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STORY UI f I I I , Lll ) USI Tin
Project Had Its Inception in an Edito
G The Omaha Eee ,
a
MANY THOUGHT IT A DREAM AT
l'nnnlnvr)0s I.ndorsrwenl orlbe'I
mis.lrrlppl Cno µ re sr Itol.ed
Cnllnt lnsltt' 11'arkerr .Orlr
not tiloek Suh.eribers ,
Now that the first really form
obstacle In the way of Omaha's gee ,
position has been surmounted , It
interest to review the work that has
done so far and the efforts that ha
ready been made by public-splriled rl
In behalf of the great enterprise. The
n history of the exposition bill is a mat
! { general information , but the mann
" which the lira was first promulgates
1r p" the means by which It was made to a
a practical form are not so genernlly k
The suggestion out of which the n
exposition protect has developed , came
the editor of The Omaha Bee , It
J , brought to public notice In the folb
4' editorial article which appeared in Thu
+ day lice , November 25 , 1595 :
' ' IiXPOSiTIO
. A TitANSMiSSiSSii'I'I
The construction of the transcoulir
A raliroads gave the first powerful Ire
to the development of the transmlagl
country. Twenty-five years ago the pc
tion of the states and territories we
the Mlsslasippl was 6,435,167 , and the
et ai and territories west of the Missouri
_ credited by the national census wl
Ak population of 1,192.S9G. In 1690 the t
miasisaippl states conlalned a populall
1 15,170,315 , while the population of the r
t and territories west of the Missouri
gregated 5,917213. In ISGO there were
twenty-one miles of railroad In the cot
went of the Mississippi. Today the
I , mad mileage In the same region ex
t5AOO miles , of which 37,000 miles
a boasted by the country west of the Mtss
, . The marvelous resourcea of this
r empire were only to a measure dlsp
1 at the R'orId's Columblan exposition. .
fact the exhibits of the western states
territories were to a great extent
shadowed by the International exhibits
+ at Chicago. Of the hudreds of thous
of people who v'iew'ed the 1Vorld's fair
paratl ely few carried away with the
distinct Impression of the productive
transmlssisslpPl stEven
dustries of the
Even people who live in this section
wino have contributed to its growth do
their extent and magnitude.
grasp Colton St
The Inspiration for the
exposition now being held in Atlanta d
that an t
conviction
less lay In the
to
would further
state exposition go
the development of the s
promoting . That
other single agency.
than
any
G
of the
judgment of the prolcctors
eminently sour
States' exposition was
alte
attested by the success that has
both
regards
as
undertaking
this great
number and variety of the exhibits an
financial management of the veuture.
of the cotton s
only have the people
commendable zeal in contrlbt
displayed displays ,
their
toward its success with
several of the Atlantic states , notably
Pennsylvania , arc creditably
and
fork
has dt
resented. The Atlanta exposition
of thousands of visitors
hundreds
and wil
country
section of the
every vast amount of
by which a
the agency
the sr
transplanted Into
will be
capital
accomplished for
"What has been
be
the Atlanta exposition can
south by
compilshed for the west by a transml
exposition. With a population of
sippi
prolffl
country
000,000 to draw on and a
e
transmlssisslpPl
material wealth , a
fron
assured success
sttion would be an
exposition w
. Such an
very inception. the westward t ,
to
impetus
give the and capital for which
of population been slrls'
have
people of this section world
to all the
make known
would
It west and reactivity
capabilities of the great
branch of industry
activity In every
production. The Transmlsslssippi congress , which
vanes pr body to ta o the the iattt tIv
is the proper misl s
tr
formulating the Plan for a
n
recommendation
exposltion. Its weight with I
have great
would
natter legislatures W
the slate and national
any other city
out disparaging
location o c an
g' secure the that the eta
believes
The Bee
,
exposition
those of
to
other of Omaha transmtss are 'art ' pP superior points. o
midway
continent ,
heart of the
in the York and San Francisco , ma
tween it alike Now accessiblto ecler east fmw
facilities
Its railroad city in the Mis
those of any
perfect as north of t. Louis. It Is
slppl valley belt
agricultural
of the great
center nit
' reach by rail of the
within a day's Wyoming and So
,
region of Colorado ' reach of
days'reach
two
Dakota , nail within days'f
mining states
Omaha great Is as near to the Pii 1g e tis' G 0 m
try' as is St. I'aul , and
andsouthern
San Francisco 1
that
add
t
necessary
' It Is hardly pledged
ever is required f ssir
Omaha to snake the business men of I
the
,
success
tion a
.
out to the letter.
will carry
city '
LONG CIIERIS11ED iIJI'sA ,
t n ti
a ; Even previous existed and s
had
plan
caption of such a
opportunl
for a favorable
waiting
only had long cherished
Mr , E , Bosowater
Idea of a la exposition that m t
and a permanent sort of half'w'ay house in the jo
Omaha a
the continent. The pres
ney project across was suggested by he 11a G ti ct turn
Idinueapolls Tribune
banal ha mid.continenl . fair Mnneapc I (
Idea of a mid Transmlsslssippi c
broached. As the
was press was to lneetInliOra In
and wIthIn whom
Osewatar
. B
bir
discussed concluded that
been
Idea had was ripe and that if the ender
opportunity could be secured th
of the congress
inent the enterprise could t
why
was successfully no reason carried out. front that 11
be
was quietly worked up and
the matter
It befs
lents were tirade to bring
rangoi
aaaernbled.
the congress when It
During the first two days of the congr
the committee appointed for the purpose t
voted itself to missionary work among I
delegates , lit this work James 11'alslt to
the lead , and it was largely through I
practically unanimous son
efforts that a
of the resol
moot was created in favor
Lion.
