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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-04-15

DEAR TIMEs:-An effort made cne week
ago last Sunday, and repeated last Sunday
resulted in the organization of union s. s.
to be known as the Pleasant Valley Sunday
School. 1t includes the Carson school dis.
trict and the protestant Methodist brethren
in the community two miles west, who are
now building a church and have no s. s.
there. Perfect harmony and true Chris
tian spirit prevails. Six classes were formed
and full corps of officers were elected rep.
resenting the two communities.
They elected for Superintendent, John A.
WillOughby; assistant, VIM. Parker; Sec,
Charles Spaulding; treasurer, Miss Ocker-
man. M. Ii. REYNOLDS.
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The Hogs of Chicago.

We have always encouraged Chicago In
every honest industry. Just as we have dis
couraged her in dishonest industries. such
as buncoing the United States Ire usury.
No worthy achievement OF hers in art. in
literature. in improvements. or novelties in
architecture or canned goods Is passed over
In silence by us. 1t is. therefore. with sim
cere satisfaction that we note the fact that
she still holds the record for hog killing.
Her Offering in hogs for the year ending
last February was. as our esteemed con-
temporary. the Chicago Tribune. points out
with just pride. 1873 per cent. OF the total
porkicide OF the West. gain OF 1.76
per cent. over the figures for the preceding
year. More than 5000, 900 hogs were hacked
and packed in Chicago from February. s9l.
to February. 1892 although the year was
not much Of a year for pork packing. Tho
Chicago record. MS the Chicago Tribune
shows with contained but solid Joy. cx-
ceeds that OF Kansas City. Omaha. st. Louis.
Milwaukee. and Minneapolis combined. and
Is eleven times that Of Cincinnati" tho
long -dethroned queen OF pork packing.
Neither London nor Paris can compete
with Chicago as q swinicidal capital. II Chi
cago Is not metropolitan. she is at least
truly hyopolitan. and we are glad to sec
that She maintains her towering preGmi-
ncnce in the hog business.
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Steamers.

The various millions OF Americans who
have had the pleasure or duty OF crossing
the Atlantic Ocean, will all hear with Interest
OF the transactions ut the laat meeting OF
the British Institution of Navel Architects.
two weeks ago. Ships command the at
tcntion OF the most profound and scco,u-
plished students OF sceuco. and every year
sees some new improvement perfected and
applied. or some step taken toward the
removal OF fault still uncomfortable.
One OF the prominent iaen connected with
English steamer making is MIR. THoENY-
CROFT. chiefly noted for torpedo boats that
attain speed about midway between
twenty and thirty knots. Before the naval
architects recently assembled. he reported
the progress which has bcen made within
his experience In the attempt to remedy
rolling. the most abominabe end misery
breeding movement to which all wave
mounting vessels are subject. the bway
that disgnst5 the mariner. and makes land
living heads ache and itonl,clis surrcn-
der. Pitching can DO stopped by simply
lengthening out steamers to 1000 or 5000
feet. but beam Is not susceptible Of such
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treatment Unless the present type OF
hull Is radically altered there must he
some interior force set In operation or ships
will roll on forever. Several inventions have
been tried to help rolling ships. but none.
apparently. productive OF such eiect us
to Justify general adoption. Mr.. THoRSY-
CROFT deacribcs n combination OF valves
and cylinders partially filed with water.
which one Of the high hest authorities pres
cot pronounced a practical success. II was
tried on a yacht Of go tons. with 3 tons OF
water. or 3iS per cent. OF .he displacement.
At sea after q severe gale. with the waves
on her port quarter. the yseht rolled nor
mally through al arc Of So. With III.
anti.rollihg meehne act III motion !a:s
arc was reduced to 49,. Of jcst ote-hal:.
An apparatus like this might make the
OCEAN steamers of tho type in use. which
plough through the waves of ell wea'hers
with their immense sides presented TO the
waters force nnyieldiogly. stand up some
what after the manner OF tho whalebacA
vessel which. sooner or later: must be fonnd
ceosstg the Atlantic almost unmindful of
thc seas thet will surge over her, instead OF
throwing her oal h,r eide.
