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THE PITTSBURG " DISPATCH, ."WEDNESDAY, JUNE, 1T,:189L I. r It MjeBippiqj. ESTABLISHED FEBBUAItY S. 1S1B. ' Vol. -55. No. ISO. Entered at Pittsburg Eostofllcc,,. XovcmVer 14. Sir. as second-class matter. Business Office Corner Smithneldi and Diamond Streets. News Rooms and Publishing House 78 and 80 Diamond Street, in New Dispatch Building. r.STEU.- ADVERTISING OFFICE. BOOM 3. TlilBUXEHUILDING. NEW YOKlv. where rom Dlete Me orTHF. DISPATCH can always In-found. Vorclfrn advcrtlserf appreciate the convenience. Home advertisers and Mends of THE DIsPATLIl, while la New York, arc also made welcome. fflr. DlSPATCHis rertilarlv on. Went Erentann', f Cmon Sovarc. Xrw lark, ami Tl Ave de ropem. Jrr-.s, JYnncf, tchm) anyrmf vita ha been dlDap jwntai at a hotel uncs eUitd can obtain it. Trims of Tnr dispatch. rOSTAGK FREE IX THE UXITED STATES. DMLT Dispatch. One Year S 8 CO Dailt Disfatcii, Pc Quarter 2 00 Dailt Dispatch, One Month 70 Daily Dispatch, Including Sunday, 1 year.. 10 00 Daily Dispatch, Including Sunday, 3 m'tha. 2 50 Daily Dispatch, Including Sunday. 1 m'th.. flO Srs.-r.AY Dispatch. One Year. 2 50 Weekly Dispatch, One Year. 125 The Daily DisrATCH Is delivered by carriers at 35 cents per week, or. Including Sunday Edition, at SB cents per week. riTTS3URG, WEDNESDAY, JUKE 17, 1S91. A FOREOKDALNED NOMINATION. So far as naming the leader for the cam paign and defining the issues to be fought out this year, the Ohio Republican Con vention yesterday was merely a formal announcement of what was settled some fimo ago. For some months Major ilc Kinley has been the candidate agreed upon by universal consent, "With him as a candidate the issue for the campaign is defined more clearly by his record than can be done by any party platform. McKinley is a vigorous, clean and active leader. For whatever strength he brings into the Republican cam-ass that party can give the credit to the stupid Democratic partisanship that fixed up his district so as to crowd him out of Congress, and thus made him the leader in the State cam paign. He will no. doubt gain some popu lar sympathy from the unfairness of the fight "against him, which he so gallantly lost On the other hand, his convictions and record make the issue so clear that with him in the field the policy of a high protective tariff must be the pivotal issue of the canvass. We doubt if even the presence of a fanner's third party can obscure that issue, for McKinley is so typically the representative of protection that all supporters of that policy must support him: and those who do not vote for him must be counted as against his policy. The Ohio fight, therefore, will have a vital bearing on the protective policy, and, with the certainty that the Democrats will put up their strongest man to opposo McKinley, may have a no less direct bear ing on the personnel of next year's Presi dental ticket KATLKOADS AXD POLITICS. The discussion of the proposal for gov ernment ownership of railroads evokes an article from Mr. Joseph Nimmo, Jr., the former head of the United States Bureau of Statistics. Mr. Ifimmo gives a number of economic and social reasons against government railways, most of which are pertinent, and have been frequently set forth in Tire Dispatch. But the- effec tiveness of these arguments is much less ened by Mr. Ximmo's obvious indorsement of the railway position which Involves more glaring economicheresiesandundem ocratic theories than are bound up in the unnecessary proposition of government railroads. One of Mr. Ximmo's assertions is that the railroad business should be kept out of politics. It should; but one of the first things to do, to that end, is to reform cor poration practices. When the railways cease to seek undue and especial advan tages from either legislation or the admin istration of the laws, the first step toward taking their business out of politics will be effected. When they add to that reform by paying willing and scrupulous obedi ence to the laws, and strictly fulfill the obligations of their charters, a long way will have been traversed toward the sep aration of the railroad business from politics. If Mr. Ximmo can induce his friends the railroad managers to tike their business out of politics by this route, he will effect a great deal more than he is likely to do in any other way. "OT QUITE STHOXG ENOUGH. Some of the esteemed Republican organs in the State have been making an approxi mation to hharp talk by declaring that the nominations of the party this year shall not be burdened with the names of men who were concerned in that -ballot reform fraud. The Altoona Tribune designates Senator Amos IL Mylin as a man who for his services in turning ballot reform to a shallow cheat should be scrupulously kept off the ticket This is very commendable and truthful frankness; but it is not quite strong enough lo meet the case It is actuated by the desire to rid the party of jobbery and mis management; but as long as it is unaccom panied by the missiles which bring the talk home to the minds of the politicians it has no weight with that element At present the politicians have a not alto gether unfounded idea that the organs that express themselves vigorously against the nomination of men who turned the Republican pledges into mockery can be whipped into line for the nominations, whatever they are. So long as that is true the managers will be able to reward their subservient followers as they choose. When the Republican papers who -wish to see their party placed on the basis of honesty and good faith declare they will bolt nominations which violate those prin ciples, and show the politicians that they mean business, the latter class may find out that it will not pay to surrender their consciences to the party managers on ac count of an inability to get their wages. OUB UXCOALKD XAVY. The humorous phases of the Itata affair reach s climax in the statement that the extra consumption of fuel involved in the chase of that steamer and her final return to this country exhausts the fund for the put chase- of coal for the navy. The spec tacle of a great power possessed of a navy "which it is building up at a cost of. tens of millions annually left without coal for its ships till the beginning of the next fiscal year is the finishing touch to all the funny incidents of the first capture of the Itata, in which the captors, proved to be the vic tims; of the searcli for that vessel in the harbor of Acapulco while she was quietly steaming down the- Pacific, and of her final surrender by the Congressional party in Chile witli an intimation that the United States could have her, after her ability to get away had been fully demon strated. Indeed this final development leaves the laugh on the United States so completely that if the Chileans wanted their revenge they have it in the spectacle of the United States halting between a "paralysis of its navy for lack of coal and-a violation of law by the use of unauthorized funds in it3 purchase. There is almost room for sus picion that the Chileans had private infor mation of the fact that the great United States was nearly as short of coal as the Esmeralda was at Acapulco, and concluded to give the exhausted supply its coup de grace by imposing on it the burde"n of taking the Itata and Charleston back to our Pacific coast harbors, where they can rest safely until some more' coal can be legally purchased. In the meantime the diplomatic depart ment of the Government should warn friendly powers that it will be taken as' a favor by the United States not to have any unpleasant questions raised which will re quire a voyage by our coalless war vessels. THE POLICY OF'DEPOrCLATION. A very remarkable and yet what seems to be the logical Tory view of Ireland, and the relation of the Irish to their own land, is expressed by a recent article in the London Spectator. That journal quotes as a matter of importance which it un doubtedly is the latest census return showing the remarkable decrease in the population of Ireland during the last half century as follows: Population. Population. 