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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-06
MIR. CLEwS DEVICE.

Mr.. Henry Clews has been offering some
advice to the Secretary of the Treasury,
with regard to his duty at the present
juncture. He wants Secretary Foster to
stop the "sheepish alarm about silver pay
ments. To do so, he says, sit is only nee
essary for the Secretary of the Treasury
who is vested with full power, to issue
United States bonds without limit payable
principal and interest in gold" These
bonds, ''at low rate of interest say ~ per
cent" he wishes substituted for the out
standing obligations.
This is even a more remarkable finan-
clal proposition than that which Secretary
Foster outlined in his public utterances of
last year. 1t was singular enough to have
the paradox presented to us of swelling
the public debt of the United States in
order to provide the means to heap up in
the Treasury mass of silver bullion which
by the terms of the proposition is so abso-
lutely useless that it cannot redeem the
certificates issued upon its alleged basis
Nevertheless that proposition is over.
shadowed by Mr.. Clews' idea of an un-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-06
PIRoUETTEs FROM PUCK.

Stanby-Miss Triller hasn't favored Us
with any music this evening. I'm goingto make
her sing.
Old Mr. Triller-I'n make it worth your while II
you will, young man. It's more than tnab ltanah
professor I've subsidized, can do.
believe in the good old saying that says
You should givethe devil his dues"
And the very first thing I'D give to him
Is the man who rocks a canoe
Dressmaker-But, my dear sir, this is not
a tailor-shop; you have propably made mistake.
Dobble-No mistake about it. Don'ty you make
Mrs. Dobble's dresses?
Dressmaker-Yes, -
Dobble-wen want you to put pockets In TINS
suit ike those you make for her. loeneVe In equa
rights, do.
He sent her back her letters
And the gifts he'd had galore;
They'd broken the engagement,
And he was hers no more
Her tears fell DER the packet;
But she dried them right away.
when she found those cute suspenders
She had sent him Christmas Day.
.rMv Young FRIEND" said the temperance
to tlim. don you drink beer in the winter
To warm you up, and in summer TO cool you of?'
..Yes - replied Glim.
..Isn't that lnconsistent?''
..ob. no! 1t merely shows what good an-round
drink beer Is. -"
Once auttering from her dainty waist
The sash flew in ong-enders:
Those ends she now has gathered up,
And proudly wears ''suspendersP'
Mr.. Confound that tailori These
trousers are mile too long.
Mrs. Baggie-How much shall turn thsn upf
Mr., Baggie-About half an inch.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-06
ILLEGAL GERRYMANDERs,

The recent decision of the Michigan
Supreme Court on the Legislative gerry
mander of that State has been widely
commented upon by Republican organs
The partisan view taken in such COM
ments avoids the important point of the
decision. That is, as THE DISPATCH has
frequently shown, that the vice of gerry
Wandering is common to both parties and
that the condemnation of the Michigan
court is not to be applied to any one party
exclusively, but to the party spirit which
frequently ignores equity and public right
solely for the purpose of gaining party
advantage.
As an illustration of this fact the Michi-
gan decision declares unconstitutional q
Republican gerrymander as well as a
Democratic one. The apportionment of
1891 is ruled out, but by the same princi-
pies the Republican apportionment of 1885
falls to the ground and the State has to go
back to an apportionment of 1881 to find
one which meets the requirements de-
clared by the decision to be vital. Repub-
lican and Democratic acts are tarred with
the same stick in Michigan as elsewhere.
IL ID diSO pCluuCub Iudt, JuupOu ny but
same rules as laid down in Michigan, there
have been and are apportionments in our
own State which would come under the
same prohibition. The device of separat-
ing counties in order to carve out dis
tricts that will meet party ends is no less
unknown to our Republican legislators
than to Democratic gerrymanderers. 1t is
doubtful if our Constitution permits ap-
portionments to be subjected to judicial
scrutiny as in Michigan. But so far as the
justice and fairness of the case are in
volved it is a pertinent fact that Pennsyl-
vania apportionments would not stand the
test any better than those of Michigan.
This is not, said as rejecting On one
party more than another. 1t is cogentonly
to show how the delirium of partisanship
affects all parties to the extent of ignoring
public right and the principles of popular
self-government for the sole purpose of
gaining few representatives in the legis-
lative body.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-06
A SAD EXPERIENCE.

