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tb* rood remit* of the I?w are seen In their om pl Ines-.
Tall ll true In some of our larger cities.
(2) Our law is the test liquor law 1 know ol. Hi?
lt ba* If* defects t_* all new laws have. Ii" _JU_
amount of good lt bas done as s-*n In Increase., sehoo.
attendance. Increated home owner-shli-*- and increasea
r*mfort and happiness of a great flnin-Or of our people
proves lt to bo thu* far the very beat wit- ns,
? Th* permit svstem shouli be taken f-om th*
Hoard of Snrervlsofs. Much of Ibo T*?)rmt?r\A*i
Should he repeaM '? J!- Ml 1* HIMS.
De* Moines, low*.
Following are rho view* of rilllsm ll. Flowing:
(1) Ye*. I am _?p*r!a1!v led In thi* opinion by
?bier-ring lt* effort In d's etty, the capital nf the
StaTO and lt* rr.rvei populous ro*?n. It ts shown In
th* diminished nnmner of arrest* for dninkenn***,
and In Ibe almost total d!s*pr*at?nce of street drunk
enno**. once painfully f**q'ient.
fd IT ls th* TvetT Honor law th* Stare has had, ex?
cept lbs flrs-T problblTorv law.
(*l) The ehanre. needed In our law Ile In Tbs
gfrertton of re*-'r!etinr the a!-"*-* of porntte to sell, fo*
iriedlc'n*!. mechanical and oTbsr purposes, held hv
drugrltft *nd ode? I think. Too om- ?1-t"Ti*ai deal
roo lenienUv wt'b The offence o? d?*i'nk?nni?**
"Oe* Moines. low*. WTLf.TAV II. FLEMING.
PROmniTTOVTciS.
V. G. Parnham, on* of rho most earnest of Pre
hlbttl"***!*!* wriTes a* follows:
(1) Onlv In small towns, a* far a* T eau leam dem
on onlv two Urre c(r1e*. Sinnx P'tv *nd TV*s Moines.
where tho saloons ar* elo?*d. Tbs reason Tb* law
do** not repress Iniomperance In a 1ae,_*r merit"re h
thia: tVhH* there may ho .. prepnedersoe* of pnbile
lentlmen! on the side of the taw in the cities aM towns
whore the law ls openly defied, lbs! *-?*,.*t??-t ls r.ot
erystalllrert. bur r-catteree* ri'torr ntl pnllflrrjl p?rtlr*-i,
in short. I* nnn-psrt1*?n. rmi n*0O*0*Hly bow effective.
(2) Pear n STafe low ye?, a* far as doting rb" "sntnevr.s
|* ronesppeel rho'irb fbe ch-vl< on d** Truffle was
in a rreaT derme eoupTer*etert bv tbs emvTpi*nt nf a
rompremtiB measure known as the Saloon Pharmacy
law.
(3) Na Th* Pharmacy law should ho repealert and a
law sttbttleited a*'dorlrtn_ th?t novernor To appoint
a 6taf? a**ent In vllia-ret nnd eirle* To d!-p*rn* MOOT
for medlelnal and mechonleal purpose, only, nnrtsr
proper restrictions. adeqna?? hope!. and b**vv penal
|l*s. The L*rr!tlati)r* sho-id *l*o tpcreaso ih* penalUs*,
for th* vtolaTlon of The problb'torv law to Pol ie?s
than BT.OO One *od Imprlsopmen! In The p?n1tenr!..rv
nat 1e?t than ono vosr. Congress shoulil a'so pro?
hibit Th* grantlnr of Federal permit* Tn -ell tr Pr?
Mbltlon State**. Finally. The mr-e of mo Traffic being
nation wide wo nvt?T h?ve a nstlopa! remedv. in Tb*
ItghT of The pa*T whsro so many Staten hav* ermetert
prohlhltory or remperanes* laws, only tn rer>o*l dom
after a lortger or ?hor-f*r trtal. I pred'ci Th*' nnless
tho VaflornenBefs a prohibitory law wubin rb* n**et
decade. Iowa will go back lo license, uni**** In tho
*rne?nt!Tpe o?r law become* a parr of our "NtrMtilnMeo,
Akron. Iowa. V. O. FARNHAM.
Following ls the reply nf Tho i:*v. r>. R. Duncan,
chaplain of Ural. Unlveraity and professor of 6acred
Ll te ratn re:
(1) Yea. Eighty-five out of ptrotv-ntp* coontie*
bave not on* open saloon. The law ls gaining In tho
remaining count!***.
(2) IT ls a good law "nut bi* ir* weal-ne*.***.
(3) The pharmacy feature of tho law Ir lpmo, as !!
live* too many opportunities for Infraction. Th*
ponalTto* for rtlsotsedlerce to law need to Ive increased.
Also we should hav* officer* appolnred by d* Stato.
backed by Sta!* force if n-rd be to carry the law Into
effect In a few rebellious cities. IT will req"ir* Time
to cana* the people to know and respect the law os lt
deeerve*. D. R. DUNGAN.
University Place. Iowa.
K. W. Brady, of Davenport, Iowa, lays:
(1) Yes.
<2) No.
(3) We Shonld have both RTaTe aid Nation*! Pro
htblUon by Constitutional enaclmenr and a Prohlbtrlnn
party In power that will soe that The law ls rigidly
enforced. E. W. BRADY.
Davenport, low*.
S>
AREA NS A 8.
HIGH LICENSE AND LOCAL OPTION.
Kt! .BRR OP IXHABITAST* TO Tn** "QCARR MILK. 14
?LABOr'ST CITY, LITTLE ROOT, 1.1,138
?TOTAL PgfPOgJTIOSJ, S02.525
? AREA, 5^.850 SQUARE
MIL'S.
To sell In quantities of more than five gallons re
qulrei no ltoense in Arkansas. Rut every time on
election for Stat* officers ts held, the voters of roch
district or county derlejo bv majority vote whether
any places shall bo licensed dui dir Ihe tim* until
the nert election. Tho voting Inhabitants residing
within a radlui of three miles of any Institution of
learning may also by majorftv voto fort ld tho grant?
ing of licenses within that space. In other parts of
the 6tat? where tho majority vote for license, any
person of good charscTer may obtain a license upon
complying with Ibo law. But the fees are hl.h. Tho
person applying ro the County Court for such license
molt p?y a County tax of (WX), a Stale lix of K'OO,
and an additional sum lo be specified by Ihe court
from 150 to f20O. Ile also lives a bond in -_\0O0 to
pay al) damages that may be occasioned by reason
of liquor sold at bis house of huslneRS, and shall
further pay to any person all inch ?nms of money
a* may be lost at framing In bis said saloon or dram?
shop The law also provides the manner of such re?
covery. In locaiiries where licenses aro not per?
mitted, every physician ls required to file with the
County Clerk an affidavit to tbo effect that he will not
prescribe liquor except in necessary eases. Tho
penalty for viclaring ibis requirement, or for plvlr.',
a prescription for any other purpose, or for selling
except for medicinal or sacramental purposes In such
locallUes ls a I ne from SC. ta, .100.
