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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-25
THE OPTION BILL.

The Hatch anti-option bill is scheduled
to come up in the House of Representa-
tives for action this week. As prelimi-
nary to its discussion newspapers of the
leading commercial centers publish q
chorus of disapproval. AS this is largely
inspired by the interests which draw q
profit from speculation it lies under sus-
picion; but it has more foundation in truth
than most of the arguments inspired by
special interests.
The Hatch bill is for the commendable
purpose of attempting to suppress specu-
lation in wheat. Why speculation in
stocks, petroleum or iron should be toler-
ated, if that in wheat is to be suppressed,
may be an open question; but the bill is
most peculiar in its conception of the evil
and in its proposed treatment 1t is
founded on the notion that the sale of op-
tions in wheat and other agricultural
staples permanently depresses the mar
ket The idea is crude one. For
every option sale there is an option
purchase; for every depression there
is an advance. The fact is that the
evil of speculation, aside from the demor-
alization of general attempt to get
wealth without giving value received for
it, is that it exaggerates the fluctuations
of the market If there is bull 81 tuation,
spectators rush to buy and get up cor
ners; if the tendency is bearish, the rush
for speculation exaggerates This hampers
and Injuries legitimate dealings; but the
idea that speculative sales can perma-
nently depress the price of wheat is as
false in its application as the similar doc
trine heard in this city few years ago
that the speculative purchase of oil can
permanently enhance its price.
Built upon this common misapprehen-
sion the bill proceeds to equally singular
enactments. 1t first undertakes to deal
with contracts wholly within State juris-
diction; and, as if conscious that pro-
hibitory bill would not be upheld by a
single Federal Court, proceeds on the
most modern plan of taxing them out of
existence. The person who sells grain or
provisions which he owns must only take
out a license fee of 50; but if any one
should sell these products without owning
them, he mustpay tax of 8 cents per pound
on every sale of cotton, hops, lard or pork
and 20 cents per bushel on grain. 1t looks
as if this rule would wipe out the broker
age business in spot transactions; but even
supposlng that the agency OF brokers
would be construed as representing pos
session, the enactment would wipe out
great many legitimate transactions. One
of the most usual methods of conducting
legitimate business is to contract tor the
sale of articles which the seller does not
own, but which he knows he can get.
Congress will do wisely to take it for
granted that when its jurisdiction is con-
fined to certain things, the subjects out
side of its authority are to be left alone.
When the States come to deal with the
question of business gambling they should
prohibit alike the purchase or sale of arti-
cles where the intent is purely tc gamble
on the fluctuations of the markes.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-25
SHE MADE THE ENGINE STOP.

The Foolhardy Railroad Trick OF a Romp-
ing New York School Girl.
NEW YORK, April 24.-This afternoon, as
passenger train on the New York and New
Jersey Railroad entered upon straight
stretch of line between Woodbridge and
Carlstadt, a l8year-old girl stepped quickly
in front of the locomotive when it was about
800 yards away from her and moving very
fast. Half dozen of her companions
watched her breathlessly from a safe stand
point. She was laughing deflantly, facing
the locomotive, standing fairly between the
rails, and the engineer knew that she was
bent upon mischief and not upon suicide.
He made the passengers jump on their seats
with the blood-curdling whistle that he sent
out Of his engine, but the girl between the
rails snapped her fingers ana danced de-
risively. The engineer had to stop the train
or run over her. OF the two evils he choose
the one he supposed to be the least, His
fireman did not agree with him, but there
was no time to argue the point. When the
locomotive WAS brought to standstill its
pilot was hardly five feet from the girls
skirts.
II told them you'd have to STOP" she said;
81 knew you daren't run over me-"
Then she laughed and ran after her COM
panions, leaving the engineer and his fire.
man to swear and make up for lost time.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-25
MISSION OF THE CROSS.
DR.. De Costa Again Pays His Respects to
DR.. Parkhursrs Circus.

