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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-20
PITTsBURG. FRIDAY, MAY 20. 1892.
TWELVE PAGES
SOUTH CARoLINA,s LAST FREAK.

The South Carolina Democratic Con-
vention was called in the usual manner.
But when the body assembled yesterday
it was speedily discovered that large
majority of the delegates were members
of the Farmers Alliance, who regarded
their fealty to that organization as of far
more consequence than their loyalty to
Democratic traditions. As a result the
visionary Ocala platform, with little ad-
ditional denunciation of Cleveland as
Wall street candidate, was adopted as the
expression of the South Carolina Democ-
racy. A resolution pledging support to
the nominees of the coming Chicago Con-
vention was laid to rest, and a condemna-
tion of the Third party movement was
Overwhelmingly defeated.
These are sensational tidings from
Southern State in Presidential year. The
Alliance craze may have spent its force in
other States, but in South Carolina the
grangers are apparently still in the saddle.
Their action on the two resolutions named
leaves the door for bolt from the ma
tional nominees wide open, and such a
course was more than indicated by the
other proceedings of the convention.
Conjectures as to the ultimate result are
idle now If the so-called Democratic Or
ganization refuses to support the Chicago
ticket, the old guard will undoubtedly put
another electoral slate into the field, and
the issue of such three -cornered contest
would be more than problematical 1t is
possible that South Carolina, once the hot
bed of secession, may now realize that
long-talked-of but elusive vision of
break in the solid South.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-20
HOSPITAL SATURDAY.

Tomorrow every man, woman and chlld
in the two cities will have special oppor-
tunity of contributing to the support Of
free hospital service. Ladies sitting at
the receipt of custom for this charity, than
which there is none worthier of public aid,
should be kept fully occupied. During
the past year the four associated hospitals
have tended $40 free inmates and given
free dispensary treatment to 22,96o
patients. This record is enough to show
the usefulness of the hospitals and the
extent to which they merit assistance.
Pittsburg's industries, to say nothing OF its
rapid transit facilities, are such as make
hospitals especially useful to this commu-
nifty, and the opportunities for proper
medical treatment of those too poor to pay
for it themselves cannot be too much in
creased.
The association, which in common with
the public is to benefit by to-morrow's COL
lections, represents variety of treatment
and is not confined to any school of medi-
cine or any clique of believers, and should
appeal to all sorts and conditions of men.
Distribution of the funds obtained accord
ing to the amount of free treatment af-
forded by each of the four hospitals con-
cerned is an equitable system, and one
likely to encourage them in their friendly
competition for this most necessary de-
partment of their work. These annual
occasions of bringing the hospitals promi-
nently before the public should be encour-
aged by an ever increasing liberality.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-20
A SURPLUS OF IRRIGATION.

Now is the time to take sail out Vest
Boston Herald
THE "Iather of waters" is enjoying a large
ly-attended family northumberland Plain
Dealer.
THE Big Muddy is much bigger and per-
haps shade muddier than usual.-Cticago
Tribune.
THERE is distressing surplus of irrigation
about the farm lands along the Missouri and
Mississippi.-Net0 York World
Iowa lots are going off rapidly along the
Big Muddy just now, but not in n way to
please real estate speculators.-Chfcdgo Inter
Ocean.
THE kind of flood that the West and South
west are now experiencing to their sorrow
never "leads on" to any mans fortune.-Bo,-
ten Globe.
The Memphis Deep Water Convention was
a good thing in its way, but more deep water
is not what the Mississippi Valley Is suffer
ing for just now.-&. Louis Republic.
THE Missouri river is moving around out
West in spasmodic way that threatens to
unsettle the boundary lines of Iowa and Ne
braska worse than Republican gerrymander
distorts the boundaries of Congressional dis
tricts.-Chicdgo Times.
CYCLONE and flood comprise the record for
May. Dispatches from Mississippi points an
nounce that only one flood record since
Noah remains to be beaten-that of 1874. The
flood of 1858 has been nsurpassed.-T0tedo Com
DserciaI
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-20
PICKINGs FROM PUCK.

