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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-02
ENGLAND,s SCANDAL

The celebrated trial which began yester.
day in London over the baccarat dispute
between Sir William Gordon Cumming
and his late friends is remarkable ex.
posure of the morals of England's alleged
aristocracy. 1t can hardly fail to have a
great effect on the minds of thinking
people who are not blinded by the worship
of royalty and class distinction.
As regards the practical effect, it cannot
make much difference whether the verdict
is for one side or the other. Itmay make
more difference whether the trial brings
out further scandals concerning the
pectant of the throne But the
conceded facts are sufficient. The
spectacle of what are deemed the
highest classes-the intimates of the future
king of a great empire-spending social
hours in pure gambling and dragging their
quarrels into court is the most impressive
proof that the morals of courts and aris-
tocracies at the close of the Nineteenth
century have not improved since the close
of the Seventeenth.
These are the surroundings of the
son OF the most exemplary queen
England has ever had. All the
influences of careful training could
not prevent him from surrounding him
self with circle in which gambling is the
most innocent amusement. Can any En-
glishman, with this case under the eyes of
the whole nation, retain the idea that
royalty or aristocracy can be placed above
corrupt or vicious influences? Unless En-
glish society is ready to accept the princi-
pie that morality is mere conventionality
the present scandal must give the cause of
royalty shock from which it cannot sur
vive long after the death of Victoria.
But it is quite possible that the world is
willing to accept the theory that virtue
and strict morals are impracticable ideali-
ties. The present case leaves little doubt
that the fashionable and aristocratic circles
of English society have fully adopted that
very broad-gauged view of life.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-02
COMBINATION WITH INSOLVENCY.

There is a remarkable example of the
corporate passion for suppressing compe.
tition in the recently disclosed attempt OF
the Pennsylvania Railroad to sobble the
Reading 1t presents the case of a great
corporation so bitterly inimical to compe,
tition that it would rather saddle itself
with the burden of an insolvent corpora
ton than permit healthy growth of bust
ness under competition.
The Pennsylvania Railroad is solvent
corporation. Its prosperity has largely
been won under competition; although il
has always bitterly fought the introduction
of that influence in Pennsylvania. II
tried to prevent new roads from reaching
Pittsburg, but the growth of business
caused by competing railroads actually
increased the total of its traffic.
The Reading is a corporation which can
not even earn the interest on its debt Yet
it now appears that, untaught by expert
ence, the Pennsylvania Railroad would
rather saddle its prosperity by an amalga-
nation with the Readings insolvency,
which latter was produced by the policy
of monopoly, than meet such a competi-
ton as would increase the total business
of Pennsylvania and thus contribute to the
earnings of the solvent corporation more
than it would take away.
1t is this stupid crusade after the sup
preston of competition that is the really
weak point of an otherwise well-managed
and great corporation like the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Its theory that no rail-
roadmust bring competition to the Pennsyl-
vania leads it to disregard its own interests
as well as the fundamental law of the
State
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-02
DANGER FROM TAINTED FOOD.

The inquest on the victims of smoked
sturgeon, concluded yesterday, showed
that fish are handled very carelessly. If
the same care that is taken with other ami
NAL foods had been taken with the stur.
geon, those who ate it would not have
been poisoned, is the meaning of the YER
diets The theory of poison from creosote
was abandoned, and death was traced to
the condition of the fish before it was
smoked. This, which is in accordance
with the evidence, will call attention to
the necessity of watchfulness on the part
of all who sell and eat fish. Too much
care cannot be exercised in this direction.
OF course, it is only the unscrupulous
dealer who will knowingly sell tainted
food; but, unfortunately, there are too
many such. 1t is not believed that the
local dealers concerned in the sturgeon
case belong to this class. The inquest
only showed that more care should have
been used, and that close inspection is the
only guarantee of safety.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-02

