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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-24
AN EXPECTATION OF GREATNESS.

Our neighbors of Buffalo are cherishing
laudable ambitions The proposed utili-
zation of a portion of the surplus power
of Niagara Falls causes that hitherto slight
ly reposeful city to blow its horn. Hith-
erto Buffalo has rested on the laurels of
big business in wheat, flohr, lumber and
cattle. But the construction of the Mag
ara tunnel, by which 12O,OOO-horse power
will be deliverable at Buffalo, causes that
city to indulge in prophecies of million
population at the end of the decade, and
to speak slightingly of the prospects of
Chicago, and to assert that the course of
the empire may be compelled to reverse its
>proverbial direction.
This .is a laudable spirit on Buffalo's
part, and one more likely to approximate
the predicted results than if she simply
rested on her natural advantages, without
any sounding abroad of her possibilities.
With cities as with men, there is pertinent
application of Sir Philip Sydney 'sapothegm
that che who aims his arrow at the midday
sun, though he knows that he shall never
hit the mark, yet is he certain that his
shaft will fly higher than if he aimed it at
the wayside bush" Buffalo will be none
the worse for entertaining great expecta-
tions, even though they are somewhat con-
tracted in the realization.
Nor is the manufacturing power which
that city expects to.add to its facilities by
any means trivial factor. 1t is equal to
the power required to run four or five of
Pittsburg's great establishments, and will
thus enable that city to make an addition
to its industries equal in magnitude to
something like tenth of Pittsburg's iron
and steel manufactures. This will make
the City of the Lake grow and flourish.
The one additional factor which Buffalo
needs is cheap fuel. If she will join
Pittsburg in securing the construction of
the Ohio River and Lake Erie Canal, she
will gain that factor and become, not a
rival, but a coadjutor of Pittsburg's in.
dustrial greatness
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-24
GAMBLED HIS CASE AWAY.
Craps in Court House Cost a Boy a
$4,000 Damage Suit.

Traps COurL OOBL u boy u
$4,000 Damage Suit.
CovINGToN, KY, Jan. 23.-Sherif o. 'Meara
had an unusual experience in the Circuit
Court to-day. Several railroad cases were
ready for trial. and number of witnesses
and employees of the Kentucky Central and
Chesapeake and Ohio Railways were pres
ent. The. witnesses were excluded from the
courtroom during the McCourt case against
the Chesapeake and Ohio, and, getting tired
of waiting the lawyers pleasure, they
opened up q little game of craps in the
jury room.
The doors were looked, and the dice soon
began to rattle on the table OF the room.
Someone told Sheriff OMeara what was 60
ing on in the jury room, and he started for
the room with blood in his eye The doors
remained closed, however, and no atten tion
was paid to his demands until he announced
his Intention of firing through the doors.
Then the witnesses surrendered.
The Sheriff found several packs of cards
and three sets of dice, and other gambling
articles. All the articles were confiscated
by the Sheriff.
Young Robert MeCourt, whose foot had
been taken off by the Chesapeake and Ohio
cars, was q participant in the game, ana
while the $25, 900 damage suit against the
company, entered by the boys guardian,
was going on, he succeeded in winning ~
cents. His case was afterward thrown out
of court by Judge Arthur's instruction.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-24
a suBrsR1ANrAx srarAn.
Its RumbIings and SpIashings Alarm
Michiran Community.


BATTLE CREEK, MICH, Jan. 93.-People
living ON McCamly, Barney and Carlyle
streets and Hamblin avenue have been dis
turbed during the pasoten days by peculiar
sounds whioh have on several occasions been
plainly noticeable by all members of sew
eral families. The sounds come from below
the surface, and seemed to be caused by the
fall Of heavy body of some kind, which
shakes the houses on their foundations. III.
X. Stoudt, of Hamblin avenue, reports that
Friday night abou. 10 o'clock there was a
very heavy fall and jar, and sound as Of
water splashing, plainly heard by several
members of the family. Saturday night the
entire family of Mr.. Stevens, residing on
Barney street, q quarter of mile from Mr..
Stoudt's, rushed from the house, terrified at
the subterranean noise and shook.
The mysterious rumblings and splashings
are accounted for by the theory that an un-
derground stream is undermining its banks
and masses of earth fall into the current.
Fears are expressed that when the ground
thaws the crust above this stream will cave
in and cause much damage to property and
probably loss of life. This fact gives Gre
dence to the newspaper story which was
puol1shed several years ago, giving the al
legged experience OF young man who, while
swimming in Goguac lake, two miles from
the location of the disturbances above re-
ferred to- was drawn into an underground
current which carried him directly under
this territory and discharged him into the
kalamazoo river, near Barney street.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-24
WANT THE INDIANS LAND.

