the property Of their employers
are quite as reprehensble as the tearing up OF
each others tracks by corporations. 1t is
members of q union, particularly when on
strike, to stigmatize those who refuse to
Join them Or those who leave their
ranks, that 1t has seemed to be accepted
by the community as . part Of the ordinary
privileges Of the persons engaged. There is no
higher privilege guaranteed BY our fundamen-
tai law, not only to every citizen. but to the
to "Life, liberty and the pursuit of,happiness."
In the latter must certainly be inclnded the
right TO labor for whom he ploases, at what he
pleases and for such compensation as COM
Inends itself to his Judgment, or IS may be
dictated by his necessities. Even the mere act
of stIgmatizing in an open and public way the
person who elects to work ~ "scab' or
"black sheep 10 an act OF trespass upon the
rights Of the person so stigmatized.
1t Is safe to say that II the merchant or pro.
fessional men were to publicly employ such
opprobrious terms to those who compete with
them In business, their action wonld be
frowned upon by the whole community. and l
can see no warrant, either IN law or public
policy. for any different code OF ethics being
made applicable 20 labors than Is binding upon
the classes referred to.
II will be great advantage to the cause Of
labor when IL is upheld by the press and ac-
oepted by the community that the rights Of q
laborer who elects to work are not subordinate
to the desires OF preferences Of those who de-
cline to work. Let the press, therefore, de.
nounce unsparingy all interference with the
liberty OF others, either by corporations or
workingmen, whether members OF unions or
not except such as is done under the forms OF
law, and in accordance with the dictates Of
justice. WILLIAM =. SHINN.
PHILApELPHIA, May7,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-09
TALK OF The TOWN. :

The Apple Crop seems to Be Safe In This
County-A Summary of Frnit Reports
Red Fire Out Of Date-Artistic Tableaux
"A Call From CoIorow-Rosy Pictures of
Western Real Estate.
Now that the cold snap is over the fruit trees
are pulling themselves together and finding
that they are not much hurt. THAT'S what
everybody who has fruit trees seems 70 think.
In the orchards near the city on all sides what
injury has been done will not anect the yield
materially. On Neville Island tne apples and
cherries are reported to be OF better promise
than for years, In Seyickley have 1t from
half dozen quarters that none OF the tree
fruit has suffered considerable damage. A
gentleman who has an acre or two of apple
trees in the highest part Of the East End told
me yesterday that he had examined hundreds
of blossoms and found them in = healthy
condition. A group Of cherry trees nearAthe
Western University, that apparently stood
most In danger Of frost their owner reports to
be unharmed, the fruit being well advanced.
The same cheering news concerning cherries
comes from gentleman whose orchard Is near
the Allegheny Cemetery. of Penn avenue. and
he adds that he never saw cherries in better
shape for the time of the year. 30 1t may be
taken as nnal that the May frosts 50 far have
not blighted the prospect Of o good fruit har-
vest SO far as the trees are concerned. With
the ground fruit things are less cheerful, and
there seems to be no question but that the
strawberry yield will be very small In ALLIE
gheny county. But the apple crop. after all. is
the most important. apd that seems likely to be
the best for years. Apples have been luxury
quite long enough. The apple trees generally
are so full of blossoms this year that the
branches could not carry all the fruit anyhow,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-09
CORPORATE DISCIPLINE.

The way in which the msgnates of the
Western Traffic Association enforce harmony
and the maintenance Of rates, Tor which
they organized that combination, had an
illustration in New York which uld
afford good subject for comic opera.
When this association was organized Mr..
Gould posed as the champion protecting the
stockholding interests by rate combinations.
1t was even announced that his services In
the line inaugurating first rate war and
then monetary panic, with the result of
gobbling one or two railways at depressed
prices, was for the sake of protecting the
stockholders. But after the association was
formed it was suddenly discovered that Mr.
Gould's road was the first to cut rates, and
shoulder of contempt on the appeals of his
brother combiners.
This on its surface indicating there might
be other roads for Mr.. Gould to gobble, put
the rest of the association into fighting
mood. This resulted in q meeting this
week. On Wednesday Mr.. Gould declared
that if his road had violated the agreement
it had done SO in spite Of him, and he would
discharge the man who did it. The other
member pointed out the man in the shape
Of Traffic Manager Leeds, and after two
days investigation 1t was announced yester-
day that Mr.. Leeds will be "disciplined."
II il more than intimated that the disci-
pline will consist of sending him to Europe
on a salary ofS20, 900 year.
All Of whioh Is supposed to present hor-
rible example that would deter the railroads
from stimulating traffic BY lowering rates
until the next time some railroad wishes to
secure business that way.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-09
THE CANAL AND ITS OPPONENTS.

