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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-08

BIOLOGISTS have proved that the
diamond mines of South Africa ate
situated in vents or chimnevs, VARYING
from about seventy feet to 1.50O feet
in diameter, and descending vertically
through the schists which form the or
binary strata of the district These
vents are filled up with fragments OF
silicated and magnetism rocks, in
which the diamonds are scattered, and
before the diggings began each was
capped by hillock, OF "kopie. :"
They are seventeen in number, and
run in straight line about 1870 miles,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-08
wants of the patient are carefully looked

wants of the patient are carefully looked
after by an attendant, who, by recent
act of Congress, is allowed 81 per week
for his services. Although he receives
no other income he manages to earn, in
perquisites, from $35 to $50 week dur
ing the busy season.
The government reservation, tract of
500 acres, occupying all of Hot Springs
Mountain and adjacent territory. upon
which are valuable springs, was created
by an act of Congress in order to prevent
the monopolization of the springs by pri-
vate individuals and the pooling of bath
house owners. Alaw is enforced placing
an annual rental of $35 on each tub, lin
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-08
Familiarity Breed, Contempt.

Why didn't you return that gentle
mans bows" asked wife of her hus,
band, as gentleman passed them on
Fifth avenue.
1T never does to be familiar with
that fellow, or he will presume on it.
Give him an inch ana he will take an
ell. II [ am at all familiar with him.
he will be limiting for me to pay lit
tie bill have been owing him for the
last six months. He is presuming
scoundrel." -Tecas Sifti,aqs.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-08
The miles of various nations,

The miles of various nations, ey-
pressed in yards, are as follows J he
Irish mile. 2240 yards; Swiss, 9.53;
italian, 1906; Scotch, 1884, Tuscan,
1908; German, s1O6: Arabian, . ~:
Turkish, 1926; Flemish, 6s96: Vienna.
1896; Roman 1928 or oops; Werst,
1167 or 1887; Dutch aud Prns ,ian
G4S0; Swedish AMI Danish, 7351.5; Eng
lish and American, 1850.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-08

MoNrEv1DEo, the capital of Uruguay,
has $4,000 population and eleven daily
papers. In order not to force the sea-
son some of these dailies come out but
once a week, and some only once in
two weeks, and if the foreign exchanges
did not get in once fortnight there
would be no call to publish oftener
than once q month.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-08

the rate of forty-on out of every 1000
of city's population in year, they'd
better change it to yellow fever, small
pox or black death. The medical fra
ternity knows that not one per cent. of
the people who have had 10 grippe
have died with it.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-08

A TRAMP "sassed" farmers wife in
Wisconsin and she lit onto him and
raked his face with her finger-nails.
He thought he'd got off cheap but in
two days erysipelas set in and in a
week he was dead. The average wo-
mans nails are as deadly as the upas
tree and should be lodged sooner than
her fat-irons.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-08

A BELLE of Dawson County, Texas,
after waiting half an hour in the O. ice
OF Justice of the Peace for the ,nan
she was to marry, got impatient Dor
rowed the Justices revolver, and star ed
block for her intended. At the end OF
twenty minutes she returned. driving
the laggard before her, and the ceve-
mony was performed.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-08
A FEW DAYS ago the three-and-a -ha

A FEW days ago the three-and- a nan =
year-old son Of John Kennedy ~
Nevada City, Cal, strayed from nJ IVY
and got lost in the mountains near :,
He wandered around until nlgn, .nr,
and then, like the babes in the s tIs!
book, scraped some leaves toge'n nv
and slept on the improvised couen r ur
til daybreak. He then made MS i. nj
to q ranch, where he was found ps "
men who were searching fol- him.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-08

PRINCE RADz1w1LL, Berlin dis
patch says, wants to compound his enor-
nous gambling debts at 10 cents on the
dollar, and is reported to be using his
influence with the British Embassy in
that city to force the resignation of one
OF Its clerks who refuses to accept the
offer. He is exhibiting the most
favored nations claws,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-08

