i i The InnLpral BnuvEnir TO BE ISSUED BY The Dispatch On Tuesday MORicn-a, March 5, will be a complete National Allium. Watch Foe It! Wait Foe It! Leave Orders Foe It! O'Agents who have not sent in their orders should be prepared to meet the demand that -nl surely follow the appearance of the Inatj- CCRAL SOUYEJJIR of THE DISPATCH. It trill bo served to patrons Tuesday jiokxinq, March 5 ESTABLISHED FEBRUARY & ISlflL Vol. 41, o. 25 Entered ai llltsburg l'ost cEce, OTemberl4. 1S57, as second-class matter: Business Offlce--07 and.99 Fifth Avenue. News Booms and Publishing House 75, 77 and 79 Diamond Street. Average circulation of the daily edition of The Dispatch for six months ending March 1. JSS9, 27,988 Copies per Issue. Average circulation of the Sunday edition of The Dispatch for Febrnary, 1SS9, 45,144 Copies per issne. TERMS OF THE DISPATCH. rOETAGE ritra Ct THE exited states. PUIT Dispatch, One Year. i 800 DAILT DisrATClI, l'er Quarter 200 Daily Dispatci. 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The knowl edge that the instructions of our Government to its representatives at Samoa were of the most conservative, not to say pusillanimous, character, while the latest orders issned by Bismarck were of a pacific nature, renders the story improbable. Still the fact that national pride and long, stored grudges were present, makes a possi bility that gives such a report the gravest importance. Its existence will give the inaugural ceremonies to-day an interest and gravity far beyond the ordinary show. AN IMPORTANT BEPOBT. The annual report of the Pennsylvania Eailroad, which appears in this issue, is a document of the highest business impor tance. Besides the full information which it gives to the shareholders of that corpora tion, as to the condition of their great prop erty, it affords an index of the general con dition of trade and manufactures in Penn sylvania, by the volume of business over the central transportation agency of the State, that is especially interesting. The figures show what has been previously stated in these columns, that the past year was one of very active transactions on which mar gins were somewhat closer than in the im mediately preceding year. The gross earn ings of the Pennsylvania Railroad are among the largest on record, while the net earnings have been cut down bv railway wars and reduced rates. The report is one of the best examples of railway statistics published, and while public policy may find reasons for criticising the management of this great corporation, the figures give the shareholders every reason to be satisfied with the policy of their officers. A HEEDED BEMETJY. The general jam and discomfort produced by the avalanche of sight-seers and office seekers which the railroads have been pour ing upon Washington for the past four days, is one of the quadrennial features of the American political system. For the de lights of seeing General Harrison swear on the family Bible to be as good a President as he can be; of paying ten dollars for a seat whence to witness the inaugural pro cession, or perchance of marching through the rain in that procession, some hundreds of thousands of people are thronging Wash ington, enduring the drizzle and taking the chances ranging from beds on the sheltered and soft side of a lumber pile to the cots in the corridors of a hotel. Whether it is the passion for seeing sights or the hunger for political place that leads so many comforta bly housed and fed people to undergo the hardships of an overcrowded city, can hardly be decided. The fact is the great and self-evident feature. Indeed the fact is so important that the New York Sun casts its ray of light as to the future duty of this nation by pointing out that while the nation keeps on growing and its capacity to turn ont inauguration crowds is enhancing inmore than arithmeti cal ratio, the superficial area of the national capital remains the. same. This indicates the remedy of building an annex to the capital in order to accommodate the inaugu ration crowds. The City of Magnificent Dis tances must be expanded to still greater proportions; and even that expansion is likely to be overcrowded by the correspond ing expansion of the crowds. The only alternative to this remedy is that suggested by the modern method of bringing theatrical performances within the reach of all parts, of the country. If the inauguration company would only char ter special trains and give inauguration performances in all sections of the country, would it not save the people an immense amount of discomfort and at the same time infinitely expand the number of spectators at the quadrennial show. MBS. CLEVELAND'S CONQUEST. Some of the irregular members of the Cleveland administration if we may use that term to separate them from the official lights seem To be going out of office with an eclat that almost throws a glamor over the diplomatic and political fiascos that it has committed. Private Secretary Lamont has won the commendations of political friends and foes alike; and now it is reported WJje Mmltj. that Mrs. Cleveland has made a conquest that surpasses all her previous achieve ments. Mrs. Harrison is reported to be deeply in love with her predecessor in the White House, and is almost disposed to repent the political triumph which causes her to displace the charming lady who re tires from that public position to-day. It is a much more signal triumph for a young woman to captivate an elder of her own sex than to charm the gallant grey-haired slates men. If the Democrats are smart they will advocate woman suffrage and make their ticket for 1892 bear the names of Frances F. Cleveland and Daniel S. Lament. THE BETIBDJG ADMINISTRATION. To-day the Cleveland administration ends its term and General Harrison suc ceeds to the helm of State. The record of the latter is still to be made. No President can be judged so clearly when he putteth on his armor as the leader of the nation, as when he putteth it off; and leaving the new President to show by his acts what he will be, it is mainly important at present to see what the retiring President has been. There has been a vast amount of criticism concerning President Cleveland's adminis tration; and the majority of it, both in volume and loudness, has been prejudiced and insincere. TJp to the close of his term the most ear-stunning attacks on the Presi dent are from members of his own party who were disaffected because he was not suffi ciently precipitate and wholesale in turning the Democratic politicians in to the public crib without restraint. Add to that the criticism from Mr. Cleveland's political op ponents who would have attacked whatever he did, and would have condemned him just as violently if he had done the exact opposite of the things for which they now condemn him, and it will be seen that the vast bulk of the criticism is of little import except as an example of political unreason. But it is instructive to notice one fact, which the great mass of the political criticism painstakingly obscures. It is that the weakness of Mr. Cleveland's adminis tration commenced .with the early steps taken in surrender to the politicians and developed as that surrender progressed. No administration ever opened with greater promise than Mr. Cleveland's. He was nominated as a reformer, loved "for the enemies he had made." He was elected because he was believed to be sincere in his desire to emancipate politics from the rule of rings and machines. There was in the early part of his administration an attempt to carry out these principles, and during that time his administration was strong with the people, although the politicians were rebellious. But when the time came in which the President conceived the idea of reverting to the political method of using the patronage to carry out the tariff policy which he chose to