1S11 8.193.K7 1S71 6,415,3 1S51 6,574,273 1SS1 5,174,833 1S61 5,793.967 1S31 4,700,163 This showing that nearly half of the population of Ireland has been either starved or driven out of the country since 1841 is analyzed by the Tory journal with out the slightest idea that it contains any impeachment of the English rule. On the contrary, it declares that "Ireland has im mensely benefited by having shed half her population since 184L" This remarkable theory that a country gains from its de population is based on tho assertion that "no rhetoric can get over the fact that Ireland cannot support eight million people." This summary settlement of the ques tion by dogma is not at all interfered with in the T.ory mind by the fact that England, with an area less than fifty per cent greater than that of Ireland, supports a popula tion at least four times as great as that which is declared to be impossible. The Spectator introduces a saving clause to the effect that "had Ireland developed manu factures, it might have been different;" but omits to notice that the English policy for centuries has been that Ireland must not develop manufactures. That era has been remarkably capped by the half-century's work, over which the Spectator exults, in the management of the land system so that half the Irish must be driven from their land. The spectacle of a Tory journal approving that work is unique, but not pleasant COMMERCIAL AVAR WITH GERMANY. Germany's proposition to enter into a commercial war against America, as out lined by Werner Von Siemens, only ac knowledges the weakness of European countries in competition with tho manu facturers of the United States. He ad mits that our natural resources are much greater than those of Europe and also admits that Mr. Blaine's scheme of reci procity is robbing them of their South American trade. Mr. Von Siemens pro poses that Germany prohibit American grain, cotton and sugar, but it will be very hard for that country to secure its supply elsewhere and the people will object to paying a higher price than is necessary to purchase American products. The talk of refusing to exhibit at tho Columbian Exposition is nonsensical,as no country with the pride of Germany is likely to keep its industries in the back ground when all other nations are show ing what can be done by them. Germany will have an exhibit at Chicago, and Amer ica will reciprocate by sending an exhibit to the proposed German Exposition in 189S. THE FRENCH INSURANCE IDEA. The measure to provide governmental insurance to French workingmen, intro duced by M. Constans in the Chamber, looks to the American spectator like a singular development of the socialist theory. According to the summary of the bill any workman will be authorized to have certain deductions made from his wages, and if Jie does so will be entitled after 30 years to a pension ranging from ?G0 to $180 per year. Provision is also made for sick ness and lack of employment, on the same modest scale we presume. The bill ac cording to the summary before us "orders employers to pay certain contributions to the insurance fund," and the State also promises aid to the fund from which the pensions are to be paid. Put in this form the bill has a remarka ble sound to Anglo-Saxon ears; but in telligent criticism of its provisions can hardly be made until a more exact statement of them is be fore us. Are the contributions from em ployers in the nature of a tax to establish this fund, or are the pajinents dependent on the deductions from the wages of the workmen? Is the fund supposed to insure only workingmen who contribute to it, or is there any relief for laborers who now find their wages insufficient to maintain them and their families? The socialistic nature of the measure is somewhat modi fied by the provision for the poor by taxa tionso universal in England and the United States, but heretofore unknown in France as the total contribution to this scheme is very much less than is raised in this country for the support of tho desti tute and incompetent and the relief of the poor. Whether the French way is better or worse than tho Anglo-Saxon way is a question that opens up a large field for discussion. It may induce French work ingmen to insist on having wages enough to enable them to make this provision for old age; but from this distance it seems to fail to give any relief to those who cannot do so, and who therefore need the relief most Iris significant of the kind of republican government prevalent in South America that the Brazilian Congress has adjourned without parsing the new laws necessary to put tho new Constitution into effect. As this leaves Fonscca in control as military dictator it will bo seen that tho unique mid arbitrary character of military rule under the Brazilian Government has not been ma terially altered by recent steps. With Hip 1 olyte.Balinaceda and Fonscca as our allies, the felicitations of the United States over its innuenco in establishing freo government in America arcs decidedly humorous. CA3IILLE FlammakiON says tliat the earth intercepts only half a millionth of tho sun's rays. Wo hopo 31. Flnnimarion has no intention of nsserting tho platform that the earth needs to intercept any more of the son's effulgence than it is getting at present. Or course, the hot weather has brought out the season's installment of the sun spot talk. An Italian astronomer lias "found tho solar disk in an extremely disturbed condi tion," which is deemed a sufficient explana tion of the prevalent weather. But tho trouble with this explanation is that it U -Jl -'rTy'V-! n'if r 'HJifflMfcr ftiif ' ntfrtrifrnitMftMiilii I liliitflfhiiffff'-l produced for radically diverse conditions. Sun spots wore alleged to explain the cool and wet summer of 1S89 as well as tho present dry and hot season. Are sun spots to be regarded as the origin of all sorts of weathort If gossip may be believed the change in the direction of tho fire department came before either the fire-boat, water tower or new engine houses. But, as a general rule of action, gossip may not be boUovcd. Tins London Cowl Journal makes a com plimentary explanation of the reason why Englishmen marry American girls. It docs not need explanation, although the attrac tive qualities of the American girl usually strike tho English mind with most force when backed by a large bank account. But we think what is earnestly to besought for is some credible reason why American girls should marry Englishmen. A fike engine trial under the direction of a master in chancery would be calculated to arouse doubts whether nny of the steamers could ever get thoir steam up. Expectations are still held out in Phil adelphia that "Bardsley will toll all" in his statement before sentence- is passed upon him. This is a very sanguine view of tho situation. Tho success which has so far at tended the efforts to prevent the inside facts from getting out is -not likely to break down at tho close. Somo one has too much influ ence to permit Bardsley or the othors to tell all they know. Nov Rudyard Kipling denies thai he is dying, and proposes to give tho world evi dence before long that ho is very much alive. It is not calculated to contribute to the pridepf the United States that it shares with Turkey the positiqn of being the only power in tho world that lias failed to assent to the international treaty to suppress tho slave and mm traffic in Africa. Turkey hangs back on account of a sneaking fondness for tho slave trade. Is the great republic dila tory on account of a secret bondage to tho rum traffic? The airship schemes have not been heard from lately. Did they como to wreck in com pany with tho financial balloons! Congressman DunAiuiOw, of Chicago, is quoted as desiring to havo ns ono of the features of the World's Fair the President and Cabinet, tho members of the