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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-18
LIBERALISM IN RELIGION.
A Pittsburg Unitarian Thinks Orthodoxy's
Days Will Soon BE Numbered

Days Will Soon Be Numbered.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov N.-Rev. c. E. st. John,
of Pittsburg, read n paper on 1.-THE Evangel-
ication of Ctties' at the Unitarian Confer .
ence to-day. He said: "The church must
take its stand upon noble labor, and that
when Church got up amusements like
clubs the world looks on as though it was
simply amusement. The necessary founda-
tion of more work must be laid by the
church. The unchurched is everywhere,
especially in the large cities. All of the
liberal churches have great responsibility.
The time is near when the atonement and
salvation will have no significance. The
Unitarians will be welcomed. 1t seems to
me the Presbyterians are preaching 100 years
ehind them. They preach Sabbatarianism.
They have beautiful churches. fine music,
and yet the people do not come in.
Orthodoxy is growing less and less for
midable. The unchurched are not trinita-
rian and neither can they be made so. They
cannot be churched by the So called evan
gelicals. 1t may not be for our little church
to win them, but it may be some other of a
liberal character. We are. venture to say,
the only church that can hope to win the
Secularists. Men will think for themselves
to-day, and woe to the church that inter-
teres. Our church is the liberal church.
We seek the Indifferent to keep him from
stumbling on. Our church seeks to inspire
liberalism with sanity and reasoning.
"The narrowness of liberalism says the
world Is pad. Broad liberalism says the
world is moving. Scattered liberalism
needs to be brought within the grasp Of
rationalism. The evangeliZation of cities
rests with the mul titude of liberals within
them, and when they can unite upon some
plan they can accomplish the work. Our
churches are few and small, but If they can
formulate the way, as orthodoxy has failed,
it will have the honor of leading in the
work. We must be lovers Of men, bearers
of burden, going about Christlike. He must
be able to see that we not only believe our
gospel, but we are going about doing the
work of the posDel" !"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-18
THAT balance in the National Treasury is

THAT balance in the National Treasury is
in a state OF unstable equilibrium, In fact,
there is a striking difference in opinions
held in different quarters as to whether it
may or may not actually develop into
deficit before the regular session of the
Fifty-third Congress. But it is at least
certain that More haste makes less speed"
and that the Democratic party has no need
to do hurriedly what can be better done at
leisure, and that any decision at this time to
call an extra session of Congress to follow
Mr.. Cleveland's. Inauguration would be the
useless attempt to cross bridge before it is
arrived at. The next and last session of the
Fifty second Congress will afford plenty of
opportunity for the discussion of the best
means to deal with any such difficulties as
may turn up.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-18
sPOILS AND ECONOMY,

Certain Ohio Republicans are attempt
ing to account for the reduction of their
party's majorities in that State by the
publication of some prediction CORE
spondence between one DR.. F. S. Wagen-
halls and Secretary Charles Foster, of the
Treasury. The spicy missives given to
the public are apropos of the appointment
OF a steward to the Toledo Insane Asylum,
of which institution the Hon. Charles
Foster is a member of the Board of
Directors, by Governor McKinley's ap-
pointment Without entering into further
details, the gist OF the whole matter is
that the Secretary is charged by the
Doctor with favoring the selection of a
Democrat For his part, Mr.. Foster de-
fends himself by the courageous assertion
that he is for the aforementioned Demo-
crat because he believes him the best
man for the place, and further
more oD general principles he considers
that the officials of charitable institutions
should be chosen simply for their intrinsic
suitability without regard to their party
affiliations. This, he urges, is the method
most likely to result in an efficient,
economic administration.
At this point the Doctor takes vigorous
exception and complains that this system,
as inaugurated during Mr.. Fosters tenure
of the Gubernatorial chair and continued
by Governor Mckinley, is the source of
all evil. 1t is asserted that under Governor
Fosters Don-partisan management the per
capita cost, based upon average number of
inmates in the asylum, was S161 "a for year
ending November Is, 1883, under Governor
Foraker'S Republican administration it
was S142 36.for year ending November Is,
1889, and under Governor Campbell's
Democratic administration it was $130 80
for year ending November Is, 1891 From
these figures DR.. Wagenhals deduces the
argument that partisan administration
is more economic than nom partisan man.
agement
In the first place it is to be noted that
the figures are selected, and it is fair to
assume the writer has not been unbiased
in his selection. Again, it is well to bear
in mind that economy is not simply and
solely matter of dollars and cents in
such cases as this, and that there is an
efficiency which cannot be computed in
mere monetary statistics. But, even if the
above figures be accepted, there are sew
eral ways Of accounting for them other
than treating them as evidence that an
out and out regard for the ethics of the
spoils system is the truest economy for the
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-18
CIVIL SERVICE EXTENSION.
President Harrison in Favor Of Carrying
Out Lon e Cherished Plan.

