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"How the News Was Received in
Washington.
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"specal Dispatch 70 The y. T. Tribune.
Washington, Tuesday. July . 1888
The news of the surrender Of Vicksourg.
which JEFF. Davis. In his intercepted dis
matches TO Gen. Lee. terms the vital
Dofnt." and in order 70 relieve which
troops were sent from Charleston and
Tennessee while Gen. Lee considered them
indispensable 70 the success Of his plan,
was received with the greatest rejoicing in
the departments, ar the hotels and upon
tho street The news spread Ike wildhrs
through the city. Flags were thrown from
public and private buildings and cheers
given 10 an extent and with an enthusiasm
such as have rarely been paralleled here.
The fact that the capture was made on
the Fourth OF July gave an added zest "a
the general satisfaction.
THE Hon Elisha Washhurne. OF Illinois,
row here is warmly congratulated by CAB
met officers. Senators and members in town
on the capture OF Ncksburg by General
Grant. who is his townsmsn and was APP
nointed a general upon his recommendations
The President was strongly urged 70 re-
move General Grant after the battle or
Shiloh. but Mr. Washburne's determined OPP
uositiou prevented the success u these ef-
forts Mr. Washburne's speech in General
Grants defence in the House last winter
did much 10 change the current Of public
opinion, which at that time ran strong
against his favorite general II. F. g.
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Structure Will Be in Harmony with pEnfants Dream of
Majestic Sweep of Public Buildings at Washington
from the Capitolne Hill to the Potomac

, house for the American people the spirit
OF Lincoln and it's spiritual use will be
all sufficient
The problem that the architect will
attack is a most fascinating one. even
az the employment is considered by
many 10 be the most honorable that
could come 70 any member Of the pro-
fession with perhaps the sole exception
OF the construction OF the Capitol itself.
The contlguity Of the Washington Obe-
lisk. rising 80 feet into the sky. pre-
cludes all thought OF a structure wing
with that in loftiness Therefore. hori-
zontal lines are clearly Indicated the
colonnaded grandeur OF temple rather
than the heaven piercing spires or the
Goth or the towers Of the Romanesque.
Moreover. the memorial Itself is only
mart Of a still greater architectural
scheme. a procession, so 10 speak OF
great public ednces beginning at the
Capitol and sweeping along the Mall ID
the river. with great bridge thrown
across the Potomac. uniting the series
OF national monuments 70 the oeautifui
heights OF the Arlington Federal Gene
terry.
It's exact site relative 10 the Capitol.
the dominating building Of the land-
scape. must be determined. Its due pro-
nortions in conformity with the natural
features NJ Washington and the other
buildings in the park must he decided
on. The treatment Of its immediate nat
ural urroundings-the frame of sle pict-
ure-is almost as important as the ar
ch,tecture itself. and last arises the
highly interesting question what parts
the sister arts Of sculpture and painting
shall contribute TO the establishment Of
the exterior and interior.
| These are some o. the aspects and
| conditions OF the problem In construct
ing this 100000 edifce. in which 1t IS
hoped that American ideas Of the beau
tiful will find their highest expression.
All these questions will be carefully
studied by Mr.. Bacon in conjunction
with the Lincoln Memorial Commission
IN whose hands is the execution OF the
nrotsct His unanimous recommendation
10 them by the members OF the Fine
| Arts Commission attests the commences
Of his fellow artists; and certainly the
extraordinary opportunity is one that
should evoke the architects best pow
ers. IL i u
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pie OF all ranks congregate 70 SIP DetT'
smoke. talk or listen 10 the music.
The little kingdom Of Belgium ranks next
70 Bavaria as a beer consuming country.
Brussels and Antwerp have some Of the
finest beer gardens in the world which fur
nish music to their patrons equal 10 the
best. and the general habits OF the people
arc. temperate. Drunkenness IS seldom
fol nd among any Of the people.
Spain is becoming a beer drinking coun-
try The beer formerly consumed there was
imported from England. Germany and Aus
tria. but the beer hrewed at the Santa Bar
bara brewery, In Madrid is now taking the
lead Of all foreign beers.