DR.. De Costa Again Pays His Respects to
DR.. Parkhurst's Circus.
NEW YORK, April A.-[Specidl l-Dr. B. F.
De Costa, preaching in his Church OF ST.
John the Evangelist this morning, again
paid his respects to DR.. Parkhurst. DR.. De
Costa's subject was the White Cross move
ment in its relation to municipal reform, and
his text was the twenty-flrst verse OF the
twelfth chapter Of Pauls Epistle to the
Romans: "Be not overcome with evil, but
overcome evil with good" DR.. De Costa
prefaced the sermon with a statement that
the account he gave OF the prayer meeting
in the house OF Hattie Adams and the tears
there shed and the good there done was true
in every respect, and was capable OF proof
In considering the methods by which the
White Cross Society proposed to accomplish
the elevation of society, DR.. De Costa went
OH to state some means which 1t did not use,
and he paid his respects to DR.. Parkhurse
"The White Cross does not propose to
employ any political method or make any
moral question question to be champ1oned
by some party to the disadvantage of the
opposite party. That, however, is the char
acter OF the movement which Is enjoying
public attention. The recent raids have had
no moral objection in view. The aim has
been and remains political. In substance
they say openly, I'VE are not discussing
whether the city is in a bad moral condi-
tion, but simply seeking to prove that the
POhCC uIC ludhluR luOuCJ Out vi tlO ihi4o
In accordance with this policy, action is
being taken-action which, as it Is coming
to be known, shocks the moral sense OF men
and women all over the land. But what
proof does it afford Of the completely OF the
police? None at all. 1t simply proved what
everyone knows. and every public of1cer
freely acknowledges, that shameful exhibit
tions are common in this town. Not one
atom of evidence has been produced against
a single officer. We have had the scandal
and shame for nothing. The most ordinary
looker.on sees simply political programme
to be carried out on tine basis Of charges
that are not proven"
Then he turned to the attack upon DR..
Parkhurst, saying: Indeed, it is not the
office OF the church to proceed against
sinners with reference to their punishment,
and any prosecution set on foot by church
men, under any pretense whatever, would
simply have the effect of turning thousands
of tine sinful class against religion and shut
up their hearts to approach: The church
cannot play the part of policeman. Her
office is to win and reform and say: Go and
sin no more"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-25
BLOCKED BY 100000 LOGS.
A Very Dangerous Gorge on the GuSando
River at Huntington, W. Va.

A Very Dangerous Gorge on the Guyandotte
River at huntington, W. Va.
HUNTINGTON, W. Va, April 24.-[SpecialI-
The large boom in the Guyandotte river
three miles above here. broke loose yester-
day and set adrift an immense number of
logs, which formed a gorge against the up
per side of the Chesapeake and Ohio bridge
For time it was thought the bridge was in
danger and an attempt was made to dis
lodge the jam with locomotives. Failing in
this steam tugs have been set to work, but
so far have failed to break the gorge.
The logs have been coming down the river
all day and lodging ut the rate of Q 600 an
hour. 1t is estimated at least 100 900 logs are
now in the gorge. Trains are running over
the bridge, but railroad people are making
every effort with lumbermen, to start the
logs down.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-25

"biIlion dollar dinner" This does not mean
that the genius of the New York caterers
for high charges reached the high-water
mark mentioned, but that the people sea ted
at the festive board represented the amount
mentioned. On the principle that money
talks. the speeches at the banquet delighted
the souls OF our New York contemporaries,
but we have not observed that they evoked
any responsive echoes outside that city.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-25

WASHINGTON. April e4.-The Bureau of
American Republics is informed that a new
use has been found for bananas which will
greatly add to the value of that fruit. In
several places in Central America -four is
now being made from bananas which. under
chemical analysis, are found TO contain more
nutriment than rice, beans or corn. \ manu-
factory ON large scale is being established
at Port Limon, Costa Rica.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-25

THE House of Representatives will this
week wrestle with the question OF regulating
or prohibiting commercial transactions OF
the kind known as "wind." From the Chi.
cago press. which can be taken as an author
ity on wind, strong intimations come that
Congress may enact such laws as it chooses,
but that the wind in business will continue
to blow wherever it listeth.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-25
BOSTON EATS RAW PORK.

Consequently 1t Pays for Its Folly in
Numerous Cases of Tricl,inosis.
BosroN, April 4-The Secretary of the
State Board Of Health said yesterday, in re-
Spouse to an inquiry as to what that board
had to state regarding the trichina cases,
that if people would eat raw pork they
would be sick, and that since the middle of
February there had been upward of so cases
of trichinosis in Boston, with five deaths, a
larger number than had ever before been re-
ported to the board in the past so years.
One-tenth of all the pork around Boston,
he said, is affected. The only safety in the
use OF pork is in its thorough cooking.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-25

The New York idea of cleaning the
streets by changing the Commissioners and
reforming police corruption by shifting the
police captains Is unique; but 1t will make
no difference. AS long as the spoils rule
remains on top its results will filter down to
the lower levels Of the system which it
controls
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-25
The announcement that Senator Gorma

The announcement that Senator German
is not in health for the labors OF the Demo
cratic National Committee this year sug-
gests that politics have produced shat
tired feeling in the Maryland Senator. A
large proportion of the American people
can sympathize with him. They have ex-
perienced the same effect from the kind of
politics in which the Hon. Arthur P. Cor
man is a leader.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-25
FINANCIAL EDUCATION IN EUROPE
To Be Tho roughly Investigated by Penn
sxxania uniHersifY Profe ssor.