RE1TBLICANS.
Powell Clayton's opinion* are a* follows!
(1) Ye*.
(2i As good In my opinion as the present public
opinion In the State will warrant. Any laves more
?irln.ent and sweeping would, In my lodgment, not
Itseelve that str*a*ng popular beeUng necessary for their
enforcement. I do nut Think any lei-islatlon of this
character advisable, lalSOJ supported by a largo and
?tablo majority.
(31 No changes now ?ugf-est themselves lo my
mind. I*OWELL CLAYTON.
Eureka Springs, Ark.
DF-MOrRATS.
The response of Congress?as BrecWnrtdg* reads
n follows |
(1) Yes.
(?_) I don't know.
(3) The present law of local option works to our
entire satisfaction, and hence we aro sst Nfl ed.
C. R. BRKt'KJNRIDGE.
Hous* of Representatives, Washington, D. C.
Oongmsraan Poindexter Dunn writes this reply:
(1) Not completely, but doo* ?o To a great extent
and perceptibly beneficial extent In tho localities
within which the law is operant*.
(SI I aro Inclined to de opinion that lt I* the best
suited to the existing conditions in Ure state.
(8) It might possibly ie more effective io mab* each
prohibitory order extend over a period of two or
lour year* Instead of one year.
POINDEXTER, BBBB.
House of Representatives, Washington, D. C.
Prom Congressman Jones comes the following:
(1) I think io.
(2) I believe lt te J A MKS K. JONES.
Houie of Representatives. Washington, D. C.
PROHIBITIONISTS
Chairman Palmer, of th* Prohibition Executive Com?
mittee, expresses the** views:
(1) It doe* tn a great measure.
(2) lt I* with tbe amendment answered In No. 8.
(31 Our local option taws tnonid b* changed *o as
to pr*v*nt th* lue trade In prohibition town* Tbs!
..r. __ -?- "nl*i*?y sales Our native wine l?w*
will hav* to b* changed ?o a* to prevent The sal* only
hy th* producer In quantities not lets thin one pallon.
I am opposed to any licensed sysrem of tht r.?fat-.ous
Jar_".C- . . -_ J L PALMER.
Chairman of the Exacutlv* Committee and corre?
sponding lecretary State Prohibition Alliance of
Arkansas.
Prancl* Hall, a Prohibitionist, who snporta tbe R*
gflbltean Stat* and National rickets, write*:
fl) I think lt has a great effect In that d'.reotton.
(2) I rhlnk lt ls as rood a law ** w* can got, ex?
cept perhaps, a National law of Toral prohlbltloa It
is a f?lr ono, the majority to rule.
fte There l? non* tn my Judgment except * National
Total Prohibition law. FRANCIS HALL*
Lead Hill, Ark.
INDIANA.
MEDIUM LICENSE ANI) DRUNKAEDS DIS?
FRANCHISED.
KUM BK R Of INHARTTAN*- To ! Ht". SQ TU RF MILE, 54
?LARGEST CITY. INDIaNaRci! I?, 75,050?
TOTAL POPt'I.AT'cs'. 1,978,101 ?
AREA, 30.350 SQUARE
MILES.
Indiana might b* termed a " low license" State.
The license ti ?framed by tbe Board of Tom missioners
of tbe applicant's eounty. Not less than twenty Bag!
before bli application lc heard, he publishes ootlco
th*r_o! tn a weekly newspaper. Any citizen may
remonstrate against the Mooan being granted: if tbe
board Ond Ihat be la a proper person to !iren_o he
BU* a bond tn t*_,OtX) te. ob.erve tbe law, and for tho
payment of lodgment* recovered against him by per?
son Injured by his sale*. License fees go to the
?*MM?nt.r school fun-L To sell vir,o__ __d malt liquors
eeat* BM); to sell also strong liquor*, tho fe* ls |100.
ia aOd-tioB to thoa* amounts, Ileei_,ees In cities and in
eorporated towna ma, tie charg-d $100 more Tho
KO to 1100 with a MBMllna te tit* court to add Im
gHso.imo.it from .birt, __,-, l0 ,._ ?,?
___*?_ a ?? *w *6** ""lui na. v or
ja^rar.o, wino, or liquor, the Ono ls Iron, gie te
tte eonvlet ma, b* aent to _..,? Prl.0D fro_ oae
iSTwa.*."6 I"*" "* nUC<5 Lot n,ore ttan BSOO.
?Tlhr'ai. Vt drULk 'D "Ub"c tbe r?lV?< N Coed
?l-^_iTl_?i Z? ? *100, **' M W?? te
teoniaod aif ? n,or" ,h" ,hlrt-f ???? ?* ?i*
m^ermTm^ftT*?"* '^^ ** hola:^ "J "-Dc*
?___^__L_.^_ ^ **' 4tel*'-*"'-*?e period.
no genoa who nus to a drunken pei.0., to prison
ors, to minors or to habitual drunkards, or who nil*
represents hi. age To obTaln liquor when be ts a minor,
ls _ullfy of a mlsd*mranor for which h*. msy te fined
or Imprisoned, tbe lino not exceeding B10O. The
Impd'onment for selling To a drunken man or a
habliual d-unkard may be from thirty day* to a year,
ar.d de eonvlc: may 1,0 disfranchised and rendered In?
capable of holding any office of troll or profit for any
determinate period. Similar small fine* or teims ol
Imprisonment may also be imposed for keeping a dis?
orderly liquor shop: for soiling liquor on -sunday,
holiday* or election days, or *elllng liquors near camp
moctiugs.
REPUP.IalCANB.
r_t-Cou{rresiman Stanton J. Peel* repi:** to the ques?
tions aa follows:
(1) In a meat-ur**. y**. If the l?w was enforced
more rigidly, lt would greatly diminish Intemperance,
but conviction* for violation of the law ar* dtflRculr
hs rhe *?loon-keener and tbe drinking class sre too
apr ro comblno lo def**! prosecutions: beside* tho
, Democratic party In Indiana I* undar too great ob
1 ligstlon ro the saloon element, to give moral support
even io the officers ot Its own selection, and lt ls that
' element that usually gives tho party success In our
I larc* cities.
(2) If certainly ls not, though lt certainly I* better
than no law.
(.li Local option law, giving the county, lownjhtp
or ward the right to control or prohibit, by ballot,
; as lh-v may deem best (STANTON J. PEELE.
Indianapolis, Ind.
Ex-Attorney-Oenerai Baldwin gives the following
I answers to the questions:
I (1) No.
(*_) No.
(gj High Heena* In any event and local option where
! The community votes In lt* favor. In no event should
I any county or municipality grant a wbUhey license
short of ff5O0. or a wine and beer license 6hort of ff.00.
! These Two sum* to be th* minimum to be lnrre***d at
i tho pleasure of the county, town or city authorities.