Lion.On Wednesday , November 27 , and lion
diately after the various resolutions on t
money questlen had been presented and t
ferred , lion. R'UI1mu J. Bryan left the chi
and fished unanimous consent to offer tl
resohitlmu
Whereas. We believe that an expositt
of nil the products , industries and cl llla
11011 of ( ho states west of the dississll
river , suede at some control gatew
where tire world can behold ttio wonder )
enpubtlities of These great wealth-prod )
101 : stairs , would ho of great vulue , r
Only In the transmisslsslp I stutea , but
the
r all the home-seekers in world ; ( het
fore ,
itesoI'cd , Tlrat the hulled States cc
grt'ss be requested to take such steps
' hold n lrnnsmisa
tnn ) be necessnry' to
5111141 exposltion at Omaha during t
rneltiha of AUKnst , Septernbct' and Oc'lobi
Ispe , nod that the representatives of su
states and torlttorlos In congress be i
quested to favor such an appropriation
is usual in such cosec to assist iii curry'Ii
out this enterprise.
011.111.1 UNANIMOUSLY SELECTED.
The reading was heard with marked a
tention and the conclusion was foliowed I
a burst of applause , Mr. Bryan briefly r
counted the bcuclte that would accrue
the west by reason of the exposltion , at
Indicated the numerous reasons why' Onrul
vvss tha most favorable location. John Dot
iphan of .lltssouri followed with a rousli
speech hr favor of the rcznlution , in whit
he eloquently yalrtrayed the effect which it
enterprise w'ouid have In calling attentic
to the boundless possibilities of the we
and In bulldiug up It. Interests. lie w'i
followed by II , 0 , Wbllmore , Georgs (
Cannon of t'tah and Howell Jones of 1al
baa Not a vol e was railed against Ili
resolution and when It wps adopted by
rlalnr val. the d.leaatu ndltuA la a tsxll.
of cheers end hand clappings that fron tlaued
far several minutes.
Nothing could b0 more gratlfyinl
the enthusiastic unanimity with wh1
protect had been approved by the
tnisslssi1p1 delelrates , and with this
able beginning the citizens of
to go forward. The Trans
sippl and International Exposition a
tion ans formally organized at a n
held at the ( 'ommerctal club rooms
evening of January 1S. Z. T. hindst
made chairman and Judge L. II , Ii
presented the articles of incorporation
had been preciously drawn up. Thec
the capital stock at t1.OO.OOO ) In sha
n0 each and the association was auti
to transact business as soon as SlOA
been subscribed. A board of eleven dii
was provided for and also twenty-av
presidents , of whom one should he
Omaha and one from each of the twain
transtnisstssippl states ,
Oft1OlNAL STOCit SUUaCllI11ER
On the suggestion of Mr. itosewalet
ontendel that ninety days was too a
; line in whteh to hold such an expoall
sas contemplated , the articles were an
o provide that the exposition shoo
111000(1 In June and closed in Net (
S9S , They were adopted as nuiende
he necessary subscriptions of stock
mtnediately taken. These original sill
ions were : E. ltose cate'r.$50m ; W. J
tell , $500 ; J. H , Evans , $500 ; Dan 1'I
r. , $500 ; Lee-Clarke-.Indreese'n } tar
ompany , $5fOi IV. R. Bennett , $ fO ;
darkel , $500 ; Thompson , Belden & Co. ,
S'liliam 1rug , $ f40 ; Oscar PIckanl ,
deft Bros Ilress ing company , See
I. Hibbard , $500 ; Imdley Smith , $600 ;
ey , Stiger & Co. , V OO ; John A. W
400 ; ,1. Clemens , $3oo ; G. S. Ambler ,
T , Lindsey , $250 ; Lyman Richardson ,
, S , Montgomery , $201 ; L. 11. Bradley ,
, 1v. Carpenter , It. IV. Richardson , 1
toberson , George N. Htcks , M. It. De
: uclld biarthn , J , J. Gibson , J. E. Utt ,
Thompson , \V. C. dullard , 0 , C , He
S. itayward and Johnson Bros. , $100
nd Flatter & Lawrie , U , W , Rattles ,
1'akefeld , 0. 11. Payne , 0. A. ilnthhuri
E Iturdiek , $50 each ; total , $10,650.
The stockholders then met and el
1e board of directors , consisting of 1
hompson , J , 1. Markel , J. H. Evan
I' . Wattles , G. 11. Payne , C. S. Montgoi
i , It. Bennett , I. 1V. Carpenter , Dan
all , tr. , Dudley Smith and Charles
committee , consisting of Z. T. Lin
, It. Bennett , Charles Metz , f , 11' . Ca
'r and C. C , Delden , was appointed t
cil further subscriptions for stock.
The board of directors met at the bil
net on the following blonday and el
s officers G , W , W'altles , president ;
arkel , vice president ; and John A , p
old , secretary.