Rowne de Bout-NIiss Bonde didn't bow
to you Perhaps she didn't recognize you-
Tom yauderastor-Oh, yes; she did. She recog.
nized both of US. That's the reason.
"Mr. Chestnut is married.
"Why that was quite sudden. wasn't it?''
..WeI suddenly for Philadelphia He
was engaged five months.
Bandmaster-But how can / play
wedding marchP have nothing here but military
music.
Manager-oh. give 'em the double quick-thats
good enough.
Mr.. Wiredge-In oldeq times BARRIERS
used TO null teeth, and they preserve some OF the
methods yet.
Herr Kutt-Vat met DDS do t'ey preserve?
Mr.. Wiredge-They give gas.
A tramp may be awfully lazy, no doubt,
Yet when he's confined in a Jail
He'll work like beaver to dig himself out
With only ten-penny nail.
Caller-Is your mistress in?
Servant-No; Ma'am.
CaIler-When will she be in?
Servant-I couldn't say, Ma am; don't kno"
when she is going out.
Preposterous- -Tailor-I've come in to
collect the bill for last years spring suit sir
Howell Gibbon-Yes. But can't wear that sult
another year.
Tailor-what's that got to do with it?
Howell Gibbon-How am going to pay for IL
when we got to get another suit?
DAILY Ryder Ito fellow passenger)-We
have new conductor, What's gone wrong with
the other?
Morrison Essex-Carried off by spotted fever.
Minister-I've seen the Sewing Society
about it. and they will be all right.
His Wife-I never thought. dear. thatI had mar
ried genius who could square the circle.
Mother-What does my little boy mean
by telling llep
Bobby-I didn't mean to tell lie, but couldn't
think OF the truth.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-20
LOW POLITICAL MOTIVES.

Two recent points in Congressional tao
tics are tantamount to singular confess
sion of Generalization. One is the atti-
tude of the Republicans in the House in
breaking quorum in order to force the
Democratic Speaker to adopt the Reed
principle of counting a quorum" The
other is furnished by the report that the
big river and harbor appropriation was
hustled through the Senate committee in
order to put Harrison in hole" before
the nominating convention.
The Republican attitude in the last
Congress was that the Democrats who re-
fused 10 vote, and thus disclosed the lack
of a quorum, were wantonly blocking pub
lie business, and therefore the counting
rule was necessary. Now they display
their readiness to do exactly the same
thing. They have not even the poor ex-
cuse of preventing legislation that they
consider unjust. They simply do what
they condemned in their opponents for
the party purpose of forcing the new
Speaker to adopt course not justified by
the rules to satisfy their private spite.
The other case is even more fragrant.
The measure is stated to be drawn on such
a broad plan of extravaganza that if the
President signs it he will be subject to
popular condemnation, while if he vetoes
it, the politicians will attack him. Conse-
quently the Senatorial representatives of
the people urge forward this extravagant
measure to passage, and accept their share
of responsibility for it in order that its
weight may drag the President down!
1t is hard to see how politicians could
put themselves on lower level than this.
1t is practically saying: "We are reckless,
extravagant and dishonest, but when we
force everyone else to come down to a
par with us we will be as good as anyone
else." The statement may be true; but
the revelation of political character made
by its practical enunciation is startling.
Some of these days the American people
will recognize the necessity of electing
representatives with moral stamina suffi-
cient to recognize the obligations of public
honesty and public duty.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-20
GREEK MEETS GREEK,

The Republican party is bound hand
and foot by the practical politicians at
this time to greater extent than ever be-
fore. On the one hand are the Harrison
forces, whose greatest strength, "prac-
tically" speaking, lies in the possession of
Federal offices, while their greatest weak
ness, theoretically" speaking, is found in
pledges broken by their leader in order to
abuse the patronage power in direct VIOLA
ton of the law. Opposed to these men
are the spoils hunters who have been dis
appointed and dissatisfied with their
share of the prey.
Since popular opinion lacks organization
and energy the coming struggle resolves
itself into one between those who have
and would keep Office and the others who
are out of it and want to get in. AS
might is right and possession forms nine
tenths of the law, the victory is likely to
go to the administration forces. And this
result is the more to be expected since the
spoils hunters, as opposed to the spoils
keepers, are at a loss for figure-head
whose features shall be well enough
known to attract attention and encourage
enthusiasm, while his past utterances have
been non-committal enough to prevent his
giving offense to anyone,
. Of course, if the nation would for once
take the trouble to think for ITSELF and act
up to the result of its thought, the "politi-
cian-for- r-what-there-is-in-it' would rapidly
become cipher But the people are too
apathetic as yet to do more than profess
enthusiasm for the men whom the pro-
fessionals recommend to them, though the
time must come sooner or later when self
government shall be looked upon as Sc
rious responsibility and precious privi-
lege
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-20
Social Chatter