an article deemed absolutely necessary by
the "gents' furnishing goods" trade.
OF course the criticism of the Cravatless
Convention is based on the assumption
that people who do not wear cravats can
not be expected to have correct ideas of
economic questions. The logic of that as
sumption is decidedly halting. It is true
that the delegates who went without
cravats have some very wild economic
theories; but it has never yet been demon
strated that the cravat would inculcate
more accurate ones. The corporation
managers of the East are eminently
correct in their neckwear; but they
manufacture economic nonsense to the
effect that competition must be abolished
in the interest of the wealthy elasses-a
more vicious economic untruth than any
of the farmers have been guilty Of The
spectators of Wall street are very we'll
dressed gentlemen; but they are as ready
to preach the doctrine that the Treasury
must turn out money to aid their especial
interest as any softmoney, sub-treasury
lunatic.
All economic or political wisdom is not
bound up in cravats; nor is the force of
a popular movement to be measured by its
accuracy in dress. But those who raise
those standards are likely to find that its
most cogent application Is in the conclu-
sion that they themselves are only able to
view public questions from the haber.
dashery platform.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-02
THE NEW LICENSE RATES.

There is an intimation in some quarters
that Governor Pattison will veto the bill
which increases the rates of liquor license.
For this veto, if such indeed be contem-
plated, there is no public demand. Expe-
rience has shown that high license fees
add to the sense of responsibility among
those engaged in the retail liquor trade.
Their houses are better kept; there is more
regard for law and order. Further, those
granted licenses under the Brooks law
have a highly valuable privilege from a
pecuniary point of view; and it is but fair
that they should pay proportionately for
it.
Finally, so far as the city of Pittsburg is
concerned, its people will not be the less
ready to approve of the increased rates,
because nine-tenths of the proceeds, by
the new law, will travel into the city
treasury in place of the State Golfers. With
the onerous burdens already laid upon
other forms of business and upon real es-
tate in this municipality, the prospect of
relief will be accepted complacently
enough. The Governor should sign the
bill. The new rates should have at least
trial
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-02

of the application by the Circuit courts,
and mandatory order after hearing in
which the report of the Commission shall
be primo fdcse evidence The idea Of the
corporations and their organs that law
which they choose to ignore does not exist
is remarkably exemplified by this state
ment.
The Commission is fairly subject to
criticism because it has not sooner brought
to test the all-important question whether
great corporations are to obey the law or
not But to assert that there is no law
for the method of enforcement is shining
example of that shallow but industrious
Misrepresentation kept up by the cor
porate organs.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-02
SOCIALISM VS. DEMOCRACY.

A report of lecture by Mr.. Laurence
Gronlund on "The Socialist Ideal" gives
| this definition: "The Socialist common
wealth is that in which the lowly, the mis-
cradle and the ignorant are raised up"
Taking this as the ideal statement of a
theoretic Socialist, we can accept it as the
most favorable view, and set in opposition
to it the purpose of the democratic COM
monwealth-to offer to the lowly, the ig-
norant and the miserable the chance to
raise themselves up.
The difference between the socialist
theories-which Mr.. Gronlund is careful
to distinguish from the anarchistic-and
the democratic is further empha-
sized by his declaration that Gin
dustriai arbitration must be made COM
pulsory" Socialism treats the working
classes like children and places them un-
der the tutelage of the Government, which,
of course, means the professional politi-
clans. Democracy treats them like grown
persons; requires them to rise by learning
to care for themselves; and gives them the
widest liberty of action so long as they do
not attack the personal OF property rights
of others. The theory which underlies
the whole framework of democratic econ
omy is that if everyone has an equal
chance in education before the law, and in
the work of commerce, those who best i'm
prove these chances will outstrip the neg
ligent or persistently ignorant. This
phase of the competitive system has been
attacked by the socialist cult as being 'sthe
survival of the fittest.'' But this compels
the retort that the socialist theory is to Sc
cure the survival of the unfittest.
1t is pertinent to say that the democratic
theory we have outlined has nothing in
common with the existence of privileged
classes, either such as come down from
feudal times or as have arisen under the
modern system. 1t is the existence of
privilege in trade as well as before the
laws that gives vitality to socialism. But
the real cure does not lie in the adoption
of the socialist system, but in the enforce
ment of the principles on which this Gov
ernment is founded.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-02
THE CLOTHES CRITERION

