davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-28
THE FACT BEYoND POLITICS.

The Philadelphia Ledger and Philadel-
phia Times are engaged in dispute as to
whether the Treasury has been "looted"
or not The term is fgurative one of
course, but the Ledger is in the right in
holding that the excessive appropriations
of the past two Congresses do not con-
stitute that class of high-handed robbery
which is defined by the word. On the
other hand, the Times insists that profit
gacy may loot a treasury as well as
theft, which is simply method of up
holding the appropriateness of hyper
bole.
While this quarreling about term is
going on, it is curious that there is no seri-
Gus dispute as to the fact. 1t is indisputa-
BILE that the large surplus balance in the
Treasury is practically gone and that the
appropriations for the coming year largely
exceed the estimated receipts. Itis "a serious
matter that the policy which raised the
credit of the Government to its high
standing-that of keeping expenditures
well within revenue-has been abandoned
for the opposite policy of authorizing
large expenditures in excess of income.
The Democrats blame the Republicans for
it; but the last session of Congress shows
that it is vice of politics not of any espe-
clal party and that even the professed
economists are subject to the politicians
vice of grabbing whatever appropriations
can be secured for their own districts.
; This sort of thing will go on until the
people decide that it must be stopped
But will the people awake to the neces-
sity of keeping up the old policy which
placed the Treasury where it was three
or four years ago, before its credit is Sc
riously injured by the current extrava-
pance?
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-28
A SUCCESSFUL RESCUE.

The rescue of thirty-nine of the Inn
prisoned miners at Bridge End, Wales,
told in our cable dispatches, is reward to
heroic effort that will constantly inspire
the labor of miners when their comrades
are entombed by similar disasters. After
the explosion the hope of rescuing any OF
the miners was slight, but volunteer labor
went desperately at the task. Yesterday
their devotion and energy were vindicated
by reaching that number Of the imprisoned
men.
In Western Pennsylvania. where the
suspense and slowly gaining hopelessness
of the efforts to rescue the victims OF the
Hill Farm and Mammoth mines are re-
membered, this instance Of successful
rescue will be received with sympathy
and appreciation. It is not alone the Joy
of common humanity that thirty-nine
lives were rescued from lingering death.
This successful rescue will furnish
stimulus and encouragement in every
future case where devoted work Is needed
to rescue endangered life against great
odds.
The miners of both countries have their
eccentricities and faults. But it Is one of
their shining qualities that when the work
of rescue is needed they always 60 at 1t
like heroes.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-28
CAUSES OF COLOR BLINDNESS.
Tho Smoking OF Tobacco Proven to Be
Detrimental to the Eyesight.

Tho Smoking OF Tobacco Proven to Be
Detrimental to the Eyesight.
The Parliamentary Committee appointed
in Great Britain TO examine the subject Of
color blindness, particularly in its relation
to marine and railway signaling, have made
an exceedingly interesting report. They
find that in the male population nearly
per cent are either partially or wholly defl-
cient in the ability to distinguish rightly the
primary colors of the spectrum. The tests
were made with great care, under the guild
ance of specialists whose scientific knowl-
edge afforded guarantee of accurate and
trustworthy investigation, says the Philadel-
phia Record.
Because Berlin wool presents 70 the eye
q rough and non-reheotfng surface, the
colors of which are not heightened nor
dulled by the light in which it is displayed,
that substance was selected for testing the
eyes. From a miscellaneous heap of skeins
Of various colors the person submitting to q
test was required to select approximate
matches for certain test colors- It was
found that blindness to red was the most
common form of deficiency; blindness to
green was the next in frequency, Since ex-
pertinent has proven that red and green are
the two colors found to be most trust
worthy for signaling purposes. on account OF
their superior luminosity and their Wis
that these are the two colors which color
blind persons are most apt to mistake is q
matter OF the first Importance.
The committee found that persons In re-
sponsible positions in the marine and rail-
way service, where accuracy in determining
color is essential to safety and efficiency,
could not be trusted to read the signals cor
rectly. This condition of things possibly
furnishes the explanation of many disasters
on sea and land which have hitherto been
deemed mysterious; and 1t certainly indf-
Gates the necessity for thorough test of the
eyes Of engineers. pilots, signalmen and 9TH
ers who are intrusted with the movement
Of trains and of water craft.
As to the causes of color blindness, the
committee report that in the greater num-
Der of instances it proceeds from congenital
defects that cannot be remedled; but 1t is
frequently the result of excessive use of
tobacco This is a hint worth remembering
on the part OF those who may become aware
of their inability to distinguish colors.
As every day in the wear thousands of lives
and millions of dollars worth of property
are dependent for safe keeping upon the ac-
curate reading of colors by persons en-
ployed upon steamers, ships and rlocoms-
tives, the knowledge OF the risk involved
should lead to thorough examination and
the wedding out of those found in this par
ticular to have defective eyesight.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-28
A POLITICAL WHIPSAW.