The original way of disposing of the In
dian, put in practice by the early settlers
OF the country, was either to kill the In
dian or to cajole him into trading his land
for a few beads and jackknives. The plan
adopted by modern, advanced civilization
is moving the Indian from land that the
white people want to land that no one
wants.
This is the process which the people of
Southern Colorado are urgently advocat-
ing, in order to satisfy their desire to get
hold of the Southern Ute reservation. That
reservation is very desirable farming land,
and the fact, that the title of the Indians
is guaranteed by the most binding obliga
tions possible, does not at all lessen the
hunger of the Indians neighbors for the
Indians lands Consequently the people
of that section are urging the
passage of bill through Congress
for the removal of the Southern Utes
from their valuable possessions to useless
and mountainous land in Utah which is so
worthless that no one will take it as gift.
1t is a slightly more covert, but no less dis
honest, mode Of procedure than the
methods of violence and fraud that
blacken the early history of this country.
Indeed, there are several features about
this proposition which make it peculiarly
revolving to anyone with a sense of
national honor The nation is under de-
cided obligations to these Indians whom
it is proposed to despoil. When the
northern half of the same tribe broke out
into insurrection few years ago and de-
feated the United States forces in one
fight, the Southern Utes remained true to
the Government, and by their influence
prevented the insurrection from spread
ing. Besides ignoring the sense of decent
and ordinary gratitude which should pro-
mote fairness in dealing with the Utes,
the proposed removal is violation of the
Dawes severalty act under which the In
dians should be encouraged to take up and
cultivate farms for themselves.
This proposed removal is perennial
and shameless steal It should have the
life crushed out of it, SO completely that
it will not dare to show itself in Congress
again till the Indians are given firm pos
session of their land in severalty.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-24
TO FIX HIS NECK vERTEBRE.
Radical Operation TO Cure Paralysis
Caused by a Football Collision,

Radical Operation to Cure Paralysis
Caused by Football Collision.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. GAS the results of
collision with a fellow player on u football
field. John Rogers, young man of IS years
whose home is in South Bethlehem Pa, lies
at the Pennsylvania Hospital suffering from
complete paralysis of the body. From the
neck downward Rogers body is incapable of
motion, and it has lost sensibility. Rogers
was brought to the hospital on Wednesday
from his home in South Bethlehem.
On November 1 Rogers and party of
friends were playing football in q field in
South Bethlehem. Rogers caught the ball
and hugging it tightly started for the goal.
Bending his head downward that he might
the better ward off the tacklers of his op-
ponents, he did not notice that directly be-
fore him stood a player. Before he could
check his speed, Rogers plunged with full
force against the other player, a perfect,
though accidental, block The force of the
sh ock was SO severe that Rogers neck was
badly twisted the spinal cord, either
through the pressure of fractured vertebr8
or from its sudden lateral motion, was af-
fected. Rogers fell to the ground insensible,
and has remained on his bed since then
without power to move and without ability
toteel. As soon as possible an operation
will be made on Rogers. An incisiOn will be
made into the vertebrB of the neck and any
splinters or pressure OF bone be removed.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-24
An Old Prayerbook,

A common book of prayer 1t was,
A Book of Common Prayer
And all us children loved it cause
We met our mother there.
The pages were not very clean,
The covers torn and black and mean,
But truly have never seen.
A volume half SO fair.
The table where it lay was high,
Far up above my head,
And when no matter how I'd cry
l had TO go to bed,
My mother, with a loving look,
Love was her staff and shepherds crook,
To us about her from the book
The evening prayers read.
And when the table lower grew,
My mother went away
She went, but where never knew,
Except that folks ID say
That she was in some better land;
1t broke my heart to understand
She was not there to take my hand.
And teach me how to pray.
The books beneath my hand to-day,
That book of common prayer:
To look at which we boys at play
Were wont to climb chair
1t hardly seems worth while to grow,
If nought that knowledge can bestow
Can equal childish faith, or show
The like ofmother's care.
HEPBURN JOHNS.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-24
Obituary Notes.

