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THE PITTSBURG POST. MAKCII 22, .1898. TUESDAY MOBNING, BOOMING REV. t)R. SWALLOW.

Tbe Royal Is the highest grade baking sawder as Gomez or Garcia in the field. They are filling precisely the same function that Dr. Franklin, Silas Dean. John Adams, Henry Laurens, and other At the Playhouses Last Evening. precedent in the annals of civilization, I proceeds as follows: We have upbraided the great powers for permitting the massacres in Armenia.

How much less guilty shall we be if we permit the atrocities In Cuba to go on undiminished, while we sit Idly by and do nothing? Surely there-Is gospel authority for the statement that no nation liveth unto itself. We have a duty to other people as well as to ourselves, and that duty we may not shun, but at our periL If war be thrust upon us. if Spain will not listen to our demand that she cease her bloody work in Cuba, then be ours the opportunity and hers the responsibility! Surely we may rightly appeal to the Just judgment of mankind: more, we may appeal to the God of battles to help us as we show our willingness to shed the blood of the few that the lives of the many may be preserved. And assuredly that appeal will not be made In vain. Every American -worthy of the name will applaud this sentiment.

The reign of murder and rapine in Cuba must stop if it takes all the resources of the United States to put an end to it. albeit not extraordinary, talent. Ellen Mortimer as Sunshine Is a winsome lass and Intuitively grasps her subject. Ben F. Ryder Is the typical Bowery sport of the aggregation as well as we have seen it in some moons.

The Verdi ladies' trio furnishes some melodies, among them a taking rendition of "On the Banks of the Wabash." Then there is an exciting football match in the alley, which takes tha form of a feature. The Avenoe Phil Peters and James F. Green are as comical as tramps as they were as the straight Irishman and Dutchman last week. This week their company at the Avenue is producing a new farcical comedy, "A Booming Town," which ia contrived solely to exhibt the- specialty talents of the people. Peters and Greeu as Willie Everwork and Weary are both figures with high temperatures.

They give a specialty, "Nonsense," In tha first act. Nettie Peters. Lillian Durham, the De Ive sisters and Miss Purdette do a "sweet girl graduate" turn. Pepita's dances, Phil and Nettie Peters' specialty, the De Ive sisters la their songs and dances, and the Acme quartet fill in to make it all a catchy show. Academy of Mntic.

The Rentz-Santley Burlesgue Company, which by this time Is familiar to most of Harry Williams' regular audiences- opened another engagement at the Acad emy last night in remodeled form. "A orld of Pleasure" is the new burlesque. A somewhat unusual feature of the program is an imitation of Charmlon's disrobing act on the trapeze, wherein a trapezist divests herself of full dress to tights after reaching her elevated position. Joe Sullivan and Carrie Webster's sketch; the Sisters Egstrom, serlo comics; Tyrene and Evelyn, French dancers; Florence Namon, In her bag punching act; Lawson and Ward, in a comedy bicycle turn, and others, are on the bill. World's Mnsee-Theater, The woman known as Little Egypt ia this neck of woods, and who has "created a furor" In suburban towns, did hr dances about the qualitv of which each one must be his own Judge at the World Museum-Theater yesteraay, ana or course amused the crowd.

"Mark McGuire Tribulations," a comedy burletta, was played with Ed Bryant In the principal role. Charles Ennis. a tenor. In sentimental songs; Roasire. in a swinging wire act; Wills and Barron, in a new travesty, and Edwards and Nellson, in aa original skit, were the chief numbers In the consistently good olio.

ORDERS SOT YET RECEIVED. Sons ef Veterans Awaiting; Reply From State Commander. Past Captain I. J. Quinn, sergeant of Sam Warden camp.

Sons of Veterans, stated last night that the orders expected from State Commander Hopkins, in regard to war preparations, had not yet been received. A special meeting of the camp will oe neia as soon as toe papers Otber camps of the Sons of Veterans have been aroused by the action of Sam Warden camp tast Friday night. Colonel John I. Nevin camp, of Allegheny, meets to-night, and it will take action probably on the same line. Meetings will be held during the week by other branches of the organization in the two cities.

Grand Commander MacArthnr Here. Grand Commander Arthur Mac Arthur, of the grand commandery of New York, Knights Templar, arrived in Pittsburg yesterday, to make himself more familiar with the local committee's plans for the coming triennial conclave. He win hold a conference with Captain W. R. Heckert, chairman of the committee on parade and review, in regard to securing horses for his commandery.

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Votes at the Republican primaries are retting "dog cheap," if we accept the Franklin county quotations. A dispatch from Chambersburg says "an Immense amount of money v.as spent, and, scores of votes were bought openly, the prices ranging from 25 cents to $3 a head." It appears to have been drawn battle on the Quay issue, while Mr. Wanamaker captured the delegates to the State convention. There Is always doubt these times about dele-sates staying captured. The Philadelphia annual conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in session at Chester, on Saturday last, after approving "the wise, safe and conservative leadership of President Mc-Kinley," addressed itself to the main issue as follows: "It is the Judgment of this conference that all proper measures snould oe usea to settle tne sspamsn-Cuban struggle, so that peace may be secured to the Cuban patriots; and that the Government will be justified in demanding, in the name of humanity and religion, that there shall be peace." As the only ay to peace Is the independence of Cubs, this declaration means something.

Just how the trade of the United States suffers by the Cuban war is apparent from a few figures. Our total trade with Cuba during the fiscal year 1893 was $103,000,000, and marked the high water line of Cuban commerce. The next year. 1894. it fell to $95,000,000.

