Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1891-11-26
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.
The Annual Dinner of the Chamber
of Commerce.
A Bona Eide Mock Marriage How New
York Wastes Water Millions in
Co per.
Special correspondence OF The chronicle.
New YORK. November p

The annual dinner of the New Y Ork
Chamber of Commerce is becoming year
ly more national event. Last week the
l23d dinner was given at Delmonico's
Covers were laid for two hundred and
forty guests. Eating began at $50 and
the speaking at 8. The speakers includ-
ed Secretary Foster (the Ohio man as
usuaD, Bishop Potter, DR.. Charles y
Briggs, and the inevitable Depew. The
speech of Secretary Foster had an in
tense dramatic interest, because on this
occasion a year ago, Secretary Wind0m,
after making a speech that has been of
incalculable benefit to the Republican
party during the last campaign, sank
into his seat dying. No such an event
saddaned this years festivities, but Sec
retary Fosters speech will have an in
fiuence in the same direction second only
to Mr.. WINDOWS great effort. 1t was
clear and consistent enunciation of sound
financial doctrine by man whose thought
is given wholly to the subject, and whose
of the vast and complicated system in its
entirety. 1t was a plea for the mainte-
nance of the parity of gold and silver,
and vivid picture of the dangers of free
silver coinage. The present law under
which he is authorized to purchase 4,
100000 ounces of silver monthly, the Sec
retary strenuously defended, although
the sentiments of majority of the
Chamber is against him.
bishop POtter's address was an urgent
appeal to the wealthy men of New y ork
in behalf of charitable and educational
institutions. DR.. Briggs speech was
practical, poetical and of the end of the
10Th century. DR.. Briggs is perhaps the
most pertinent and striking embodi
ment alive of the thought of this day
He is like his own theology. Deeply
learned in the lore of past ages, he is
awake to the needs of the time. Learning
has not withered him, nor have theologi-
cal distractions chilled the warm currents
of feeling for the personal needs of his
fellow men. He spoke for higher educa
ton, for more educational facilities, for
a great cOsm )politan university in this
new-world metropolis, destined to become
the center of the worlds thought ac-
tivity. He was listened to with breath
less attention and applauded to the echo.
DR.. Depews effort ftly terminated the
great banquet of reason and soul. Mr.
Depew is an optimist with good grounds
for his optimism.
Not the least impressive event of the
evening was the deep silence in which
the whole company drank to the memory
of Secretary Window.
~
l heard this story from clergymen of
that city known as the city of churches
and famous clergyman: About year
ago. he said, "a woman who had been de
ceiyed by her lover by means of a mock
marriage, and who had discovered the
fraud, came to me with her tale of woe
and asked my advice. She was living with
the man she had supposed to be her hus-
band, but believed that he was about to
desert her. | thought the matter over
and determined to meet the man with
strategy, which l regard as legitimate
weapon every time in overreaching the
devil. / told the woman to arrange a
little party at their home and to invite
me as a friend, but not as a minister, and
at an opportune time to propose to her
lover that they show their friends in fun
how they were married She is bright
little woman and carried out instructions
perfectly The people at the house when
| went there knew of the existing cOndi
tions, and readily entered into the scheme
protesting a curiosity to see how mock
m mlrriage was performed. | was called
on to perform the ceremony, because
they said have brother in the church
l took Bible and married them strong
and fast, making out certificate in due
form. Then l had an interview with the
man. He was very angry at first, but
came around all right, and he and the
little woman are now living happily to-
gether.
That is what call a Cody and praeti-
cal clergyman.
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New York ought to be a cleaner town |
than she is. Only her Incompatible To-
cation keeps her from filling with reek-
ing filth and consequent disease. She is
the most densely populated city in the |
world. More human beings are crowded !
together in her teeming east side than on
any other area of similar size anywhere. |
But the city is built simply on long
back5o of rock on three sides of which !
the tides from the ocean rush up daily |
and carry away the detrituS that would |
otherwise breed sickness and death. Then |
the town washes herself we'll She uses
da ~ 100000 gallons of water, and |
plainly she does not use it all for drink
ing. The present water famine scare
has shown that there is great waste |
somewhere, for during the past two
weeks, we have been getting along with
ont great inconvenience with 90,00o,0O0 |
gallons day. it is not at all likely now
that there will be any further scarcity |
There is enough water stored away to
keep us going for three weeks, and the
one source which will not give out, that
is the Crotoa river, will yield, 5000,00l |
gallons day. Then there is lake o.
800 acres which with a little labor may |
be connected with the mains. AS strict |
economy as is possible is being enforced |
The worst feature is danger from fire |
We can do without our baths, but if a
serious fire should occur, we should be in
a bad way.
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