There is instruction as well as amuse-
ment in the sensations with which es-
teemed cotemporaries in Philadelphia re-
ceive the news of the latest advance in
anthracite coal. When the Reading COM
bination was formed the papers of that
city Joined in striking unison in the asser-
ton that the combination would not raise
prices No, indeed! Combinations never
do such thing; they only equalize them.
Indeed, as the Press now mournfully re-
calls, "coal in Philadelphia was to be
cheaper than ever before;" and with that
prospect, Philadelphia could bear with
more than the cheerfulness of brotherly
love the certainty that other localities
were to be squeezed.
But Philadelphia is learning that she
cannot put her trust in corporate combi-
nations any more than the older class of
princes. The assurance that prices would
not be advanced develops the usual elas-
ITCHY. The equalization of prices has the
usual combination characteristic of being
equalized up without exception. Phila-
delphia has the pleasure of contemplating
a net advance of 30 cents per ton in
wholesale prices. When the Philadel-
phians come to pay their coal bills they
can ruminate with much profit but less
than their usual placidity on the philan-
thropic characteristics of that great device
for smothering competition.
Of course, after Philadelphia has so
loftily reprehended the people of other
places for kicking about the coal deal,
they will not do anything of the sort But
while paying their quota to the device for
injecting dividends into dropsical stock,
they may be pardoned for mildly inquir-
ing of the combination magnates: "Call
you this cheapening prices?"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-06
THE KNIGHT IN THE FIGHT.

Mr. BLAINE will take the stump for Harri-
son and Reid. There is nothing of the sulk.
ing Achilles in the great Observation-Disclosures
American.
WITH Harrison as the candidate and Blaine
as his champion there is room for good
deal of quaking at Buzzard's Bay.-Ne,0
York Commercial Advertiser.
WHEN Blame and his Minneapolis orator.
Wolcott, can enter heartily into the cam.
paign, what hope have the Democrats left OF
dissensions among the Republicans.-Phila-
dekphta Inquirer.
THE announcement that ex-Secretary
Blaine will stump Maine is not calculated to
add any hilarity to the Democratic funeral
procession that is about to leave for the
political mortuary.-OhtoS State Journal.
Mr.. BLAINE will probably open the CAM
paign in Maine about the 17th OF August.
The people everywhere will welcome his
appearance in the campaign and listen to
his words with attention.-Rochester Dem
ocrdt.
JAMES G. BLAINE announces his purpose of
entering the Presidential campaign as tho
champion of the Republican policy. No
living man can rally the Republi cans of the
nation as one man as can James G. Blaine
Toledo Blade.
Mr.. BLAINE is to appear on the stump in
Maine during the canvass. Probably he
will be heard in other States also. Every
prominent Republican will do his share for
the success OF the ticket this years.. Louis
Globe Democrat
MEN of all parties will be glad to learn that
Mr.. Blaine is strong enough to take the
stump and that his voice will soon be heard
in the campaign. That is the personal point.
The political one is that he, like the other
great leaders of the Republican party, will
battle earnestly and vigorously for victory
in November.-Ne,0 York Recorder.
THE Republican campaign in Maine is to be
opened by rousing speech from ex-Secro-
tary Blaine. The Democratic campaign in
New York opens with burst of prolonged
ana profound silence on the part of Senator
Hill. There is world OF significance in
these two little facts, but Mr. Cleveland is
not busy writing letters explaining what it
is-CfncinnQti Tfnes-Stdr.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-06

the matter to citizens Of this State. That
ignorance alone has been to blame for the
absence of pay from various pools already
drilled is by no means surprising when tits
remembered how little was known OF the
matter until very recently, and how
largely dependent upon the results OF
actual experience oil operators have been.
As time goes on, the number of expert
ments multipies and with it the knowl-
edge of the matter is correspondingly in
creased. Moreover, scientific attention to
the geological side of the matter Is
growing rapidly, and serves to exc out the
practical results of experience. There is no
doubt that the industry is still compara-
lively in its infancy, and that its future
history will far surpass the already great
achievements of its short past.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-06
TERMS OF THE DISPATCH,
PITT. BURG. SATURDAY. AUGUsT6 6. Iss2.
TWELVEPAGES
THE LAWS QUICK RESPONSE.