Another interesting subject OF discussion
was vibration. one ~ the most disagree
able features tf ali ocean voyage In high
power ship. Vibration has not yet been
made subject to any such individual device
as that intended for rolling. but the methods
and tho data for dealing with 1t are con-
strntly being learned with greater cer-
ta'hty. In every ship there is some
point of revolution at which vibration
sinks TO q minimum, and above and
b.lov which 1t increases. Each hull
has il, natural vibratory period. just
IA ZACH building has natural period
d! vibration which will respond TO O
certain pitch Of sound. Vibration seems
to come from revolutions OF tho scrsw.
which can be calculated AZ come multi
Pile OF the vibratory period. For exam
pie. In the Sharpshooter. IS. 100. 100.
ard 30 revolutions were always acconra
panied with increased vibrations. In the
B!enheim. the fastest Of the new Eng
lis!s cruisers. which has attained n
speed o, 2lH knots. the vibrations
were powerful ut three-qunrters speed.
but when the shafts turned 105 times min
ute. under force OF $1,000 horse power.
they ceased almost altogether. Il with
one sort and size OF propeller the maxi
mum engine power produces Inc NUMBER
OF revolutions which stands for the maxi
mum of vibration, change tho propeller go
that tho two figures shall not agree. The |
OF the weights. the arrang ment |
OF the supports. the location and structure
Of the engine. and the power turned into
1t are all factors in vibration. and their in
dividual effect and their most advanta-
geous relations are constantly becoming
better understood.
No people In the world have greater In
terest in the improvement OF ocean-going
craft than the Americans. so they will hear
with satisfaction that a ships two grcatesL
vices. incident to her helplcssness against
tho upsetting force OF the waves and the
she receives from her engine. are
in n process OF stendy Improvement If
not Of total eradication.
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TIE naIesrten Awards Passed Again fos
Waat OF q 0uorum.


Five cash prizes are offered annually at the
exhibition Of the Academy OF Design. Two o.
these. the Thomas z. Clarke prize OF $500 for
the best figure composition. and the Norman
W. Dodge prize Of a like amount for The best
picture painted by a woman, are. by the terms
OF their donors. awarded by committee Of
three Academicians and two Associates Of the
academy. The three Julius Hal gatten prizes
OF $500. $500. and 500 respectively. for tho
best pictures in oils by Americans under 50
years OF age. are awarded by vote OF the ex-
hibitors OF the season. provided that at least
fifty votes are cast. and that the successful
painting receive not less than one-thir1 OF all
tie votes cast.
The Clarke and Dodge nrizes were awarded
yesterday but there was not quorum OF the
exhibitors present to vote upon the Hallgar-
ten prizes and they were PASSED again. as
they were in 1901 and in 1890. There appears
to be small interest in them. and some OF the
older painters are frankly opposed to their be-
stowal. on the ground that 1t is not possible
for hny two reTsSSns to agree that this painting
I he Clarke prize was awarded to William st.
John Harper for the painting Autumn" No.
43O. which Is owned by Mr.. W. T. Evans. 1t Is
poetic fancy in reddish browns and repro
sents a young woman in flowing draprrics
standing among the low branches OF
By Miss Elsabefh r. CONN Tor 'i her paintins
Hanging the Nets.' No. III. n dark interior
In which fishermen are represented in their
shirt sleeves 1T their work.
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the public attention is attracted to the sub

the public attention IL attracted to the sub
ject OF bribery OF the police to an unusual
degree. TIE matter has been under special
though fruitless investigation by the Grand
Jury. A sensational preacher has made IL his
stock In trade. and the editor guilty OF
the attempt at bribery has long sought
70 attain prominence by charging the crime
against the officials OF the municipal gov
ernrnent generally. For years past he has
done all that lay in his power to spread
abroad aspersions on them as criminals,
semi criminals. and the associates. part
ners. and protectors OF criminals and Grim
inality. Infamous men who are fattening on
brides and blachmail
These assaults have been so persistent
that they have tended 10 give the Govern
ment OF New York an evil reputation
throughout the world, for. Of course. bad
report travels faster than good. and needs
less impulse TO start IL. This reputation
also conduces even to the material disad-
vantage OF this town. II hurts New York
In many ways.
II Is necessary. therefore. that Justice
should be administered to so plain and
notorious an offender as this man GoDK1N.
II is necessary for the protection OF the
good name Of the police and OF the town
itself. A better opportunity to vindicate
the law and the municipal government
could not be afforded. II Mr.. GODK1N has n
defence 20 present, he should be permitted
to make it in court Of justice. where the
offended dignity OF New York will be vim
dicatcd and his own rights as an accused
criminal will be protected under the equal
and vigorous administration OF the laws
which distinguishes this town and entities
it to the respect and honor OF the world.
instead o. the Infamous renown which he is
trying to give 1t.
