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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-14
TWO STANDARD FICTIoNs,

Two assertions appear in the interviews
with the Standard Oil Trust people, con-
cerning the decision against that combina-
ton, which inflict the minds of those
acquainted with the subject with extreme
fatigue. One is that the decision declares
a different principle from that laid down
in previous decisions against trust COM
binations; the other is the old and familiar
assertion that the purpose of the Standard
Trust has been ''tc cheaper the cost of
petroleum"
The first assertion is in particular that
while previous decisions have declared it
illegal for corporations to join a Trust,
there has been no decision against the
power of individual shareholders of a cor
poration to Join a Trust having the same
identical purpose. Waving the question
as to fact, it remains that an unbroken
course of decisions for three hundred
years has been that all combinations for
the restraint of competition were illegal.
Even supposing that the financial
magnates and lawyers of the Standard
We're incapable of the effort of ratiocina-
ton to perceive that the action of ma
iority of the shareholders is in effect the
action Of the corporation, it is hardly pos
sible to suppose them ignorant of the fact,
in the light of these decisions, that their
combination was for an illegal purpose.
That they sought to effect that illegal
purpose by any method does not argue the
respect for law now so loudly professed.
As to the professed cheapening of the
cost of petroleum by the Standard that is
an allegation which has been industriously
made in certain quarters for years, and for
the same length of time has been clearly
refuted. At the same time the Standard
has professed to the producers that its pur-
pose was to increase the price of petro-
leum. Both assertions have an equal
foundation of untruth. The purpose of
the Standard has been to monopolize the
means of taking petroleum from the pro-
ducer. refining it and distributing it to the
consumer with greater charges for that
operation than would be possible under
free competition. Its part in the adoption
of improved processes is sufficiently
illustrated in the history of pipe line trans
portation. The Standards part in intro
ducing pipe line transportation was to
fight with all its might against the exten-
sion of pipe lines to Pittsburg, to Buffalo
and to the seaboard, and to buy up and
monopolize the lines which it was unable
to choke off
1t is true that refined petroleum has
been very cheap for the past few years.
This was due partly to the price OF crude
petroleum, and partly to the fact that in
dependent refining has been able to hold
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-14
THE PRICE OF RIOTS.

The instruction afforded by the claims
for damages in the Valparaiso riot has
been followed by attorneys for the fami-
lies of the Italians lynched by the New
Orleans mob. The sums claimed are $780,
600 for each life-a very moderate ap-
praisal in comparison with the average of
S13O, 600 asked for naval heroes pounded
at Valparaiso One of the Italian claims,
however, adds new delights to the
question of international compensation by
itemizing the bill
There is suspicion between the lines
of this claim that the family find it hard
to believe that straight claim of $50. 600
for their deceased relative will go down.
They consequently put in an item of $1,000
for ''the terror and anxiety of mind" of
the dead man during the onslaught of the
mob, and $1,000 more for his mental and
bodily pain, suffering and agony which
preceded and accompanied his death. :"
This suggests remarkable theory of vi
carious atonement; but it is more sugges-
tive of the thought that the claimants
really feel that if they get the remaining
$4,000 for the loss of the deceased they
will have parted with him a. boom rates.
In one respect, however, we cannot too
much applaud the discrimination of the
attorneys for the claimants. They have
sued the city of New Orleans for the
money instead of the United States.
The rest of the country under these cir
cumstances will stand impartially aside
and let New Orleans say why it should not
pay for the destruction of life within its
jurisdiction. Perhaps the late liberality
of the Louisiana Lottery can be sufficiently
extended to furnish the money for New
Orleans to pay the little bill.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-14
NOTES OF NOTABLE PEOPLE.