TO 30 Tho roughly InVestIHateu Uy q fehn.
sy.vania University Professor.
PHILADELPHIA, April 24-The committee
appointed by the American Bankers' Asso-
ciation at it's last meeting in New Orleans to
select someone to investigate the methods
of business education in Europe has in
vited Prof. Edmund j. James, of the Whar-
ton School of Finance and Economy, Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, to undertake the
work.
English, French, Italian and German meth
ods of financial education and deliver an
address on the subject at the next meeting
tember.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-25
MARRIAGE A REGULAR HABIT

A Man weds Nine Pretty Girls and Is Ready
for Another Divorces.
Los ANGELES, April 2l-[Specid'l BEN
iamir Franklin Pritchard married his ninth
wife here to-day, when lie was welded to
Miss Mary Baker, daughter of IL rich farmer
near this city. She doesn't know her hus-
bands record. Marriage has become with
Pritchard a habit. The women he has mar
ried are all young and pretty, and their ages
range from l8 TO 70 years, the oldest being
the last.
When Pritchard becomes enamored of a
woman he loves her ardently for few
months, until he sees another whom he likes
better. He then makes it soepnpleasant she
is glad to grant him divorce.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-25
DEATHS HERE AND ELSEWHERE.
. Jack Campbell, Uniontown.

Jack Campbell, the king of horse traders
of Fayette county, died at his home in Uniontown
suddenly att O'Clock last evening. He was well
known among horse dealers In this end of the State,
aud had become so famous that his old residence.
which is village. and the postofice which has
recently been established at that place, were named
Campbeltown in his honor.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-25

THE lads and lasses who secured seats on
the top of the double-decked cable car yes.
terday felt prouder than their brothers and
sisters who lolled on the cushions OF the
costly carriages, and they also looked
happier.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-25
DEPEw FOR WOMAN SUFFRAGE
Only the Lack of Interest in the Matter by
tho Sex Stands in the Way.

NEW YORK, April A-Chauncey M. Depew
was to-day asked for his opinion Of the po-
litical and social aspect of the woman suf-
frage movement in this State. "Well, 1 am
in favor of giving women the franchise"
replied Mr.. Depew. "In nine cases out of
ten the wife has more common sense than
the husband, and could vote more intelli-
gently. Where woman suffrage has been
tried 1 am told it works very well. In
Wyoming, where women have the fran
chise am informed by persons who have
given consideration to the matter that the
results are in every way satisfactory. In
this State the woman suffrage movement is
fast gaining ground. I believe that 1t will
finally triumph, though it may be some
time before women have complete fran
chise here"
Wnen asked what he regarded as the chief
obstacle to the success of the cause, Mr..
Depew replied that he believed it to be q
lack of interest on the Part of the great
body Of the women of the country in the
political questions of the day.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-25
William c. Kelso, Erie.

The accidental injury of William c.
Kelso, prominent member of the Erie bar re-
suited fatally yesterday evening. Mr.. Keiso was
grandson of Revolutionary officer. his father be-
ing General Kelso, of the United States Army.
The deceased had been secretary of the vestry of
ST. Paul's Episcopal Church there for 40 years
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-25
A Statue to the MarseiIlaise Author

PARIS, April "A statue of Rouges de
Lisle, who wrote the words and music of the
"Marseillaise'' just 100 years ago, was un-
veiled to-day at Choisy lie Roi. Ex-Minister
Goblet delivered an Grafton. President
Carnot was represented ut the ceremony.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-25
A soUTHaoN FOR THE UNION.
Thomas Nelson Page, the Southern Author,
Entertained in Boston,

BosToN, April 24.-Thomas Nelson Page,
the Southern author. was entertained at the
Copley Square Hotel tonight by the South
ern Club, of Harvard University. Among
other things, Mr.. Page said that there ex-
listed in the South force that had never
been estimated-the women; but there was
one greater force-the Union. He added:
I'VE have no standing army, and need
none. From ocean to ocean. Mexico to Cam
ada. we have a loyal body of men who will
rally to the defence of the Union"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-25

THE effete uselessness of the duel as q
social corrective is clearly demonstrated
by the fact that, while there has been one
duel, with talk of another, none OF the Fox
rowe-Milbank-Drayton crowd haye been
killed of,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-25
One of the Cardinal Princin,as.

St. Louis Globe Democrat o,
Reciprocity will doubtless, in the very
near future, do for us all over the Continent
what it is doing for us now in Cuba. 1t is a
cardinal principle in the Republican creed
anyhow. and it will be the winning issue in
the campaign of 1892.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-25

AFTER a persevering series of predic-
tions OF fair and warmer weather. the Signal
Services prophecy of ga moderate oold
wave" yesterday may be intended as a ruse
to persuade the contrary elements into Civ.
ing US some genuine spring temperature,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-25
Republican Victories in France.