dictate, of sending office holders to dominate conventions and send ing bills to Congress from the White House to be passedwithout consideration, then the elements of weakness were set at work. The sincerity and honesty which marked the early part of his administration were sup planted by the insincerity which fathered a professedly anti-protection bill so framed to increase protection to the South and de crease it for the North. While awarding to Mr. Cleveland's ad ministration the praise due for the absence of corruption, a sufficient answer to the criticisms of the machine politicians is given in this single fact. As a reformer he was elected without the aid of patronage. When he had made concessions to the political methods, and had the use of patronage at his back, he was defeated. HE ASSEBTED HIS BIGHTS. An Englishman in Chicago has set an ex ample of the British disposition to stand up for personal rights that ought to be useful to this country. He was a passenger on one of the cable roads which has developed an interesting disposition to collect the fares of the passengers and then, by breaking of grips or stoppage of the cable, give them an opportunity to enjoy pedestrian exercise be fore reaching home. The American method of action under such circumstances is to revile the company, even past the verge of profanity, or to in dulge in sarcastically crushing jokes, and let the matter go with that. Not so the Briton. He reflected that he had paid his good nickel to be transported to his domi cile. Here was a contract of which he had furnished the consideration .and to which the other party had failed to furnish per formance. Performance being plainly im possible after he had reached his home by the pedestrian method, he correctly con ceived himself to be entitled to restitution. He was not bound down by the narrow American view that it would proba bly cost him some hundreds of times the amount of his five cents to get restitu tion. To him rights are rights, and when they are infringed upon they are worth some expenditure of money to maintain them. So, nothing daunted by a mere pe cuniary disproportion between the sum to be obtained and the sum to be expended in getting it, he feed his lawyer, brought suit against the cable car company for the five cents, got a verdict in his favor, and, havingcollected his judgment, goesabout his business with the consciousness of having asserted his rights. Although the American mind rarely stops to perceive it, he obtained a good deal more than the five cents in that verdict. He ob tained the demonstration that the man who asserts his rights against corporations, re gardless of the pecuniary importance of the injury, has a standing in the courts; and he showed how those who make a practice of petty impositions on the public, secure in the belief that the small amount taken from each individual will prevent the resort to the law, may be brought to book. The suit did not probably cost the company as much as it cost the ind vidua); but it'eost enough to insure, if the example were generally followed, that the imposition would cease. The American public would do well to study and follow the English method of as serting individual rights. It might be use ful in a good many other places than with regard to cable car stoppages. The information that Montreal is all torn up at the appearance of Chicago dressed beef, in the hotels there, which costs the landlords 7 cents per pound instead of the 10 cents that they have been- paying, is calculated to create a wish among Pittsburg marketers that the Montreal tavern keepers would ship their rejected 10-cent meat down this way. The announcement of Mr. Stuyvesant Fish, who is varying the duties of the Presi dency of the Illinois Central Eailroad by assuming the direction of the centennial ball at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, that the ladies who wish to dance in the opening quadrille on that occa sion must wear "lace and diamonds only," seems to take in sober earnest the pro verbial sarcasm' of the wit of the last gener ation who, when a very decollete ladycom plained of the cold in" a ballroom, advised her to "put on another necklace." The rival politicians of New York have the satisfaction of knowing that they have shut themselves out of the Cabinet If this is not a satisfaction to them, it can be taken as such by the rest of the country! The important statement that Colonel Elliot F. Shephard has sent General Har rison a basket of Faster lilies produced in a high-toned conservatory at a cost of 53 per lily, reveals the symbolization of the purity and spotlessness of the good Colonel's inter est in politics. No lily can be quite so in nocent as the man who presided over the payment of 5150,000 to certain political strikers in New York and was shocked at the non-delivery of the goods; but these hot house lilies come as near to it as anything else can. Mabch's moist but rather lamblike en trance still leaves the sightseers at Wash ington on the ragged edge of suspense as to how soon the leonine "characteristics will make themselves apparent The statement that the Duke of Suther land, who has just married "a Mrs. Blair," shocked American society while here, by ap pearing at a 5 o'clock tea in a shooting coat and a neglige shirt, indicates that Ameri can society was not shocked by his travel ing in company with this same Mrs. Blair while his Duchess was living. The infer ence seems strengthened by the fact that some prominent members of the American Democracy appeared at the opera in com pany with the Duke and his traveling com panion. Has Washington no Law and Order So ciety to discipline the lawmakers when they pursue their regular vocation of railroading private jobs right through the Sabbath hours? Senatoe Biddlebekoeb's old enemy appears to have got the better of him once more, to the extent of making him kick np a row in the Senate and send in his resigna tion to the Governor of Virginia. The first result is nothing unusual; but when a Sena tor of Eiddleberger's kidney forgets himself so far as to send in his resignation twenty four hours before his term expires it is an awful example of the evils of intemperance. If Canada will lend a favorable eartoonr wooing for commercial union, she can do the courting for the political union, or leave it undone, just as suits her. The reasons given in an interview else where for the belief that the Standard Oil Company is refining Lima oil, may impress our Pennsylvania producers with the exact amonnt of value to be placed on the fre quently repeated declarations of the monop oly when it wanted the producers to play its game for it that it would never, no never, have anything to do with the nasty stn PEOPLE OP PE0MINENCE. With all respect, the fact may be mentioned that Mrs. Harrison is in her 57th year. Secbetaey and Mes. Endicott will re main at Washington until April and then go to England. Ex-Goveekok Chejiey, of New Hampshire, is at the Riggs House. Washington. It is whis pered that he wants a foreign mission. It is now pretty well established that Sir Julian Panncef ote is to become British Minister to this country. The newspaper men of Eng land do not seem to like him. Lady Lwdsay, the song-writer, is 45, tall statuesque and fond of wearing classical cos tumes. She paints in water colors charmingly and writes much for the magazines. The Duke of Newcastle built a new church at Clumber at a cost of over 200,000, and his grateful tenants have put a fine memorial win dow in it as a wedding present to him. Russell B. Habbisojt, son of General Har rison, edited and published a paper when 10 years of age. It was printed at Honesdale, Pa., where young Harrison was visiting his aunt, in 1865. Dr. Maey Walkee expects a place under the new administration. She wants a fat clerk ship in one of the departments. She