The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-05-28

| Scotch gambit, the pawn play, the mod
| ern and ancient systems and the games
| history are all to be extensively CON
| sidered.
Astronomy's representatives will prob
| ably include the eminent Italian Schia-
| parelli, or, if not, a star scarcher of his
selection. The Lick observatory will also
send delegate, and Prof. Snyder, DR.
| Newman, Mrs Parker and others are
working hard to make the gathering a
success. Science and philosophy will be
| represented by congresses Of chemists.
electricians, geologoists, pharmacists ara
meteorologists. The horticulturists, who
meet on Aug. 16, are being actively aided
by George w. Childs, no less famed as
| rose grower then as benefactor of his
kind.
The labor men will be emphatically in
evidence. The condition of labor is to be
considered by one congress, work and
wages Of women and children by another
the statistics of labor are to be dealt
with by Carroll ID. Wright the literature
and philosophy of the labor movement by
Thomas II. Ely, and, perhaps, Henry
George, who has also been considering the
feasibility of dealing with arbitration
when the single takers assemble. There
will not, however, be an official gathering
of labor men except during June, and that
will not be connected with the fair CON
crosses in any way.
Social and economic sciences are to be
taken up on Aug. 28. Taxation and
revenues, the single tax on land, profit
sharing, weights, measures, coinage and
postage will be eXhaustively debated.
John Foster, Thoma G. Sherman, Prof
Gilman, A. Louden Snowden and Post
master General Bissell are TO take part
that week
A GREAT RELIGIOUS CONGRESS.
The religious congress will represent
every shade of belief, from the Catholics,
who are deliberately preparing for their
meeting, 10 the esOteric Buddhists. who
have likewise arranged to come. William
j. Onahan, candidate for Chicago's post
mastership, and Archbishop Feehan, of
the Prairie city, are managing the affairs
of the Catholic congress, which is to dis
cuss the school question, marriage, and
the state, divorce and similar topics
Archbishops Ryan, Corrigan, Riordan
and others will speak, and the papal
delegate, Mgr Satolli, will attend.
The Jews are to have a notable gather
ing. If Baron Hirsch can get over from
England by September he will attend
The Rothschilds may have a representa-
tive De Witt Seligman, Rabbi Kraus-
kopf, the brothers Mendes and equally
eminent Israeites will represent this
country. The fate of Jerusalem and mat
tiers pertaining to Hebrew welfare are TO
be deliberated upon. The Lutheran
synod council and conference convene
during religious week, and the Greek
church in America will hold its first inter
national convention.
Sunday rest advocates have the week
dating from Thursday, Sept. IS, given
over TO them. The matter is TO be dis
cussed, from physiological, economical,
governmental, social, moral and religious
standpoints by such authorities as DIR.
John Hall, Bishop Potter John Wanna
maker and men Of that type. Public
health congresses come the week follow
ing, and DIR. Jenkins Of cholera quaran-
tine fame Is expected by the authorities,
as well as DIR. William A. Hammond
Prof Samuel G. Dixon and DR.. w. o.
Shakespeare.
The agr'icultursts will wind up this
series of gathering oct. 10 to %. General
farm culture will be handled by jeremiah
Rusk, animal industry by practical farm
ers, fisheries by Commissioner MacDon-
aid, forestry by Secretary Morton, veter-
mary surgeon by DR. Gadsden. roads Gt is
hoped) by Gov. FlOwerand kindred topics
by host OF famed specialists.
OF course the preliminary labor incident
10 such an army Of congresses has been
enormous. Charles &. B0nney Is general
president of them all, and. with Benja-
min ButtcrwOrth and Clarence r. Young,
has had for months an endless amount Of
detail ~ attend 10. Lyman j. Gage who