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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-07
MR. CROKER,S DISCIPLINE.

The retirement from public life of As
semblyman Wissig, the Tammany leader
who recently obtained fame by speech
stomachs of the New York Democrats, is
stated to be an exhibition of discipline by
the great Tammanv leader. MI. Croker,
it is asserted, "kncws enough to respect
the decencies of public life," and while
people were powerless Croker was not
He issued orders that Wissig should take
himself and his mouth to the retirement
of his private barroom; and Wissig made
haste to obey.
This presents pr5m0 fdcte case of small
favor to be thankfully received. Numer-
Gus decidedly Objectionable practices are
not only permitted but required by Croker
of the legislators to whom he, rather than
the people, represents the source of polit-
ical power. They must pass corporate
grabs, and refuse regulation of monopolies
which contribute literally to the Tam
many funds Bridge and transit bills
must go through as by machinery, without
any care for the public interest. All these
things Wissig did as a matter of course.
But when Tammany member airs his foul
mouth in public Mr.. Croker issues the Or
der for him to go; and he goeth.
This is very good of Croker; but on the
whole it might be better to let the people
exercise the sovereign political power,
now reposing in his hands, If used with
discrimination it might not only remedy
certain other notorious abuses, but also re-
tire the political blackguards before they
had disgraced themselves and the public
by breaking loose in the function of leg
islators.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-07
GOOD NEWS FOB HARVARD,
Prof. Palmer Refuses to Leave That Col
Ieee to Go to Chicago.


CAMBRIDGE, MASS, May 6-ISoeciM 1.-The
best piece OF news that Harvard men have
heard for some time is that Prof Palmer of
the philosophic department., has refused to
go to TIE Chicago University. The follow
ing letter was sent to-day for publication in
the Harvard Crimson:
TO the Editors of the Crimson:
GENTLEMEN-Can you allow me a little space in
your paper to announce to my Harvard
friends that last night declined the professorship
recently offered Inc at Chicago! 1t Is superb uni
versity which is rapidly rising there. Its million
aire founder. sagacous and sel-eacing: its young,
resourceful and winning president; Its capable
trustees, who, though two-thirds of them
drawn from single sect. serve under a constitu-
tion which provides that no particular
religious profession shall be held rs
requisite for election to any professorship: its
Its great endowment: its distinguished faculty.
selected from all parts of this and other lands; its
commanding position in the middle region of the
country. where 1t stands I new Harvard Yale
or Johns Hopkins, attending to that expensive
highest instruction which the smaller colleges can
not of themselves supply. All these things must
lead lover of lea rning to welcome the new foun-
dation as splendid addition to the educational re-
sources of the country. and may well make any
man eager to serve upon its staff But long service
In single place begets duties to that place duties
strong. If undefnabe. and. without disparaglng
there is something in his own university which
renders it Incompatible potent over the future,
compulsve of loyalty and of love. Very truly
yours, q. H. PALMER.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-07
DoGMATIC AND ERRONEOUS.

In reply to publications in some of the
protectionist organs showing the small
proportion of millionaires in protected in
terests as compared with those who are
unprotected, the New York World in
dulges in the sweeping and dogmatic as
sertion that ''the beneficiaries of the
tariff are the only men who have grown
rich from the opportunity and power
given them by law to tax their fellow
citizens
In this declaration the esteemed World
makes double error In the first place,
protected manufacturers have not the
power to tax their fellow-citizens, if the
purpose of the protective, namely, to create
domestic competition, is fulfilled. They
have only the power to obtain the COM
petitive price based on the domestic cost
of production. If a monopoly is estab-
lished in the protected industry then there
is power, which may be described as
that of taxing the pubic 10 the full
amount of the excess of duty over the
competitive price-which, as THE Dis
PATCH in common with most protectionist
journals, Recognizes as an attack on the
protective principle. We have not OBJ
served any great promptitude on the part
of the Democratic House to wipe out the
notorious abuse of that sort by originating
a bill for the repeal of the duty which
protects the sugar refining monopoly.
In the next place the World is in error
in declaring that there are no Others who
have obtained wealth by a delegation of
the taxing power. All railroad charters
confer the taxing power. which can be
used by the corporations just as already
said with regard to the tariff, if there is a
monopoly. But all railroads under the
present system have limited monopoly,
and the combination of these monopolies
has created great ones 1t is fact which
the World ignores that the use and abuse
of the power conferred in this class of
legislation have created the vast majority
of the great fortunes of the present day.
The World is too wisely engaged in de-
nouncing the perversion of the taxing
power to inject value into the watered
capitalization of the anthracite combina-
ton to commit itself to such broad and
sweeping error as tile above.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-07
DEATHS HERE AND ELSEWHERE.
LYMAN W. Case, PhiIanthropfst.