Some esteemed contemporaries of the
organic stamp are disposed to make much
of the fact that large share of the dele
gates to the Third Party Convention were
not strictly in line with the fashions of
the day in attire. The New York Sun
quotes from letter by Bellamyite dele
gate to the effect that: "In the Kansas
delegation it is said that there were but
sixteen crayats though l only counted
twelve" As there were 407 Kansas
delegates the San concludes the percent
age Of cravats was less than four. That
journal thinks:
1t would be more expressive of freedom
and the proud resolve to cast off the shackles
ofa capitalistic and monopolistic civilization,
if the Kansas Changers discarded the collar
as well as the cravat, and barred to the
thrilled gaze of the quaking East the brawny
necks upon which the usurer and the mort
gagee no longer are to be allowed to plant
their iron heels; but obviously these dis
tinctions are a matter of taste, and every
party should be free to choose its own badge.
The sarcasm of the highly tailored East
at this shortcoming in the haberdashery
line attains more utter scorn because the
word "cravat' is to be taken In its most
inclusive sense. The Westerners did not
hold themselves up to the disdain of the
well-dressed only by failing to wear
that modern. product which disguised
Chinese laundrymen refer to as double
bleasted neckties." The disciple, of Bel
lamy who reports on this important mat
ter declares: "They wore no neckties of
any sort, political or otherwise"
That point is important, of course, hut
seems less important when we come to
consider past experience, because it points
out that when new movement is sneered
at on the sartorial standard, the laugh is
likely at last to be against the sneerers.
The Roundheads of the English Civil
War were an extremely uncouth
and questionable set. The embat-
tied farmers at Lexington were not
only destitute of neckwear but of coats.
The Sun refers to the fact that
the French Revolution was carried out by
class which was jeered at as destitute of
much more essential article of dress than
the cravat. But the memory of what the
sans cuIottes were able to do with those
who sneered at them does not restrain our
brilliant contemporary from turning up. its
nose at the Third Party ymenfor the lack of
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-02
JUNE JOLLITY.

"And what is the troubled" inquired the
Young wife of the physician.
well don't think the case Is really bad enough
for season at the seashore. 1think cure may be
effected by the judicious application of nice sum
mer hat. ''-FTteoende BEaetter.
Polite Waitress-Tea, doctor?
Doctor-No. coffee. II you please.
waitressRoast beef, doctor?
Doctor-If you please.
Waitress-Corn, doctor?
Doctor (indignsntly)-No. madam. am dent
isi.-Drdke's Magazine.
Susie-Oh mamma, I'll never disobey
you again.
Mamma-Why Susie, what have you done?
Susic-Well, drank my milk at lunch and then
atea-pickie; and the milk said to the pickle, "Get
ont and the milk said II WON'T" and they ara
haring an awful mel-Rochester 1atts'Has.
A Breach of Promise.
Love letters,
Cupid's fetters.
Foolish youth-the tale is told.
Tilted! fury!
Judge and jury!
Letters worth their weight in gold.
Po,sohkeepsie Bvenin0 Ent9prise.
Eufant Terrible Gntently watching Mrs.
scareaI newly arrived guest, who Is unpacking
her trunk)-Well, don't see as you've brought
any rope at all.
Mrs. scareaIl-Any rope, my dear? Did you
want me to bring rope?
Enfant Terrible-Yes. I've been standing here
all this while to see the horrible thing that Aunt
Jane told mamma you'd be sure TO bring in the
clothes llne.-Hupsr's Bozdr.
4 gentleman heard young visitor in his
house ask his own son, aged6:
(Which would you rather be-a walking police
man or mounted policeman?''
"A mounted policeman, Of course said the
boy. t
.'why?', asked the other.
.,Cause. II the robbers came could get away
quicker!''-ErchQhge.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-02
THEATRICAL AFTERMATH.