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There is Brooklyn journalist who is
said to DO DESTROYS OF being appointed Minis
ter to France We do not agree with those
people who maintain that an American Minis
ter to Franco must necessarily be able to talk
French. Several Of our countrynen who have
rendered good service in the French mission
did not Know French at ali. and kept within
tho lines OF unaffected English their native
tongue. II the Brooklyn editor who affects
French were appointed Minister to France.
his Frcnch might furnish some amusement to
Frenchmen This fact alone. however. should
not keep him out Of the Office; for one OF
tho objects OF diplomacy - to promote the
gayety OF nations and eniai Z" the public stock
Of harmless pleasure.
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elected TO preside over the Nominating Con-
vention. Schor vA1IERrA was once spoken OF
as possible candidate for the clerical party;
but tho notion Of nominating him has been
given up.
This state Of things IL not wholly admirable.
IL would be well for the opposition. whatever
may be its strength. TO nominate o candidate
There is far too little political debate In Mexico
The Mexican mind would be benefited ~ seri.
Gus debates upon the principles OF politics.
PRESIDENT DiAz is hrst-rats politician.
hardly inferior to Senator HILL as = political
leader and statesman. His rc.lestion to the
Mexican Presidency will give assurance of the
execution OF the manv important reforms
begun during his administration.
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photograph OF drawing OF this painting
made by Mr.. Fitz. 1t does not fully represent
the charm OF tho original which portrays q
girl OF fair face and auburn hair in a gown Of
yellow. and set out against background Of
harmonious tapestry.
Mr.. Fits large canvas "ToIlers OF tho
Field" painted In soft haze. suggests the
influence of l. Hermitte or Millet. as do some
others OF his works done abroad. while the
Autumn Glow" is very broadly painted
scene In wood. in which the fine light OF a
yellow and luminous sky and tho golden
atmosphere. through which the trees IRE seen.
is n wonderfully fine expression OF his own
poetic fancy.
There are many paintings in pastel that are
delicate and fine in sentiment. one Of the best
Of which is Folded Wings" soft blue-G
picture In tone. in which fleet Of boats floats
idly with furled sails In the moonlight. Two
water colors attract attention by their fine
treatment Of sky and cloud effects. One
OF them. Wind Storm is gray. and
represents n whirling volume OF cloud
and Ioplars bending in the gale. The other.
Water and Highway" depicts roadway
along q curving stream. with poplars on tho
rivers bank. The light Of the sky and the float
ing clouds in this picture nre wonderfully well
expressed. and there is a feeling OF atmos-
phere in the whole composition that striklngly
illustrates the puinterss understanding Of
natural phenomena.
The water color Lawn Party" in which q
herd OF COWS is grazing contentedly in the
shadow Of u wood. was shown ut tho last eX-
hibition Of the Water Color Society. and in
Autumn Showers" are other cattle, set in n
landscape Of lovely autumnal brown. and
there is a Gne painting. October" in which
cor? st ,lks and trees and fields arc seen in
an lrd nm summer haze that is charming.
"Clndcrelln," AN oil painting of u sad-cyed
young girl. in green gown, Gccked with sun
light. is n carefully llnishod work IN which the
sentiment is well expressed. and tho Little
Daclaucrin.' II PASTEL drawing. is charming in
its color scheme. and in the simple innocence
OF tho face OF the little Dutch girl
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cHICAGos CHEEKY COMMISSION.
Their Arrangements TO Take Charge OF Our
Discovery Day Celebration

To THE EDITOR OF TIE SuN-Sir: Not con-
tent with appropriating to its own use and
benefit the Columbian Fair. the mismanage-
ment Of which has already beeotten more dis
tempered doors than her own canal. Chicago
has amiably decided upon converting our own
projected local festival Of discovery day into
a characteristic scheme" Of profit and ad-
vantage to the city Of hog products and char
acteristics.