The body of the late LYMAN W. Case, of
winsted Conn. has been sent to the Troy Gre
matory for incineration. Mr.. Case remark
able man in many ways. man of wealth and be-
nevolence, and a well-known free thinker BY
profession he was lawyer but the greater part of
his life was spent in literary pursuits a maker
of books, critic, editor of newspapers and
contributor of prose and poetry to many period
icals. 1t largely through his efforts that the
American homestead law came into existence, but
he himself always said that the original pro-
FOUNDER of the homestead idea aged citizen
named Kelsey. of whom he often spoke in terms of
affection. In his earlier life Mr.. Case travelled the
world over. and enjoyed the turmoil of time among
many races: but for Z number of years past he has
lived quietly in his library at Winsed varying his
studies through the exercise of his artistic and
mechanical tastes in the beautfying of his delight
full Highland Park within the boundaries of which
he recently built his home. He bounteous
gver in his life but the only institution to be her,
Gifted by his will is the New York Society for the
I,reypn tiOn of Cruelty Animals.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-07
THE FUTURE MOTIVE POWER.
Scientists Asking What Is to Take the Place
of Coal Years Hence.

Cincinnati Times-Star.I
In an interesting article on "After Coal,
What?" published in the current Western
Christian Advocate, Prot. E. Il. Nelson in
dulges in some speculation as to what the
world is to do after the coal fields are all ex-
hausted. He says the millions of tons
England and Wales are annually taking out
OF the mines are rapidly diminishing the
supply, and because of the constantly in
ply is so rapidly diminishing that it be-
comes easy to calculate how long it will last.
There is no indication that anywhere in the
world coal is being formed. The so-called
"Lottled sunshine" stored in the millions of
ages that are past is now the reserve, and is
being rapidly drawn on. Upon coal civiliza-
tion itself depends. without it the mighty in
dustrles OF the world must die and the cities
would die with them. Transportation on
land or sea is as dependent on coal as upon
human agency. Electricity cannot alto
gether succeed steam power because cleo
trlcity Is one of the results of steam power
applied. Water power exists only in isolated
places For trans-ocean purposes an appli-
cation of such power would be impossible.
The steamer City of New York consumes
daily $50 tons OF coal, or for a ten days trip
J, 500 tons. If of 1000 tons burden half her
capacity must be taken up with that which
produces the propelling power. Thousands
of steamers now plying the waters of the
"OElu udNc dpDeGlCeS LOT coal almost equal
to that of the City of New York, and are
obliged in the same way to waste space in
carrying the supply.s
The thing which is to take the place of
this power producer. Prof. Nelson suggests,
is some kind of explosive. Nitro-glycerine
has lifting power 300 0j0 times its own
weight. Three and half pounds of 1t while
Prof. Nelson saws, develops a
pressure of 10000 atmospheres or 1850 900
pounds to the square inch. This monster,
he insists, can be harnessed and controlled
as thoroughly as steam or electricity is con-
trolled. He says:
"The maximum value of nitro-glycerine is
5000 times that of the best coal. One pound
concealed power sufficient, when
set free, to carry this mighty steamship at
its present rate for the next co minutes-A
pounds day, 200 pounds a voyage in the
lace of the greatest storms that sweep the
The bunkers of many of the steamers as
they leave New York contain 1000 tons OF
coal; if nitro.Slycerine became its motive
power the steamers would have room for
1000 tons more freight than they now carry.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-07

tirely useless. They are publicly put on
record as sanitary establishments of high
value and low cost-to the occupants.
Other missions can probably be put in
the same class as the most thorough exem-
plfications Of the rest cure. The claim
for the curative qualities of the foreign
embassies is corroborated by the way in
which the occupants exemplify the we'll
known proverb by few of them dying
and none resigning unless they have some
thing better to do at home
The foreign mission as recuperative
agency has a new function added by Mr..
Taylor's logic Besides it reassures the
American people with the demonstration
that it does accomplish something.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-07
HILLS DECLINING BOOM.

