Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-30
A LOOK AROUND.

IT is not safe just now to assume that q
man has been at Atlantic City OF some other
sea side resort just because he is Drowned
by the sun or has the skin peelfnff Off his
nose. Ordinarily that sort OF guess will go,
but at this time there are so many men
about who we're soldiers in camp at Home
stead last week that there is room for a mis-
take. The officers OF the Eighteenth talk in
glowing adjectives of the good, soldierly
conduct of their men and of the orderly
manner in which they behaved. The Home
stead camp was a severe test on the nerve
and morale of the men, probably the se-
verest the Eighteenth has had, and that it
bore itself so well is a matter of congratula-
tion to the officers and men, and to the COM
munity as well.
For an assortment of weather extremes
the past two months seem to deserve the
medal, and yet the undaunted Hicks in the
last issue of his paper talks cheerfully of an
aggregation of storm periods all through
August.
THERE Is one thing to be said about An
drew Carnegie's concerns which Is at present
germane. He employs more workmen and
pays out moro wages than probably any man
in the world. 1t is said that the total pay
roll of his various works amounts to about
of Essen, is not in it with Carnegie.
No greater argument in favor of sup
preston of blatant Anarchists who talk in
public can be afforded than the issue of the
F'eheit in which Johann Most-the coward
who hid from the police under bed not
long ago-glories in the attack on Mr.. II. G.
Frick, and laments the failure of Berkman
to kill him outright. New York, even more
<1,ny In To, Nv
existence of such blots upon the human
race. 1t is safe to assume that when the
Legislature Of Pennsylvania meets next
winter. measures for the suppression or
regulation of Anarchist literature and utter
ances will be introduced. New York should
see to it that something is done in tho same
direction.
THE new postofice building is handy
place to run into when a rain comes up as
suddenly as did that OF yesterday, and being
there it was natural to say to that most
amiable of officials the Postmaster: "How
much business do you do here in a day?' 81
will get the figures for you," said he. He
pushed a button and the chief of the "Divi-
sion of Distribution and Dispatch of Mails
did the rest Said that gentleman: "On week
days we manage to handle IA. .44O letters; in
Guiding Sunday, when the mail is light, we
handle 12s, $50. This Is done by twenty-six
men. In addition to this we distribute daily
30, $50 papers, including Sunday. with eigh-
teen clerks. Last year we distributed A.
Os3, $50 letters and made only 3,9Ts errors, or
one to every l., ,s36; besides we handled 1S,-
IA $50 papers with but COL errors" These
are big figures and hard to get through ones
head, but it means that if PittsDurg has a
population of 250, 900 this would give each in
habitant almost four letters a week, more
than two papers, and yet it is all done by A
employees. That is not bad work.
''THE new street acts are extremely satis-
factory in their workings" remarked City
Solicitor Moreland yesterday. eve have
found viewers anxious TO protect the city
and give it justice. The cost considering
everything, has not been greatly enhanced
to taxpayers and to the city itself which is
well worth this slight additional expense"
ERNEST ACHEsoN, of Washington, was
in the city yesterday. He is not at all
alarmed because of the independent Greene
county nomination against him. He is a
splendid organizer and shrewd general
politician. and the chances in favor of his
election are very bright.
AM told that there is much more conf
dence felt in Washington among the Repub-
lican leaders as to the probability of elect
ing Harrison than there was some two or
three weeks ago. Differences are being
rapidly settled and unfriendly influences are
being changed to active, friendly ones.
WALTER