Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-08-30


WnEN Claus Spreckles builds his sugar
annex to the White House there will DO
plenty of flies on the administration.
TuE amazing progress made in the appli-
cation of electricity Is thus given in
the Electrical Rcu,er: ain 1876. only
I3 years ago, only as long as
II takes a young miss to grow into
tolerably long dresses, we had but couple
of Gramme machines and a few lamps of a
very crude and unsatisfactory construc-
ton, and wonderfully low efficiency ut the
Philadelphia Centennial. Just think oft
seriously, ,thoughtfully, with your eyes shut
for ono moment, and then say TO Yourself
there arc 500, 0,0o0,0 900 to-day invested in the
electric light business, with over 237,0l7
arc and s2,7Ot, 7Gs glow lamps, aud the 100
railways, with nearly 800 miles OF track
and 900 motor cars In daily service and
then say, II you can, what the power is, or
the whatever YOU call II is, which IL doing
all this work Aud again, predict If YOU
dare, what the next l3 years, whilc that
laughing miss Is growing to be a staid
matron, will accomplish with this same
unknown, and unknowablc laborer in the
world OF science, and art, and the domestic
economy of the world"
The chief fear of the q. \. X. men in
discussing the Tanner resolution seemed
TO be that investigation of Tanner might
discourage his "liberal pension policy"
!. @. pensions To every survivor no mnttcr
how discharged,
THE ambulance fund appeals to the hl-
manity of our citizens, and no one can
afford TO neglect ii everyone can afford 10
give little.
The Baltimore people who are SO indg-
nant at the refusal OF Mr.. Eben Appleton,
of Now York, to lend them the original
star spangled banner for their coming eel.
ebration, appear TO have small cause for
complaint. Through this refusal and the
interesting dispute about the ownership of
tho flag, attention Is being drawn 10 their
enterprise which had failed to receive due
notice throughout tho country aud was in
danger of passing as n purely local affair.
Like spoiled children bereft of toy, they
go TO the Washington authorities for con
ISOLATION and get it In the shape of II letter
from Acting Secretary of War Macfcaly,
which is an excellent advertisement. Gen
eral Macfcaly simply offers his advice to
Mr.. Appleton, but as it had not been asked
for 10y that gentleman, the letter is evil
IDENTIFY chiefly meant FOR the public. He
speaks Of the celebration of the lombard
ment of Fort McIienry and then alludes 10
the grand exposition of the agricultural
and mechanical resources of the state"
Mr.. Appleton has contemptuously referred
TO this as fair for which the managers
wished the historic banner as an additional
attraction. The acting secretary of war
then goes on to note the fact that there will
be civic parades and the dedication of the
new postotiice, "and further, that tho gov
ernment of the United States is TO enter
into the celebration by the participation of
the army and navy" Mr.. Appleton has
heard that the flag was given to his grand
father by special act of congress and SAYS
that he has tried TO prove n faithful custo-
dian of it and is under the impression that
1t belongs TO him, while the effort 10 use II
as suggested seems to him to indicate Il
lack of patriotism. The whole tussle is
very interesting hut Mr., Appleton appears
to be on top and deserves to stay there.
II the enemies of Home Rule can man
age TO drag religious matters into politics
by way Of the proposed Irish University
they will give the cause n serious blow.