Mrs. RUSSELL HARRISON left Washing
ton Saturday afternoon for Omaha, where
her father, Judge Saunders, is seriously i'll.
The Archduke Leopold, uncle of En-
peror Francis Joseph, is suffering from con-
gestion of the lungs. Tho physicians pro-
nounce his condition serious.
Mrs. ALICE w. SHAW, the whistler, is
on the City OF New York, from London to
New York. and another distinguished pas
senger who is on a tour of pleasure is Count
Andrew D'HespeL
JUDsoN C. CLEMENTS, of Georgia, newly
appointed Interstate Commerce Commis-
sioner, is Baptist minister, and clerk of
the Georgia Baptist Association and its
Sunday school convention.
DURING his trip to the South Daniel
Lamont has been emulating the custom of
effete royalty in travelling incognito. While
in Charleston he did not register at his hotel
and tried TO avoid recognition.
N. G. CREEDE, who recently roamed the
mountains of Colorado poor and friendless
prospector, is said to have been offered
81, ,OOO 900 by d. H. Moffatt for his interest in
the Amethyst mine. The offer was refused.
THE Hon. William Walter Phelps, the
United States Minister, who returned to
Berlin yesterday from his trip to Egypt,
looks to be enjoying splendid health. He
says he feels in good trim for work after his
vacation.
COLONEL DRExEL and DR.. A W. Bid
die are now in Berlin. They are going to
Russia to supervise the distribution of the
-four and provisions sent from America on
the steamer India, for the relief of the fam
inc sufferers
CONGRESSMAN STONE, of Kentucky,
owes his life to his wife, who, when a young
girl, found him lying dangerously wounded
after one of the battles of the rebellion,
and taking him to her fathers house nursed
him back to health. 20.
Mr.. NELSON DINGLEY is typical
Maine man, small, kindly, with . strong
nasal accent acute, honest. logical and very
strongly prejudiced in favor OF New England
theories and protection. He regards free
thinker as on a par with rum-drinker and
as only tri1e better than a free-trader.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-14
BLoGKADED By THE MUD
No Reason Why the Nations EVIL Should
Be Perpetuased.

No Reason Why the Nations Evil Should
| Be Perpetuased.
A considerable portion of the American
public is at present engaged in the ann ual
review Of mud and idle horses. The coun.
| try highways are temporary bogs, in which
| wagon wheels and business share q common
| funeral. The farmer stays at home and
, mends his harness with crops wanting trans
port and his coffee mill needing supplies.
and the merchant at the other end OF the
pulpy turnpike prays for dry weather and a
| revival of trade That this state of things is
! disastrous to all concerned Is evident and
the fact that it could be avoided is equally
certain. The condition of our highways, and
the best methods Of their improvement, are
| questions of serious and vital import. In
this matter public interest until recently
has been more concerned in rum boots than
| In practical remedies, and in the matter of
improved roads we are confessedly at the
| tail end of progress. 1t is true we 60 through
the annual county farce of working the
roads, with reluctant citizens who usually
expend more profanity and tobacco than ef-
fcient work, In stopping washouts and all:
ing up wheel ruts and bitches with turf and
sticks. The results are in accord with the
methods, and in business sense are what
might be expected in mud blockade.
The annual loss from this cause Is simply
enormous both in a local and national sense.
and a little wise legislation on this ubiquit-
Gus evil will be of more direct and positive
good to the industrial development of the
nation than many of the laws on which we
are spen ding time, cash and eloquent nom
| sense. Transport is a vital question, and Is
so recognized in our railroad and canal en-
terprises. We figure out the mileage of
these agencies with patriotic pride and
bullying optics and yet the aggregate of our
highways, without which the rest would be
useless, is by far the most stupendous.
Scattered along these innumerable miles of
socalled highways are the great producing
classes of the nation, who are the substan-
tal feeders of our home commerce, and who
in the present e1igencies of prices and COM
petition, are in urgent need of better roads.
These would furnish facilities for business,
transport and industrial development that
are practically immeasurable. to say moth
ing of the social conditions of comfort and
intercourse more or less suspended in our
once-a-year blockade. 1t is time these dis
advantages should be removed, and public
indifference be aroused to mend its morals
and its roads. Information as to condition
and management of other national high
ways would likely be useful gospel for our
turnpike sinners, and an incentive to re-
pentance and reform. Methods of construc-
tion based on the experiences of centuries
are obtainable, and there is no reason why
the evil under which one-half of the nation
periodically suffers should be perpetuated.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-14
notification goes on the only method of
suppressing such evils will be in the direc-
ton of more radical legislation.

