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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-20

The announcement from Washington
that the opponents of free coinage will re-
sort to filibustering to prevent the passage
of the Bland bill indicates an unnecessary
waste Of public time and money.
The coinage issue might as well be set
tied by the ultimate appeal 10 the people
this year as at any other time That can
only be done by drawing the issue SO
clearly that it will be decided by the YER
dict of the people. The promptest clear
est and most economical way of defining
the issue is to let the bill pass the House.
which issa foregone conclusion; pass the
Senate, which is quite probable, and then
be vetoed by the President. which is a GER
tainty if it ever reaches him.
All the time spent in filibustering will
notadd an iota to the public knowledge of
the question. The only thing it can ac-
complish is to give some tenderfooted
members of the House and Senate the
hope Of escaping the necessity to put
themselves on record.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-20
PICKINGS FROM PUCK.

Mr.. 399-Get any valentines this year,
Mr.. McAnister?
McAllister-Yes; 100 of them,
Mr.. ;99-Some valuable ones, presume.
McAnister-No- All one-cent ones.
Up in high stations we think ourselves
A Captain, Major. Colonel:
But ta General Public we must bow.
Or there Il be i row Internal,
First Foreigner Gin New York; won-
der what building that is?
Second Foreigner-Thlt must be the City Hall.
Don't you see the Irish flag floating over it,
Druggist Ito newly hired boy)-Here,
Johnny. you do not appear TO b, busy. just take
those sponges out of the basket and soak them.
Johnny-Not much. engaged to learn the Ousi-
ness, not to work the pawnbrOkers.
1 met Dame Fortune years ago
Upon her bail, not at one
Icraved prize, legacy
Or sinecure-a fat one
My highest gifts give. - she said;
''Relieve me! Do not scOrn them"
took the cap and bells she gave,
And ever since I've worn them.
'eYou are late this morning, Mr.. Collum,"
said Sharpe, as his bookkeeper came IN about 10
O'Clock.
..Yes. sir. Nv wealthy uncle died and left me
$50, co., Isn't that u good excuse for taFdineSS;
''Yes; too good TO be true. in fact
ssWasn't it awful? She married poor
drygoods clerk!''
'.Yes: but just think how handy he will be TO
send downtown to match goods.
She frowned at ali my choicest jokes
She smiled when was said
She seemed to like most other folks,
But all did was bad.
Until. one day, walking met,
And said. II propose
'sThat settles it, - she quickly SAID;
''why, yes! ofcourse, that soesl'
Bull hear that Lambkin made good
thing out of his Wall street deal
Behr-Why, 1 thought he lost all his money.
Bull-He did. But he married the daughter OF
the man who got it.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-20
POSTPONED TILL MAY DAY.
The Reciprocity Treaty With Brazil Not
Yet to Go Into Eject

NEW YORK. Feb 19.-[SpeciaI. 1.-The Bra
lillian Consul General, Senior Mucedo, re-
ce1Ved to day, by the steamship Vigilancea,
official advices from the Brazilian Govern
ment postponing until May l, 1892, the decree
OF November 81, 1891, which was to go into
effect January ], 1892. This decree sets forth
the conditions of the reciprocity treaty be-
tween the United States and Brazil, and the
manner in which merchandise is to be ex-
ported. The postponement is due to the
strenuous objections made by American ex-
porters, who claim that the Brazilian Gov
ernment requires too much information
from exporters.
Tie decree requires that the exporter
snail formulate i'll three blanks the list of
the articles to be shipped to Brazilian ports,
faithfully containing names, marks, num-
Ders, weight, Kind, quality, quantity, origin
ana value OF the merchandise, as well as tie
destination, and shall take it to the Brazil
ian consulate for legalzation: and regard
ing articles Of which Brazil is the principal
or one of the principal CONSUMERS the con-
SUI must verify most scrupulously the real
cost OF the production, and add thereto the
inherent expenses and profits. The chief
objection raised by exporters is to tile de-
claratlon Of the forwarder or owner of the
merchandise. This declaration calls for the
name OF the forwarder, the date of purchase,
the factory, warehouse, store, or office
where the goods were bought, the declaI;i-
ton OF the price per quantity, local value,
and quantity.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-20
4 UNIQUE OFFER.