Sweden and Norway come in for their
share, while following closely IS Denmark.
In Russia a commission was some time
ago appointed TO investigate the question
Of drunkenness in the empire. The use Of
strong. ardent spirits had been almost uni
versal Drunkards were not 10 be reckoned
by individuals or even by families Whole
districts were plunged in habits OF brutal
intoxication. and this national pest de-
moralized the armies and filed poorhouses
and hospitals. the lunatic asylums and the
prisons.
As a result OF tire labors OF this com
mission the Car conferred valuable privi-
leges on those who would establish brow
cries in his dominions the object being 10
secure for the people good beer at a low
price All taxes on beer and articles used
in its manufacture were abolished, while
the use Of ardent spirits Is still further
checked by the imposition Of heavy duties
on all brought into the country. with severe
taxes on its manufacture or sale. When
ever the crop Of barley turns out to he
light the government prohibits any being
exported
In England about the year 1893 the use
Of Intoxicating liquors had increased 10
such a point that the government applied
itself 10 the discovery Of some means OF
diminishing the consumption. The Duke OF
Wellington. who saw clearly the amount OF
misery and degradation caused among his
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grounds at Lincoln. Neb. Here the Gle
waited statue Of Abraham Lincoln. with
it's high architectural setting and its sur
rounding beauties of landscape parking
forms a vista at the end Of city street
On a tablet behind the statue are 10 be
engraved the words Of the Gettysburg
speech
As a contrast with the primitive
American fashion of setting a statue on
a pedestal and locating il in any handy
vacant spot. the ensemble is most strik-
ing To use a hasty illustration, the
sculpture without the accessory archi-
tectural and landscape effects would be
like a picture without a frame or the
voice Of a singer minus an accompani-
ment.
More than seventy monuments on
which Mr.. Bacon has elaborated or
which he has entirely originated, like
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Baggage Smashers
Continued from third page.

fan back on the stone floor Finally the
load got so high that t1e man on the
floor had TO call a helper and get some
thing 10 stand on 10 keep on passing en- up.
so he selected the finest dress trunk
there was in the room. and the two hends
stood on IL. Il was a beautiful trunk and
sacrilege is no name for their act. When
they got through there were no holes in
the dress trunk. but its surface was all
SCARED up where the hobnails In their
shoes had torn it,
one OF the most cunning lodges that has
ever been invented TO circumvent the hard
working smasher is tae wardrobe trunk.
This trunk s the now familiar type with
round swell at the top, which will allow
the trunk % stanc only on its opposite
end.
The railroad companies now have under
consideration a plan 70 regulate the size
OF trunks which they will carry free. No
matter how light 10 is. IL tee trunk is larger
than the size they are 10 select for the
maximum the owner will have 20 pay ex-
cess The roads say that II something isn't
done 10 keep down the size Of trunks. be-
fore Ions people will have their house
closets made so that they can be detached
and used a. trunks
That is. OF course strictly a corporation
view of the case. The ticket consumer re-
cards il all as a direct attack on the style
al trunk that promised most In the way Of
resistance 10 the baggage smashe-. They
saw that even now the minute wardrobe
trunk lands N a station tney drag II on
and rush n to the scales, no matter hoW
urbt II is. in hopes Of being able TO tack
an extra tax for overweight
Travellers who get red In the face when
you begin 10 talk about baggage handlero
further aver that they have seen the weigh
70 80, their feet on the scales while they
,yora doing this weighing. When pressed
for details however they refuse TO divulee
tho spccinc times and places, as the
Judge said VIZ necessary when he tried
the trunk damage case
panrosd me- nave always denied That
,bo,r ennlo, es are encouraged IN their at
,acrs IN unnrmed trunks They point out
,na- claims are liable 10 be made and suits
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the Greek temple mausoleums Of the late
Vice President Hobart. al Paterson, and
Senator Marcus Hanna, at Cleveland.
testify TO his fondness for this branch
Of his art. He has built many public
edifces OF other sorts also. notably the
Union Square Savings Bank. in this
city; the Public Library and the Memo
rial Day Nursery. at Paterson; the Pope
skyscraper building, at Cleveland; the
Italian villa-fashioned railway station
al Naugatuck, Conn. and the Colonial
designed General Hospital at Waterbury,
Conn. The designing Of a considerable
number Of private homes in the inter-
walls of public work. completes the rec
ord Of his professional activity.
