Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 21, Number 48, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 23 May 1891 — Page 1

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A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

Town Talk.

A WEEK OF KXCITKMENT.

Between the Metropolitan police bill, the King ordinance, the city council and the strike, the good people of Terre Haute hare had all the excitement ^?hlch the roost ardent nature could crave this week. Flf*t came Judge McNutt's decision on Monday that the metropolitan bill in unconstitutional, which he followed on Wednesday by entering on the record a decree of ouiiler against the metropolitan commissioners and their appointee*, ordering them to turn over tho police property In their possession to the city and it* lawful agents. It also enjoins the Btate board and its appointee* from Interfering with the police department in any manner, and order* the city to take and assumo immediate possession and control of Raid department and Its properties. The decroc also shows that the State board has taken an appeal and ha* filed a bond for 12,000, which ha* been approved by the court. After this tho quesllou arose as to whether or not the Btate board would remain In possession of the department until a final decision is obtained from the Supreme court On this point there is a dlflerencein opinion, and tho court refused to oxpress any until tho question should eomo before him in proper shape, and arguments are submitted bearing dtr«otly upon the question. It was reported on Wednesday afternoon, nnd there is evidence that the report Is true, that the Btate board was willing to submit, pending the final decision, and turn over control of the force to the/city, provided the council would agree toypay all tho metropolitan appointees for tl/elr services, which no one disputes were dope well. This looks like a fair proposition, rind hnd It boan offered nnd accepted no one would

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with It, but Werythlng would have moved along smoothly until one of tho claimants should be comipcUed to go by order of tho Supreme court! Hut this did not meet the views of the astute city attorney, and th*s fiery ornament which is supposed to adorn the bond of the force, by common courtesy called the chief of police. These two gentlemen were

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Of the force, perish in the attempt or be thrown from the office. Armed with acopj of the order of court they proceeded to roll call Wednesday evening, having previously hnd the order read to Chief Meagher by a sanitary officer, to take possession and run tilings. But Chief Meagher did not seem to ui.l9Jdor J.Uftt he hadIwid legafc noUeMo vacate, nnd Instead of being fired he fired, literally, the city attorney and would-be chief. Rut, nothing daunted, these gentlemen proceeded to tho council chamber, where they iil once opened a police headquarters of thrtr own, with Davis as chief. The patrolmen were Invited In and some of them went, dividing tip, principally, on party lines, thus giving the city two forces under dlflferont heads, nad an Inefficient service If persisted In. While this was going on a constable appeared on the scene and arrested Btlinson and Davis for unlawfully interfering with and interrupting the metropolitan police force of Terre Haute while said force was in the legal discharge of It# duties. The prisoners were taken before Justice Kelsenthnl, who allowed them to

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In the meantime both chiefs hnd issued orders to their respective following*, and whtfh Meagher went to the stable lie fouud Patrolman Good paster In charge and at once tired him out, whereupon Uood paster went before Justice Felsenthal and swore out a warrant against Meagher on tho charge of assault and battery.

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eaine up for a hearing Justice Felsenthal found him not guilty. Yesterday the affidavit against Stlmsonand Davis wasquashed because It failed to show that the odouse was committal In this county. It Is common rumor that an Information will bo filed against Stlmson and Davis In the Circuit court. Yesterday morning Davis made another attempt to take possession, but from what can be learned he skipped out on a mi nut os notice from Billy Dwyer. Later In the day he was holding forth, solitary and alone. In the council chamber. Thus far the metropolitans are still In possession. Under Section 638 of the revised statutes of 1.SSI they are allowed sixty days fro!u%Ue date of filing their appeal bond In which to make out their transcript of proceedings in the Superior court ami file it with the clerk of the Supreme court, Bj that time court will have adjourned till the November term. From this it look* very much as though the delay has just commenced, and that antes* something is done sotn in the way of a compromise the metropolitans will reinalu la possession for a considerable length of time to come. The longer this thing continue* the more apparent become* the asslninlty of the man who surrendered the force at the outset and quietly gave up possession, which inthe present case was every one of tho proverbial nine polnUsof the law.

