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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-01
OUR MAIL POUCH.
Rev. Mr.. Williams Meant No Offense, and
Refers to Books on Disputed Point.
u he Editor of The Disnatch,

Rev. Mr.. Williams Meant No Offense, and
Refers to Books on Disputed Point.
To the Editor of The Dispatch,
My attention has been called to commu-
nication signed F. K. in your issue of yes
terday in which am accused of wantonly
attac acking the standing of the Roman
Church in recent card because therein 1
made reference to "the j esuit maxim, the
end sanctifies the MEANS" 1 am also chal-
legged to give authority for calling the said
maxim 1.-THE Jesuit MAXIM"
As to the charge, must most earnestly
disclaim it. My object in my published card
was most simple and evident, l. e., to defend
my own people and the ladies of our Hospi-
tai Association from an unjust aspers1on.
In 50 doing l used q popularity current
phrase, but without for moment intend
ing to cast Il slur on she Roman Church. In
deed, the Roman Church was not at all in
my mind at the time. am not conscious of
any hatred against that church. Indeed, on
the contrary, l reverence many of the
saints on her calendar, admire ull the good
she ls doing among US and honor and re-
spect many of her priests and people. And
do not hOld her responsible for the maxims
or actions of all the individuals OF bodies i'll
her iOld.
AS to the challenge, although it deserves
no answer, being anonymously signed, yet
as it appeals to my manhood, honor and
truth. L will comply with the request most
ter, so far as am concerned. l decline to
enter into any religious controversy, ,as such
controversy is fruitful only OF harm.
Naturally haven't the Jesuit standards OF
ethics at hand. But can refer my critic to
an undouDted authority where he will find
the maxim in question cited, in the original
Latin, from three at least of the highest
recognized standards of the Jesuit order. l
quote briefly from the EncycopOedia B,ita,-
ntca, Vol XIII, article Jesuits, page 66l
(American reprint): "The result OF dis
passionate examination OF these and kim
ured works. (speaking of f. Guary, Lis-
uori Scavint), always bearing in mind
that no Jesuit writings can be published
without special license from the general,
after careful scrutiny and review, is
that the three principles of probabilism.
OF mental reservation, and of justification
OF means by ends, which collectively make
up what educated men intend by the term
'Jesuity,' are recognized maxims of the
society. The following Jesuit theologians
are eited BuSemDaum, whose Medulla The
olog1ae has been more than so times prfn ted,
and lately by the Propaganda itself, lays
down the maxim in the following terms:
Cum f1nis est licitus, et1am media sunt
licila,' and 'Cuf licitus est fms, etiam licent
media Layman sitniiurIy, IN his Theolo-
gin Morals, 'Cui concissus est fms, con-
cissa etiam sunt media ad dnem ordInata'
and Wageman, in his Synopsis Theoloyiae
Moralis, yet more tersely, "Finis determfnat
probitatem actus."
CHARLES D. WILLIAMS,
Rector or st. Pauls Church.
STEUBENvILLE o., Oct. 29.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-01
JERRY THE SUCKLESS.

JERRY is not the stuff to make martyr of
and nobody is likely to waste ammunition
upon him.-NeU York Times.
JERRY SIMPSON should not be assassinated
He has never done anything to deserve the
tate of a martyr.-Kansas City Star.
JERRY SIMPSON is altogether too unique
parsonage to be even threatened with harm
May he live long, escape all manner OF plots
anu prosper.-Boston Globe
JERRY SIMPSON goes about with q body
guard to protect him from assassination
Jerry appears to be afflicted with rush of
socks to the brain.-Chicago Tribune.
The story that some one is trying to assas-
sinate Jerry Simpson is very thin. He is too
useful a man to the Republicans, for he ts
making votes for them in every speech he
delivers.-1oiedo Blade.
Mr.. JERRY SIMPSON may be rather stale as
a joke, but still no one would believe that
he was such d dreary Renaissance as to
lead even the wild Kansans to thirst for his
gore.-CgeUeLnnd Leader.
JERRY SIMPSON is now the object of an al
legged assassination plot. He and Ignatius
Donnelly might make arrangements to star
Jointly in specially written political
DRAMA Washington Star.
Mr. JERRY SIMPSON, like his Peoples party
confrere I.natius Donnelly, imagines him
self the object OF an assassination conspir-
acy and goes about with a body guard. As
"a political advertisements this trick is get
ting to be as futile as the actress stolen
diamonds.-DetroH Journal.
GERRY" SIMPSON has just discovered"
"plot" to kill him. Who is there in Kansas
that could possibly have the heart TO kill
this harmless and amusing creaturef Poor
Jerry must be in bad way in his campaign
for reelection when he has to resort to such
yarns rs PhiJddeL 5hia Bulletin.
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WHERE OUR FLAG STILL WAVES.
American Merchant Marine Still Ahead
on the Lakes and the Pacific.