ANOTHER conspiracy against the life
of the Czar-making the sixteenth in
three years-has just been discovered
and the usual arrests will follow.
When the Gar envies any nobleman S
wealth, and wants to confscate it, or
when he finds any one talking too
much, a Conspiracy" helps him to
carry out his plans.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-08

AN indianapolis church member nv, ",
subscribed to a church building = ."
attempted to wriggle out OF ; ~
claiming that the contract was ~ ,ti' I
as it was made on Sunday, ba a 4,
court has decided that he mus1 pay
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-08

One of the two chimpanzees at the
Paris Jardin d'Acclimation, inoculated
with Koch's lymph, died forty eight
hours after the operation. The lungs
of the creature were sent to the Abort
School of Medicine to be carefully ex-
aminad
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-08
please"
Her Sixth, Sense.
"Move up forward.


Yabsley-Of course you will admit
that woman, as a rule, is far inferior
to man in reasoning power, but she
seems to have sort of intuitive sixth
sense-a-er-I don't exactly know
what to call it, that, as I can testify
from personal experience, man is lack
ing in.
Miss Laura-Do you refer to com.
nonsense, Mr.. Yabsley ?-lpdianapo,
us Journal.
Perhaps a Government Official.
Judge What do you do during tile
week?
Tramp-Nothing.
"And on Sunday?"
aThen I take a day off. "-Tenas
,SDti71gs.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-08
Musical Note.

German Professor of Music-l,o7
must not reach over dot on de treDls|
Dat vas not right.
Independent American Boy guess
I'll reach where I please on this piano ~
It's not your piano; it's our pl aits1
I'll put my feet on it if I see fit.-eg1
mas.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-08

The brightness of the moon is not SO
very much greater than the brightness
OF the same area of sky. The total
light of the full moon can be compared
with the total light Of the sun, though
it is a very difficult problem, and the
result will be that the sun is as bright
as CSC, 1000 full moons.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-08

AN English sailor named John Will
liams, who was cast away IN the South
Seas, would have been killed and
eaten but for his double chin-the first
of the kind the natives had ever seen.
Instead of frying and eating him they
named him Two Chins and made him
q chief.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-08

SAM MAJOR, of Kansas City, says he
will lick Sam Jones on sight, and Sam
Jones says that if Sam Major ever
knocks chip off his shoulder he will
lamb him until he can't whisper Seats! ]"
The two Sans are old enough and big
enough to behave themselves.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-08

w. K. VANDERBILT experienced the
unusual in having seventy pound
turtle deposited on the deck of his
yacht by an enormous wave while on
the journey to Villefranche. The tur-
tie was served in the cabin later on.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-08

The county Of Galway, Ireland, con-
tains very large number of small
holdings on farms-no fewer than
IL, 5OO-whose extent does not exceed
fifteen acres each. Of these LOO are
OF one acre or less, and about 4,3OO of
over one acre and not exceeding five
acres in extent.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-08

They are trying to make out that it
is a very strange thing that Camden
girl Of IA never saw Bible in her
life. There are figures to prove that
100000 families in this country never
had such book in the house.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-08

The theory of detectives that a
crook never reforms has had lots of
proof in Detroit this winter. At least
ten ex-convicts, most of whom came out
of prison declaring that they would
hereafter lead honest lives, have been
rearrested for the commission of serious
crimes.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-08
81 BIBLES TO CURE A,
THE HEALING WATER OF
KANSAS HOT SPRINGS.
Americas Fountain of Lifc, with NJ
Drawbacks In the Way of Disliol
Ircstment. Visited by Thousands OIL
ticnis Ill Search of Health.

n n low, n
spur of the o,
Mountains, f
nine miles so
west of Iii I
Rock, and at
altitude of 700
above the s
bubble the fan
hot springs of
kansas. How
III eir Gu ra
properties hi
been known
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-08
Rest for the Mind.

