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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-14
DEATHS HERE AND ELSEWHERE.
Walton Fitch, Roch ester, Pa.

Word has been received of the death of
Walton Fitch. former resident of Rochester, Pa,
which took place about two weeks ago in one OF
the towns of Honduras Central America. About
year ago he entered the service of the Burchard
Company. organized by Mr.. Burchard for 20
years United States Consul to Honduras. The
Consul had obtained grant from the Government
of Honduras of 90 Geo of land and established
there a colony, which numbers among its members
many Chicago people. Among those who aided in
this was Walton Fitch. who was given a situation
in the company's store in Honduras. He had be-
come possessed of 40 of the land of the COM
pany. and was improving his purchase when at
tackled by the Isthmian fever.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-14

THE House has been somewhat severely
criticised for the size of the river and harbor
appropriation. But a little matter of public
opinion like that is an insignificant detail to
which the Senate does not care to pay atten-
tion. and it intends to add some 81, 900, 900 or
SO to the deluge.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-14
LANE NOT ON THE SIDE OF BRIGGS,
If the Indignant Denial of q Theological
Seminary Trustee Be True.

II the Indignant DeniaI OF IhooIosicaI
Seminary Trustee Be True.
CLEVELAND, May 13.-Daniel P. Eells, Of
this city, trustee of the Lane Theological
Seminary, Cincinnati, repudiates the story
that Lane has Joined the Briggs contingent.
He declares the changes in the Executive
Committee were made because the old mem
bers refused reelection on the express
ground Of pressure OF other duties, and not
for any change in the spirit of the insti-
tuition. He adds:
1.-THE faculty is unchanged, the Board of
Trustees Is unchanged, and no action what
ever was taken by the board locking to the
Endorsement OF the peculiar theological
of the Union Theological Seminary toward
the General Assembly,"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-14

APRoPos of the recent revelation of his
sons marriage five years ago, Ward Nc
Allister expresses the opinion that his Off
spring should have learnt to be seif-support-
ing before adding wife to his liabilities.
This is piece of business-like wisdom that
speaks well for the prudence of the versa
tile society servant. But genius, like the
gout often skips generation, and the
father must not be too hard on the son for
lacking his money-making proclivities.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-14

BLAINE shuns the Executive chair for the
same reason that the criminal fears execu-
tion. Both want to live. And the nation
should not desire and cannot afford to disre-
gard the Secretary's wish and sacrifice him
on the altar of an office which he believes
would shorten his life.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-14

FROM the number of French artists in
tending to exhibit their productions at the
Worlds Fair, it is quite apparent that
Anthony Comstock will find plenty of en-
ployment as an art critic of the pure moral
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-14

IT should be clearly understood once and
for all that honest John Wanamaker is at
the head of the Postof1ce Department, and
that he has no intention that the members
of the Civil Service Reform Commission
should regard their appointment as any
thing more than sineoure. OF course,
Honest John cannot be criticised in this or
any other matter
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-14
THERE is remarkable tendency

THERE is a remarkable tendency toward
originality in suicide just now. One man
harnessed O team to his neck and had his
head pulled off. But ne was outdone by the
man who accomplished his taking off by
choking himself with smoked beet. The
amount of inventive genius and determine
tion necessary for the adoption of methods
so desperate would surely achieve success
in any field more worthy of such enter
oriSa
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-14
Red Bird % Years Old.

ZANEsvILLE, May 1a.-[Special. IA red bird
which had reached the remarkable age of %
years. died in this city to-day. The bird had
become feeble it could not mount its
perch, but it sang until a year ago.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-14

CHIEF MURPHY, Of Allegheny, is said to
be distributing trespass signs for the use of
rural residents. Pittsburg's street signs, as
promised by Chief Bigelow, continue to be
conspicuous by their absence from other
signs of the times.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-14
Just the Same as Pittsburg.