In 1895, with four months of the war, it fell to In 1896 it was and in 1897 $26,000,000. For the current year It will fall below or a falling off of $83,000,000, com pared with 1893. Thus we have lost four-flfth3 of our Cuban trade. This bears hardest on Cuba, as before the war the island sold the United States, approximately mainly sugar and tobaccofour dollars' worth for every dollar we sold to the Cubans. A patriot deserves recognition wherever he may put his shingle out.

Mr. J. W. BrownelL resigning the office of deputy collector of customs at Pultney-ville, on Lake Ontario, writes the secr etary of the treasury: There is about as much use for a collector of customs at this port as there would be for one on a trout stream in the Adirondack mountains. There was no money collected during the year 1897; practically none in 1896, and the aggregate receipts for the four years while I have been in office were less than $150, while my salary for that time was $2,880.

Unfortunately Mr. Brownell did not appreciate the abuse until he had served four years as deputy collector, and xthe administration waa. getting ready to confer the "soft snap" on a good Republican. The cotton manufacturers made their own tariff scale. It neither shuts out foreign importations, extends our own trade, nor gives prosperous conditions to the poorly paid operatives.

The Man Chester (N. "Union." conning the statistics of the export of cotton cloths. iinds that nearly every part of the Western hemisphere there has been a falling off in shipments. It gives a table of exports for 1896 and 1897. to "American ports, showing a falling off of 35,300,000 yards in 1897, compared with the business of 1896.

There was a trifling net gain in the total amount of cotton cloths exported of about 4,000,000 yards, principally in sales to the Asi- atlcsT-but the losses in our nearby markets are exasperating. Evidently there ia such a thing as too much protection. Our beet foreign market is Canada, and that has already been cut down more than one-half. As the naval board of inquiry re sumed its sessions at Key West yester day, the inference, is that it has not completed Its report on the Maine explosion, and if any report has gone for ward it is of a preliminary character. It is stated by authority no report has been received at Washington, and none is expected before the latter part of the week.

A London dispatch states that European opinion inclines to the plan of an international tribunal, if the question is to be adjusted without war. It is believed abroad that the United States will maintain that the explosion was caused by external forces, for which Spain is morally responsible for damages, even if no criminal act can be traced to any Spanish official or non official. On the other hand, it is known that Spain will claim the explosion was the result of accident on the Maine. These two probabilities are based on what appears to be the drift of sentiment in both countries. Hence as the two countries radically differ on a question of fact.

It Is in Europe held to be a subject for arbitration rather than war. Admit all this, it would be ex ceedingly difficult for the two countries to agree on arbitrators. Gradually the idea is reaching re i cious iournals and assemhlne-pa that the cases of Armenia and Cuba, are not far apart. The "Christian at Work." to which no suspicion of "Jingoism" can be attached, in an editorial last week, after recounting the unchallenged facts bout Cuba, arter describing the de- W) helpless non-combatants in a single la pursuance of policy- without i Happenings in the "Realm of Society. The social world rallied last evening at the home of Mr.

and Mrs. A. E. W. Painter.

Irwin avenue, Allegheny, to hear Miss Anna Vernon Dorsey tell of negro life In ante-bellum days on the Southern plantation and td listen to her negro songs, which she sings to her own accompaniment of the banjo. The program was different to that rendered Saturday afternoon, which shows Miss Dorsey possessed of a fund of anecdote, all soj pithily told as to elicit repeated applause from her audience. The same stage -ar rangements were utilized as on Saturday afternoon, the lower landing of the stair case making the dais on which Miss Hor sey stood, fche wore a handsome even ing gown of pale green silk, with larg corsage bouquet of deep crimson rose worn high on the left shoulder. The feminine portion of the audlenc with but few exceptions also wore pretty decollete gowns with glistening neck and hair jewels. Mrs.

Painter wore black peau de soice, with bodice of white tuckejl silk. The guests were about equally between men and women, and at the close of the program Miss Dorsey was tendered a reception, when all had a chance to meet and congratulate the clever young entertainer. Nor the event lacking in the gracious hospitality which is one of the characteristics of the Painter home. Both Mr. and Mrs.

Painter were busy looking after the comfort of their guests. Miss Dorsey appears this evening at the Duquesne Country and Athletic club. Linden avenue, under the auspica of the Woman's Aid Society of Point Breeae. The post graduates and students of Mt. de Chantal convent.

Wheeling, are taking steps to form an alumnae association, which they hope to have fully organised In a week or two. The golden JubiW of Mt. Chantal will be celebrated at the academy in June. The fiftieth anniversary of Its founding comes in April. i nt-Tn are MtKffn and 1W or the ex-Students in Itttsburg, and two meetings have recently been held at the home of ex-Judge O'Bryan.

North Highland avenue, to effect the organixation. The graduates of the school include a number of Pittsburg's oIde.t citixens. in many instances mothers and daughters hnving received their education at the Mount, and one of this years graduates represents the third generation of her fsmliy who has attended the academy. At a meeting Friday of next wwk at the home of Mra. O.

O'Brien. Klfth avenue, a president wj! be elected. At the last metting Mr. J. D.

O'Bryan was appointed treasurer, and her daughter. Miss Sarah O'Bryan. secretary. Invitations for the celebration will shortly be issued for distant visitors. The celebration will continue for three days, during which time ail guests wiH be entertained at the convent.

Part at t-ie program will be the production el an original opera, conducted on the methods Of the early history of the opera, when the chttrch was one of its most enthusiastic patrons. Among the oldest of the graduates now residing In Pittsburg and vicinity are: Mr. Iu Boss O'Bryan, Mrs. D. O'Bryan, Mr Dunlevy Conway.

Mrs. Thomas Hackett. Mioses Murphy, daughters of the late Orattan Murphy, ef Bewickley. and Mrs. Orac.

of Craftmi. Among the younger students are Mr. Q. t. Brien.