THIS evening AN entertainment consisting
of tableaux and Shak espearian bur1esque is
to be given in Dilworth Hall by the students
of the Pennsylvania College for Women.
The proceeds will be devoted to furnishing
thu new gymnasium.
A RECEPTION will he given this evening by
Mr. and Mrs. J. Z. Fricke, of Heron Hill in
honor of Rev. and Mrs. r. A. Hill, of Maria
vile. n. Y. Mr.. Hill was formerly pastor OF
the Seventh Presbyterian Church of Pitts
burg.
A CHARMING euchre party was given last
evening by Mrs. L. G. Evans, OF Ellsworth.
1t was In honor of Mrs. Samuel Ammon and
Mrs j. S. Hemphill, OF Greensburg. Ten
tables were in use.
THE "Seven Old Ladies of Lavender VIII
lage" is an operetta to be given in Curry
Hall this evening for the benefit of the Uni
versalist Church.
McIlvaine will be celebrated at their home
on Mcclure avenue, Allegheny, this even
ing.
A DRAWING room entertainment is to be
given Mt the resid ence of Miss Mary B. kier,
East End, next Th ursday evening.
Miss Lou HEMPHrLL, of Allegheny, who has
been very sick Tor the last two months, is
convalescing.
THE commencement exercises of the Nc
Kcesport High School will be held this even
ing.
THIS evening the "Old District School"
will be held in the Centenary NJ. E. Church.
THE Friday Club. of Edgewood, will meet
this afternoon at Mrs. McAfees home.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-20
DEATHS HERE AND ELSEWHERE.
Mrs, Elizabeth Dickson,

At Meadville yesterday, Mrs. Elizabeth
Dickson. notable aud greatly beloved woman in
these parts, died. She was the widow Of the late
Dr. Thomas H. Dickson, who died of camp fever
contracted in service with General McClellan's
forces during the war. Mrs. Dickson had for some
years been in somewhat delicate health. but her last
illness only assumed an alarming phase three weeks
before her DEATH which occurred at s O'Clock yes
terday morning. at the Commercial Hotel, Mead
ville Mrs. Dickson and her two daughters nave
lived in Sewickley for many Years, but went to
Meadville to spend the past winter. Her children
who survive her are Thomas II Dickson s. Eliza
beth and Clara Dickson and Mrs. Dexter Thayer
The funeral services will take pace at Mr.. Thomas
Dickson's residence, 23S Allegheny avenue. on Sat
urday at 10 A. M: and the interment will be at
Sewickley. Mrs. Dickson will be mourned bya
large family connection, and by hundreds of per-
sonal friends in and about this city. Hers was
beautiful character: upright, noble and kind. She
was a devOut member of the Sewickley Presbyte-
rian Church. and an indefatigable worker in all
sorts of charitable enterprises.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-20
THE COMING CONVERSATION.

The abilities of Mahatma are begin
ming to attract the attention of the world,
and from that point the general utilization
of the Mahatma is but step. To become
Mahatma or to produce Mahatmas is a
long and costly business; but the results,
stated by good authority, make it well
worth the trouble. Anyone can be a
Mahatma who will live and die a
thousand times, surcharging each life with
a full allowance of Karma, and reducing
Nirvana to the level of a settled and
fenced in territory. Before there can be
a large association of Mahatmas by this
process it is clear that great deal of fixed
capital is required. So far modern inven-
ton has not solved the problem of turning
out cheap machine-made Mahatmas, which
of course keeps down the stock, but in
creases the unique value of that choice
product of theosophy.
But when your Mahatma has gone
through the finishing process of a thou
sand cycles he is well worth the trouble.
As means of Instantaneous communica-
ton he is unrivaied by even the telephone
or telegraph. He writes his message on
common piece of paper without any con-
tract limiting the liability of the transmit
ter, and, presto! it is communicated from
Boston to Bombay while you are ponder
ing whether it has not been slipped up
the flowing sleeve of the Mahatma. If
the matter requires personal attention he
will assume his astral body in Ceylon, ma
terialize himself in Chicago, and be back
in time to tell you how the business was
settled over the lunch table, which, to give
the matter the proper local coloring, we
will call Tifin for the nonce. These are
among the commonplace uses of the Ma
hatmas, according to the undeniable state
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-20
FiVORiTES OF FORTUNE.

