The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-01-07

Srstiai Correspondence VI hs fatdligeac,r,
Nav YoRE, Jan. Snow that the
famous Lexow committee has become
matter OF history, people are begin.
ming to look at each other aud admit
that thoro wis something very much
tho matter with its last days. AZ tho
police investigation crept slowly up.
ward, through the force Of patrolmen,
sergeants. captains and inspectors. tho
display Of fireworks increased to such
m extent that the public looked for tho
biggest explosion Of all when tho gu.
perintendent was called to tho stand.
Instead, the committee declined evou
to touch match to its material, and It's
members aud Superintendent Byrnes
conferred together over reform plans,
in way that suggested loye.ieast OF
the truly good.
1t 10 true that tho attitude OF the
superintendent before tho committee
had the appearance OF manlines, and
public spirit, but tho trouble was that
Il was entirely too angelic. It was all
very well for him to admit and deploro
the corruption OF the force, and to an.
nounce that his reSigna.ion was at tho
disposal Of the mayor, but his manner
was rather that oil an outside. and very
much shocked, observer OF police phe.
nomena, than that OF man who has
been At the head Of affairs during tho
year, that the corrupt practices have
had undisturbed sway. Nobody will
deny that superintendent Byrnes Is a
very. able man, and it is truo that the
investigators had no legal evidence Of
guilt on his part, but the failure to APP
ply TO him the same merciles. question
ing as was applied to his suboriinates
can only be explained in two ways. He
either hoodwinked the committee or
there was q combination between them.
To think that the Lexow committee WAS
likely TO be hoodwinked, is not giving
that historical body the respect due
10 II.
But whoever may have been deceived,
there is one man who was not, and tina,
is the Reverend DR.. Park hurst. The
committeeman had hardly got comfort.
ably settled in their chairs, in the
limited train for Albany, when he was
charging them with collision and
treachery. in his Gsrs! vigorous style.
DR.. Parkhurst has not forgotten that
Superintendent Byrnes ia the same
gentleman who, few months ago, was
advising him 70 attend to his preaching
and let the police force alone, and who
was using the whole power OF that force
to defeat the efforts OF the Parkhurst
agents. The reverend retormer is not
like committeeman with political tut
ures to look after. He has nothing to
lose but the kingdom OF heaven, and,
next to his affection for that region,
ranks his love for nice, little. right
eous fight. So II Superintendent Byrnes
expects to pull in the string attached to
his resignation, and stand at tho head
OF self.purifed police, be musfnot et.
pect ID find his way peaceful progress.
In front OF the Fifth Avenue Hotel,
Saturday, ! stood. with group OF Then,
watching the afternoon crowd, which
gathers TO stare and be stared at, as it
swept up and down Broadway. One OF
the group called attention to the foot
bail hair" Of passing youth. The
young mans locks were truly remark
able. They hid his temples, shrouded
his ears, and at the back OF his head
fell in long, golden curve from the
brim oil bis silk hat far down on the
velvet collar OF his broad skirted over.
coat But another OF the group, q man
whose years OF familiarity with urban
life have not dulled his interest in its
fluctuations aud frivolities, was moved
by the phrase football hair" to some
remarks.
"Peoplo talk Of the prevalence OF the
style among young men Of wearing the
hair long" said he, ''as il it were an
effect OF the popularity OF foot ball. In
reality, foot ball has very little to do
with it. 1t is ono Of the regular recur.
rences Of fashion. Some OF US older fell.
lows can remember when We spent
hours In trying to got orr locks to curl,
handsomely behind our cara, like =
well, like that young man who Just
passed, or that one who is passing now.
The revival OF the style is not q sudden
thing. The musicians and literary
fellows kept it alive in the midst OF the
sway Of the fighting cut-Oscar Wilde,
for instance, set US fine example few
years ago; then Paderewski came; md
then, 10, the chrysanthemum heads
bobbed up everywhere.
'"And did you never think" he went
on, that long hair means individuality,
and shor! hair, dead level OF medioc.
riiy? Long haired men made names
for themselves in the era before the
civil war, and long haired men fought
ii. What stretch OF commences the
statosmanship OF twenty years past has
to ahow! They tell US We have no
poets now. OF course not. Wo have
had plenty Of little, short haired poets.
but could you imagine making Tenny.
son or Longfellow out OF man who
let's barber run a pair OF horse.clip.
pers UP the back OF his head2 These
young fellows are going to raise ideas
along with their hair, and there is lots
OF fun coming in tho intellectual world"
John W. Golf does not wear his hair
very long, though it Ia long enough to
curl away from hia scragQy neck. like
that OF q country schoolboy with tho
chopDinp howl atvle of coiiTure Int M