Senate and House and the Supreme Court all in session at the Fair. Tho Congressman is indiscreet. Tho body of which he is a member makes a show of itself sufficiently In the regular sessions without giving any supernumerary exhibl tions. We have the ships, we have the men hut the coal fund is exhausted, and that set tles it. Reports as to the new Prime Minister of Canada indicate that that country has it worse than we havo. Tho Hon. J. J. C. Abbott, who has received tho appointment, is ono of tho Canadian Pacific ring; and his advance to the head of the government is very much as if this country should pnt tho Southern Pacific or tho Jay Gould crowd in undisguised control of tho administration. Materials of homo manufacture should only be used in tho Ohio platform. IT IS noticeable that the bulk of settlers on the new lands in tho Northwest are near ly all Americans, Germans and Scandina vians. Tho Italian and Slavonic elements are singularly absent from tho list of actual settlers ; but when they learn that they.can get farms of their own for tho cultivation of there they may dovelop in eagerness to take advantago'of the opportunity. Even the corner loafer earns his living by the sweat of his brow now. Considering all the fuss made about that differenco of a half per cent interest in tho extension of the4s, it is worth while to remember that Secretary Foster has stated that he has money enough to pay off all tho bonds, and that people who do not wish to take 1 per cent can tako thoirmoney. That ought to make the whole matter very simple. The last throw of tho Prince of Wales may cost him a throne The outbreak of complimentary refer ences in the Now York? papers to Mr. Chauncoy Mr Depew's oratorical and per sonal attractiveness warrants tho conclusion that the Journalistic applications for sum mer passes have been honored with Mr. Depew's regular liberality. The June bug is not half so annoying as tho Juno sun. CLINGING TO THE TJPPEB CBTJST. Wiuum Redmond, M. P., declares that English juries "are not gifted with much intelligence." Francois Coppee, the French author, is fond of cats that surround his desk and nib ble at his pen when he writes. Belva Lockwood is annoyed at the statement in a well-known book of refer ence which makes her 71 years of age. She declares that she is yet only 59. The venerable mother of Opie P. Reed died recently at her home in Portland. Sho was 79 years old, and th a mother of 11 chil dren, only four of whom survive her. Lady Harcourt, the historian Motley's daughter, is one of tho cleverest women in London society. Sho Is very handsome and has more than a local celebrity because of her wit. Senator Blackburn's daughters are ardent admirers of thoroughbred horses. They are always to bo seen at the Lexington races, and aro thoroughly accomplished in equine lore. Russell Sage goes to bed at 10 o'clock every night in tho year and is up at 6. lie is very abstemious in his habits, but during winter months he takes a spoonful of whisky in water every morning and occa sionally drinks a little claret for lunch. Heidelberg will erect shortly a monu ment to Schoffel, nuthor of tho "Trumpeter of Sakkingen" and of the famous university song, "Alt Heidelberg, du feine!" A Scheffel museum will bo founded, also, in a wing of the big library building. Princess Helene Sanousko, at one time a noted Polish beauty, died last month. She was ono of tho most influential women at the court of Napoleon III., and was vainly sought in marriage by Napoleon prior to his Introduction by Evans to the Countess Eu genie Montijc. Mr. Depew's desk stands near the center of his largo office, and never is any vacant chair found within 20 feet of it. Mr. Dopew will lean back in his comfortable armchair and pour out anecdote, story and witticism without end; hut he never, invites, his listener to sit down. Father John Hauptmann, a German priest in Brooklyn, who lately died, com memorated the death of his housekeeper by a $20,000 monument made in Italy. A full length figure of the housekeeper wns de picted in granite, and this was"placed on her grave. Opposite it a statute of rather Ilauptmann, with prayer book in hand, n as erected, showing him looking with ndinlra atlon upon the image of his deceased servant. Bishop Loughlin ordered the priest to remove his own statue, which he did with reluctance. A COMING REGIMENT REUNION. Tho C3d Pennsylvania to Meet in August on the Field of Gettysburg. fSrECIAL TELEGRAM TO TUE DISPATCH. McKEEsroivr, June 16. Tho Sixty-third Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers, or which there are many survivors in Pitts burg and some few hero, havo deoidod to hold, their annual reunion at Gettysburg this year. The reunion will be held ion the day, August 10. when the monument erected there to tho regiment Is unveiled. TALK OF THE TOWN. j rive Dollars Found and Lost How to Spot a IUch Man The Coolest of Women and the Warmest of Men Gossip of the Day. They were standing up in a Southside hotso car, when tho tailor man of the two suddenly let go of the strap, stooped down, picked up something on tho floor; put it in his vest pocket and then drew himself up again. He maintained his composure and silenco with an apparent effort till the car nearod Fifth avenue and Smlthflold street, when ho walked out to tho platform and said to the conductor: "I've found something valuable on the floor of the car. If anybody reports a loss to you, you can re fer him to mo; my namo Is , and I can ho found at ." Then both men left the car. "Did you notice how I managed that? I mado no fuss; didn't say a word, but Just pocketed it quietly," said the taller man, and without waiting for answer or comment he went on: "Now if you'd found it you'd havo got excited, and told the whole car about it, and somebody to whom it didn't belong would have claimed it. It's a lesson to you, my boy, to be careful how you on nouncon find liko that. You can't be too careful." "What was It?" asked his companion meekly. "A flvo dollar bill," was tho reply and a genuine fiver camo out of his vest pocket to substantiate the assertion. "Of courso if the owner of the bill claims it I shall pay It over, bnt to present intents and purposes it's mine. I propose that we havo a nice little dinner and a bottle, cht" "I'm in favor of'the dinner," said the other, "but hadn't wo better go slow and save some change out of tho -" "o, sir," interrupted tho lucky discoverer, "n o'll have a good dinner and wash It down with tho verv best." And they had as good n, dinnor as a man can get In Pittsburg; a plain meal without moro frills tban a small bottle of wine con stitutes. As they were gently puffing the smoke of two Henry Clays across tho table, after the waiter had carried away all but ten cents or so of the five dollars, the gentle man with tho entirely unearned dinner un der his vest remarked:. "That was deucedly odd, your finding tho bill on tho floor. I wonder whose it wast It couldn't havo be longed to you, conld Ut" "Of course not," replied his host, "you're tho blankdost fellow I ever knew lor im agining nbsurd things. The bill was dropped by " as he spoke he had been unconcern edly thrusting his fingers into his pockets, but as ho passed from his vest to his trousers' pockets, and from thence to the change pocket in his coat, his hand moved moro rapidly, and at tho words "dropped by" his face flushed and hisleft hand Joined his right in a lightning search of all tho cavities and lurking places of his clothes. "Great Scott! that five dollars was mine!" ho exclaimed. Symptoms of Riches. "It is hard to tell a rich man when you see him," said a hotel clerk to me yesterday. "Sometimes wealth runs to flashy clothes, superabundant jewelry, and a loud manner; sometimes it is concealed beneath a slink ing demeanor and hand-mo-down suit, and general nnobtrusivoness. Tho happy mean, which I tako to be well-made clothes, n courteous bearing to all men and a nice com bination of sclf-assertlvcnesg and respect for other's feelings, is hardly over seen by a hotel clerk, for tho reason, I suppose, that riclimcn of this ealibor do not live much in hotels." Just then an elderly man, whose tangled gray locks had not felt a barber's shears for many moons, whoso black frock coat bore the traces of many an accldont by soup and gravy, whose face was not over clean and whoso shirt was not merely soilcdbut wilted and brown near the nock whore it ended in a collar that might havo been white a week before, broke in upon our conversation and said to tho clerk: "What's ycr rates by the day?" Tho clerk gave the flgures and the old man, after consulting a big open-faced gold watch, remarked that ho might bo back later in the day. As tho possible guest de parted the clerk added to mo: "I'd liko to amend what I said about the difficulty of discovering a man's financial status from his exterior. There is one description of rich man I can always identify without trou ble. Ho is the man, 111 whom, as in the old fellow who Just spoke to me, a dreadfully dirty shirt front is combined with an expen sive gold watch. 