THE Prince and Princess of Wales will
attend the golden wedding of the King and
Queen of Denmark at Copenhagen, but will
not participate in the attendant fetes.
No Nihilist will ever get chance at the
Czar of Russia with razor, at least in the
guise of a barber. The autocrat has his
whiskers carefully trimmed, but with scis-
sors.
SIR ARTHUR SULLIVAN, the famous COM
poser, is now convalescent, after his recent
severe illness caused by renal calculus. He
is able to drive out and seems to derive much
benefit from the exercise.
DR. FRANK GERDER, who arrived at
Fortress Monroe from Washington yester-
day morning, thinks the night air too damp
for Mrs. Harrison. The President and party
will leave for Washington tonight.
PROF. HUXLEY does all his writing in
the early morning, and rarely cares to pro-
duce more than couple of thousand words
or four pages of matter week, unless there
be any special reason to the contrary
THE richest and probably the oldest dele
gate to the Minneapolis Convention will be
John !. Blair, the New Jersey railroad mill.
ionaire. Mr.. Blair took part in nominating
the Presidents grandfather, Old Tippe.
canoe.
PRINCE KRAPoTKIN is the only bona
fide nobleman the Socialists can cast of
having in their camp. He is short, thick
set man, with long !eonine hail, pushed back
off a massive forehead, and has q horror of
the interviewer.
ONE of the Indiana delegates to the Min
neapolis Convention will be ex-Secretary of
the Navy Richard W. Thompson, " hose wife
is said to have exclaimed when he was an.
pointed to the naval bureau, "Why, Richard
can't even swimr'
THE son of Mr.. T. Jefferson Coolidge, the
newly appointed American Minister to
France, will shortly sail from Europe for the
United States. He has completed arrange
ments for his father to take the house for.
merly occupied by Mr. Whitelaw Reid.
A BERLIN correspondent declares that
Emperor Williams health is very precarious
and the plans for his proposed journey will
probably have to be changed. The source
of this fresh reiteration of old rumors is un.
known and there is no official confirmation
nf
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-20
They Have No Valid Reason.

Toledo Commercial
The agents of the Law and Order Society
of Pittsburg have sbeen engaged for some
time past in arresting newsboys and carriers
of Sunday papers instead of striking at the
fountain head by carrying on the war
against the proprfetors of Sunday papers.
Why they pursue such a course only
that they could give no valid reason. The
result of these prosecutions has been very
meayer, and the movemen has been strong
ly condemned by the people Now they
etors, and If they accomplish as little as
they have thus far with the newsboys. they
will have but II tile to show for their mis-
placed efforts.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-20

POLITICIANS who temper their express
sions Of support for one or other Presidential
aspirant, by limiting it to so long a time as
he is in the race, are very liable to have an
entirely different idea of his staying power
and capability for squirt at the finish from
the one held by the contestant himself.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-20
Anne Hathaway. Cottage Will Remain.

LONDON, May ia dispatch received here
from Ssratford-on-the-Avon says that at
their. annual meeting to-day the Shakes
peare birthplace Trustees confirmed the
purchase of tho Anne Hathaway cottage, in
order to prev ent the historic building from
going othe Worlds Fair in Chicago. With
the same object in view they also empow-
cred the committee having the matter in
charge to purchase the furniture which the
cottage contained.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-20
Obituary Notes.

JAMES p. OsGooD of the firm of Osgood, Nc
Ilvaine Co., publishers. London. is dead.
JOHN P. HOFFMAN, wealthy retired mere hant
of Pottsville, suddenly expired yesterday morning
while dressing himself He was 76 years of age
and one of Pottsville's earliest settlers.
JOHN FARLEY. a former we-known tenor singer,
died in Boston yesterday, aged 63. In his youth he
sang parts in the leading opera houses of Ire
land. He emigrated to Canada in 1851 and settled
in Toronto.
OSsIP IyONyITCH KoSTRoMsKEY. the serf who
saved the life of the late Gar when attempt
made to assassinate him April l6. 1885, and who
granted In consequence q patent of nobility and
commission in the army. is dead of delirium
tremens.
HON. JOHN A. ANDERSON. for IL years the Rep
resentave of the First Kansas district in Congress-
died Wednesday at Liverpool England. Mr.. Ander-
son had been travelling in Egypt for his health,
which, however, rapidly declined, and he was
Fastening home when death overlook him.
KIcHIcHI SCENTA, japanese student at the
Yale Law School. died Tuesday evening of peri
tonitis, after two days illness. He D years
old. graduate of Williams College, and q son of
Governor Of Japanese Province. His remains
were sent to New York Wednesday morning to be
forwarded to Japan.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-20