Can you inform the public Of the pre-
else nature Of the Lincoln Memorial!
was asked Of Mr.. Bacon the other day
"wiu IL be purely symbolic Of nation 5
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FNRY BACON, Of this city. who
Ii has been chosen TO design the
i great Lincoln Memorial in Wash
,rgton. will combine the arts of archi-
,nc,yre sculpture. landscape gardening
and painting in his grandiose scheme.
Tho Fine Arts Commission recommended
hin, ~ President Taft and the Lincoln
o,rnmissioners probably on account IF
A,s demonstrated ability TO do this with
distinction He is monument archi
tect.
n beautifying a city or in erecting
memorials on private grounds the mar
-;ore of the arts is indispensable. Par
,icularly IS this true Of the Lincoln site.
which lies between the Washington ODE
rsk and the Potomac River. Mr.. Bacon
will photograph the site from the sur
-ounding hills OF the nations capital
and will study it from every angle.
He hopes 10 design a large memorial
hall Of horizontal treatment. with colon
nades. adorned with sculpture and pos
sibv with paintings, the whole placed
IN harmony with the greater plan Of a
majestic sweep Of public buildings from
the capitoline hill 20 the Potomac, the
Man which was the dream q Major
r'Enfant. the designer Of Washington.
and which was revived by the Washing
tcr Park Commission few years ago.
Nj Bacon is a man in early middle
life. the type Of architect who has
made his own way by hard work. plain
living and high thinking. For several
wears he was in the office Of McKim.
Mead & White. His closest associates
IN art have been leading American
scu,ptors. notably Saint-Gaudens,
French. Rhind. Elwell. Bitter and Me
hsus. with whom he has elaborated on
many public and private monuments.
He was born in Watseka. H., forty
five years ago. the scion Of New Eng
land family that settled in the Middle
West. Mr.. Bacon recalls that the sci
srca of construction runs in the family
and that his father a civil engineer,
helped build the Cane Fear river and
harhor improvements for the feueral
government The younger Bacon en-
tered the University Of Illinois in lss4'
hut stayed there only year when ne
attained a draftsman's job in the archi-
,scryraI office Of Chamberlin & Whid-
den. in Boston. Three years later he
came -o New York 70 work for Mcklm'
Mead & White.
His employment with the great New
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The investment now began in earnest
Additional troops were supplied IN huilpe'
sufficient 70 fully cut or the CITY anu "
furnish an army If 10000 10 meet any At
tack General Johnston might make 10 re-
ueve II. Before all Of these troops were
In hand. however. fearful that johnston
would assail the rear with an army III
tie inferior 10 his own. General Grant de-
cided upon a second assault on May p II
was galantlv made but was Intellectual
and deemed too costly in human blood 70
warrant the continuance OF that method OF
attack. II cost 5000 men. The inventive
genius Of the army now received full play.
Every man had an opportunity 70 suggest
WAYS OF getting closer to the lines Of the
enemy. Saps and mines were dug. The
enemy countermned. Barrels Were found
useful as saprOlers. General Grant MIN
self tells of a commissary chief who had
been trained at West Point. and therefore
should have been available I'm the emergency
70 assist in engineering work. lie was
very stout and begged off. remarking that
there was nothing he was good for unless
fl was a saproler. Mines We're sprung.
but without marked success.