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To say that people generally aw? disgusted with this whole poll** business is drawing it rather tttUd, and the last move Is not by any mean* the least unpopular of the many which have been made. It places everything connccted with the fort* in bad shape. It calls upon tho patrolmen to decide a question of law which has been puxsllns the best legal talent of the city lor several months, and which has not been decided yet. It virtually »ay» to them *lf your judgment loll* you the metropolitan law is right »t*y with that wing of the fierce and we will bounce you In the »w«t by and by." The** men are supposed to be beyond the pale of politic# la their pwHSoas, yet here they forced to take a position or else low their batvad and butter. There are certainly other ways which this quesUoa nmld have been decided a» speedily, more eflbetuaiiy atid certainly nvcrtf saUsfactortly thaa by the mov*Wedne*day last. As It l* tine force is all ifllU «|».*«wl to *xpe«t any good from it under such «ircumstaocea Is out of the question and beyond reason. That the metropolitan tt wrong no unpnMadlced person In this city denle*. but uow that It has dragged «alength

so far through tho courts it should be allowed to proceed on its legal journey until It dies a natural death according to law. If the man who now seeks to regain the office of chief of police bad displayed half the zeal In an honest endeavor to hold it which he now claims to possess the city would still have possession of its own, while the other fellows would be on the outside wantiag in and the case wauld probably be much nearer the final decision than it is to-day. Nerve is a good thing to have at the right time and in the right place, but in the present case it avails nothing and works only injury to the best interests of the oily.

THE KING ORDINANCE.

The Supreme court has handed down Its decision in the King ordinance case, and it causes a very chilly feeling among the element which has always opposed it. The ordinance, the court says, is constitutional, and the Circuit court should have dissolved the injunction against its enforcement. The decision in full has not been received yet, but enough is known to see that it slaps the Circuit court fair it the face. It is, however, gratifying to know that Judge Taylor acquiesces in it. A dally paper reports him as saying: "I think that the Supreme court is right. Jf their opinion of the case is as I think It is they are correct." If the Judge really said this it is quite magnanimous on his part to#admlt that he was wrong, and it Is to be hoped he jvill find the Supreme court opinion as he thinks it is, in order that the upper court may sustain Its reputation. Anyhow, the King ordinance is a real, live issue and is lluely ta remain one for some time to como. If It Is enforced it will compel the saloons to close at eleven o'clock, keep closed on Sunday, ond carry on their "business in such away that any person passing along on the outside can see clear through the premises and behold what is going on within. It would, to a greJlt extent, prevent loafing in bar rooms, and a man would go in, get his drink and walk out again. It might be a little bard on tho Main street saloons, but for routing purposes would increase the value of rooms on the alleys. The ordinance should go a little further and prevent treating. If it could only be amended to do that It would have more friends than it has now, and they would want to see that provision honestly enforced. Thora are othor things which could be engrafted on it from time to time until It reached perfection itself.

ENKOHC8 THE LAW.

Everything Is very favorable at tho present time to a strict enforcement of the law, or will be as soon as tho metropolitan police bill Is out of the way. The Republicans carried tho day on this Issue this mouth, and should proceed with the music. It Is true thatnothlng In this line Is to be expected from the mayor, but tho police board will have full control of tho force, and can Issuo its orders accordingly. The new mayor of F6rt Wayne took a stand t.he, other.dap which Is worthy of emulation, though In the nature Of a sensation. One of his first acts was to Issue an order to the chief of police to closo all the saloons promptly at eleven o'clock each night during tho week, and all day on Sunday also to close every gambling house in tho city. This Is right, and tho example set should bo followed here. Put a man at the head of the police force who has sonso enough to know what he is doing and nervo enough to do the right thlngj regardless of what some people thluk of It, and all will bo well. If tho State law In regard to the saleof liquor Is enforced Impartially uo saloon can have any cause for complaint,, and thero Is no reason why It should not be done. The same statement applies to gambling. Tho follow who plays cards for a living all night and parados Main street In tho afternoon staring respect.nblo women out of countenance should be kicked out of town without ceremeny. It was thought at first that the metropolitan force would break up the loitering habit which prevails on Main street, but the order to do so has only been a sham, and tho loafer ta Just as numerous and as Impudent as he ever was. Enforcement of the law In the direction named would be a novelty here, and the people would enjoy a novelty In that lino. Let us have it, at least until It wears off.

