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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-13
STRAY BITS OF HUMoR.

He-Why did you ask me to be sure to not
upset the boat? Are you afraid Of the water?
She-No; but I've heard that when man rescues
a girl from drowning he is sure to marry her,
Nelo York EUenin0 Sun.
seYou we're always a afault-fnder," growled
the wife.
81 found you. ''-De,rDn Free Press.
She wears iaunty sailor hat
Her beauty to exalt
And lest her friends should think her fresh
She poses as a salt.
-NsD York Herald.
ssYou know how McCorkle shakes handsf
How he worAs your arm up and down like a pump
handler
..Yes.n
''well. think cured him of it yesterday
.'Good: how did you do it,''
Told him 1t reminded me how dry 1 wasl And
he had to set up the drinks to u crowd of 20.n-
Chicago Neaos Record.
with an old maid.
Harry-For instance?
Jack-She doesn't tell you she did this and that
'before you were born. ''-Neo York Herald.
Alas How easily things go wrong,
lovely girl ings popular song,
There cometh a mist and binding pain
And the girl is never the same again.
q Detroit Free Press.
Harry-Everybody laughed when 1 read
that humorous story at the church social last night
Howard-Yes, your socks were down.-Heso York
BuiLettn.
The Waiter-Beg pardon, sir, but
ahem!-the gents here usually remember my serv-
ices.
The Guest tscooping up all the changel-Do
they? They ought to be more charitable and TO-,
Gss-CASeoso Nsrs Esoord,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-13
PITTsBURG. MONDAY. JUNE ls. 1892.
THE POOR FARM PURCH

The course advocated by THE DISPATCH
so long with regard to the purchase of a
Poor Farm has had the effect of bringing
down the price from the quarter of mill
ion which the city was first asked to pay
TO the $50, 600 which is the purchase price
for the property now recommended. The
saving of nearly 100000 to be put into
improved buildings is well worth the fight
made for it.
1t remains to he seen whether the fight
is ended yet When we have got the in
vestment down to 500, 900 it is not by any
means clear that $40, 900 or $50, 600 of that
should be expended for unnecessary rea-
sons. An ancient superstition prevails in
the statement that one or two tracts of
about $50 acres were rejected simply be-
cause they were too small. The idea that
all the exercise required for the inmates of
a Poor Farm cannot be obtained in a tract
of $50 acres was exploded long ago.
At the same time reports are heard that
experts rate the utmost value of the land
for which the city is asked to pay $3.50 per
acre at SIPS, and that land of the same
character in the immediate vicinity has
sold at less than S10O. The anonymous
character of these assertions leaves them
without particular force. But in connec-
ton with other aspects of the case they
call for careful inquiry.
The proposed farm may be the best that
can be had But care should be taken
that other tracts as good are not rejected
for the sake of an unnecessary hundred
acres of land, and also that the city does
not pay S1OO to SIPS more per acre than
the market value of the property.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-13
IN A HURRY TO ADJOURN,
Congress at Last Anxious to Get Its Work
Out Of the Way.

Congress at Last Anxious to Get Its Work
Out Of the Way.
WASHINGTON, June I2.-The business OF the
Senate during the coming week will be gov
erned to a great extent by, and will depend
entirely upon the extent to which the Re-
publican Senators, who have flocked in
such large numbers to Minneapolis, will
have returned to Washington and have
again taken their seats in the Chamber. In
any case, however, some progress may be
made on general appropriation bills, and
several conference reports will probably be
presented to the Senate and agreed to DUR
ing the week. The silver bill will not be
taken up for action until. after things
political shall have got back into their nor
NAL condition (subsequent to the Demo
cratic National Convention): but speeches
may be expected upon it and on the cur
rency question during almost any days ses-
sion.
In the House the truce which was declared
on party measures will expire early in the
week, when the Republicans shall have re-
turn ed from their convention, and there is
promise of very busy week. with the tariff
again the leading issue. At this time 1t is
impossible to state the order in which the
tariff bills will be taken up, but the prob
abilities are that the tin-plate bill will be
the first on the programme II Mr.. Shively
returns to Washington from Indiana in
season, as is expected. The silver-lead ore
ing and personal effects that may be brought
into the United States by tourists are also
to receive speedy consideration. As there
has already been a free expression of opin-
ion on the general subject of tariff revision,
it is believed that the debate on the first of
the measures will be broad enough to cover
the others. A strong disposition Is apparent
to hasten the hour of final adjournment
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-13
WISELY STOPPED.