MANY 11'EI1E DOUDTFUL.
which confronted the
The next step
othrs of the enterprise was the nece
securing congressional recognition.
this time there were many usually pu
drlted citizens w ho were disposed t (
ird the scheme as visionary. They
at not until a bill making an appro
had really pa
) n for the exposition
ogress could Omaha hope to carry
mpletion. The dtmcuity of getting a
essional appropriation in this yeas
enemy , when congress was disposed t (
wn all appropriations to the lowest p
e minimum , was conceded , but the a
ikon and its supporters believed the
uld be accomplished by united and
vued effort , and events have justified 1
nfdenco.
A hill had already been Introduced
nator Allen on January 3 , which bad 1
ferred to the special committee on it
Renal expositions , of which Sen
urston was chairman. It provided for
cessary recognition of the exposltion
e government , the admission of for
hihlls free of duty , and for a goverori
hibtt of material from the Smlthsot
> titute , the I'nited States Fish commisss
e Notional museum and the various ex
0 departments At the time of ie
ctlou the amount that was to be i
butted by the government was left bl ,
t all expenditure of $50,000 was aut
v1 for a government building and $2 (
ditional for the transportation and ,
the exhibits ,
rho main question before the promo
the enterprise at this time was
ount that congress should be asked
stribute. It was the opinion of (
ssman Mercer , as well as Senators Thi
and Allen , that the bill would Stall
nore favorable light 1f a provlao was
ted to provide that the amount done
the government should be available c
en a similar amount was raised by
iple of Omaha. This view was flu
lorsed by the board of directors , ant
5 resolved to ask for an approprlatior
0,000 , to be available when an eq
punt had been raised at Omaha.
FIGHT FOR RECOGNITION.
'ho bill was Introduced in the house
ngressman Mercer , and until the see
was finally passed , on almost the i
of the session , the fight for its pass
I continually waged. At first the
I handicapped in the house by the stri
oeition of Speaker Reed , who oppo
an the general ground of economy.
I referred to the committee on ways a
ans , of which Mr. Reed's colleague' , il
Dlngley , was chairman , and for se
e It looked as though it would die
committee's hands. The senate bill s
orted back early in March , after the
prlation had been cut down to $200 , (
ch was the amount contributed to
anta exposition.
hen the main fight centered In the lieu
re Mr. Mercer and his friends w
king day and night In Its interest. I
I .Mercer's determined efforts the op
an which bad originally confronted
began to disappear. As the memb
a made to realize the importance of I
: rpriso and the benefits that it wet
Ig to the entire transmisslssippl regi
opponents were won over until it
o one of the most popular measu
ire the house. Ilut some dfmculty v
experienced in getting a favorable
from the ways and means commttt
on April 10 Senators Thurston a
n called up the senate bill , which h
n held in the hope of securing the p ,
I of the house bill , which carried i
appropriation of $250,000. It was pass
unanimous consent , and as no ott
-so was then open , it was decided
educe the senate bill In the Gout
ildent Wattles of the Exposition assoc
, and Henry F. Wyman were in Was
on at the time in the Interests of 1
and on April 20 he appeared before t
se committee , together with Congre ,
Mercer , Andrewa and Kern , and ms
igorous plea for the bill , He left 1
lha that night with the assurance th
bill would be favorably reported aft
amendment obligating Omaha to ral
,000 hail been incorporated. The relic
presented by Congressman Dolllver
I on the following afternoon and lilac
he file for passage.
BATTLE NOT YET WON.
seemed that the battle had been we
it required another tremendous effc
'cure recognition for the bill. Scores
cures were demanding consideration , at
ho hurry to close the session it seem
y that Speaker Reed would neglect
gnizo the exposition bill and that
d lay over until the next session. A
lble pressure was brought to bear t
speaker for recognition. Congressmi
: er and others who had been interests
; ed like beavers , and Senator Allen le
enthusiastic assistance. Flnally bir. 1
water went to 1A'ashington at the r
t of the exposition association and spot
rat da's in working for the bill. D
he left the promlso of Speaker Reed
; nize the bill for action by the hoot
been secured. ( low the hopes of tl
de of the bill were crushed at the ii
I of fulllhnent by the action of Cot
nnan Rem , and again by the objeclic
ongresaman Dailey , Is recent hfstur ;
final triumph came when they had a
ceased to hope , and the news that tl
had finally passed seas received I
ha with an enthusiasm almost unprect
'd.
rly this week a public meeting will 1
d , at which the next steps in the under
g will be formulated. The Iowa leglt
e has already aubtorized an apptc
Ion of $ :3,000 for their state exhlbl
the legislatures of Nebraska and otbc
e will iiovr be called on to do thei
h , The various bureaus necessary t
on the enterprise will soon be o1
ref , and active preparations for the bi
will sewn be under way ,
ors laving home ou your summer vs
I procure a bottle of Chaniberlain'
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy , j
lost certain to be needed and may asst
he neceselty of returning home befor
nil of your v'htatlcna The 75 and 5I
afxee for sale by drugglsts , e
I
LIiE ( A GI.i111T 11" 1 ' i aril
Lincoln's ' Address at the Organizlt
the Republican Party in Illinois ,
THE AUDITORS WEPT AND CNI
Grapple Irserlplluu of n Fn
nventinn llt'Iil in 1SSrl In alt
a \etv l'i Pt ' _ III 4'M Of ( I 1,4)11
Last Sytee'h IIscuverrh
( Cepyrlght , It5 , b3 S. S. McClure Co.