1'vo never known those signs in conjunction to fail." .-'' Tho Coolest. Tiik hot spell has been as hard -upon ono sex as the other, but the average woman doesn't look so wilted and woebegone as the average man. In the course of my porambu latlons sinco tho thermometer has achieved notoriety the coolest person I havo seen was a young woman who illuminated a Pleasant VuHoy electric bar yesterday morning. As tho appearance of coolness is becoming as well as comfortable qualities that do not always go hand-in-hand in the dress of ador able woman it may bo profitable to sketch as accurately as may bo this particular cos tume. Sho wore a black lace dress, slightly open at tho neck; a hat of tho provailiwr skeleton fashion, n fragile foathor-weight, with a buncn or two of yellow and purple flowers for color. This description does not convey tho air of coolness that tho light tissue of somber lace, tho airy headgear, and tho absence of gloves from a well-shaped, slender hand combined to give, perhaps for the reason that somehow or other tho per sonality of a pretty woman and especially ono whoso eyes are brown and bright gets mixed up with her attiro in tho production of an effect upon a masculine mind. But tho same impression seemed tobemade on other spectators in the dusty car, and one could feel that everybody was wishing ho could be as cool as 6he looked. 1 supposo tho lom inine version of this feeling would bo a de sire to stand the heat so gracefully. Tho Hottest. On tho other hand tho hottest looking per son I havo seen sinco Saturday was a man who patrolled tho sidewalk in front of a down-town clothing store. lie was there to persuade customers -to step inside the store. Tho only one of tho usual outermost gar ments of man that he woie were trousers, girt about with a dingy white handkerchief in lieu ofsuspenders. His shirt sleeves were rolled up, and every square inch of his epi dermis exposed shone with perspiration. Now and again he swept a wave of water from his brow, and still did not stay the riv ulets that-flowed down both sides ot his nose. He looked hotter than ho was though it is hard to concieve of a comparntivo degree in his case because his complexion was very sanguine, and the sun with tho best of inten tions could not have made it much redder. Then he was stout and had unusually largo hands, which lio waved after the manner of a stranded seal with its flippers. To look at him, without regard to tho heat, as ho walked up and down was to perspire sym pathetically. A better advertisement for tho seersuckers, pongees and other light weight clothing in the store could not havo been planned. No heated pedestrian conld look from such a monument of physical overdoneness to the cool garments in tho st'oio window without perceiving tho logical conclusion of the argument. Perhaps tho large mun in process of evaporation or liquidation stands thero for that very pur poc. A NEW COURT ORGANIZED. Associate Judge ISrewer Establishes a New Tribunal at St. Louis. St. Louis, Juno 10. In accordance with an act of Congress, a new United Stales Court of Appeals was organized this morning by Associate Justlco Brower, of tho United States Supremo Court, assisted "by Circuit Judge Caldwell, and District Judge Thayer, who, until the President appoints the legular Judge, will constitute the Court it self. Prominent members of the bar were pres ent from ICansasjind Texas. Jndgo Brewer nppointed John J. Jordon, of DesMoines, la., Clerk, and William R. Hodges, of St. Louis, Marshal. A CHICAGO THEATER IN TROUBLE. Stockholders Begin Chancery Proceedings Against the Haymarkct. Chicago, June 16. Certain stockholders of tho Haymarket Theater Company to-day began chancery proceedings against W. T. D wight, President, and others, charging general mismanagement of tho affairs 01 the company. . . An injunction and accounting are asked for. Tho Haymarket is ono of tho largest unptown houses In Chicago. Sowing Good Seed. San Antonio Examiner: Ifthofarniorsof the Southwest will build community churches and school houses, hire competent -teachers arid plant hogs, they need have no fear but that prosperity and immigration and increased laud values will como, . THE LATEST ENOCH ARDEN. A Cousin or Don Cameron Reveals Him self to a Long-Deserted Wire. Skamo'kis, Pa., Juno 1G. An Enoch Arden case of an unusually sensational nature has Just come to lighfhero. Charles Cameron, n cousin of United States Senator Don Cameron, formerly resided in Pottsvlllo, where he was a prominent contractor. Dur ing the year 1848 ho married Miss Mary Markle, a favorite in socictv circles. Their life was happy for awhile, but Anally Cam eron began to drink. In 1860 Cameron said that ho intended to go to Richmond, Va., whoro ho had con tracted for tho building of a church. Ho kissod his wife and little ones goodb'y and loft Pottsvlllo. In a few weeks his wife re ceived a letter from him inclosing $20, and later $3 and then $10, which as the last money or letter sent her. One day, nftcr tho battle of Bull nun, word reached Mrs. Cam eron that her husband had been stabbed to tho heart In a gambling den in the capital of tho Confederacy. Later on tho supposed widow and family moved to Greenback, where she married William Maddcn.n young minor. Three years later Madden was killed on the railroad, and about three years ago the widow moved to this placo and started a boarding house. On Saturday last, whilo Mrs. Madden was standing on her front steps waiting for hor son to come to dinner, a stranger appeared and asked If Mrs. Charles Cameron still lived in Shamokin. The woman started, and tho man was about to repeat the question when Mrs. Madden told him to leave. Tho stranger attempted to enter the house. He was re fused admittance, and Anally said: "Don't you "know mo, Mary 1 I am Charles, 'your husband, nnd 1 have como to beg forgive ness." Then ho went over a number of inci dents occurring during tho happy honey moon and satisfied her that he was no im poster, but sho shut the'door in his face. SLIGHTLY ABSENT MINDED. Whilo Talking About Others He Forgot to Take His Own Change. New York Herald. Thero aro a good many absent minded men among the business men of New York.as the records of the postoffice will nhow. Those who mail letters without any address and those who mail addressed letters without any stamp aro on hand in force every day. The man who incloses money In such letters is not wanting. I went over from tho Astor House one day and talked to a clerk through a 0-Inch window about it, buying a dollar's worth of stamps at the cloo of an evidence of good faith. When I arrived homo, somo six miles away, I discovered that I had given a $5 bill to tho stamp man and huilcomo away without tho change. Tho next morning I was somewhat nerv ous concerning that $1, and hastened to tho postofflco. Tho stamp clerk was serving a long line of