Mr lsn-kamp. Mrs James p. Harr. Miss Sarah O'Bryan, Miss Cora Bums, Miss Buth elrton and Miss Munnali. The military basaar to be given by the young Clayton cadets or the Kast r.M Friday evening in Pterrett school hall mill develop Into an event of considerable social Importance for the older people as wu as tne young in? irm mm the your.

brigadiers are interesting themselves In the success of the basaar and have undertaken to help in its suc cess, Mrs. H. C. Frtcg. rnotner oi tne young captain, will the lemonade, assisted by Mts Mary Bpeer and a number of young East Knd giris.

Mrs. Jc.hn Holmes will preside at the cake stand. Mrs. Scully and a number of others wlU also assist. Misses Mary and Ella Maloney.

skilled In the art of palmistry. will give information to their patrons, and there will be fancy work, flower and candy booths. A series of entertainments will be given In Maieiwood after Eastor to benefit the Church of the Good Shepherd. The Aoril will be a band concert by the Andrew Carnegie band of Duquesna. as sisted by vocalists, April zi wtu ne A Medley or tjood Tning.

according to the card, under the auspices of tbe church club, and the third. April 23. will be the production of a abort comedy, "Done on Both Sides," by amateurs of Haxelwood. The Social Science Club of Klngsley house announces an attractive program for the April meeting I nder the spe cial topic of "Public Amusements papers will be presented on fc.nnowea Theaters." In order that art may dictate the character of the play instead of the box office. Consideration win amo ds rivn to narks, play grounds, libraries.

picture galleries and museums. The entertainment at Pennsylvania College for Women to-day will be an afternoon affair, not evening as haa been announced. It will consist of reading "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by Mrs. Hannibal Williams, and choruses of Men delssohn's music by students under direc tion of Miss Wheeler, accompanied By Mr Olttlnga at the piano and Lulgi von Kunlts with violin. H.

Reymer was host at a stag theater party last evening riven in honor of his guest, Joseph A. Fisher, of New York. The party also Included A. O. McKean Thomas C.

McCuna. Aaron T. Tomilnson. Austin Hoffman and Ralph E. Reymer.

The Pittsburg commandery. K. drill corps and mounted escort will hold the last of their series of winter entertainments next Friday evening at Kenwood lawn. East End. Rev John A.

Jayna will lecture on "Cuba and the Cuban War." with stere-optlcon views, this evening In the Melrose Avenue Presbyterian Church, Allegheny. Mrs. Corbin N. Richard, of Cleveland, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Robert Stewart, Hastings street.

East End. MOODY PASSES THROV'GH. Thinks That tbe I'nlted States Is Hot Dolus; Her Duty. Dwlght L. Moody, the well-known evangelist, was a passenger on the Penn sylvania limited last night, bound for Chicago.

Mr. Moody Is of the opinion that the people of the Vnited States are not doing what thev should for the 200,000 suffering Cubans who are starving on the Island. Ha is to return to this city April 17. Are Wanted In Botler. County Detective E.

E. Bell and J. S. Black, of Butler, came here yesterday to look Into the arrest of the suspicious characters picked up in the Diamond, on whom considerable booty was found. Mr.

Black's store In Butler was entered by burglars Saturday night. Ha ldentl fled soma of the goods. After a consults tion with Superintendent Leslie the But ler men returned home with the intention of making an Information against the men. LOCAL NEWS IX PARAGRAPHS. Two new statues were blessed at St.

Francis' Roman Catholic Church Sunday oy ttev. jonn joraan, pastor. Mary A. Cochran has been appointed a clerk in tha money order department of the Allegheny postoffice, in place of Nannie F. Keenan, resigned.

--The committee having In charge the arrangements for the reunion of the former pupils of the Birmingham school has called a meeting ror Thursday night. Jacob Saddler, a well-known farmer of Forward township, was found dead in bed yesterday. Heart disease caused his death. He was 64, and Is survived by a widow ana tnree ennaren. A horse and wagon containing some carpets was stolen while standing on Forbes avenue and McKee place yesterday.

The police recovered the rig on Shtngiss street a short time afterward, but the carpets were gone. Sherman Johnston, who escaned from Constable Robert Bag-by Saturday night witn a pair ot handcuffs on, was ar rested last night at Wylie avenue and Logan street. He was taken to Jail on a surety or. tne peace charge. James Lutz, of 49 South Tenth street was assaulted and robbed at the Tenth street bridge Sunday of a $16 watch and a pocketbook containing $8 75.

Thomas Kirk, living at Twelfth and Bingham streets, was Identified as one of Lutz'a as sailants ana xieia tor court. knows. Actual tests shew it goes one-thire further tkmm any ether brand. POWDER Absolutely Pure ovi rowta New vemc THIRD MAN COMING ALONG. Fight for County Chairman Goes Merrily On Sibley Will Respond.

Jury Commissioner D. J. McCarthy, Braddock. announced yesterday It was possible he would become a candidate for the chairmanship of the Democratic county committee, and that he had been urged for some time to go Into the fight. He would know In a day or so.

he said, whether he would go into the contest. Chairman Howley said the field was open to Mr. McCarthy or any other candidate, and that the organixation would show fair play to every man who went Into the fight agalnBt him. Last night Frank I. Gosser issued the following statement: "1 am anxious to reconstruct the local organization, and I desire the co-operation of- all who feel as I do.

The constitution and acta of assembly donate to us a county and Jury commissioner, and were It not for these the local party- would sink clear out of sight. Some day an Independent movement will take even these away from us. The present county chairman haa been In power for two years, and the conditions have grown worse, and the prospects can be expressed in one word hopeless. If elected chairman I will start without bitterness to any Individual or wing of the party." The Thirteenth ard Democratic club waa organlxed at a meeting in Larkin's nail, ilelwood avenue, last night- The members number 814. James Barry was elected president.