There Is not In the history of stat
ltical conventions one of more urn
Merest than that al which , on Mi
sSG , the republican party was born Ii
lols , In this convention Abraham LI
lelivered the greatest speech lu its c ,
hat known as his "Lost Speech. "
hates were earlier to organizing a b
f the new party devoted in preventin
xtenslon of slaver ) ' , but 1n no stale
here been more earnest anti-Nebraska
anon , In none was there a more delete
et of men ready for resistance whet
foment came. These men were the
ended , honest-hearted , great souled l
era of all existing parties. These
bolitionists like Owen Lovejoy , demo
Ike John M. Palmer , whigs like 1
havis. In their own counties they
ICuly declared that they would bolt
cspectise parties rather than accept
ebraska hull letting slavery into free
nd when a few of their number call
mventiou , on May 29 , 1Sa6 , at Bioomin
1. , for the express purpose of organ
new bialy , they went there 1n a body t
1r action.
"GIVE Us LINCOLN. "
The events of the days just before
mventimi had steeled the weakest of t
ansas was Iii the hands of a pro sla
Oh , her governor a prisoner , her en
h ruins , her voters intimidated. The u
apers they were reading dally were I
lth accounts of the attack on Sm
h the senate by Brooks. One of the
en svhotn they had expected to be a le
their own convention was lying at t.
ostrated by a cowardly blow fromu a
heal opponent. Little wonder then
Icy came resolved upon actions w
ould stay the flood of evil and of d
mlzation w'hich they saw threatening
ml. The convention was opened
nator J. M. Palmer In the chair. Its 1
organizing and nominating was cat
rough harmoniously , but the members
e need of some powerful amalgama
rce which would yield into one their
rdnnt elements. In spite of their
tendons , their most manful efforts ,
en' in their hearts that the convent
ire still made up of political cacti
at the svhig was still a Whig , the de
at democrat , the abolitionist abolitim
to after man was called to the platf
speak , and many noble speeches v
tide , but none yet had touched t
arts and converted them to pure rel
anism. Then suddenly there was a
Ised of a name not on the progra
" ' ' = " ' Linen
-
, tncoin"Lincoln' "gls'e us
e crowd took it up and made the
hg until a tall figure rose In the b
the audience and slowly strode down
hie , an indulgent senile on his lips.
turned to hia audience there came gi
II ) ' a great change upon his face. "T1
s an expression of intense emolic
is one of his hearers , who is still By
was the emotion of a great soul. E
stature he seemed greater. lie seet
realize it was a crisis in his life. " I
n's extraordinary human insight
apathy told him as be looked al
Hence that what this body of apien
'nest , but groping mea needed was
I that they bad undertaken a cause
eh transcendent value that beside it
'vious alliances , ambitions and du
re as nothing. If he could make th
the triviality of their differences
opened with the tremendous principle
, new party he was certain they wo
forth republicans in spirit as well
name.
A GIANT INSPIRED ,
Le began his speech , then , deply mo
l with a profound sense of the Importa
the moment. At first he spoke slot
l haltingly , but gradually he grew
ce and intensity until his hear
filled , arose unconsciously from tb
Its and with pale faces and quiver ,
I pressed toward nfm. Starling from
le of the broad platform on which
) d , his hands on his hips , be slowly
iced toward the front , his eyes blazii
face white with passion , his voice
ant with the force or his conviction ,
advanced he seemed to his nudiet
13' to grow , and when at the end of
hod be stood at the front line of I
; e , hands still on his hips , head bay
led on his tip toes , he seemed like
tit Inspired. "At that moment he w
handsomest man I ever saw , " says c
ns hearers.
) powerful was his effect on his audiet
t men and women wept as they cheers
children there that night still reme :
the scene , though at the time they u
hood nothing of its meaning. As
it out there came upon the conventi
very emotion he sought to arou
ery one in that before tnconruous r
bly came to feel as one man , to think
man and to purpose and resolve as o
h , " says one of his auditors. lie h
le every man of them pure republlca
did something more. The fndignatl
ch the outrages to Kansas and throug
the country had aroused was unco
led. Men talked passionately of w a
was at this meeting that Linea
r firing his hearers by an e
slon which became a watchword of tl
paign : " R'e won't go nut of the unit
you shan't , " poured oil on the w ra
he Illinois opponents of the Nebrasl
by advising "ballots , not bullets. "
EPORTERS FORGOT TO REPORT ,
lthing illustrates better the extrao
ry power of Lincoln at Bloomfngtc
the way he stirred up the newapap
rters. It was before the stenograph
become acclimated 1n Illinois , thouf
'hand reports were regularly taken. I
se all the leading papers of the sta
lag toward the new party had reporje ,
be convention. Among these was M
ph Medill , now editor of the Chicai
une , and even then-now forty yea
'its representative "It was my journa
duty , " says Mr. MedAl , "though
; ate to the convention , to make a 'long
P report of the speeches delivered ft
Chicago Tribune. I did make a fe
graphs of report of what Lincoln sal
he first eight or ten minutes , but
me so absorbed in his magnetic orator
I forgot myself and ceased to tak
u , and joined with the convention I
ring and stamping and clapping to th
of his speech.
well remember that after Lincoln ha
down and calm had succeeded lh
eat I waked out of a sort of bypnoti
Ie and then thought of my report to
Tribune. There was nothing wrltte
to abbreviated introduction.
