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the bills, and upon whose shoulders would
fall the ealamitous disgrace of even q par
tial failure. Among the few who have
openly declared against 1892, Joseph Me-
dill, editor of the Tribune is a conspicuous
example. Mr.. Medill broke away from the
control of the local press censorship and
spoke right out in school. In this connec-
tion it may be well to refer TO one feature of
the Worlds Fair campaign, to which Chi
cago owes the success thus lar attained.
NEWSPAPER ALLIANCE.
Early in the agitation in favor Of Chicago
as a site Tor the great show, the managers of
the local papers held meeting and formed
an offensive and defensive alliance. Mr..
Medill and Mr.. Nixon agreed to exchange
no hard names until the common foe was
vanquished. Mr.. j. w. Scott, of the Her.
aid, promised that his paper would claim no
credit for having been the first to discover
that Chicago was the only place In the orld
where iair could be held, and Mr. Law
son, of the AeUS, agreed not to fight the
whole scheme on general principles.
Il was generally agreed that during the
campaign Chicago's virtues should be ex-
tolled and her defects ignored. The Execu-
tive Committee Of the Worlds Fair Com
pany was authorized to pass on all matters
intended for publication. ANY discussion
of the site problem was strictly enjoined. as
was the introduction of politics in anv form,
Mr.. Medill was the only member o: the
syndicate to kick over the traces. He
jumped on Mayor Cregier for tolerating
gambling, wrote an editorial about the
Lake Front as a possible site. and published
several columns of matter calculated to in
jure the feelings of the Southern Democra.
cy. The moment Chicago obtained its
first advantage Mr.. Medill declared the
srmIstice off and hung out the storm flag.
He declared that Congress should add
$40, 000, 900 to a like amount raised by Chi
cago; that it was preposterous to think of
holding the exposition in 1892; that no one
but a blooming idiot would think of holding
the fair on the Lake Front, and declared that
st. Louis was a traitor to the West and
should be blotted off the map.
HAVE HIM MUZZLED NOW.
At the present time Mr.. Medill is most
enthusiastically muzzled. The Executive
Committee have placed sinkers on him, and
q reliable subcommittee has him under
the most rigid surveillance. Mr.. Medill
does not represent Chicago in demanding
SO, ,0O0, 900 from Congress. The citizens of
Chicago have become Injured to the demands
of the aged editor, and pay little attention
to his wild utterances. The prevailing SEN
timent is that Congress should declare Chi
cago the site of fair to be held in 1898, and
appropriate 81, 500, 900 Ior a Government
exhibit With such bill passed Chicago
is confident Of making the undertaking
success.
The victory in the House of Representa-
tives has had decided effect on many lines
of business In Chicago. 1t has advanced
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this scheme are certain of the property own
ers on that portion of Michigan Boulevard
fronting the park.
KICKING PROPERTY OWNERS.