The unique ideas of law and Justice
which still fin lodgment in many minds
are illustrated by the proposition reported
to have been made by the father of the
Cooley boys, who are still evading or defy.
ing arrest at the hands of the Fayette
county Sheriff. 1t is that if a fair tri3 is
guaranteed the alleged outlaws they Will
surrender As primary article in the
guarantee new trial is demanded in one
case for which they are already convicted.
Such proposition indicates remark
able ignorance that while Sheriff cannot
give any promise to those whom it is his
duty to arrest, the whole system of Amer
ican law guarantees a fair trial to every
prisoner, no matter whether he surrenders
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-20
Obituary Notes.

THE mother OF United States Senator Squires, OF
the State Of Washington died at Clyde. o., Thurs
day. aged 50.
MRS. JANE REDDY, aged ioi, died in Cancadea,
Allegany county. n. y, Sunday. She is survived
by three daughters, aged 50, 81 and 81 years.
ALFRED TRIGGs. a well-known politician and
the proprietor of the Union Hotel at Linwood Pa,
died of pneumonia Wednesday night after short
illness.
BARON STAFFORD (Sir Augustus F frederick
Fitz-Herbert Stafford-Jerningham, Bart) died
Thursday of softening of the brain. He was born
in 1880. and succeeded his uncle November 30,
1854.
BARNEY E. LEHMAN, aged Co. prominent citi-
zen of Bethlehem. Pa, died Thursday. He was
proprietor of the Lehigh Valley Brass Works and
superintendent of the Lehigh Car Company, in
Stemton..
DIR. A. THoRUE, awe-known physician living
at kylestown. Clearfeld county, found dead
in hts bed at the Mansion House. Clearfeld yes
terday afternoon. He went there Tuesday to
attend mis- fathers funeral, and was apparently In
good health when he retired Thursday night.
Heart disease is given as the cause of his death.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-20

THE Oil City correspondent of THE Dis
PATCH wires the successful reception and
ball given last night by the Ivy Club of that
city. The special floral decorations, COM
bined with ingenious electric displays, rem
dered the twelfth return of this annual
event most noteworthy. The Attendance
was large, Pittsburg and Allegheny being
among the cities represented.
THE shadow pantomime will be given in
the Williamsburg Opera House this evening,
under the auspices OF the "World's Fair
Saving Club of the Deaf of Pittsburg and
Vicinity" and for the benefit of fund for
the building of home in Pennsylvania for
those afflicted with the loss OF sight, speech
or hearing.
THE approach of Lent is having the usual
result i'll the revival OF small affairs among
the most exclusive. Mrs B. +. Jones' who
has been in comparative retirement this sea-
son, will hold her first formal affair of the
year on Thursday afternoon next.
YESTERDAY Mrs. Cadman, of Franklin
street, Edgewoodville, entertained % mem
bers OF the Dorcas Society, who busted
themselves preparing necessary articles for
the Southside Hospital.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-20

himself or not As to new trial of a
case already heard, it is even more remark
able to ask the officers of the law to
promise that; but it is no less matter
which might be taken as within the range
of common information that the law allows
it wherever there is good reason for it.
When it is offered on behalf of the
Cooley gang that they will come in from
their mountain Businesses and give them
selves up on the promise of what the law
already guarantees, we are permitted to
infer an Ignorance of the principles of
justice which may serve to explain the
growth of outlawrv.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-20
John b. Sheriff.,

John B. Sheriff, possibly the oldest ac-
tive business man in the city at the time of his
death, passed peacefully away at the residence of
his daughter, Mrs. Anna NJ. Taylor, Center avenue.
near Craa street, this city, at LIS A. NJ. Friday.
At the time of his death he was 81 years of age
He came to this city from Lawrence county in 1884,
and since that time has been actively engaged in
business up to within two weeks ago. He estab-
lished the well-known house OFF. b. Sheriff.. Son
& Co.. and for the past year has been President of
the American Vault Safe and Lock Company
During the war. having sent his three sons to the
army. he took quite leading and active part in
the sanitary commission and fair. He was we'll
known by all the older citizens He leaves six
children to mourn his loss. Harry c.. of Texas
Anna NJ. Taylor. of this city: William j. and
Rebbecca West, of California: Charles F.. of this
city, and Agnes L. Winterburn. of Elizabeth Pa.
He took quite an active part in building the West
minister Church and was au elder of said church.
Funeral services will be held in the church. Buena
Vista street. Allegheny, on Monday ., at IL
O'Clock A. NJ.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-20
Mrs. Ann Fletcher McKease.