American Merchant Marine Still Ahead
on the Lakes and the Pacific.
WASHINGTON, Oct. BE. C. O'Brien, Com =
missioner OF Navigation. has just submitted
advance copies of his annual report 10 the
Secretary OF the Treasury. The Commits
sioner expresses the opinion that the eI-
clusion of foreign vessels from participation
in our domestic and coastwise commerce, as
provided by the act o; February Is, l793, has
alone saved our ship building and shipping
interests from ruin, and that in this abso-
lutely protected branch of our merchant
marine we have attained to successes in
nautical affairs for surprising those of any
other nation on the globe.
In referring to the Pacific coast, the Com
missioner says thai while American steam
navigation has been absolutely driven from
the transatlantic trade it survives on the
Pacific Ocean, first, for the reason that
American lines are liable to sustain them
selves, through association with the abso-
lurely protected steamer line between New
York and San Francisco, that line having,
since it was started in 1919, been regarded as
q branch of our domestic commerce in
which no foreign vessel can engage. and,
SECOND, TOR the reason that other American
trnuspacific lines enjoy the benefit OF pro-
lection which arises from their asso-
citation with transcontinental rail-
way line. The Commissioner, how
ever. calls attention to what he regards
as II threatening danger on the Pacific,
the fact that the Dominion Government
has at an outlay of about s2l0, 600 enabled the
Canadian Pacific Railway Company TO con.
struct its line aci oss the continent and to
place on the Pacific Ocean, between British
Columbia and China, n line of steamers
which receive from the Canadian ana Brit
ish Governments annual subsidy of
$500 Geo u year, which is about five times the
amount paid annually to American steamers
carrying to and from Asia mails which sew
eral times exceed in bulk the mails carried
by the Canadian line.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-01

tax upon State bank circulation. Iassume
that the undeniable right of every State in
the Union to authorize its banks 10 issue
notes intended to circulate as money is
one that each State has reserved to itself. 4"
There is no doubt that Mr. Harter
stands by the Democratic platform, al
though other and more prominent Demo-
Gratis have perceived the necessity of
lodging it. But, in view of the pedestal
on which Harter has been placed by GER
tain Mugwump organs as the author of
the idea, what becomes of the painful
assurances of the same organs that the
tax is not to be repealed without seeming
conditions that the new-old style of cur
rency shall be made fully reliable? The
Democratic platform makes no condi-
tions. Harter, the recognized Democratic
authority, makes no conditions. His bill,
which is the great Democratic reform of
reviving the red-dog currency, makes no
conditions. The whole thing is to be
thrown open to the whims and vagaries of
A different State legislatures, and the
public is to be inflicted with A varying
degrees of instability in the bank notes
offered tiff the Democratic idea pre-
walls.
No more emphatic illustration of the
dangers of Democratic supremacy need be
adduced than this deliberate and wanton
proposition to turn our currency system
backward to plan condemned and found
utterly vicious by the experience OF this
country 80 years and more ago.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-01
THE MAYOR SETS Z STANDARD.

The Mayors veto of the Bellefeld street
railway ordinance was founded upon the
public convenience, and his Honor's posi-
ton In support of another full and direct
line to East Liberty was correct. Among
Counclmen, however, the Duquesne
system had the call as against the Central
Traction, and, as on many such previous
occasions, the Mayors excellent reasoning
did not count with the Councilmen, who
repassed the ordinance above his veto.
But, if Mayor Gourley seldom converts
Councils, there are few of his vetoes
which do not hit the center-mark for
the public. He has done more than any
other individual to interest taxpayers in
the principles that should prevail in city
government. The results of his teachings,
while frequently invisible in Councils,
will be illustrated eventually at the polls
The broad and intelligent discussion of
city issues by Mayor Gourley will for in
stance have at least decided effect on
the choice of successor to him in the
Mayors chair next winter. The public
will want there Mayor with the firm
ness and determination to keep up the
check which Mayor Gourley has set upon
Councils. They will accept none whom
they may think unwilling or unable to
live up to Gourley'S independent and ex-
cellent standard.
Thus the utility and influence of the
Mayors vetoes are not to be measured by
the treatment they get from Councils
They are serving public service far be-
yond that
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-01
A POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENT.