WHAT an opportunity for Borrowe or
Milbank is given by that extremely COM
bative and active gentleman, Monsieur
Roules, of Paris! Four antagonists faced
and all badly wounded within thirty MIN
utes! No trouble about jury of honor, no
questions asked, but simply stand up,
gentlemen, and take your medicine" The
thing for the Anglo-American pair to do is
to proceed promptly to Paris and tread on
the Routes coat tails and await deyelop.
ments. II the fiery Partisan can scatter
sword thrusts about with so much precision
for a mere matter of opinion as to the merits
Of new opera, what an interesting gentle
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-20
man he would be on a really serious matter
of personal honor. Really Messieurs Bor-
rowe ct al you must change your style.
SOMETHING is about to happen in ALLIE

SOMETHING is about to happen in ALLIE
gheny. A few residents were audacious
enough to object to the use of vacant lots
near their homes for garbage dumping pur-
poses the other day. And now there are
actually persons to be found who think it
possible that refuse from slaughter house
may possibly enter the river too near the
point from which the drinking water is
drawn. If this sort of thing be allowed to
continue, the transporting city will obtain
sanitary surroundings and that is too dread
full thing to be thought Of Life with pure
water and no pungent odors would be un-
bearable,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-20
PRINCETON'S NEW INN,
The College AIumui to Build a Handsome
Hotel to Accomm odate Visitors.

The College Alumni to Build a Handsome
Hotel to Accommo odate Visitors.
PRINCETON, n. j., May ia stock company
has been formed by the friends and alumni
of the college, to be known as the Princeton
Inn Company. The company has purchased
the southeast corner of the old Stockton
place with the intent tion of erecting first
class hotel for the accommodation of visitors
to the college. The grounds include six and
a quarter acres and front on four streets
Bayard avenue, Stockton, Boudinot and
Mowen streets. The hotel will be built in
the center of the plotand will be surrounded
by lawns and flower beds.
William b. Pushill, of New York. has pre-
pared the plans. The hotel will accommo-
date about 70 guests. The building, however,
will DE so constructed that its capacity may
be doubled by the addition of wings.
The company estimates that 100000 will
be necessary to put the hotel in running
order. OF this amount 81. .0G0 has been raised.
AS soon as he remaining $4,000 OF the stock
is subscribed work will begin.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-20

TC take the river and harbor appropria-
tion and make a sweeping reduction in the
same proportion for all its provisions would
be as sensible as for a ahousekeeper who, be-
cause he was spending too much money on
unnecessaries cut down expenses on neces-
aries and luxuries to the same degree.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-20
LORD SALISBURY is making a hard fight

LORD SALISBURY is making a hard fight
for the coming election. His remarks with
regard to Ulster Protestants promise to in
fuse large amount of bitterness into the
struggle, while his utterances on behalf of q
partial protective policy are more likely. in
the present state of opinion in England. to
cause serious differences in his own party
than to bring him increased strength.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-20

SUGGESTIONS that newspapers are to be
bought to support the second-term aspirant
are a natural sequence to the return of
journalistic supporters from foreign parts.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-20

THE Alliance is much-ridiculed organ
ization, but it has achieved remarkable
feat by inserting the thin end of a wedge
into the mass of the Solid South by its sue
cess in South Carolina.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-20

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,. May l9.-Thc only man
who has ever contracted leprosy in this
country has been before the Eclectic Medical
Society. His name is John Moe, a Swedish
cabinetmaker, and lie has been in America
10 years. He contracted his disease shortly
after coming here.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-20

BICYCLES will be of little use for war
purposes in this country until the roads are
made something better than aggregations of
mud holes alternating with Saharas of dust
according to the season.