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Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-02-13
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Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-02-13

CALIFORNIA EXPRESS TRAIN-RUN DAILY
BETWEEN PORTLAND ANDsE
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-06-22

from which the following motto was
taken: "The men who have helped
build Chicago want the Fair, and,
having a just and wcll-sustained
claim, they mean to have it,"
A temporary organization was
formed, and Chicago citizens went
Systematically to work to secure
the prize. "Chicago" meetings were
held all over the Northwest, and
every one who could help before Con-
gress was pressed into service. The
idea then held Of the ultimate mag
nitude Of the enterprise is seen in
the fact that citizens went to work
to secure S5, 900, 900 in subscriptions
with which to satisfy Congress that
Chicago could build the Fair. This
amount and more was raised among
citizens, and the city government
afterward added 100000 more.
The two amounts together are less
than half the actual cost of the Ex-
position.
There were many claimants for the
Exposition prize, but when the Chi
cago delegation went to Washington
to fight the battle before Congress
they found that only three other
cities were formidable rivals. These
were New York, Washington and ST..
Louis, and the fight soon became so
hot that the latter two dropped out.
The New York forces were marshaled
by Chauncey NJ. Depew, while the
Chicago camp included such men as
Thomas B, Bryan, Lyman j. Gage,
+. W. Peck, Mayor Cregier, e. I.
Jeffery, Edwin Walker and others,
under command of Col. George r.
Davis, now the Director General, Of
whose management in the campaign
TOO much praise cannot be said. Chi
cago was also ably assisted by Vice
President Adlal e. Stevenson,
COL James A. Mckenzie Of Ken
lucky, some Of the Illinois Congress
sional delegation and others. These
men worked night and day until the
battle was ended on Feb. %, 1890,
when Congress, by joint resolution,
located the Fair In Chicago
Organizing for the Work.
The act of April 25, which really
authorized the Fair, provided for the
establishment Of a local corporation.
to be known as the Worlds Column
bian Exposition to prepare site and |
a Worlds Columbian Com
the represe native body of /
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-06-22

partments had been completed, much
attention was paid'to foreign govern.
ment participation, especially after
England, Germany and France had
accepted the invitation. A com.
mission consisting OF Judge VIII.
lam Lindsay, now United States
Senator from Kentucky; Commits.
sioner A. Q. Bullock, of Connections;
+. W. Peck, Benjamin Butterwortb
and Major Handy was sent to Europe
to stimulate the interest In the Elk
position. They visited nearly all the
countries Of Europe, and on their re.
turn were accompanied by Herr Wer.
muth, representing the German En-.
pire, and Sir Henry Wood and James
Dredge, representing Great Britain,
who after examining the prospects OF
the Fair pledged their governments
to support 1t. A second commission,
consisting Of Thomas B. Bryan and
Mr.. Hlglnbotham, was afterward
sent to visit the southern countries
OF Europe. Mr.. Bryan In a personal
interview with the Pope secured his
sanction and Endorsement for the en-
terprlse. After the greater foreign
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-06-22

cago on June 26. Ex-senator Thomas
W. Palmer, who gave up his post as
Minister to Spain to be one of the
eight Commlssioners-at-large, was
elected President, and John T. Dick.
inson was chosen Secretary. The
Commission also elected the follow
Ing gentlemen as Vice Presidents:
Ex-Gov. I. M, Waller, of Connecti.
cut; M. Fl. De Young, Of California;
David b. Penn, Of Louisiana; Gorton
W. Allen, of New York; and Alex
ander d. Andrews, of North Caro-
lima. The National Commission, fol-
lowing the precedent established by
the local directory, began by voting
to their officers salaries so large that
public criticism was Immediately
called forth. Congress afterward re-
duced the amounts at two different
times and President Palmer declined
to accept any compensation for his
services. President Gage a'so de-
clined his salary and that made a
precedent which his successors have
observed.
The Board of Lady Managers.
The members of the Board of
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-06-22
SOME WORLDS FAIRS OF BY-GONE DAYS

have one permanent building down
town as a memorial of the Exposition
the fine arts building, now nearly
finished on the Lake Front This
building is to be used for the meet
ings of the Worlds Congress Auxil-
larry during the Fair and will after
ward pass into the hands Of the Art
Institute trustees. The Worlds
Fair gave 5000, 900 towards its con-
structlon, the other s500,O 900 being
realized from subscriptions and the
sale of the old Art Institute Build
ing.
Stimulating Foreign Interest.
When the arrangements for the
buildings and the conduct OF the de-
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-06-22
their representatives to Chicago.