Toward the end Of June conditions within
the city became desperate. The defenders
were becoming mutinous in their attitude
toward certain projects. In order 10 ne
safe from shells the inhabitants took TO
living in caves excavated in the firm earth
hanks upon which the city stood. Flour
went up 70 SL0J "a barrel confederate
money. while the meat of the cattle killed
bv the Union shells was obtaiuahle only at
an expenditure OF from 8 20 Sc pound.
ratio that the so-called Beef Trust has never
sought to impose The pickets OF both lines
were so close together that each extended
little courtes,es to- the other Even hand
.,renades thrown from one line 10 the other
we're caught before they exploded and were
good-naturedly returned 10 the throWers
for future use.
on July 9. after a council Of war. Cen
oral Pemherton decided 20 surrender. He
s,or no prosuect u relief General Grant
said that the only terms he would con-
sider we're those Of unconditional surren-
Ser" In the afternoon General Pemhertor
came ont for an interview, and the two
mon met under q tree which. because or
the incident. became so famous that II was
artervard carried away entirely. BIT by bit.
fin the shape II souvenirs
Late that night the fnal negotiations were
concluded. and the reXt day, the Fourth Oh
Tulv. tho surrender took place. the Con-
fsderate troops. in Difference 20 Pemoer-
TONS feelings. being permitted 20 maich out
~ their works and stack their arms IN
,ror. of the lines The Union army paid
their CONQUERED foes the tribute or silence
IN recognition # the sallantry OF the de
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FOR damage brought and that this always
costs tho road considerable money More.
PERHAPS. than II would take 10 pay for al
there was in the shattered piece Of bag
gage.
As an example Of what has ueen done 10
handle trunks with careful speed the rail-
road mer point 10 the Pennsylvania station.
To date that is the last word I'm the railroad
terminal line. The New York central prom
Uses 10 eclipse il in the new Grand Central
terminal. but an that is yet 20 be seen.
About ten thousand trunks are handled
on trsy DAYS I'm the baggage room at the
PENNSYLVANIA station. The work is done by
about two hundred employees. assisted by
clever trucks and appliances that act as
though they had brains in their motors
The baggage room Is back under the grand
staircase which leads NJ 10 the Seventh ave
nue. "ntrance You can walk IN by the
counter any time ana see how the baggage
men act with their charges the railroad IN
,ites inspection, firm in the belief that yol
won't find any trunks being maltreated
AS 10 noise. there s plenty OF II. Some
ore has yet 10 invent the noiseless trunk
or a silencer that viii work on as large a
thing a. a baggage room. The trunks are
wEIsked 20 ana from trains on low trucks
that run with electricity and can be ma
nipulated with such nicely that good mo-
torman can almost carry them through
passages narrower than the width Of the
axles
The bottom Of the trucks drop down from
q cut-in where the wheels and motors are
10 within a few inches OF the floor Thus
a man doesn't have 20 lift trunks up sew
eral feet 10 get them on the truck nor
throw them of again when the truck ar
rives at the baggage car il is 10 uelp load.
Elevators as silent as cats feet take the
intelligent trucks down 10 the train levels
and stop automatically. flush with the
train platform. In running off there ism {
enough jar 70 the truck 10 break an egg
that might happen TO be in any OF the
trunks
All baggagemen have a way Of rolling
trunks-they spin EN- across the hoor on
their corners But this is guaranteed not
10 hurt the weakest Of them and 10 be
far easier than dragging the trunks. Drag
ging would cause the handles 10 pull out
or the ropes 10 come loose. Harry haW-
thorne. VINO is IN charge Of the Pennsyl-
vauia baggage men. says that You won I
nnd smashed trunk In all the ten thou
sand. and az for smashers. he woildn let
"A man with bad reputation of that sort
even look at the outside Of the station.
Wen. some day they may turn out d
trunk that viii be immune to the dangers
Of making the smaller towns-but u PROB
ably will resemble a steel safe. ana De very
uHhandy go have around the house.
r. 5. TlSDALE.
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Continued from fourth page.

basr, IN become saucy on such diet. After
The Deluge. according TO DR.. Knaust they
received the gift OF vine. and where no
vines grew God taught them 70 make
3rirk Of wheat and barley that was hoth
1ealthfll and agreeable and as well htted
10 strengthen and support the human sys-
.enl as wine Itself
In the household Of the reigning princes
during the seventeenth century there was d
strong tendency 20 supplant the native
brew by imported products, and at such
festivities as marriages, christenings, tar
get shooting and hunting immense guam
titles Of drink were swallowed. The cellar
ordinance Of Duke Ernst the Plus. IN lo4o'
allowed for ladies Of noble rank -FOUR
mass Quarts Of beer a day. and three
mass for a "nightcap.' How much ought
In such circumstances 70 be the allow
ance Of a man OF similar rank and OF his
hsngers-0n is left TO the imagination OF the
resder
The modern history Of beer is unusually
Interesting. IN Germany the state uses
every possible means 70 provide good Whoie-
some beer for the people. II is the haoitoai
beverage OF most OF the popuIa uOA' 80
era years ago an advance by the govern
ment of half a cent a quart on the price o.
