The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-28
THE FAIR OF '92.
CHICAGO MAKING A BIG FIGHT
FOR IT.

FON II'
The silver King nj Congress-DsmocrAt
and the I,rafiiian Rsrub,,--rrogres
of the Tarff Reform Hearing-fish Cui
turt Capital News in General.
WASHINGTON. II. c.. Heceuber g7.-Ispe
cial. Chicago has organized powerful
fight fer the quadrO-centennal fair, aud
is evident that with the intense passion fo
business success that marks the characte
of its people, Chicago firmly believes tha
there is no other place suitable for the fair
In the meantime, the drift OF opinion vie
Southern congressman is In favor Of Wash
ingtOn. and the large masses OF unpreju
diced people think that the capital Of tn
country is tie Tight place, and the one 4
which Congress can properly give tttini
appropriation. Washington has so lobb,
engaged. and will post her claims on th
merits Of Ii.
THE SILVER kfSGs
Senator Stewart. he Of the silver hand
and snowy beard, is supposed to be th'
head Of the silver men, He is fair rival
in personal appearance, 10 Senator Ed
munds, called In honor OF his centennial
p0rttaitufe Saint Jerome. The Neyadi
statesman faS the same fiorid countenanc'
and long flowing beafd. and his bald heaC
aspires in intellectual attitude like The
fabled dome Of thought. On Christmas day
he wrote an article for the Tribune. accep:
eel an invitation TO breakfast. talked for TIVE
hours at bachelors lunch. returned home
TO do the honofs df his home and then went
to dinner party. such i5 the prophet
or high priest Of the silver ief
opposed TO Mr.. Wind0m's idea tC
stop the coinage Of silver and
buy the bullion. is not only all the ingeni
ous logic of Western silver men, but q
strong popular sentiment. II ia concluded
therefore. that the silver men will hold the
fort at least. and that if they do not carry
their own plan, they will succeed in main
tanning the present status Of the silver qiies
tiOn. According TO the Constitution, Con
gress has power to ''coin money! but IL
does hot say coin paper, and the legal tender
Of any paper money is thing that slipped
in on war sentiment, and was recorded,
80 to speak, by the help Of Justice Bradley
THE BRAZILIAN REPUBLIC.
The Democrats charge the Republicans
with the opposition to the recognition OF
the Brazilian republic, and make use OF the
occasion 10 remind the great federal cen
tralizati0n party of their violation Of pre-
cedent set by Jefferson and by Grant, in
quickly acknowledging the republican resO-
lutions in France and Spain.
THE TARIFF REFORM HEARING.
II was boldly stated before the Ways and
Means Committee to-day that unrestrict-
ed competition would lead to bankruptcy"
Upon this text the protectionists found their
dogma. with Pennsylvania advanced to the
front, and Father Kelly" he OF the pig
iron surname, a ways alert and ready with
the picked arguments drawn from the
musty old jars. The tin-plate men were
also before the committee urging the pitihil
condition OF the interest of what is notable
as one Of the best petted interests in this
country.
FISH CULTURE.
Fish Commissioner Mcdonald has been
making experiments in filtering machines.
that are extremely interesting to anyone
who has been using James river water,
either for the inner or outer man. His ma
chine NAV be used on small or larger
scale. and is constructed on an entirely
novel plan, the muddy water being forced
upward through sand, and the operation of
water very much expedited. The
presents more interesting
display of its work and progress than ever
before, and promises, with the additional
aid that It's success deserves, to finally ac-
what il took centuries 10 90 in
Europe. that is. TO restore by cultivation
and protection the vast supply Of FISH that
bOuntiful nature had given in such pro-
fusion as 10 feed a numerous population.
The appropriation Of $4,000 year
seems not only niggardly. but absurd when
il is remembered that our development OF
fish culture has attracted the attention and
emulation Of the whole civilized world.
Wherever the work has been done In
raising shad. the results have been wonder
ful, and the commissioners desire, OF course,
10 address themselves to that sort iish fais-
ing that will furnish the most food for the
masses Of the people. The work has IN
creased nearly three-fold in the last year.
and results accumulate In arithlnetlcal pro-
portions.
Virginia is especially interested in such
a public service, as her fish bearing waters
are very numerous aud flow in such courses
as 10 put the fish within easy reach OF every
poor man in the state If II continues It's
task with the liberality it deserves. AS
an instance of this we may cite the
TACT that within this century shad and her
ring were caught in seins. and m great
all along the Piedmont IN Lou
doun. Rappahannock. Albemarle. and down
10 Danyile, so that not poor man IN an
those sections rsked the want OF food all
through the winter. The "mountaln
wagons and carts came down 10
the fisheries, laid In their supply
Of fish: that were put in brine as they weie
caught. and fur in the internal counties ana
mountain districts the coned shad and
smoked herring hung in the log cabins OF
the people who in those days were known
as .'hog and h0miny men," the ladies being
designated as "linsey-wOOlsy.'
So much for rapid glance at the solid
mart Of the work, which has been recognized
rs such by its progress. The commissioner
is turning hands towards the Colorado river,
with view TO cultivate and ut the same
time protect the fish, so as TO preserve az
we'll rs increase natures generous supply.
In that direction the salmon and trout
are not only the pabulum, but the ornament
of The waters, and the central station here
has in its tanks the most beautiful speci'
mems Of
THE RAINBOW TROUT
that mocks the speckied beauty In size
and color. lie il about eighteen inches
long when three years old, and as gor-
geous as peacock in his varied colors
Of gold, yellow, green, and purple,
with a rainbow belt of glitterine
bands from his gils TO his tail, which, as II
whisks in the water, appears to prompt
coqettish flirt Of the fish that catches the
and makes the Waltonlan's eyes
fairly dance with admiration.
The beauty of all this is that Colonel
Mcdonald not snly breeds this flsh "b,
hand.v but he crosses him with the lake
trout, the brook trout, and the big German
brown trout.
THE CARP TANKS
show several varieties of that most prolift
and useful member Of the finDy tribe, which
is in fact the puddle-duck and dunghill
chicken Of the water.
He can be raised in any numbers in th'
poorest sort OF our artificial pond, fed AS WI
feed swine. and caught with the same ease
All this is interesting as great school
material econ iny, wherein the poores
farmer may learn TO add TO his store OF pro
visions and teach his neighbor also tn
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