A bond to be given to don at ll p. m.. Sundays,
I election day/ and holidays; Bevere erlmlnal penalHe*
tor selling *?r1rhniit llcnse or to minors and for keening,
1 disorderly houses: local option to be th* role In tho**
I counties or municipalities whore a majority of the
1 vote* are cant for lt at a public election. Of the
I pinery-two counties of Indiana say twenty-flvo are
\ ready for local option. In tbe remainder a large
' number of to**rn?, villages and townships?probably a
ma)orlTy?would adopt lt. High license would Im?
prove rho cbaracTer of Ihe saloons by weeding out the
aogrrertes. A* a Stare wo ar* not yet odrieated ??_ to
pvohlbirlon, A law of the character above dwertbed.
I combining local option and high license ls all ihat can
be accomplished In The present stare pf our publlo
! sentiment- The present law of Indiana ls a failure so
far it*, any restraint upon tho whiskey traffic ls con?
cerned. DANIEL P. BALDWIN.
Logans port, Ind.
PI-MOCItATS.
Ex-Congressman Thomas J. Wood .ends the fol?
lowing answers:
(1) No.
(2) No.
(.1) Flirt, proof bv two reputable freeholder* before
the Board having authority to grant license thar the
ttpplicant ls a flt person to have lt. Second, a high
license. THOMA8 J. WOOD
OrOWfl Point, Tod.
William R. Myers, ex-Secretary of State and Editor
of "The Anderson Democrat,1* answers aa follows:
JU It doo*.
2) We believe lt ls for the present
.') For the reason Thal wo believe lt To be cnwlse
lo enact a law so stringent In IL* provisions os to be?
come a dead lotter. Our present law ls rigidly en?
forced In almost every county In the State, even tbo
larger cities ai* and have boen for the last two years
demanding its enforcement. A law more stringent
than we now h?vo would meet with favor In bnt few
localities, and would mllllare against the gradually
crowing opposition to tbo ns* of Intoxicants.
WILLIAM R. MYER8,
Anderson, Ind. Editor " Anderson Democrat."
Judge W. E. Nlblack, of the Indiana Supremo Court,
writes:
(i) I feel Justified In saying that lt don very de?
cidedly.
(_> That I cannot answer with eonfldoneo It may
be said of lt generally that lt does not unreasonably
abridge the liberty of the cltl.en, and ls. at the same
time, both stringent and effective when well enforced.
CD I have long been of th* opinion that additional
measures might wisely bo adopted with a view of
making drunkenness sUll more disreputable. In that
connection I bave. advocated, and am still prepared to
advocate, tbe establishment of an Inebriate asylum,
or -rstem of Inebrlare asylums, lo which confirmed,
helpless or dangerous inebriates shall be sent by com?
pulsory process as w* send children ro a reform school
cr adult persons to an Insane asylum.
W. E. NI BLACK.
Supreme Court Chambers, Indianapolis, Ind,
PROH) BITIONTSTS.
William Edgarton wrtta*. as follows:
(1) Not effectnallv by anv mean*. Possibly tt ls a
little betlor than none at all, yet If th* rep**l of all
starnfes would revive common law making this Iraffle
?abject to abatement aa oder nuisances. I would for
temperance's sake prefer lt was entirely repealed, ex?
cept Sunday prohibition.
(Bl No.
(3) Tbe statute should forbtd, Instead of permuting,
tbe sale of liquors for beverage us**. Yonr scheme
looks like a good one to secure a fair Index of public
opinion. WILLIAM EDGARTON.
Dunrelth, Ind.
Th! Rev. Issac M. Hughes answers,
(1) It probably represses lt somewhat, though not
larrely. If liquor were tree Its sale would be less
res p*et able.
ftl I Ui'nk all lleense laws are wrong In principle.
It ls. therefor*, not th* best law fer That purpose.
(3) Ixical option ls the besr law. IT amounis to pro
FTCtsive prohibition, fl secure* enforeemenf whero
)ia>-sed. lt educate* adjoining counties or districts.
It tat very rarely abandoned where tried. And lt ls
right In principle and effective In results.
ISAAC M. nconES.
Pastor Presbyterian Church, Richmond, Ind.
COWRA DO.
LOW LICENSE AND LIGHT PENALTIES.
NUMTl-R OF IKHAMTANTS* TO SQnATt- MILA, 2?
LARGEST CITT. t>F*s*V**R, 54.SOU ? TOTAL
ROPL'LATIO**, 194.327-ARKA, 103,925
SQIJARR MU.Eta.
In Colorado tho " Board of Trustees or Common
Council of every Incorporated town or city shall have
exclusive authority to license salooas, groceries and
al! places wherein spirituous, vinous, malt or other
intoxicating liquor.* aro .old."' In other parts of the
State the Botrd of County Commissioners may grant
licenses to keep saloons, hotels, public houses or
groceries upon the following conditions to wit: First,
the applicant shall pay Into tbo County Treasury for
the privilege granted a sum not exceeding KW nor
less than .25, in the discretion of tho hoard; second,
the applicant shall exeeute a bond in the penally of
9>r.00 with one or more sureties to be approved by
the board, conditioned that the applicant will keep an
orderly bqnse, and that he will not permit any un?
lawful gaming or riotous conduct tn hts boas*.
Tb* penalty tor selling liquor without a ltcense la
120 for each offence, to b* divided equally b*tweeo
th* Informer and th* County Treasury. The liquor
sellor may also In such ease be brought within tha
terms of tb* general (tatute. abJch Indicts a Un* nol
exceeding ff-00 and Imprisonment not axooadlng itx
month*) upon conviction of carrying on without a li?
cense any business for which the laws of that St-t*
requur* a license to bo taken out Th* Colorado laws
against the Importation or tal* of adulterotad liquors
are severe.
PROHIBPnONISTi.
Colonel Ellet express** bis sentiment* la the **__
lowing lively fashion;
ill No.
(_) No.
(3) statutory and Mnstttutlonal prohibition are tbe
only effective remedies. My reasons ara, tn abort,
.. follows: A froi-shop ti a icbool ot vieo, a d*n
of crime, * sinkhole of political Iniquity and a hot?
bed ot anarchy It debauches the ellison, **crtfi_c*
tte homo, sunder* family tl**, and tend* * borda of
paujjera, maniacs and moral monstrosities to the poll*
to decide tbe destinies ot our free institutions. The
only rational thing to do with inch an unmitigated
cure ls to stamp lt out. JOHN A. El J. UT.
Boulder, CoL
Following li tho answer ot Benjamin Mattie*:
(1) No. Drunkenness ls on tbe increase with ail
Its attendant evils. Why don lt not! hoe vise lt
does not remove the temptation from tbe wayside, and
many passing fail thereby.
(Hi No.
(.ii ITohlbli tho salo ot Intoxicating drink except
for medicinal, ?clentlflc and ?acramental purposes.
li Vv' because lt removes tho temptation from th*
Bayside And ih* weal, pata* bv and fall not.
Pueblo, CoL I F.NJAMIN MATT IC E.
DEM Cv RATS.
Judge Player ha* the following opinion* i
(li Nu.
(2) In my opinion, N'i.
