The Offer Of Mrs. Israel Hall Of A

site for the new hospital is, taking all thing3 into consideration, probably the best that has been made. lts location, surroundings and convenience to the medical buildings makes it an especially desirable site. I the North wishes to place itself on a par with the South in its abuse of colored people in direct violation of the flfteenth amendment it needs only to repeat a few times the farce of a trial against a certain Detroit restaurant keeper for refusing colored people the same privileges which are granted whites. It is a disgrace to Michigan that such a thing should be allowed to happen in the state. The Detroit Journal rather upset the claims which the democratie press have been making about President Harrison's attitude towards Michigan. It shows very clearly that Michigan has fared quite as well under the present administration as did the democrats under Cleveland, and the patronage has not been administered by one political boss to his favorites, but has been given to men of capability and because of their capability. WiLLOur democratie friends be proud of John L. Sullivan when he joins the ranks of their representatives in congress, ts it now seems possible that he may? There can be no doubt that he could secura an election from any one of a number of democratie districts should hemaketheattempt togainsuch an honor. We think it would please more people if the famous slugger were breaking stone on the public roads of Mississippi. At Marión, Ind., the officers caught a troop of Whitecaps. Upon removing their masks, lo, a number of prominent citizens were recognized. They are charged with brutally whipping a Mrs. Street and her daughter some months ago. Such summary acts, even though upon guilty parties and by reputable(!) citizens, should not be allowed to go unrebuked, wbile the offenders should be made to suffer the full penalty of the law againstacts this kind. Such lawlessness lays the perpetrators Hable to a term in state's prison. A short stay there would have a beneficial result. Chicago has worked out quite a novel schemefor booming its claimsfortheexposition in 1892. It is having all papers which will do so, publish a map of the United States across which is drawn a heavy line cutting of a narrow strip along the Atlantic coast. It is then claimed that all points west of this line are nearer Chicago than New York. According to this nine-tenths of our territory and two-thirds of the popuiation are nearer Chicago. This is a strong argument with the people, but the people are not likely to have a word to say in the matter. To offset this, New York will be obliged to get out a map which will, in some way. show.that it is nearer than Chicago to all the res of the world. Justhowit is to do this may be a puzzle but it is not to be supposed that New York will not be equal to any emergency. For three years the officers in charge of our county fair have, by extraordinary efforts succeeded in making sufficient preparations for a first class fair and each time have had the whole thing spoiled by rain. Not in the least disoouraged, they have again gone at the work and have made still greater preparations for the fair next week. The outlook for fine displays and a big attendance is very nattering. With fair weather complete success is assured. You may therefore feel sure that it will pay iou well to attend. It is the duty of eyery citizen of Washtenaw county to assist such enterpises by attending, at least, even if he does not compete for som of the prizes. Such gatherings have_.many -beneficial results. As an opportunity for social intercourse, it is diffipjijt to excel. It is also worth while to -see what your neighbors are doing and to meet them in friendly competition. So let everybody turn out, and show what the people of tlns county can do. We are sure you will all enjoy yourselves. The Register has made an effort this week to ascertain the feeling among our citizens in regard to the advisability of the city building a system of sewers or adopting some other method of disposing of the sewage. The interviews given on our first page show very plainly the drift of public opinión in regard to this important matter. We had scarcely expectai to find such a unaminity of opinión in favor of the city adopting some method looking towards the disposal of waste matter. This is encouragiig and leads one to believe that with reasonable efforts something may be done in the near future, for Ann Arbor needs a sewerage system, and needs it badly. It is true that our city is built upon a thick bed of gravel, but this really makes it worse than though a solid bed of clay underlaid the city. With the latter every drencbing rain would have an effect similar to that of a thorough flushing of sewers and would leave the city comparatively clean and pure. As it is ninety-five per cent of the rainfall, as well as all slops, and waste water of all kinds, sinks directly into the ground. This, of course, leaves the larger part of the solid matter near the surface while the water filters away bebelow. As a result the entire surface of the city has become thoroughly permeated with festering filth,which, with its poisonousand disease breeding vapore threatens the health and even the lives of every person living in Ann Arbor. When it is considered that such a condition of things exists, it is not to be wondered that the almost unanimous opinión is in favor of sewerage of some kind. It is in our opinión, a matter that should not be delayed, it will take a year at least to thoroughly investígate the subject and decide upon the system to be adopted. Henee the necessity of beginning at once. It is true that a sewerage system of any kind would be expensive, but this is nothing when compared with the real advantages to be obtained. As improvements of this kind are such as will last an indefinite length of time, it is nothing more than right that the city should issue longtime bonds to meet this expense so that those who in future years derive an equal benifit from them shall bear their share of the expense. We have now set the ball a rolling and intend to keep it moving. Let us hear from others on the subject until therehas been sufficient agitation to induce some one to make a move towards the carrying out of the project.