will urea her services to the Union cause during the'war in pushing her claims. A Washington reporter asserts that he called on Elliott F. Sbepard at the Arlington Hotel. Washington, a day or two ago, and found the unique editor cutting paragraphs out of the Bible for the Mat and Express and hav ing them telegraphed to New York. Mes. Haeeison is fascinated by Mrs. Cleve land. The incoming mistress of the White House recently remarked: "Mrs. Cleveland is positively the loveliest creature I ever saw. I almost feel guilty in depriving her of a posly tion that she adorns so well." This report Is circulated by one of Mrs. Cleveland's friends. President-elect Haekison's typewriter. Miss Sawyer, bas aroused the enthusiasm of the Washington correspondents. She cannot whistle, like Elijah Halford, but she can sing with the best amateur in the land. She has plump, round, red checks, brown hair, large gray eyes and a trim little figure. She looks about 20 years old, but is probably older. She knows more about Harrison's political secrets than Halford himself, and she knows how to keep her knowledge to herself. Her special bete noire is a newspaper man, no matter how pleasant he may look. A CUBAN PLASTER'S PLIGHT. Cnptnred by Bandits, Ransom Stipulated, Blindfolded and Released. Havana, March 3. The daily La Verdad, of Cienfuegos, gives the details of the kid napping of a rich planter, Modesto Ruiz. 1 he victim was going on horseback to his estate, when two men, rifles in hand, halted him. Ho was made to dismount After going a short distance he was met by three other members of the gang, who gave him paper, pen and ink and requested him to write an order for the immedi ate delivery of 820,000 in gold. Ho was told if he refused be would loso his life. Ruiz informed his captors ho could not raise that amonnt in ready cash, but that if his Hie were spared he would promise to pav a ransom limited to his means. This proposition was ultimately agreed to. He was then blindfolded, put on a borse, led by two bandits, who. after riding a wbole night landed him in an unknown f orst, The bandago was taken off bis eyes and after resting during the beat of the day, the trio set out again, blindfolding Ruiz again. They rode a whole night and at 8 o'clock next morning they stopped, bade Ruiz good-by, and told him he was near bis home. He arrived exhausted at tho Santa Fe Railroad station and was sent homo to Esperanza, several miles from Santa Fe. The Mctim is a man of very high reputation. He has been Mayor of Rem edios several times. TOE BEAR EMBRACED HIM. A Pennsylvania Hunter Has an Exciting Ex perience In tho Mountains, WnxiAMSPOET, March a Calen Jnnis, while going from Canton to his tannery at Grover, saw a largo bear in the road. Getting a party of friends together, armed with repeat ing rifles, they soon overtook the bear, and a lively fight took place. A man named Miller was nearly squeezed to death in the bear's em brace, and was rescued by tho rest of the party. Tne hunters were compelled to retreat, and the big bear scampered oft to the woods. What's In a Name? from the JJew York Telejram.l Sir Julian Panncef oto bas been chosen for British Minister to the United States. Now will some one tell the Americans how to pro nounco the name? If the pronunciation fits tho spelling as well as it does in some other En glish names it might bo Gasteropod, for in stance. A Bedford Aveuoo Blaze. The offlco of Albertson's brickyard on Bed ford avenue took fire yesterday morning about 11 o'clock. An alarm from box 313dIqnot come soon enough to save the roof, bich was entirely destroyed. The cause is unknown. PltTTSBURG DISPATCH; ' 0'BrtIEN-BAlN GOSSIP. Senator Ingalls Returns to tho Ranks and Mr. Morton Takes the Gavel Humorous Capitol Guides General Harrison Occn pylnc Boulnnger's Qnurtors. rconnispoNDESCE or the DiSPAicn.1 Washington, March a-With the dissolu tion of the Fiftieth Congress to-morrow, Sena tor John James Ingalls will step down from the chair of the presiding officer of the Senate, re signing the gavel to tho Vice President, Levi P. Morton. By Mr. Ingalls' retirement, the Senate will lose in one place while it will gain in another. Mr. Ingalls has been one of tho most perfect presiding officers tho Senate bas ever known. His decisions have been emi nently fair, and bis manner of presiding has been dignified and impressive. No man in the Senate chamber bas scored his political oppo nents on tho floor as Mr. Ingalls has, and yet npne will admit his fairness so quickly as the Democratic Sen ators in tho Fiftieth Congress. But while Mr. Ingalls is an excellent presiding of ficer, he is of far more value to nis party on the floor of the Senate. His position during tho time he has presided over the Senato has prevented his taking an active part in the de bate. He bas felt, as ho has sometimes said to me, that his motives wero sure to be misrepre sented If he camo down from the chair of the presiding officer to speak on a partisan ques tion. He has made very few speeches in tnis Congress. Whenever he has spoken, though, it has been to crowded galleries. Before he was chosen to be President pro tempore he was one of the brightest participants in running debate on the floor of tho Seriate. He will re sume his old scat March 5, and thereafter his voice will bo beard more frequently- He will not have 'So good a subject for discussion pos sibly as ho would have had if Mr. Cleveland had been re-elected; but Mr. Ingalls can make any subject interesting. Tim Capitol Guide. Tho Capitol guide is usually a gruesome in dividual. Ho is not even the inspiration that is known to the guides in art galleries who, if their souls are artistic, can find somo pleasure in the appreciation or enthusiasm of visitors. Tho works of art in the Capital are of a most dispiriting character. Any one who has ex amined them can appreciate 'tho melancholy of the well-constituted guldo who has to look upon them day by day, explain their origin, tell their cost and expatiate upon a beauty that does not exist Small wonder that the Capitol guide is a melancholy Individual. But I have seen his spirits display themselves in a line vein of sarcasm that was a delight and an entertainment to a ptrt of the audience abont him. Given a particularly unsophisti cated visitor and a humorous guide, and you will hear somo of tho finest fiction work that ever graced the tongue or pen of an author. I have heard guides relate the most ridiculous stories about the objects of Interest in the Capi tol. One of their favorite stories is the one originally attributed to Representative Frank Lanier, who is said to have pointed at the fig ure of Robert Fulton holding in his hand the model of the steamboat and to have said: 'There's a statue of the man who invented the roller skate." There are, probably, GOO inno cent visitors who have gone away from the Capitol in the firm belief that they had seen a statue of the inventor of the roller skate. Somewhat Confusing. A few days ago Perry S. Heath, tho corre spondent, stopped for-a moment in statuary hall to listen to tho harangue of one of the guides. The guide saw him, and without mov ing a muscle of his face, continued his lecture as follows: "The next figure to the left, ladies and gentlemen, is that of Perry Heath, the cele brated continental hero. His descendant, now living in this city, is a well-known newspaper correspondent" Mr. Heath and two friends who were with him escaped in some confusion, but the guide was wholly unmoved. A day or two later Mr. Barry, of tho Detroit Journal, was coming down the marble steps on the west side of the Senate wing of the Capitol when a guide, who was explaining to some visitors the beauties of the statue of Hancock at the foot of the stair way, turned and raising his voice, said with great deliberation: '"The marble steps which yon see before