Out Lon g-Cherished Plan.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 7-[Specidl There is
very decided disposition on the part of
the President to extend in all possible di-
rections the operation of the civil service
laws. This has been talked of from time to
time since his election to the Presidency.
but the extension of the law up to this date
has amounted to very little. Now that he is
soon to go out of office, Mr.. Harrison feels
that In Justice to himself and to carry far
ther the policy believed in and urged by the
best elements OF all political parties, he
should place within the protecting arms OF
the Civil Service Commission as many of
the Government employees as he can who
are not already there.
For years there have been affected by the
law nearly every employe of the Govern
ment above the mere mechanical occupa-
tions, which were not looked upon as neces-
sarily political appointments, in which the
appointee should be of the party in power.
Assistant secretarys, heads of bureaus and
chiefs of divisions, being responsible for the
proper conduct of the Government work,
and in q way the confidential assistants OF
the administration family, have for these
good reasons not been included in the class
itied service, and they take II walk upon a
change of administration just as rapidly rs
the headsman can get around to them.
Messengers, laborers, scrubwomen and
others of this class have also, and some
what strangely, been omitted from the pro-
lection of the civil service act, and the con-
sequence is that when there is change of
administration tremendous pressure is
brought to bear for appointment, even in
these poorly paid avenues, and charwomen
by the hundreds torment the life out of
Congressman and appointin officials to
cure the removal of the women OF the de-
feated party and the installation of the
women of the victorious one.
Why these poor people should not have
equal protection with the clerks of the
various classes Is not apparent. These, how
discussion is particularly in rega rd to the
employees of the Government Printing Office,
the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and
the employees of the District Government
These officers, whose forces aggregate sew
ernl thousand-the Government Printing
Office alone having upwards OF 3,000-have
been the feeding ground of the "spoilsmen."
Especially in the monster printing office
does the guillotine play havoc with every
and surely among the very numerous
sprinkling of country editors, in for "a fat
take" but who have been intensely parti-
san, and who therefore considered
proper subjects OF removal by new admin
istration.
The difficulty of providing any pertinent
or Intelligent competitive examination has
been as yet the insurmountabe obstacle In
the way of including the printers in the
believed that some plan may he found before
the 4Lh of next March to place these several
thousands of workmen under the protection
of the commission, and thus relieve them
from the harassing feeling that they are to
be the prey of the new administration.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-18
KEEP DOWN THE BARS,

THE order of September 27 restricting i'm
migration is to be continued in vigorous
force. Good for President Harrison
Baltimore Herald.
THE strict quarantine should be main
tanned, certainly so as regards all immi-
grants and goods from infected districts
Cincinnati 1fnles-Star.
THE rules will be enforced. The present
administration will protect the people of
the United States as far as possible, and
there will be no owavering.-Roche ester Demo
crat.
The question that Congress should seri-
ously consider is the advisabIlity and neces-
sity of making Secretary Fosters policy the
permanent one OF our Government.-Boston
Traveller.
The Presidents order is still in force. and
intended immigrants should govern them
selves accordingly. The only way for them
to avoid detention at American ports is to
remain at home.-Iroy Times.
THE tide, which w.s turned during the
cholera scare has again set out in this dlrec-
ton, and will soon be swelled to moro than
its iormer proportions, it it shall not be
checked as soon as Congress meets.-Phila-
delphia Bulletin.
IT would indeed be calamity to have
cholera creep in at last after our happy pre-
servation thus far from its ravages. No re-
Taxation of vigilance should occur till all
danger of the dread disease has vanished
New York Press.
The first duty of nation is to its own
people The United States will fail in that
duty unless it checks in some way the whole
sale coming of that class Of aliens whom
Europe does not want and is eager to get rid
of-NeW York Herald.
WITH free immigration and very prob.
able spread of cholera abroad it would be
almost impossible to keep the pest away;
more, to keep it from seriously injuring the
Worlds Fair anu the multitarious interests
devolVing upon it.-Cticdgo NeuS Record
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-18
PRESERVE THE SUFFRAGE.