A singular case of what the sportive
gentry call whipsawing is presented by
the utterances of two esteemed Demo-
cratic cotemporarieS The Philadelphia
Record says that those who do not believe
in force bills and protective tariffs will
vote for Cleveland. Also we are informed
that those who do not swallow the force
bill bugaboo and are opposed to protect
i've tariffs will vote for Cleveland. And
now comes the New York Sun declaring
that those who believe in protective
tariffs but are opposed to force bills will
vote for Cleveland.
This is altogether too strongly of the
"heads win tails you lose" order Between
our esteemed contemporaries everyone
who has any ideas on the subject of force
bills and protective tariffs has got to vote
for Cleveland. 1t would be unnecessary
cruelty to have the President without even
a mplimentary vote for his reelection.
Yet that seems to be the fate that these
Democratic organs have marked out for
him. Still we are under the impression
that considerable vote will be found to
be polled for the reelection of President
Harrison when the ballots are actually
cast.
In the same connection it is interesting
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-28

duce enough of that necessary to keep
the people alive; so public indignation
against stupid and unbending policy in
the presence of actual famine swept away
the Corn laws and with them all tariffs.
The abolition of tariff on manufactured
goods was eply incident TO hegreater and
more vital agitation for free corn.
The American tariff is not framed with
the disregard fer local conditions shown
in the English Germ laws. The aim of our
tariff system has been to foster home in
dustry. but not TO create conditions op-
pressive to the masses of the people. The
effect Of the tariff on American manufact-
ures has been to eventually cheaper the
prices of protected articles by inviting
capital into these manufactures, thus
leading to large production as we'll as to
improved mechanical and economic
methods But the tariff on corn in Eng
land in the time of Golden could bring no
such advantages. It could not add an
acre to EngIand's tillable ground, nor
could it make two ears of corn grow where
only one grew before.
On the one hand, therefore. under the
encouragement of a protective tariff, we
have had the visible evidence all around
us of an immense growth and expansion
of American manufactures and of articles
cheapened in consequence. This ex-
pansion must go on as the numbers and
demands Of population increase. Opposed
to this we see that the tariff on corn in
England in Cobden's time necessarily be-
came odious, because such expansion and
consequent cheapening of the protected
product there were utterly impossible.
The arabic ground of England could yield
so much corn and 10 more; and when that
quantity became insufficient for the de-
mands of life, as it did in 1916, there was
naturally tremendous Indignation against
the corn duties wich prevented the inflow
of foreign corn.
To attempt now to apply as infallible
and suitable the arguments which Golden
found applicable under different circum-
stances in another country fifty years ago
is to show how far back and away the free
traders have to go for any sort of support
for their case.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-28
TIE CURSE Of CHOLERA.