Mr. HILL is on the line of Oblivion land
waiting for the gun to be fired.-Portland
Ne,0s.
A PERSON answering to the name of David
Bennett Hill is said to be in this country
Chicago Nail.
HILL is qualified to play first fiddle one
way, ut least. There are no shifts in the
business he doesn't know,-Philadelphia
Times.
IT may be it was only fun that David Ben
nett Hill was after. and that he will grace
fully step one side at the command.-Soner-
set Ne,Ds.
The Presidential bee, like other bees, usu-
ally loses its tail when it begins to sting the
other fellows ASK Dave Hill about it,
Chicago Inter. Ocean.
If Senator Hill is no more successful in his
next journey to the South in search of dele
gates than he was in his former trip to that
part of the country he would better stay at
home-Ne,O York Tribune.
If Governor Hill had a tight grip on any
Southern State that State was Georgia, and
yet Georgia has divided its delegation to
Chicago between Cleveland and Hill. This
does not add particle to the gaiety of the
Senator.-Ne,O York Advertiser.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-07

SOLICITOR GENERAL ALDRICH left
Washington yesterday afternoon for Chi
cago.
EMPEROR FRANCIS JOSEPH of Austria
leaves his mustache alone, and contents
himself with softly stroking his snow-white
whiskers.
JOSEPH MURPHY is put down as the
richest of actors. He is said to be worth
S45O,OO0, most of which represents the savings
from his annual income.
THE late Grand Duke Constantine, uncle
of the Car, had little tricks of manner that
were peculiarly his own. The most curious
of them all was his method OF jumping" his
eye-glass into his eye.
The Car of Russia has a peculiar way of
passing his right hand over the top of his
head when absorbed, and it may be that his
badness is due to his having gradually worn
the hair off in so doing.
JAMES b. HAMMOND, the inventor of the
typewriter OF thatname, is an interesting
man. He acted as correspondent of the New
York Tribune and the New York World dur
ing the American Civil War;
BOTH Emperor William and King Hum
bert have the habit of twisting their mus
taches. The Italian monarch strokes his
with deliberation, the German Kaiser twists
his with brusque, quick and jerky move
ment
ARCHBISHOP KENRICK, of st. Louis,
whose failing health and advanced age lead
to grave apprehensions, was one of the pre-
Iates who opposed the dogma of the 1mmac-
ulate Conception, and he probably missed
Cardinals hat by his opposition.
OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES is now 80
years old. Had he not been a literary man,
he would probably have been famous as
doctor. He ascribes his perfect health and
long life to always having followed careful
rule of life. Rising at o'clock he takes a
bath of cold or tepid water every morning of
his life.
The insanity of mad King Otto of Bavaria
appears to have taken the form ofan illusion
that he is a stork. In one of the magnificent
apartments devoted to his use at the palace
OF Furstenred lie has laboriously con-
structed n gigantic nest, every stick and
straw of which he has conveyed to the spot
in his mouth.
4 TRICK of the Prince of Wales is some
what disconcerting. About once in every
minute and a half the lid of the right eve
drops completely over the ball. The eye re-
mains closed for the space of about a second,
and then suddenly opens again to its fullest
extent. no other feature of the face having
moved meanwhile.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-07
A Most Timely Agitation.

New 1 Ork sum-
Now that the agitation for better country
roads is in season, there is one point that is
worthy of the attention OF such road officers
as may bestir themselves to the extent of
giving those quaSs top dressing. 1t is
rather worse than useless to macadamize
with rotten stone, and most stone is rotten.
Nearly all weather-worn stone is rotten.
When ground up the dust from this stone is
worse than the native earth and clay. 1t
consists of minute angular or needle-lixe
fragments of quartz which set up an inj uri-
Gus irritation of the eve and prepare the
nasal membrane for the reception of Ca
tarrh
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-07
Social Chatter.