"THE LITTLE RECRUIT" q military drama of
more than average merit, from the clever
pen of j. Milton Hays, Of this city, was given
at the Bijou Theater last night for the first
time. The audience was very large one,
crowding the upper parts of the house, and
as enthusiastic as it was large. The play
itself has a romantic story with strong pa
triotic features, and far more entertaining
and wholesome than a great many more
ambitious productions of the regular stage.
The cast, very large one, was good as q
whole, and Messrs. j. B. Brison, d. A. Jones
and j. Milton Hays we're especially good in
the heavier roles, while Leon j. Long, as
usual, gave a very humorous delineation Of
the negro Nose. Miss Millie Gardner made a
very pretty and interesting heroine, and
Miss Annie Lynch and Miss Anna Gardner
were also very pleasing A beautiful tableau
incidental to the play did great credit to the
13 young ladies who figured in 1t and Mrs.
Abbie Lynch who designed it. Company E,
Fourteenth Regiment, and members Of
Camps and 80, Sons of Veterans, lent real
ism to the battle scenes. The play will be
given every evening this week, with matt
nees on Wednesday and Saturday. 1t ought
to put lots of money into the charitable
Golfers of Post Isl, G. A. r.
THE public seems never to tire Of EAST
Lynne, " and that talented actress, Miss Ada
Gray, finds 1t profitable to remain steadfast
to the fmpersonation of Lady Isabel and
Madame Pine which has won her not a little
praise and still more cash. Miss Ora played
east Lynne" at Harris Theater yesterday
twice, with q company that is quite compe-
tent to do justice to the play, and to large
audiences, considering the hot weather. 1t
is needless to criticise play or players, for
the play is almost classic, and Miss Gray has
been starring in it for 15 years. The first
time she played the dual role in EAST
Lynne" was at a benefit performance in Al
bany, N. Y, and since then, although she
has strayed into repertoire from time to
time, she has always found it most satisfac-
tory to stick to east Lynne"
"KArHLEEN MAvoURNEEN" is the thrilling
Irish comedy-drama which is being done at
Harry Davis Museum this week. 1t drew
large houses yesterday and gave satisfac-
tion. Messrs. Edwin Young, Gus T. Wallace
and Frank Young in the heavy roles, and
Miss Annetta Sawyer,a clever and handsome
young actress, played Kathleen o. Common with
marked success. Besides the drama the lady
rifle shooters and other attractions are to be
seen in the museum
DEWITT .WMr, son of Manager E. d. wilt,
left for Louisville yesterday to take charge
of the advance work for the "Chip of the
Old Block" company, which he will manage.
The "Chip" opens at Harris Theater, Louis
vile.
A j. SHEDDEN, the wellknown manager,
was in Pittsburg yesterday for few hours.
He is likely to be in the front row next sea-
son with one of the best stars on the stage.
THE warm weather makes the closing of
the Grand Opera House, Duquesne and
Harry Williams seem timely.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-02
THE WISDOM OF ExPERIENCE.

In yesterdays DISPATCH State Treas
urer Boyer is reported to have intimated
that his Office was not very pleasant one
to hold at present This is because it is
charged with the responsibility fol-
81, SOC, 900 deposited in 81 banks through
| out the State.
1t is true that the custodian of money
disposed Of in that manner does not oc-
cupy an altogether pleasant position. 1t
is also fact that the State funds are
swelled at present to an unusual degree
by the payment of the 81 SOC, 900 direct tax
refund. 1t does not make this position
any the more satisfactory that this increase
of State deposits has been largely offset by
the fatalities which have followed some
banks holding State funds. The lot of the
State Treasurer, under these circum-
stances, is not happy one.
But Mr.. Boyer in complaining of these
responsibilities should not forget that there
have been those who proposed to lessen
them. No longer ago than last fall it was
made a campaign issue that the greater
part of the State funds should be invested
in securities which would at once bear
interest, and be less liable to take wings
and fly away. This was urged on the
ground of both law and good policy. Sin
gular as it may seem the State Treasurer
was among those who pooh-poohed this
argument, and declared that the precau-
,tions suggested were wholly unnecessary.
In the light of recent vexing expert
ences, Mr.. Boyer may not be as handsome
as he was but he is financially wiser.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-02
A SPECIMEN MISREPRESENTATION.

