The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-05-22
WASHINGTON HONORED.
A Monument to His Memory Un-
yelled at Philadelphia.
Gov. Black Signs New York's Civil Service
BIII-Great Irrigation Reservoir Site
Selected-Young Logan's Ire
Aroused.

PHILADELPHIA, May 1.-THE mem
ory of George Washington was hon.
ored here Saturday at Fairmount park
in monumental bronze and the cord
which released the flags which veiled
the figure of the first ruler of the re-
public was drawn by it's latest execu-
The unveiling ceremony was i'm
pressively simple. Bishop Whitaker
opened with prayer and Maj. Wayne
followed with an appropriate address.
Then came the unveiling by President
Mckinley, marked by the national sa-
lutte of 81 guns by the artillery and by
the foreign and American war vessels
in the Delaware. This concluded,
President Mckinley delivered a patri-
otic and highly eulogistic address,
closing as follows:
The nation and the name OF Washington are
inseparable. One is linked indissolubly with
the other. Both are glorious, both triumph
ant. Washington lives and will live because
OF what he did for the exaltation OF man, the
enthronement of conscience and the establish
ment of n government which recognizes all the
governed And so, too. will the nation live
victorious over all obstacles, adhering TO the
immortal principles which Washington taught
and Lincoln sustained.
Gov. Black and the Civil Service.
ALBANY, N. V, May 1s.--Gov. Black
has signed the civil service bill, pre-
pared under his direction late in the
Legislative session. 1t is claimed by
members of the Civil Service Reform
association that the bill practically
abrogates the civil service laws. In
memorandum attached to the bill Gov.
Black says that he was reluctant to
disagree with the conclusions of the
many wise and fair-minded men who
opposed the measure. He adds:
The people of this country recently witnessed
the wholesale removal of trusted off1cials in
government employ and the filling OF their
places with favored friends of different political
faiths This maneuver was followed by putting
Che places thus filled under the protection OF
civil service rules. The outrage was nick
named "civil service reform" and has been
praised and justified by every hysterical assail-
ant on this bill 1t was not reform, but rank
party politics. under pretense meant to de-
ceive.
Government Reservoir Site Selected.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., May 1s.-Lieut.
Crittenden, the government engineer
voirs in Colorado and Wyoming. has
selected the great natural basin lying
near Laramie, Wyo., as the Wyoming
site. This great basin lies in the heart
of the Rocky mountains, and is ten
FnlleS long Dy Two ulleS Wiuc. A1S
maximum depth is $50 feet, and
the government engineers estimate
that it will hold 20, 900, ,OOO, 900 cubic feet
of water. The Big and Little Laramie
rivers will be tapped and it will take
between five and six years to fill the
basin. Enough water can be stored to
keep the entire eastern part of Wyo-
ming and western Nebraska supplied
with water during dry seasons. The
water will be collected in winter and
used to flood the Laramie and Platte
rivers in summer.
Young Logan's Ire Aroused.
YOUNGSTOWN, o., May 1T.-John A.
Logan said, in regard to the charges
made against Gen. McCook and j. ].
McCoolx, that they had accused him of
wearing uniform and badges wrong
fully: II wrote the letter branding
both as liars after due deliberation,
and am responsible for every word it
contained. Personally l know they
are the authors of the infamous stories
against me. l intend towait a reason
able time for an answer to my letter,
and if it does not come l will then take
action"