THE German Evangelical fair will close in
Old City Hall this evening. 1t has been very
successful, and II good sum has been taken
for the building fund of the orphans school
at West Liberty. There has been a particu-
larly strong musical programme prepared
for the closing night, and there is no dOuDt
that those who attend the fair this evening
will have most enjoyable time.
THE fair for the benefit of the Aged Col
ored Women's Home in Lafayette Hall,
closed last evening. There was a good pro
gramme and the proceedings were enjoyed
by large number of guests. There will be
a neat sum for the home as the result of the
fair. The Iron City Band furnished the
music.
THIS will be q great day in the Allegheny
Carnegie Music Hall. The one hundredth
organ recital is to be given, and Mr.. Ii. Il.
Ecker. the organist. will be presented with
a gold medal. A splendid programme has
been prepared.
The ladies of the Southside Hospital have
committee appointed to arrange for an
ice cream and straw berry festival at an early
date for the benefit of the hospital. Quite Il
number OF donations have already been
promised.
A WEDDING of interest to many Pittsburg-
ers will take place in Philadelphia Monday.
The bride will be Miss Louisa Ohme, of
Philadelphia, and the groom Prof. Kirch-
ner, of the East End Gymnastic Club, Pitts
burg.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-07
THE DIPLOMATIC REST CURE.

New light on the utility of U. S. minis
tries abroad was shed by the argument of
Mr. Taylor, of Ohio, in the House against
the proposition to abolish the Mission to
Bolivia by consolidating it with that TO
Peru. Mr. Taylcr brought in the cogent
argument that the present Minister, who
is one of his constituents, left Ohio and
accepted the Bolivian mission for his wife's
health, the climate of La Paz being re-
garded by medical authorities as beneficial
to her.
This corrects the impression that for
eign missions OF the Bolivian rank are en-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-07
WON'T TRAVEL WITH NEGROES.
Tho Manual Training School Students G
ST. Louis Are Up In Arms.

Tho Manual Training School Students of
st. Louis Are Up In Arms.
ST. LOUIS, May 6.-The students of the
Manual Training School are up In arms, the
cause of their wrath being two colored stu
dents, who it is claimed want to go on the
annual tour with the graduating class. 1t
has been the custom for some time past for
the graduating classes of the Mammal Train
ing School to visit Chicago for pleasure and
education. The students had made all
arrangements to start next Thursday, when
a hitch occurred.
The management OF the institute per-
mitted two negroes to enter the school, and
the students were forced to put up with this
from the start: but when the time for the
customary annual trip to Chicago came, and
the obnoxious students announced their in
ton of goinr along with the rest, the boys
determined to assert themselves. They say
they will charter a private car and will
admit no colored person, not even a colored
,onr
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-07
CAPTAIN CONNoR's BENEFIT,
Over $4,000 Already Has Been Realized

Over Sc. 900 Already Has Been Realized
From the Sale of Seats.
NEW YORK, May 6-Over 5000 has been
realized at the auction sale of seats and
boxes for the benefit to be given or the
widow of the late Captain William NJ. Con-
nor, on the 18th inst ut the Metropolitan
Opera House.
First choice of boxes was knockd down to
Lotta for $500. J. II. McVlcker of Chicago
secured the next choice Tor the same
amount. The COney Island Jockey Club
paid $500 for third choice. Edward :
Stokes, james II. Breslin and Joseph
Brooks paid $3.50 tor three boxes in
the first tier. Several New Orleans friends
sent $780, for one seat, and f! lends of the de-
ceased hotel proprietor in st. Louis, San
Francisco, Washington. Baltimore, Louis
vile, Boston, Philadelphia, Nashville, Chi
cago, and other cities were represented ut
the sale.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-07
AN IMPORTANT DECISION
That Should Be Remembered by Liquor
Sellers Who Ship Goods.

Boston. May 6.-The Supreme Court to-day
rendered an important decision in a suit
brought to recover the price OF a lot of in
toXicating liquors sold by a wholesale liquor
house to hotel keeper in Maine, with view
to being resold in the latter State. The sale
took place in Boston, and the goods were
delivered here.
The verdict in the Superior Court was for
the plaintiff for the price of the liquors, but
the Supreme Court now sustains exceptions
filed by the defendant, and says that the
contract was void. and that the plaintiffs
cannot recover, especially because the lat
ter not only knew what was to be done with
the liquors, but participated in the disposi-
tion OF the goods in State where the sale is
prohibited
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-07
SUDDENLY STRICKEN DUHB.
An 4 fniction Said TO Havs Been Caus ed by
Poor Turpsntine.

