The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-05-04
NEW YORK LETTER

~ York j. now recovering from IT,.
rNeiI cneut- and distractions Of the past
Wee Inc spectacle, b, aud and watet
and tie lavish hospitality int III, b..4 b.
eto~rd b} the 20 eminent TIE city. Is tbe
club. AMI by socieftc, an1 private iniivl
ud- upon the utgm commander, ul tit..f
officer. nave. nBited. constituted au eeeit
such rs the world has never eeeu. &ssa
Officers always meet with more Or les. le-
ptalitN hen ia fareigu port. but tlef5-
iiors arc a. one mar. from thc liay'.-t all
ural to the lieis~i mid-h pn.an in dseiaa
ug Lat New j ofk ha- surpassed al li.
vieas records ] be Union league I'D eli
with banquet. then came tAe magnificent
lall al thc Leautiful Madison square fiar
don. which rs like a vefilabe bower ei
roses. After tie shore paraae Of fus3at
There WAS AN elegant luncheon at The nt.a
Ma4dan llu,el. and there h3He since beea
scores ut l. --er entertainments
Tie cujfy Of tie naval rcsie~ WIS mucf
marred Icy lie iuc.fmcncy Of the wcaiusl
but il wa~ sinking spectacle nevertheless
Admiral Hopkins OF the British flagship
Blake, ha- nalc hosts Of friends here hf
his manly, courteous bearing HIS display
the night after lie review. Wheu "a. If by
magic. his -four stately ships burst into ID,
hrllBncy Of thousands Of tWitkliug elec
trie lishts, WAS "A marvellous thiug 1t j.
said thin all the EXPENSIVE and cuuher-om,
apparatus WAS ORDERED from Fl gland ~
pressly Tor tie occasion. A. If thu
were not enough, the four ship.
vanished into tie blaChness Of uight A.
suddenly as they had burst forth int
electric splcudor and then one after an
other apparently took fire with strange
and startling glow of red and green flame.
Heavy MASSES OF smoke rolled mp from tn,
,ecke until the heavens were "A SEA of fire
1t WIS grand and impressive Spectael,
and evoked round after round Of eutmiSi
astic cheers from the thousands Of specta
tors who lined Riverside drive
l lie sEore parade was an instructive and
novel event he sailors of ten great So
powers marched down Broadway 10 the
sounds Of many bands All were heartily
cheered, and it is not easy to award til,
palm for the best appearance. All showet
themselves TO remarkable advantage from
the sturdy lritons who seemed to show
10y their bearing that britannia still rule,
the wave, to the handsome stalwart Rus
~ians, who exhibited very great precision
of naNcment. down to the little swarthS
Brazi,ian- who marched quite as sturdilN
as their Anclo-SaNon and Slavoui,
brothers. tur own blue jackets cane il
for their fun share of applause. There j.
Il busin, s. like air about American sailor
that always takes with the crowd They
may not wear 50 much gold lace as som,
ot hers. and they may not march with Tia,
military precision Of the Germans. for in
stance hut they swing along as if all they
X LII 1I,l,r fp .,
fortress or to clear their beautiful whit,
ships for action
lie trul ii Dr. buchanan for the muir
der of his wife 10y poison has attracted I'M
usual interest both from the legal frater
nifty and from the public 1t has been re
markablc from the conflict of expert eNi
drnee and the doctors and chemists hay,
hcen engaged in ilally coutradicting eacl
other in Il way that must have greatly per
picked the Jury. one Of whom did temper
arily lose his mind The defence had
great advantage in the services of Iawye
O'SulliNan, Who is n graduated physician
highly educated and with special apti
tude for chemistry. He easily succeede,
in twisting up the prosecutions expert
and involving them in Il maze of contra
dictions Notwithstanding all this, how
ever, the jury, after considerable delay
rendered Il verdict of guilty-a verdict tina
seems to meet with popular approval. Thu
crime of wife murder, by poisoning, is on,
that may under some circumstances be II
easy of commission and so difficult of de
lection that in such cases as that of DR.
buchanan and Carlyle Harris it has beel
universally telt that no efforts should b.
spared TO arrive at the truth
Harris case is now before Governo
Flower for executive clemency. Som
surprise is expressed that the Governo
should have appointed criminal lawye
like George Raincs to act as referee Mr.
Raines has long figured as an eloquent ad
vocate on the criminal side and it is tearet
that his experience and habits of mind ma,
prejudice him in Harris favor. The gen
eral impression is that Harris will escap'
the death penalty, and this impression
comes from the fact that hi
conviction WAS entirely on circumstantia
| evidence, and that an adequate motive 70
such II crime WIS hardly shown.
y curious feature of the demonstration
of the past week has been the strike OF no
tel waters. The walters complained o
inadequate pay ahi also that they wer
compelled to 20 >havcu They demandct
more pay and more " hi~kers. Some of III,
non els NlHut com promise 10y agreeing u
pay walters with no boards or muustache
SO per month, but declined to accelc t,
the demands Of those who refused to sacri
flee their hirsute adornments The waiter
claim that the hotel men expect them Il
secure II large portion of their renumya
ton from fees and TINT the fee
do not amount to enough to max,
their compensation adequate Tn,
custom of tipping which has not in year
past largely prevailed ir this country is be
coming slowly but surely established. an,
it may not he long before WATERS Will nay
for the privilege of service al certain places
as they do in France. II that becomes
fact it m ~ be well for US To establish .
scale of fees In France il is well under
stood that the fee to the waiter is to be tcI
per crut, of the bin. I hus for n dollar
dinner well served. the waiter would get d
dime, and So on II is to be hoped how
ever, that the custom may not become iiNeC
in This country. for it is essentially an &C
compartment of monarchical institutions
and tends to the cultivation OF Il spirit OF
serylty which is not welcome here
IRuNQUHL
~ Harris Witness