The disposition to run excursions to Oil
City and Titusville was promptly checked
at the request of the relief committees of
those cities. This is as it should be. Senti-
mentally there is something repulsive in the
idea of making a holiday show Of great
calamity. Practically the excursion bus
iness was even worse.
The flooded cities are at present mass
of debris and refuse which, under the in
fuence of the hot weather, cannot but be
extremely unhealthy. The people of the
stricken towns are doing their best to
restore cleanliness and order. They should
be aided rather than hampered in that
work. To cumber them with a crowd OF
sight-seers would not only be hindrance
and burden to them, but would subject the
visiting crowds to the dangers of disease.
The experience of Johnstown should
have put the proposition for excursions to
the flooded oil districts out of the ques-
tion. That it was made at all is an evil
dence of the persistence of human stupid
ity, cupidity and curiosity. Having been
made it was wise to put stop to it.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-13

case, which leaves the ship railway theory
very little to stand on.
1t is possible, though not probable, that
new inventions will make it profitable to
move heavy freights over railways more
cheaply than by water. This would make
the ship railway practicable except for
one thing. The moment such an improve
ment is general that moment all water
routes are defunct, except those on the
ocean, where no railway can 90. Conse-
quently when the ship railway becomes
economical it will have no ships to carry.
. The activity of Canada in seeking to
create direct routes of transportation
should certainly incite this nation to the
construction of the best waterways. But
We do not think there is especial need to
fear the Georgian Bay Ship Railway as
destined to appropriate all the export
trade of the Northwest
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-13
THOROUGH MEASURES REQUIRED.

The addition to the list of two cases of
smallpox, in one of which at least it is
difficult to trace the contagion, proves the
necessity of prompt and urgent measures
of isolation and prevention. The persist
ence of the disease, even in sporadic
form, during the hot season signifies chat
if it were cold weather there would be i'm
minent danger of its becoming epidemic.
1t is not likely that it can assume serious
magnitude during the heated months; but
the utmost energy will be required to
thoroughly eradicate it before the cold
weather returns
The policy of universal vaccination,
thorough cleanliness, prompt isolation and
constant watch of all the quarters where
it has appeared must be kept up without
intermission until all danger of the spread
of the disease is completely averted.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-13
NOT QUITE so BAD.

The announcementof of the headlines that
the Circuit Court decision of Cincinnati
held trusts to be illegal and declared the
antitrust act UNCONSTITUTIONAL requires cor
rection. The ruling was remarkable
enough in its readiness to accept any
theory by which to rescue the Whisky
Trust magnates from the danger of stand
ing a trial 1t discloses one of the in
trerchments which corporate combina-
tions have been busily erecting when such
a ruling is delivered by the successor to
Judge Baxter, whose forcible declarations
against such abuses are part of recent
history. But even the successor did not
60 the length of declaring trusts legal, or
an act of Congress unconstitutional, with
out giving the other side chance to be
heard.
On the contrary, the ground for the rul-
lng-which was simply refusing an order
to transfer the defense to the jurisdiction
of the Boston court-was that as no court
makes out an act of illegality in restraint
of trade there was no conspiracy to injure
anyone else. This is an assertion which
it is hard to understand save as explained
by the enthusiasm of the court in furnish
ing an argument for the defendants, and
shutting off the government from hear
ing; but it distinctly infers tffe illegality of
contracts in restraint of trade and of con-
Spiracies toinjure competitors in business.
In the meantime it will be very interest
ing to learn whether the Judicial declara-
ton that Congress has no power to put
restraint on the right of individuals to ac-
quire property by methods or for pur-
poses declared illegal in the regulation of
interstate commerce is to stand as prin-
ciple Of constitutional law.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-13
JACK-KNIvEs TO BE DEARER
A Huge Pocket Cutlery Combine Consum-
mated in New Jersey.