KICKING PROPERTY OWNERS.
Ferd Peck, President of the Auditorium
Company, has not publicly expressed any
opinion as yet, but is understood to be
against the scheme. Warren Leland has
on his war paint against it and is reinforced
by score of the aristocratic property own
ers, who do not propose to have their view
of the lake cut off by exposition buildings
and their ears assailed by the conglomerated
chatter of the people of all nations.
On this important subject the leading
spirits in the Chicago Worlds FAIR Com
pany maintain silence absolutely un-
broken. No word of theirs has precipi-
tated any contest local or national calcu-
lated to injure the chances of the Windy
City. Lyman J. Gage, President of the
Finance Committee, was interviewed on
this topic, and declared he had never given
the subject a thought. Colonel George r.
Davis said the same thing. and Prospective
General Director jeffrey was silent as the
grave.
Certain spectators have not been idle re-
Gently. Options have been obtained on
every acre within IL miles of jackson
Park. 1t would be interesting to ascertain
the names of the men who are holding or
paying for these options.
In the meantime Chicago is watching
Washington with one eve and New York
with the other. If euchered out of the fair,
the Windy City will probably secede from
the Union. G. S. p. B.
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One consolation Beatrice had and one
only; she knew that Geofrey did not forget
her. His letters told her this. These let
ters, indeed, were everything to her-a
woman can get so much more comfort out
of a letter than a man. Next to receiving
them she loved to answer them. She was
good and even a brilliant letter-writer,
but often and often she would tear up what
she had written and begin again. There
was not much news in Bryngelly. 1t was
difficult to make her letters amusing. Also
the tarcical nature of the whole proceeding
seemed to paralyze her. 1t was ridiculous,
having so much to say, to be able to say
nothing. Not that Beatrice wished to in
dite love letters-such an idea never crossed
her mind-but rather to write as they had
talked. Yet when she tried to do so the re-
suits were not satisfactory to her, the words
looked strange on paper-she could notsend
them.
In Geofrey's meteor-like advance to fame
and fortune she took the keenest joy and in
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She gave it almost all to her father now,
only keeping back very small sum for her
necessary clothing and such sundries as
stamps and writing paper. Even then,
Elizabeth grumbled bitterly at her extraVa-
ganee in continuing to buy a daily paper,
asking what business she had to spend six
pence a week on such needless luxury.
But Beatrice could not make up her mind to
dock the paper with its occasional mention
of Geoffrey.
Again, Owen Davies was a perpetual
anxiety to her. His infatuation for herself
was becoming notorious; everybody saw it
except her father. Mr.. Granger's mind
was so occupied with questions connected
with tithe that fortunately for Beatrice little
else could find an entry. Owen dogged her
about; he would wait whole hours outside
the school or by the vicarage gate merely to
speak q few words to her. Sometimes,
when at length she appeared, he seemed to
be struck dumb, he could saw nothing, but
would gaze at her with mis- dull eyes in
fashion that filled her with vague alarm.
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name came up. Mr.. Manley indicated that
Mr.. Blaine was in the Cabinet to finish a
certain great public work, inaugurated long
ago, and that he could not resign, if he
wanted to do SO, until that work was fin
ished. He could not in honor be a candi-
date for President while in the Cabinet,
and it was improbable that General Harri-
son would be out of the field himself. Mr..
Manley thinks that the Democratic nomi-
nation will 60 to William G. Whitney, and
that the plans are all laid to that end.
Colonial Bradley B. Smalley, of Vermont,
formerly secretary of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee, has as wide acquaintance
with his fellow Democrats as any man in the
country. He said: eff the Democratic NOM
ination was to be made within week, Cleve-
land would have no opposition in the con-
vention. There is great deal of Repub-
lican grumbling at this time. But remem-
Der that four years ago some Democrats were
swearing at the Democratic administration
then in power-just few. Two years later
the situation was entirely different"
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A BIRD THAT KILLS RATTLERS.
II Builds n Circle of Thorns Around the
Serpent and Leaves Him to Fate.

1t Builds n Circle of Thorns Around the
Serpent and Leaves Him to Fute.
Riding in California one day, says Judge
J. c. Normile in the st. Louis Globe Demo-
crat, my companion called attention to a
bird in the road ahead Of me. 1t was some
thing like prairie chicken, but much more
slender and graceful in build. It was not
using its wings, but it moved very rapidly
and we had to keep the horse In pretty
good trot to keep up with it. Ny friend told
me that it was ''road runner" bird that
was noted therefor its pedestrian accomplish
ments, and peculiar habit they have is to
walk always in the center of the road.
When one of these birds meets rattle
snake, it behaves in such a GOV manner that
it leads the snake to think it will become
the V: tim of its charm, and while it is
keeping the snake in doubt as to its in
tentions it runs about in the cactus and
picks off the thorns with its bill, dropping
them in circle around the snake until it
has him completely surrounded by cactus
thorns, then it flies to some elevation and
sits there to watch the snake stick himself
to death on the thorns, trying to get out of
the ring,
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lastly, case that. when she opened ID,
which her curiosity led her to do, nearly
blinded her with light. It was a diamond
necklace, and she had never even seen such
diamonds before, but from their size and
luster she knew that each stone must be
worth hundreds of pounds. Beatrice put il
in her pocket and carried it until she met
him, which she did in the course of that
afternoon.
"Mr. Davies" she said before he could
speak, and handing him the package, ''this
has been sent to me by mistake. Will you
kindly take it back?''
He took it, abashed.
"Mr. Davies" she said, looking him full
In the eyes, II hope that there will be no
more such mistakes. Please understand
that l cannot accept presents from you"
IF Mr.. Bingham had sent ii, you would
have accepted it, he muttered sulkily.
Beatrice turned and flashed such look on
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of the city by railroad circuit,
THE WHOLE OF CHICAGO