A Chicago Board Of control" has resolved,
formally. to completely occupy and possess
tho franchise and authority in the matter
Of discovery week. bestowed upon our own
Mayor Grant by our own New York Leeis-
lature. 1t has solemnly appointed i've
Commissioners" all non-residents OF New
York. save one. who resides at one time
in New York and at another In Chicago.
to peremptorily take charge OF this city
and run things" in a strictly Chicago man
ner The streets. the parks. the militia. tho
tie q Seseo 0m So
f{ ids ne s5S6S appTSSIFstsd ap.hor
caKo control" ~ AIN @'A'a' ~.
idea more tban ne
New York will be vigorously sus pended BY the
The secret societies; foreign societies. school
children flremen. policemen, .militiamen. and
other forces OF New York will DO paraded at the
order and under the direction, Of the Chicago
Commissioners. To review this monstrous
procession" OF New Workers. the Chicago Com
missioners will invite the President OF the
United States. the Governors Of all tho States
the Mayors Of all the leading cities lied. pre-.
spmptively. by the Mayor OF Chicagol. and
On Sunday. Oct 9. at tho bidding Of the Chi
eago mmissioners all the pastors Of New
New York will preach sermons appropriate to
the occasion"-accordinR. obviously to their
ideas Of what may beft such Dies IrCr
On Monday. the 10th. the Chicago Commits.
sioners: still in absolute control OF New York.
viii obligin ely Tegale us with o procession OF
14.OOO Of our New York; Spanish and Spanish
American and Mexican fellow citizens dress
ed in the beautiful and characteristic Spanish
costumes OF the. fifteenth century. This
morning parade will be followed In the after
noon by the unveiling OF the statue OF Column
bus In Central Park. On the evening Of this
day ten great excursion trains. running at
ten minutes' headway. will leave the Grand
Cent nl Depot for Chicago.
mat the programme makes no provision for
anGmentinE Chicagos New York pageant with
the spectacle OF New Yorks Mayor and Alder
men led In chains. Is about the only evidence
o. moderation We can detect In the designs Of
the hog citys all controlling Board OF Control.
There seems to be some danger, however,
that the five Com missioners nppointed by the
nonrd 81 Control will find Themselves con-
iron,ed ~ a set Of circum stances oycr which
they VIII have no control whatever.
New YORKER
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1t Is not necessary for the Government to
collect information concerning tho use or tho
uses OF electricity In Europe. We assure Sen
ator PEFFER that he can obtain all information
on the subject by perusing any one II tho
electrical periodicals that arc published In
this country. or by carefully reading articles
and notes that aro prntod from time to time
In The fun. Tns information is obtained
for our columns by exports who know far better
than our consular agents In Europe how to
obtain it and present 1t. Mr. pEFrER told tho
Senate that llo desired to know whether eloc-
tricity Ii used In France to promote tho growth
Of cabbages. and In Italy to compress hay.
and in other parts OF Europe to propcl
farm machinery He cnn ilnl answers I,
all these questions and t. many olhcr
questions that might be nsl:nL concerning tho
uses OF electricity. In recent Issues OF tho
Sunday Sun. Ex-senator PEfYER does not get
the facts OF which he 10 In pursuit until they
are gathered for him nv onr foreign Consula.
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The whole OF the people Of North
America" do not belong TO the English
speaking AnRlo-Saxon race" Mr.. WALTER BE-
sANT. In Mexico. for example. a big and pop
uous country. the language and the race are
Spanish. In Quebec. big and populous
province. and in all those regions once known
as New France. the language and tho race
are chiefly French. In the United States not
more than half OF our population sprang
from the Anglo Saxon English speaking race.
This race. We admit. is interesting to ethnolo-
gists. and counts for something in the world:
but 1t thinks more Of itself than other races
think OF 1t. and its census is not nearly as big
as that OF some OF the other races OF mankind.
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, a ROSS or cLErKLAyD,s BoLI.
An Open Letter to eaersl
Don n. Dickinson.

From n. Wa.lisgoa Post
bon. D. H. D,otin--. Detroit GtJ.
Sin: Before the beginning OF the present
year It was the Republicans who denounced
the methods Of the New York Democracy. but
recently their vituperaton has been aug.
mented by those who led the Democratic
party into the Waterloo OF 1888
1asree with you when you say TINT a eau.
Gus to command loyalty must be Democratic
caucus In tho broadest sense. resting its au-
thority upon tho masses fairly and seasonnbiy
summoned. with full opportunity for popular
participation in its deliberations and con-
illusions. and that there must DO no con-
trolling trickery. no terrorizing to prevent
attendance. no faint OF corruption or fraud.
and no we'll grounded doubt OF fair count
sufficient to impair confidence. and
that no soldier should be called upon to
follow General who goes over to the
enemy or hoists the enemy's hated colors
within our lines" but. sir. when you apply
your venomous laneuag to the Democracy Of
the great State Of New York and to their
leader who has always been sustained By his
party and by the people Of his State who have
selected him from an humble station in life
and put him forth to redeem his State from
Republican misrule. your motives are
questioned. your language becomes the
sheerest rot" and your schemes OF Mug
wump treachery. concocted by politicians who
cannot honestly pledge one Democratic vote
In the electoral college. should fail.