YAHIA KHAN. Persian Minister Of Justice and
Commerce, is dead from influenza.
WILLIAM CHASE BARNEY, grandson of Justice
Chase of the signers of the Declaration OF In
dependence, died in Baltimore Friday, n years of
age.
JOSEPH 7. PENIoN, Auditor Of the Mississippi
Valley Railroad died in Memphis Yesterday of
pneumonia. The remains will be taken to Louis
Vile for interment.
JAMES LowRIK. who set up the first Brussels
carpet losn used in this country, died ut his home
in Dunellen, n. j., Thursday night. He was IS
years old. He was a native OF Bannockourn, Scot
land.
LORD ALExANDER GORDON LENNox is dead.
He was born July IA, 1925, and was brother of the
Duke OF Richmond. and descended from Charles
II. lllegitimatey. He sat NJ. P. for Shoreham
from 1919 to 1881 and was for some time Captain
i'll the Royal Horse Guards.
BILLY TARLoR. the pedestrian who won the
walking match of od miles in 100 hours at the Cen
tennial celebration at Philadelphia in 1876, died
Friday ight at the residence of Jane Divine. At
lantic City, n. j.. Taylor was the only man who
finished the match. but 1t broke down his health.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-24
SENATORS KEEP THEIR SEATS.
Messrs. Dubois and Chiffon Don't Have to
Give Up Their Places.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 23.-The Senate
Committee on Privileges and Elections held
q meeting this afternoon and decided, by an
almost unanimous vote, to report in favor
of Senator Dubois, of Idaho. in the contest
OF W. Fl. CIaSett for the seat now occupied
by the former in the United States Senate.
A report will probably be presented to the
Senate sometime next week, The committee
also decided, by unanimous vote, to report
in the case of Senator Chiffon, of Texas,
that his appointment has been regular and
in accordance with law and precedent.
A subcommittee, consisting OF Messrs.
Mitchell, Chandler and Turpie. was ap-
pointed to prepare q report upon the reso-
buttons providing for the election of United
States Senators by direct vote of the people.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-24
My!

Superlatives she never used:
Her commonest reply,
When she WAS startled or amused
Was but little 'tmyI'
Ifmice untiN Nely crossed her path,
Although she roasted high.
She voiced her terror and her wrath
With but little ''my!''
When at the theater t'other night
She saw poor Juliet die,
Although her little lips were white,
She simply murmured ''myr'
The very day she laid her head
Quite close beside my tie,
And had asked her If she'd wed,
/ think she answered '.myr'
I've had to drill her little lips
To wear wedding dress,
For fear the little darling slips
In ..my!" instead Of '.yes!''
Ifto Niagara we go,
When one are she ana I,
: She'll greet the cataract 1 know,
With just that little ''my!n
But If superlatives she scorns,
I'm sure don't repine;
Tha: monosyllable adorns
Her mouth. for now it's ''minet'
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-24
A REMARKABLE MAN GONE MAD

Leander Holmes, Whose Proxy In 1860
Was Horace Greeley, Mental Wreck.
PORTLAND, ORE, Jan. 23.-Leander Holmes,
the well-known pioneer of the Northw west,
has been adjudged insane. Holmes was
elected delegate from the Territory o. Wash
ington to the National Republican Conven-
tion which nominated Abraham Lincoln for
President i'll 1860.
Mr.. Holmes WAS unable to attend in per-
son, so he sent as his proxy Horace Greeley,
and that is how Greeley came to be member
of tho Convention. In 1872 Holmes was ap-
pointed United States District Attorney for
Washington and held the office four years.
He is now hopeless mental wreck.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-24
LIGHT ON THE WORLD. s FAIR
An Investigation Into tho Manner OF E1
pending It's Money to Be Made.