1t is reported that at Allentown, this
State, thirty Hungarians who were utterly
ignorant of the English language made
their appearance at the polling place
armed with naturalization papers and tax
receipts, but without an interpreter. After
some difficulty they were understood by
signs to express wish for assistance from
a member Of the Democratic committee.
Their wish was gran ted, and their assist
ant voted straight party tickets for them,
as was all perfectly right. since that was
apparently their desire. But what was
wofully wrong was that these men who.
from the nature Of the case, were evi-
IDENTIFY devoid of all means to have learnt
anything of the American Constitution or
the free institutions of this great country,
should have been granted the priceless
and invaluable rights of citizenship by
some one or other who ought to have
known better.
Of course the side on which these men
are said to have voted has nothing what
ever to do with the matter; they ought
never to have been entitled to a vote at
all. 1t is bad enough that birthright
should make citizens of many men who by
idleness, ignorance or lack of intelligence
are better fitted to become the tools of
selfish schemers than to form opinions of
their own. And no alien should be nat
uralized who has not sufficient knowledge
and intelligence to have studied and
learnt something of the circumstances of
life in the country which he wishes to
adopt
This particular case may have been ex-
aggerated, but 1t is only an example of
many such which certainly and with equal
certainty ought not to exist.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-18

ridiculous and untenable this position is
may be seen in moment when it is re-
membered that the conference is to be q
purely deliberative body. No legislative ac-
tion can result therefronl, since every gov
ernment represented, and that Of the
United States no less than the others, will
have to consider the result of the discussion
as an individual before preparing any
enactment to deal with the monetary ques-
tions. The conference is simply to be an oc-
casion for comparing notes and collating
the views and wisdom of all nations inte T.
ested in the subject. And as such the
meeting has as much chance of being q suc-
cess as ever it had.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-18
ORIGINAL AND JoCosE.
MY SISTERS LUNCHEON.
Arraved in gowns of swellest cut,


Arrayed in gowns of swellest cut,
TLev came to lunch with sis;
OF course, It was gathering
Where everyone was Miss.
Ibid notmean to listen at
The keyhole in the door,
But mad moved they would have heard
The creaking Of the floor.
30, there 1 stayed. and heard IL Al,
And there learned lot.
And what 1t was. III tell you now
But you must tell 1t not.
Ilearned that venie Saladlesf
Is minus her back hair:
And Katie Spriggs is quite knock-knee'
But that she does not care.
That Agnes Tide and Alice Knots
Make up their cheeks and eyes;
And sweet, angelic Annie Bunns,
Tells great big. whopping lies.
Learned that pretty wilfred Rose
Smokes borrid cigarettes:
And Sally DownE, because she's thin.
Continually frets.
That Rosa Firms is not as fat
As she would like to be:
That at Ann Jordan's five O'Clock
There'n be spirits in the tea.
Alas! learned (my heart is sad),
That pretty Blargie Stead,
She whom / secre ly adore,
Monk Woodward soon will wed.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-18
DOGS MAY SOMETIMES BITE.
In Seh-Defense They Do Right to Turn on
Their Tormentors.