James M. Guffey was Indorsed for governor. John C. Haggerty, formerly a prominent worker in the ward, now of Milwaukee, was elected an honor ary member. Ex-Congressman Joseph C.

Sibley, of Franklin, passed through Pittsburg yes terday on his way home. He had been In conference with Congressman Bailey Sun day. Mr. Bailey urged him to become a candidate for Congress In the Twenty-sixth district. Mr.

Sibley does not want to run, and is undecided on tha matter. When asked if. in case the office sought the man, he would accept, Mr. Sibley replied: 'If It Is considered to the best interests of the Democracy that I should run. and the people want me to run, 1 will consider the question pf becoming a candidate.

However, a Democrat win go to Congress from that district this falL" The new Thirty-eighth ward will hold Its first city counciimanlc election to-day. A call has been Issued for a convention of the Afro-American Republican League, of Allegheny county, at 610 Wylie avenue. March 31. to elect officers and delegates to the State convention, to be held la Beading May S. FOl'CHT OS THE DCMP.

Megre Perhaps Mortally Hart in a Flaht Over Braaa. While acting as peacemaker In a fight yesterday afternoon Eugene Johnston, a negro, received a blow on the head that will probably cause his death. William J. Lewis, a ragpicker. Is locked up In the Nineteenth ward police station as Johnston's assailant.

The fight occurred on the Negleys run dump, and started over the ownership of a piece of old brass, valued at 10 cents, which was found In the refuse by Joseph Bell. Lewis Instantly claimed It as his. In the scuffle for It Johnston was struck by a club, and fell to the ground senseless. Word was sent to the Nineteenth ward police station, and No. 8 patrol wagon took the injured man to Mercy hospital.

There it was found his skull was fractured, and that his death would probably resuit. Officer G. W. Rollins found Lewis at his home on River avenue and arrested him. Bell and his brothers wera also arrested.

MRS. CHAMBERS LOSES. Supremo Conrt Affirms the Decree of Lower Conrt Agalaat Her. PHILADELPHIA. Mareh21.

The supreme court to-day affirmed the decree of the lower court In the case of Mrs. J. Chambers vs. McKee and Brothers. Chambers-McKee Glass Company et c.

p. 1, Allegheny. Mrs. Chambers, a stockholder in the glass company, was dissatisfied with the arbitration of accounts for natural gas which had been supplied by her company and used by both companies, and took exceptions thereto. These the lower court denied.

Looking for Seymour Lint's Body. BROAD FORD, March 21 Seymour Lint drove to vanderbilt Saturday night. and on returning, It supposed, he was drowned trying to ford the river. Instead of crossing the river at Dawson. His horse and a badly wrecked buggy were round below tne rorenng Sunday morning.

His body has not been recovered although the river has been dragged and the eduies searched below for two miles, Indorsed C. W. Stone. J1 Special to The Pittsburg Post. WARREN.

March 21. The Republican county convention this afternoon adopted resolutions which gave adherence to the Republican principles expressed in the St. Louis platform of 1896. commended President Mclvlnley ror nis patriotism and firmness, referred to C. Stone as eminently qualified for the office of gov ernor, and instructed delegates to the State convention to promote his nomina tion.

Pltteburgrera In Lack, Special to The Pittsburg Pot. STEL'BENVILLE, March 21. By the death of William Wolf, at Washing ton, last week, his large estate goes to two sisters, Mrs. Dr. O.

Kells, of Pittsburg, and Mrs. Jane Copeland, of Steubenville. and the heirs of the late Mrs, Sarah Bristor, of Steubenville. The Pitts burg heirs of Mrs. Bristor are William S.

Bristor and Mrs. E. Dean. Chilton Pays 1,500 of His Shortage, Sfeolal to The Pittsburg Poet. CHARLESTON.

W. March 21. Ex- Secretary of State Chilton to-day paid tl.500 on his shortage as secretary of the State and tendered $2,500 to be paid to corporations who paid their tax a second time. The latter waa refused, and he will probably refund the amount direct to the corporations. Jsgnlar Vein Nearly Severed.

Special to The Pittsburg Port. MASSILLON, March 21. Bert Hall of Navarre, may die from Injuries sus tained In a fight with Anson Weidman over tbe Republican primary election. Weidman used a razor, almost severing Man juguiar vein. NOTES OF THREE STATES.

Uli.NBAK, Laporl Myers was found dead at the bottom of a deep em bankment with a gash In his skull. HARRISBURG A charter has been granted the American Real Estate De velopment and Improvement Company, McKeesport; capital BUTLER, Pa. The board of directors have elected Emma J. Walker superin tendent of the Butler county hospital, which will be opened in May. WARREN, O.

Henry Trifford and Martin Chambers, Nileg men, have made a valuable oil discovery near Mineral Ridge. At a depth of 200 feet they struck a ou-Darrei wen. YOUNGSTOWN, O. Relatives of B. Durkln received a message that he had been killed at Annistoo.

Ala. He left here six weeks ago and was enifJoyed by, ftOYAl Kxeenttve Committee Organises Per- ranently and laanes an Address to the Public. PHILADELPHIA. March 21. A meeting of the executive committee to promote the nomination and election of Rev.

Dr. Silas C. Swallow as governor was held this afternoon and a permanent or ganization effected. Charles Richardson was elected chairman and Herbert Welch secretary and treasurer. Vice presidents will be selected hereafter from different parts of the State.