An Investigation Into the Manner of Ex-
pending Its Money to Be Made.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-The sub Committee
on Deficiencies, consisting Of Messrs. Sayers,
Chairman, Holman, O'Neil (Massachusetts),
Dingley and henderson (Iowa), of the House
Committee on Appropriations, will report to
the full committee at its regular meeting,
Tuesday, in favor of the adoption of the
Henderson resolution, providing for an in
vestigation of the Worlds Fair at Chicago.
The resolution as reported will contain some
amendments, designed to make the investi.
cation more comprehensive and to enable
the Government to secure all possible in
formation relative to the Exposition
In view of the fact that Congress will be
asked to appropriate s5,000,000 in aid of the
Exposition, it is desired to ascertain Just
what has been done by the Exposition man
ayers, how the money heretofore spent has
been expended, and so far as can be stated,
what it is proposed to do in the future. The
resolution, it is said is not conceived in a
spirit of hostility to the Exposition, but
with the view of acquiring full light on the
subject before Congressional action on the
proposed appropriation.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-24
KISSED THE BLARNEY STONE

Bonanza Mackay Admits the Soft Impeach-
ment on the Witness Stand.
NEW YORK. Jan. 23.-During the trial of a
suit brought by E. S. Stokes against million
aire J. w. Mackay yesterday Counselor
Cboate suddenly assumed q voice full of
softness and tenderness as he quietly asked:
"Mr. Mackav. have you ever kissed the
Blarney stOne?"
over this studded deviation from the In wyer's
line of questioning, did not reply at once
Several seconds elapsed before he answered
with a smile, II have" .
"Thank you," said the lawyer, who again
assumed his business-like tones.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-24
ERECTING FLAX FIBER MILLS.
Increase in New Industry Throughout
Southern Minnesota.

Increase In a New Industry throughout
Southern Minnesota.
WAsKCA, MINI, Jan. 23-Throughout the
entire southern part of Minnesota fax fiber
mills are being erected and the quality of
fax fiber raised warrants 1t. In Austin,
Rochester and other cities mills OF this char
acter were in operation last year and report
profitable business. One will be put in
here by Benjamin Bros, who have charge of
the bu siness of the Waseca Electric Light
Company, and rulnor has it that the same
power that runs the dynamos will be used.
The scattering of these mills throughout
the State insures the building up of this new
industry. Such interest was taken in the
matter that in the State Legislature at the
last session Charles w. Bell, of St. Paul,
Mimi, offered a resolution upon which a
committee was appointed to investigate the
feasibility OF encouraging the people to en-
bark in this industry, and q thorough inves-
tigation thereof was made and n very favor
able report submitted. 1t is therefore safe
to say that fax fiber culture will be here
after classed among the industries of the
North Star State.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-24

cessfully pass the ordeal Of the Senate, the
House, the Executive, and % out of the A
State Legislatures The necessity of this
process may indefinitely postpone the
complete achievement. But the initial
step warrants the renewed expression OF
The DIsPATcH's long-standing platform,
that when the majority of the. women
wish the right to vote they will get it; and
that it will not be time for them to have it
until the majority of them do wish it.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-24

THE announcement that two new paint
ings given by Mr.. Henry Phtpps to the pub
lie libraries of the two cities have arrived,
zone being of the Earl of Chatham and the
other of William Pitt" is entertaining
Students of archaeology might find it inter
esting to examine the two portraits and see
If any family resemblance can be detected
in them.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-24

THE statement that If there is no war the
Navy Department. will only send in little
deficiency bill of So 600 900 to a 900 900 "on ac-
count OF preparations" may give the public
a faint idea of what to expect If the dogs Of
war are let loose upon the Chileans and the
United States Treasury.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-24

ASSISTANT SECRETARY SPAULDING'S
appearance before the House Ways and
Means Committee raises to the dignity of a
serious issue the question whether the gold
reserve is o gold reserve or not Mr.. Spauld-
ing is rather of the opinion that it is not; but
he will ask Secretary Foster before making
his decree final.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-24

of imagination rather than of the market
they can square things by ensuring
pledges from their Councilmen to-vote for
millage reduced in exact proportion as
the aggregate valuations may be increased,
with such allowances as they think fit for
new and additional work, or for that mat
ter with no extras at all, if they think that
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-24

THE political conclusion from the events
of the past week on. the Demooratic side Of
the House is very positively to the effect
that while David Bennett Hill may still
carry the New York Democracy In his
pocket, there is one section that he has not
got hold of and that els the Democracy Of
Pennsylvania.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-24

THE assertion that the Rosendale election
to fill Hartington's seat is conceded by both
Liberal and Conservative leaders to be de-
cisiye indication of the way the next gen.
eral election will go, is probably apocryphal.
The English politicians are not 80 mex
perienced as to commit Themselves es to asser-
tions such as may return to plague'them in
the immediate future.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-24

The county official after salary'triumphs
once more over the Controllers strenuous
objections This is a tactical defeat for the
retrenching Controller, but he will not
stand any worse in the public estimation for
having insisted on a clear Interpretation of
the law before letting go of the county's
money,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-24
Light If Not All Sweetness.