A Huge Pocket Cutlery Combine Consum-
mated in New Jersey.
NEW YORK, June 12.-The certificate OF in
corporation was filed in Trenton, n. j., yes
terday of the United States Cutlery Com
pany, embracing four of the oldest manu-
factories in this line of industry in the
country. They are the Miller Brothers Cut
lery Company, of Meriden, Conn; the New
York Knife Company of Walden, N. Y;
the Walden Knife Company, of Walden,
and the cutlery factory of Dwight
Divine, of Ellenville, N. Y. The officers
OF the company are: w. F. Rock
well, President; Thomas W. Bradley, Vice
President. Directors-W. F. Rockwell of
Miller Brothers Cutlery Company; Thomas
pany; E. Whitehead, of the walden Knife
Company; Dwight Divine, Ex-Governor
James E. Campbell. of Ohio: George II. Holt,
of Tainter & Holt. New York; A. L. Pancoast.
dent of the First National Bank of Meriden,
Conn. The capital of the company is stated
to be s16O 900. to be divided equally between
preferred and common stock.
The consolida ton of these four concerns
into one company has been anticipated by
the cutlery trade for some time. 1t was ex-
pected, however, that more companies
would be in the combination, but these man
ufactories are the four largest in the bust
ness with one exception the Southington
Cutlery Company OF Southington, Conn.
ONCItuEcS were mdue W IUaC concern, DuC IL
would not ally itself with the combine. The
promoters of this combine originally in
tended to take in all the factories that
made and dealt in pocket cutlery, and those
factories now embraced in it manufacture
pocket cutlery exclusively or chiefly.
There are in this country 13 manufactures
that are exclusively or largely concerned in
the making OF pocket cutlery. The promo
ters of the present combination intended to
run the price of penknives made in this
country up to that of English.made knives
here. As It is now, American pocket cutlery
is sold for somewhat less than the best
English cutlery, and is inferior to the i'm
orted goods.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-13
THE THREAT OF ASSASSINATION.

The report that the Chinese high-bind-
erS in San Francisco are sending letters
threatening to kill the missionaries who
rescue Chinese women from the Chinese
quarter will bear investigation before
acceptance. While much has been made
of the high binder evil, or Chinese system
of White-Capism, it has never before been
asserted that the Chinese societies inter-
fere with people outside their nationality.
1t is very easy, too, to produce letters Of
that sort designed to affect public opinion,
and the particular letters in question
came too pat upon the opportunity to hor-
rify a missionary convention not to
awaken suspicion.
On the other hand the mere allegation
that there is in our country race organi-
zation which is not only governed by the
discipline of secret assassination, but
threatens to extend that criminal role
to Americans who interfere with
their most disgusting vices, is
one that cannot be overlooked
with impunity. If true it demands radi-
the fact would be likely to lead to the ex-
pulsion of all Chinese from the country.
Indeed, owing to the peculiar nature of
the Chinese societies, and the impossibility
of extracting reliable evidence by which
the members of the criminal organizations
could be detected, it is difficult to see how
else such an evil, if its existence were
proved, could be suppressed.
But, while laying down the principle
that an alien race could not by terrorism
establish immunity for its own vices, we
should not forget to apply the same rule
to evils of more indigenous character 1t
is not only among the Chinese that law
breaking and vice threaten those who in
terfere with them, although the Anglo
Saxon penalties are different We should
establish the rule that neither from Mon
golian nor Caucasian will anything be
tolerated except obedience to the law and
respect for the American system of self
government
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-13
DOINGs AND TRAITS OF NOrABLEs.