PARIS, April 2i.-Senatorial elections were
held to-day in the Cote dor, Orne and
Seine districts. All returned Republican
candidates. The Republicans gain one seat
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-25

Now it is pleasant to learn that New
York is goinu to do something with that
Grant monument fund. A new set of off,
GERS are in charge of the enterprise and all
that is now needed is for the New Workers
to come down with the funds. But what
more has been needed heretoforee
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-25

Chicago Times.1
Wyoming, where the 'rustlers" and Uncle
Sans bluecoats are shooting at each other,
is the only State in which women vote. The
moral OF this is left for Susan B. Anthony to
draw.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-25
A German Sny Slips Up.

PARIS, April M--A German spy named
Schurieder has been arrested here. He had
in his possession a quantity OF documents,
which were seized.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-25

THERE is reinsurance that the world is
going on in its regular course in the reports
from Louisiana of frauds in the recent elec-
tions there. A Louisiana election in which
there were no frauds or charges of fraud
would go far toward vindica ting Totten.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-25

STILL the metropolitan papers with an
admiration for barrels in politics continue
to express suspicion that a William C.
Whitney boom can be discovered by those
who vigorously search for it.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-25
RESISTING THE ANT1-swEArER BILL
Clothing Manufacturers of tho Country
Take Alarm and Will Unite.

PHILADELPHIA, April A.-Represent tatives
of nearly every large clothing manufacturer
in this city have formed an organization to
resist the passage of the "anti-sweating sys-
tenn bills" recently introduced by Senator
Hoar.
Chairman Leo Loeb, Of Strouse Loeb &
Co., was authorized to appoint three dele
gates to represent the Philadelphia manu-
facturers in convention, If 1t decided to
call one. So far New York, Rochester and
Cincinnati have taken action in the matter
and decided in favor of convention.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-25

PHILADELPHIA dust is harder on dress
fabrics than Pittsburg smoke. But, fortu-
nately for the Quaker City folk, nothing
moves fast enough there to raise the gray
nuisance,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-25

THE much maligned banana is about to
supplant rice as an article of diet. When
it comes to US without its skin the past will
be forgiven.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-25
susan b for sunday Opening.

ROCHESTER, n. Y, April 24-Susan B. An
thony has written an open letter advocating
the opening of the Worlds Fairpn Sundays.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-25

THE Easter bonnet got chance to spread
itself yesterday, and 1t spread itself all over,
tno
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-25

JOHN ARNEY father Of Mayor Arney of Carlisle,
and for many years constable Of that city ard a
prominent Democrat, died yesterday. aged 90
years.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-25

HONOR that is satisfied with q wounded
coat-tail might just as well pocket the insult.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-25
His Speech Crop Is Bliehted.

Chicago Inter ocean,
Dave Hill in looking over the fruits of his
labor finds that the killing frost ofNpublic
opinion has biiShted all of his speech drop.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-25

A LARGE portion of the New York press
vent into ecstasies the other day over a
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-04-25

The Maxim of Christian Reformers.
ANY way to help ybody-is the maxim
of all sensible, genuine and Christian refor-
nation. When these good parsons, who
have taken upon themselves to
revile DIR. Parkhurst saw the great
work that he had taken in hand,
and the great need there was of somebody's
taking it in hand, they ought to have been
glad to the bottom OF their hearts. Out goes
our David to assail this huge Philistine, who
for now these many years has been defying
the armies Of the living God We have all
been afraid to meet him. We have stood in
our ranks over here and shouted very loud
when the Philistine came out, and have tried
to scare him away by shouting; but here at
last is one who is brave enough to do what
none of us dares to do. He will go out and
meet Goliath. So he goes. and picking up a
good stone from the brook he hurls it and
hits this foul giant in the forehead so that
he falls down, If not dead, at least stunned
and so lies for whole Sunday; yes. for two
Sundays, showing what David, If we have q
David, can do with this huge armored giant.
1t is possible to stun him, and if we all help,
to kill him.
And what do we do? Why, we all jump up
ana down in execration and derision, and
we shout out at our victorious David:
David, you've got mud on your hand! See
there, where you picked up the stone out of
the brook, you've got mud on your hand!
Oh, you miserable, muddy-handed David,
come back here, and let us teach you how
giants ought to be attacked"
1 call that contemplate. The pious news
papers were bad enough, but the parsons
are worse. After all, the only real hindrance
to the driving out of the devil is human
nature; and not only the human nature
which refuses to be reformed, but the hu
man nature which rejoices more in the mis-
takes of the reformers than 1t does in the de-
feat of the devil. And it appears that this
human nature is to be discovered even
among the elect. The parsons must first be
converted to Christianity before they can
convert the world.