NEW YORK, Nov. II. - Especial - henry
SchlichtneD Brooklyn saloonkeeper, was
defendant in the Lee avenue police court
to-day. James Doran, ane1t-door neighbor,
charged Schiichtner with keeping vicious
dog, and exhibited wounds on his right arm
which he declared to Justice Peterson were
inflicted by the dog. Doran declared that
while he was getting a drink yesterday in
the saloon, the dog came from behind the
counter and bit him. Defendant said that
Doran plagued the bloodhound which was
chained behind the counter, and when
Doran struck it on the nose twice the dog
fastened its teeth in Doran's arm until
caused to desist by its master.
Justice Peterson said dogs had some
rights which human beings should respect
Animals should not be struck without iusti.
fcatton. The case was dismissed and
Schlichtner discharged.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-18
A NOBLEMAN JAILED.
No Less a Person Than the Chief OF the
Siherian Prisnns in Trnuhle

No Less a Person Than the Chief OF the
Siberian Prisons in Trouble.
SAN FRAN CISCO, Nov. H.-Vladimir Nichols
Rumin, who claims to be a Russian noble
man and Chief of the Russian prisons OF
Siberia, is in custody at the city prison,
charged with intemperance and disorderly
conduct.
According to his story, as told by friends
who visited him at the prison, Rumin, who
arrived in this city about two weeks ago,
had his attention attracted to the prisoners
at the City Hall this afternoon, and he pro-
ceeded to examine their quarters, to which
the turnkey objected and ordered him ar
rested. After a desperate resistance, he was
strapped to a cot in the prison hospital.
Rumin declares he will report the affair to
his Government.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-18
THEY WERE DIFFERENT.

'T've just finished portraits Of all the
famous horses for Mr.. Bunner." said Stalls, the
artist 'Just step this way, want you to tell me
what Won think Of them, " and he led the way to a
wel-lighted room, which he used for displaying
his work. His friend consumed some little time In
examining them, and then said: ''Stalls, they all
look alike don't a Dit Of difference IN any oi
them" ''You DON'T" said Stalls. well just looi
ct the Names" CHICK.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-18
MAD AFTER Is YEARS.

Hydrophobia Shows Itself at Last in . Vic
tim of Dogs Bite.
SuNBURY, PA, Nov. H.-When Is years OF
age Albert Ruth, who is in jail here await
ing trial for larceny, was terribly bitten by
mad dog. He recovered from his wounds,
but he now shows every sign of having
hydrophobia He froths at the mouth and
seems to be endowed with superhuman
strength. Although his hands and feet are
shackled it is an easy matter for him to
twist himself from the grasp Of six prison
ers. At times he Is perfectly rational, and
begs that he be strapped to table SO that
he cannot injure nybody.
Several attendants have received bruises
at the hands of the insane man, and his
wife, who is with him, carries an ugly scar
ON her head, the result OF one Of his blows
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-18

TRUE freedom Of the press is encouraged
not threatened by measures directed against
anarchistic indictments to violence, such as
the French Chamber OF Deputies has under
consideration. Liberty rightly used is free
dom; liberty abused becomes terror of the
worst kind.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-18
A LOOK AROUND.

sTrYr Io.,, ;..n,e co,nnan;.. h.u.
abopt be,o .ha,r -, d,,r;no tho Ia az t,,o Nv
| three months ~ rorarked the President ~
ono of the o,,.,ou..;ons in opastio, ,,ast.r-
dav. "Monr of thon, he'd heavy Iosses in
the M,,n-a,,i, ~. 10, A ,as ro ,-a -,
few and triain,. a. Not mean that bns;-
ness hoe bear, al, as 20 mt the comnontas
in ,nucb i,s,..n -. .,or thot Of the 5r.t ~
the wear I'M. =, % natn;na aerions occnrs tben
viii start in on tha new wear in as GOOD con.
care in buildino. tighter restrictions and
better rates are all having their effect"
IT is wonderful how careless some LARGE
cornorations ora nn;nded nerson fnI
of ner;cione oot;vi,y could causa rnucb
way remiss under the requirements of their
charters know of one such which in no
less than four distinct matters of detail has
laid itself open to trouble and yet it con-
trolls several hundred thousands of dollars
worth of property 1t is not a safe thing to
do and there should be more caution on the
part of boards of directors
THE cartoon which The DISPATCH
printed some ten days ago in regard to the
absence of street sions seems to have borne
Bigelow's calls for bids for enamelled signs
for Pittsburg streets. There will be many
thousands of them placed upon all the lamp
posts in the thickly settled portions of the
city and on all the main thoroughfares out
in the East End. The bill will run up into
the thousands but it is one which the people
will cheertully pay. 1t is as hard to find
street signs in some sections as it is to catch
the ear of policeman long enough to find
out where you are.
IHAyE several times spoken of a project
which is afoot to build country club sini-
lar to the swell affairs of the East. The
latest scheme of this sort is now so far
under way that it looks as though it would
70 through.
THE Fastern came of footbaII-Yale and
end pr;ncoton Ir,oor of oon,so- hoe Iod 20
five to one have prevailed ON Yale. and it
has DISCOURAGED the ourcome of much of
Princeton money. If the feeling between
the two local football organizations con-
tinues as 1t is at present they will meet on
the field some day armed with battle axes
This is pity for it will be sure to prevent
good lively games among strictly local
amateurs
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-18