MINISTER GRUBB is expected to return
from Spain within a few weeks, and his
friends intimate that he may take q hand in
the campaign.
Miss CATHERINE HASTINGS, niece of
ex-President Cleveland, was married last
week in Hartford to Irving F. Wood, Pro.
fessor of New Testament in a Chicago col
lege.
VICE PRESIDENT MoRToN's daughters
take an active interest in Sunday schools,
and are particularly useful in the religious
and educational work of their church at
Rhinebeck.
MINISTER THOMAS, who upholds the
dignity of the United States at the Court OF
Stockholm, is genuine sportsman, and re-
Gently bagged q elder ducks in a couple OF
hours shooting
THE young Grand Duke of Hesse, grand
son of Queen Victoria. who succeeded his
father few weeks ago. has commemorated
that event by pardoning 179 criminals who
were serving terms in the penitentiarles Of
Hesse- -Darmstadt.
SIGNoR GIoLITTI, the new Premier of
Italy, is one of the tallest men in Rome. In
the town where he lives he is famous for his
strength, which is truly heroulean. He is an
excellent boxer, and loves nothing better
than bout with the gloves.
SAM SMALL fred the first gun of his cam
paign for Congress on the Prohibition ticket
at Atlanta last week. Rev. Sam ratified the
bones of several political skeletons with
great effect. and entertained his audience
almost as much as he does by a sermon.
MIR. JOHN MARSHALL WOOD, who died
in Springfield, Mass, last Sunday. was one Of
the Oldest printers and proofreaders in the
country, having been apprenticed to the
printers trade before 1880. Since 1858 he had
been prootreader for the Merriams, the
dictionary publishers.
Mr. JOHN II. PARNELL, brother of the
late Irish leader, has for 20 years peen grow
ing peaches in this country, and conducts
large traffic in that fruit. His plantations
are located at West Point. Ca, and Macon
County, Ala, and he is reputed to be the
wealthiest peach-raiser in America.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-13
THE WAR IN VENEZUELA.
News Of Many Conflicts, Most OF Them in
Favor of the Rebels.

Nc"s VI SOuHctB, mOSG OF Inem
Favor of tho Rebels.
PUERTO CABELLo, VENEZUELA, June H.
From an impartial survey of the situation,
the question of supremacy between Palacio
and his opponents will be settled within q
week. General Crespo is massng his forces
in the vicinity of Caracas. The Revolution
lists are tntrenched south and west of the
city. Palacio has sent out a body OF 1000
men to give battle to the enemy. A battle
has been fought in the adjacent province
between Navas and Cuervas and resulted in
the defeat of the Revolutionists The Revo-
lutionists intrenched near Cumarebo were
attacked recently by the Government
troops under heavy fire. The latter sue
ceeded, after hard fighting, in carrying the
intrenchmentS.
The position of General AREA and Pala-
clog troops at Merida is critical. They are
short of ammunition and supplies. The in
surrection is spreading throughout the
Western section of the Republic. At Saba
nera there was a four hours skirmish. Early
on the following day Palacio's general,
Faria, retreated toward Maracaibo with the
Revolutionists in hot pursuit. The Revolu-
tionists are intrenched within nine leagues
of Maracaibo and are gathering arms, troops
and money preparatory to making an attack
upon the Government troops. Maracaibo is
in great state Of exoitement. A mob took
possession of the streets the other night and
fight resulted. One dozen persons were
killed by the promiscuous firing.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-13
NEWS OF THE CONVENTION.
The Magnificent Dispatch Service to b
Repeated From Chicago.

The Magnificent Dispatch Service to Be
Repeated From Chicago.
1t is matter of current comment that the
news service of THE DISPATCH from Mime
apolis was the most brilliant and comprehen-
sfve ever sent from any convention to any
paper Of Pittsburg. And not only that, but
the consensus of newspaper opinion, both
East and West, is that few metropolitan
efforts have equaled it. The field was
covered in every detail and the proceedings
were stated concisely and accurately. Each
issue was pen-picture of the great gather
ing, and put the reader almost within the
walls of the mammoth hall.
This magnificent effort will be repeated
for the convention at Chicago June 81. The
best newsgatherers of THE DISPATCH staff
will be there early and late and their re-
ports will be put before the public as fast as
leased wires can get them here. The service
will be as brilliant and comprehensive as
before. No detail will be overlooked; but
not an unnecessary word will be used. The
reader will get in these columns all the
news in the best style and in the best shape.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-13
THE CONSUMPTION CURE
Dr. Rachel Tolls Of the Experiments With
Purified Tuberculocidin.