you, ladies and gentlemen, are particularly fine. The marble was brought at great expense from the quaries of Mr. David S. Barry, of Michigan." Probably those visitors are wondering still why the man who was coming down the steps flushed so deeply at this announcement A Welcome Guest. On Tuesday last a few hours before the Presidentelect entered the sleeping depart ments in the Arlington Hotel, in which he has slept for the past few nights, I sat there and talked with Mr. Bennett, of the hotel. A nim ble upholsterer was giving the last graceful twist to the door hangings and applying the last tonches to the really very handsomely ap pointed room. "We were very much gratified, of course," said Mr. Bennett, "when General Harrison an nounced that he would come here. We had not solicited him, and this made his decision all the more pleasant He made but one condi tion, and that was that he should pay the regu lar terms. We asked tho privilege of enter taining him, but he promptly declined." Mr. Bennett pointed to the beautifully carved mahogany bedstead which stood in a corner of the room, facing tbe window which looked ont onMcPberson square. In that same room stood the conch on which Bonlanger slept in his visit to Washington in 1881. It is some-, thing oi a coincidence tnat tne aistmguisnea man who is so soon to occupy this room is now engaged in the same task that the former oc cupant is the selection of his cabinet Washington Poor. The belief is general, and I think well founded, that there are less of the very poor and of the gentle poor in Washington than in any American city. I was consequently not a little surprised the other day when Stuart Rob son, the well-known player, said to me: "I have received more begging letters and personal requests for assistance during my stay in Washington than ever before in a simi lar pencd in any other city. Not a day has passed for a fortnight that three or fonr calls have not been made upon me at tho hotel and each day bas brought me from two to six let ters. Actors perhaps, more than any other' class, are nesiegea witn requests tor pecuniary assistance. They are looked upon as very gen erons and careless of their means. No greater mistake could be made. Of lato years no class of people is so careful and so thrifty as the people of the stage. In an experience of 12 years as manager I have known but two people in our companies who were spendthrifts. The leaven of the olden days still rests, however, in people's minds, and many believe that the player, he he well known or unknown, is care less of his dollars and entirely heedless of the morrow. Wanted to Savo Her FInno. "The letters that I have received in Wash ington have been written by women seemingly of refinement. Tho stationery was unexcep tionable, the phrasing perfect, and tho demand most gently put I could not resist tho impres sion that all the cases deserved consideration. The amounts asked for, however, were invaria bly large. In the personal appeals tbo sums of money requested were smaller. Five and ten dollars was the average. With a fair knowl edge of human nature It was impossible for mo to determine who were deserving mendi cants and who were mendacious solicitors. "Yesterday a handsomely-engraved card was brought to me bearing a woman's name, with a request that I grant a brief interview in the hotel parlor. As I entered the room a hand some, well-dressed woman of middle age, whom 1 had never seen before, approached me and, without a word of preface, said; 'Mr. Robson, I want you to help me. I have been disap pointed in money matters, and my grand piano, on which 1 owe 8200, will be taken ont of tbe houso to-morrow .unless I pay the money. Please let me have the money to-day." I asked her why sho sought me. 'Oh, all you actors are rich and you won't miss that amount,' she replied. "I told her I could not serve her. 'Haven't vou got that amount?' she demanded. I said I had, and that I also had obligations to friends that were not due to strangers. She said she would reserve her opinion of me until another occasion, and then swept out of the room in the most indignant manner. The woman appeared to be perfectly sane." O'Bmen.Bain, Tbe Poet's Power. From the Chicago Times. J George W. Childs put In somo very flnQ work for his friend Wanamaker. The idea that the obituary poet has any influence with Harrison's administration will simply cause Charles A. Dana to stand on his head, put his heels In his ears and howl. One ns Bad -as tho Other. From the Boston Herald. 1 An Ohio boy who bit off two of his fingers is said to bo afflicted with dydrophobia. Tbe per sistent swallowing of two or three fingers is more apt to lead to delirium tremens. Tho Old Reliable Method. From the Omaha Herald. There is an article going the. rounds telling "how to catch the public eye." This, we think, is best done with an umbrella. " "" - MONDAY, MARQg- 4, PEEBIDEKT HARRISON'S AKCEST0SS. His Great Grandfather Pioneer or West- moreland County, Pennsylvania. Cbambersburg Spirit. The body of the greatgrandfather of Gen eral Benjamin Harrison rests In the quiet graveyard of the town of LIgonler in West moreland county. The President's grand father, Major James Ramsey, was a native of Glasgow, Scotland, who located where Mercersburg now is while Pennsylvania was yet a colony. He built a mill and for some years carried on quite an extensive business, manufacturing flour and keenlnir a. mnt store. But being overtaken by financial reaj verses, he removed west of the mountalni tot LIgonler. a town laid out by his son, Colonel John Ramsey, afterward a prominent cititen of Pittsburg. Major Ramsey was a man of dignity of per son and character, and is spoken of as remind ing those who bad Intercourse with him of Gen eral Washington. His religious habits and i fluence, in a tlmo when there was much infi delity and vice, were specially decided. Hii children wero brought up to read tho Scrip, teres, memorize tho shorter catechism, and observe strictly the Sabbath and its duties. His, last earthly employment bofore he fell beneath, the stroke of which ho died the following davJ was an earnest and tender prayer at the morn-1 ing worship of the family. His children shared no little fn his character. Several of his de scendants wero remarkablo for personal beauty. His second daughter, Marv, married Archi bald Irwin, Esq., of near Mercersburg, and spent her life there. Her daughter, Jane Findley, went when a girl, to visit her father's sister, Mrs. General Findley, and was married there to Wm. H. Harrison, Jr. Her sister Elizabeth having gone on a visit to Cincinnati, was married to John Scott Harrison, father of the President Major Ramsey's daughter Nancy was married to Mr. John Sothcrland, of Hamilton, near the city named; and there her daughter Mary was married to Carter, a third son of General Wm. H. Harrison. Of three other daughters, the eldest Sarah, was mar ried at Mercersburg to Rev. Wm. Speer, who had been installed pastor of the Falling Spring Church of Cnambersburg in 179k Sho accom panied him to Chillicotho, O.. then back to Greensburg, where she was killed by a stroke of lightning in 180k THDEMAS IS HAPPY. Tho 6ld Roman Still Feeble, and Content That He Was Not Elected. Columbus, O., March 3. For the first time in two months Judge Allen G. Thurman to-day left his residence, on Rich . street, and came down town to bis office. Ho has been under going the worst siege of his life with his old enemy, rheumatism, and his suffering has been great In a conversation he said: "Yes," he said, "the people have been very kind in making it unneccessary for me to take the trip to Washington, as I am enjoying my self much better where I am." As Judge Thurman talked over the coming inaugural exercises he had a disappointed look which wonld lead one to believe he was not thoronghly sincere in his