Chicago News.1
Somebody hazards the novel metaphor
that the heavens hereabouts "have been
crying for two weeks" Now we know
what's the matter with our dirty, smudgy
sky. It's tear-stained.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-14

REGULAR Russian or Austrian military
maneuvers Immediately start a war scare,
while sham fight at Gibraltar passes of as
lightly as the smoke from the blank cart
ridges used at the time.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-14
The Eject of the McKin ley Act.

New York Recorder.I
When could the women of the country buy
everything from paper of pins to silk
dress cheaper than they can now? That is
the effect OF the Mckinley act
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-14
Tho Concord Won't Visit 81. Louis.

WASHINGTON, May l3.-The Secretary OF the
Navy has ordered the eunboat Concord, at
Memphis, to proceed to Cairo. Ill. The pro-
posed trip to st. Louis has been abandoned.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-14
sn.c,a, Coins for the Worlds Fair

WASHINGTON, May 1s.-The Secretary of
the Treasury and the Director of the Mint
have approved the proposition of the mana
gers of the Worlds Columbian Exposition
for the special Issue OF s20,00O,000 in 5O-cent
Dieces for use at the Exposition, and bear.
ing designs appropriate to the occasion
The authority for such action rests with
EonOreSa
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-14

ESTIMATES on the balioting at Minneapo-
lis made by interested politicians of strong
partisan and personal inclinatfons are
mainly interesting and reliable as indicative
of the trend of their desires.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-14
A Western Exploring Expedition.

SANTA FE, N. NJ, May 13.-The expedition
to explore the mineral deposits on the Car
riso mountains, on tie Navajo reservation
started from FIT. Wingate to-day under es-
cors of n company OF United States troops
and company OF Indian soldiers. The ex-
petition will De absent about six weeks.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-14

AN appropriation Of $500, 900 would no
doubt find plenty of use in fixing the Allie
gheny streets. But care would be neces-
sary to avoid any part of it being set aside
for fxings of a very different and much less
desirable nature.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-14

THE Conemaugh has arrived at Riga with
another cargo of relief. Russian officials
must be getting we'll versed in the art OF re-
turning thanks for American bounty by this
time. Yet still there is a cry for more help,
although there is talk of exporting Russian
grain.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-14

JOHN WANAMAKER's most prominent
virtue just now is the air of resignation with
which he submits to cross-examination and
deprecates excitement in the Baltimore
postoffice investigation.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-14

THE mortal wounding of four men on a
steamboat would generally be considered a
somewhat dIsgraceful proceeding. But it
does not count for great deal in Kentucky
among the popguns aud colonies.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-14
NO. IS HAS ITS TERRoRS
sfter Many Brokers Refuse 1t, r. Fl. Niles
Takes 1t for Luck

Takes IL Tor Luck.
New York World.l
The managers of the Stock Exchange, in
preparing the new Clearing House books
and assigning to the brokers their numbers
on the sheets, have had a great deal OF
trouble in getting some one to take No. l3.
strong superstition regarding this unlucky
number exists among the Stock Exchange
members, and all of them to whom No. l3
was offered declined with thanks, and took
some other number
This was kept up until over 100 assign
menrs of places had been made, and still
no one had been found who had courage
enough to allow his name to be placed on
sheet Il.
Finally R. H. Niles, a well-Snown broker,
said that he would take chances on the No.
Is bringing good luck to him, and his name
was put on that sheet.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-14
Our Tariff Law Did II.

En2lands exports decreased about SIS, ,0oO-
600 in value during April, compared with
April, 1891. Our new tariff law did it.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-14
Horace woodman, Inventor.