THAT cotmcit. snumiro.

The regular council meeting last Tuesday evening.' which didn't meet, caused a small ripple of excitement In political circles for a short time Wednesday forenoon, butdledout soon. One of the Republican members, Mr. How. is seldom In town, consequently he cannot bo eons ted upon, and In his absercc his party has only a margin of one majority when all are present. Last Monday one of the Republicans failed to show up in proper time, which would have made a tie vote and a Democratic mayor to decide it. The Democrats had held a caucus, and the Republicans wore afraid to go in until rcinforcemonts arrived. Finally tho looked-for succor came and the members filed up-stalm, only to find that tho mayor had declared tho meeting adjourned. Then® was no attempt on the part of the absentees to obstruct business, because there was no pressing business before the meeting—in fact some of the members were attending to the city's business at the time in tho engineer's office. There have ^bcen other times when the council failed to hold a meeting for want of a quorum and no notice has been taken of it, but In this case the nonattendance of a few Republicans prevented some Democratic legislation, consequently the one-sided howl. Of course under similar circumstances the Democrat* wauld have done precisely the same thing. They tried it in Congress daring the recent session and were extolled to the skies for it by their party pr***, but In this case the shoe being on the other foot It pinches, hence the pain. In this country the majority rule*, and the Republicans being In tbe majority la this city will control city affiUr* long as they aw at the head. This is the won why the Democrats didn't re-district the town last Tuesday night and re-arrango the wards to colt th«r )*Ulicai purpose.

THR cafem. A* is ovaa.

The journeymen carpenter* and their bosses settled their Ufltcttta«s last tfc'edaemlay, went to work on Timradtay, and thus ended the strike which had been in progress three week*. Tile settlement la la tlie nature of a compromise. The bosses agree to pay good carpenters and Joiner* cent* per hour, nine hours to constitute a day's work, of«. time tot be paid tlma and a half and Sundays and legal holidays to be paid double Omfe. Planing mills at* allowed to ron ten boors per day, provided they can so aminge with their men. If any Journeyman can obtain

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better wages he is allowed to do so, while the contractor is allowed to flcale down if he finds a man who is not wortkry the maximum sum. The union men agree to work with non-union men, and the bosses agree not to discriminate against nnion men. The agreement Is to continue in force until April 1st next (all fool's day), and If either party wants a change at that time they must serve notice by November 1st next. The agreement is a peculiar document, and from Its wording it is a- difficult matter to see just where the advan to the Journeymen comes in. Virtually I leaves matters Just where they were before^ the strike. If a boss doesn't consider a man* worth 27% cents an hour he needn't pay hinrf that much, and a Journeyman.can work for any sum upon which himself and his employer can agree. The employer Is to be allowed to manage his own business, settle his differences with his employes with them direct, and the professional agitator must go to work or starve—it is to be hoped the latter. At any rate it is

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the strike is over, and it is to be hoped that the building boom which stopped so suddenly a few weeks ago will now be resumed and push forward with increased vigor.

Geraldine's Letter.