recognition of the goodness of the people in leaving blm at home. When asked for his views on President Cleve land's administration, with the assurance that they would be read with a great deal of inter est at the present timo, he said: "I will not say a word on that or any other topic for tbe purpose of publication. I don't think there is anyone who wonld be interested in what I might have to say, and more than that, I do not want to talk, as I had plenty of that during the campaign. I will say to you, however, that I have no reason to change my views in regard to tho administration of Presi dent Cleveland, which I detailed at length on the stump. If I wero to say anything now it would be only to reiterate what I then said. But I will not talk on that or any other politi cal subject for the purpose of an interview." "Wonder if General Harrison has his Cabi net fixed," Interrupted Mrs. Thurman. "I believe not," said tho Judge, "from what I havi read this morning, but I see that be is getting any amount of advice from New York. That State wants the Treasury, and will be satisfied with nothing eke. 1 believe, though, that Wlndom will hold good for the Treasury portfolio. The reason is that Blaine wants him there, and no doubt knew he was to have the place and bas advised it. "The great scramble, though," he added, "will be over the smaller positions after the Cabinet is out of the way." A YKXATI0US PROBLEM. Tho LnborQunodnry Cassed by Three Gov ernors la West Ylralnla. Special Telegram to The Dispatch. Wheeling, W. .Va., March a Not the least interesting feature of the uncertainty surrounding to-morrow's events, in a Guberna torial way, is the uncertainty of the Ohio Val ley Trades and Labor Assembly, of this city, as to the fixing upon a candidate for the newly-created offlco of Labor Com missioner. Tbe Assembly originated the move ment which culminated in the passage of the Labor Commissioner law, and it is generally conceded that tbe gentleman put forward by the organizations there represented ought to be given the place. But the Assembly is divided against itself politically, and the Re publicans and Democrats are struggling for the indorsement of somo of their respective faiths. With the prospects of three Governors for at least some months to come, each of whom wonld naturally claim the right to appoint a Commissioner, tbe situation would be bad enough, but it is further complicated bvtho thought that If a Wheeling man of Republi can pontics gnouia do recommenaea, aim Fleming should unseat Goff, the claims of tbe Asscmblv would be ignored, and vice versa shonld a Democrat succeed in getting the in. dorsement of tho Assembly and General Goff succeed in homing ins seat, xne Trades As sembly gentlemen are in a decided quandary about the matter, bnt have so far wrestled with it in vain. INVESTIGATING ELECTION OFFENSES. A Number of Arrests In St. Louis, and Others to Follow. St Louis, March a The first fruits of the investigations of the Democratic State Com mittee into tho big Republican majority in St Louis at the November election, is given col umns of space In two morning papers. A com plete canvass of tbo city bas been made under the direction of Thomas M. Knapp. Assistant United States District Attorney, and in the re ports received by that official, itl claimed that dead men, non-residents and negroes, who were not designated as colored on tho registration lists, were voted. The assertion is made that prominent citi zens are involved, and a great sensation is promised. Asaresnltof these investigations tbe following persons, all colored, have been arrested by the United States authorities: James F. Burlington, John J. Kinney, Joseph Robertson, alias Joseph Hudson, and Abe De mondson. It is said that other arrests will quickly follow. A SIX YEARS' INCOGNITO. The Reason Why a Prominent Virginian Kept Himself Concealed. , Louisville, March a For six years C. G. Wayt has been a successful dentist here and has mado a considerable fortune. Last night it developed that his name is not Wayt, but S. L. Bntler, and ho Is a nephew of Congressman Butler, of Tennessee, and of the Rev. George Butler. Chaplain of the United States Senate. He left his borne near Richmond, Va., a little' more tnan six yeirs ago, 10 avoia a neavy judg ment for dobt, and changed his name to avoid the annoyance of repeated efforts to collect, in tending to make the money and pay. This he has done and now assumes bis true name. Ho is vouched for bv Hon. Eustace Gibson.of West Virginia, and other well-known men. Ho left for Washington last night for a vacation. Was It a Chestnut Tree. rSrBCIAI. TELEQBAM TO TBE DISPATCH,! Maehnsbueg, March a While Messrs. Emerson and Couchman, two farmers, residing on tho Potomac, near Willlamstown, were cut ting down a tree they discovered a package in a hollow. On being opened the package was f onnd to contain between five and six thousand dollars in national bank notes. To whom tho money belongs, or when-it was placed in the tree, aro unknown. They Found Her Dead In Bed. Caroline Maltland, aged 48, was found dead in bed at her home, 113 Beaver avenue, Alle gheny, yesterday morning. Apoplexy was the cause of death, and too Coroner decided that an Inquest was unnecessary. Thev Left tbe Door Open. Two men were found In James A. McAtcer's grocery on Webster avenue last night by Of ficer Terry, who found the. front door open. The policeman arrested and locked them up in tho Eleventh ward station house. A Sunday Morning Special Car. About 20 prominent Southside men left for Washington yesterday in a special car over tne Baltimore and' Ohio Railroad. Alderman C. E. Snecop neaaca tnoparty, & 1889. CONGRESSIONAL KESUME. A Brief Review of a Session In Many Ways Kemnrknble Cleveland's Many Vetoes Important Bills That Became Laws, and Others ThntFalled to Secure a Flaco on tho Statute Books. Washington. March a Undoubtedly the most noteworthy legislative act of the Fiftieth Congress, which closes at noon to-morrow, has been the passage of the act by whioh there will bean addition of four new stars on the field ofblnoof the American National colors. The Congress has been in many respects a remark able one, and In Its length has exceeded that of any previous Congress. It has been character ized by some sharp and acrimonious debates, and on several occasions, personalities have been exchanged of a character more bitter and exasperating than polite. Tho first session was made unusually interesting by the fact that a national election was near at band, and that tho lines of both parties were closely drawn, with the-Ieaders watching eagerly for every op- Eortunity that might give them an advantage, owever slight, in the approaching contest Although tho measure which caused the pro longation of the first session well into the autumn, and to a time beyond all precedent, failed of enactment and resulted in nothing savo a mighty debate, the Congress has never theless achieved a considerable amount of work. More bills have been introduced and more enacted Into laws than during any other congress. In the matter of vetoes, the tharetofore un surpassed record of tbo Forty-ninth Congress as been beaten, President Cleveland dlsap roving more bills during the last two years of is administration than during the first two. le bas vetoed directly 278 bills. 157 more than ul his predecessors combined, from Washing ton down, while a number of measures have teen subjected to what is called the pocket veto, that is, they failed to become laws be ciuse tbe President did not sign them, and be cijise the sessions of Congress expired before the constitutional limitation of ten days was up within which tbe President is required to exiress his disapproval. Fourteen of tbe bills fared to become laws in tbis manner at the cloleof the first session of the present Con grcis. Beginning on the first Monday in December, lSS7,the Fiftieth Congress continued practi calljfuninterruptedly in session until the 20th of 0tober. 