Horace Woodman, one of Names fore
most inventors died in Saco Thursday. aged g.
years. In 1850 he invented self-stripping cotton
card. which during the next three years he unsuc-
cessfuy attempted to Introduce into the manufact-
uring establishment. Of Lowell. &c. Conadsnt Of It;
permission to use his patent In the York mills.
There the merits of his invention were quickly
recognized and In August Of that year he obtained
patent on it. For an improvement on this he OBJ
tained patent in December, 1855. and the same
vented the Woodman power and hand drill. which
was patented the same year, and an extra per1nis-
sion was given for seven years from 1872.
Rev. r. 8. Smith, Uniontown.
:. R. S. Smith, rector of st. Peters Episcopal
Church, at Unontown, was found dead In his bed
Yesterday morning at O'Clock. He was IS years
of age and was serving the thirtieth year of his
pastorate there. Apoplexy was the cause OF death.
Rev. Mr.. Smith came from England about 50 years
ago, where he was an NJ. Z. minister. but arriving
in Pittsburg he became an Episcopalian. and was
at one time assistant rector OF Trinity Church.
not taking any interest whatever In the matters or
government of this country, AZ the end Of 80
years of his plstorate. ON April ast ne resigned
to take effect June 80 next.
Obituary Notes.
THEODORE HUDNUr. the Indiana hominy manu-
facturer. died Thursday night at Mt. Vernon. aged
IL years.
MRS. FRANK DENNY, slster-in-aw Of ". J.
Denny. died at McKeesport, Thursday, in ,her 18th
year, of heart trouble.
CAPTAIN G. W. MORRISON. for the past 20 years
Deputy Port Warden of Montreal. died Thursday
from the effects of the grip, contracted In January.
He was 81 years Of age.
REV. EDWARD c. BILL, d. D., Dean Of the
Protestant Episcopal Cathedral at Faribault,
Minn., died Wednesday morning. He was con-
sidered one of the most eloquent and discriminating
preachers of the church. At the time of his death
lie was in his 18th year.
WILLIAM ID. CLAFFEY. a veteran of the Black
hawk, Mexican and Confederate Wars died on
Wednesday near Delaware Bend, Tex. He was
with General Custer when Black Kettles band Of
Indians were annihilated Ill 1858, and also was in
the battle Of Washita. He always wore q complete
dress Of buckskin.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-14

THE first indictment against the Whisky
Trust officials has been Quashed. But there
is second one pending, and the cattle
feeders had better not shout until they are
out of the wood,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-14

THE Pittsburg team may be trying hard
to play good game, but the failure which
attends its efforts is trying the patience of
local ball enthusiasts.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-14

RAvAcHoL is to be tried again for the
murder of two sisters at St. Etienne, and it
is to be hoped that he will find his way to
the guillotine this time
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-14
SING A SONG.

Sing song of New York and delegates TO buy;
Barrels full of Doodle, and not heeler dry.
They all went to Chicago, Instructed for Hill.
But there they voted Grover. Was not that pilll
T. j. II.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-14

AT the present rate of consumption the
Weather Bureaus stock of variety must
give way to monotony of some kind before
long.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-14

To judge from scenes in the law courts
yesterday, prurient curiosity is as deplorably
prevalent in Pittsburg as anywhere else.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-14

PAYERS are on strike in New York. But
in Pittsburg the citizens are on strike
against the PAYERS.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-14

ONCE again yesterday our nine marched
to victory and brought back defeat.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-14

WHEN a man is fined five dollars for an
attempt at suicide that turns out failure,
what should be his punishment when he
succeeds?
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-14
Social Chatter,

A MINSTREL entertainments is to be given
in Choral Hall, Sewickley, this evening by
the Suburban Minstrels Tor the benefit OF the
Shut-in Society, which pays particular at
tention to the needs of bed-ridden invalids.
A good programme has been prepared ana
it is expected that the entertainment will
be as deserving as the object tor which 1t is
to take place.
THE entertainment given in the Fourth
Presbyterian Church, under the auspices of
the Ladies' Aid Society. last evening, was an
entire success. A good sum was realized
toward the fund for furnishing the new
church, which was dedicated this month.
AT the Homeopathic Hospital this after
noon the ladies of the Hospital Saturday and
SUNDAY Association will meet. The purpose
is to divide among the various hos pitals the
amounting to almost 81, 0c0.
On June the Thaw Nurses Home and Eye
and Ear Infirmary will be formally opened
by the Board of Managers of the Homeo-
pathic Hospital A strawberry festival and
fair is contemplated in connection with the
housewarming.
In Braddock, this evening. shadow
pantomime" entertainment is to be given,
the proceeds to 20 to the proposed Home Tor
aged and fnfirm deaf mutes.
The Ladies' Missionary Society of the
North Presbyterian Church gave Il social
last evening. Tea was served, followed by
O musical entertainments.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-14

BETWEEN Anarchists and danti-Anarchists
working on vendetta principles, constituted
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-14

authority will soon become an empty form
in Paris.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-14
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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-14
GOSSIP OF SOCIETY,
Tho vassar Students Art Society to Give q
Tea To-Day.