their representatives to Chicago
The total cost of the Exposition is
something that no one is as yet able
to accurately calculate. The Expo
sition Company itself has spent in
construction and preparation about
S19, 1000, 900, and SO, coo, 900 more will
be required for administration. 1t
has been estimated that the total
expenditure by all parties participant
ing will not be less than 800, 900, 900.
The largest foreign government
appropriations were made by Ger
many. France, Japan, Brazil, Mexico,
England and New South Wales, all
countries whose exhibits at Jackson
Park are among the best.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-06-22

The Davis Hand Cream Separator and
Feed Cooker Combined.
Completest of outfits for a dairy farmer. This
machine has an attachment which, when the bowl
mas been taken out is dropped into the Separator so
that belt can run to the churn. Write for further
particulars. Davis g. Rankin Bldg. and Mfg.
Co., $40 to 254 w. Lake St., Chicago, ILL.,,
Dairy Supplies. agents wanted in every countYl
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-06-22

the Government, to be composed Of
two representatives and alternates
from each State and Territory of the
Union and the District of Columbia
and eight CommissiOners-at-large
with alternates, and a board OF lady
managers, made up like the commits
sion, with the addition of nine mem
bers from the city of Chicago
On April 4, 1890, the local corpora
ton met and elected board of forty
five directors. On April 80 the board
elected the following officers, who
served for one year:
President--Lyman J. Gage
First Vice Presldent--Thomas B. Bryan.
Second Vice Presdent-Po Palmer
Secretary Ben amin ButterwOrth
Treasurer--A. f. Seeberger.
Mr.. ButterwOrth's selection as
Secretary was not made, however,
until July IL. He remained in office
two years and then dropped out.
There have been two Presidents Of
the board since Mr.. Gage-W. T.
Baker and H. N. Hlginbotham, the
present presiding officer. Mr.. Baker
was elected for a second term, but
resigned from London on Aug. 5,
1892. The present officers Of the
board are:
President-H. N Higlnbotham.
First Vice President-F. w. Peck.
Second Vice Presidential A. Waller
Secretary H. o. Edmonds
Treasurer--A f. seebergeE
Auditor-W X. Alderman.
Attorney--W. X Carlisle
The members of the National Com
mission, the Governments represent
alive body, were appointed on May
20 and met for organization in Chi
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-06-22

Lady Managers were nominated by
the members Of the Commission,
President Palmer naming the Chi
cago nine, and were confirmed by
President Harrison. They met for
organization on Nov. 20, 1890, and
elected Mrs. Potter Palmer, of Chi
cago, President and Miss Phoebe Cou-
sins, Secretary They also elected
nine vice presidents, of whom Mrs
Ralph Trautman, of New York, is,
first, and Mrs Russell B. Harrison
ninth, or the Vice President-at-larg
The Board of Lady Managers has,
done a grand work. They have
guarded and promoted the interests
of women at every point and have
relied on the resources of women in
all their undertakings wherever that
was possible. Only one serious quar-.
rel mars the history of their organi-
ton. That was the removal of Miss.
Cousins from the Secretaryship by the
Executive Committee. Miss Cousins
was succeeded by Mrs. Susan Gale
Cooke, of Tennessee.
AS soon after organization as the
plans for the development of the Ex-
position became clear to the Local
directory and the national commis-
sion, they began to appoint technical
and executive men to carry out the
work. George X. Davis was chosen
Director General on Sept. IS, 1890,
by the national commission. d. H.
Burnham was made chief of construc-
tion and ]. w. Root consulting ar
chitect in the same month. Con-
sulting Engineer Gotlieb had been
previously appointed, but after about
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-06-22