Mrs. Ann Fletcher McKeage, the last
member Of historic family and the Oldest resi-
dent of Hollidaysburg. died there yesterday at the
age of 95 years. she way the daughter of John
and her brother Phillip Fletcher was n lieutenant
under Commodore Decatur In the war of 1872. The
night on which Francis s. Key composed the i'm
mortal ''Star Spanged Banner'' in her
home below Baltimore within u cannon's shot of
the British vessel in which the poet i'm pris-
oned She also an interested spectator of the
bombardment of Fort McHenry BY the foreign
fleet. All these incidents the old lady well reEle-
bered up to the time of her death. and loved MOTH
ing better than to talk of the wonderful old days.
Captain John McKeage. who served in the Civil
was her son.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-20
The Heroine of Castle Loretto,

Mrs. Rose Peyton, aged rs years, widow
of Sergeant Patrick Peyton, formerly of the Sec
ond United States Artillery, is dead at Detroit.
She was known to soldiers of the Mexican War as
.'The Heroine of Castle Loretto.'' She accom-
panied her husband to Mexico, and during the
siege of Pueblo for 26 days regularly carried to him
and Others of his battery coffee and refreshments,
To do this it eSsary for her 20 traverse the
open space between Castle LOretto where s1e
lived, to the iortifcations of Pueblo, where ner
husbands company stationed. This open
space was swept by Mexican sharpshooters so
effectively that IL was called the death Road.'
Though Mrs. Peyton many times had her clothing
cut by bullets She was never wounded.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-20
CUR ENVIOUS NEIGHBORS.

Pennsylvania prohibition has hard row
to hoe. Perhaps this is due to Philadelphia
water Washington Star.
PENNSYLVANIA Justice may not be blind,
but it certainly has an acute attack of poIiti-
cal strabism.- Washington Post
THE bluebird has appeared in Pennsylva-
MIA and the newspapers there are beginning
to publish spring poems.-S. Louis Republic
THERE are over 10000 brass bands in Penn
sylvania, swith more tnan 100000 players.
What prospect that makes for the political
campaign of the year-CoLorddoS Stn.
THE Pittsburg Baseball Club this year will
have general manager, a field manager and
a financial manager. 1t is understood that
two or three ball players will also be added
to the aggregation later.-Chicago Maa.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-20
WARDS LATEST CUT.

WARD MCALLISTER threatens to reduce the
400 to $50. 1t is presumed that the other $50
didn't subscribe for his book Washington
Post
TIE New York 400 has been cut down to
$50 by order of Ward McAllister. Another
cut OF two and the brilliant society leader
will find it very select but very lonely
Detroit Free Press
THE tumble of New York's 400 down to $50
looks as if the first families of that town
would have been good thing to have gone
short of if McAllister had only given the
tip.-BostOn Herald.
ALTHOUGH he fixes the number of fashion
able New Workers at $50, Ward Nc Alis er
refuses to name more than 40 of them. The
bidding for the one hundred and fiftieth
place ought to keep him in comfort for 4
year OF two.-chicGJo Times.
Ira stall-fed ,ha ughty ,self-satisfed donkey,
accustomed to looking down on its fellow
donkeys, were suddenly gifted with the
power OF speech and no restraining int1u-
ences were thrown around it, we imagine it
would talk about as Ward McAllister talks.
Chicago Tribune.
THE only revision of society which can
possibly be conducive to Mr.. McAllister's
permanent popularity must be one which
increases and not diIninishes It's numbers.
II he could only give us an 500 now he might
recover some of his lost prestise.-Ne,0 York
Commercial advertiser.
WARD McALLIsTkR, OF Goose Creek nativ-
ity and "sassiety" notoriety, is heralded in
New York as greater than Columbus, for
lust 400 years later than the Genoese navi-
gator the great lord-ot-the-kitchen and
knight-of-the-eotillon has discovered Amer
lcas only aristocracy, and they are $50 of
New York's Philadelphia Times.
WARD McALLIsTER has cut down his estf-
mate of New York's really fashionable peo-
pie from 400 TO $50. Yet even this estimate
is too liberal, and it is certain that only Mr.
McAllfster's superintendent modesty pre-
vents his uttering his inmost opinion that
there is really only one person OF the high
est breeding in New York.-Denver Neaos.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-20
STANDS UP FOR HIS SCHOOL
Captain Pratt. of the Carlisle Indian Semi
nary, Denounces Denomination.

