Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-06-22

IA. wo,ny1. the strangely marked fea'
tiras suggesting President Mckinney,
h,,t ~ feminine cast The guard
,,atcbed 10 for twenty-five minutes, az
tba md of which time II had SLOWLY
Totsr came the shadow az an old
,,o,nan al a spinning wheel, and TO TINS
dow those who are striving 70 invest
,hS shades with dread meaning are
unable to interpret this phenomenon
Rui there was to their minds no DOUBT
about the Interpretation OF the next
shadow. which appeared as the head Oh
f,bp sherman. Even after Shermans
Jootb tho shadow remained until people
hogan tn think Il would be permanent
nm one day II vanished as suddenly as
n had come and now Is but memory
nst before the last campaign came
,rocery showing the profile Of the Pres
l6ont hlipself. Then the superstitlous
resumed their theorlzlnB with energy
AM Mckinley was reelected, and the
nrostige Of the shadows as Omens OF
eyll portent for those they represented
rocelyed a sad blow Not al evident
ly indicated a fatality. But the next
shadow was unmlsakable the face on
ne pillar being that Of the widely re-
yered sovereign Of England Victoria
And Queen Victoria died.
Many shadows have come ana gone
since then, but the latest arrival has
caused vast deal Of speculation. On
the central pillar OF the east side OF the
portico Is to be traced the outline OF
Marcus A. Hanna, rotund ana Jolly
looking. But the senator takes no
ostockn In the appearance as presaging
eyiI 10 himself. When the subject Is
broached. he laughs and says he Is too
much Of materlalist 10 dread the
Hastings on the white column the
snnerstitlous nevertheless are az busy
as ever theorizing.
The white pillars Of the Presidents
home are not the only AFFAIRS OF stone
10 which the attention OF the citizens
is directed lust now. The contemplated
equestrian statue Of General Mcclellan
has lately become more than ever
timely topic. The commission having
In charge the erection Of this statue
which Is 20 be another addition 70 the
many beautiful works OF the sculptor
art which this city now boasts, met
some time ago and prepared a pro-
gram OF competition for artists VINO are
citizens OF the United states.
The efllgles Of what viii PROBABLY
nrove a valuable addition to our statu-
ary are 10 be modelled on scale OF two
inches 10 the foot for pedestal ana
statue The cost OF both statue and
pedestal is limited to 5000, including all
expenses incidental to setting the mon
ument IN position Sculptors, artists
and architects connected in a business
way with any bronze foundries or'mon-
ument making firms are excluded from
the competition.
When the models prepared have all
been submitted, the Mcclellan commits
sion will select the four which they
deem best and to the lucky modelers
will be paid the sum Of $500 each. Then
the final selection Will be made from
these four models. The gentlemen hav-
ing the matter in charge are the se1.e-
tary Of war, Senator Wetmore, chair
man of the joint library committee,
and General r. d. Ruggles, who repre-
sents the Society Of the Army Of tho
Potomac.
Apart from the decisions Of the SUI
preme Court in the insular cases, de-
clslon which has aroused good deal
OF talk was rendered on the last day Of
the session. II is especially interesting
TO merchants and attorneys all through
the country as II affects the preference
clause Of the bankruptcy act, which
makes a preferred creditor of the mer-
chant who has received any cash pay
ment on his account within four months
prior 10 the fling Of his petition by the
debtor The Supreme Court. sustaining
the decision Of the court below. holds
that In all such cases the creditor must
return to the court all money paid to
him within four months prior to the
filing of the bankruptcy petition before
he can file his claim and participate In
the division Of assets with the other
creditors.
The decision was unexpected by many
business men and lawyers. who had
hoped to see the lower courts oyerruled.
Now II is said that Il will probably re-
suit in an agitation for the enactment
of a bill amending the bankruptcy act
by limiting yoidable preferences TO
those given where there was reasonable
cause to believe that Il was intended to
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