The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-08-26
Mountain Lake Park,

Among the people here is Hon
George X. Sage, judge of the United
States Court at Cincinnati, @. Judge
Sage said to your correspondent a
day or two ago that he had spent his
whole vacation thus far in the Glades,
and would remain until the middle of
September. When asked how he lik-
ed Mountain Lake Park and the eli
mate he said: Il consider both all
that can be reasonably desired for
rest and recreation. have been con
sidering the question of buying lot
and erecting cottage, in which to
spend my summer vacations in the flu
ture. 1t is my purpose to return next
summer, and | think | viii bring with
me large colony of Cincinnati
people"
Similar sentiments are expressed by
scores Of prominent people now here
from all sections of the Union In
speaking of the environments of the
Park few days ago an enthusiastic
lecturer asked of the audience this
question: do you realize that you
are assembled on one of the most
beautiful spots on the face of the
earth?"
On Friday afternoon a Cuban rally
was held in the Hall of Philosophy
here under the auspices Of the Won
ans National Cuban Relief League.
Mrs. M. A. 1ost, of the league, read
paper on the causes which led the
Cubans to make the struggle for their
| freedom and independence.
Thomas j. Peddicord delivered an
address upon the legal and interna-
tional features of the Cuban question,
| taking the ground that it was not on
ly the right, but the duty of the Unit
ed States to interfere in Cuban mat
| ters.
The feature of the meeting was a
talk by John Farrell, who is printer
by trade and has been at work for
two or three weeks on a local news
paper in Oakland. Mr. Farrell said
he had never attempted speech and
that he knew nothing of grammar or
| rhetoric, but he had served seven
months in the Cuban army and would
tell, in his own way, what he saw
| during those seven months on the is
land. He said Spain will never con
quer Cuba, and then he gave the rea-
sons upon which he founded his belief.
The simple but impressive way in
which he told his story made a deep
impression upon those who heard him
Ionday nightJahUDeWitt Miller, of
Philadelphia delivered his lecture on
"The Wandering Gentle" to a large
and cultivated audience. He said in
opening by some inexplicable blum
der, my lecture has been put in the
programme as"The Wandering jew"
He then paid beautiful tribute to
the Jew, referring especially to his
loyalty to his home In the wander
ing Gentle, he discussed the immi-
grant, the unemployed workin gman
and the hobo, all of which he treated
in a mastery way. The lecture dealt
with some OF the burning questions
Of the hour and was intensely inter
estinS.
When DR.. W. L. Davidson, Of Ohio,
came TO the platform Friday night
and looked into the vast sea of faces
in front Of him, he seemed amazed at
the magnitude of the assemblage.
Before proceeding with The business
in hand he said: Il have not heard of
any excursion to-day, and yet there is
no abatement of the crowd, and still
the people come. The auditorium
tonight will not hold the people who
are here. Verify we will have to pull
down our houses and build greater"
The past week has been the great
est in the history Of the Chatauqua
There were two lectures by Rev. 7. |
Dewitt Talmage, the highest priced |
lecturer on the American platform:
two by George w. Balm, the most ele-
qucnt oratorin the State of Kentucky;
two by Prof. Favour, of Chicago, on
'The Possibilities of Electricity" and
one by Jehu Dewitt Miller, one of !
the brainest men in the United States |
The graduating exercises of the class |
of 1887 also took place. Add to these
numerous Illustrated lectures, con
certs and musical entertainments,
with splendid readings, and the reader
will have some idea of what the Noun |
tain Chatauqua has been during the
past week.