(_> Our preetent law leave* rho regulation ot tbo
liq'.or bua'.uess entirely to tho local city and county
authorities. Tho result is nominal prohibition, really
(rn t.'i'ior, and drugstore drunkenness tn a few
place*: mw license, and a great prevalence of low
grog-thon In most of the towns and cities
Of M.,? siatc. High llcenso (amount fixed by Stat*
Statute and graded accoidlng to the populousness of
Ihe locality) and stringent police regulation* ar.d per
I baps local option, ls a pian that ls generally- glowing
In favor, and which, tt ?cems to mo. would giv* tho
best result*. Prohibition ha. few adTOOatOfl. and
would not be practicable (ll desirable) li, Colorado
at (h* present time. T. T. PLAYER.
l*ueblo, CoL
ALABAMA.
GRADED LICENSE TAX AND LOCAL OPTION.
Nt'MBF.It OF INHABITANT- TO THE SQCARI* MILK,
24?i.akuf.st ciTT. MOBit.r., 29,132?
IOTA- I'OM-LATION, 1,262.505-A UK A.
5_ _.*i<) -QUIRK s'.Il,rs.
The liquor :lcense law of Alabama, M enacted In
Iggg, wm amended in 186C. tb* law u ?Implo. a
liquor Peen*.* for tieamhoat*. shipping and buffet
cara costa o_r>0, for the collection ol which tho stat*
ba* a preferred lien on tho property. Following ar*
do Dinar liquor license foes:
.?xr._t r*^tt*n ?* Ipti-rneoa, vinous, or malt liquor*
_?,T-__ M ?l*rel?aft*r provided, in any city, town
______^_SX ?___*. *Xu? ?* tN' *?*?"? LOO. |.
Habitants, ?!_., and tn any olty. Iowa or village of
moro dan 1.000 Inhabitant* and lea* than .'1.000 In?
habitant*, f 175. and lu any city containing 3.000 or
more and h*** than 10.ooo Inhabitants, ff-'0. In any
city e,f more than 10,000 Inbahliant*. WOO.
Provided, further: Thal dealer* in lager boer ex?
clusively shall lie rh_r-*'t one-fourth nf tho r?fe,s
r'iar_**d for retailers of spirituous, vinous or malt
liquors as grat'.ed above, and ant- ]**!-?:>.) who takes
out and pavi for a retail license shall not be required
tn Take oiil _ license ?s a wholesale dealer. For
wholesale dealer* la spirituous, vinous or malt liquors
In arv place, 120*!: for comjiound*"- ami reet'fier*
of spirituous or vinous liquor., __00; for distiller-.
of spirituous liquors. 1200.
There I* also a " local option" law operative In cer?
tain counties. a
REPCBIJC.*-N8.
R. A. Moseley, Jr., write*:
(1) Ye*.
(Cl No.
("It Require* a majority of householder* and f-ve
holrter* tn sim reeommendatlon* for persons Boobing
license To sell liquor. In ill Towns having population
under 4,000 and tn Ihe counly a majority of all resi?
dents of the voUng precinct In which th* saloon I* lo
be located and In all ettie* of over l.nOO population a
majority In tbo ward In which tho ?alnon ls to
be loeateat R- A. MOSELEY, Jr.
Talladega, Ala.
Following ar* tb* view* of D. D. Shelby, Editor of
"The Alabama Republican":
Laws In a country Uke ours, on The inbj_et of
temperance ar* only effective wben *u?Talnod by pub
llo sentiment. Such sentiment can only be offeeTlvely
expreassed by Tho ballot. Until every voter can
east ono ballot and have lt counted, lt seem*
to me useless to dlHcns* these qnosilon* as applleahl*
to this Srato. As our election laws now stand. If th*
Prohibition p*rty Interfered with Th* rule nf The
I>*mocraTle partv. lr* vote* would bo ?nppres*ed In
th* eonnt or nsed to swell th* Tv rn oe rat le majority.
No question, political or quasi-political, has anr proper
place here till w* hav* elections D. D. PHFLBY.
" Alabama R*publlc*n."
HuntsFlle, Ate.
PPOmBITiOI*nST8.
The an*w*r. cf John T. Tanner an as follow.:
fl) To a very limited extent
(2) Ry no means.
(3) Prohibit manufaetiire. Importation and sale of
alcnotfc. liquors of whatever name or rtevle*.
Athen*. Ala. JOHN T. TANNKR.
Oeorge N. Ollmer replies:
(1) They do. Tho general law does not.
(_) I think not.
(3) So change The present genera! law a* to reqnlrs*)
the applicant for lle*nse to retail vlnou* or spttiMiou*
liquors to he a resident householder and freeholder of
the ward or pruetnct In which h* applies for license To
sell. And have a majority of The householder* nf
mich locality sign ht* application for license, grating
under oath the applicant to 1** * man of rood moral
character and In every way fitted to retail splrl'unns
liquors. Require the probate ]ntl*e. before granTlng
The license. To give dirty days' pnhltc norie* of rho
div wh*n Tb* application will ho heard In opep enurt;
?dould Tho prob*!* Indee decide To ST-inT d* lie-ens*
then ?ny res'don! ho"se*-,oid*r who ls a freoho'der 0f tho
ward or such lrval"y should h*vo rho rowe- To sppeal
in Tbo ntm* of Tho Rut* from bl* d*e's!on To Tb*
blrb*r courts. Require The applicant 'n riv* soenrttv
for costs, Rats* The license tn if 1 .OOO In Th* coopty
and '"'..OOO In Towe*. Keep |t, o''T nf pol'rl's e*T*?*ls*ilv
when d*re ire p*r*0 voters. Yon may always count
th* necrn*. on rho llqnor sid*.
Morganville Ala. GEORGE N. GILMER,
CA UFO RX TA.
TAXES GRADED BY AMOUNT OF SALES.
NOT-BTCROF I***TAI"T.AVTS TO TT*- SQUAW*" tSXUL 50
?LA ROT ST C ITT, SAN FRANCISCO, 233.939 ?
TOTAL RcePTTLATION, >S64,G04? ARRA,
15^.300 .Qr'ARF. MILF.S.
Tlie statement of ono of ("allin. ..la's most prominent
official* that tbe Stat* " bas no liquor law ls almost
literally True. Tbe nearest approach to such a statute
ls tho following from her revenue laws:
Every person who sells spirituous, malt or fer?
mented liquors or wines. In less quantities than one
quart, must obtain a license from the Tax Collector
a* prescribed In ibis chapter, and make therefor the
following payment:
1. Those makin, sales to the amount of $10,000 or
more, as a month'y avernge. constitute tho first das*,
and must pay g40 per month ;
2. Thoso making sales to tbe amount nf $5,000,
and not exceeding "MO.ooo, a* a monthly overage,
constitute the second class, and must pay 920 per
month;
3. And Thoa* making sales of l*s* than $5.OTTO, con
?titute the third class, and must pay $5 per month.
The fees of wholesale dealers are graded according to
their sales. Those whose business exceeds glOO.OOO
a month pay f50 a month. FVom that sum lt ls
gradisd through eleven classes to IPI a month for Tho**
whos* mondly rales are less dun tl.250, There ls
also a statute which has been construed as a Looa!
Option law by counties
RF.rrnLicANS.