1t is calculated to make the Pittsburg
mouth water to read in q Philadelphia
paper an article on architectural railway
stations, containing the assertion concern
ing the Broad street depot of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad, that "the beautiful building
facing the City Hall Square has impressed
upon the neighborhood an architectural
character that is likely to develop into In
creasing importance" Pittsburg will hope
that the architectural development may yet
spread to the western end of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad and give Pittsburg build
irg that will impress on the neighborhood
an architectural character differing from
the brick barn through which thespassenger
traffic OF that line now passes.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-14
ENORMOUS LOSSES IN WAR.
Over Thirteen Billions Of Dollars Spent and
Millions of Men Killed.


Toronto Mall
1tappears, according to tho estimates of
Froneh and German stasistieian., there havo
perishod In the wars Of the last 20 years
100000 men, while thers has been expended
to GARRY theui on no less than the incon.
ceivable sum fs1s 00o, ,Ooo.0oo. or this amount
France has paid nearly 30 o0o, 900 0J0 as the
cost Of the war with Prussia, while her loss
in men 10 placed at 1850 or these 81 900
were killed on the field OF battle, 49, 900 died
OF sickness, accidents or suicide, and 20 COO
In German prisons, while there died from
other causes enough to bring the number up
to the given aggregate. The sick and
wounded amounted to 477,4sl, the lives of
many thousands Of whom were doubtless
shortened by their illness or injuries. Ac-
cording to DR.. Roth, a German authority,
the Germans lost during the war go 900 men
killed OF rendered invalid, and $500, 900 900 in
money, this being the excess of expen-
ditdre or of material losses over the $780,
O00,0o0 paid by France by way of indemnity.
DR.. Engel, another German statistician,
gives the following as the approximate cost
of the principal wars of the last 80 years:
Crimean war, $4,000, ,0C0,O0O italian war of
1859, $500. 900 600; Prusso Danish war of 1864;
$35 900, 900; War of the Rebellion-North,s5 s. 1OO-
100000, South, $1,000, 600 600; Prusso-Austrian
war of 1866, $3.50, 900 600; Russo-Turkish war,
s125, OO0, 900; South African wars, ss,77O,O 900;
African war, sl2,25O 900; Servo-Bulgarian,
S176, ,000, 900. All these wars were murderous in
the extreme. The Crimean war. in which
few battles were fought, cost 10000 lives,
only $4,000 less than were killed or died of
their wounds, North and South. during the
War of the Rebellion. The figures, it must
be remembered, are German and might not
agree precisely with the American esti-
mates. The Mexican and Chinese expedi-
tions cost 5000 o0O, COO and 81, 900 lives. There
were 250 000 killed and mortally wounded
during the Russia Turkey war and $4,000
each in the Italian war of 1859 and the war
between Prussia and Austria. In the other
wars the loss of life was relatively less,
which did not make either the men or
money easier to part with in the more
limited areas where they occurred. And
this is but part of the accounting, since it
does not include the millions expended dur
ing the last 20 years in maintaining the vast
armaments of the European powers, the
losses caused by stoppage of commerce and
manufactures and the continual derange-
ment of industries by the abstraction from
useful employment of so many millions of
persons held for period of military service
extending from three to five years.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-14
PITrsBURe, March 1a
A Country Road Suggestion.


To the Editor Of The Dispatch:
Having read in your paper the Interesting
editorials on the road question, allow me to
give few additional suggestions on the
same. Like yourself I will not make q
pretsnse that my figures are exact, but will
give them only as an illustration.
believe there Is hardly anybody in this
county who does not admit that 1t would be
an excellent thing II all country roads we're
macadamized. But the great query is, where
Is the money to come from? I suggest that
the several counties issue bonds bearing
per cent interest and running about 30 years
for such purposes, these bonds TO be in
dorsed by the respective States, and shen
deposited with the United States Govern
ment as collateral for dational currency
notes, which the Government should issue.
In this way the country would not only get
good roads, but the volume of circulating
money would be increased also. Both these
things are anx1ousiy looked for by our agri-
cultural communities.
think there are about 1000 counties in
the United States. At an average of so
miles M eSe OF d ROAD per county this would give
cost OF $4,000 per mile, the total cost would
be s., 900, 000, 000 The respective counties
would. at an average, assume an indebted
ness OF $500, 600, for which they should get at
least 100000 national currency. The latter
sum, being spent in the same county where
it was created, would give the people better
roads, employment to large number OF
people, and In consequence home market
for their products. If this system should
prove satisfactory the bonds could be in
creased gradually until the 800 goo miles of
roadway which you suggest should be built.
As you assert the values of property would
be doubled by good roads, there could be no
fear that such bonds would not be ample
collateral security for such currency 1t
would only be necessary to adopt a system
by which fraud and corruption would be
prevented. This would not be fiat money
or imitation, as there would be good, solid
backing to every dollar so issued.
COUNTRY JAKE.
VERSAILLES TOWNSHIP, March Il.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-14
OUR MAIL POUCH.
Some Historical Slips.

