Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1893-11-10
Col. j. Hampton Hoge, vir-

Col. j. Hampton doge, VIZ
,inia democrat of more or less
,eominence, who was early In the
.xtra session nominated and con-
irmed Consdl at Annoy, probably
wishes that he had either been
more prompt IN starting for his
post or had used more discrimina-
ion in deciding between money
that belonged to him and that
which should have been returned
to others. Although he WAS
sworn in and began to draw MS
salary as soon as he was confirmed
he showed no disposition to start
for China. He neglected to settle
certain financial obligations IN
cluding money which he had COL
lected for a Baltimore collection
agency and swell Washington
tailor's bill This tailor, who
knows a thing or two, besides
having "pull" concluded that ne
would teach the Colonel a needed
lesson. So he went to the State
department and carried several
tales of woe along with him, ana
when Col. Hoge got to Santran-
cisco he found telegram from
Secretary Gresham ordering him
to come to Washington to meet
the charges which had been filed
against him, and when he gets
here he may find the demand for
his resignation too strong to re.
sist, Notwithstanding the efforts Of
his Virs sinia friends to straighten
out financial matters before his
arrival. The ia ilor may be bough
off by settling his bill, but the
Baltimore concern has placed
written evidence, including a
fraudulent check, in the hands OF
Secretary Gresham, which it will
be difficult to dispose OF.
The Passing of the White City.
CHICAGO, Nov. 1st.-The White
City by the lake is doomed. Mon.
day afternoon at xix o'clock, amlc
the lowering of flags, the firing O
minute guns, and the tolling o
2 the Columbian Liberty Bell, /
t officially ceased to exist. All da.
d the flags had hung limp at hal
r mast as if conscious that Chlcag'
|, was mourning a murdered Mayor
e Arrangements had been made t
= have the dream city that all VIII
8 have seen, think OF with SO muc
e pleasure. pass into history WI.
t all the eclat grand pageant coul
J. give.
/. Columbus was to land from th
1t mimic fleet that has been of E
i much interest to the millions wh
J. have visited Jackson Park. FIJI
l. works to eclipse all that had pr'
j. ceded had been prepared.
rs grand illumination of the "Cou
t. of Honor for the last time, WE
le to add to the msgnificence OF tt
to display. Americas finest mus
Y, clans would have given forth the
ii sweetest melodies for the occaslo
I'd Chicago would do herself prou
,g on this closing day of the create
It. of all great fairs. Great is Chic
ne co: greater is America; but grea
Ut est OF all are the American peop
n who out of their bountiful gene
IN osity built the magic city al
ae who with one accord turn from
ch scene of so great splendor as th
rk final day was to be, to DO honor
u the man SO ruthlessly murder
st- in the sanctity of his home. a
Iy. day a depression Was on the spl
a. it's of the people When eyenll
on drew near and the firing of t
he minute guns began, very few
ed those who heard understood the
en- significance, or realized that II
of few minutes more the official Ii
re # the White City would be ms
TO- ter of history. At each flag st
ta- a man had been stationed a
lat when the twenty first gun W
I'm fred, the coIors of every natl
I'm that for the first time in t
in worlds history, had renamed
Ill day at half mast in memory of 0
az, man, futtered to the top as II
a bid farewell to the dream of viii
for hey had been q part. then SLOW
of [. Ii to float no more in the VIII
nat ;.y forever. One can scarc'
lev tealize the sudden change i'll
in pearances. Ere the echoes of I
am Columbian Liberty Bell, Il
lay tolled alike the requiem of
city and the dead Mayor, had d
be- away the Government bulldl
ro- was closed to the public: l
ar following morning nearly all st
gu and foreign building were mace
ion sible and before midday the il
ers tracks were stealing up the a
art nues hitherto sacred.
ieh What is the Lesson taught? l
cks American people with yolunt
ella offering can build q city t
on stands first in the history of
the Worlds great fairs and that
rir- point of receipts is three tir
m the greatest that has ever prece
IN ed 1.-THE Paris exposition. W
sry is the lelson taught? To