CARLISLE, Pa, Feb 19.-[SpeciaL ]-During
the session of the Central district of the In
ter-Seminary Missionary Alliance at Gettys-
burg, Captain r. H. Pratt, Manager of the
Indian School here, accused the Catholic
Church of paying Congressman to attack
the National Indian Schools because they
are detrimental to their parochial schools.
which are given three times the amount bv
the General Government that the other de-
nominations receive. He styled the Indian
soldier bad business and the reservations
the bane of the aborigineS.
In answer to the attack made by Congress
man Stockdale, of Mississippi, Pendleton. of
West ViIginia, and Mansur, Captain Pratt
said to-day: 'The Government sends them
back to their tribes and reservations. But
it is All infamous lie to say that they go back
to the same life as that from which they
came"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-20
PRE-EMPTING THE HEART OF A CITY.
A Louisiana Lawyer Claims the Tract Is
Still Open to Entry.

BONNEVILLE, LA, Feb. 19-Validity to the
title OF the land embracing the town site
here has been questioned. In 1911 lands in
New Madrid county. were submerged by an
earthquake. By special act of Congress
losers were allowed to locate equal amounts
on their lands, then vacant, in the State. All
the business part of this town was thus 10
Gated before any Government survey was
made, and FOR which no patents have ever
been procured
A. c. Widecomb, an ATTORNEY. has filed an
application with the local United States
Land Office to enter $50 acres of the heart of
the city, alleging the New Madrid claim will
not mold, as it was laid out previous to =
Government survey. A committee OF law
yers has been appointed by Citizens Com
mlttee to investigate the matter.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-20

A BILL has been introdpced'in the New
Jersey Legislature ''nalling it lawful for
passengers on street cars to refuse to pay
fare until provided with seats" If such a
measure were adopted in this city it would
be interesting to note the increase OF kick
ing, which would result from having to wait
for cars rather than being allowed to pay for
the privilege of becoming a vertical sardlne
for the time being. -H. .-s
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-20
RESULTS OF FAMINE.

About month ago the London Lancet,
in considering the Russian famine, sug-
geSted that the distress was likely to cause
plague and pestilence in Russia, and even
raised a question "whether these terrible
evils may not travel further, and Russia
become center Of contagion that will
spread to other parts of EurOpe,or perhaps
to Asia" The fact that the reality even
goes beyond the suggestion is brought
home to us when Pittsburg is obliged to
use all precautions against the spread of
disease brought here at second hand
from the famine stricken districts of
Russia.
This is demonstration that we cannot
separate ourselves from the calamities OF
other parts of the world, the reverse of the
tardily moving relief from this country.
In this respect Ait is interesting
TO note that history lis repeating
itself In the winter Of 1883 France
suffered from famine, perhaps not
so widespread as that now devastating
Russia. Mr.. Jefferson was then Minister
to France, and his report caused prompt
shipment from this country of some $4,000
barrels of flour, which sensibly relieved
the distress. If the United States would
do as much for Russia now, in proportion
to its multiplied wealth and productive
ness, il might be the most effective means
of stopping the tide Of tvphus-laden
wretchedness toward our ports.
The historical parallel can hardly fail to
suggest another one. The hunger OF
France was one of the inspiring causes of
the French Revolution. The famine in
Russia may yet produce the same effect,
with Reign of Terror, enhanced in its
horrors by the tyranny from which it is
the reaction.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-20

THE Real Estate Convention will show
a wise appreciation of their interests by
adopting the resolution offered by one of
their members for. the appointment of a
Committee, with one delegate from each
State, to act in concert with the League of
American Wheelmen in an effort to secure
better roads. The League has done good
work, and should receive every encourage
1nent and support.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-20

CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER has added to
his reputation for fair-mindedness and abil-
ity by his remarks on his daughters mar
riage, which amount to an acknowledge
ment OF the supreme claims OF love. Cupid
should rule and not cupidity.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-20