To the Editor OF The Dispatch:
! wish to call your attention to . little
oversight of yours in the article in your
paper OF February a. entitled Good Story.
but Poor History" You speak OF the impos-
sibility Of Stonewall Jackson fighting at
Chickamauga "four months after he was
killed at Charlottesville" If you will write
to DR.. Stanley MCGUIRE, of Richmond, Va,
who attended Jackson at his death, you
may learn the fact that stonewall was not
killed in battle at all, but died Of pneumonia
some days-I think one week-after the bat
tie at Chancellorsville. He lost an arm
there, which gave rise to the erroneous story
Of his death.
It has long been thought by us in the
North that the great jackson was actually
well known to be otherwise. This is not q
disputed question of history at all, but
simply wrong account, become current
fnrouyn fiaSs1 the ne early "nswspsper news pub
President Plympton Is not much OF q his
torfan, or he would have known that Butler
was not In New Orleans in command at that
itself, about the RECONSTRUCTED Confederate,
was old before Chickamauga was fought.
cotemporary of yours some time ago
had another story of the great Stonewall at
Ch1ckamauga. 1t was attributed, think, to
some actress at Pittsburg. jackson was
said to have been unhorsed in the fight at
Ch1ckamausa, and, while lying under his
wounded charger, was rescued by Federal
of1cer-or some such nonsense.
have observed great number of errors
OF this kind about the Civil War and other
historical matters in the papers. Thus, it
has been gravely stated, that in the fight be-
tween the Merrimac and Monitor the
former had much advantage in her smaller
depth. The fact was the Merrimac drew far
more water than her opponent, and was
actually aground several times, to the bene-
Mt or more than one OF our ships.
short time ago one of the Smoky City
papers called ex-President Cleveland to
speech, that General Andrew JACKSON at
tackled the British army as soon as it landed
on Louisiana soil. The paper asserted that
Cleveland was wrong-"that Jackson made
his cotton bales" etc. Now, Cleveland was
exactly correct. jackson surprised the
British in their camp, and gave them q fear
ful greeting as soon as they were fairly out
OF the protection of their heavy fleet. An
armed ship dropped down the river to the
British camp and opened fire with great
effect. 1t was these daring attacks which
intimidated the invaders so that Jackson
handling at the very outset, they dared not
advance, until Sir Edward Packenham a.
rived with the whole army.
Speaking of that same Jackson reminds
me that your Washington correspondent
should learn that it was not Andrew Jackson
who said, or maintained, that "to the
yictors belong the spoiis." 1t was Silas
lbarring too much whisky one of the most
formidable debaters in those days of great
men.
The history learned by our people comes
great care should be used to have our facts
correct and correctly given. Yet, alas, how
can the hurried correspondents take time to
become historically accurater
DENNIsTos, O., March IL.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-14
IDYLS OF THE HOUR.