II tho Democracy u the nation sanction
such treachery they will merit the defeat they
will surely receive. and il the insane ambition
OF your Mugwump candidate is to be rewarded
with nomination. candidate who barely
escaped disaster in 1884. who was repudiated
by the people OF his own State in 1888 and
who was unanimously ignored in 1892 by the
Democracy OF New York represented in con-
vention fairly and seasonnbly summoned.
then it is high time that the two edged sword
you are sharpening should carve the Mug.
wump candidate out OF the Democratic party
and consiRn him to open service in aid OF Re-
publican misrule.
1t therefore becomes tho duty OF every good
citizen to serve notice upon the country that
their Mugwump candidate is condemned be.
fore the ballots are cast and then II he is
forced upon our suffrage. why should not the
truo Democracy take your advice and refuse
to follow a General who goes over to the
enemy or hoists the enemy's standard within
our lines? ALyA UpELL
WASHINGTON. April H.
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Warning is given that whiskey poll
ticians mu st not dictate to Methodist pulpits
or pcws. and that Methodist officials must not
ignore the Book Of Discipline to suit whiskey
politicians" This warning appears 10 O reso-
luton adopted ON Monday by the Troy Method
list Conference. The warning is perfectly
proper. and the object sought by it Is highly
desirable. We are opposed to the dictation OF
whiskey politicians as well as Of clerical poll
ticlans. and hold that it ought not to be toler-
ated. We cannot believe that whiskey poll
ticiaps dictate to Methodist rulpits." though
We regret to say that there are some Method
lists who drink too much whskey. Nor can We
believe the accusation that Methodist officials
Ignore the Discipline to suit these whiekey
politicians. for the accusation implies laxity.
hypocrisy. and rascality that could not exist
among religious people
We apprehend that the members OF the Troy
Conference have been reading the reports OF
the proceedings Of tho New York Conference
held here last month.
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Picture. W. the Late Berlam,n n, F,,..

When BENJAMIN r. Fitz died at his boyhood
home at Peconic. l. l.. in December Inst. he
left In his studio in the Holbein buildings. in
West Fifty-Gfth street. nearly 200 finished
paintings and drawings in water color and
pastel aud sketches. Some OF them were
studies for works in contem pl1tion. and
many were sketches Of heads and landscapes
used as examples for his pupils In tho Art
Students League and the Brooklyn Art School
These pictures have now been put together. by
permission OF the widow Of the dead painter
will be on exhibition until their sale at auction
on this and tom orrow evening
Mr.. Fitz was young man at the time OF his
death. and. IL one may judge from the quality
OF his work in this exhibition. his was life
OF great promise. These experiments Of his
student days. studies on Long Island and
in Munich. and the finished works that he has
left. all show power and intelligence OF
which very much might have been expected.
This. moreover. is not to say that very much
was not accomplished by him. The present col
lection OF his works. In fact Is most interest
ing evidence OF his cleverness and versatility
He has painted in many manners. and nature
in many aspects has appealed to him for ex-
preston.
Mr.. Fitz devoted much attention to portrait
phiAlihk' dnA tHcIc dEo HeEo seNeTdl pictures
OF women and some dashinG studies OF much
interest One Of them is a life-size portrait Of
an old woman in black dress and white cap.
very strongly characterized. and loaned by the
Portfolio Club OF Indianapolis. A similar
character is portrayed in his Market Wo-
man." a smaller canvas. in which an old wo-
man sits beside q painful Of apples. which she
is pairing. The title is not expressive nor APP
propriate. but the face and figure are beauti-
fully painted and full OF character.
Another portrait OF considerable interest is
that called Marie" which has been bought
by certain members Of the Society OF Ameri-
can Artists and other friends Of Mr.. Fitz. and
presented by them to the Metropolitan Museum
Of Art. The subject to begin with. is that Of
an Intelligent and attractive girl. and Mr..
Fits painting is charming in its delineation
OF character. and in technical. painter-like
qualities The accompanying picture is from