The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1892-08-30
PENSION ATTORNEYS
Attemp an attact on Cleveland.
Worlds Fair Cat Killinu.
Especial correspondence.l
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comfort. 1t has been the most un
comfortable summer on record. Wit
the President and most of his cabine
out of town and politics almost at
standstill, the midsummer stagnatiol
: promises to continue for couple o
weeks longer, though interest in tn
approaching Grand Army Encamp
ment serves to liven things up some
what. One of the latest develop
ments in connection with this affai
is the attempt to turn it to politica
account through the efforts of :,
shrewd combination of pension attor
neys. There are here a few attor
neys who have had practical monop
oply of the pension business for some
years past, and these men have stood
by their friend, Commissioner Raum
in all his troubles. The scandalou.
manner in which this office has beer
conducted under President Harrison:
administration would of course come
to an end if Cleveland were elected
hence, these wealthy attorneys in
order to perpetuate their pickings arc
going to take advantage of the En-
campment to make an attack upon the
Democratic candidate. Their object
Is not to advance the interest of the
soldiers but to keep Raum in office.
One of the side arts employed is the
preparation of G. A. r. badge with
Harrison's portrait in the center.
These will be given away in great
numbers.
While everything is quiet in Wash
ington the various departments are
busy with preparations for the Gov
ernmeut exhibit at the Worlds Fair.
There will be many curious and in
teresting things in this exhibit. The
Bureau of American Republics also
has headquarters here and is making
an important collection of material
relating to Columbus, directly and
indirectly, which will form an exceed
ingly interesting historical exhibition.
They have gathered already a COL
lection OF maps, charts, and globes
showing the condition of geography
at the time Columbus made his voy-
age and the knowledge he had of the
earth. These things will illustrate
his theory so that people can under
stand just what he wanted and ex-
pected to do. Among other things is
large map, large enough to be seen
across long hall, handsomely illumi- !
mated SO that it will have fine effect
in the exposition building, giving
copy of what is known as the
"Behaim" chart, showing the world
as it really was. This Behaim chart
was made by Martin Behaim in Por-
tugal in the year 1892. He was the
navigator Of that age. He was made
the chief navigator of the Portuguese
Government, and that Government
stood first in the science of navigation
at that time. This chart is still pre-
served in the family of Martin Behaim
and is exhibited in the city hall at
Nuremberg, Germany. The original
will be seen at the Fair.
There will also be exhibited evil
dences of the pre-Columbian voyages.
1t is claimed the Norsmen were here
in the tenth century and landed near
Boston, went down to Nantucket and
around Newport and stayed for sever
al years. We expect to show, saws
Secretary Curtis, evidences of their
occupation. The collection of maps
will be very fine, beginning with the
Hindoo idea of the world and bring
ing it down to the departure of Col
umbus. Next come illustrations of
the life history of Columbus, pictures
of every place identified with him.
There are nine different places that
claim to be his birthplace. We are
having special photographs made of
these places, as well as the different
houses which it is claimed he was
born in. He was, 1 believe most
likely born in Genoa, Italy. Some
very interesting papers will be sever
al notarial documents that Columbus
witnessed, and we are going to have
the originals of them. We hope to
get every relic of the discoverer that
is in existence. Seventy-nine differ
ent portraits of Columbus will be in
the collection.
Politics are expected TO warm up
considerably noW that the weather
has cooled down. For lack of some
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