Miss Borax-Oh, Mr.. Scribbler,
like your books so much.
Mr.. Scribbler-Very glad, I am sure
but, pray tell me, what do you llka
best about them?
Miss Borax-Oh, one can read then
without thinking, you know.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-08

In one single day last summer los
Americans visited Burns birthplace.
The pilgrims during the year num-
bered 100000 to the cottage, and 10000
to the monument.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-08
Not Himself at All,

DUDLEY Canesucker. New York sol
ciety man. met with serious accident
and was taken to hospital. One d
of his friends called and asked if DudeI
~ was delirious.
well, yes," replied the doctor,
think he is little out of his head. I'D
talked very sensibly while ago.
TeCas Sifti7ags.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-08

A SAVANNAH undertaken, not to be
behind everybody else in business in
that city, advertises "a grand spring
and summer opening Of things in my
ine.". That's right. There are styles
in collins as we'll as in hats, and all of
us want the latest thing out.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-08

GERMANS merchant marine COM
prehends 1854 vessels, with regis
tered tonnage of 1,32O,37l. Six Years
ago the figures We're respectively 4, 257
and l, 1884, 28S. The number of sailing
ships has fallen during this time from
3,6O7 to 2,779, and the number Of
steamships has increased from $50 to
Sl5.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-08

A BALTIMORE spinster has become
insane over the death of her pet dog.
She should have stuck to parrots.
They never die.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-08

A MAN in Newark, N. j., bought a
clock. The family upstairs refused
to buy one, as they could hear his
strike. He set his clock half an hour
ahead of time, and they now sue him
for SO doing, and causing them to
arise too early.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-08
Gloom.

First Grumbler-It do be a shame
tn way wealth is distributed. LUX al
ole Richmann-rides in his kerragd
livery day, phwile we do be walkin'.
Second Grumbler-True fer you'll
Moike, but ole Richmann was thrown
from his kerrage tn day an kilt in1
toirly.
First Grumbler (sadly)-It wull b5
q long while befar such an accident cud
happen to you or me.-Street q
Smiths Good Neavs.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-08

The Indian can be trained in all mil
itary tactics, and he would make the
best soldier in the world if he would
fight as white men do. That's the rub.
Each one wants to go in on his own
hook, and as cavalry they could never
be made to charge together.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-08
DIGGING Fame's Footsteps.

Gaskins--Who'd ever expected Flab
berly to become famous? His name isl
on everyone's lips! He is the most
conspicuous figure Of the generationI
Haskins-I heard rumor YESTERDAY
of his sudden eminence. What, in It'd
name Of King Kelly, has he ever donl
to acquire it?
Gaskins Haven't you heard? Why,
he paid eight thousand dollars last
week for st. Bernard pup.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-08

They had just completed new
single-span bridge over river in Iowa
when tramp came along and offered
to break it down for dollar. He was
laughed at for his words, but he stood
in the center and began to jump up
and down, and pretty soon the bridge
vibrated SO they gave him SIS to quit.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-08
Perfectly Satisfactory.

Prosecuting Attorney-Do I under
stand, sir, that you are opposed ID
hanging murderer after he has been
proved guilty?
Juryman-Yes, sir; believe in prov
ing him guilty after he is hanged.
Prosecuting Attorney-We accep1
this man, your honor.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-08

The distant relative is the one who
is afraid that you are going to borrow
five dollars from him.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-08

ABOUT seven hundred and fifty
couples are divorced annually in
Berlin.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-08

FRISCO school-boys struck until q
teacher was reinstated.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-08
Emphasizing an Opinion.

Zelda-Papa, do you know I cant
understand that Mr.. Lingerlong WHO
spent last evening with us. He is yer1
itably conundrum.
Papa-I should say he was, and i
regular "sticker," at that.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-08

LAND values in Berlin have increased
65 per cent. in the last ten years.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-08

They have been calling it the grip in
Chicago. but when people are dying at
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-08

CONNECTICUT is threatened with the
loss of her shad.
The record-union., 1891-10-15
BANKERs, coNYENrIoN.