The following statement was adopted and authorized to be issued to the public: "Under present conditions the Republican candidate for governor must necessarily be a man who would be the pliant tool of either Quay or Martin and Magee. A governor who will represent the people can be secured only by such an independent and unsought nomination as Dr. Swallow has been urged to accept. "Dr. Swallow's record proves that he can neither be bribed, bullied nor deceived.

His vote of llS.ono for State treasurer last November shows that no other opponent of bossimsm and corruption would be so sure to succeed. "If you can Indorse this nomination, or If you desire Information for yourself or others, write at once to the Swallow executive committee, care of City and State, 1305 Arch street, Philadelphia. "Every name sent to us will add to the strength of the movement and the prospect of success." ne chairman was directed to appoint a committee to wait on Dr. Swallow and confer with him at Harrtaburg. GAVE WRITTEN PLEDGES.

Blair Coaaly State Delegates All Solid for Wanamaker. Special to The Plttburg Pot. HOLLIDAYSBCRtl. March 21. The Blair county Republican return Judges' convention was held at the court house to-day.

Upturns from Saturday's primaries showed the live Wanamaker delegates to the State convention were elected by the average majority of l.0 votes over the Quay candidates. These delegates have given pledges In writing to support Wanamaker. All the Swallow Republicans voted for Wanamaker. The fallowing ticket was framed: For Vnited States Senator, M. S.

Quay: Con-gresHman-at-larga, William C. Arnold; State Chairman. John P. Eikiti; Congress. Josiah I).

Hicks: Aosembly. John K. Patterson. Dr. Oeorge Price: district attorney, Wiillarc 1- Hicks; register and recorder, William Irwin; county treasurer, William H.

Wolf; director- of the poor, II. H. Penayl. J. Banks Kurtt of Altoona, Harry Gro of Tyrone and J.

Plummer of Hollldaysburg are candidates for county chairman. MAHO WILL BE Jt PHEME. To-Bay's Franklin Cennty Hrpab-Ilraa Convention All His Own. Special Ttie rttmburg P-t. CHAMBEHsBVRO, pa March II -Republicans are crowding into town for to morrow's county convention.

The lead ers have agreed upon a full ticket, and it may go through, though the Antrim dele-' gatlon talks of smashing the slate and putting W. C. Krepa, of Oreen Castle, nn or the iver'Siature. The other ranii- dates are V. W.

Brit ton. tsresent mem ber, and Dr. J. C. Criswefi.

Hastings Oe.hr. candidate for Congress against Congressman Mahon, says be gi into tne convention and stlrit t. his supporters, even though there are only a half doten votes Two of the three delegates to the Harrisburg convention mill t.e Alexander Stewart and David Maelav. Thty have always been Wanamaker men. but wtu go uninstructea Congressman Mahon and hla friends are In absolute control of the convention, and can throw everything to Quay if they wish It.

Three Delegates for C. Special tn The Pittuburg Tout. FRANKLIN, March 21 At the Republican county convention to-day John I- Mattox, E. K. Smiley and D.

K. Buchanan were elected delrgates to tha State convention and Instructed to vote for Charles W. Stone for governor. W. J.

Hulings, of Oil City, waa nominated for State senator, and Thomas McGough, of rranann. ana eter -M. er tin itv, were renominated for Assembly. Homer Sutton, of Irwtn townships, was nomi nated for sheriff, and John R. Robprton waa re-elected chairman of the county committee.

Indiana Deleaga to lunr. INDIANA. March 21. Returns from Saturday's Republican primaries show that the Quay people carry everything, which Includes the congressional nominee S. M.

Jack), three delegates to th State convention, Thompson and Leard (assemblymen? by majorities rang ing from Wodown to 100; district attorney. register and recorded and county surveyor. The newly elected county committeemen are all Quay men. Stata Chairman Elkln was elected delegate practically unanimously, as were also his two associates. Friendly to Colonel Jackson.

Special to The mtUhurg Pft. CLARION, March 21. The Repub lican return judges to-day canvassed the returns of Saturday's primary election with the following result: J. A. Beam, 6S8; J.

M. Elder. 715. and H. B.

Summer-ville. 235. Tht is a Quay victory and the delegates, although untnstructed. are considered to be for W. C.

Arnold for con-grssman-at-large. No Instructions were given for governor, but the delegates are friendly to Colonel S. M. Jackson, of Armstrong county. Jhowalter Goes to Batler.

Special to The PltUburs Pout. WASHINGTON. March 21 Represen tative Showalter left here to-nlght for Butler county to look after the primaries to-morrow. He said he expected the countv would go for Quay and Colonel William A. Stone.

Colonel Stone himself said he was not overconfident as to Butler. Uhe jfcealth of thetTiciir is indicated by Us condition. When the natural secretions decrease when the hair becomes dry, splits at the ends and comes oat Incombtng tvhen the loss disappears and the bair becomes gray or faded, the ill health of the hair is indicated. The success of A YER'S HAIR VIGOR is due to the fact that it restores the hair-pro-discing organs to their natural vigor. It encourages and promotes the secretions of the hair follicles, and thus gray or faded hair regains its original color, neiv growth begins, and lost lustre is restored.

I have used JTcu'r for fifteen years. It causes the hair to keepiits natural color and is a positivecure ior oaianess. r. H. WEYANT, Weyant, Pa.

A agents of the continental congress discharged in France and Holland in the early years of the revolutionary war. Dr. Franklin secretly connived at fitting out the first expedition of Lafayette and aiding Paul Jones in his naval achievements, precisely as Mr. Palma is aiding and jomotingr the sending of war supplies to Cuba, There is not a particle of difference in their line of action. When France recognized the independence of the United States and came to our aid with money, arms.

fleets and soldiers, then Dr. Franklin was received as the American minister at the court of Versailles, precisely as Mr. Palma will be received at Wash ington when the United States recognises the independence of Cuba and we hope the day is not far distant. Answers to Correspondent. Enquirer.