Purified Tuberculocidin.
New Yorksworld.1
DIR. Rachel, who is preparing paper on
the experiments of st. Marks Hospital with
the purified Koch's lymph as prepared by
Prof. Klebs. Of Zurich, was yesterday asked
about the matter.
"The treatment Of consumption" he said,
"with purified tuberculocidin, or Koch's
lymph as purified by Prof. Klebs, has been
faithfully executed in st. Marks Hospital in
accordance with the rules given by its origi-
nator. The results far have at least
demonstrated a decidedly favorable influ-
ence of the improved lymph on the
the night sweats have markedly
have been injected. So much SO. that pa
week or longer have asked to be injected
again, in order to get rid of the night sweats,
which would return with the discontinue
ton of the tuberoulocidin: 1 have treated
were advanced cases, and. although IL gram
mes and 10 grammes respectively Of tuber-
culocidin were used, they did not improve.
In the third case, acute Bright's disease of
the kidneys supervened, and the injections
were accordingly stopped. These patients
died after a few weeks, one OF this kidney
one OF them been benefited by the treat
ment."
"Is Professor Klebs the only scientist" he
was asked, "who has experimented with
Koch's lymph in order to purify it?"
"No, there are several others. notably DR..
William Hunter, of England, who has also
succeeded in isolating the inocuous acting
principles. DR.. F. P. Kinnicutt has expert
mented with Hunters notifications at st.
Luke's Hospital, London, and has been en-
couraged much by his results"
"Do you consider this remedy the best for
the treatment of consumption which has
been discovered so far?"
"Well, there are several very useful rem
edies for consumption, for instance the
creasote and the guaiacal, but certainly
tubercuocidin is one of the best"
ITO what do you attribute the remarkable
improvement in the cases of three out of the
six, when the same remedy was tried upon
all?''
"To the absence of complications and to
the fact that the disease had not advanced
too far. One of the Others as l told you,
died. not of consumption, but of Bright's
disease of the kidneys"
"Would you now prefer tuberculocidin for
the treatment of consumption to any other
remedy in your own practice?"
''Yes, sir, though perhaps in some cases 1
should use it in combination with other
remedies
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-13
STARTING IN EARLY.
The First National Harrison and Reid Club
Organized Yesterday.

The First National Harrison and Reid Club
Organized Yesterday.
CHICAGO, June 12-What is claimed to be
the first National Harrison and Reid Repub-
lican Club was organized this evening on a
train coming East, between Milwaukee and
Chicago. Hon. A. A. Taylor, of Tennessee
was selected President, and Hon. Harry j.
Shoemaker, of Pennsylvania, Secretary and
Treasurer. This club is said to represent 16
different States.
Foremost among the organizers are Gov
ernor Mckinley, of Ohio; General William
J. Sewell, of New Jersey; General Allan
Rutherford, of Maryland; Hon. NJ. N. John
son, Of North Dakota; DR.. j. W. Hughes of
Alabama; Captain H. A. Cobaugh, Of Penn
sylvania. Hon. A. NJ. Hughes, Of Tennessee;
Vice Presidents: also, General Frank Reeder,
w. H. Andrews, Colonel T. P. Miller, OF
Pennsylvania; j. c. Asbury, of Virginia;
Hon. William I. Lewis, OF Connecticut:
Captain Joseph Sparks, of Kentucky. and
about 100 other representative men from
different States.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-13
MORE AMERICAN TIN.

Welsh and Chicago Capitalists Organize to
Start Western Works.
CHICAGO, June 12.-Foreign and home capi-
tai is interested in the International Tin and
Refining Company now being formed in
Chicago N. d. Lewis of Swansea, R. H.
Buckingham and A. j. Warner OF Chicaq 20
are actively interested in the scheme The
company proposes erecting large works
within a reasonable distance Of Chicago.
probably on the route of the Burlington sys.
tenn.
The capacity of the first works to be oper-
ated will be "a 900 boxes q week. This will
mean an average annual output of over
1000 pounds of tin plate. Special steel
plates will be purchased in Chicago and the
supply of pure tin will be obtained from
Australia and the Strait settlements. Ar
ticles of incorporation have been applied
for and work on the new factory will likely
be commenced inside of ninety days.