The State Association Convened at San
Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1.-THE first con-
yention OF the State Bankers Association
began this afternoon in the Chamber of
Commerce. a hundred or more dele
gates from various parts of the State were
in attendance when the meeting was
called to order, and more came in later.
Secretary George H. Stewart of Los
Angeles opened register, and requested
as many as possible to put down their
names and city addresses for mutual con-
venience.
Thomas Brown of the Bank of Califor-
MIA, and President of the association,
called the convention to order and intro
duced John Mckee, President of the San
Francisco Clearing House, who welcomed
the delegates.
The Secretary's report showed Isl
members of the association. and the fact
that % banks in the State are not yet on
the membership list.
Among the bankers in attendance are
VIM. f. Bosbyshell, E. w. Jones, E. f.
Spence, John w. c. Marble, P. NJ. Green,
Los Angeles; j. w. Calkins, Santa Bar
bara; James Patterson, Jr., Perris; Chas
Cadwalader, Red Bluff; J. r. Ryland,
Los Gatos; G. c.. Bush, Redding; A. B.
Jackson, Salinas; C. C. Whittlesey, Ma
tional City; John I. Porter, Watsonville;
c. W. Bush, a. l.. Porter, Woodland; Al.
Gerberding, Bank Commissioner; Col
onel w. H. Chamberlain, National Bank
Examiner; A. Childress, Los Angeles;
William Beckman, Sacramento; Major
George III. Bonebrake, Los Angeles; Geo.
S. Edwards, Santa Barbara; c. E. Pal
mer, Oakland; a. Bernheim, Louis Elm
stin, Fresno; L. p. Lulzens, Pasadena.
Sessions will be held tomorrow and
Friday at 10 A. NJ and p NJ
The record-union., 1891-10-15
PRISON CONGRESS.
Ex-President Hayes Chosen President
for the Ensuing Year.

Ex-President Hayes Chosen President
for the Ensuing Year.
PITTsBURG, Oct. 14.-At the session of
the Prison Congress this morning reso-
luton was adopted requesting the minis
ters of the United States and Canada to
regularly observe the fourth Sunday in
October as Prison Sunday, on which day
a collection should be taken up for the
furtherance of work of reformation
Chaplain Dates of Massachusetts read d
lengthy paper on ''The Chaplain"
Ex-President Hayes was chosen Presi-
dent for the ensuing year, and Rev. j. l..
Milligan of Allegheny, Pennsylvania,
Secretary.
AT the evening session Frederick H.
Wines of Springfield, ILL.,, delivered an
address on "Crime in the Census of 1890"
Wines said comparison with the census
of 1850 would show great increase in
crime. The increase in the number of
prisoners was forty per cent, while the
population increased twenty-five per
cent. The greatest increase, however,
was in jails, and in minor prisons.
After other papers We're read, the con-
gress adjourned to meet in Baltimore
next year.
The record-union., 1891-10-15
COAST RACING.
Large Attendance at the Stanis!aus
('nr-lfU Igoi,.

Large Attendance at the stanislaus
County Fair.
MODESTO, Oct. 1.-THE Stanislaus
County Fair opened to-day. The attend
ance at the race track was very large.
The first race, tive-eighths of mile dash.
running, Starlight won easy in I:07.
Second race, one and one-quarter mile
dash, was won by Captain Al in 2:l25.
Third race, trotting, best three in five.
Melrose won in three straight heats. Best
time, 2:29I.
OAKLAND RACES.
OAKLAND, Oct. 1.-THE Jockey Club
fall meeting continued to-day.
First race, eleven-sixteenths of mile.
Applause won, Sir Walter second. Time.
1:0S4.
Second race, nine-sixteenths of mile.
Wild Rose won, Night Time second.
Time, 0:571.
Third race, five-eighths of mile. two
year-olds, Romaire won, Kyrene second,
Edith third Time, l:02l.
Fourth race, one mile, all ages, Initia-
ton Won, Fanny +. second, Wild Oats
third. Time, I:43I.
The record-union., 1891-10-15