To that invitation every civilized
country on the globe has made gener-
GUS response. Exhibits of the prod
ucts of art, science and industry have
been brought from the farthest cor
ners of the earth and representatives
of the human race from the happy
Hottentot up through the scale Of
civilization have collected in Jackson
Park to make the Columbian Expo
sition the most complete, the most
magnificent the world has ever seen.
The Presidents proclamation an
nouncing government sponsorship for
the fair was not, however, the incep-
ton of the enterprise, 1t followed
several months after the Congress
sional act committing the govern
ment to the Worlds Fair and locat-
ing it in Chicago, which was passed
on Feb. %, 1890, and the subsequent
act of April 25, 1890, prescribing
what the Fair was to be.
The Struggle for the Prize.
Who FIRST expressed the idea of
holding worlds fair in commemora-
tion of Columbus discovery is ques.
tion hard to decide. A number of
men claim that distinction. The
movement that resulted in the loca-
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-06-22

lT was on CtlTlSUlDdS
\ Eve Of 1890 that ex-
I President Harrison
issued his proclama-
tion announcing to
the nations of the
earth the great
Worlds Fair enter
prise and asking
their participation
in IT,.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-06-22

From Laird and Lees Souvenir Guide.I
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-06-22

ton Of the Fair in Chicago began
with the newspapers, AS early as
June, 1889, they tested the sentiment
of the members of Congress, and in
August made a formal bid. Mean
time mass-meetings were held, and
Mayor Cregier had appointed citizens
committees that adopted resolutions
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-06-22

governments had manifested so great
an interest in the Fair the others
were not slow to respond to the
Presidents proclamation. They all
began to prepare exhibits and send
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-06-22
German
Syrup"

Ny niece, Emeline Hawley, was,
taken with splitting blood, and she
became very much alarmed, fearing
that dreaded disease, Consumption.
She tried nearly all kinds of medi-
cine but nothing did her any good.
Finally she took German Syrup and
she told me it did her more good
than anything she ever tried. It
stopped the blood, gave her strength
and ease, and good appetite. I
had 1t from her own lips. Mrs.
Mary A. Stacey, 1'rumbull, Conn.
Honor to German Syrup. o
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-06-22

between those two for months until
it was finally decided in favor of
jackson Park, with Midway Plais-
ance and Washington Park added for
the overflow. 1t was also decided to
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-06-22

q years service he had difficulty with
Mr., Burnham and resigned.
The selection of a site for the
great buildings of the Fair was the
first great question for the board Of
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-07-15
THEY CAN'T REPEAL IT.
Certainty that tho Sherman Law Cannot
be Wiped Out.