THE further he goes and the more he con-
siders the matter, the more inadvisable will
the calling of an extra session OF Congress
appear to the President-elect. A year will
afford none too much time for the framing OF
Democratic measures to deal with the tariff,
to say nothing of the difficulties of con-
structing a Cabinet and distributing the
plums of patronage.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-18
Obituary Notes.

EDWARD McCRADY. the oldest livIrg graduate Of
Yale College, and the senior member of the South
Carolina bar. died in Charleston.
DONALD W. Balm, State Treasurer-elect Of
North Carolina, died at his residence In Raleigh,
N c. Wednesday AFTERNOON. He had served
third term.
JAMES RICHARDSON, head Of a large grain ex-
porting house. died in Kingston, Ont. Tuesday
night aged 70 years. from paralysis. He the
first exporter from Kingston and the largest dealer
In Central Ontario.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-18

HOWEVER strangely President Har-
rison's anxiety to place the employees of the
Printing and Engraving Bureau under the
protection of the Civil Service Commission
may appear to his friends or opponents
coming as it does just before the end of his
term-there is no doubt than any practical
and practicable extension of civil service
reform tending to minimize the evils of the
spoils stem is a good thing worthy of all en-
couragement.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-18

WITH regard to the smoke nuisance, the
conclusion of the whole matter is that Pitts
burg can practically get rid of 1t when once
it has made up its mind to. But the conclu-
sion has not yet been reached.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-18
A GOOD deal of the Worlds Fairs chance

of becoming paramount success will de-
pend upon the reasonable moderation of
Chicago's people in providing plenty of ac-
commouation at rates that shall be remu-
nerative without being exorbitant Not
little responsibility, too, will devolve upon
the railroad companies in their conduct of
transportation. In both cases the adoption
of the most proper plans will prove the most
profitable for Chicagoans and railroaders as
well as for the public.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-18
DEATHS HERE AND ELSEWHERE.
Ex-Congressman Benjamin Shield

Ex-C0ngfessman
General Benjamin G. Shields died at his
home, near Marlin, Tex, Tuesday, aged 63. He
was in Congress in the forties, with Clay and CAL
houn, He was Minister to Venezuela under Pres-
dent Polk and Customs Collector at Galveston
under Grant He caught cold in riding several
miles through a cold rain on election day to vote
for Harrison and Hogg.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-18
Jay Gould's Usual Diversion.

Chicago Tribune.l
Jay Gould is informed by his physicians
that he needs exercise. In short time,
therefore, he will probably be found in
dulsing in his old-time wreckreations in
railway stocks.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-18
Is Able to Fill 1t, Too.

Philadelphia Tines
No matter who may secure the leading
places in change of administration the
Thanksgiving turkey is sure of good in
side position
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-18

THERE is foolish outcry from some
quarters that one result Of the election, and
the consequent change of administration,
will be to annul any benefit that might
otherwise have been derived from the in
ernational monetary conference. How
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-18
Mrs. Fannie B. Coles.

Mrs Fannie B. Coles was buried yester-
day from her home, 1888 First avenue. Mrs. Coles
was 63 years old. She died on Tuesday afternoon.
The deceased was delightful person. and she was
most devoted mother. She WAS the mother Of DR..
Coles. now of Scottdae. Her daughters are Mrs.
John Schlegel, Mrs. John Duty, Mrs. John Craw-
ford and Mary and Ida Coles.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-18

FOOTBALLS growing favor with the peo-
pie is more than compensation for any de-
cline in the baseball enthusiasm. This
country cannot do without some sort of q
brawl to amuse it.