Pittsburg Allegheny city embraces within its municipal limits 7.M4 square miles of territory. T. Q. Thirty-third street -The estimated number of Roman Catholtca In the United States, as taken from statistics compiled by the New York "Independent." is 8,271.309. W.

Altoona, Pa. England and France recogniied the Southern Confederacy as a belligerent power. Queen Victoria recoimiaed the South on May 13, 1861. and France shortly after that date. W.

T. Wheeling Lawn mowers are not manufacturing In Pittsburg. For all kinds of malleable castings address the Pittsburg Malleable Iron Company, Thirty-fourth and SmalSman streets. N. E.

West EiizabethThe Cuban war was commenced in the province of Matanzas on February 24. The Spanish generals were removed owing to the dissatisfaction entertained by the government with the course of the war. H. E. Allegheny Address J.

IT. Hun. tar, secretary Pittsburg Amateur Photographers" society. Carnegie library, Pittsburg, and he will give you the names of all the officers, and may be able to teil you of some one who secured food pictures of the ruins of the Pike street fire. Hanover 1.

Unless provided for by special township or borough laws an official would not be allowed to fill both the offices you name at the same time. (2 Unless the newspaper should be market for free distribution the party taking It from the postofflce can be made to pay for the same. B. Beimont. O.

(l. School books are furnished free to puplia in Ohio, but we do not think that the Stata will furnlh books for public libraries. (2.) You had best select your subject for a debate from some current matter of general interest like the probable war with Spain, the money question, or the annexation of Hawaii. 1 We know of no humane way to make canary birds quit singing. THREW CAYENNE PEPPER.

DarlnsT Thief Blinds a Clerk, hat Loses Tray of DUmsnla and Earners. Cayenne pepper was used by a daring thief yesterday In an attempt to steal a tray of diamonds worth nearly $1,500. Charles W. Wit sal. of Wltiel Eafen-baeh.

Jewelers, at iZH Fifth avenue, received a volley of the smarting red stuff while showing a supposed customer some rings. About noon, when other occupants of the store were at dinner, a well-dressed man. undersized and with a black mustache, entered the store and announced he wished to buy an engagement ring. The clerk set out a tray of diamonds and the other produced a slip of paper and a piece of looped string which was the slit of the ring he wanted. While Witsel reached for a ring measure the man suddenly Jerked a handful of loose cayenne pepper from his pocket and threw It at Witael's eyes.

Witxel. although blinded, managed to rrasp the tray and throw it into a corner. Then the stranger ran out and Witasel followed him for about 60 feet. The thief ran Into an Italian court back of the old Fifth avenue power house with drawn revolver and escaped. PITT5BVBG CALLED I POS.

Rn.b Orders (or Iron and Steel for in Arsenal. WATERTOWX March United States arsenal to-nlght was run under a night force. The plant ia short of material, and orders to rush iron and steel castings have been sent to Pittsburg. Johnstown, and other points, from which shipments are expected. SECROLOGICAL RECORD.

William J. Howard. William J. Howard, formerly a lawyer of Pittsburg, died Saturday at his home on North Uroad street, Philadelphia. Mr.

Howard was bom in Pittsburg, December 11. 1S26. His father was W. J. Howard, of thefjrm of Howard Rodgers.

coppersmiths and tinners. The deceased was educated at the old university on Third avenue. He read law in the office of the late Judge Thomas Williams, and after his admission to the bar he formed a partnership with the late Alexander H. Miller. In 1852 he was engaged by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company to take charge of its legal department.

He was the first attorney general of the road. He was general counsel for the road in its fight against the old Pittsburg Steubenville railroad in 17, and he was also prominent in the famous Jersey Central cases. In ISfiS when the scheme to widen Dia mond street was agitated Mr. Howard re sisted so effectually as to compel an abandonment of the idea. The Howard family owns the property at Smithfleld and Diamond streets.

The deceased Is survived by his widow, who was Sophia Antue. of Philadelphia, one son and three daughters. v. j. Howard.

is manager of the Pittsburg Plate Glass Company at Ellwood, and A. U. Howard a brother, is secretary of the same com pany. Mr. Howard has several other relatives In Pittsburg.

Hall Patterson. Hall Patterson, a well-known lawyer of Pittsburg, died yesterday at Mercy hos pital of pneumonia. He was 57 years old and lived at 19a0 Fifth avenue. He attained a reputation about 25 years ago as a soldiers' claim agent. Mr.

Hall retired from practice a number of years ago on account of ill health. He was born In Pittsburg August 3. 1841. and pursued his law studies in the office of J. H.

Bailey. The deceased was unmarried. He is survived by three brothers; Alex ander H. Patterson, cashier of the Du auesne National bank; W. J.

Patterson. secretary of the American Insurance Company, and S. R. Patterson, a hay and feed merchant on VV ater street. Granville W.

Smith. LOUISVILLE, March 21. Granville TV. Smith, one of the most prom! nent laymen In the Catholic Church of America, died to-day at his home. He was the founder and at one time the president of the Catholic Knights and Ladles of America.

He was one of the leading members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, and was identified with other church work. Obltnary Notes. The Duke of Talleyrand and Sagan Is dead in Berlin. He was born In Paris, in 1811.

His second wife was a daughter of the late Marshal Boniface, Count de Castellane. Leo E. Spuhler, a well-known tobacconist of Pittsburg, died Sunday at Ashe-vllle. N. C.

He was 62 years old and- a native of Switzerland. His widow, two daughters ana rour sons survive. Samuel H. Catrow died Sundi at his home, 413 Huey street, McKeesport. He was 60 years old and had lived In the vicinity of Pittsburg for 17 years.