customers, but ns soon as I ap pioachod and uttered the first word ho im mediately und silently handed out four $1 bills. "I didn't know but what among so many fools." said I, "you might easily forget one." "Possibly," ho dryly retorted. "But you wore the most conspicuous ono yesterday. Two's did you say, sir?" BLACK SNAKE VERSUS FISH. A Novel Contest Between the Two Ended by a Third Party's Stick. rsrECIAL TELF.GBAM TO THE DISPATCH. Lkxikgtox, W.Va., Juno 16. A black snake about 3 feot long was seen swimming in Tom linson's Run yesterday with a llsh, com monly known as bullhead, in its mouth. Tho fish was nearly 8 inches long. Tho snake had succeeded in swallowing tho fish, be ginning at tho tall, up to just back of its head, where its fonvard fins are reinforced by strong horns or spines. Beyond this point tho snake's Jaws could not get, for so long as the fish survived just so long would It instinctively raUo Its fins and horns whenever it felt tho end of tho snake's jaws touching them. With a strong forked stick tho snnko was lifted out of the water, whereupon the fish fell out of the snake's mouth. Evidently It had been there some time, for it was lacer ated, livid in spots and it lifo blood seemed to havo been horribly sucked out of it, leav ing the most of its body pallid and colorless. When released it sank head first to the bot tom of the pool, then revived and camo to tho surface and afterward sw am slowly and laboriously away. THE M'KEESPORT P0ST0FFICE. Tho Postmaster's Salary Increased and Hotter Facilities Promised. r6PECIAI. TELEORAM TO, THE DISPATCH. McKEEsroitT, Juno 10. Tho Postofflco De partment at Washington has increased tho salary of Postmaster Soles, as his books for tho last . year showed an advance of 5 per cent over tho advance of the previous year. The departmcntalso promised three stamp stations and four additional mail carriers for July 1. The buslnes of tho office here is spreading over the city so rapidly that this has been found necessary. CHICAGO'S NEW STRIKE. A Prospect That tho Architectural Iron Workers May Soon Win. Chicago, Juno 16. Several hundred men were addod to tho ranks of the Ornamental Iron Works strikers this morning by tho go ing out of an additional numbor from other orders and some of tho blacksmiths en gaged on ornamental wrought iron work. One of the bosses has yielded to the strik ers' demands, and soveral othors aro ex pected to do so within a lew days. Heading Off the Police. New York Press. Mexico's morality is not deep-seated or widespread. Sho proposes to stop gambling nnd lotteries, except in duly legalized places that is, where tho Government gets its share of the plunder from victims. Pittsburg Had Em AIL New York Recorder. Tho Rev. Dr. T. De Witt Talmage told his congregation last Sunday that "the most damaging thing on this earth is religious controversy." Oh, como now! How about tho grip and hand organs? DEATHS HERE AND ELSEWHERE. Bishop Thomas V. French. News lias been received by telegraph that Kt. Itev. Dr. Thomus Yalpy French died from sun stroke ut Muscat, in Arabia, 011 the shores of the Persian Gulf. About four years ago Iliahop French resigned his BIhoprie at Lahore, Punjab, to en gage once more iu missionary nork, and ho had since been laboring in Algiers, Syria and Arabia. Bishop French was a man of distinguished schol arship. He entered at University College, Oxford, England, and was graduated In 184U. lie was a fellow and tutor of Ids college, and prose Latin essajtst, having taken a llrst-class in classical honors. For many years ho was a distinguished inivlonary in India, and at Intervals lie held high clerical preferment in England. He was rector of St. Paul's, Cheltenham, vicar of Leltli, and rector orbt. Ebbe's, Oxford. He established thuDlvlnlty School at Lahore, and stai ted an Afghan nii-sion In the Derajat. When tho BUhoiiriu of Lahore, Punjab, vvas founded by the Indian Government Dr. French was by universal consent acknowl edged to be tho right man for the post, and was consecrated first Bishop of Lahore ou December 21, 1S77. In India he was known as that mnnr tongued mtn of Lahore." for he could preach In Eugllsh, Persian, Hindustani, Pushto, Hindu, Tamil and L'uulabi, and was an eminent scholar Iu Hebrew, Arabic, Syrioc, Ureek and Latin. For his devoted labors In behalf of the Iirltlsh soldier during the Afghan war he was presented by the Government of India with a "swoi d of honor. " Mrs. Catherine. Hughes. Mrs. Cathc line Hughes died at New Brunswick, X. J., Monday, aged over 107 years, bhe was uorn In New Brunswick, N. J., April 16, 1774. and has lived under the rule of every President of the United States. During tho latter jears of her lifo she was nilud. Children of four generations are living, though only one of herowu children. Cap tain Mathlas Tlce, surviv es her. bhe was married six times, and leaves, besides her sou, nine grand children. 17 great grandchildren and six great great grandchildren. Peter Itothcnberger. Peter Rothcnberger, well known all over East ern Pennsylvania, died in Muhlenberg township, near Reading, Sunday night, aged flOye-irs. His reputation rested on his ability as a v loliutst, and no old-time dance or other social festival lor tho past liS years was considered complete without htm. Obituary Notes. JOHN C KOCH, a veteran of the Mexican War, died at his home la Newark late Sunday night, 92 years old. 1 JOSEPH ELLINGElt, a famous Hungarian vocal ist, who was first a chorus singer and finally be came a tenor of great popularity, died recently at Bud Pesth, at the ago of 71. MISS SDSAN WiNSOE, of Scltuatc, Slass., who lived for many years with tho Misses Abby and Becky Bates, who alone with Sfe and drmn, frightened the British army from bcituatu hi the War of 1812, died Friday at the age of tM. Captaix Walter. P. Bates-, a noted pilot iu Hawaiian waters, Qlcd t Honolulu Slay 19. He wasanatlveof Colassett, Mass., but had lived la Honolulu since 1S82. He was for a time Chief of Police In Kalakaua's capital, and then took em ployment from tlft later-Island steam Navigation Uomjianr. ...-' .' ' -. t ir- '& 'arf4w - ' ' 3k?iJi.sL-&.j. 3ijt.jtavJ- ytf. rm, m, TV ijriralfeft' V iifi turn SOCIAL WORLD FANCIES. Social Leaders Wedded In and Near Pitts burg The Great McKee-ChaHant Nup tlals Another Brilliant Assemblage, at Sewickley The Women's Club Holds Its Closing Session. Tiik McKce-Chalfnnt, ono of tho most bril liant" weddings of the season, was cele brated last evening at the Chalfant homo on North nvenue. Tho residence, which lias but recently beon remodeled and practically rebuilt, containing now 'somo of the band somost apartments of any in the city, and without doubt the finest dining hall in tho state, wus brilliantly Illuminated and fragrant with a profusion or fresh flowers that were placed on tho mantels and cabi nets, and wreathed and festooned mir rors and chandeliers. The company that assembled for the wedding was a representative one and included tho leaders of the social, business and profes sional circles of this city and prominent people from distant cities. Among the lat ter were General Flagler, commandant at tho post and superintendent of tho arsenal and works at Hock Island, 111., and R. IL Hall, of the United States army, who, in company with the groom, Major George W. McKcu, whoso best man he was, arrived in Pittsburg Monday. Miss Mary Chalfant, the bride, was attended by her nest eldest sis ter, Miss Belle, who will now become Miss Chalfant. The bridal attire was a bewitching creation of white that draped iu soft pretty foldsand displayed toadvantage theadmira bly proportioned figure of tho wearer. The bridesmaid was also clad in white. An elaborate supper followed the ceremony, served by Kennedy to the sweetest strains of Toerge's Orchestra. Major McKee, who is the commandant of the Frankfort Arsenal at Philadelphia, formerl- of the Alleghny arsenal, departed later In the evening with his fair brido on an extended wedding tour. Many friends