A. P. Williams sends th's reply :
(1) No person ls mad* honest, moral, truthfnl or
tenii?rafe oy legislation.
(Ol No.
(a) In my opinion the Time theory ls legislation *nd
limiting tho number of places where wine and spirits
may be told. A. P. "rTILfalAaSW.
San Francisco, Cal.
DEMOa-TlATa
The answer of Isaiah W. Hellman, Jr., lt terse
enough:
(1) No.
(!_) No.
(3) High License. ISAIAH Vf. HELLMAN, Jr.
Los Angeles, Cal.
PROmniTlONISTS.
6lnco the sending out of tho i>tters of Inquiry by
Thc TkiBfyrt. The Hon. Jool Riis.?1, th* last c?nd!da?o
for Governor of tho California Prohibitionists, ha* died
His answer given below and dated February 15 was on*
of hts last letters:
(1) No; for while we hav* a liquor license law v-ery
few Ainer'oan-born eldena degrade their blrthr'gbt
by taking ont a license for saloon traffic ; but the ruth?
less foreigner, no' to our manner bora, and Ignorant
of tho genius nf our Government, but greed** of quick
and larg* returns from bl* small !nv*sfed means.
monopo_r.es tho license gam*. Thus our California
liquor law ojienites not Tn repress, but to l:icrea*o
drunkenness nnd Hs train of crimes.
(2) Again no; for llcen^inc th* salo rive* it th*
protecTlon snd Throws around lt The arctltv of tho
law, makin- respectable what tho thoughtful and
paTrtotlc of our advanced dny acre* tends to debauch,
densTlonall.e and ruin n.ir country.
(SI A stringent prohibitory law Kite thoso made for
other eansos and effects of crime, with executive
officer* sustained by a party honestly pledfTtd tn exact
Its enforeement. J. RUSSELL
Haywards, Cal
DELA WA RE.
LOW LICENSE AND SLIGHT PEXALTIE8.
NC_tJ.BR OF INHABITANTS TO THK FQUARF MILS, 71
?LARGEST CITY, WII.MIN .Trix, 43,478?
TOTAL POPULATION, 146,(308?AREA,
2,050 SQCARK MILKS,
Ths Ooort of General Sessions In each county of
Delaware grants liquor licenses to ?ucb applicant*
only as present petitions therefor signed by " twelv*
substantial freeholders" of hla tchool district In
Wilmington tha petition must be signed by twenty
four luch freeholders. Outside of cities of more than
2,000 Inhabitants, th* applicant must show dat ? h*
ha* two suitable room* and four comfortable bods for
tb* exclusive uio of travellers and guest* and stabling
and provender for at least four horses." a _*_e prto*
et a license to keep an Ino or tavern (hall b* 1100,
unless the rental value of inch Inn or tavern (hall
?xceed (500, when lt shall be Increased at th* rate
of 10 per oent of such rental value.*
Tbe selling of Intoxicating liquor, except nnder inch
a license, I* ? misdemeanor. Th* pun'shment li ?
tine from $50 to C100. A drunken man may b* ar?
rested and fined 610 and coils and tn ce rt al a ca*?*
Imprlioned five days.
GOVERNOR RIGGS'S ANS""tVER.
Oovernor Biggs ?*nt tbe following reply without
answering tho question*:
1 respectfully refer you to Mr. J. a noffecker, my
opponent In de last campaign, who ran on rho Tem
peran** Reform ticket, li* resides In my town
I'over. DeL B. t. H[r;<;*,.
Tho lerter was sent to Mr. Hoffocker a* ?uggested
and the following reply was received;
(ll Tho liquor law In our Stale seems ./ot to h*v*
been Intendeel t? riim iBtemgoroaeo, as do d-'aiers
In liquor aro all powerful *r.d shape logtslatlofl ani
the Uw an al present snits 'Lem The judicial con
MroetlOB ha-, teen thAt all obi -itca for hoted received
luci.se aa a n.-tter almost of course, whll* new ll
OOBOn r.sve |,ea-ri panie.1 unless itrORgty and rigor*
ouily remonstrated sfiaiti'-t and supported &y some
disqualifying evidence .gains' tho person of the
applicant, and With BO refer oii'o te, tf,9 |n.
Iqutly of th* -presd of the traltf". There ha* been a
llo.nor ballin te reno**! flnttoOBOOd sellen, but in con?
formity to ibo spini .,f tee Uw and those in rule b*
bs- .scarcely Ir.terlored oven In the prosecution of a
?ingle case
|_| Iteq'i'.res no an?wer In thi- Mite
Cl, Local option iii adopt eltfa'-r h'.ti llcens* or pro
hlbllioti, and, eventually, an public MOtlOMttl im
fi roves come! lt ut tonal ptohlbltlon Cod speed the day
hal brings any mea-tire that will tend to tunnrem i_g
traffic. JAMI-:-, R- HOFFECKEB.
Midelletown, Del.
RBUB-ICAm
D. vt. Brereton write* as followi:
(1) Very ?ll_hl)y.
ff) No.
(81 1st, prohibition; 2d, l/v-%1 Option; 3d, High
iatcenso Tbo Ii.tcrest In prohibition or restriction
e.f Ih* liquor liafiir ha* hcer. sie.dlly glutting for
Ihe laxsl len or twelve year* Tbe greater proporrion
of voters tor iiriMbitlor. ore arnon, rhe Republicans,
nay uo to 70 |-er cen: The Drmorratlc. party in
1>el?vtn.-r ls *trniig enough to pim a l_>r.| Mpt|?n or
High License bill, but they ar? M " [,l,le bound" ur
cowardly, they ara afraid to ve_rur* on either measure.
I_swe*. Dol. Ti Vf. BRERETON.
PROnircITTON!>-T_.
The Rev. J. A. B 'Allson layi
(li Ir. the run! leaton* ye*. In tho towns no.
(2) No.
CD Prohibition or Ioctl option. Th* people h*vo
for year*, been perltlonlnt for a Loral Option law
and lhere ls no room to doubt dat the majority for
prohibition thioii'h local opllon would li* overwhelm?
ing. There lt not the remo!**) possibility of getting
ll however, as th* liquor Interest has the manager*
ot th* dominant party by the throat and th* other
party would not b* Ugjly to do any batter, hut would
biro ITi ncc lr To tbo sam* hand for th* sake of political
ililli. Our hop* I* In Ibo Prohibition rarty.
Dover, DM .'"UN A. H. WII.S'iV.
Tb* .sintlments of R. M. Cooper are thus given:
(1) No.
(*_' No.
f.'.i Tn* applicant should bo rociulred to 'mira de
j ?rlpnatures, nf at least twenty-four freoholdoi-s to en'ltlo
? Mm to license In a precinct of the dry snd school
I district elsewhere. Some sv.tem of lura! option (bv
j counties ls Tho br*4ti wonld 1** .rill better, with Th*
, above freehold requirement ti' operate where Mool
j notion dlrl not carey. Outright prohlblTIon l? Tho
! onlv m*?n* offectlvelv to repress lnTornp*rane*.