1888, when It adjourned to meet for the iecond session in December, and to con tinue, until March 4, 1889. as required by law. Darin; the two sessions there have been intro duced: in tbe House 12,659 bills, or 1.4C0 more than ii the preceding Congress, and 268 joint resolutions, or 5 more than In the Forty-ninth Congress. In the Senate 3,998 bills and Hi joint resolutions have been introduced, against 3,357 bils and 118 resolutions during the Forty ninth Congress, which broke all previous rec ords in this respect Of all these bills and joint resolutions 1,791 became laws, of which number! 1,190 originated in tbe House and 601 in the Senate. Tbe President also sent .veto messages in the case of 99 House and 47 Senate tills, or 14 more vetoes than were made during fiie previous Congress. Allot the 99 Honse bills vetoed except 8 were either private pension r relief bills. About tbe most important House bills passed were the Scott Chinese exclusion bill and tbe bill creating a Department of Agriculture, tbe head of the department to be a Cabinet officer. By far the most important of the Senate bills enacted into law bas been tbe omnibus terri torial admission bill, by which North and South Dakota, Washington and Montana Territories miy acquire Statehood. Congress also passed bills to pension Mrs. Sheridan, Mrs. Logan, Mrs. Frank A. Blair, and to retire General Roiecrans. Taree hundred and thirty-three bills which passed the House failed In the Senate, in con ference. By far the most notable of these Is the 11111s tariff bill. Another very important Home bill which failed is the Oklahoma bill. Six hundred and eighty-four bills, after passing the Senate, failed, through one cause or an other! to reach tbe President The most 1m portatt was the Blair educational bill. Other Important measures that came to naught were the bill for tbe admission of Utah, Idaho, New Mexico and Wyoming Territories; to declare trusts unlawful; to promote commercial Union with Canada, and to antborize the President to open negotiations with a view to the annexa tion of tie Dominion; to grant women suffrage; to repealtbe civil service law; the internal rev enue lawf and the tobacco tax; to lay a gradu ated incone tax; for tbe bounty on sugar; for the free coinage of silver, and to repeal the oleomargarine act Two important treaties which were rejected were the Canadian fisheries and the British ex tradition convention. rHE LAW OF LIBEL. A Bill to Protect Newspapers in Snlts Branch! on Speculative Groands. BiUDGEipuT, Conn., March a Representa tive John It. Near, a leading Democrat and business mln of tbis city, bas of late been pay ing attention to the laws of libel under which newspaperproprietors have so frequently in this State Been pestered without just canse. He has f raped a bill and presented it to tho Judiciary Committee of the General Assembly, and claims that he will be able through tho evidence tqbe offered in support of it to secure a favorable report and its final adoption. The bill, tome of tbe features of which are akin to theMichigan law, provides that in ac tions o f libel there shall be no presumption of either express, actnal orlegal malice from tbe mere fact J of tbo publication of the alleged libel, and that the burden of proof on the ques tion of malice shall be on the plaintiff. If It be found that there was no such malice, no ex emplary orbunitive damages shall be awarded. No general uamaecs shall be awarded that are not strictly Actual or real. No action for libel shall be brought until the plaintiff bas re quested th defendant to publish a retraction of the libelnnd the defendant shall have been allowed a reasonable time in which to do so. Proof of such retraction may be admitted, a3 evidence of good taith on the part of the de fendant Attorneys are prohibited from bring ing suits for a contingent fee or on any under standing, express or implied, that they are to receive any portion or all of the damages re covered as a compensation for their services. They are also prohibited from advancing any money or incurring any liability for the pur- J ioso of defraying tbe expenses of the plaintiff n such action. A JUBILANT LEAGUER. President Fitzgerald Speaks of the Aims of tho Organization. Chicago, March a John Fitzgerald, of Lin coln, Neb., President of the Irish National League, is at the Grand Pacific. "Our victory over tbe Times strongly evidences that not a stain rests npon tbe patriots of Home Rule," said he this evening. -"Our American League augmented the Parnell fnnd by over SHO, 000, and would quickly have sent more if it bad been needed. FaracU's exoneration will act as a powerful stimulant in urging us to bend all efforts for the cause of our country. We are now preparing for tbe national conven tion to be held at Philadelphia next July. Im portant business will bo transacted, including the formation of new laws and tho election of new officers. Among other officers tbe con vention will have to cbooso a new President "I've served three years, an unusually long term, and will retire in a few month, but I will not retire from active work in tbe League, by any means. Thcro are many leaders who could fill the position of chief officer far better than I can, and'it is but fair tbat someone else should be allowed to share the honors. There are already qnite a few candidates in the field. Many would like to see Alexander Sullivan, of Chicago, our next President. He is one of our most able men, bat I don't believe be aspires to the office." It May be Too Basy. From the Baltimore American, j If Washington Is enterprising, It will have Its census taken on Monday. TOE OLD nOME. In the quiet shadows of twilight I stand by the garden door. And gaze on the old, old homestead, So cherished and loved or yore. But the Ivy now Is twining Untraided o'er window and wall; And no more the voice of the children Is echoing through tbe ball. Through years of pain and sorrow, v Since first I had to part, The thought of tbe dear old homestead Has lingered around my heart; The porch embowered with roses. The gables' drooping caves. And the songs of the birds at twilight Amid the orchard leaves. And the forms of those who loved me In the happy childhood years Appear at the dusky windows. Through vision dimmed with tears, . 1 hear their voices calling From the shtdows f.ir away, And I stretch iny arms toward them In the gloom of the twilight gray But only the nleht winds answer. As I cry through the dismal air, And only the bat comes swooping From the darkness pf Its lair. Yet still, the voice of ror childhood t And the laces' of those who loyed me , ' s ,, LjtSmllBlhroniflithe'riiidowseTaT. , v& tttujsc sarf. vvjus.;jiti b, YESTERDAY'S DISPATCH. Brief Summary at Lending Features of the Mammoth Doublo Number. A complete and graphic account of the prepa rations for the inauguration of President Har rison was the leading news feature. Specula tion as to tho probable make-up of tbe Cabinet still continues. President Cleveland paid a formal call to his successor. Political prophets aver that the Republicans aro in power to stay, and the fickle public of Washington rejoices. Cleveland vetoes the direct tax bill. Tho Sen ate, however, passes the measure over the veto. The proposition to grant a sum of money to the widow of Chief Justice Waite is defeated In the House. Maggie Mitchell is suing to be divorced from her husband, H. T. Paddock. H. G. Onderdonk, a millionaire of Ponghkecpsie, leaves a will which provides that such of his relatives as swear, chew, smoke, drink, or fail to go to church, shall inherit nothing. An interesting sketch of the famous sleeping woman of Attica, N. Y., is given. Foreign evenU are discussed by special cor respondents, fully and