of tho bridal couplo regret that their future home will be in Philadel phia instead of Pittsbnnr, but all unite in showering congratulations upon them. St. Stephen's Church, Sewickley, was tho scene of a very brilliant wedding last night, and not a seat in it was unoccupied. It united tho fortunes nnd fates of Miss Caro line Bloomer Whiting and Mr. George Phelps Rose. The former is thedaughter of Mr.ia than Whiting, of Sewickely.whiloMr. Kos6 is a member 01 tho firm of J. D. Bemd & Co.. of this city. Tho church had been decorated by the Chancel Society, and presented a rarely picturesnueappeanmco. Daisies cov ered tho altar rails, and blossomed In eVery comer of the chancel and In the ushers' but tonholes. A few moments after 8 o'clock tho bridal procession entered tho church, the four ushers, Messrs E.S. Carpenter, Clarence Swcaiingcn, E. D. Gilmoro and Frank Paul snn.and tho two little nieces of the brido, the Misses Helena nnd Josephine Neal, preced ing the brido and Mr. Whiting, hor father. At the chnncel steps they were met by the bridegroom and his best man, Dr. J. G. Ed mundson. of Philadelphia, and the Kev. Robert Benton. Tho Bight Kev. Bishop Whitehead, assisted by the Rov. Mr. Benton, then performed the ceremony. The new organ, under the skilled hands of Miss Mary Glenn, lent a large element of beauty to tho service, tho wedding marches from "Lohengrin" "Tannhanscr" and other selections forming the musical programme. Tho bride's dress was of white satin, brocade crepe and pointc lace, and In stead of a boun uot she cai ried a white prayer book. Miss Whiting looked very lovely and radiant, as well she might with the good wishes of a host of friends and the acquisi tion of the day. After the service a recep tion took placo at the bride's house, in which by the way tho array of wedding presents was. unusually, largo and dazzling. Tho newly-wedded pair left on the night train for Cleveland, en route on a honeymoon hi tho East. THEitEwas a meeting or the ladles inter ested in the Young Women's Christian As sociation held yesterday afternoon in the Y. M. C. A. parlors. The Committee on Ar rangements reported overything progress ing nicely and suggested that the organiza tion be known as the Central Young AVomen's Christian Assoclatlon.of Pittsburg and Allegheny. Thi3 suggestion was adopted. The following officers were then elected: President, Mrs. W. R. Thompson, Third Presbyterian Church; First Vice President. Mrs, II. K. Porter, East End Episcopal Church; Secretary, Mrs. A. J. Xoroross, Meth odist Church; Recording Secretary, Miss Annie- Robinson, Prcsbytcrinn Church; Treasurer, Mrs. A, P. Burchflcld, East End U. P. Church; Directors, Mrs. Henry Buhl, Christian Church; Mrs. C. F. Steifel, Luther an Church; Miss Sarah Mahaffy, Reformed Prcsbvterian Church; Mrs. F. A. Stcvonsou, First U. P. Church; Mrs. J. B. Scott, North Avenuo Presb3-tcriun Church; Miss Eva. Wallace, Christ" M. E. Church; Mrs.'M. J. Schoyer, North Avenue Methodist Church; Mrs. Joseph Johnston, Fourth Avenue Baptist Church; Mrs. William Foster, Sec ond Presbyterian Church; Miss RosoEdsall St. Peter's Episcopal Church: Mrs. Wyllo. Stevenson, Fourth U. P. Church; Mrs. Annie rhillips, St. Andrew's Church. tmi. TnE commencement of) tho Bishop Bow man Institute wus held afrlO o'clock yester day morning in Trinity Episcopal Church. Tho graduating exercises of this year's class wero opened by the vested choir singing a processional hymn as they moved to their nosition in tde church. Then followed the order of service as found in tho Book of " Common Prayer, excepting that after the creed there was sung a hymn, after which Rev. Georgo Hodges made tho address to the graduates, hi the stead of Rev. Henry Adnms, rector of St. Paul's, who was unablo to fill tho engagement on account of sudden illness. The gold modal was awarded to Miss Helen De Con Kelly, Bishop White head making the presentation. Her class mates wero Misses Jean Reynolds Seely, Ella Miller and Mnrgarot Jean Carson. They weie all dressed In white muslin and tulle and wore white leghorn hats trimmed with white water 1 lilies and ribbons. Each car ried a bouquet of white roses. Tho services wore conducted by the rector, Rev. Mr. Cas ter. A good performance and a swelterlngly hot night combined to make matters inter- nctlnn Fni. tliriLn ,plin nltnnilfiil flitt oimrMa,a' of the graduating class at Curry University. In spite of tho sultry, almost suffocating, at mosphero of tho hall the programufo furn ished was most enjoyable. Tho numbers wore ns follows: Rune's duet on the piano, "Grand Gallop de Concert," by Misses Sophia Simons and Laura Josenhans; the Class His tory by Miss Mary3L Swaneyta recitation by Miss Nina Milligan; Kobyn's "Answer," sung by Miss Tillio Mackintosh; "The Trend of Education," n clever oration by It. L. Fleming; a recitation by Miss Thoodoni Mar shall; Singeleo'.s violin and piano duct, "Fan tasio," by Misses Lulu and Edna Voglor; tho class poem by Miss Grace F. Hastings; Hie class pioiihecy by Miss Elizabeth Lysle, and "Bonnie Sweet Bessie," .sung by Mis Mamie Little. Prof. Simeon Bissell was the accom panist. All the performers did well, the work ol ML-s Marshall being especially orthy of praise. Ox Mrs. C. I. Wade's lovely lawn at Edg wood yesterday the Woman's Club enjoyed tho anuual fete with which it closes the sea son of study. Tho date Doing some two w eoks late this your, tho club w as not us fully represcnted as at foruior fetes, some ot the members having already departed for their summer homes and for seaside resorts. Nevcrtholes s tho meeting was one full of interest ns it was the first one at which Mrs. Wado had piesided since her return from the Convention of Woman's Clubs, held In Orange. X. J., last month. A delicious luncheon, served in tho pretty, cool dining room, was u feature of the day after which the company rethed to tho lavt 11 and enjoyed an informal meeting. An interesting account of tho Woman's Con vention was then given by Mrs. Wado in her own bright, witty manner. Several papers were lend and an animated discus sion followed, which gradually developed into an all around conversational party. The large and niry rooms of the Young Women's Christian Association, on Collins ivoune, were profusely, but tastefully, dec orated with flowers and evergreens last evening. The occasion was a supper given by the young ladies, and after It was held an informal reception. The beautiful lawn, illuminated by Chinese lanterns, had erected on it a large tent, used for tho sale of bon bons and sweets of all description. Within the building wero booths, at which wero sold many pieces of exquisite fancy work, and tho rear porcli was devoted to a display and sale of flowers. The fote was really tho product of the planning and labor of the junior band of the association, composed of about SO little girls, und to them is due much of tho credit for tho success of this praise wprthv undertaking on their part to con tribute to the fund for tho Industrial School, -blch has for so long been an undertaking of tho association. Onh of the prettiest of tho many Juno wed dings was that which united Gmco Forest Coles und John Schlcgel yesterday. The ceremony was porfomied at St. Peter's Epis copal Church at S o'clock by Rev. W. R. Muckny. The Initio worn a gown of rich cream white f.iilloFruncuis.daintlly trimmed with embroidered clillfon. she was given awify bv her brother. Dr. W. H. Coles, V. S., of Scottdalc. Her maid of honor. Miss Ger trude Plagct; wus very pretty iu pink lands down, carrving pink roses. The ushers wore T. Harry Dolan, Harry- Snyder, A. J. GUli land and narry Hilt Tho groom's best man was his brother, Charles SchlegcL After an extended trip through the Eastern cities, the young couplewill beat home to their friends at 81 Sixth avenue. Fbioid ico cream and luscious strawberries were very much appreclatcdlast evening by the Bcllevue people who thronged the M. E. Protestant Church of that place. The pretty