The report that plans have been formed
in London for running street stages by
electricity indicates possible and i'm
portant change in the methods of mu-
nicipal transit. The power in this case is
furnished by storage batteries. 1t has
long been perceived by those who look
ahead that the perfection of the storage
battery would make such result possible,
although other things must aid to give the
new depaltur the widest success Prom
inent among them is street pavement
approXimating in smoothness the railway
tracks now used by traction lines.
When this is provided on leading av-
enues, the independence of storage bat
tery vehicles and their ability to 90 wher.
ever the traffic offers will present some
very positive attractions Chief among
its advantages will be the saving of the in
vestment on tracks. An equal or greater
investment in pavements having at least
the smoothness of asphalt will be neces-
sary, but as this will be done by the city
for the benefit of all traffic on the streets
it will effect great saving to those who
wish to engage in street traffic. Then the
ability of any person to run electric We
hicles over any suitably paved street
would abolish any monopoly in rapid
transit
On the other hand, if such a system
should come into use there would be some
drawbacks requiring new regulations in
the use of the streets. The speed to be
allowed to vehicles not confined to tracks
would be problem of much importance.
AT present people on the streets have a
certain degree of notice that they must
look out for the high speed taken by cars
on the tracks, and outside of the tracks
they are reasonably safe. When most of
our streets are occupied by cable or cleo
trio lines this measure of protection may
not be very great; but it is something If
electric vehicles independent of tracks
were to be permitted to take an equal rate
of speed even that safety would be lost.
The changed condition of things might be
met by setting aside certain streets for
high-speed travel in given directions and
restricting the rate of speed on all other
streets.
The possibilities of the new sort of street
travel indicated by the London telegram
in Sundays DISPATCH are very interest
ing. Among them is the probability that
if the new system should come into vogue
it would put an end to street railway COM
binations and squeeze the imitation out of
watered stocks.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-01
HE Is WORSE NOW.

The Philadelphia Press quotes from a
speech of the Hon. Adlai Stevenson,
Democratic candidate for Vice President,
in 1873 accepting Greenback nomina-
ton for Congress. This speech is espe-
cially noticeable as denouncing the
resumption act, supporting its repeal, and
calling for free coinage of silver.
This would afford very good measure
of the financial reliability of the Vice
Presidential candidate of the Democracy
if more forcible one was not afforded by
a more recent declaration. 1t may be I'M
portant that a man declared against
resumption when it was a practically
accomplished fact and has always Joined
the free silver shouters; but it is more to
the point when he stands committed to a
measure more vicious and disturbing than
those he stood for fourteen years ago.
The revival of State bank notes, as
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-01
A TRYING FASHION.

Princess Marie, of Edinburgh, Determines
on a Style That May Worry American
Girls-A Batch of Weddings Scheduled
Celebrating Hallow Fen.
PRINCESS MARIE, of Edinburgh, has set
q fashion that may prove trying to some of
the bellies who delIght in following the lead
of princess of the royal blood. She Is pre-
pairing her trousseau, and in it is included
two stunning tartan gowns of Scottish man
ufacture. We have seen, in this country,
the maidens attired in shirt waists of huge
plaids in bright colorings, but the tartan
fad, lift takes possession of the American
girl, will go beyond anything we have
hitherto seen. 1t Il only a certain style of
face and figure that can stand such q cos
tune and, by some unfortunate decree of
fate, it seems as if the wrong girl always
gets hold of the most striking effects in
dress.
WE are getting back to first principles In
the matter of writing implements. While
the pen point itself is OF gold, the holder is
a quill that looks like the quill scriveners
used a century ago, but that is made of TN
ostrich instead of a goose quill Gold or
gram, and the whole trinket is very dainty
as well as useful
THE officers elected for the ensuing year
of the Williamsburg Chuutauqua Literary
and Scientific Circle are as follows: Presi-
dent, Miss Sue Duff: Vice President. Mr..
Samuel Wills; Secretary, Miss Clarfssa Mof-
htt; Assistant Secretary, Mr.. j. L. Koethen;
Treasurer, Miss Margaret Young. The club
will meet this evening and cordial invita-
tion is extended to everybody. This is the
American-Greek yeur of the Circle and is
said to be more than usually interesting.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-01
WHERE Is THE SECURITY