was some sort of satisfaction to fin
I had not been 'scooped , ' as all th
papers men present had been equall
td away by the excitement caused b
wonderful oration and had made n
t or sketch of the speech. "
number of Lincoln's friends , youn
: re , most of them , were accustomed t
g notes of speeches , and , as usual
ened their pencils as he began , "I at
led for about fifteen minutes , " says Mr
don , Lincoln's law partner , "as w a
with with me then , to take notes
it line end of ( list tune L threw pet
paper away and lived only in the in
ion of the hour. " The result of this cx
eat was that w'ben the convention wa
there was no reporter present who hat
lag for his newspaper. They all wen
and wrote burning editorials ebou
poach and Its great principle , but a
producing it they could not. Met
to talk of it all over Illinois. The
ed that it had been a purifying firs
its party , but as to svLat It coutaluet
tie could say. Gradually it became
' " . " Froa
n as Lincoln's "lost speech.
cry mystery of it Its reputation grew
er as time went on , even Lincoln
socuatomed to say that it was bii
'st apeech , unless indeed the one al
rworth might be called greater ,
THE SPEECH WAS I'RESERVED
though the convention so nearly to a
lost its bead , Ibem was at least one
r who bad enough cr"trol to pursue
.
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WftHEL CARPET CONy I
- _ _ 1416 DOUGLAS
. . 1
his usual habit of making notes of
speeches he heard. This was a yo
lawyer on the same circuit as Lincoln ,
H. C. Whitney , For , some three we
before the convention Lincoln and Whit
had been attending court at Danville , T
had discussed the political situation in
state carefully and-to tPhftney Lincoln
stated his convictions and determinath
in a way Whitney' had absorbed Linco
speech beforehand , ' as indeed any one re
have done who vas with Lincoln when
was preparing an address , it be
Ids habit to discuss points and to ref
them aloud , indifferent to who he
him. Whitney had gone to the convent
intending to make notes. knowing as be
that Lincoln had not written out what
, Fortunately he had a r
was going to say
enough head to keep to his purpose ,
made his notes and on returning to Ju
Davis' home In Bloomington , where he , vt
Lincoln and one or two others , were stay )
ho enlarged them while the others discus
he speech. These' notes Whitney kept
Intending to write th
always
many years ,
attending to it until last y
) ut , but never
11cCiure's Magazine learned that be 1
hem and urged him to write out the reps
this Mr. Whitney did and the speech v
coon be published in the series of Line
'
McClure's.
lrticles now appearing In
,1'hitney does not claim that he has mad
erfect report. lie does claim that the
'nment is correct and that in many ca
he expressions are exact. Mr. Joseph b
lilt , who has examined the speech , at
d it :
"I hare carefully and reflectively read
nd , taking into account that Mr. White
lid not take down the speech stenogra ;
tally , but. only took notes and afterwa
mote them out in full , be has reproduc
iith remarkable accuracy what Mr. L1ncc
aid , largely in his identical language a
artly synonymous terms. The report
lose enough In thought and word to rec
he wonderful speech delivered forty yea
go with vivid freshness. "
Judge J. 0 , Cunningham of Urbana , II
ho also read the speech , says of the Wh
ey report :
I had so much curiosity to see what
as that I delayed not until I had go
trough the whole document. I beard i
peech and was very much impressed a'a '
roused by 1t. At the distance of neat
much In t :
) rty years I recognize very
tterances , manner and spirit of the speec
tpeclally in the moderation which he coo
/led. The expression , 'ballots , not bullet
as like oil on the troubled waters. "
EXTRACTS FROM THE SPEECII.
A few quotations will show any one f
iliar with Lincoln's speeches that N
hltney has caught much of their style , f
hstance the following :
"While we amrm and reamrm if necesaa
it devotion to the principles of the Declar
on of Independence , let our practical wet
are be limited to the above , and of
eapons must he ballots and not bullets-
: least must not be till nothing else wl
) ; and we must be firm and united in of
erpose. "
"We must first consider what we hat
IC power to do ; we must not make pron
es we cannot perform ; we must not raft
11)05 we cannot carry out ; we must t
dar and moderate , and , like prudent met
insider the whole dlmculty and see who
possible and just. We must not t
d by excitement and passion to do tha
blch our judgments would not approv
hen 1n our cooler moments. 1S'e hay
gher aims. We have more serious bus
'as than temporary measures , We ar
re to stand firmly for a prlnelple-t
and firmly for a right. We know the
eat wrongs are done , and we donounc
050 wrongs and outrages , although , a
eaent , we can do not much more tha
al , but we desire to reach out beyon
ese personal outrages and prevent an
rther wrongs in 'the future. " '
"The battle of freedom Is one to b
ught out on piincllle. Slaver ) ' is
) lation of the tferual right. We bay
tnporized with it.from the necessities o
r condition , but assure as justice rule
d children read thht black , foul lie cat
vet be consecrated into God's ballowe
nth. " , , ,
'The repeal of the sacred Missouri corn
amiss has installed the weapons of yio
ice-the bludgeonsithe burning torch-
a bristling cannyp qthe weapons of King
) ft , of the Inquisition , of ignorance , o
rhariam-of oppre'slon. We see 1t
its in the dying , bed of the fearles
inner-in the rylns pf the "Free State'
tel-in the smoking timber of th
braid of 1'reeddflh 1-n the "Free Stati
v'ernor of Kansas , chained to a stake o
edom's soil like a horse thief , for thi
me of a desire for freedom. "
IDA M , TARDELL.