sThat odious Marie Harley has landed
Jack Smithers at last.''
..Yes. JACK told me Of his engagement last
night,
ssWhen are they to be married?''
.'Oh, never. It's only = Lenten engagement
Jack thought he ought to do penance in some way.i
Harper's BdzGr.
I'm glad it is Lent, for I'm tired of the rout
OF parties teas. luncheons and balls:
And hubby getting in love- without DOUBT
And I'm not ready yet for Sioux Falls.
-Ne,o York Hernh
ssYes," said young Rudgkins, who sat In
calm disregard of the clock. II may say that am
a fixture in our office. now"
II know, Mr.. Rudgkins,' ~ she answered gently
''but this isn't your office. you know. ''-Lansin1
yei1s.
Snooper-Why are you looking so sad,
Doctor? Have you had the misfortune to lose
patient?
DIR. Paresis-Yes: unfortunately I have cons
pletely cured Mr.. Scsdds. He paid SO promptly
too.-Smith. Gray & Co.'s Weekly.
For fame struggle not,
Care for it not a cent;
Fame does not boil the pot
Nor pay the monthly rent
In praise of soap tune my lays:
My muse brings praise to me;
Let others sing for future praise,
-Mao York Press.
"Nellie, did I see Tom Browns arm
around your waist last EVENING"
II don't know, mamma; didn't see II, and I'm
sure Tom didn't. PUCK.
Ethel-Do you believe those who say that
love is q balm that cures all ills!
George-Mebby: but can't say that take much
stock in the advertisements of the patent cureAs.
-Ne1o York Herald.
1t doesn't seem to strike the mind
As an absurd position
When people many GROWERS find
Opposed to prohibition.
-WuShinoton Star.
Mrs Grewsom-Yo' doau' k'nfde in yo'
pore ole nanny no mo-, Ludwig.
Her Son fvho has been very lucky st policy
Doan' whad?
Mrs. Grewsom-Doan' k'nnde in me. Why didss
yo' tell me befo' dat yo's went N married into -
Astsh famblyf|xdge.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-14

The assertion of the London Standard
that President Harrison is begging tho
question in regard to the protection of the
seals in Bering Sea, is a pleasant exhibition
of Jlngo logic. Any more complete petitio
principii than Lord Salisbury's declaration
that there is no need Of checking the poach-
ers would deserve to be given Immortality
in textbooks on logic among the examples
of false logic.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-14
Funeral Expenses For q Live Corpse

YOUNGSTOWN, March 13.-[Special l-During
services last Sunday at the Welsh Baptist
Church, it was announced that Rev. Mr..
Hopkins. of Comersburg, had died. and
collection was taken up to defray funeral
expenses A committee drove to his home
next day to attend the funeral and found
the pastor living and convalescent. The
collection will be given to the foreign mis-
sion fund.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-14

The charges of cruel treatment at the
Huntingdon Reformatory, published in the
Philadelphia papers, are Of character to
call for thorough investigation, which the
State Board of Charities is promptly giving.
If the charges are true, a severe example
should be made. If they are false, the fact
should be made clear beyond dispute.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-14

The testimony of the managers of the
Anthracite Coal Combination is to the effect
that they may be able to put up the prices
of coal, but they would never think of doing
such a thing-that is beyond what they con-
slider as reasonable.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-14

SENATOR KYLE, of Dakota, proposes
that in each of the postoffices of the Govern
ment a room shall be set apart for library of
public documents. The proposition to be
complete should include facilities for
slumber They need not be very sump-
tuous couches. Furnish anything that
the students in these libraries can sit or re-
cline upon and the public documents will
do the rest.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-14

1t seems that another auroral display was
visible on Saturday night in sections where
the sky was clear. Up to date, however. no
post Jacto prophet has appeared to claim
credit for the show, or to frighten the world
with the hint Of untold evils to follow in its
wake.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-14

meet friend from the Quaker City, whose
countenance seemed to foretell the recent
loss Of dear friend or relative, but upon In
quiry learned that he, being unfamiliar
with the strict enforcement of the law, was
unable to purchase any smoking material,
and was in consequence feeling much out of
humor.
While discoursing upon the subject our
attention was attracted by the noise of
hammer and saw, and upon investigation
found 1t was occasioned by workmen en-
gagged in the construction of large office
building near by, and who were going on
with the work, seemingly without fear of
molestation or hihdrance and with no re-
gard for the feelings of the church-going
people passing by.
Would not such a matter as this afford a
good subject for missionary work for the
Law and Order Society instead OF the war
they are carrying on against Sunday news
papers and newscarriers?
CoNsI5TENCY.
PITrSRUR1 March II