Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-06-15
FROM WASHINGTON.
Ford's Theatre Horror-Cieveland plays the
Baby Act-New Chief of Statistics.
IFrom our regular Correspondent. I

From regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, ID. c., June IL, 1898.
There's curse upon the building ever
since within its walls the great Lincoln
was stricken down BY the cowardly assas-
sin. and If had my way it should be en-
tirely demolished, and the ground he for
ever left uubuilt upon"
Thus spake an old man, standing in
front of Ford's old theatre, who had wit
messed the assassination of Lincoln, and
who also saw some of the narrowing and
heart-rending scenes which followed the
collapse of the floors Of the same building,
last Friday, causing the death of twenty
two aud the injury of sixty eight EN-,
ployees of the surgeon generals office.
1t seems incredible, but 1t Is neverthe-
less strictly true. that nearly 500 men
should have been compelled to work in
had been condemned a. unfit for use and
unsafe, and the knowledge that there are
u number of other buildings occupied by
the government that are no better only
add, to the horror felt 10y the people Of
Washington at the awful and needless
slaughter OF human beings
Money has been freely contributed by
orr people for the families of the dead
quiry i engaged In locating the personal
responsibility, likewise coroner's jury;
bat i lies where neither Of them can
reach-in Congress, which has repeatedly
refused % provide proper quarters for
these and hundreds OF other government
employees.
\ similar accident is liable To occur any
day at the government printing office, a
building known to be unsafe and yet daily
occupied by nearly 900 men and women;
aud the Winder building occupied by
branch of the war department. has also
long been In an unsafe condition, likewise
q portion Of the paten, Office and an annex
TO The post Office department.
Perhaps this terrible disaster will have
the eject OF awakening Congress to its
duty IN providing safe and proper quarters
TT 'he employees 81 th' government Ii
~ d'eNn l. one lar more terrible VIII GER
tainiy occur some day
fLENhiN" TUE BABY ACT
Mr.. Cleveland is the first President since
bnchansn puoIcR 10 plead tae baby act,
ana Inc sisht Is Illuminating u every man
VINO a'mres puck ana oravery--And all
Americans 40 Instead 90 making use OF
the means provided by wise republican
legislation years ago for such cmiln-
gencles. TO relieve the financial distress, he
says 10 effect - didn make this financial
stringency, and Will take NJ step towards
relieving ii. unless expressly authorized by
Congress, which i responsible, - Ia DO"
Nice language that. for President, isn't
II: Please understand that there j. no
politics in This question; it j. strictly one
OF business, aud republicans are ready and
willing to support and uphold ne rrc~i-
dent in any and every tff,rI he nigh, tpe Il,
To relieve the country hnt Il j. d:NIcDlr 10
see how any man can mphl,t him IN plead.
in. the baby act
That neither he nor BIZ secretary Of the
treasury is nnancicr !, already we'll
known. but they might at lea, have been
wise enough Is have taken alvap,s.. or
the safeguards provided ~ law. instead of
leaving the country - drift uufji Congress
meets, Mr.. Cleveland /, apparently so
blindr, by hi, anN ETY. 10 comp. IN. re-
peal OF the Sherman silver law that NJ c.u
see nothing else, and hi~ hl.uIur-, j, little
short OF public N Misfortune.
FREE TRADE >IArisIiCtAN.
Now that those emincu, free traders.
David A. Wells. sni Edward Atkinson.
have succeeded In naming the chief If The
bureau OF statistics -Wor,hington Ford.
Of New York-jt i II be hoped tia: they
will not Insist upon having the statistics
prepared by that bureau dnctorcd ;, as 10
make arguments IN favor ~ free trade. bat
1t Is probably too much u hope from such
sources.
: SMELLING COMMITTEE
large force OF pension examiners j.
10 = over the papers 10 every pension
granted under the act OF l,91. ipr me
aYowed purpose Of discovering how many
81 these pen. Toner, can 3e dropped unier
Secretary Smiths recent ru.l..G = 70
portion Of that law. Another purpose viii
thus be accomplished that i not ayowrd.
tAe hu'hoef Oh Original pensions granted
VIII necessarily be considerably le>stn"'i
while these examiners are putting ID all
their time going over old cases.