I'nte'nt bledlclites.
From the Ilanfrod , Cal. . Sentinel.
Vhllo talking with J. T. Daker the other
the question of patent medicines came
and we asked him how Chamberlain's
dlcines sold , Said he , "They are the best
lag articles I haodlo ; 1 sever hesitate to
ommend them. As to Chamberlain's
Ic , Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy , it Is
ply superfine , 1 never think of taklag
rip to the mountains , or any where else ,
that matter , without having a bottle of
t remedy with me , " The 25 and 50 cent
is are for sale by druggists ,
be only fur-covered , tour-tooted member
Ibe animal kingdom which lays eggs like
owl Is the native buyer of Australia ,
i
S'PI/itllsS .that"1' ST.1'l'IiS11F.X.
Conrr'srmnrt Dinrle ) 's Itutbilttp
gee s , Ioke ,
Congressman Dingley of Maine is a 1
who abstains absolutely from the use
intoxicants , and he does not use tube
in any form , writes a correspondent of
few York Sun. He cannot see a joke , nc
tells one , and appears to look only on
serious side of life. Mr. Dingley never
tempts to tell other people how they she
live , what they should wear , or where t
should not go , lie will attend dine
where the seine flow's , and does not a
away because he himself is a cold w a
than. Speaker Recd , who is a tempera
nan without being a total abstainer , 11
to say things calculated to provoke a tat
it the expense of lda sober-minded , care
olleague. It is related that they both
ended in Washington a dinner at wh
vine and other invigorating fluids were
) e had in such abundance that there s
langer of an inexperienced man failing
he wayside. Shortly after the coffee r
igars , Governor Diogley excused himself
he host , and , without being observed
he guests , slipped quietly out of the ro
or his hotel. In a little while Mr. Ru
tusbed his chair back , lifted the tableck
nd looked under the table , 1n such
vay that every one present had his ants
ion attracted. Detore they could decide
heir minds what prompted this exhibits
m the part of the big man from Maine , i
pecker drawled out , in his characteris
one of s'olce :
"Excuse me , gentlemen , i was trying
nd out what had become of Dlngley. "
In an exciting debate recently in t
001,0 , which was started by Mr. Talbot
outh Carolina and Mr. Pearson of Nor
arollna , other members became Ins olvu
nd , as time was being wasted , Mr. Dingl
nought it his duty to interject a molt
) adjourn. Re made his motion just
ame wag of a member had gotten of ! lh
ncient chestnut , "What did the gentlem.
to the genllem
-oat North Carolina say
rorn South Carolina ? " In chorus car
om a number of members , "It's a to
me between drinks. " Not knowing t
rpllcation , Governor Dingley jumped to h
'ot and said , "bir. Speaker , then I mo
tat the house do now adjourn. " Mr. Re
as convulsed with laughter as he put tI
lotion , and most of the members roam
1st as the gavel fell. Quite a number we
drsl ) ' , and they went below to get the
pa , being thankful Mr. Dlngley came to tl
scue ,
DuiII 'er's Stmt In Pnblle I Ifs.
Late Young , the editor of the Des Molni
apital , was on the senate side recent
the Washington Post , In charge
ys
epresentatl'e Iolllver , who was showlr
m the objects of interest 1n and about tl
g building.
Did you ever hear how Dolllver mat
e first great political hit , which finall
tided him in congress ? " asked Mr. Youn ,
lb a roguish twinkle In his eye. "IL
w quite a number of years ago , but at
' not clean
long that my recollection dot's
lend to a gawky young man with ion
Ir and frayed Pantaloons from 11'ebstt
linty , who rose in the state convention i
I , In nomination a candidate for one c
e state omces. The youth in the fraye
ntaloona and with the long hair w a
Hirer. Nobody knew him hr Des Moine ,
d to say the best of him he appeared to h
precocious farm boy , fresh from the ha
t
'well , sir , he made his speech. It w a
rousing piece of oratory , something en
ely fresh , with a whiff of the pram
1
cezes fn Its composition-something ,
strikingly original that the coven
it , so
n marveled , and from wondering burs
o vociferous applause at the force an
quence of the young stranger. Dollive
de lire lilt of his 11R' , anti the next yea
was elected temporary chairman of ah
to convention. The next thing we knee
seas In congress , slurring up the lions it
n national capital. "
Illinois.
'i'brer Genllenien Irons
funny thing happened involving thre
the Illinois ineuibers during a recen
Icon of unanimous consent in tine house
ales the Washington Times Tire dif
idly of securing recognition for the at
opted passage of any bill cannot ho ex
gerated , and Mr. Burrell of Illinois has
lllzed this fact to the full measure o
'row while trying to secure action on
le private bill which he had in tow tea
a of his constituents. lie had been t
I the speakr a number of times , be
sluing him to let the bill come up , ant
ally Mr , heed ylelded and told him to bi
time the next morning with Ids bill ii
hand standing somewhere so that Iii
dd catch llie speaker's eye.