Mr.. NJ d. Harter, who has been multi
tudinOusly introduced as the father of the
movement to repeal the tax on State bank
notes, made speech in New York the
other night from the steps of the sub
Treasury. He produced bill which he
proposes to introduce, the important
feature of which can best be described
in his own words: "You will observe that
section 4 provides for the repeal of the
present unconstitutional and prohibitory
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writer, the latest information in regard to it
One Theory Has Been Spoiled.

was obtained.
One Theory Has Been Spoiled.
THE recent strange behavior of the star
has knocked Prof. Keeler's hypothesis
higher than kite, but foreign astron.
omer has just published new hypothesis to
account for its new actions. The star is now
plainly visible to large telescopes as O bright
speck in the midst of faint nebulous mass.
and it is supposed that its sudden increase
in light may be due to fricIion with various
masses of nebulosity, which are known to be
scattered through space, and through which
this star is passing at a rate OF over 200 miles
per second. 1t must not be supposed that
the sudden blaze of light is of insignificant
size because it is invisible to the
naked eye. We would doubtless consider
it tolerably big blaze If our earth
were to bump up against some great comet
and be instantly vaporized by the intense
heat which would result But compared
with the blaze which has taken place in that
distant orb the conf1agration of our earth
would be but the striking of match to IN
eruption of Vesuvius.
Think of that as you gaze at the peaceful
constellation tonight! Could anyone after
an effort to realize this stupendous fact at
temptto deny the existence of an omnipo-
tent Creator7 Truly "the undevout astrono-
mer is mad.'
Prof Keller has just completed his set OF
IL drawings of Mars. They form complete
record OF his observations, and are works of
great beauty and accuracy, for Prof. Keeler
is a daughtsman of unusual ability. They
will probably be published in one of the as
Economical journals. Pittsburgers may well
be proud of the work Prot. Keeler is do
ing here, and an article OF his in the January
Century on the planets will doubtless be
read with d great deal of interest. WYLIE.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-01
FOLK TALKED ABOUT.


JULIA MARLowE used to be known as
Fanny Brough, and when q very young girl
she played boys with much cleverness.
HAMILTON FISH is now the sole sur
vivor OF those distinguished men who held
the Governorship of New York prior to
1879.
THE Kaiser has decided that picture of
the German Empress shall be put up in
every army barracks, SO that soldiers shall
be able to recognize her wnen they see her.
MISS HARRIET. MONROE has been
authorized by the Ways and Means Com
mittee of the Worlds Fair to print and sell
her Commemoration Ode on the Exposition
grounds.
ERNEST MICHAUX, a French black
smith, is claimed to have led, through the
invention of a velocipede, to the discovery
of the bicycle. A monument III his honor is
about to be erected at Barle-duc, his birth
place.
WHITTIER's S gains from his writings were
much more substantial than poets usually
realize. 1t is understood that there is
revenue of $500 a year from his copyright
alone. The total value of the estate is placed
at $l22, 900.
Mrs. EUNICE Ross DAVIS, of Dedham,
Mass, now 81 years old, is the only surviving
member of the Woman's Anti-Slavery So
ciety. She is still in rather vigorous health.
Last spring she suffered from q severe attack
of pneumonia.
COUNT TOLsToI has recently deposited
his memoirs, including a large diary in
manuscript, with the curator of Russian
museum, the conditions being that they
shall not be published until ten years after
the authors death.
T. R. CARVER, of Harper county, is the
watermelon king in Kansas. He has shipped
$4,000 melons this season and is taking the
seeds from $4,000 more to ship to Eastern
houses. He is piling up money ana making
the world happier ut the same time.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-01
a QUAKER CITY CATHEDRAL.

