Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-04
LESSONS. IN HISTORY
The Principal Feature of the Chau-
tauqua Assembly Work.
HAMILTON'S FINANCE MEASURES.
How the First Secretary of the Treasury
Duped Jefferson.
A CHAUTAUQUA SALUTE FOR A HEROINE
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH


CHAUTAUoUA, N. Y, July 3.-The de-
lightfully cool weather of the past few days
has led many Chautauquans to come here
earlier than usual, in order to enjoy the
benefits of pleasant and comfortable travel
ing AS a consequence, the lake steamers
and railway trains landed cottagers and
students by the hundreds to-day. All the
stores and shops are now open, and nearly
all the heads of several departments of the
summer schools are on the grounds. The
enrolment of students is unprecedented
this year.
The treat of to-day was the historical lee
ture of Prot. Woodburn, of the Indiana
State University, on the Financial Meas
ures of Hamilton" before large and at
tentive audience, made up mostly of teach
ers and college students. Prof Woodburn
showed first what an important thing the
financial system of country is and said
that three times in our history it took pre-
cedence of the State Department, and these,
too, in great crises, when. Hamilton, Gal
latin and Chase were respectively Secre-
taries of the Treasury.
The Watehword of Hamilton.
'tPublic faith was Hamilton watchword,
and he was the father of the American sys-
tenn of the tariff being the first to favor an
import tax for revenue. The speaker then
showed in order Hamilton's seven great
propositions, which were subsequently acted
upon. ..
They were: First, full payment of the
foreign debt; second, funding of the domes-
tic debt; third, no discrimination between
holders of Government securities; fourth,
assumption of State debt; fifth, the excise
tax; sixth, the tariff for revenue; seventh,
the first United States banks.
Prof Woodburn gave a charming account
of the first political bargain, which occurred
at Jefferson's dinner party, through which
Jefferson secured the locating of the Fed
eral capital at.the city of Washington, and
Hamilton secured the passage of his bill for
the assumption of the State debts.
Jefferson Was Duped.
Jefferson afterward said that he had been
duped in this political "deal'' by Hamil-
ton, who seems to have been very far-sight-
ed and succeeded in getting his Southern
friend to indorse Capitalization.
This course in American history is becom
ing quite popular and it is quite refreshing
to see the large number of notebooks and
pencils employed by ladies of all ages, from
tuC sulumOi Slll W tuC spCCIdClcu bplQSter.
Mrs Charles Waldo Richards, of Buffalo,
gave another of her pleasant readings at 4
P. M. in the amphitheater before q large
audience. Mrs. Richards narrowly escaped
being burned alive this week in Buffalo by
her house catching fire, in attempting to
rescue her two little boys. She was severe
ly burned and her face shows how painfully
near she came to deaths door, In honor of
her heroism and pluck in coming here,
Chancellor Vincent requested the audience
to give her the Ohautauqua salute, the first
of the season. The vigorous fiuttering of
white hahdkerchiefs showed that every
body fully appreciated the courage of Mrs.
Richards.
Lecture on the Revolution.
Tonight Prof Williston, of Chicago,
gave a very interesting lecture on "The
American Revolution" and illustrated his
remarks by some beautiful stereopticon
views. He successfully inspired Chautau-
quans for due and proper consideration of
the "Glorious Fourth" tomorrow.
The department of physical education
opens on Monday and will be one of the
leading attractions of Chautauqua w. s.
Maltly, the champion bicyclist, will run the
bicycle school, and A. A. Stagg, the veteran
baseball player, will organize several nines
The ladies' normal class will adopt the new
style of costume for their work, the divided
skirt being required and the old style gar
ter being abolished,
DR.. W. G. Anderson, of Brooklyn, will
organize two six-oared crews, which will en-
tertain Chautauquans with boat racing on
the lake during the progress of the Assem-
bly,