Certainty that tho sherman La" eS"""'
be Wiped Out.
General Warner has made the following
statement
"a thorough poll of the silver forces es'ao-
fishes the fact that the Sherman law eaih"'
be repealed without substitute "nieh VIII 'e
satisfactory TO the silver men.
"Thls canvass of strength has been 10 prog
ress since the day after the issoahee oi me
Presidents proclamation. IL has been pusheu
actively by means of personal consuila.lo"'
mail and telegraphic communication. Mhch
the canvass was begun the hrst effect oil Tue
snti-silyer blow was still felt and there was "A
manifest fear that the Sherman law WOULD be
repealed. Gradually this fear gave way 10
hone. and in turn this has been euppianted
by defiance"
This statement of General Warner refiec"
the sentiments OF the free silver men, and
there can be no doubt that within the past
twenty-four hours they have gained renewed
confidence In the belief that the Sherman ac'
cannot be repealed without giving the silver
ties something equally as good, or better
This hope Is In the Senate, and the reasons
for their faith they express as follows:
In that body arc men who represent tue
very life, or death, of the white metal; men
who are able and earnest, and they boii'y an
nouuce that they will never give up the SEER
man law unless they can be voncii.atei WIN
q measure that Is more friendly to silver
With the determinatlt.. Of such mea, II must
be plain that TO repeal the present law Will oe
a difficult matter. One method might pre-
vail-,he adoption Of the otirc In the upper
chamber. The gold men have already thrown
out this threat, but the silverites meetit bold
". Over such proposition there could be
| nothing less than the most determined strus-
gle.
In this connection the former fight, when
an effort was made TO Introduce the cloturc In
the Senate at the time The Force Dill was try
ing To be forced through by the Republicans,
becomes OF the greatest importance. Inc
| Democrats were In q delicate position, ana
they finally enlisted the services OF some oil
the free silver nee In their behalf, on Wha'
was understood TO have been an offensive and
defensive alliance. Through the aid OF these
men the Force bill was defeated Among
| those who aided the Southern Democrats sue
ce-sfully was Senator Stewart OF Nevada.
| Now the time has apparently arrived Tor TIE
silver men to call upon their former allies to
fulbll the pledges, aud 1t is reasonable 10 ex'
meet that they will do 20. With such COM
bluatlon the adoption OF 4 cloture in the sen
ate would seem impossible, and without the
cloturc 1t would appear that any ciiort TO re-
peal the Sherman law without an accompany
ing substitute measure would be hafi TASK
as the plan of talking proposed Legislation u
| death has been successfully accomplished
In the House the situation is different aht
the anti.sllver men claim that their forces arc
strong enough TO carry the repeal
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-07-15
Omaha sme.tcr NJ y Close.

There is a strong probability that the big
smelling aud refining works In Omaha, the
largest In the world, will be closed on nc-
count Of the decline in silver.
Z. w. Nash. treasurer Of the company in
discussing the situation, said:
1--WE have quilt buying and shall buy no
more silver until matters take different
turn. We handle great deal OF silver here,
perhaps more than all the smelters In Denver.
combined. 1t will take us some time to work
of the stock we now have on hand, even II
we should buy no more, hut 1t will he only a
few weeks II We do not buy more, until We
shall have 10 make preparations to close up
the business. II We cannot afford TO work
silver We will have to shut up shop.
1--WE have been anticipating this drop for
some time and have reduced our stock nearly
one-haf. We have ON hand about Loco. 900
ounces. We have but one contract on hand,
and that 10 almost expired. hut we have 10
take the overflow from the Denver mills and
Of course II will take number of weeks to
run that Oh.
"lf something Is not done and that right
soon, the West has not begun to know any
thing like the hard times that arc going to
come upon us. II the silver mines are closed
1t will fall heavily upon every man who owns
property in the West. II c mines are
cloeed the West will become cattle grazing
country again and every thing will be adjusted
along that line In due time"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-07-15
THE WORK OF FIRE DAMP.


At ThornhiIl, Yorkshire, an explosion &C.
CURED on the 4th. One hundred and thirty
miners were entomhed.
The days shift went to work as usual early
In the morning. The ventilation wac report
ed to he good. All went well until noon when
the workers at the pit mouth were startled by
Il muiiied explosion and by clouds Of den-c
smoke ing up the main shaft. They tried
to communicate With the workmen. but found
shaft
The pit managers organized an exploring
p4sty ..L -L.-.s.L.L .i.~iy through the
smoke. They were driven back repeatedly,
and eventually gave up their purpose OF pene-
trating TO the workings below before the foul
gas could be cleared away. After taking up
the bodle, found at the bottom OF the shaft,
the rescue party waited for several hours be-
fore making another descent.
About the middle OF the evening they went
down again. The gas had cleared OH near
the shaft and they were able 10 examine par,
of the workings.
The bodies of the miners lay In heaps.
| Many were sent to the surface. Unrcmltting
Efforts are being made to reach the few min
ers who may still be alive. About ITO are
supposed To be killed.
Between II and Is o'clock so much gas ac-
cumulaied In the mine that II wis necessary
to stop the work OF rescue. The men and
boys missing number las. The dead body of
the under manager, badly burned, was found
| In the mine near The shaft.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-07-15
FiREMEN LOSE THEIR LIVES.
Twenty OF Them Entrapped on the Roof
Of Burning Buiiding at