The attendance at the art exhibition this week has been very satisfactory, and every one, without exception, who has seen the pictures, has expressed himself ai highly pleased with them. A gentleman, who is familiar with the Corcoran art gallery in Washington, told me that with the exception of three or four great pictures which are there, this collection is as good as that. It It highly Interesting to listen to the criticisms on the two most striking pictures, "Evangeline" and "The Christian Martyr." One gentleman said, it seemed to him the expression on Evangeline's face suggests the remark, "Why Gabriel, how long your hair and bfeard have grown," and that no one need tell him that "Sweet Cyriaca" was killed by the lions, because with that physique, sho could have looked unflinchingly into the eye of '"the fierce Numidiaa lion," and slain him as easily as Sampson slew that other. Another thinks the great and striking feature of the Evangeline picturo is the struggle seen in the face of Gabriel to recognize his lost love. This he considora highly dramatic. A prominent physician thinks that a man In the condition of Gabriel, Just slipping out of life, is in no condition to struggle with any memories. Another thinks the picturo would be a very good one if only Gabriel and Evangeline were left out. Others think It tho great picture of the collection, and sit before it with the most intense admiration, fiome say "Sweet Cyriada" has not the spiritual 16ok they expect to see in the face of a person who has died for her faith. Others do aots&ftt to notice iiiiy lite* ortfie sptrtF ual quality, but their idea is that a martyr shoud be emaciated. One gentleman thought the palm was the only good feature of the picture. But tho children, and particularly, the young girls who come in, stand longest before Sweet Cyriaca. and think she,Is beautiful, that this is the most beautiful picture In the collection. The most pitiless storm of criticism beats upon "The Little Devotee." It belongs to the Impressionist school, which is a new thing under the sun. Public opinion Is sharply divided as to this school, yet among those who like it, are to be found many artists of merit. We are told not to be hasty in our Judgment of a picture like this, that we must study it, and by and by we shall see the truth in it, which the artist hassought to reveal, and truth means beauty. Certainly from the remarks ono hears about It, no one here has yet discovered that hidden truth, and therefore beauty. We must not be discouraged, however. Indianapolis put herself in the attitude of Diogenes, sought diligently, fOund this truth, and was so impressed with it, she bought the picture. We have yet a few days left in which to search. Tho pictures which stand in highest favor, are Walter Saterlee's "Fortune Teller," Burr H. Nichols' "Shady Corner," J. G. Brown's "Latest Song," J. Well's Cbampney's "Cup of Tea," A. Brewster Sewell's "Mother and Son" and "Pleasures of the Past," Eugene Meek's "Como to Grief," Alexander Harrison's "The Open Sea," J. A. McDougall's "In the Time of Roses," Charles R, LoOmis' '•Summer Shades," Edward Gay's "Late October" William M. Chase* "Lady in Pink," J. H. Witt's "Planning an Apple Cutting," Robert and J. Wlckenden's "L'Apporche du Solr." Among the water colors, "A Bowl of Pink Roses," Thomas Moran's "Old Tower of Torcello," Clara I. McChesneys "Marigolds," F. K. M. Rehn's "The Tumbling Waves," and "Evening at Gloucester Harbor," and James Symington's "Haying in Norway," are the favorites. Word came last week that Edward Gay and Eugene Meeks had received medals at the Paris salon of 1891. They each have a picture in this exhibit. Walter Shirlan, who is a favorite with many, has a very disappointing picture In this collection. It is a small picture called "The Kin," which has no beauty and not much merit. There is a great deal of dlscuislon over tho picture "A

V." Several gentlemen are willing to risk a large sum that the five dollar bill and postage stamp are not painted, but pasted on. The exhibit has been a source of great pleasure to all who have attended it, and it is-dlfflcult to estimate the Influence going ont from it It Is better to educate fifty people to be appreciative, than ono artist. Art Is rooted in the love of beauty, and this love of the beautiful Is innate in every human being. It is In all things of divine oroatlon, It Is in all the best things of life. Art should, therefore, not be merely a costly exotic, reserved for the favored few. It Is a blossoming of the universal nature, and should be brought as far as possible within reach of alL This was the Idea which led to the formation of the Art association, the Idea which they had, In bringing this exhibit here. It gives to all the opportunity to acquire a knowledge of and an Interest In these thing*, and without which, the delightful and glorious works of the afliatV will for have been produced In vain, and he shall have lost a great part of the good things of Ufa.

