New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-26
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
THE CHICAGO FAIR AND THE ELECTION BILL
A THREAT THAT WILL NOT BE CARRIED OUT
SENATOR DON CAMERON AND THE SILVER
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

crn men against the Election Dlll have reached
another step. They say that the Legislatures
of the South will refuse. in the event of the
massage of the Election bill, TO appropriate any
money for taking part in the Chicago Exposition.
This has created a good deal of uneasiness among
The Chicago Fair managers az Washington IL
need not II the Fair is really successful as All
Txposition, the Southern States will only lose by
staying away.
The Chicago Fair managers have have DECIDED
10 ask Mr. Marquand, of the Metropolitan Museum
Of Art, to take charge of the art eXhIplt. oie
million dollars has been appropriated for the af'
bnilding IL will be upon the lake 'front.' Inc
committee decided the other day at Chicago that
they would have several other buildings upon the
lake 'front.' but it now appears that, according 10
the agreement with the National Board OF Dlrec-
tors there can be only an art exhibit III 'iiS
separate locality. This is another one OF the ui
fortunate incidents connected with the prepare
ZION of the programme of this Exposition. The
land has been actually taken on the lake lroh'
and now only the art building can go there.
II tie other buildings are placed there, under
tho agreement no exhibits can he placed INSIDE
of Thorn Prominent Chicago people who nave
visited Washington in the last few days say 'hao
the general sentiment there has been against ,io
division of the localities for the eNhihlts All
should have been together The art uuh"ino
which Is 10 be constructed will be permanent,
and for that reason it is to he hoped tha' -u.'
Marouand will avail himself of the services oil HIS
friend Franklin W. Smith who has done 50 n'"0"
for art and architecture. Mr.. Marquaho Is
busy man, but the Chicago directors hope 10 oo'"'A
his consent to take charge OF thS lnP'i ''-' ~
hibit.
Fx-Govcrnor Richard Ogltsby, who IS inc ne
nublican candidate for the Unlted o'"'os ''
from Illinois has already served one "i" "
that body When there he was ho'e" ioi ms
shrewd elOquence, his pialhhese Vi 'P'
his common-sense directncss. He has plenty oil
courace and will he a valuable ADDITION TO 'ne
senate in any future political discussion. lie IS
an out-and-out Republican, and is not given
IN ouarrelling with his leaders or associates
about small matters of patronage III is geheraiiy
believed in Illinois that he will he defeated, ana
that some compromise candidate Will he eIected'
Mr. Oglesby, however, is ii strong man, good
political manager, and his friends have not yet
given up hope lie is both a lawyer and farmer
lie has served Two three terms as Governor
of Illinois, and has a brilliant record as a soldier
lie served both in the Mexican War and in the
War Of the Rebellion. He came ont Of the lat
ter a major general. He is six feet i'll
height, broad-shouldered and stout. His hair is
white and thin upon tine top OF his head. HIS
rough angular face is smooth-shaven. His eyes
are keen blue! He has dry, sarcastic way
of talking and is popular on account OF his
brusquoncss nd his honesty.
Professor Elliot Coues of the Smithsonian In
stitution. who is one of the Editors of The Cen
fury Dictionary" has been engaged for nearly
six years upon the department of biology, which
was assigned to him. He says that the new
dictionary will contain some 100000 words. The
Websters Unabridged Dictionary in its later
editions, contains about 10000 words. The TO-
600 additional words which will be found in
The Century Dictionary" come from the thor
ough definition of all scientific terms and the
words which have been added to the language
through discoveries in science. The pro-
fessor says that in the department of biology alone
there have been added since narwin's discoveries
some twenty odd thousand new words. He said
that it well-educated man who could
$1,000 words, and then it would be specialist
who familiar with science The most highly
educated and most widely read of scientific
specialists occasionally reached the actual know-
edge Of 10000 words. He knew of no one who
had ever gone beyond that. SO, TO find definitions
for the 100000 words il has been necessary TO
employ great many individual specialists who
are authorities in their particular departments.
The additions to the language year by year are
great All of the words of current slang will
he found In the new dictionary
1t has been one of the puzzles in the political
world why Senator Vest, of Missouri, mentioned
the name of Senator Don Cameron in the investi-
cation of the alleged silver pool. 1t is rare
that any official witness before committee vol
unteers anything not concerning himself, that
every one has wondered why Senator Vest could
have brought himself to say anything about Mr..
Cameron in this case particularly as the two
great friends. 1t is explained that the Sen
ator mentioned the fact because Senator Cameron
requested him TO. The Pennsylvania Senator had
been summoned TO appear before the committee
and he preferred to have the fact made known
that he had a speculative interest in silver,
through the declaration of friend, rather than
10 he called upon to make the original statement
himself in answer TO the direct question which
would have been asked him as soon as he appeared
upon the stand.
Nearly all of the papers in the country that
circulate in the form of literary weelllies send
here constantly to obtain articles from the pens
of the high officials A Cabinet officer who re-
ccived fiattcring offer from widely known
children's publication the other day, sent a reply
that. for the moment, he was engaged with urgent
business affairs. and that he had no time 10 de-
vote TO literary work He added, however that
lie was fond of writing, and that as soon as he
was retired from the Cabinet and again in
private life he would be much. pleased to place
his services at their disposal. Up 10 the present
time he has had no reply to this letter This is in
line with the recent order made by the wife OF
the President. Nearly every week she has had
at least a dozen applications for her favoritc cook
ing recipes She has had TO refuse 10 make any
answer 10 these requests. This order was that
all such requests should be refused with the ex-
pIanaton that Mrs. Harrison had no better recipes
than other housckeepcrs in the country. Mrs.
Harrison said in giving the general direction that
She well knew when she once was out OF the White
House She would have 20 pay much a line to