1 iSr*M?Tir* of cities under high llcen*** prove fh* In
. eftecTlvones* of that plan: no better than low license.
' Then 1' no power on eaard To repress InTenii'cr.inco
while th* liquor traffic lire*.. CnnstlT'iTlnnsI pro
htbttlon ts tl,* proper and Just war to tl*strov tt: hut
?*-he-e Th* ro-rnpl element of larg** elli*, will r1?'e_t
If. despite majorities everrwhere else tn !|,e sf,|e.
sta'ntorv prnhlblTlon should speedllv follow.
Moorton, Del. H. M. COOPER.
A USEFUL LIFE CUT OFF.
THE GOOD WHICH MR. RUNKLE DID.
SOT-FITHINO ABOUT HIM FROM OH* WHO KNFW HIM
WF. Li?
re thi Editor of Tht Tribune.
Slr: Bti-y New-York lawyer*, Ilk* many other bntlno**
?nd prefe**ion*l men In Uti* buttling city, overwork.
They know lt, too, ind yo! despite repeated warning* and
their own premonition*, they kea'p on. Impelled by tho
fore* of circumstance* or * con*ettnt!ou* desire to do with
their might all tb*t their bands find to do, amil tho
overwrought nsrvoa* *y*tem break* down or th* physical
machinery suddenly atop* ind?a noblo life I* ended, ap.
pa rent ly it tht time of lu greiteat ua* fn In ass.
There hay* been *over*l striking example* ot th'*
within th* list rear, bnt non* more forcible Uno th* Bud?
den death of th* Ute Cornelius A. Runkle. No ono
a ppm i* t/d better than ba that on* who draw* ao per
(tatently upon th* vital enerrle* to tusutn continued
mental labor ind strain mn*t *ooner or later meet Nature'*
penalty. No longer ago than list Sunday, th* day before
hIa death, he waa remarking upon this fact In ht* homo
elfie and nagM tal* ring him'.elf on the prospect In tho
ne?r tatura of relief from th* moat severe ponton nf hit
profe-Alnnal burdens. But ? much moro noteworthy In?
cident Illustrating thi* occrurred a few months ago. II*
waa returning from Hoseon sn th* Soond steamer Pilgrim,
and noticlag a friend of hi*, * jNew-Tork lawyer. In tho
taloon, stepped up behind him and tapping him on tho
shoulder, ind calling bim by name, said I " That ws* very
Budden about * V?n.' wasn't lt!" * What do yon mean r*
asked hi* friend. " Haven't yon heard," ho *ald, " about
Vanderpoel! Dripped dead with he-art dlric.se In tho
irreet* of Part* to-day. I Jost learned of lt before I carno
on board th* boat Do you know," ho went on, with a
c*_r-.terI?*Jo Intonation, a* ho walked up und donn, tap?
ping tho book be wa* bolling open, " that I'm going to
die In Ju*t that way." " Whyl" exclaimed his astonished
friend; for there waa nothing In Mr. Rankle'* robust aj>
pearance to luggest Mich a nudden termination of hi*
career. ? Wo work too hard," he replied. " You work
too hard; I work too hard. Te*," he rspoa'ed, with no
show of foar at such a fata. ? I'm going off Just a* poor
Vanderpoel did." n* met, death, indeed, in the way In
which be has repeatedly aald to friend* he would Uko to
die. Ho never was able to understand why thc supplica?
tion to bo delivered from nudden death should havo found
a place in the Book of Common Prayer. And lt ls re?
markable U> how many person* since hi* death tho thought
his occurred to which Dr. Coliyer gave expression beside
bli coffin, that lt wa* tho way In which we might all hope
lo die. He lay down to alccp ind?he still ?leepa.
But I think In the ?unny nature, that wa* reflected
even from hit dead face, Iles another les.aon that tho many
men in tht* city who *r* following tho aim* of life In th*
samo Intense fashion cannot afford to Ignore. Ho never
allowed trouble to get above him or subdue him; and he
wat not without hard experiences elihar. Dr. Collyer
called thia disposition " high heart," and If that 1* the
antlthe*!* of "down-heart" tho clergy-nun wa* certainly
right. Never was he down-hearted. Thu cheery nature
not alone found Its pleasure In domestic happiness ar.d In
Boclal Ufo, but carried him aifely through experiences that
would havo crushed a roan of morona or gloomy disposi?
tion. But lt had *noth*r **r>ect that I* pleasant to re?
member, but which hld also Ita aorlou* ?!d*. Ills sym
paihle* ""ero *o brold ind ht* feelings to easily touched
that h* could not bear to to* *ny unhappiness or -uffering
that It was In his power to relieve. Consequently his
generosity wa* freejuently appealed to *nd never vainly
for an object ho conaldered wnthy. Many mon in this
metroDoll* of wealth have given ?way moro money than
bo; but I doubt if thore *ro many who havo devoted ao
largo ? proportion of their property for the aid of other*
whom there waa no moral obligation to aid. With the
busy brain at rest th?t coined th* money from which these
gift* were made, there will bo many pe__lonors to mig*
tho generous hand thu gav* to freely.
Of hi* work i* ? lawyer tnother word should be raid.
Hts uro give tho Ile to tho sneer* frequently cast at hi*
profession ai composed ot thoo* who trade upon falsehood
and the tottering of contentions. He did indeed ? speak
tho truth from hi* heart." That Ut nov by ?ny means to
tay thal *ny one could learn of everything hs knew for
the asking. On tho contrary few were aa tkilful *? ho !n
turning empty iway tho man who wanted ti find out what
ho bad no huilne** to know. Bot when ho made u prom?
ise or ttated anything to a peron ** ? '?'"*-. there wa* no
need to go furthor. He never belled himself. Judge*,
ellenta ani opposing counsel knew thi* and trusted to lt.
Upon Iho o'Jier mit of peacemaker one Illustration I*
enough. No confidence either social or profcgslonat I*
violated In tellin- tho Incident, Iw.u** I heard tho prin?
cipal .ubject of lt. now himself dead nome month*, narrate
lt under ctr*utr.?'ane>c* that, precluded secrecy. This Indi?
vidual fct* been a prominent figure in New-York bunine**
? nd o.Tlc'.il life. Rut he becamo involved !n a heated con
troverey over pecuniary ?!Talr? with in only brother. Ho
look tb* position, which under his atatoment of tho fact*
had more than a thow of plausibility to lt, thru hi* brother
had defrauded him. He went to Mr. Ruckle a* ti'.a coun?
sel tnd wanted to have hi* brotUer ?_!**_?___. Mr. I'.nnltle
told him that while the sta vt of facts ml. ht be mich a* to
aTarraat tho lanuo of tn order ander othe-r eircunintance*,
he *d not believe that tho enginery of iho law should be
employed In that form In such controversies* between
brothers. He went out, but relumed tho tamo day, and
throwing down * 0500 check ?a!d: " Runklo, I've made up
my mind. There 1* your retainer. I want
you to go ahead ind make that arre.s* "
Mr. Runklo turned upon him with is much of ? display
of IndlcnaUon a* he ever permitted himself tu show and
?aldi " Blank, nobody like* Ore-hundred-dollar retainer*
boner than 1 do. for they don't lie Id every bush. But
when I advised yon not to taite these proceedings the ques?
tion of fe* had nothing to do with lt. I now say to you
thal If your brethsr I* to be arrested I* moat be throu.h
nome other attorney. And more than thit, ti yon do take
that *t*p, I will nearer *ct for you In any other matter.