feet high at Rockaway Beach, washing
dwellings and boats to sea, and probably
twenty lives were lost by the storm.
Among the victims were George White,
Alfred Kane, Mark Thursby and Adam
Little of New York, who started out
Sunday afternoon in two boats to fish for
shark. The storm came up shortly after
they started and their crafts were cap
sized and all on board lost.
The crew of three men of a two-masted
coal schooner were also lost in North
Channel. James Moore managed to
cling to the wreckage of the schooner
until rescued by the life-saving crew.
An oysterman named Julius Oway, who
was assisting the life-saving men in
rescuing Moore, was knocked overheard
by falling mast and drowned.
Sunday afternoon Charles p. Frey let
out catboat and six small boats at Hol-
lands Station, up the beach. The cat
boat carried fishing party of five men
and the small boats eleven men. They
wentup the bay toward the inlet Moth
ing has been seen of them since. 1t is
thought the storm carried them out TO
sea, as they were too far down to be
washed up on the meadow lands.
FLOODS IN NICARAGUA.
PANAMA, Oct. 14.-Advices have been
received from Costa Rica of late dates.
The Blue Fields Messenger, Mosquito Ter
ritory, Nicaragua, gives details OF the re-
cent inundations at Prinyapolka. 1t be-
gan at o'clock in the morning, and all
the inhabitants had to leave their houses
and take refuge in the woods, in order TO
save their lives. The houses were swept
away by the current. The inundation
lasted two days, and during that time the
inhabitants in the woods had neither
matches to lightsa fire nor blanket with
which TO cover themselves. When the
river had gone down TO its natural level
they came out of the woods TO find them
selves homeless, and the tlourishing town
of Quiocuina had disappeared,
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THE CHARGES FALSE.
Result of the Napa Insane Asylum
Scandal Investigation.

hSSuiU OF J1S NaDa insane Asylum
Scandal Investigation.
NAPA Oct. 1.-THE Board of Trustees
of the Napa State Asylum have investi-
gated the statement made by D. L. Hass
that he had paid Trustee j. f. Lamdin
$500 to assist in securing the election of
DR.. a. NJ. Gardner to the position of
Resident Physician of the asylum.
which he now holds, and that he (Hass)
had further promised to pay Trustee
George NJ. Francis for the same purpose
The statements of DIR. Gardner. Hon.
Dennis Spencer, Directors Lamdin and
Francis, and of DIR. Hatch, Medical Di-
rector of the State Insane Asylum at Ag-
news, were taken, and the board reports,
as a result of the investigation, that they
find Hass did approach Gardner and de-
mand repayment of money which he
claimed to have expended in securing
Gardner's election, Hass stating at the
time that positions of this kind were
always secured for money consideration,
and that the late DIR. Wilkins of Napa
and DR.. Hatch of Agnews had so OBJ
tanned their positions.
The board announced that they had
been furnished with written statement
made by Hass, III which he acknowledged
the falsity of his representations to Gard
ner, and they find from further evidence
that such representations were made for
the purpose of obtaining money from
Gardner under false pretenses.
The board commends DR.. Gardner and
Trustees Lamdin and Francis for their
course in demanding the investigation.
and declares its full confidence in their
integrity.
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special 70 the REcoRp.uNIoN.

special TO the RECoRD-USIoN.
CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-THE Congressional
loan of S5,0G0,0G0 TO the Worlds Fair.
Major Handy and his Department of
Publicity and Promotion and Director
General Davis report were considered by
the Board of Control of the National
Commission to-day, while the Executive
Committee of the Chicago Directors were
struggling with the same subject. Both
meetings were lively, and another conflict
between the commission and directory
appears TO be on.
The directors sent n request to the Board
OF Control for 4 special joint conference
on Friday. This, it is said, is called to
consider the advisabihty of abolishing
the entire department of which Major
Handy is chief.
The significance OF tnis move is ex-
planned on the basis that Handy draws
~ 800 year from the directory, and has
large number of assistants. President
Baker ana other directors seemingly
have an idea that the Worlds Fair does
not need press department any longer,
and that the different sheets can attend to
that work.
The Board of Control decided to-day
that their Committee on Legislation had
exclusive jurisdiction in the loan matter.
The draft of the loan bill to be presented
to Congress, however, will probably
originate i'll the local directory.
WASHINGTON, Oct. l4.-Secretarv Noble
has designated Edward NJ. Dawson. Chief
Clerk Of the Interior Department, to rep
resent the Secretary's office in matters
arising there in connection with the
WORLDS Columbian Exposition.