THE WHOLE OF CHICAGO
will be the site of the fair. and thus become,
as it should be, part of the great Ameri-
can Exposition of 1892, and while every ex-
hibit will thus be in its most suitable and
convenient place, all our objects of interest
and wonderful facilities for transportation
will be turned to account and made most
effective, and result, which cannot other
wise be accomplished, will thus be surely
and promptly secured, namely, the grandest
and most interesting Exposition the world
has ever seen, and one of which our people
and nation may be justly proud!'
Mr.. Burnham's scheme to exhibit the en-
tire city by scattering the fair around is not
indorsed by many who favor the Lake Front
site. They are OF the opinion that go acres
will suffice for all the exhibits, agricultural
and otherwise. This is the rock on which the
Lake Front scheme is threatened with de-
struction. The Western Congressman will
insist on site where their constituents can
make the grandest agricultural display the
world has ever witnessed. What is more,
they do not propose that this shall be side
show stuck out in Garfield or Douglas
Parks, seven or eight miles from the main
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CHAPTER XIX.
GEOFFREY has A VISITOR.


And Beatrice-had she Jared better dur
ing these long months? Alas, not at all.
She had gone away from the Bryngelly sta
tion on that autumn morning of farewell
sick at heart, and sick at heart she had re-
mained. Through all the long winter
months sorrow and bitterness had been her
portion, and now in the happiness of spring
sorrow and bitterness were with her still.
She loved him. and she longed for his pres
ence, and it was denied to her. She could
not console herself as some women can, nor
did her deep passion wear away; on the con-
trary, it seemed to grow and gather with
every passing week. Neither did she wish
to lose it; she loved too well for that. 1t
was better to be thus tormented by con-
science and by hopelesfness than to lose her
cause of pain.
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terest-far more than he did, indeed.
Though, like that of most other intelligent
creatures, her soul turned with loathing
from the dreary fustian of politics, she
would religiously search the parliamentary
columns from beginning to end on the
chance of finding his name or the notice Of
a speech by him. The law reports also fur
nished her with happy hunting ground in
which she often found her game.
But they were miserable months. To rise
in the morning, to 60 through the round of
daily duty-thinking of Geofrey; to come
home wearied, and finally to seek refuge in
sleep and dreams of him-this was the sum
of them. Then there were other troubles.
To begin with, things had gone from bad to
worse at the vicarage. The tithes scarcely
came In at all, and every day their poverty
pinched them closer. Had it not been for
Beatrice's salary it was difficult to see how
the family could have continued to exist.
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fear that his big brother will appropriate
the toy to his own enjoyment the moment his
father leaves the room, and you can form a
fair idea of the sensations which come over
the average Chicago man when he contem-
plates New York's attitude on the Worlds
Fair question With both arms wrapped
closely around the prize, the youthful recip-
lent of Uncle Sans favor gazes with appeal
ing eyes toward Congress.
Thus far the Western metropolis has not
INDUCED in any great amount of Growing
over the victory won in Congress. The ex-
ample of the over sanguine individual who
gave vent to expressions of joy before emerg-
ing from the forest is ever present In the
minds of those who are aching to proclaim
the glad refrain, 1--WE are the people" At
the same time the feeling is almost general
in Chicago that the prize is won, and that it
is only question of time before President
Harrison's name is affixed to bill legaliz-
ing the completion of the work under the
supervision of the Government
WHAT THE SOLID MEN THINK.
If the leading capitalists and business
men OF Chicago-the men who Will be COM
PEELED to bear the brunt of the responsibility
and advance the millions for the
guarantee iund-if their wishes are con-
suited, there will be no Inter-
national Exposition opened in Chicago in
1892. There is no question about this.
There is the usual amount of bombast by
small and enthusiastic men whose sublime
faith in Chicago's ability to perform impos-
sible feats leads them to demand the hold
ing of the exposition in 1892. They are
fond of declaring that Chicago can do in
one year what Paris or London requires three
or four years to perform. They choose to
assume that every State and city of the
Union will be inspired with the same en-
thusiasm, and that foreign countries will
work nights in order to complete their ex-
hibits in time for the opening Of the EXPOSE