CHICAGO. May G.-Two weeks ago James
Fisher, an expert @rainer, could speak as
well rs anyone. Yesterday he went to the
deaf and dumb institute at Flint, Mich, to
learn the alphabet. lie says he suddenly
lost his voice ten days ago, and believes it
was the result of bad tn: pentine in the
paint.
On April % he went to his employer he
fore going to work to make Il report to him.
and when he tried to speak JAILED to MAKE
anv sound. n physician examined him and
declared the roots of the tongue we're para
lived and would never recover. Fisher de-
clares the turpeutine used BY contracting
painters causes many of the men to suffer
IRON painters collie.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-07

nate of the College Of Physicians and Surgeons in
Cincinnati. and later graduated at the Allegheny
Theological Seminary. While in the West Vir--
ginia district he both practiced medicine and
Churches at Portland o., and Scotch Ridge o.,
and the Sunday school at Mt. Pleasant. He had
been pastor at Washington. Pa. and other points,
and was a prominent member of the Presbytery.
His age was 30.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-07
ONE HOT REM0NsTRANcE
Advocated to Be Submitted Against Sunday
Opening of the Fair

NEW CASTLE, May 6.-GSpecidL 1.-The Penn
sylvania General Conference OF the Primi-
tive Methodists is now in session in this
city. Mayor John B. Brown delivered an
address of welcome. Rev. Z. Prosser, of
Nanticoke, responded. The Committee on
Resolutions reported the following:
WHEREAS, Sabbath desecration is a lamentable
fea ture TO be rcgretfully observed everywhere in
this country. and likely to be increased by gross
license al the great Columbian Exposition at Chi
cago, opening october IA. 1892 be 1t
Resolved. That we do hereby utter our earnest
protest against such course and instruct our Sec
retary TO join with officials of other Christian de-
nominations and send up one hot remonstrance, not
only against the Columbian Exposition being
opened on Sunday. but against the allowing OF
liquor saloons there any all days of the week.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-07

1t is now said that General Harrison will
withdraw from his efforts for second term
when he finds himself beaten. There is lit
tie doubt as to the truth of this assertion,
but it is improbable that the warrior will
find himself beaten.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-07

LAWN sprinklers will soon be in great
demand, and intending purchasers cannot
do better than apply to the Fire Department
for some of the half hose that is so well
fitted for their purpose, though it is an
utter failure for the uses to which it has
been so mistakenly applied hitherto.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-07
C. A. Carpenter.

c. A. Carpenter, freight agent of the
Pennsylva Ma road, at the Duquesne depot, died
yesterday OF pneumonia at his home in Sewckley.
He was born in 1896. and educated by John Kelly .
along with such men Andrew Carnegie. Robert
Pitcairn. Henry Phipps Jr.. Harry Oliver and j.
b. Dorrington. He became employe of the
PENNSYLVANIA road in 1856. and was made the
Pittsburg agent in 1854 He has held the position
ever since,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-07
A CRUISER IN THE MISSISSIPPI

The Negroes Balieve 1t Is There to Trans
port Them All to Oklahoma.
HELENA, ARK, May 6-The man-of-war Con-
cord, en- route to Memphis to attend the
bridge celebration, reached here this even
ing and was accorded rouslng reception.
She will leave tonight for the Bluff City,
nut will lay to at a point about 20 miles be-
low the city until Saturday morning. when
she will resume her voyage to the north
The arrival of the cruiser, the first seen in
80 years, caused much excitement among the
negroes, and the report was circulated that
she had been sent them by Uncle sam to
convey all the colored people to Oklahoma.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-07
HAWAII TIRED OF ROYALTY.
1t Is Too Expensive aud Uncle Sans Sugar
BOunty Is Better.

SAN FRANCISCO May CLEANSING B. Misener
eX-United States Minister to Guatemala,
who has been spending some time in the
Hawaiian Islands, has returned to this city,
and in an interview to-day stated the
Hawaiians were finding the expense of
maintaining a government very burden
some, and that it is becoming difficult
for them to raise 500, 900 annually for the
support of the Queens household. Misener
also stated that the question of annexation
to the United States, in order to obtain the
bounty on sugar, as provided for in the Nc
Kinley bill, was being very generally dis
cusSed at the islands.