His widow and six ennaren survive. All cases of weak or lame back, backache, rheumatism, will find relief by wearing one or carter Smart Weed and Belladonna Backache, Plasters Price, 25 cents. Try them. The Alvln Theater. Under the Inspiration of the most martial music of the modern comic opera stage the first-nighters at the Alvin last night displayed the greatest burst of enthusiasm which has been seen since the Maine disaster occurred.

John Philip Sousa's "Stars and Stripes Forever" did It, In connection with the Eighteenth regiment band, a vigorous chorus, De-Wolf Hopper, the gigantic horse-play comedian, and Edna Wallace Hopper, who is essentially piquant. It was at the end of the second act when tha march, now grown even more popular than "El Capitan" was originally, was thrown out in resonant notes, while two American nags were waved over big DeWolf and little Edna, The audience pricked up its ears and applauded. Then the gallery be on to cheer; in a few moments the balcony chimed in, and the first floor people didn't stop pounding hands, anyway. After a couple of repetitions DeWold made a speech and calmed his audience. Another sporadic outburst followed a stanza sung by the big comedian, something to this effect: About the Maine Spain must explain.

Or we'll double her up with a serious pain. DeWolf Hopper's alleged horse play is a great deal funnier than some other comedians' fun of a quieter sort, and as El Capitan, the bandit captain, impersonated by the cowardly Don Errico Medigua, he gives it the usual free vent. While all this talk of divorce is going on it is meet to say that If Edna Wallace leaves "El Capitan" it will lose much of Its attractiveness. While not overly gifted with voice, her chic carriage, constant play of expression on the stage and clever dancing this In contrast to the lumbering movements of DeWolf -gives the show much of Its flavor. Bertha Waltzinger In the role of Isabel takes no second place to Nella Bergen.

Alfred Klein's brownie chamberlein is Just as funny as It was last year. Alice Hosmer sings Princess Marghanza in good contralto. The rest of the cast is not up to the standard of these. Neither Is Mr. Hopper's chorus liable to take any medals for beauty.

Grand Opera Honae. When the two big audiences filed into the Grand Opera House yesterday they found each seat decorated with a email American flag, an evidence that it is a gala week at the house. Having thus been made to feel comfortable and pa triotic, they settled down to be edined by an end-of-the-century production, of Harriet Beecher Stowe's Immortal work. "Uncle Tom's Cabin," played by the ster ling people of the stock company. Marks, the lawyer (Hugh J.

Ward) in a rig which he might have pilfered from Mr. Mlcawber. rollicked through the production In an almost farclcai spirit a truly original conception of that character came down to the footiignts ana aid a song and dance and set the house into roars of applause. Mr. Ward, besides playing the role In great comical spirit.

Is a dancer of rare merit and a comedian who oozes fun at every pore. Then there was Simon Legree. or Red River, with wild and wooly locks of hair a Handsome Harry mustache and a big mule whip, who lashed poor Uncle Tom (Walter Edwards) with ftendish glee and tremendous noise, and caused coia shudders to chase themselves merrily up and down the audiences' spinal columns. Mr. Whlteear played with good force, and made his role what it was intended to be.

so much so that the crowded galleries hissed and hooted him In genuine melodramatic style. alter Edwards uncle rom was gooa art. There Is much In tne role wnicn would, under exaggeration, be laughable. Mr. Edwards Uncle lorn was never so.

The Dathos of it he attained well. More over, he preserved an excellent diaiect, something which Laura Almosnino did not do in Tddsv. a wench who showed quite unexpected traces of refinement In Miss Almosnino renaition. lorn husm drew a broadly farcical Yankee as Gump tion Cute. Severtn J.

Jeteyn as J4r. t. Claire was but fair. lzett's vixen ish Cassy and Lizzie Hudson holier Eliza were both satisfactory. tin Reynolds played George Harris well.

The negro contingent's songs were acceptable, but their dancing lost its effect through comparison with the superfine- article presented by Mr. Ward. Little Estelle Eva was unusually effective. Several new scenes the Shelby plantation In winter, the river of floating Ice at sunset, the lake bv sunset and a tableau. Little Eva In hea'ven made handsome stage pictures.

Biograph pictures, remarkably fine, or the cruiser Maine and the Spanish war vessel Vizcaya form another feature of the program. The Htjou Theater. The Castle Square Opera Company sang another gypsy score last night, one full of color. Johann Strouss' masterpiece, "The Gypsy Baron." It Is an opera of contrasts, from flaming passion- song to merry march, in Strouss' truest tone. The company, with one of its best casts, sang it at least satisfactorily to the audience, which broke in with applause altogether too numerously and to the detriment of the opera in places.

Lizzie Macnichol and Thomas Persse. the sterling singers of the organization, were cast respectively as the gypsy baron and Cztpra.tan old gypsy woman), and both sang and acted with fire and finish, which carried the cast through places where lack of dramatic feeling on the part of others weakened the performance. Miss Macnichol's acting was far and away-above any of the others. Edith Mason was cast as Saffi, the young gypsy girl, and while she used her sweet soprano usually well her playing preserved Its colorless quality. Attalie Clalre-Kayne in Arsena, daughter of the hog raiser, was in fine voice and missed little.

William G. Stewart sang Count Homonay. Arthur Woolly as Count Carnero and William Wolff as Kalman Zsupan, the hog raiser, were both up to the pace they set last week. The story of the opera allows bright costuming and picturesque grouping, which was well 'carried out in the chorus. The latter, in ensemble, is equaled by few choruses ever heard here.