Ir. Burrell did not neglect the advice it
consplcuoualy on band , so he stood it
seat. and at the first available oppol'
lit ) ' waved the bill in the air. Thu
alter bad not forgotten his promise , on
en a suitable opening Caine said : "Tit
itleman from Illinois Is recognized. "
page started frantically up the aisle tc
the bill and bring it to the clerk's desk ,
seeing Mr. Connolly standing In lilt
Ce , holding a bill 1n his hand , and as
came from the state designated , the
e rushed up to him , took the bill and
tied It to the desk. The speaker did
in the least relish this error , as Mr
molly would probably be one of the last
r be would favor with a recognition , but
i
making the best of a bad bargain the m
ure was allowed to pass.
bir , Reed then looked over in the di
lion of Mr. Burrell and again said :
The gentleman from Illinois. "
Another page started to follow the di
tlon of the speakers' eye , but ran into
Graff , also of Illinois , who had been lint
lag the first seat of the middle aisle
more than a mouth , waiting to bring a
up , and this was taken to the desk
read. The speaker looked considerably
noyed , but persisted in his original Int
lion of seeing that bir. Burrell st as gi
a chance to slip his bill through , and
the third time said :
"The gentleman from Illinois. "
This time the page found his way to
proper person and Mr. Durrell's bill
passed. But several members smiled
themselves as they reflected on the
that two unexpected bills had received
tention on the strength of the recognlt
promised Mr. Burrell
Tllhann and Ills I'sre ,
They were discuaing Tillman-a pair
experienced politicians , who had seen m ,
iron appear and strut their brief hour on
ongresslounl stage , writes the Washing
; orresponde'nt of the New York Tribu
Ion' long would he last ? What would
lie end as a national figure ?
"lIe can't last long at his present gal
aid one of them. "He would tire , if
udtence didn't , lie is strong now , but
s tire killing pace. I have never known
ran so wrought up as he seems to be. '
"He'll cool off after awhile and sl
own , " observed the other man. "It's as y
ay , He can't keep it up. Ile'il probal
: eep it up as long as any man ever d
iut even Tillman will find his limit.
III meet the fate of a mule arq old dar
weed in my country. This mule was fama
vet three counties for the readiest a
brat yiclous heels that ever such an anln
weed. His kicking was something terrlb
till , the old darley ( held on to him. Final
to mule tamed down , and became altogth
fife , both under the saddle and in ha
ess ,
"A young negro from an adjoining count
ho hadn't heard of lire change In the mu
het the old darkcy owner on tine road o
ay with the mdmal working obediently
arress , and stopped for a chat ,
"Why , Uncle Eph'm , dat ain't de kichi
u-el. '
' 'Dat am rs mu-el dat usen to be
Ickin' smi-el. '
" 'What's re matter ? Has 'a Ica' 1
rengtb ? '
" 'No , indeed. No , indeed. lie am jes'
rung in dem bin' laigs as eber. '
" 'R'oll , why ain't he usen of 'em ? '
" 'Case he dun foun' out he can't kit
. Since den 1
: er ebything he doan like.
n't been lettin' fly so free. '
"That will be the case with Tniman. He
sage after awhile. He'll and out he can
ck over everything he doesn't like , or
en he'll not be given to 'lettin' fly si fee
e may cool down into a man of some ur
a has a certain crude strength , w'blch , ut
r tanning and restraint , ought to dour
r something , But his kicking qualftiu
e his only qualfles of any note.
CSStil.l.EcG L iHIl T'/IL 'I'N.tIIi
lift of the Grenleat inglneerh.
Peals of the l'res0nt ( 'u-itt it r , ' ,
Slx miles below the Tower bridge in ti
ty of London one of the greatest enginee
g feats of this century is in progres
ys a correspondent of the Sun Franclsc
lronlcle. This is the Iilackw'ell tiumc
idertaken to make a new means of con
unication between the lug districts tint
i north unit south of the Thames belo
anon bridge.
The docks opened some years ago t
Ibury , the increasing alto of ships an
her developments of recent times hay
used an immense extension of lnant
fluting Interests in an eastern dlrectlo
each stilt of tine river , with a corresponi
S movement on tine part of the worker
gaged In the varloua trades , Tine Towc
Idge , recently erected , was expected t
lave this great tralilc pressure , bu
hough to a certain extent it has done at
Is quite inadequate to the public need
at this means will be best uudoraloo
m the fact that at the present limo , h
iulatlan of the metropolitan district be
n' London bridge en the north aid
mbers 100,000 mono persona tban tin
ole of Liverpool , while on the south aid
is equal to Glasgow.
U first another bridge was proposed , bu
only kiul possible would be a high love
dge in wbicb the roadway would be abou
feet above hlgb water level. The , up
'ach ' of such a bridge would , at a gradlen
sible for heavy tralllc to ascend , havu
be carried over the East India docl
d at a height of seventy-five feet. Tit
t or such a piece of work would is
iced the cost of tine tunuelt which op
hximatcs $ G u00,000.