A terrible catastrophe occurred at
Chicago on the 10th. About twenty fire.
men lost their lives and several other men are
missing aud supposed 10 he dead.
\ cold storage warehouse at the Worlds
Fair caugh. fire aud was the scene OF the
death OF a number OF brave men.
There had been two small fires IN the struc-
ture before The building contains plant
used for The cooling of water, sold on the
ground by The Hygeia company. and bad In
addlt on big skating rink located in the up.
per part.
About twenty firemen. including Marshal
Murphy, lost their lives In the warehouse.
The men had climbed up on the building 10
reach the tower, where the fire had broken
out While they were On the building the
fire. which had seemed to be trlfiing affair,
broke out below them and cut OIL all means
of escape. The ladders were burned away
aud the men found themselves on the top Of
the big building utterly helpless.
Marshal Murphy was with them and ordered
them TO save their lives II possible.
There WAS no way of reaching the ground
$50 feet below or the roof of the adjoi min z
building seventy feet lower. One man jumped
and struck the roof crushed aud bleeding and
unconscious.
Two or three OF his companions followed
his lead, preferring death By the fall to the
SLOW torture of the flames. Before many OF
them could decide to take the perilous leap
all were carried down into the furnace of fire
by the roof giving way.
Monday night the following account of ia.
'alIties were sent ont: Ten firemen known tc
l,.ir Nd
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-07-15

II. II. WylIe. the cyclist who has been rae
ing against the record from New York 10
Chicago, finished his long ride st the Ran
dolph street entrance to the city hall in Chi
cage at 80 p. IN. on the 9Th. His time
for the trip was therefore 10 days. hours and
80 minutes. The record before, made few
days ago by Tom Roe. was ii days. hours
Wyle was therefore easily inside the former
record.
great crowd Of cyclists armed with tin
horns and strong lusty voices were At the fin
ishing place to meet him. Wylie rode up
nione Mt rafting pace and jumped from his
wheel as though he had ridden only a mile or
two.
HIS ride was merltorious and most
markablc one In view OF the bad weather en-
countered, at the end of the sixth day he hay
Ing only accomplished ABS miles of his jour
ncy. The last days OF the rid, were made
under n boiling sun, ZOOS miles were covered
In 10 days, giving Wylie the title OF Auerican
long distance road champion, he being the
first man to ride over such distance or con-
tinuous road In such a short time.
He explained his being behind the expected
time by being lost from o'clock last night
until 4 o'clock this morning In the marshes
below MOmeuce, Indiana
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-07-15
ANOTHER PLAN.
secretary Carlisle Considering New
Currency Scheme.

The Washington Star says:
several plans have been suggested TO Sec
Rotary Carlisle and he has them under con-
,Geration Among them is one which Will
Great. con siderable of stir in financial cir
cles, Ms It eontempates an entire change III
the money system of the United states. In
short the plan l. TO pas specie resumption
act rcdeeming all OF the various forms OF
money now used In this country and Issuing
Instead the United States treasury note whose
value shall always he fixed. There are at
present nine different forms OF money In cir
culation. These are gold coin, standard Sill
yer dollar. subsidiary silver. gold certificates
silver certificates, treasury notes OF the act oil
july IA. 1890, United States notes, currency
certificates and national bank rotes
1.-THE fact Of the wide difference between
the value OF gold and silver coins, while they
are theoretically Of parity is one oil the
causes which suggested the plan proposed
The plan under consideration Is 10 redeem all
the present paper currency just as the frac-
tionsI currency was redeemed by the Sherman
act Of 1875, and instead issue what shall he
known as the United States treasury note. II
shall be rcdcemablc in COIN but in the act
the lelnltion OF the word IL to be plainly
stated The Bank of France has law by
which notes are redeemed partially In gold
aud partially In silver. aul such a method
ha- been suggested for this country.
I'm connection with this the adyisabillty
OF passing bill authorizing an issue OF
notes reIecmable in silver alone has been
talked of ~