THE health officers are alive to their re-
sponsibilities and If the citizens do their
share the appearance of one or two cases
would do no more harm than is occasioned
by large black headlines in the newspapers.
Brooklyn Eagle.
LET US have no concealment If cholera
comes. This great people is no empty-headed
child to be lulled into false security. When
the scourge comes let everybody know it
and prepare to guard against it intelli-
gently.-New York Advertiser.
THE risk is too great to take any chances
of delay. The situation demands the most
decisive measures and 1t is believed that
policy of vigilance commensurate with the
needs of tile occasion will save this country
from an infection OF pestilence.-Rdnsas
City Star.
CHOLERA rarely enters the ports of any
country where the quarantine is rigidly
carried out While all Europe is anxious
some of the authorities appear to be ineff-
cient. 1t is hoped that the American au-
thorities will be.vastly more vigilant.- Wash
i,gton Star.
THE terrible mortality resulting from this
disease and its quick work necessarily
cause it to have an important place in the
apprehensions of the people. Yet they
should guard against thinking SO much
about it, as that invites the disease.-Nasl-
viite American
ONE lesson which cholera teaches Is emil
nently salutary, and in some parts of the
world no less terrible a school than that of
experience has any power for good. The
most dreaded of modern diseases proves that
filth is the servant and forerunner OF death.
-Qereland Leader.
THE information that the cholera has
reached England is certainly the most
startling bit Of news of the day. 1t empha-
sizes the necessity Of the greatest precau-
ton by the United States authorities to pre-
vent its Introduction into this country
Cbltm,b,Is Dispatch.
The good Of the greatest number demands
that no possible loophole shall be left open
for the admission and spread of the disease
in this country. Let the quarantine against
the admission of cholera ON this side or the
Atlantic be made as rigid as law and human
vigilance can make Philadelphia Zfnses.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-28
TRYING TO UTILIZE CoBpEN,

With the abandonment of any pretense
of protection for American industry, and
the open avowal of free trade doctrines,
Democratic orators and organs are resort
ing to the arguments of Golden and Bright
in the British Parliament forty years ago
to help Mr.. Cleyeland's canvass in the
United States in this year of grace 1892
To buy always the cheapest is the favor
ite dictum of the free traders. All excess
of cost temporarily created by protective
tariff is spoken of as an unconstitutional
wrong The after results must not count
Even if by building up home industries,
prices are after awhile greatly reduced on
the protected articles-as has been the
case with the most notable of them, such
as steel, plate glass, silk, carpets and many
other articles which could be mentioned
that must not count at all. If millions of
our people are supported by manufactur-
ing industries which have grown up under
the protective system, that is not to be
considered. If wages in the United States
are 30 to 200 per cent greater than in free
trade England, that cuts no figure either.
None of the visible benefits which 90
along with the protective system are to
weigh against distractions and theories.
Finding nothing in the economic history
or present or recent condition of the
United States excepting what is fair evil
dence of the utility of protection, all that
remains is to rehash Cobden's arguments
as the best bolster for the free trade can
vass. But it should be rem rendered that
Cobden's arguments arose from different
conditions. The agitation in which he
and his colleagues engaged was primarily
for taking the duty off corn in England
to get cheap food for. the workingman.
An enormous duty virtually pro-
hibited foreign corn, though England
was unable itself to produce sufficient
supply even to ward of famine. That
was the condition which led to Cobden's
success in England. A necessary of life
was excluded, the country could not pro-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-28
THE WORLDS ABOVE Us.
WRITTEN FOR THE prspArcH.,