The disposition, through ignorance or
worse, to misrepresent the interstate
commerce law is putting itself into activ-
ity again. The Philadelphia BaIletia af-
lords an illustration in the following as
sertion:
The Interstate Commerce Commission is
on trial again. it has ne power to enforce
its decree in the celebrated case of Coke
Bros. & Co. against the Lehigh Valley Rail-
road, and has appealed to the United States
Circuit Court to compel the railroad COM
pany to obey it, which the company declines
60 do. How far the court will comply or
what action it will take in the matter is
problematical. There seems to be no law
and no precedent on the subject.
This exhibits remarkable suppression
of the fact that in the application to the
United States courts the Commission is
taking the means of enforcement spe-
officially prescribed. The assertion that
'there seems to be no law or precedent on
the subject" amounts to positive misstate-
ment as the sixteenth section of the act
directly provides for the summary hearing
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-02
PITTsBURG,s PROSPERITY.

Figures published this morning show
that Pittsburg's business has increased in
a gratifying manner. Our merchants and
manufacturers have had year of great
prosperity, and the people generally have
been shsrers therein. Pittsburgs claim Of
being one of the most enterprising cities in
the country is upheld This is but natural
The home of a working class is always
prosperous, and there are but few invol-
untary idlers here.
The new directory also furnishes some
cause for rejoicing. With nearly 1900
people added to the community and the
large increase in business, Pittsburg's fut-
ure promises to be even brighter than her
past
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-02
MISS ouAY's HzcxIAcz FOUND.
IL Was Discovered In Stream Whore IL
Dropped Year Ago.

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DrsPArcH.J
SAEGERsTowN, Nd, June 1-whfle Senator
Quay and his family we're here last summer
they spent a great deal Of their time on the
one of the Senator's daughters lost a hand
some gold necklace. Every effort was made
to recover the chain, which was highly es-
teemed as being q present from dear
friend.
The other day one of the guests at the
Springs was rowing over the same place,
when he saw sparkling object beneath the
water that resembled something of value.
The young man disrobed and made q long
and deep dive to find and recover the treas
ure. He found it was the gold necklace of
Miss Qnay, lost over year ago. 1t was in
good condition and not tarnished in the least
by It's year OF concealment in q bed of sand.
The necklace was restored to the owner
yesterday, and the finder received the
thanks Of the lady for his kindness.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-02
Obituary Notes.

ADAM W. SPIES. aged 81 years, one Of the oldest
residents of New York City, and formerly promi-
nent insurance man, died Sunday.
STATE SCHOOL COMMISSIONER of Ohio John
Hancock dropped dead yesterday morning at his
Office in Columbus from apoplexy.
COLONEL G. W. RANKIN, U. S. A.. with gal
liant record won in the Civil War, died of heart
trouble in New York City Saturday. He was born
in Mercer, Pa.
CHARLES J. EcKLEs, who was President of the
first company which drilled for and discovered nat
ural gas in Ohio, died at his residence In Findlay
yesterday aged n years.
c. H. GOULD. aged 81 years, one of the leading
business men of Cincinnati, died yesterday morn
ing. He for long time engaged IN cotton
manufacturing, as member Of the firm OF Gould
& Pearce.
DIR. j. j. GREENHoE, who died at Williams
town Friday was well knnwn rs the inventor or
papier maehe splints for broken bones He ae-
cumulated a large fortune In royalties from them.
He 10 years old.
GENERAL d. II. WILLIAMS died yesterday at the
age of 70 years. Hir funeral will occur Tomorrow
afternoon from the residence of H. H. Smith, audi
tor of the Pittsburg Locomotive Company, at I5e
shefield street, Allegheny.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-02
Unexpected Criticism.
Chicago Herald.1

Even Homer will nod. Two rhetoricians
like General Stiles and Colonel Ingersoll slip
in language like common people. The first
told the Auditorium audience that the latter
would speak with his customary eloquence"
on Shakespeare. OF course, no individual can
have "custom," which is the usage of O
community. General Stiles meant 'habit-
ual' when he said customary. Colonel In
gersoll mixed his metaphors: 'When the
keystone was put in, 1t burst INTO blossom"