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Daniel Webster* grave at Manhfield, Mam, beat* the simple inscription* "Daniel Web*t®r,» It is this which makes the ordinary epitaph builder feel tired. He thinks of the splendid opportunity for ponderous proaeor turgid nm which has been neckleasly was***flTV

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TERRE HAUTE, IND, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 23,1891: •Twenty-first Year

Notes and Comments.

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Cleveland's right to talk about "reckless wicked extravagance" is not to ba denied en the fact Is recalled that he gave 910,000 promote his chances of re-election in 18S8. -Senator Blair Is phenomenally silent of and it Is to be hoped that measures will once be taken to ascertain the cause of his den stillness, with a view of keeping It in as long as possible. Sieves stole the body of A. T. Stewart and rienda were sad, but if they had stolen 11 the crape market would have been listed In supplying the lawyers who ild have had to mourn over missed fees, le Rev. Dr. Heber Newton calls Father alius "an ecclesiastical Anarchist," while Rbv. Thomas Dixon, Jr., refers to him sgs "a ^ijgabond bogus monk." And, these gentlerfen were not trained to sling stinging sari£&m upon the religious country weeklies, yffew Jersey.seems to need two new institu#jhs for immediate public use. (Me Is a Jail Js Ijwhich to hold the beneficial baSidits who been preying upon the publlocredulity, the other is an imbecile asylum for the cials who have permitted swindling assoons to obtain State charters. cent statistics show that theFrenoh railannually kill one person in each 2,000,carried, while in England 21,000,000 are #ried before one meets a violent death"in a i^ilway accident. The French record is a gddd enough record for us to aim at the r1 her is hopelessly beyond us, with existing ^Hdifcions.

In the past year the active currency circulation of the country grew 102,000,000, and in the pa|t four years $210,000,000, which is several limes greater than the expansion in population or business in the interval. And yet the blatherskites of the Alliance and the Democracy keep on howling that the currency Is tx&ng "contracted." fere's nothing pays better than being appointed assignee to a good fat bankruptcy. Majror Chapin,,of Brooklyn, has had such a pout, and in settling up the estate credits hfthsolf with fees to the amount of 833,000, bellies a trifle of 838,000 for clerks and lawyejfB. This is a matterwhich will bear thinkItsjf over when defunct local banks are being protected.

Statements from ex-Senator Warner Miller and other officials of the Nicaragua canal cotnpany show that the early predictions to th| time that enterprise would be finished ard-likely to be verified. This is pleasing intelligence to the people of the United States. TljieNicaragua canal is destined to be of great hefe to the dountry in its scheme to capture tlw^ion's share of the trade of the continent.

President Harrison's friends are intimating tlint he llOlds a written promise from Blaine, bcftiN thflatter was teudwed a oabl net position, that the seoretary would not bo\i candidate in 1892 and this promise, they further intimate, will bo made public in case Mr. Blaine does not declare himself before long. These out-givings by the Harrison people are nettling Mr. Blalno's frlendB,some of whom cannot conceal their displeasure.

The air which passes through the English House of Commons and is breathed by the honorable members, is first filtered in the basemont of tho building by being forced through a layer Of wool six inches thick. "The impurities thus caught from the London fog are said to be indescribable as seen upon the bed of wool," But what about the out-going air? Has the government no care for citizens who live in the vicinity of the parliament buildings?

A published table of the debts of tho world shows that the per capita Indebtedness of Great Britain and Ireland 1* $87.70 while In the United States it is but $14.63. Of course not every Briton owes 187.79 and some owe a great deal more. The Prince of Wales, for Instance has outstanding bills to the amount of over a million for such necessaries of life as gambling, and a great many men who don't owe a cent have to makejap for his indebtedness on the general average.

A transcript of the proceedings of the contested governorship of Nebraska has been presented to the Supreme court of the United States. Tho question at issue is in regard to Mr. Boyd's citizenship. His father did not take out naturalization papers until after the son was twenty-one years old. Mr. Boyd has held numerous offices without his citizenship being questioned. .I$e will claim that being a resident of Nebraska when it was admitted into the Union makes him a citizen.