Here I* your check." Tho gentleman, who had been a
client for many tear*, went out angry and r?*'.ali..-i other
counsel to do what Mr. Hunk!* had refused to do. It
wat Bovaral year* afterward when he wat tolling of lt, and
h* had In th* moaDU-ne, I* ho a*id. learned tho windon of
Mr. Runklo'* advice. He had *ub?equently gon* to Mr.
Runkl* with other Important bu*liio_*. hui the Latter ad?
hered l* the ret_i_Uo_ boro of bl* Indignation, md re?
fuse, u hav* *r,r_*.'.r.g to do with 1_ vy. S. II.
Now-York. March Si, I-f.-.
BOYCE BEBKIXGTO RECOVER HT* LOANE
Wr__m_J?T!.. Conn.. March 24.? Tho report that H.
F. Royc*. treasurer ol thc Wtlllmantlo Saving* Insti?
tute, had fled to Canada I* no doubt untrue. Inquiry
at the Institute ?licit* the Information that Royco
went to New-York last night to secure a settlement
with men there, whose paper lt held by tho Institute.
Th* 6avlngi Institute wa* crowded to-day with do
poilton, demanding certltloatn on which io withdraw
depart* four month* hence. They aro all accommo?
dated and assured thar tbey will nor lose more than
15 per cant, and perhaps only part of thar, as lt
I* thought Romothlng will be realized on the doubtful
paper. The bank official* feel hopeful that tbey will
bo able 'o resume business on a sounder basis than
ever tn the near future. Tho chief credit for resening
tho bank frem wreck belongs to ex-state Tnasurer
Wwln A. Huck, who accepted the |jejsltlon r_s presl
dent In June, I*-., soon after vs hich Royce's tran_
a_Uon_ beg**" to be discovered.
GERMAN CARP SOLD IN PHILADELPHIA.
Piin.AiiM.i'HiA.March *_4 (*-pecl*l).?Carp was sold In
tho I'till-cV-lphla markets as a food flail for th*- felt
time to-cl*y. The tish wore imported from c;,a,niany
last year when small and placed lo tho creeks leading
ont of the upper Delaware, c,,, |*r;i!ay a IBnhOI of
fishermen while drlftini; for shad la tho cove between
the New-Jersey shore ami I'ctti-s Maud, opposite
Cur; Richmond, ruti/ht . n'llnber of c.rp and qm
knowing ?* hat they -ere brought th*--. :o thu city,
whore they were pronounced tv he Un* specimens.
,|..*y aver:ii*e in ttelght from halt a pout"! to len
pounds They are solid ami tho meat noel sweeter
and finer than that of ordln.ry fe 'euler.
propose to enter largely Into their sale hereafter.
BRIBING A PRISONER TO PLEAD GVILTT.
Pr.oviriKXe:?. R. I.. March _4 -Lawrence Hallev. one
of rh* corivlerrd child Incendiaries who was nateBOOd
lu Ten year* In prison fur ohop breaking ami ar-on,
now claims That he wat hired to plead guilt] by ll. I
Pollard, the officer who wurlie,! *_ the ca.-e, upon a
promt** of ftiK> of the reward olferod bj the town.
Pollard makes a goaaial denial.
INSURHORDIVATION O.V THE STAGE.
Some alarm was occasioned at Daly's Theatre at a
recent matin** when tb* panoramic ntraagoniOM In
the beautiful bar?o seen* became refractory and re?
fused ?* to play" any more. Ih* background floated
serenely past the vision of th* spectators, but tho
water lille* and river brush In fioni remained tu?
plclouily quiet, lave when tho tension directed at
el'!,er end of th* "fly** to get thom back lino tho
grooves had the effeei of pressing The scenery Into
angles, which resembled nore than anyrhlng else th*
tentative nianewuvre. of a balky horse. The theatre?
goer*, wera patient enough, but, of course, a good por?
tion had to '' snicker rift! out In Pioettng." The seen
ery, lt wa* ttatod, waa discharged for tntubordlnattun
after tb* play.
THE BROOKLYN HANDICAP.
now th.; race looks sr* ven weeks off.
HOUSES IV AND OCT OF CONDTTTOX?HAN'OVTR
niM<*ri.*" AC.AIN.
Tho fellowing reflection* ar* born of an exceptionally
dls.'is-rcoabio aud unsatisfactory visit to tb* Proapect
Park aud Shcepthead Ray race course*. It wi* a bad
day for touting. An echo of the bl!?/ard made Ute a
burden. Stables were locked and tho trainer, gone.
There wasn't a loophole throu-h which ooo could get a
peep at l racer. The courtlea were Ice bound. Tho
BahurBOa seemed a decide off, and the Brooklyn Jockey
Club Handicap, lt* atablo companion, nearly as fsr In
the future. On tho whole. Il wa* a bette* day for cogita?
tion than ambulation. So turfmen who aro walting for
_'hb Tsint*XB's advtcoa from tho ?ef_t of wir ar* luvltcd
to posses* their *oul? in patience until tho next thaw.
Meanwhile consider tho Brooklyn Handicap on paper.
It I* de fir*t big race of the year, and t? popularly-bul
.rror.ex_.-y- BBpfSOod lo give a lino on th* Suburban.
The season I* backward, and ?v*ry additional freere
tedii'-et the number of probable atartor*. Perhap*
twenty I* a ?ife limit to work on it thi* Uro*. In *
leering the?e tito thing* MHB bo t*k*n Into aceount?
the protent condition of tho antrle* aud tb* a*pir*Uon*
of tho owner*. I don't think thi* lltat will be far wrong I
Hanover. 4.Iff l-*dy I'rlmr*??e, 4.10g
Karns, 5.117 Oriflttmo e. 4.l?*v
Kavnr.fi .lld koral Are h. aged.100
SatoBT, 3.lift Wicki-am. 6.lg
Dry Mo.opole, 5..115 B*lvtd*r*. 4.-,*?_??? ?*
I)iiB*oy*o. 4.lift Grover Ciaveland. 5.... 106
lillie Wing, 5.114 Ru*tlor. 4.I*><>
r'ir*?sl,4.114 Prlase RbvbJ, 3. 05
Riclun*nd, 6.112 My Own. 3. ?0
l.up*rt, 6..110 Biscuit. 5. W
A GLANCE AT THE PR0BABI-..TIE
Looklng through an ordinary pair of field gla**o* I caa
wee, but on* hor** In tho rwe, If Ute** be the *Uri*r*.