Tea To-Day.
THIS afternoon the tea of the Vassar
Students Art Society will take place at the
nue., Allegheny. The whole lower floor of
the house will be used for the dispensing of
tea, which will occupy the hours from three
to six. The tea will be handed around in
formally. Besides the tea, the young ladies
wish the visitors to know that they can buy
cake, candy and flowers, the proceeds of
which sales will go the purpose of tine So
ciety. This will save visitors the trouble of
baking for Sunday, the young ladies having
cake of as good quality as could be made by
anybody. The ladies in charge OF the
different departments are as follows:
Candy, Miss Sarah Scott, who is an
associate member of the society. Flowers,
Mrs. F. F. Nicola. The tea table will be pre-
sided over by Mrs. W. S. Anter. 1t is ex-
pected that there will bea large attendance.
In addition to the undoubted fact that the
entertainment will be delightful one.
there is the inducement offered bv the
merit ofthe cause. This in itself Will be
enough to bring out 4 large number of
guests, and it is confidently expected that
the fund at the disposal of the society will
be largely increased by the affair of to-day.
The officers of the society are Mrs. James
T. Chalfant, Miss Grace Kelly, Mrs. w. r.
Thompson, Miss Mary Ewing, Mrs. T. F.
Nicola, Mrs. James Doty.
THE opening recital of the Curry Univer-
sity Dramatic Club took place in Curry
University Hall last evening. There was q
large audience who enjoyed a good enter
tainment.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-14


picture is not always good because it Is
pretty. The subject, after all, is not i'm
portant, and beautiful girl may be very
badly painted, and yet be pleasing to the
unframed eye.
The Bane of Our Picture Buyers.
THIS worship of prettiness is the bane
of our picture buyers,and has ensnared many
of them into purchasing insipid pictures
such as impossible pink and white peasant
girls by Bouguereau and Perrault,
who seem much more fitted to trip
across the stage in an Italian opera than to
work in the fields exposed to sun or rain.
An hour spent in the thoughtful contempla-
tion OF Millet's "Sower'' will do more toward
giving one n just idea of the truth and vigor
of true art than will the inspection of all the
pictures Bouguereau ever painted. "The
Sower'' shows life and nature as they are;
Millet painted it because he knew and loved
the peasant, because he felt the dignity and
pathos of labor and strove to make others
feel it by representing it just as he saw it,
simply and truly, without gloss or affecta-
ton; whereas there are modern artists of
some vogue who, presumably, paint their
inane, simpering girls and plump babies
because conventional wax-work figures are
not difficult to execute and yet sell well
in America.
Let i picture be expressive of some emo
tion or sentiment. and We are at once blind
to its faults and ready to be pleased. Boden-
hausen's Madonna" now on triumphal
starring tour through the United States, Is a
case in point. The Madonna's graceful fig
ure poised lightly on clouds. her straight
featured, pensive face, the large-eyed child,
and, above all, the three crosses dimly
visible in the distance, appeal to the re-
ligious feeling of the masses; and large
groups, consisting chiefly OF women, stand
rapt before the picture, so touched by its
sentiment that they fail to see the weakness
and artificiality of the execution. We
need to divest ourselves of our personal
The morning call., 1892-01-17