tion.
This delusion is not shared by the solid
and conservative men who will have TO foot
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leading and expensive features of an inter-
national exposition. The agricultural, hor-
ticultural, live stock, geological and other
similar departments would be scattered
around the various parks. A circuit of rail-
roads would connect the Lake Front with
these parks and system of coupon tickets
adopted by which one admission fee would
be honored at all of the sections of the fair.
In the language of Mr.. Burnham: with
the main exposition on the Lake Front. and
the great special exhibits of agriculture,
live stock, horticulture, etc., in the different
divisions of the city, and all these con-
nected with each other and with the heart
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Fair has yet had under roof, and still leave
over 100 acres of open space. By terraclns
over the railroad tracks and right OF way,
a grand promenade 300 feet wide and mile
long can be obtained, which may be made a
most attractive and delightful feature OF
the fair. Upon this the great buildings on
both sides can open, SO that all can pass
back and forth between the buildings with
out crossing or seeing the tracks. Shop and
booth privileges of every kind on this grand
terrace can be sold for the period of the Ex-
position, and bring, in the aggregate, an
enormous revenue.
Here would be reared the main buildings,
the machinery halls, art galleries and other
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the values of real estate to point where
sales are almost unknown. Rents have in
creased to such figure that the commission
merchants who occupy South Water street are
up in open revolt. They declare they will
move tn the Westside rather than pay rent
at the rate of 5000 a front foot for two and
three-story buildings. Managers of small
hotels near the center of the city have sold
their leases at figures not dreamed OF
month ago.
EVEN RAILROADS DOOMED.
The most substantial and lasting benefit
received by the city, and one which an ad-
verse reconsideration by Congress cannot
undo, is the impetus given to the construc-
tion of elevated roads. Halt a mile OF the
Lake street elevated road is now COM
pleted, and Colonel Alberger promises to
have two miles in operation within six
months. The Randolph street line, running
for two miles parallel to Lake street, will be
started the day the construction iron is
unloaded from the cars. On the Southside
the Alley L road is being pushed toward
completion by a large force o worknen. A
company composed of well-known capital
lists has been incorporated tor the purpose of
constructing u mileso road from the center
of the city to Evanston. These four lines
will certainly be pushed from now on.
With the opening of the fair postponed
until 1898, Chicago would be we'll equipped
in the matter of rapid transit.
The inevitable wrangle over the site can
not be postponed much longer. Chicago
has a score of possible sites inside the 174
square miles included in its limits, but the
fight will be narrowed down to two con-
testing localities-the Lake Front and Jack
son Park. Both are on the Southside.
There is no possible chance for the North
side to carry away the honors, and but a
remote possibility that the Westside, with
its immense area and boundless prairies,
will be in the race at the finish.
THE LAKE FRONT SITE.
In the opinion of an energetic minority
the Lake Front is the one place in or
around Chicago where the fair should be
held. As q possible site it is worthy OF a
general description. The great fire of 1871
gave to Chicago the Lake Front, or at least
the greater part of it. Prior to that ever
memorable confagration the Illinois Central
Railroad managed to secure permission to
enter the city from the south by way of the
lake. Piles were driven, and on stills the
enterprising road ran its trains into the
heart of the growing young city. There
was little or no opposition at the time. Few
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EXPENSES OF FUNERALS.

q ndertakers Seldom Sue on Bills, but They
Take Precautions.
''The cost of funeral among the wealthy
class in our city ranges from $500 to 5000, ="
says an undertaken in the New York Star,
"but I have known the expense to run up to
s.. 900 in special instances Are undertakers
promptly paid? As promptly as other busi-
ness men. We seldom enter upon litigation,
for it would hurt the trade. Undertakers
who deal with the poorer class usually secure
themselves in advance, and arrange their
bills so that they will not be at loss in the
event of the whole amount not being paid."
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SYNOPSIS oF PREcEnING CHAPTERS


While
ieofrey Beaee has rlh me
IL egraufes
IA
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BLAINE'S GREAT PUBLIC WORK.