The promptness of the arrests yesterday
for the trouble at Duquesne on Thursday
must impress all concerned with the fact
which should never be forgotten, that the
law is all powerful, and that it is fatal
folly to set up against it. The Press Com
mittee of the men say that the reports of
the trouble at Duquesne were greatly ex-
aggerated If that is SO, if there was no
assault or riot or illegal proceeding, the
individuals charged need have nothing to
fear; but, on the other hand, if the de-
PENDANTS committed the offenses charged,
they will surely be punished, thus suffer-
ing personally, besides bringing discredit
to the pledge of their leaders.
1t should by this time be fully apparent
to every unit of organized labor that re-
sort to violence in any form in time of
strike or lockout is never profitable and
always utterly discreditable as well as
dangerous. The wiser among labor lead
ers understand this fully. They know the
damage that is done their cause by any
outbreak which invokes the law as their
antagonist The law always wins
During the hearing in court and in some
interviews since as to the Homestead ar
rests, it appears that there has been dis
position in some quarters to differ from
Judge Ewing's view of what constitutes
riot and trespass and illegal procedure.
The privilege of differing in theory is very
well and indisputabIa- A man can think
on that, like as on any other subject, just
what pleases him; but when it comes to
practice it is considerably safer to follow
the Judges view of the law than any other
persons view.
There is now an abundance of light on
the subject. Any who attempt riot and
disturbance must know perfectly well the
penalties they undertake and be prepared
to suffer accordingly.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-06
WITH FAME AND FORTUNE.

GoUNoD, the composer is said to have
u unfinished operas rid away in his
desk.
MRS ELEANOR FREEMAN, widow of the
historian, has been awarded pension Of
$500 from the British civil list.
GENERAL OLIVER Otis HOWARD has
accepted the commission of writing a popu-
lar life of Queen Isabella for the World Q
Fair Commission.
PRESIDENT HARRISON will visit Bever-
ly in short time and have q romp with
Baby Mckee, who with his parents, is sum-
mering at that resort
KATE FIELD, in her Washington, asks
Secretary Tracy to name the next new
cruiser the Isabella, in honor of the friend
of Columbus, and supports her plea with an
elegant argument
MISS HILLYARD, the new lady tennis
champion of England, is spoken of as q
short, slight, agile and prepossessing young
lady, in almost all respects the opposite OF
the lady whom she succeeds in that position.
PRIVATE DALzELL, of Ohio, has writ
ten q letter to the Buffalo Inquirer, in which
he vigorously opposes being called by his
old nom de plum any more. The ex-Private
is sore because he was sighted In tho Zanes-
vile Convention.
COLONEL ROBERT 6. INGERsoLL finds
his heart in the Presidential campaign this
year. He has taken less public part in cam
paigns since 1850 but next month his elo-
quent voice is likely to be heard again on the
Republican stump.
KNUTE NELSON, whom the Minnesota
Republicans have nominated for Governor,
is a great favorite with the Scandinavians
of the Northwest, who call him familiarly
"the little Norwegian" He is man OF
small physique, hardly more than feet
inches in height. and wears a close cropped
dark chin beard streaked with gray. He is
lawyer by profession.
KING MALIEToA, of the Samoan ISL
ands. has been presented with $1,000 by Mr..
Blackjack, agent of a wrecking company.
being the proceeds from the sale of the
wreckage of the naval vessels lost in the
great storm, which wreckage was presented
to the Samoans by the American Govern
ment. Part OF this has been distributed by
the King among the Council of Chiefs.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-06
NO FILIBUsTERERs AT KEY WEST.

Uncle Sam Keeping Too Close . Watch
Over Cuban Revolutionists.
KEY WEST, Aug. 5.Inquiry fails to reveal
any flibustering expedition prepared to in
wade Cuba from this point. No unusual
activity is noticed among Cuban sympa-
thizers other than the frequent holding of
secret meetings and raising funds for the
future. Federal officers have been advised
from Washington and are taking measures
to Illustrate the plans and prevent the de-
parture if attempted.
The Collector of Customs to-day tele-
graphed the revenue cutter cruising along
the west coast to return here, and strict sur
veillance will be kept over all vessels arriv-
ing and departing from this harbor. Inquiry
at the Spanish Consulate shows that the
Spanish Government has also been apprised
of the movement and telegrams have been
passing between Consul Soils and his supe-
riors during the past "a hours. No alarm,
however is manifested.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-06
Obituary Notes.