'Mars is far and away the brightest star
in the sky, isn't iti" said friend to me the
other night as we were gazing at the ruddy
orb.
"Why. yes; only you know it isn't a STAR"
I answered, for naturally supposed that
he, being man of more than ordinary in
telligence, would know the difference be-
tween star and q planet. So was rather
disgusted when he returned: "Well, q
planet is only a large star, isn't it?'
Now, the nature of the stars and planets
was clearly defined and settled for all time
more than three centuries ago, and the
difference between the two is SO simple and
so easily understood that. it ought to be
familiar to all But the average man doesn't
care rap about astronomy, and nothing
short of an immense comet or a shower Of
meteors will persuade him to raise his eyes
to the heavens for more than three minutes
at q time. is.f
But this popular indifference to the most
sublime Of sciences has been largely dis.
PEELED by two very extraordinary celestial
events which have occurred in the last
seven months-the conjunction OF Venus
and Jupiter on February l. and the present
near approach of Mars to the earth. The
latter event especially has aroused the most
widespread and unprecedented interest, but
unfortunately much Of the vast deal that
has been written about 1t has been either
so technical or 30 utterly absurd that it has
only served to bewilder the uninformed.
Totton's Claims to Recognition.
And right here it might not be out of
place to state few plain facts in regard to
a man who has done perhaps more than any
other to bring the science into disrepute-
that Is, Of course, with the too credulous, for
no one else pays any serious attention to
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-28

The success Of few corporations in
shifting their share or city taxes upon the
shoulders of the general taxpayer has led
others to follow the example. At last ac-
counts the loss to the city is figured up to
date at Sl25,000. There is not shadow of
sense or justice for this. In place OF being
permitted to 60 free Of the taxation which
all other business concerns and individuals
have to bear, these corporations which en-
Joy special favors from the city should be
specially taxed. The result or their claim
for "dead-head" privileges will be to keep
the public stirred up to the folly of making
them a present OF enormously valuable
franchises. If it is claimed there is any law
to support their exemption it cannot be re-
pealed too soon.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-28
THE LABOR OF MoNARCHs.

A special article in THE DISPATCH this
morning devotes considerable space to the
daily occupations of the reigning monarchs
of Europe, with the result of drawing the
conclusion that the vocation of occupying
throne is nota sinecure, and that most OF
the kings are hard workers. The premises
on which that conclusion is based are that
most of the monarchs specified devote
hours to audiences and correspondence of
equal length to those given by active
bankers and business men, and keep at it
continually.
There is no doubt that a reigning king
who is anxious to do all that lies in his
power for the welfare of his subjects will
find plenty of occupation. On the other
hand it has not been observed that any
ruler of Europe was absolutely unable to
find time for purposes of recreation. Nor
has the drudgery of the king business ever
of late years broken down the
occupants of the throne. Frederick
of Germany died a premature death,
but it was from inherited disease.
His sons health is supposed to be frail
from the same cause, not from his i'm
perial labors As a general rule it Is
found that, if the royal labors become
irksome, ministers, secretaries and clerks
are at hand to tighten them or take them
away altogether.
1t is certain that there is in modern
history no well authenticated case of
monarch desiring to abdicate because the
work was too much for him. Abdications
have taken place for various reasons,
principally involuntary on the part of the
abdicator, but the case is yet to arise
where the weary monarch was so unable
to find rest and recreation as to wish to
hand over the power to someone else.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-28
THE NEGLECTED LABOUCHERE.

Salt is rubbed into the smarting sores Of
Labouchere by the declaration that his
exclusion from the new Cabinet was not
Gladstone is stated to have assumed the
responsibility by writing letter to the eff
feet that Labby was not in the ministry
simply because the Prime Minister did not
want him there. This is additionally irri-
tating because it infers an extraordinary
difference between Labouchere's estimate
of his political importance and Mr.. Glad
stones valuation on the same subject
This is not calculated to calm the wrath
of the Radical journalist politician and
would-be minister. 1t is pouring oil on
the fam es. There is something gratify-
ing in being held up as the object of the
royal wrath; but to be exposed as the man
who thought he might be Cabinet
minister, but was not considered worth
mentioning by the Trainer OF the Cabinet,
is gall and wormwood. If these ingredi-
ents do not inject themselves into the
next installment of Labouchere's remarks
on the subject, it will be because his edi-
torial pen has lost its cunning.
1t remains to be seen, first, whether the
irate Labouchere will have the power to
aveGge his aggrieved sensibilities by reach
ing for the Gladstonian scalp; and, second,
whether his professed principles, if he has
such an opportunity, will withhold him
from doing the Tories that service. We
have little faith in his power to overturn
Cabinets; but We have less faith in his
forbearance, should the opportunity come
to him to turn the scale Human nature
is very powerful; and the fury of neg
lected politician is likely to surpass that
of q woman scorned.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-28
CELEBRITIES IN CLOVER.