In a recent decision the Supreme fcourt of Indiana holds, and rightly too, "that where a married woman personally applied for a loan, representing to the lender that It was for herself, and he, relying upon such rep«£ sentation, made tho loan in good faith, she is, as to such lender, not a surety, but the principal, notwithstanding the money is by her turned over to her husband for bis use, on a secret understanding between them that he is the principal debtor, and she only the surety."

If you have a little farm or business, Or steady work and out of debt, do not fret and work yourself and wife Into the grave for the sake of making money. You have but one life to live and thaV is very brief at least. Take a little comfort and pleasure as you go on day by day, and try to do a little good to others. A morbid Insatiate desire to possess the earth and to grab everything in sight, Is at the foundation of more misery than almost any one thing. Wealth alone will never keep your grave green after you are gone. .v*

It is well enough to check Immigration, hut that remedy does not go far enough. We have too much immigrant already. Why should not ire take our turn at stimulating emigration? It can't matter to the steamship companies which way they carry their pamengers DO long as bustncM is good. The steamship companies are the people who have been bringing most of these Hungarians and Poles and Italians over hem anyhow, and it Is time for them to begin working from the other end. We are In the subsidy business now, so It cant matter. Send the

heathens back. A party of Philadelphia scientists will sail June I In search of the north pole and other stientMcally interesting thiegs In thatblesk and difficult locality- In view of the very uniform experience* of arctic explorers this '.party ought not to be permitted to sail with­

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out proper preparation. For one very im portant thing, It ought, before leaving, to select the rescuing party that will besentout for It next year, and have a complete understanding as to just where ita remnants will be found. This will save much time and money, and prevent the needless imperiling of the rescuing party.

There are evidences that prize fighting is declining, killed largely by the trlekory and brutality which characterizes its leading exponents. Men may admire the skill and endurance of John L. Sullivan as a thumper, but not the drunkenness and vile record which goes with it. Getting a living by thumping other people is a poor thing at best. Sparring exhibits skill, agility without brutality and therefore is distinct from pugilism. It is time the world evoluted out of the stage which exhalts a man simply because he has big fists and a brutal desire to use them.

Castle Garden Is to be abandoned as a government immigrant depot and the new depot located on an island, that none may escape until the incoming crowds are thoroughly sifted. They should be thoroughly sifted at the other side also. At Swedish ports they inspect such immigrants, and none are alallowed to go on, the ship without certificates of good character and freedom from diseases, the first certificate being usually from a pastor of reputation. We have no anarchists, mafias or their ilk from Sweden. This country wants oil the desirable immigrants it can get for a hundred years yet, and it matters not how poor they are if honest, capable, patriotic and industrious. But the time has come for eliminating tho assassins and stirrers up of anarchistic strife. It Is time to stop talking grandiloquently about this and to put on the screws and fine sieves.

People and Things.

The king of Greeco has made $6,000,000 in speculating on London 'change. James M. Eveleth, who died in Washington the other day at 89, had been for sixty-two years a clerk in the war department.

General Jubal Early still clings to tho Confederate gray as the color of his dress, and ifever loses his' respect for the lost cause and a profitable lottery.

Edmund Russell, the apostle of tho Insignificant, says people have brains in their feet as well as. in their heads. It is not dilHcult to guess at which extremity the brains of the Russellites are located.

Joseph Jefferson and family are already in theli summer home at Buzzard's Bay, where the ferocious clam squirts maliciously through the sea-washed san&s.

Colonel Buffalo Bill Cody is very sorry to hear of his friend tho Prince of Wales being under the weather with influenza and proposes to oheer him by making him a perennial deadhead to the "Wild West shnw., *%n

Ward McAllister, who meta Waterloo in attempting to write a book about the doings of the 400, is now drumming tho sale of liquors, and his present literary efforts are expended in puffing certain brands of wine.