The Communication from j. NJ. Goodwi
ESQ.,, Of the Canal Commission. puts the
importance and utility OF the Lake Erie
canal project In most convincing way.
The immediate purpose Of Mr.. Goo OWNS
letter is to answer the attacks Of Cleye-
land journal which condemns the project
without even giving 1t hearing. In this
connection Mr.. Goodwin brings out in
forcible style the factors which make this
undertaking one Of the most important ever
brought be ore the public.
Two points in this letter are worthy OF
especial emphasis. The first is that as the
coal and iron districts Of Eastern Ohio and
Western Pennsylvania furnish over two
thirds of the shipping traffic at lake ports,
those cities and the railroads which carry
their traffic will be benefited by whate yer
increases the growth and prosperity of the
iron and coal traffic. Mr. Goodwin makes
this point clear, not only with regard to the
lake cities, but as regards the railways
themselves, by showing the immensely en-
larged general traffic that would follow the
tripling of our iron production by the re-
uuCllOu VI w VIC nCCuEcQ Nv
the canal. BE illustrates one part of this
gain for the railroads by mentioning the in
creased amount of pig iron which the rail-
roads would carry when the full effect of the
canal is felt The same point could be fur
ther reinforced by the certainty that with
the production of pig iron tripled by the in
fuence of the canals, the railroads would
gain by the tripled volume OF finished iron
and steel ireIghts all, if not more, than they
would lose in the shane Of ore freights.
The benefits of the canal are 30 enormous,
and, with the engineering possibilities
demonstrated, its practicability 90 plain,
that all who oppose it may be divided into
two classes. One is composed Of those SO
fully under corporate influence that they
will reject any proposition which does not
suit the corporate policy. The other is the
class which, without information on the
subject, views new canal project on the
mistaken presumption that it is either
visionary or 9 job. The opposition Of the
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-09
A CHICAGO commissi on firm which sue

A CHICAGO commission firm which sued
for money due it for services in ru nning cor-
ner has had the judgment in its favor set aside
by the Appellate Court That tribunal holds
that the business OF organizing corners in
the necessarIes Of life is purely against public
policy, and under the common law as it ex-
listed century and half ago would have been
. criminal offense. The law will not attempt
to adjust differences which arise out of trans
actions which 1t condemns. 1t will leave the
parties where their own conduct leaves them"
This is well settled and sound law. 1t is a sign,
however, of the inroads made by the vicious
tendencies of the day on the judicial independ-
ence that lower court could be found to give
Judgment on uch claim.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-09
Imaginary Views of Seattle.

A PIrrsBURaER who has gone West with a
view to growing up with the country II he can
writes me from Scatter ''Since I got here I
have been painting very beautiful water color
sketches showing magnincently situated build.
ing lots with surprisingly busy town adjoin.
inE, facing an azure sheet Of water 50 thickly
covered with freight and. passenger boats that
1 have had continual fear of their foulng 1t
has been a severe draught upon my imagina-
tion, but 10 ana my colors have held out. The
sketches adorn and supplement- maps which
the good real estate men-and there are at
least two of them In SeattIe-send east to In.
form the dear public Of Seattle's peerless ad-
yantages. Thore is no doubt about the value
OF real estate hereto the seller, for as q
rule he has bought the land at SO
an acre and sold 1t, say at $500 per
lO0x25 foot lot The only portion OF tho coun.
try rematning unplatted and unsold Is Mount
Rainier, whose snow-cnpped peak rises 1900
feet, etc. The real estate men get even with
the mountain to some extent, however, by
showing II in all the advertising pictures they
send East. No matter from what point we
view the plat, or In what position Of the state
It may DO located, you will always fnd Mount
Rainier right in the middle OF it-accordlng to
the picture"
But all the good real estate men with highly
developed imaginations are not In Seattle, and
my correspondent has plenty Of praises for the
new city and the new State Of Washington.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-09
A Call From CoIorow.