PRINCE BISMARCK will remain at Varzin
until october, when he returns to Fried
richsruhe.
COLONEL LADEMANN, who has Just been
gazetted commander of the Sixth Prussian
Infantry. is the only commanding officer in
the Prussian Army who has been raised
from the ranks.
SIR JAMES HoME-SPIERs, whose ap-
preaching marriage with the beautiful
American, Miss Green, is announced. is 81
He was in the Black Watch but retired. He
belongs to an old Scotch family.
QUEEN VICTORIA, it is said, still cher
ishes some of her childhood dolls. Albert
Edward has often complained to his init
mate friends about the trait in his mothers
character which makes her so unwilling to
give anything up.
VEREsTCHAGIN, the celebrated Russian
painter, has settled himself at Moscow,
where he intends to reside permanently,
and he Is going to paint a series Of hugo
pictures representing the principal events
of the French invasion Of 1Sl2.
THE Khedive of Egypt is only young
man, but he is shrewd. He has decorated
the wife of the proprietor of El-Ahran,, the
most influential journal IN Egypt, with the
Order of the Chefakat. He has made himself
solid with that paper.
SENATOR MORRILL, is one Of the youngest
looking S0year-old men in public life, and
when he is at home in the marble-ribbed
Green Mountains Of Vermont he looks spry
enough to drive q team to the corner
grocery for fodder or to help the blacksmith
when he is shoeing his oxen.
WHETHER it is due to the fasclnations Of
his music or to the romantic interest attach
ing to his relations with Madame Geery
Sand, it is hard to say; but Chopin seems to
be the hero OF the Vienna musical ex-
hibition. The instruments and other relics
of this composer have proved 80 attractive
that the room in which they are exposed is
crowded all the time
GENERAL A. W. GREELY, the head of
the United States Signal Corps (though not
OF the Weather Bureau, as many people
still suppose), ridicules the idea Of signal.
ing the people of Mars. He regards it an un-
reasonable assumption to think that planet
inhabited by race at all like human beings
in intelligence and civilization.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-28
TOO MUCH CARE IMPOSSIBLE.

1t is being constantly repeated that the
authorities are doing all IN their power to
prevent cholera from entering this land
But Yesterdays reports on the inspection
of La Touraine clearly indicate that this
is by no means the case. Special warning
was received from the American Consul at
Havre that some of the steerage passen-
gers carried by this steamer had before
their embarkation travelled in company
with persons who later developed
unmistakable symptoms of cholera.
And yet, after finding the health
of all on board La Touraine to be In a sat-
isfactory condition, it is said that only the
mails and steerage passengers baggage
were fumigated This fumigation is evi-
dence that the health inspectors believe it
possible for the disease to be carried by
other than direct human agency. 1t is a
question about which there is some doubt,
hut this is not time for running risks.
Under the circumstances as reported from
Havre the clothing and belongings of
every one on board should have been fu-
migated.
The dangers of exciting panic are per-
fectly manifest but they do not for a
moment compare with those involved in
criminal disregard of precautionary
measures. All American ports demand
the stricteSt inspection possible and
special attention should be devoted to
New Orleans The Canadian frontier,
too, must be closely guarded, and it is
satisfactory to note that the Washington
authorities are awaking to the fact Thus
far the Dominion Government has taken
no step to restrict direct traffic between
Montreal and Hamburg or other afflicted
ports, and it was from Montreal that the
epidemic reached the United States in
1854.