little chapel was fresh and radiant in a new nttire, and the affair was in tho nature of a house-wanning. A musical and literary pro gramme was enjoyed in which, under Mrs. Winn Mrlntvre's management, appeared Mrs. F. W. Keifer, Sirs. Nettie McFadden Hunter, Miss Ella Mcintosh and Miss Lena Rhoads. The tables wero presided over by Mrs, W. H. Warwick and Mrs. James Irwin. Presley O'Mally, of Pittsburg, was mar ried at Oil. City last night to Miss Mamio Fisher, daughter of Daniel Fisher. Tho ceremony took place at the home of tho bride's parents In tho presence of n large number of friends and relatives. The resi dence was handsomely decorated, and tho wedding was a society event. Mr. and Mrs. O'Mally left on the 2 o'qlock train for Pitts burg, where they will make their home. Miss Lillias A. Reddick was tendered a complimentary concert last evenlng,under the auspices of tho British American Asso ciation, in the Moorhead building. Thoso appearing on the programme were Henry Lorenz, Annie Orr, Messrs. Graham, So Vill nnd Emery, Theo A. Rentz, Messrs. Lie field, .Davis, Heming and Ehrhard, Miss Hannah Baster. William Slontag, Miss Kath leen Dengle, Misses Keddick and Miller. Social Chatter. W. J. Cook, rate clerk for the Pennsylvania road nt Johnstown, will be married June 25 to 3Iiss Bertie J. Bolsinger, of that place. Tne young man Is well known among rail road men in Pittsburg. Williasi nASEY and Miss Sophy Phistor wero married yesterday. Two carloads of friends of the young couple went to Jean nette last evening to celebrate the marriage feast. 3Irs. Smith" Newell, the charming wife or the cashier of the First National Bank, of Cleveland, was the guest during the week of MI.ss Gertrude Campbell, at her Penn avenue homo. The Engineers' Society of Western Penn sylvania held its regular meeting last even ing iu tho Academy building. Mr. Harry J. Levis read a paper on "Bridge Design." The King's Daughters of tho Avalon Pres byterian Church gave a strawberry and ice cream festival in the school hall at West Bellevue last evening. The George Jenks river excursion last evening wns to many a panacea for all tho suffering of the exceedinglyhot day preced ing it. The Young Men's Club, of Braddock, held thoir second annual fete chainpetre at Idle wild Park yesterday. The Sandusky Street, Allegheny, Baptist Church will picnic at IdlewiliT on the 23th. The Thompson-McKnight marriage to night. The Meade-Woodbum nuptials this even ing. The Heyman-Kauin wedding to-day. A BIG WASTE OF MONEY. Cartloads of Government Printed Matter No Better Than Old Itubblsli. IFROM A STAFF CORnESFOXDEXT.J Washisotcs", Juno 10. If the committee of Senator Manderson, which proposes to in vestigate the operation of the Government Printing Office, were to make the rounds of the deportments at this time thoy would find much Interesting matter for their report to Congress. Within the last day or two there have been sent to Cabinet officers, assistant- secretaries, chiefs of bureaus, nssistant chiefs and other officials, a cartload each of Gov ernment publications, well printed nnd solidly bound In shcepskm. Thoy contain executive and legislative documents, com mute reports, scientific, commercial and other reports. Great volumes of the "Kecords of the Rebellion," useless becauso tlie set cannot bo made complete, and a Jumble or other works, sotrlval.of so llttlo impoitancc to anybody, that tho wonder is they wero over printed at all, to say nothing of publishing elaborate and costly editions for general distribution. Thee cartloads of tomes aro dumped into tho ofilcos of the officials for whom they aro intended. Theso gentlemen group through them for something or sufficient Importance to preserve. Probably out of the cartload thoy each find two or three volumes of some Interest to them. Then tho clerks are in vited to go through them, and a few more volumes aro selcctod. Tho remnant, which is the.great bulk of the cartload. Is again loaded up and taken to the out of the wuy rooms where such costly rubbish has been stored for years and where tens of thousands of voldmeslio to be eaten by the worms or destroyed by damp or mould. Those to whom they are sent would prefer never to see them. The stuff that is sent to them is not even valuable for waste paper, though in the aggregate it represents an immense sum in material, printing and binding. THE KANSAS WHEAT YIELD. Secretary aiohler.or the Agricultural Board, ' Gives His Estimates. TorEKA, June 15. Secretary Mohler, of the Agricultural Board, returned this morning from a trip through tho northwest part of tho State. He'declares that the crop reports, which have been coUected by the various newspapcts in tho last fow weeks, are very misleading. "The fact in tho matter is," ho said, "that thero never was a tlmo In the State wbon there was such differences be tween adjoining wheat fields. "Iu tho Solomon Valley, for instance, I found fields which would mako 50 bushels to tho acre, while adjoining fields will not pay for 'the cutting. Tho statement that the yield will reach 6O,(KO.O0O bushels Is also er roneous. There will be tho largest ncreago that tho State has over had. It will reach 3,003,000 acres and ns nearly as can bo esti mated there will bo a three-fourths crop of 150bushols to tho acre." MASTER MECHANICS MEET. The Twenty-Fourth Annual Convention of the Association at Cape May. T6FECIAL TELEOKAM TO THE DISPATCH.! CAr-EMAY, N. J., Juno 16. The opening sessions of the twenty-fourth nnnnul conven tion of the Master Mechanics' Association of tho representatives or tho various rail roads or tho United States were held In this city to-day. Tho convention will probably boinseslon daily the' balance. or the week, and many tblncs or Interest in the building of railioads will bo discussed. About too delegates are present and many will 'arrive during the next two days. Al most everj- city and nearly every road in the union is represented. An Old Society Art. Chicago Herald: Mrs Russell, tho wlfooftho eminent Del sartean, Edmund Russell, has written a boolc on the "yawn." Sho contends that tho yawn should be cultivated ns one of the principal pleasures and relaxations or life, and that we do not yawn cnongh. Probably thevorybcflt remedy ftran Insufficiency or yawning ts to read her book. Thiol College' PresIdent-EIect. rsrECIAL TELEGRA5I TO THE DISrATCH.1 Greessville. June 1G. Rev. Theopholis B. Both, of Ithaca, X. Y was to-day elected President of Thiol College. It is thought that ho. will accept the oiler. PEOPLE COMING AND GOING. P. lA-Kimberlv, a Sharon iron man, and Representative J". S. Fruit, or the same place, registered ut tho Mononguhehi Honso Inst evening. A. SIcKinlcy, of Now York, a brother or tiioiariffndvocate, is also at tho hotel, jjdr. McKinley is a drummer. Evan.Evans, the representative of Car negio JJros. in London, and George T. Bishop, commercial agent of the "Clover Leal" route at Cleveland, are stopping at tho Du uucsne. .Captain George A. 3lushlach and wife, of Alexindria, nrointho city. The Captain intends, to purchase u nail plant und rolling mill itj'Oliio to bo removed to Virginia. T. -C. Boone, an old gentleman from Salem, was married at the Mononguhcla House yesterdav morning. The name or the bride lould not bo learned. John P. Thompson, a coffee merchant from Rio Janeiro, took dinner ut tho Monon gahcla, House yesterday. Frank Jl rlcarne, manager of the River side Iron Works, at A)heoling, is at tho Mo nongdhcla house. John Dick, a brother of tho Jlcadville bankar, Samuel Dick, wns In the city yester day. "W, R.. Rooney, of the United' States Xavy, put up ut tho Duqnesno yesterday. James Is". Moore, of Butler, is a guest at the Seventh Avenuo Hotel. J. C. McKinney, the Titusville oil man, U at tho Anderson. CURIOUS CONDENSATIONS. Rabbits are damaging crops in Schley county, Ga. Some genius has discovered that the or dinary watch gives 11C,1H,000 ticks a year. The citizens of Green Cove Springs, Florida, raised a subscription and