~ HAVE . vivid remembrance of the old Ute
chief. Colorow, whose connection with the
Meeker massacre somehow failed to bring his
neck inside the halter" said Pitrsburg
woman who has . comfortable habit of spend
ing month or two in Colorado every summer.
IA party of as had gone up in the Pinies, not far
from Glenwood SPRINGS, the two men to hunt
and fish and three Of Us women to cook the game
and enjoy the glorious climate and scenery.
The second morning out was alone in the tent
preparing breakfast, the others having gone
down the creek piece to get some trout, If posi-.
bic, Suddenlya q shadow fell across the entrance
Of the tent, and. looking up, saw dirty and
disheveled Indian looking at me. Ny blood
did not run cold, but confess let pot Of COT
fee fall. Tho Indian did not advance, but said:
'HowT I knew enough to answer: How +?
Still standing on the threshold. the Indian said
that he was heap good Indian and wanted
some sugar. considered it best to give him
some. Then he repeated he was heap good
Indian and wanted some tobacco. didn't know
where the tobacco was, and said SO. This dis
pleased my disagreeable visitor, and in broken
English he plainly insinuated that told an
untruth--ln fact, he wound up by saying fatty,
You lie.' AS he said this-and was getting
very nervous by this time-a welcome voice
rang out with: You d-d old scoundrel, what
are you up tor and our guide. veteran mount
aneer and crack shot, came between me and
Mr.. Colorow. for It was the old chief himself.
Colorow shuffied of backwards, spreading his
hands and muttering: Heap good Indian
Heap good shotp as he retired. Our guide did
not miuce matters with Colorow, whom he told
to git aud git mighty sudden or he'd put
bullet where 1t would interfere with his ras-
cally heart When Colorow had disappeared
think tainted. but guess was lucky to es-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-09
Tableaux That Took Laurela

By THE way the tableaux shown In 'The
Heroes Of '96" were unusually good. Mr.. 4. A.
Miller, who planned them, costumes, subjects,
postures and all, ought 70 know how to pro-
ducs an effective stage picture Of this sort for
he has been producing tableaux for this occa-
sion and that. dealing with all sorts Of material
and ideas, for something like 20 years. 1t is
not by any means an easy thing to create
tableanx of the sort Sewlckley saw the other
night, and of course those who were for the
noncs lay figures in the picture are entitled to
considerable credit. too, The tableau showing
the old folks and the girl he left behind him at
home was a very clever reproduction Of we'll
known picture, and despite the more ambitious
character of the other tsbleaux. the truest art
certainly prevailed in the sentimental appeal
of the first.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-09
Social Chatter.

A CHURCH social was given at the Mcclure
Avenue NJ. e. Church last evening.
A BASKET social was held last evening by
Hays Circle No. Il. at their hall on Fourth
avenue.
ANuMBEH OF ladies in response to invita-
tions took their fancy work and spent the after
noon with Mrs. Lew Bird Duff yesterday.
THE RIVALS" was presented in Sewickley
last evening by the young amateurs who SO
successfully gave 1t at the Haw orth residence
not long since.
Music in varied forms was given to the
inmates of Dixmont last evening. The singers
were Miss Margaret Couch. Miss Edith Harris
and the Haydn quartet. After the programme
delicious COLLATION. was served the singers.
AT the Buena Vista NJ. E. Church, last even
ing, an enjoyable literary and musical enter
tainment was given. Among those who par
ficipated in the evenings programme were Mr..
Mckee, Miss Hammer Mr.. Moore. Miss Kier.
Miss May Dunlap Miss Edith Pollock and
Miss Carrie Peoples.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-09
Entirely Correct.
Washing gton Post. J

In fact. the young man in politics is . very
independent individual and he will 20 ahead
voting with the party that offers the most prac-
teal and business-iike plans for conducting the
public service rather than with party that un-
dertakes to discipline him. The time has gone
by when the test Of political patriotism con-
sisted of toting about with a torchlghs process
sion in the wake of brass band and doing vio-
lence TO the lungs in opeu-air meetings. The
voter of to-day is not swayed by excitement
and the blare of brass horn. On the contrary,
the average American voter has become very
tired of political bunoombs and v doing consid-
erable thinking.