Zla Bey thcTurlclsh Ambassador at Vienna, has established his harem in that city and has his five wives and a long retinue of servants to look after when diplomatic work Is not pressing too heavily upon his gray matter.

O'Malley, tho New Orleans detectivo, thinks of going to Schwelnfurth's "heaven" soon as the salubrious climate In his latitude does not seem to agiee with him. By tho way, O'Malley is not an Italian as some may have supposed.

Elios Howe, Jr., who was worth 81,000,000, was the richest private who served lu tho war. He enlisted In Bridgeport, Conn., In 1802. At'one time, when supplies were low, he paid the two months' pay of the entire company.

Adolph Sutro, the rich Callfornlan who made his money by the great mining tunnel that bears his name, is to turn his fine collection of nearly 40,000 volumes into a free public library for the benefit of Ban Francisco people.

President J. S. Clarkson, of the Notional Republican League, is Just 46 years old. Ho has lived in Iowa since he was a boy of twelve, and he began his career in iifoasa compositor on the Iowa State Register, of whtch he Is now the owner.

Ex-Senator Reagan, of Texas, whose resignation from the United States Senate follows closely upon that of Edmunds, of Vermont, was in Jefferson Davis* cabinet at the close of the war, and fled from Richmond with him, narrowly escaping capture.

Carl Schurz, who. as the president of the Hambuig-American packet company, has made a study of the most Improved methods of ocean travel, beiieves that steamers will yet be built to make the run across to Europe in three or four days. He thinks that safety need not be sacrificed to gain swiftness.

Rev. Dr. Rylance, of New York, has the courage to say that the reign of the Puritanical idea has passed, and that the Sabbath of the future will be a very different and much more liberal one. He also gives It as his opinion that "no sane man will ask to-day for a strict compliance with the Puritan Sabbath."

Rev. U. P. Brown Is a Mormon, but be has sense enough to denounce polygamy and to decry the prophetic mission of Joe Smith. But, on the other hand, he is insane enough to have sold off his property and Is going to Jerusalem, In order to be reedy to meet Jesus Christ, whose second coming, according to bis calculation, will occur this summer.

Baron Hirseh had his attention called to the cabled reports that the Prince of Wales owed SlJOOflQQ, according to one authority, fend t&fiOQJXQ according to another. He said that one. report was Just as likely to be correct as the other, seeing that both were wild guesses, made by people whose idea W the importance of figures was only guaged by fhe number of cyphers which they could put into a total.

Hundreds of strangers apply for permission to go through the Edison laboratory atOrsnge and many seek interviews with the great «!*gtrtfffm. Very few have their wishes gratified. A notice Is posted In the little office that Mr. Edison is always exceedingly boxy and eat) nee no one. All callers are referred toMr. Tate, his business manager, aiaS permit* to Inspect the works are almost invariably refused.

Fashion's Fancies.

Foulards, grenadines and orepons will born nde with paniers this summer. The summer bell skirt is wider and fuller than the original model of tho early spring.

If children's clothes were dipped in alum water and then dried, they would not take fire.

Beige, almond, fawn, mushroom and gray are the tints that are always popular with the best-dressed French women of culture and refinement.

Some of he prettiest receptacles for bonbons seen are made of satin, sack shape, and are painted on both sides with fiowers or figures. The sack is tied with satin ribbon.

The flowered ginghams are proving to be very popular. The most dressy designs are being made up exactly like the foulards, sa that it is often difficult to distinguish them,

A baby's first long cloak seen recently wasof white lamb's wool, thick nnd soft, made in a straight sack with nock and wrist trimming of the long white crinkly Japanese llama fur.

A soft texture as camel's hair trimmed with long lines of flat Bilk passementerie is vastly more becoming than a plain shiny silk befurbelowed with frills and single pretentious ornaments.

A pretty sleove for a doml-decollette tlress of net or tuelle is mado full, reaching to tho waists, and confined by ribbon put on In a. spiral from wrist to shoulder, a rosette holding oach end in place.