Intelligently, as usual. The English are glad that the forger Pigott committed suicide, but can hardly understand why he did it The Prince of Wales Is playing in great luck at Monte Carlo. Tbe Sultan Is again in financial straits. Bismarck's coming visit to England is considered a sop to Lord Salisbury. Herr Steubel has been sent by Ger many to Samoa to restore harmony there. The tone of the German press Is remarkably pa cific. rx. The Pittsburg soldiers and many prominent citizens leave for Washington to take part in tbe Inauguration exercises. A ghost which has been annoying Lawrenceville folks has been successfully laid. The West Penn is to extend the line of Its low grade division to Johnstown. Local shippers are elated over the prospect of a reduction of tbe rate on Western freights. W. 8. Anderson and Frank Woog are to be come the proprietors of the Monongahela House April L J. H. Johnston, of St Louis, has been appointed to thegeneral management of Exposition affairs. Select Council discussed and finally passed the street cleaning ordi nance. An interesting review of sporting events, the music world, the editorial page, Olive Logan's letter, the Topical Talker's remarEs and a variety of other interesting matter were in cluded in tho first part of the paper, m. The first instalment of Maurice Thompson's attractive romance, "The Lily of Rochon," was given in part 1L Bill liye's letter was the best he bas written for many months. Gail Hamil ton discussed tbe work of the Salvation Army in the slums of New York. M. M. presented a life-like picture of the Florida "Cracker." a poor white settler. An interesting historical review of the real estate business in Pittsburg, from tho pen of E. W. Bartlett, was given, to gether with numerous portraits. Light ness Washington letter dealt with some of the peculiar features of the inaugural pageant Dr. Hammond continued his instructive essays on health; Blakely Hall furnished further information about the habits of the "howling swells" of GotbamiF.G. Carpenter told how the Chinese conduct the banking business; Emest H. Heinrichs de scribed the method of training pigeons for use by the German soldiery and Heny Haynie contributed another gossipy letter from Paris. Edgar L. Wakeman, Clans Belle. Mrs. Sher wood, Shirley Dare and Bessie Bramble fa vored the reader with carefully prepared pa pers. Lady Colin Campbell pictured the con dition of London's poor; Prof. Shaler wrote en tertainingly of Indian dialects; Rev. George Hodges discussed habit and character, and "A Clergymann" gave his usual column of re ligious thought MacMlllan told of the visit of the American ball players to Egypt, and other contributors added valuable original matter. . There was enough to amuse, instruct and interest every reader, young or old, and an presented in an attractive iorm. OUR MAIL aWCIL The Early Closing Movement. To thn Editor or The Dlspatcn: A custom, discussed for several years by the retail shoe dealers of Allegheny, to close their-- establishments at 7 p. Ji. has again come up at a late meeting. The object of this movement is to relieve the clerks in the evening. All dealers should approve of this, and those who fail to comply shonld not be patronized ty our generous pnblic Tbe Pittsburg shoe dealers have followed this system for several years, to the satisfac tion of all concerned. Will The Dispatch kindly use its Influence over tbooe who bear us but heed not JOHN D. Hughes. ALLEGHENTr March 2. Croquettes Defined. To tne Editor of The Dispatch: Will you please give me the definition of the word croquette? A. Reader. Pittsbueo, March 2. Tbe word comes from the French croqner, meaning to crunch, and is applied to a fried meat ball, made of ponnded chicken, meat, butter and other ingredients. Either Is Proper. To tbe Editor or Tbe Dispatch: To settle a dispute please answer through your Mail Pouch column whether a physician's card should Dr. J. A. Taylor or J. A. Taylor, M. D. P. Pittsbueg , March 2. Vernon, Fin. To the Kdltor of Tbe Dispatch: What is the county seat of Washington county, Florida. X. O. K. McDonald, March 2. HUNGRY GHOSTS. Policemen Trying to Caplnro Spooks In a New Jersey Town. South Obanoe, N. J., March a South Orange Is plagned with spooks, and Policeman Dunn has been detailed to capture as many as he can. So far he has captured none, and he complains that they won't materialize in bis presence. Two servants living in the house of Mrs. George Byron, in Prospect street say that a few nights ago they were confronted by a ghost on a lonelv road a short distance from their borne. Tbe apparition wore a white garment, but one of the girls thinks she noticed tbe legs of a pair of trousers protrud ing from tbe skirt of the shroud-like wrapper. The other, however, was far to much fright ened to observe this. When they shrieked the spirit melted away, but either the same goolin or another ono was waiting for them in the kitcken when they entered it. Tbat it was a practical ghost enough was quickly made apparent for it asked for some supper. On Mr. Byron's approach it disap peared, only to reappear as hungry as ever when he bad gone away. It vanished and was seen no more, when Policeman Dunn was sum. moned. The girls are positivo it was a visitor from another world. Mr. Bernard Kernan. who lives in a bonse In Irvington avenue, says that on Thursday night a spirit stopped his way as he was going home. It wore a robe of gleaming whiteness and, as far as he could judge, it was tbe shade of an exceedingly pretty girl. Nevertheless, he fled from it A hundred yards further on it stood before him again, though ho bad not seen It pass him. When he finally gained bis house it disappeared. AMERICANS RULED OUT. A Grent Decrease In tbo Fish Catch in Canndlan Waters. . Ottawa, March a The attitude of the Dominion Government, together with the Issue of licenses under tbe modus Vivendi of the treaty of Washington, all tended to har monize tbe work of tho protection of Canadian vessels. Thirty-six licenses were issned under tbe modus Vivendi, and tbe revenue therefrom reached 3,631. Tbe total number of United States fishing vessels in tbe gulf was S3, which is less than was over known to be thero in any previous season. The number of Canadian vessels engaged in tbe mackerel fiblngdnring tbe past season is estimated at about 120. Hook and line fishing inshore was carried on to a much larger extent, than in former, years and to many engaged therein proved remuner ative, the high prices obtained for the fish com pensating many of the fishermen for the pauci ty of their catch. The only seizure during the season was of a small sloop-rigged boat found fishing in the Bay of Fnndy near Campobello. Tbe boat was subsequently given up to its own ers upon tbe payment of expenses for safe keeping of tbe same. Tbe American catch is estimated at only 10, 000 barrels. It is impossible yet to state what tbo catch by tbo Canadians hai been, bnt ic will be far below tho. catch of recent years. Wnlt nnd Wnleli. From tbe Philadelphia Becord. . ' As tbe 17-year locusts are to appear this year as usual, It will be worth noting whether their wings have a "W" meaning war with Germany "-or a P"-manrflgFrohlbmon, ya 1ISS.SSSS1 in sM w . CURIOUS CONDENSATI05S. - Captain E. TJreck is the tallest man la Colorado. His height Is 7 feet and 7 Inches. The whole number of hogs packed in Cincinnati for the winter season from Novem- ber L 1888, to Slarch J, 1889, was 500,082. A. ghost with the lock step is one or the rareties of snlrituallsm. but that is what "they say" has been heard near the old prison at Alton, ul , At Montreal, on Monday, Ealph H. Hnsson, or London, died ten minutes aftei wedding Mary Mulcaby. Pneumonia was the cause of death. At Scottsburg, Ind., an oak tree was felled recently from which was cut a board ten inches thick, 5 f eet 1i Inches wide at