There was whata New York telegram TO
the 81. Louis Post-Dispaich calls "a funny
performance" at the Uni0n-sQuare Theater,
january 4th. when Miss Marie Prescott
played Iago, and converted "Otheiio" into q
comedy.
Some critics say, goes on the dispatch,
that she played something else besides Iago
Lat they 90 not ia. e to say what It vas. Il
was what women always play VIXEN they
try To play man. Imagine the mean. crafty,
tig-rish Iag0 Of Shakespeare fancy trans
formed into a mock villain with suspicious
plumUness and rounded fullness in those
very parts Of the human anatomy where
Iago aud all other men were made gauut by
IaIuTe, and YOU have the outline of Miss
PTescotIs Iago, Add to that a voice.
through ali the awful bass Of which there
still tIemUIed the apologize QuayeT Of
arouse masquerade suspicious in the mind
Of the Sleepiest policeman, aud YOU
have the rest Of IL. The laUghable result Of
Ter IagO reflects only upon Miss PreSCOt's
judgment, not upOu her dramatic talent
" neu she was born fairly good actress,
Miss Prescott was necessarily made I'm
possible a, an actor. Being born a woman,
Miss Prescott was thereby forever pre-
vented from being a man. In that nut
she'll lies the secret OF her failure on Tues
day night Besides mat, also, when SHAKE
speare bre8tLed life into Iago, he gave 10
tie world q character which no woman
could ever hope TO portray. That cool and
relentless man. with nerves Of steel, heart
Of ice, brain that schemed with the Ger
tainty If CloCk-work to accomplish its de-
sirc> and firm hand tia. rather liked the
wet touch of blood. was masculine n every
cruel fiber Of his being He was less
wCmauly than Otheilo, for Othello was at
least emotional. Charlotte CuShman used
TO play Iago sometimes, and nature had
gwen her 4 mans figure and face, aud the
masculine dramatic force But even Cush-
man was not IagO as IagO should be-
The morning call., 1892-01-17

The original version of this popular opera
succeeded, last night. at the Orpheum,
Ofenbach's The Princess of Treb!Zonde.'
in which Miss Bebe NIning and MIR. Charles
II. Drew made such amusing play as the
srolling SaltimhancOs. ETmmie." it will
be remembered, was the opera that held the
New York stage for such a length o time,
aud was produced here some y ears ago by
The Carleton Opera Company at the Bald
win. The most amusing, in fact the priucl-
pal feature IN il is Drew as the servant
OF Revaunes, the same character many
OF our readers have met, we dare say. under
the guise of jacques StTOp IN the amusing
farce of - Robert Macaire." Drew Is sim
ply a marvel of eccenuicity in his method
of sustaining the role of the cowardly
sneak-thief, and the New York Opera
Comique Company generally do good work.
Ihey are playing the original version, and
develop many new and interesting features
in the business not seen heretofore. IL VIII
be continued all this week.
The morning call., 1892-01-17

There IS somewhat startling story af0at
about Seaman, whose mental or nervous
breakdown recently caused bis retirement
from the "Mavourneen engagement in
New York. 1t was said at the tine that one
Of Scanlan's hallucinatiOns was that persons
in the audience were repeating his lines and
"guylng" him. 1t is now said that this be-
lief was not an hallucinatiOn, but that there
were unknown enemies of that actor VINO
did adopt such cOwardly tactics during the
last week Seaman appeared on the stage.
knowing his condition and counting on The
guy as a means of causing Seaman to
score New York failure The actors
friends are much stirred up over the affair.
and quiet investigation Is being conducted
in lis interest. A theatrical sensation may
develop from the investigation. The latest
report OF the actors condition is 20 the eff
feet that he is less Yi0eut and better in
health, although q change in his mental con-
dition Is said TO be impossible. w. j. Hynes,
the Chicago lawyer and uncle Of Scanlan,
had arrived IN New York to settle up the
affairs Of his nephew. Poor Seaman is now
IN Bl00mlngdale. His devoted wife and
August Pitou, at whose house he has been,
have hoped, in the face of the most dis
tres5ing symptoms, that the comedian might
show some improvement. His haliucina-
tons were frequent, but even In the quiet
relaxations that followed the par0xysms
there were no lucid periods. When taken
10 BlOOmingdale he was described rs but a
ghost OF his former self.