JOHN EICHLRR. . well-known brewer Of New
York, died Thursday in Bellhem. Germany.
Cancer was the immediate cause of death.
SIR HARRY ATKINSON. Speaker of the New
Zealand Legislative Council, died Suddenly from
heart disease just after the opening Of the session.
MRS. ANNA n. LATHRoP HowEs. sister of Mrs.
Leland Stanford, and wife of David Howes. died
at the Stanford residence in San Francisco.
Wednesday night
DIR. FRANK T. INGALLS,, . Congregational
clergyman Of wide reputation, President Of Drury
College. and q brother Of ex-senator Ingalls, died
yesterday afternoon at Springfield. Mo.
REV. THEODORE LAMY, q. S. r., Superior OF the
Redemptorist House, Grand Rapids. Mich, died
yesterday morning on the Illinois Central train as
1t was coming into the depot at New Orleans.
MRS DIR. WILLIAM GREENE, of New Geneva,
died Thursday Of apoplexy. Mrs. Greene was the
mother of the wife of Mr. U. j. Sturgis, editorial
writer on the Commercial Gazette, and was well
known here, where she had often visited.
MRS. ERNEsTINE ROSE, well known .
woman's right advocate. died at Brighton, Eng
land, Wednesday. She was born in Poland. Janu-
doned that creed Mrs. Rose lectured in the chief
cities of the United States.
JOHN L. HENDERSON, Sr., who died in Phila-
delphia recently. aged 73 was an actor of some
note 40 years ago, and supported the elder Booth.
Forrest and other stars He was charter mem-
Der Of Philadelphia typographical Union. which
he helped to organize, and for Al years was EN-
ployed on the Rltttc Ledger.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-06
THE FUTURE OF OIL.

In another column OF this issue will be
found some emphatic opinions as to the
future of the oil industry, as expressed by
that well-known geologlst, John F. CARL.
The statement that more money is in
vested to-day in various departments of
the oil business than In any other single
industry under the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania indicates the importance of
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-06

THE lordly eagle has no mind to be sur
passed by the elusive sea serpent, as indi-
Gated by the abduction OF a farmers child
in Michigan by one of the feathered tribe.
The story is very complete. and contains
the fight over the baby in lnid-air between
two OF the eyrte monarchs and it's final re-
covery by its father after he had shot its
captor, only to find the infant dead in q
lake with both eyes pecked out. Michigan
is a great State, the eagle is great bird,
and the sea serpent is out OF the competi-
tiOn.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-06

HITHERTO theimmensity of the Standard
Oil Company has enabled it to defy the law
and competition with equal success. Now
that all arrangements have been made for
two competing pipe lines to the sea coast, it
remains to be seen how much the Standard
will suffer, or how soon and for how much
the new undertaking will be bought up.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-06

Now that the farmer whose spring gun
ended the life of one of the Cooleys has
served a notice on the Sheriff of Fayette
county that the county will be held respon-
sible for any injury inflicted on himself, his
family or his property, perhaps a serious
effort will be made to capture the lawless
gang.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-06

A REPORT comes from St. Petersburg
that four American tou rists who visited the
fair at Mini Novgorod have been stricken
with cholera. Surely it is time that globe
trotters should have sense enough to ab-
stain from making a summer resort of a
plague infested district.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-06

THE return of Mr.. II. G. Frick to his
desk yesterday in less than two weeks from
the Anarchist Berkmann's attempt upon
his life, displays the possession OF wonder
full physical vigor combined with tndomita-
Bile will power. This episode has had the
effect of modifying feeling toward Mr.. Frick
personally good deal among many of his
opponents on the labor question. Fortitude
and courage are admired under all circum-
stances, while it is human nature to des pise
the cowardice and cruelty of the An
archist's attack. Putting aside, however,
all question of the contest with labor, the
assault on MI. Frick was an undisguised
and avowed assault on government in the
interests of anarchy and chaos, and for that
reason his recovery is matter for serious
and general congratulation among all good
citizens,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-06