be total length of the tunnel is 6,200 feet
nearly one and a quarter miles , There is
t , on the north side of the river , a length
575 feet of open approach , flanked hl
vy retaining walls on each aide , 'menu
hen a length of 136 feet of what is known
"cut and cover , " whera the ground it
on out , a brick and concrete tunnel built
the ground filled in again. From thh
lit down to the bank of the river , across
and for a length of 1,600 feet on the other
i , runs a cat Irou Ilulog , better described
leaps as a big iron pipe , twenty-nine feel
r lurhes In diameter rual + el ; at ' 1 i. 1 ,
w'ib Indented aquare 'h - - cuarc ;
are the cast-iron segments or watch ] t 1s
built , each segment being six feet by two
feet six inches thick , and weighing exactly
one ton. The ribs are the flanges of the segments -
ments , and are twelve inches deep , varying
in thickness from three to two hrehes. between -
tween the flanges is driven a caulking nilx-
lure , composed of sal-amrnontar and cast-
iron borings mixed together , where tt forms
a solid rust , that assists in binding , by its
induced deca ) ' , the separate rings of metal
unto what Is practically one solid whole ,
Fourteen of these segment.s make one ring
of tine tmurel , and each ring marks a progress
of two feet six inches ( the width of the segments -
ments ) . A lime coaling , technically called
"the groutiug , " will cover mmt protect this
iron pipe. After this cast-iron lining , or
pipe , comes a length of 946 feet "cut and
cover , " followed by SG ) feet of approach similar
ilar to the north side. The width of the roadway -
way for traffic , which may be anything from
a traction engine to a wheelbarrow , tell ) be
sixteen feet , with sidewalks three feet one
and a half inches wide for pedestrians. The
tunnel , vvbich Is level under the river. Is op.
prached by an easy gradient. It will be
Itried throughout , approaches and all , by
ahlle glazed bricks and tiles and lighted by
electric lamps. In addition to being able to
Get into the tunnel at each end , there will
be stairways and eventually hydraulic ele-
ralors. The trlrolc tunnel will be washed
lotvn every morning ; and all cleaning and
Irainago water will be carried to the shaft
u Northumberland ss'hart , where it wilt be
lumped out.
This tunnel is the vv9d0st tunnel ever at-
euyted under a river , the widest previously
tetng the St. Clair , constrnlert under the
it. Clair river from Lake Huron to Lake
iris. That tunnel has a diameter of tt en-
y-one feet , as against twenty-seven in the
Ilackwall.
It often happens that the magnitude of a
cork may be gauged by a knowledge of the
nethods employed , and in the case of the
Ilackwall tunnel the cutting shield , which
arms the principal agent far boring , eo-
bles one to realize somewhat the gigantic
aturo of the enterprise , Il is the largest
hleld yet constructed. Ito total length is
lneteen feet six inches , and its weight 230
Des. This shield was constructed above
round and then transferred to the bottom
f the caisson. Tine transfer was accom-
lished by first making the shield water
girt , A doelt was then cut. in the ground
uficient to bloat it. 'rhls dock was con-
ected with the caisson , w'hic'h had been
re'vlousiy filled with vvaler , and the shield
as finaled over it into Position. The water
'as then pumped out of the caisson and the
nield went , by virtue of its oss'n weight ,
Irect to thin point for making the first
clung. There are four caissons , two on
ach side of the river , varying in depth
om seventy-five feet to 100 feet. Each
hisaon is of wrought iron , fifty'-eight feet
eternal diameter at tine bottom and forly-
ght feet internal diameter throughout ,
hey are made of two bklns of wrought
( iii , each trout three-quarters of an inch
dck , and five feet apart , braced together
id filled vvlth concrete , and were built
love ground aind sunk by excavating the
hrtb by manual labor , Their weight is
lout 6,000 tone each ,
Tine rate of construction of the tunnel
lies , but tins been until recently at the
to of three rings a day. This implies that
0 tons of clay or annd are excavated every
'enty-four hours and fifty tons of cast-Iron
plug glared in Peel Ilot , . eilx hundred men
three shifts rune at work day anti night ,
doctor resides on tine spot , ready at any
oment to attend to accidents Any work.
In perlnaneatly injured receives $5 a weolt
r life from the rmmlciPnl government un-
r a apecial tact of l'arllanlent.
r'othing of very great importance in the
r ) of fossils inns been discovered , with the
ceplion of a fine marnmoth tusk. T'hla
Is found lit titer course of the atreaun ,
wing under the shield. Curiously enough ,
le water has nothing to do with the
allies , but 1s a cool , clear land stream
wing beneath it of considerable voltuac
s'eritabie river under tbti river. The tun-
I is expected to Ito coinpluled in ISOT ,
ighreering specialists from all parts of tits
irld have visited and watched the prug-
Is of this tunnel , which Is conslderod one
the greatest enterprises of tire century.
Eezema made its ap rearanee on my hetd la
its worst fora , amt it continued spreading
until my face was covered with scales and be'
came a horrid sight. Ihaul afinohestlofpair
leveu lean' qrowt The and had to sacr/floc / it' 1
was in dosair , phyletans bad fafied
even to relieve mesrhen one recommended
Curpcusa Soar , ? 1yfather procured aset of
CnlcunaRenLDltgandinthree weekA lb
scale. left my face and the eklm lost ill ilufId
hue. Jo .bs tteeks 1 teas entirely curt dearer
face was Smooth and any complexlou
birdbl ss rlMiiON A. SHIT ! Suafbu l's ,
Warm
8rs nr Cune T'ar4TXSNr- bstbs
with CunCDaa Boer , genus a'pliemioes of
DuTtcvaa ( oinlmeot ) , and mild close. of ecu.
Dona ItaeoL + SST , greatr.t of humor curse ,
Rota tareurheut It. rm1d , fries Crticaaa Yu
liner ? Se , 5/Iaarr.r Sic. end 11 : rosin bat.
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