Much of the scenery had been seen In the operas given last week. To-nlght "The Bohemian Girl" is the bill. The Dnqneane Theater. Four realistic pictures of New York Eastslde life compose "The Sunshine of Paradise Alley," playing this week at siie Duquesne Theater. The play itself, by Den man Thompson and George W.

Ryer, advertised as a city story, as "Old Homestead," Is a country story. Is no such thing. It depicts, however, the high moral Influence of Nellie McNally. a good little girt-whose residence is In the alley, and in so doing introduces some genuinely pathetic touches. Otherwise the play simply furnishes a vehicle for the usual introduction of character sketches, more or less exaggerated, and a couple of specialty bits in the musical way.

The scenery Is the star feature. There is a picture of East river in th gloom, with Brooklyn bridge in the background, and lights shining from the windows of boats and houses. Then there is the old alley with its touches of squalor, and a grand windup of a picnic at Bronx park. The actors are all good. From Baby in the High Chair to grandma in tha rocker Grain-0 is good for the whola family.

It is the long-desired substitute for coffee. Never upsets the nerves or injures the digestion. Made from pure grains it is a food in itself, lias the taste and aunearanca of tha best coffee at the price. It is a genuine and scientific article and is come to stay. It makes for health and strength.

Ask your grocer for a Grain-0. 15 and 25c. Try Grain0! Insist that vonr grocer gives you GRAIN-O Accept no iouUttioa. PARTITIOS OF CHIXAf France is the last to put in claims for a big slice of China-. Her demands are for railway and coaling privileges, on the same terms accorded to Germany, and that these grants shall he exclu sive.

The French are endeavoring to secure a foothold In southern China-Russia wants the far north, including the province of Manchuria, adjoining her Siberian possessions on the Pacific. Germany takes en allotment from the center between France and Russia. Just where England's share is to come In is not manifest, but on this question of partition Great Britain unquestionably holds a strong position, and one that appeals to American interests and sympathies. Her demand Is that all ports shall be free and all nations hold equal privileges. But In the contingency of partition and her inability to prevent it she has indicated her intention to oc cupy the valley of the Yang-tse-Klang, the most fertile and prosperous part of China.

We may be sure Mr. Bull will not be left on any real estate opera tions. His experience has been great, while British trade with China is greater than that of all other nations. Should this arrangement be effected China will be divided into four slices. apportioned respectively, counting from the north, to Russia, Germany, Great Britain and France.

The claim of Russia is one that in moderation can be recognjxed as having a basis of Justice. The main purpose assigned is to secure an outlet on the Pacific coast for the Transsiberian railway, with an open harbor all the year round. This Russia does not have within her own possessions. Russia does not content herself with harbor privileges, but is taking possession of the Chinese province of Manchuria with the slow push of fate. This is a prov ince of remarkable richness.

The "Nine teenth Century" says there are In Manchuria the greatest forests of the best timber now, left untouched on the earth's surface. There are navigable rivers piercing the land in all direc tions; coal and mineral deposits; a soil wea nttea tor a vanea agriculture; a hardy population numbering 20,000,000, in a province that might easily support 40,000,000. Russians have already taken possession of Manchuria, with its chief seaports, and are pushing their rail roads and trading operations. There are two cities in Manchuria of over 200.000 population. They have been the chief centers of British trade with the inte rtor.

GREAT VOU'ME OF TRADE. The gold imports, now nearing 000,000 since the recent movement com menced, are the logical outcome of our foreign trade relations. The exports of American merchandise during the eight months of the present fiscal year have reached the enormous aggregate value of $813,370,000, and Imports have amounted to only $393,709,000. This mag nificent excess of $419,661,000 in mer chandise exports has been supplemented by net exports of $15,962,833 in silver, and the net gold imports during the eight months have been only $27,556,804. Make any reasonable deduction from this for freight money paid to for eign ship owners, tourist expenditures and the return of securities, and it is manifest a large sum is due us from Europe to be paid on gold.

Counting silver, the net balance in our favor is $435,000,000, and against this for eight months there has been an importation of only $28,000,000 gold. This leaves an unadjusted balance of over $400,000,000, from which must be deducted, at the outside, probably $200,000,000 for tourists and freight charges. The balance, to square the books, calls for im portations of gold or the return of American securities, of which latter it is estimated upward of a thousand millions of dollars are held abroad. A noteworthy fact in connection with theFebruary report of the foreign trade of the country is the falling oft in Imports compared with a year ago. This has its disadvantages, as It is ac companied by a decrease in customs revenues.

But this will be only temporary. Our vast export trade will be sure to stimulate foreign purchases and an Increase of imports. If there is any good in the DIngley tariff as a revenue producer it should manifest itself before the close of the fiscal year, on the first of July. FBAHKLIS AND PAIiHA, Mr. Eetrada Palma is the representative of the Cuban revolutionists in the United States, and it Is his duty to do all he can, in a law-abiding way, to aid the patriot cause.

Probably he and his associates overstep the strict lines of our neutrality laws sometimes. In send ing arms, munition and men to Cuba. In a recent deliverance Mr. Palma declared the issue of independence must be fought out irrespective of what the United States may do or may not do. The Chicago "Chronicle" pushes the in quiry at Mr.

Palma why he "doesn't fight at home," adding: He is safe from wounds, safe from the starvation and the danger or an insurgent camp. It is easy for Tomas Estrada Palma to talk about how his compatriots fight on. Until they have official status it would better become him, if his soul Is ardently wedded to the cause of Cuban independence, to fight with them, to take his chances of bullets, and not in- a safe retreat a thousand miles distant write bulletins. The true place for the Cuban junta is in Cuba. The "Chronicle" is unjust.

Palma and his associates In New York are Just as essential to the suocess of Cuban arms $10 Phsnsgrephs, 5.000 KECOR OH. HENRY.