Maine Man Says IL Prevents His Can.
didncy in '92-Democrntic Prospects.
Carson Lake in New York Press.1
I was chatting with Joseph h. Manley,
of Maine, about 1892, when Mr.. Blaine's
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CH &c A GO,
NJ arc h %. -
Chicago is in that
frame of mind
experienced by
the small boy
whose indulgent
father presented
him with a rock
ing horse of abb
normal size. I'm
agine that small
boy in deadly
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CHICACO'S ELEPHANT
Solid Men Already Recognize
it is Plenty Big.
MORE TINE TO HANDLE 1T.
A General Drift of Opinion Towards
1898 for the Fair.
MONEY CONGRESS- is TO FURNISH.
The Site Question Has Come Down to One
of Two Locations.
GOOD POINTS OF TIE LAKE FRONT.
GOOD POINTS OF TIE LAKE FRONT.

ESPECIAL TK1rcRAn TO THE DISPATCH
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-05-02
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A viLLAiNous scHghg.

A ilock Of political vultures are on the
wing in Oregon. They are afigh liyers"
but their movements corrupt the atmos-
phcre through which they pass and make
Il possible 10 detect their maneuyers and
purposes. d p Thompson Is their leader
but how long he viii be able to maintain
his prcsea, @pride Of place" remains to be
cen. A few days prior to the Portland
primaries, conscious that he would be
repudiaied BY the republicans Of that city,
and terrified by the signs Of disapproval
that every where confronted him, he man.
ltes;ed disposition To withdraw from the
contest. II WAS then that the Electric
Light Company cf Oregon City came to
the front with SI3ooo. which enabled
Thompson's managers br hiring repeaters
and other corrupt practices 70 elect
Thompson delegates 10 the convention
This gave him such prestige that he could
dictate everything. "EIenchmenn for
senators In cIackamas and Mnltnomah rs
well as for members of the house, must be
put forward. II Thompson should win
and the election OF these men can be Sc
cured the scheme will then begin to de-
yelop. Thompson Is large stockholder
In the Electric Light Company; that CON-
any owns or controls a majority of the
stock ofilsc Lock Company and the latter
company's property Is to be foisted upon
the state al a figure that will more then re-
mburse the parties interested for all their
OUTLAY In the campaign and leave them q
snug fortune besides. DO the people wani
such sehemer for go,ernors Let them
be warned In time. We know where o.
we affirm.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-05-02
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AS USUAL.

The republicans of Linn County met
the same treatment in their state convcn-
tion that has been ineeted out to them for
years For years they have sought place
on the state ticket but their claim has
been uniformally rejected. At the la e
convention they had two candidates. one
for supreme judge and one for treasurer,
either one of which would have made a
creditable candidate. For some unac-
countable reason neither one could develop
any strength. They were not in standing
with the Portland ring and hence could
receive no iavors. A prominent republi
can leader In this county suggests that L
the republicans of Linn County would lei
the election so by default once it nigh
bring the machine managers TO thei
senses, and so Ii would.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-05-02

Robert A Miller, democratic candidate
for congress is young man Of about 30
years, an Oregon boy, graduate Of VIII
lamette University, man Of exemplary
scbrietv, irreproaehable integrity, good
ability, and one for whom every democrat
in the state. and republican for that matter,
might conscienciously vote. He will get
many republican votes. He resides al
jacksonville.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1890-05-02

CFor months It has been foregone con-
clusion that Governor Pennoyer would be
renominated, His course as governor the
last four years has endeared TO the people
as no governor Of this state has ever done
before. It will be of 40 avail for little
hermaphrotiitic sheets to call him"cranky.
Lahoring men, conservative business men,
and farmers know good public servant
much better than little, oscure, mugwump
papers without influence would make be-
ieve and the vote that the governor win
receive June viii be a surprise to those
WHOM such an effeminate way attempt 10
ignore his candidacy.