Plans Formed for a Great Episcopal
Church In Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 3l.-A plan is being
formed to establish in Philadelphia an i'm.
mense Protestant Episcopal Church, which
will rival in strength any Protestant Church
in America. 1t is proposed to consolidate
the parishes of Epiphany, st. stephens
Grace and the Covenant. and to
build on Epiphanys 100000 prop
ertv at the corner OF Fifteenth
and Chestnut streets, great modern edl-
flee. which will he the pride of Philadel-
Dhians and churchmen throughout the
country. This movement was started by
ST. Stephens, which. with property anu en-
handicapped by its close surroundings ana
the distance from the homes OF It's parish
toner's.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-01

supported in the Democratic plat
form and indorsed by Stevenson,
is something besides which greenback-
ism would furnish a uniform circulation
and free silver stable and unfuctuating
coin. So long as Stevenson can stand on
the wildcat platform of 1892 he is not to
be put to the blush by recalling that he
upheld the rag baby of 1873
Indeed, to impeach a man who avows
the desire to 60 back to the ante-bellum
State bank. enormity, with subsequent
relations to Greenbackism,i is like indicting
q self-confessed homicide for acts tending
to provoke breach of the peace.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-01
PITTsBURG. TUESDAY. NOV. /. 1892.
PAGES
WANTED, UNITED ACTION.

In another column will be found the
paper on freight determinations read by
Mr.. George 7. Oliver before the Chamber
of Commerce yesterday. 1t demands the
attention and careful consideration of
every man who is personally interested
in the Welfare of Pittsburg. The exam
pies of inequitable freight rates antago-
nistlc to the interests of this city, given in
the paper, are simply samples Of similar
injusticeS experienced at the hands of
railroad corporations by the merchants
and manufacturers of this city. For if-
teen years the transportation companies
have added insult to injury by acknowl-
edging the unfairness of their rates, and
steadfastly refusing to right the wrong
1t is high time that the railroad CON-
panies should be obliged by the united
action of Pittsburgers to accomplish that
which they refuse to do of their own
accord.
The first step necessary is the awaken
ing to the fact that the interest of one is
tie interest of the community in this
matter. This done, there should be an
extreme willingness on the part of every
man, or firm, whose pocketbook has eX-
perienced the evil of freight discrimina-
ton to give detailed evidence of the same
before the Chamber of Commerce Com
mttee With the amount of data thus
obtainable the extent of the injustice will
be manifest, and subscriptions for the
support of freight bureau to obtain
more equitable terms should be recognized
as investments sure of an adequate re-
1,
no easy task is only another way Of saying
that it will need all the concerted support
obtainabie. With loyal backing, such
body can obtain its end by efforts in
two directions On the one hand
attempts should be made to con-
vince existing transportation COM
panies that their present policy is
cent wise and dollar foolish. And
that the diversification of P,ttsburg's in
dustries, and the increase in its commerce
resultant from the removal of injurious
discrimination would more than repay in
the near future any loss that could tempo
rarily arise from the equalization. On the
other hand, water communications should
be encouraged and inducements offered
for the building o. new railway lines,
while existing lines should be spurred to
competition.
Mr.. divers arguments and suggestions
follow naturally from his facts, and only
need the support they deserve to make
them the source of immense public benefit.
Pittsburg cannot afford to live on a reputa-
ton achieved under advantages that in
some cases have ceased to exist, and in
others are declining. There are more
than enough advantages remaining to
this locality to make it the manufacturing
center of the world, but those advantages
must be displayed by united public-spirited
vigor. Railroad companies and the rest of
the world are not going to do this or that
simply to please few Pittsburgers. They
must be made to do what Pittsburg wants
by a solid effort on Pittsburg's part to
show them which way profit lies.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-01
DEATHS HERE AND ELSLWHERE.
R.W. Coleman, Politician.

R. W. Coleman, the Peoples rarty cam
didate for State Land Commissioner in Texas. the
editor of Truth. the party organ of the State, and
one of the leaders of that movement in Texas died
Saturday of typhoid fever after briei illness. He
was only % years of age. He canvassed through
several of the Northern States two years ago in
l,eLalf of the Farmers: Alliance movement, and
was for some time of the editors of the Adtf nal
Economist at " ashingfon. He was one of the most
torcible orators in the South.