purchased a hearse. Seattle, "Wash., is said to have2,000 idle laborers standing around the street, with no prospect or work. A snake ID feet 7 inches in length was killed in the act ofcarrying off a small pig near Gladwin, Mich. Ho stole several before he was caught. ' "Wolves have killed a large number of sheep in Webster county, W.Va., and the county court offers $50 each for wolf scalps, to which a citizens' committee will add $10. A schooner of Provincetown, IVIaas., has Just returned from a 20 months' mackerel fishing cruise in African waters. Sho sent home 1,000 barrels, and brings 50 barreU more. The recent English"! Census gives the population of Liverpool at sil.OOO. The Ceiv sus of 1SS1 gave that city 552.508. This shows a decline of fi.2 percent, but the reason there for is not given. Fields Martin, who lives near Flowery Branch, Ga., has worn a coat only a few times since the surrender of General Lee. He says ho feels mor6 comfortable without) one, no mattor how cold tho weather is. A cow on.a Georgia farm lost weekgave birth to a calf that had distinct earmarks on each ear, a swallow fork on the rfght and a smooth crop on the left. This is the exact sto.,k: mark of tho son of the owner or tho cow. An electric car in St. Paul, Minn., while passing the end or a bridge in a heavy rain recently was struck by lightning. The) car was set on flro and tho machinery ren dered useless. Not ono of the passengers was injured. Thomas Cooper aud wife, who live near Flowery Branch, Ga., have fonr daughters. All except one married widows sons, all of their husbands being named William, and all of them the youngest of the family, and all married on the third Sunday in the month. A lady of Jacksonville told a reporter that she swallowed one box of of pills each week for 16 years. Thero are 25 pills in a box and she has consumed the contents of S33 boxes 20 800 pills. For each box she paid 25 cents, making a. total spent in the 16 years of $20S. In the jungles of Sumatra is found an enormous spider, which measures threo inches across the body and seven across tho legs. It is black n color, with red and yel low markings. It spins a geometrical web about fonr feet in diameter between two trees. There are 18 counties in-Pennsylvania that have no debt. They are Lehigh,Beaver, Cameron, Center, Columbia, Eric, Forest, Franklin, Green, Lawrence, Mercer, Mon tour, Perry, Pike, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Wyoming and York. Tho combined debt or all the other counties is $53,979,972. Mrs. Hodgins, of Milton county, Ga killed a snake in her yard on Tuesday even ing that bad jnst ruivoff a setting hen, and appropriated 15 eggs. The snake was so gorged that locomotion was dillicnlt, so ho was easily dispatched. The reptUo meas ured 3 feet 4 inches from.tlp to tip. It is claimed that John Rockafeller could give every man, woman and child hi the United States $2 each and still havo left the modest sum of $1,000,000 with which to start a peanut Btand. William Waldorf As tor conld do tho same thing, while our own dear Jay Gould conld give $1 60 each and then have left $3,000,000 with which to sink a well for more water. A well-kn6wn physician of Jackson ville, Fla., went out north of tho city to ad minister to a colored woman patient. Ho drove up to tho gate, dismounted, entered the house and inquired as to how the sick was getting along. Imagine his surpriso when informed that tho woman was dead and buried. The doctor smiled and said ho didn't think sho would recover. A house cat belonging to J. C. Barry, of Tine HilL Florida, caught a large rabbit the other night and dragged it to tho houso and into tho kitchen, where the cat had a lot or kittens to feed. The cat was followed by a huge rattlesnake, who coiled himself up by tho stove, probably waiting for a share of tho rabbit, but the rattlo attracted the atten tion of tho family, and his snakeship was quickly dispatched. A two-legged goat has been agitating Cordcle, Ga. James Barnhilt is the possessor of this freak of nature, and hois exhibiting him at 10 cents a look, witha slight reduction when vou look soveral times-. Ho is of tho "billy'' gender, walks upright liko a chicken, sits down liko a dog, is a very intelligent lit tle creature, and is indeed a curiosity. Iti3 a great pet, and children and ladies go wild with delight over "billy." A peculiar chain of events was recently brought to light In a Kansas-dlvorco case, in which a man petitioned for-a separation on the ground of his wife's Insanity. It de veloped tl.at tho Judgo who granted the di vorce issued the marriage license to the pe titioner, performed tho ceremony, presided nt tho trial to establish tho insanity of tho wife, nnd finally, acting as tho Judge pro tcm ot tho District Court, issued tho decreo or divorce. Weighing machines and scales of some kind wero in use 1800 B. C, for it is said that Abraham at that time "weighod out" 400 shekels of silver, current money, with the merchant toEphron, thollittite, as payment forapieco of land, including the cavonnd all tho standing timber "in tho field and in the fence." This is said to be the earliest trnnsrer or land or which any record sur vives, and that the payment was mado in tho presence or witnesses. A. H. Quarks, the uncle of Miss Birdie Laramore, whose mother insulted a teacher at tho Savannah, Go., High School a. few days ago for tendering Birdio a second Instead of first honor badge, was arrested andacaso made against htm for disturbing tho busi ness of tho public schools. This oflenso vio lates a city ordinance. Tho principal fault committed by Qnarles appears to havo 'con sisted in his having accompanied his sister, Mrs. Laramore, when tho teacher- was in sulted by tho latter. Joseph Graham, of Eastman, Ga., had fed his hogs the other morning and was lean ing on tho fence watching them eat, when ho felt something chilly fondling and caressing him in- a peculiarly earliest way about the head, face and neck. Ho saw at once that he had placed hL elbow about midway on tho bodv or a king snake several feot long and was holding him fast down on tho rail, and as one would suppose, both ends of the snake being loose, they cut up vigorous ca pers about Mr. Graham'? countenance. FUNNY FELLOWS' FANCIES. juuipuppe Confound these theosophists. Jasper Whj? Jumpnppe They convinced my wife that she has seven bodies, and she went on" and bought a dress for each one. Hrtwifc Zlail. De Beere Yonr painting has one quality at least, that of innocence. De Smeere Innocenre? De Beere Yes. It Is so art less. StwxTurk TeZe gnini. "When Satan grasps a new guest's hand, And starts to show him through, lie first Inquires In accents bland, Is It hot enough for you?" Chicago Tribune. Miss Murray Hill Do yon like pastel coloring. 3Ir. llreezjr? Mr. Breezy-Well, no : I can't say that I do. I've heard that some of It is poisonous. Tlalo white molasses candy Is good enough for me.--.Veto Port Tblegrwii. ' "And the heathen cooked the missionary In hl clothes!" ' They did." They were hnngry. I suppose, and couldn't take time to nndresf him." "No. I guess It wa- for the seasoning. Yon see he had on a pepper and salt suit." Xeio lurk Lady Noodleby Isn't American aristoc racy very cheap?" Miss Vcripert-Wett. I don't know. I find that It Is not hard to bur a European nobleman at a bar gain. yiio Tvrkilcrald Blizzard Bill What's the subject fer de bate at the Etiquette Club to-night? Six-card Henderson-"Whlch Is the improper cst,.foraman to eat with his hat on or his coat off!"- Indlunapiill Journal. Young- married man What would you do, my fti-ir. If I were one of those men who a-e In had 1 humor when thfy get tip la the morning aud rse ! hail lanRiiage because, the hreaSfost Is cold.' Young wlfel would make It not lor yoiL-vraiir. Teacher The lesson this morning is, "When your fatherand mother forsake you then . tbe'Lord.Wll taxeyou up." Wicked Dickey Hicks Sposon de ole folks never goes back on ye; what dca? Keio Yorkllarald, Vi