A BILL has been introduced by Repre-
sentative Mitchell, of Wisconsin, proposing
that fifty copies of every book copyrighted
should be deposited with the Librarian of
Congress, to be distributed to the leading
library in each State. This would be an in
iquitous tax on authorship, calculated to
hinder the growth of American literature,
and as such it should receive no support.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-20

IT is a disgrace and danger to this city
that we have no well equipped hospital for
contagious diseases. The matter should not
be left until a serious epidemic takes us un-
'awares, and shows us the folly of want of
preparation. No time and no effort should
be lost in obtaining what is necessity for
any community that values its public
health.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-20
John Weir.
John Weir, q brother of County Com

John Weir, brother of County Com
missioner Weir and the late Superintendent of Po-
lice Gamble Weir. died yesterday afternoon at
Uniontown. Mr.. Weir 4S years of age and
single His home was in Fayette county near Ohio
Pyle. For some time past he foreman in the
wagon manufactorv of his brother, Commissioner
Weir. A short time ago he went to Uniontown on
business and getting wet in rain contracted
bronchitis His death resulted yesterday at the
residence IN Uniontown of his sister Mrs. Johnston
Commissioner Weir will have the remains brought
Gamble Weir. in the family lot in Greenwood
cemetery near Sharpsburg.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-20
TWO STRIKING PICTURES.
One Taken in the Uncivilized West and the
Other at Pittsburg.

New Ork Sun.l
Two pictures: First a newsboy offers q
tough newspaper; the tough kicks him in
the stomach; Outstanding hack driver gives
the tough good one in the eye; the crowd
goes for him, and he makes his escape badly
battered. This is in San Francisco-a sad
picture of primitive manners and crude CIV
ilization.
SECOND, man seizes woman on the street
and drags her into an alley followed by the
street crowd. He knocks her down, puts his
knee on her breast and beats her head on the
stones until she is insensible. Thoughtful
bystander suggests calling a policeman:
active bystander runs for policeman; woman
taken to hospital with a fractured skull.
This is in Pittsburg, sad picture of artif-
clal manners ana ripe civilization.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-20

The Southern movements of icebergs and
packs has begun later than usual this year.
The prevalence OF northwesterly gales calls
for more than usual care on the part OF
North Atlantic navigators. Few sights are
grander than an iceberg at a safe distance,
few dangers more appalling than ice at close
quarters.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-20

CHICAGO will now undertake the contract
of capturing Congress with wining and
dining An incidental of the capture nat
urally will be that S., ,OOO, 900 appropriation or
loan, under which name it may smell little
sweeter, to the lawmakers.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-20

HERE is the Philadelphia Ledger still
stating that lowness of water i'll a locomo-
tive boiler was the direct cause of an explo-
sion, when the MunhaH experiments once
Tor all demonstrated beyond doubt that no
well-made boiler can be exploded in this
manner, though it be heated to redness and
then have cold water turned in. The
amount of ignorance on this matter, nearly
twenty years after the demonstration, is
truly deplorable.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-20

THE New York Herald says that "tele-
phone subscribers are worthy objects for
public sympathy" We entirely agree with
this, apd the subscribers have our commits
GRAFTON in addition to bic amount of pity
they-expend upon themselves. They should
organize for the redress OF their grievances
and an increase in their facilities.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-20

PARIS is undergoing the inconvenience
of a rise in the price of meat. Now is the
time for the supreme usefulness of that
French cookery which lays claim to greater
powers OF transmutation than were ever
professed by the alchemists of old.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-20

THAT cold wave flag has taken on the
hue of smoky atmosphere until casual OBJ
server might be pardoned for taking itfo
the black flag. The Signal Service appro-
priation should include provision for a ma
tional laundry attachmept, in order to avert
the suspicion that the Agricultural Depart
ment has gone into the piracy business.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-20
J. Robinson GRAY. Greene County.

J. Robinson Gray died ON Wednesday
morning at his home, Gray's Landing Greene
county after short illness. Mr.. Gray was o!ie of
the largest distlers in Western Pennsylvania
His father, Captain William Gray, established the
distillery over 50 years ago. He died three years
ago. leaving an estate worth $500 600. His eldest
SON. Mr.. j. Robinson Gray, inherited the largest
part of the estate, and carried on the distillerv
business up to his death. Mr.. Gray was 66 years of
age He was an ardent Republican.