-''Dont you think Mr.. Blank is very
gassy?" said fair but captious critic, speak
ing OF a rather famous local orator
ePerhaps he is, my DEAR" replied her char
table lord, "but his is Illuminating gas, you
must remember"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-24

IT seems to be subject for even betting
whether the restoration of the Chilean ne
gotiations to Egan's hands is intended to
make war certain, or is deviceto let Egan
down easily.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-24

rivers to the lakes In case OF war. BY the
argument q JortSoi the Eastern press which
is supporting the New York and Fhiladel-
phia project should be enthusiastic for the
Western Pennsylvania enterprise.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-24

THE insurance swind1er has ;been work
ing Lawrencevflle again. The method fs
slightly varied, but the same old result is
demonstrated of the fondness OF the public
for being humbugged.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-24
DEATHS HERE AND ELSEWHERE.
Ex-Congressman w. e. Robinson.

Ex-Congressman w. Il. Robinson.
Ex-Congressman William E. Robinson,
better known as ''Richelieu Robinson died yester-
day, at New York. of old age and heart failure.
He was born in Ireland in 1914, graduated at Yale
W. ote for the New York Tribune '.kichelieu, -
and served several terms in Congress as n Demo-
crat
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-24

THE Philadelphia Ledger indorses the
proposed canal between Philadelphia and
New York, because it is wanted for com.
mercial reasons, and will be almost inesti-
mable in case OF war. How much more
must it indorse the Ohio River and Lake
Erie Canal then, which will accommodate a
much greater traffic which has no water
route, and will give a connection from the
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-24

The county built numerous bridges last
year, but can show no roads worthy the
name That is the summary of the County
Engineers report just made public.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-01-24
EHYNKLES AND RHYMELETS.

Trivvet-Do you think Queen Victoria
will abdfcate in favor Of the Prince Of Waless
Djcer--No indeed. She IL rule till she dies.
Triyyet-Then it will be another instance of the
ruling passion strong in death.-Jwdoe.
Inthe tastes of Chicago and Boston
A mighty wide gulf interyenes;
Though one of them furnishes pork,
And the other one furnishes beans.
Jake Jimpson-May I speak to your
father darling?
Cora Bellows (after pause)-It would be USE
less.
Jake with lock of agony)-Don't say that, dar-
ling! why would it be useless?
Cora-He's deaf-M Y. Herald.
Biones-They say that genius is allied to
madness.
BjenKs-Yes. but you needn't worry. You are
perfectly sane.-SomerUiue Journal.
In ancient times when a curse was given
By a man witshis latest breath,
The spell so cast was supposed to last
For long time after death.
But now that cremation Is the thing
When you feel you're about to die,
Call up at the last the man you would blast;
Be cinder in his eye.
~. 7. Herum
Mrs. Gwilson-How do you like these
people that have just moved into the next house?
Mrs. Jebrown-They don't amount to much. 4
give you my word, Mrs. Gwilson. the coffee they
use isn't fit for pigs. And they want to know
when you can pay it back, you know.-Chiedoo
Tribune.
Operatic Manager-I can't afford to pay
you over s17 week and expenses, and You must
permit me to announce you as receiving 81, 900
night.
Madame Highnote-Make it twenty, and you
may announce me at 81 900 night.-Puck.
She stopped to fix her hat on straight,
And place those hairpins right
And that is why, her husband says.
They saw NO play that night.
Cloak Reyfs1o.
Howson-I want to change this diary,
that bought on New Years day. The first ten
pages of II good but the rest cannot be written
on. r.-T
Stat oner-The diary is made that way purposely.
In ten days you won't want to write in it, so we
give you your moneys worth in shaving paper.-
Life.