butt and 4 feet tK inches wide at tbe top, and 33 feet long. W. J. Dorris, of New Haven, Conn., has an African boa constrictor 22 years old. Is is 30 feet long, and weighs 278 pounds. The snake's appetite doesn't trouble it only four times a year, but at each meal it is fed at least lo chickens or rabbits. Vaccination is compulsory in England and optional in France. In the large cities of France the number of deaths from smallpox was 1,956. or 0.31 per 1.C0O of the living popula tion. In tbe large cities of England during tno sime period the number of daaths was 332, or aWperkOOO for six years William Teneson, of Bristol, Bucks county, has been troubled with a sore on his neck for which a number of physi cians have treated him without success. On Thursday last Drs. Pnrsell and Groom, of Bristol, cut open his neck and found a wisdom tooth that had become detached from the jaw and had buried itself In the tissues of the neck. The tooth was honeycombed and much en larged. The King of Wurtemburg has a fancy to ascertain whether the moon is inhabited by causing photographs to be taken of that lumi nary, and then magnifying the negative a hun dred thousand-fold. Tke pictures produced by this process show nebnlse with little dots, and the King declares tbe dots to be men and women. He hopes eventually to get soma of them Into distinct shape. An Ohio poultry raiser has made a curious discovery. He says tbat if you go out to feed a flock of chickens and will cause them to wait, they will invariably, as tbey crowd abont you, begin a circuit around you from right to left, in front and continue this revolu tion as long as you stand there. No amount of Interruption maneuvering can confuse them or compel them to take the contrary direction at any time. In Brazil there is a tribe called Cafu sos, which bas sprung into existence by mar riage between the long, stiff-haired natives and the imported negro slaves. As might be ex pected from the admixture of these extremes, this people possess hair of a very extraordinary kind. It rises perpendicularly from tbe bead in thick, curly masses, and forms a wig of such enormous dimensions tbat the possessors must stoop low when entering their huts. The great Eiffel Tower in Paris will be finished by April 1. Tbe tower stands at pres ent 825 feet bigb, and weighs 7.SC0 tons. Only 800 tons remain to be added. To approach tho summit of tbe tower there will be three dis tinct kinds of elevators. Two will go to the first platform, two others to the second and third platforms in avertlcla line. The whole trip will take five minutes and the elevators will be capable of taking up 750 persons an hour. At the Boyal Powder Factory of Wet teren, in Belgium, a new gnncowder is being made. They call It poudrepapler, or paper powder, and it is said tbat a charge of two and a half grammes (thirty-nine grains) gives, in a rifle of small caliber, an initial velocity of SCO yards to tbe ball. Tbis is equal to, if it does not heat, tho Lebel powder. The additional ad vantages are attributed to it of not smearing tbe barrel, of producing no smoke and of caus ing no recoil. The trumpeter who congratulated tho German Emperor early on tbe morning of His Majesty's birthday anniversary by a joyous blast from his instrument ha3 been fined three marks "for giving a signal which was not required," but his Imperial master haspnt balm into the wonnds which tne fine inflicted on the patriotic trumpeter by expressing to him. in a personal anuience, his pleasure at the birthday salutation, and presenting him with a 5 note. Holsworthy, a village of England, is all-excitement over a ghostly light which every night intermittently flashes across a railroad cutting. From dusk to midnight the village station is thronged with people anxious to ob tain a elimpsc of the light. Old stories of superstition long dormant in the district are being revived, and the fact that three people have been killed near tbe spot in the last year or so encourages the belief in the supernatural character of the luminous apparition. M. Mosso, of Turin, having carried out a scries of experiments with the blood of eels, finds that it possesses marked poisonous prop erties. Even to the tongue it has an Insup portable acridity, and a very small quantity of the serum is sufficient to kill a dog. Haifa cnbic centimeter injected beneath the skin of a dogweigbing35ponndskllleditinfOdrminutes. At this rate, an eel weighing five ponnds would contain enongh poison to dispatch ten men. The blood of animals thus poisoned cannot be made to coagulate, just as after tbe bits of serpents. Fortnnately the blood is inert when introduced via tbe stomach, and it loses it toxic properties when heated. Girls in Biddeford and Saco, Me., seem to have some queer tastes. One lady makes an excursion to the brickyard each summer and lays in a supply of nice, blue clay to eat through the winter. Another favorite dainty is a soft brick, and long experience has taught her bow to select the choicest specimens at a glance. Each of these ladies bas lived to a good old age to enjoy her favorite dishes. One young lady may often be seen picking from the sidewalk soft, shelly rocks, and, after a nibble to see if they are just right, transferring the rock to her pocket for fnture consumption. Soft clay pipes, which one girl buys by tbe dozen, ground-up slato pencils, chalk, sea sand, white rags, brown wrapping paper and starch are among the favorite luxuries of others. Perhaps the queerest taste of all is that for ashes. One young lady is said to delight in coal ashes and to be often seen raking over old coal ashes for a lump only partially burned, upon which there Is a nice, white ash. Another has but recently broken a habit which she has followed since childhood of eating bread sprinkled with wood ashes instead of butter. WHAT WILD WITS ARE SAYING. A Dread fnl Loss. Waiter (sceptically) Lost your pockctbook. madam? Madam Much worse. I can't find my pocket ifar per' Bazar. Workmen in the South African fields bare been recently charged with swallowing dla-l monds. Bow often have we stated that it is in de cidedly bad taste to use this brand of arem for in terior decoration. lewtUrs Weekly. Bingley Well, have you patented any thing lately? Inventor-Oh. yes. I have just received letters patent for my new Prize Fight Suspender Button." Biggest snap of the centu ry. Bineley "What makes you call It tbo "i'rlze FUht?' Invemtor It never comes off. 2trre Haute Express. Had it Down Fine. "Say Charley," asked one newsboy pf another, "what Is apaylc' teller?" "He's de man what pays outde money." An' what's a recelvin teller?" "lie's de man what takes In de money." 'An' what's de cashier?" 'He's de feller what! gits away wld de money.' Harper's Bazar. " GENTLE ANfA. A coal heiress, Anna Drew, Ber lover did abuse On hearing him give utterance to gome Socialistic views. He passed his arm her waist around She did not long resist And soon the little maiden found Herself an Anna kissed. Detroit tree BEE KEFLT. She stood upon the platform scale. Iler lover by her side: Ber dimpled checss were rosy red; He murmured: "Bo my bride. "- With downcast eye and filtering haad,t Love's summons to obey, , nT.a4 nff.fr! fn the slot And rave herself a weigh. -ft" - HaterUncn CJT.Mr.) TfmS Tenderfoot (in new Kan town., "Where Is the postofflce? . , SSfgOR BesldentOrer there. - ' jJF "Where!" --.'fL "D'ye see that man sawing wood? 'He's ;tfca postmaster."" ""r" "Yes. butIdon'tseethepostofflce':'r "Of course you don't. It's In hit bat. Sev Xork H-Wy. t OffDutya Moment. Business Man (Chi cago) Where Is Brown? w Clerk-Just stepned over to the tHor'to tee anoaiftcinngTancwoTercon.3 "rt "An; nacrB-Brfouesr . - PnS 'SI " jHstBsfe uVsssssWl s w JsTJ- .s-gsss -!? i sssk.g I . "Just attppeaovw to tta?mafn" tens 3ri&. inlawjnjys,'3tio7t , jfinrHHiMHHHMyMa-; WHrnmmmMBBL-