OIL can fatalities are becoming such
frequent occurrences that crusade against
the criminal carelessness in vogue in the
use of the dangerous combustible is quite as
much in order as was Parkhurst's attack on
the can-can and its attendant evils.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-06

PATRIOTIC Cubans may ardently desire
to be annexed by the United States, but
patriotic Americans would be woefully un-
wise to accept any such onerous burden as
this island of mixed populations would in
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-06

FORTUNATELY for the prospects of peace
between England and Germany, Kaiser Will
helm did manage to win one race at Cowes
with his yacht, the Meteor.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-06
DEATHS HERE AND ELSEWHERE.
DR.. william N. PindeII, Newark, N. j.
Dr William Niok pinde11 died at Nev

Dr.. William Nick Pindell died at New
ark, N. j., Wednesday night. DIR. Pindell was
born in 1873. His grandfather was intimate
friend of Andrew Jackson, and pal- bearer at the
latter's funeral and founder Of the town Of Pin
dell, Md. DIR. Pindell served with Lee in the force
sent by the Government in 1859 against John
Brown at HaIper's Ferry. DR.. Pindell and DIR.
Byrne were the attending physicians when Brown
but Brown said to DR.. Pindell: '.You'l not get
any pay from me. II you bring ny body dead or
John Brown DR.. Pinde reported the fact TO
General Lee. who doubted the indentity until
Brown himself confessed. DR.. Pindell had Browns
revolver and other relics.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-06

WHEN that wall paper combine has
actually reduced prices for the consumer,
it will be a curiosity in the way of trusts
worthy of careful preservation and public
exhibition.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-06
limited issue of bonds, for the purpose Vi

limited issue of bonds, for the purpose vi
allaying alarm.
Mr. Clews' letter raises the interesting
question whether the Secretary of the
Treasury is as he alleges ''vested with full
power to issue United States bonds with
out limit" If so, it is most remarkable
grant of power. The idea that at some
juncture of legislation, long succession
OF executive officers whose names and
character were unknown at the unnamed
date Of the supposed act, were authorized
to swell the public debt without limita-
ton as to quantity or purpose, is strik-
ing one. 1t is unnecessary to amplify on
the features of such vast grant of power
from the fact that it does not exist 1t will
be found on examination that the Sec
retary of the Treasury was authorized by
the act of 1876 to issue the classes of bonds
authorized by the acts of 1870 and 1871, to
the amount necessary to provide coin for
the redemption of the legal tenders. No
authority is given to issue a new bond,
contracting a different medium of pay
ment Since that act treasury officers
have taken the responsibility not of is
suing new bond, but of continuing the
old ones, by the consent of the holders, at
reduced rates of interest; and these ar
rangements were ratified by Congress.
But in all the acts on such matters in
quirers will search in vain for authority to
issue bonds to redeem silver certificates
or buy silver bullion, or to "stop alarm.
1t is indisputably desirable that some
thing should be done to prevent the grav-
itation of the Treasury toward the silver
basis. But it is a remarkable exemplifica-
ton of the effect of the much-lauded act
of 1890, that financiers are seeking relief
from its results in calling upon the Sec
retary of the Treasury to exercise the il
legal power of an unlimited increase of
the debt in time of peace and without the
slightest fiscal justification for it.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-06

WHEN O. traction car is encountered
laden with brass band in full blast ON its
way to concert in one Of the parks, all the
past glories of circus parades are forgotten
in the excitement OF the moment.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-06
May Soon Rule the Waves.

Toledo Blade.1
Two of our formidable cruisers have been
ordered on voyage around the world.
Uncle Sam is evidently tired OF hearing from
abroad that he has no navy. Seeing is be-
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-06

No doubt the visitor to Chicago will be
expected to make up the difference between
the $5 100000 asked for by the Fair, and the
6, 800, 600 granted by the House.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-06

SOME idea of the magnitude of Lake
Michigan can be formed from the fact that
a disabled pleasure yacht with five oc-
cupants was only picked up after being
adrift on the lake for two days.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-06
To Have / Laugh on Grover.

Chicago Inter Ocedn.
Charles A. Dana thinks 1t would be great
fun to get up a joint debate between Presi-
dent Harrison and ex-President Cleveland.
" would-for Harrison.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-06

So CONGRESS disposed of the sundry
civil bill at last, but not before it had been
made the excuse for sundry incivilities.