beer caused a serious not. Cheap whole
some beer is considered a necessity Of lie
In Germany. and the attempt 70 Increase
rs cost was regarded as an interference
with The primary rights Of the community.
IN Hungary. TOO. for many years
4 . a raF-s.
ducron n pure beer. which IS sold al very
moderate price. Holland has brewed good
beer f-r centuries. and. though the country
has been better known as the producer OF
sin, the national beverage IS certainly reer
i is claimed that Gin drinking in Holland
Is no longer respectable. The beer gardens
o. Amsterdam and Rotterdam are widely
known. Good bands are provided and REQ
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tribute 10 a hero like Grants TOMB IN
New York City. or will it be building
devoted to some great public use in mar
mony with the Lincoln spirit?'
THE appointment came to me, as II
were. out Of clear sky" replied the ar
chitect. and have not as yet obtained
the ideas Of the Lincoln Memorial Com
mission on the subject. Therefore, what
l shall say now is purely tentative.
But Ito my present conception it VIII
have no secular uses whatever. Yes, IN
that one respect it will be Ike Grant ;
Tomb. for it's primary significance VIII
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be as a memorial 10 the memory and
achievements OF Abraham Lincoln. You
will remember that the Parthenon, the
greatest architectural monument OF
Greek genius. was built by the Athenians
70 house the statue of their goddess
Athena. and so ii seems to me that the
Lincoln memorial hall or structure VIII
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Esmeralda-Fs YOU learned how TO
swim this summer?
observation-disclosures. yes. Eve OF six
tmes.-Chicago Tribune.
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The Victory of Bulldog" Grant at Vlcksburg

fence which they had made. Owing 20 the
fact that it was necessary 70 send the dis
patch announcing the surrender 20 cairo
by water. owing 70 the lack % land COM
nunication. il was three days before the
news reached washington and the East. IL
was announced in The Tribune OF July ;,
1863:
In the same issue was dispatch from
Washington. dated July :, o'clock p. m,
which read
u. :. Mississippi Squadron.
Flagship Black Hawk July I. 1853.
Hon Gideon Welles Secretary OF the Navy.
'.Slr. I have the honor 10 inform you that
Vicksburg has SURRENDERED 20 the United
states forces on this 18th Of July.
VERY respectfully, your ODedient servant,
-. .. PORTER, Acting Rear Admiral
The brief telegram 70 the Secretary OF
the Navy from Admiral Porter OF the sur
render OF Vicksburg. on the ith Of July.
was received a few minutes before
o'clock
The news spread with astonishing rapld-
fly throughout Washington, exciting the
most marked and expressive enthusiasm.
The intelligence was az once communi-
Gated to the President by Secretary
Welles in person.
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Alexander Brevities,

Special to Times Republican
Alexander, June III. O. Florance.
who has the contract to make the
county ditch, has given up the work for
the present and gone home to Thomp-
son to await until sufficient rain falls
to work the dredge machine. This
ditch is to be in Wisner township. so
when the ditch will be finished depends
on the rainfall. Mr.. F'lorance has built
4 new machine to make the ditch. at a
cost of about $1,000, which has to rest
for an indefinite time and Will no doubt
be a serious loss to him, as the indica-
lions for rain at present does not seem
likely soon, and is the first season to
be too dry for this work in ten years
in this locality.
Crops OF all kinds are looking fine In
this vicinity and large acreage OF
sugar beets has been planted here this
year. as those who raised them here
last year had fine crops which brought
good returns,
The NJ +. church is being newly pa
pered and painted inside and outside
which Is adding much to the appear
ance of the church.