Pretty shoes are the rage this year. Every, woman of fashion, even though sho maltono pretension to bo ultra fashionable, has as many different shoes as sho has gowns.

A heartsease bonnet accompanied by a heartsease muff is something novel. Tho flower is mado of cloth In any color, and is edged with gold braid. Tufts of ostrich feathers finish off the bonnet and muff.

A pretty dinner gown is made of poach-' colored satin, with bands of feather trimming of tho same shade, tho bodlco and front of the skirt bolng trimmed with Jeweled guipure in metallic thread of various hues.

Taflbta silks in ohsugeable effeots are in high favor. They are made Into charming summer gowns, skirts and fanoy waists, and they aro also used as frills and other trimmings for plain, neutral silk and fine, unpatterned wool dresses, aud also palo-hued silk etamlnos and canvas fabrics.

Blue has onco again reasserted itself. Be*? sides all tho old shades, there is a now one,, the garter blue, a dark, rich color, taken from, tho ribbon worn by tho knights of the garterNavy blue has never beon celipsod, its adherents being many. It has come to tho front in many new cotton fabrics, like tho ginghams and lawns. the prettiest tMmmlngs.for hams and batistes are btopen-work omljioldorles, or light, line linen lace. Cream colored Russian lace Is also used. The trimmings form Jacket fronts, deep basques, ontiro sleeves, or tho puff of tho slcovos only. Brctelles and fichu-shaped pieces of lace and embroidery, also pointed bolts and half-high peasant waists, are used as a finish to dressy morning costumes.

Feminitems.

Queen Marguerlta, of Italy, is a dovotod student of the Hebrew language and literature.

The Beautiful summer girl is now baiting her hooks to catch complacent society reporters at seaside haunts aul teach them how to1 spell her name right In the papers.

Lady Musgrove has arrived in London and Is now with her father, David Dudley Field, tho report of whose illness mado her take the first boat in order to be by his side.

Of the graduated Vassar, twenty-two studied medicine and nearly all of them are practicing physicians. Four are farmers. The whole number of occupations engaged in Is thirty-seven.

The Cincinnati woman movement to turn out antl clean the streets is raising more dust than It should. The converse of the picturo must necessarily bo that the men stay home and mind the baby.

The first woman to be appointed as a master in chancery is Miss Stella M. Callon, oC Vermillion county, 111., and she is smart and good-looking enough to make any lawyer feel anxious for her to "get his nead in. chancery."

Mrs. Potter Palmer Is en route to Europe,. Miss Phoebe Cousins is in St. l/ouls, and white-winged peace has glued a furtive and wistful eye to the key-hole of the headquarters of the board of lady manager* of the* world's fair.

Miss Lizzie Chase, a you tig artist of Louisville has aehelved an enviable triumph in having two picture# admitted to the Paris Salon this year. The pictures are the first she has painted since leaving the studio of her teacher.

A daughter of Congressman Breckinridge of Kentucky, having graduated with honors as Welleciy several years ago, has now taken In the study of law in her father's office, having in the meantime taught geometry and algebra In a Washington school.

A woman of Boston has begun suit for 148,000 under the Ma»acbu*ett* law which allows anyone to sue for three times an amountlost at gambling. The case opens up alluring possibilities to any philanthropist who has a little money to bestow in giving the surplus spinsters of the Bay state a lift.

Vilma Parlaghy 1* at present probably the jqtiost noted portrait painter in Germany. She has received an order for a life-sized portrait of the empress, though she has excelled so far only In the portraits of men. Her latest likeness of Herr Wlndthrost is a veritable triumph, it 1* now being ezhibitd in Paris, and the center party is negotiating for It.

The younger daughter of the duke and ducheas of Connaugh, was born on HL Potrick's day and rejoices in the name of Victoria Patricia, so-called in honor of her grandma and that Irish saint. An American lady living ha London, and who seems to' know a good deal about English royal ity, says the little glil Is a real beauty, and that her cousins, of whom there are. troops, called. berMPat*ylw