It I* hard to nay whieh of Mr. Belmont'* n-Biarous *n
trie* will go to Ute pott. II* w>uld hardly be wl?* to
?end *ither Raceland or C*orgo Oyster. They have loo
many valuable engaasementa Lady PrlmroM, properly
keyed up, I* fust rt* a ghost, and tho owner of th* Nurse?
ries could do no better than to *t?rt her at 108 pounds,
although thal ls more than a lightweight, ally ought to
bo mad* to carry. Prince Royal gav* promise last year?
yoi, too much promise. Ho wa* ali promise. But being
an overgrown youngster then, *o_io allowance should bo
msr!* for ld* outrageous treatment of bia backer* A
race tn May will do him g.od.
Rustler being ?n .arly coiner, mott hove work, and
Hyland may pack him to Jertoho with a few dollar*.
Rustler Isn't dangerou*.
Dlicult wa* going to win la*, year, but ha made a
slip and bl* cak* wa* all dou_h-llkcw_t* that of his
backer*. Out ho must (tart. Something must bring
up the rear.
My Own will nol win unle** ah* ha* d*v*lop*d marvel?
lously.
What ahall I ruy of Grover Cleveland 1 Ho ts udly tn
need o.' Proteetlon, but tho name seem* now and need* to
bo handled gingerly. There'* no doubt about his bein.
nominated for tho race, but Salt Creek 1* mighty wide,
Petter let Grover walt at 40 to 1.
Wickham wouldn't bo Wickham if ho didn't go to the
post with a clamorous following, and finish wit- th?t aime
clamorous following on three legs. I am not afraid of
Wickham, although Mr. Shiel* ls a good trainor.
Contradictory stories are told of Orif.amme, tho gray.
He has had a long rest aud return* to tho turf compara?
tively a stranger. Some assert that he 1* a *uro starter,
while other* declare that James Rowo wlU not pit him
against Lady Primrose and Prince RoyaL Who own*
Orlflamme, Mr. Ilelmunt or Mr. P?ow?t
Royal Arch, tho conqueror of the mighty Volant*. 1* In
at a rornfortablo weight, but ? rogue and a plug tn good
company need not create ? panic. He 1* ? dear bargain
it CO to 1. Odds ought to lie SOO.
DOES MR. GALWAY WANT IT1
I am told th.it Mr. Galw.iy hasn't set, hts heart on win?
ning the nrooklyn, but may sturt Belvidere and Rupert
Jurat for luck. Both ire doing well In their work under
tho shelter of Preakness Mountain. Odd* of 00 to 1 ire
offered against either. If I were to follow tho Preakness
Stable I should walt for a great Mg race tn Juno.
Nobody know* what tho much-abused Cuni* will decide
to do wh*n he gee* to tho post Ho will bo ready when
the hell rings?to do somt'thing.
Favor 1* losing caste. A good ail-around handicap
horse, ruined by contlnuou* ovorlei*dl__, ho will aorrr
?Kain bo safe to follow.
Richmond ls quoted it 80 to 1?* ridiculously abort
price. You ought to got that against him on th* day of
the race. RJchmond was plucked too koon tait year.
Let Pryor take warning
Dunboyne I* overrated. Many person* hav* already
rna-! him to win tho Brooklyn. Think ot tho oVH-20 to 1
against him t
Saxony will b* in tho hunt If B. Kohn get* to th*
track tn tim* to put Iii* shekels up. Tho fa*. bl*ck ts
exceptionally peculiar?with Ston* In the ?addle??nd lt !?
u-elesa to predict what ho will do. H* will bear watch?
ing.
CAPTAIN BROWNES PROSPECTS.
Stujrvesan*, that big-boliied colt of tho sweeping stride,
tho chief bread-winner of tho Pittsburg Stable lae. year,
1* said to havo geno wrong at Mobile. I should advise
those who like thi* follow for tho Brooklyn Handicap?and
there are ? good many who do?not to loso my ?Ieep over
hts reported lamont*-**. Wasn't he "off" ill last season!
And didn't he win right *long, race ofter rico, boating tho
hoM o' them! Hut you must not forget that Stuyvesant
at a mlle ani a quarter 1* not Stuyvesant If thc Brook?
lyn were only a milo Instead of what lt lu. Captain Brown
mtjrht nover do better than take all ho can get ai 30 to 1.
But over tlie gahUf-Ofl distance tho sturdy four-year-old
son M OlSagOHf sad Dublin Belie ts in exceedingly d-*ar
Investment il tho price quoted. I would rathor havo that
:ncon*l*tent rogue niue Wing at half tho prlco. Captain
Crown insist* that on his merit* th!* uncertain rascal
ought to havo beaten Dry Monopole last year. That'* a
matter of opinion. niue Wing was a good horse on the
ltuh of last May, and this year he should ho equal to al
least one race. Last your tho handicapper put them *lx
pounds apart, the little bay colt having the butter of de
weights, while till* year Blue Wing ha* the idvantoge,
carrying 114 to Dry Monopole'* 115. Yes, lt must bo
admitted that If Blue Wing la hlm-elf again he la going to
be a hird ono to beat.
HANOVER AND KINGSTON.
Perhap* tho horse to beat him ls tho great *on of Hindoo,
wh_s* dethronement ta?t season, *ftcr on* of tho most
brilliant eanipii.n* on record, c*u*od bo many heartaches.
H ot-oms l_auo?eiblo to look beyond Hanover for th* win?
ner of tho Brooklyn. Tho fact that tho Dwyer* have not
t declared Kingston I* no evidence that they Intend to aond
him for Oil* nea It I* not their habit to cancel nomina?
tion* tinier * their entries go amit*. You know well euougb
tliat Kingston la not an early candidate tor mlle-and-a
quarter honors. Ha I* undoubtedly tbe mod dellcato of ab
our high-cia** racers. Suedoker. the Silent, who
-.aught hli'i the* busman* of racing, has f-_ld this dorena of
rimes, and Prank McCabe, in whose careful hands the ton
ct Spendthrift wu* bo singularly BuccesVui laat fall,ba* beeo
heard to repeat tho remark. Kingston wi? b* rip* in
June, ripe enough to pluck.
Hanover w_* no better at any time aa a three-year-old.
than ho appears to-day. The gam* follow took* hungry
for work. If ks were not auch a gluttonou* feodor on*
might eaMty believe that he would leave hla oat* for the
chane* of a gallop. McCabe could bring him lo tlie post
tn two week* Qt to run for a man'* life. That'* th* oondi
ilon he'll bo la when tha boll rings for tbo Brooklyn Uandi
rap, and If McLaughlin's hand* have ne,: lott (hair cunning
th* Archer of America won't, bave to shield hi* faoo from
any sand or gravel on that day. Thia ls th* way U.* (Ury
of the rare win read:
? Al the fail of tho flag Hanover took tho track. Pass?
ing th. stand ho wm leading ht* horne* by a noe__, pulling
McLaughlin out ot tho sadd!* it every itrldo. At tho
quarter?got up on even term* with the non of Hindoo,
McLaughlin cut of the laddie at every stride. At tho
hi* hands. At the half Hanover climbed through hi* bridle
and shaking off?a* If ho wc;, to much chaff strode homo
winner by a length and a quarter. When led back to the
paddock he would not huv- blown out a candle.*
(The writer reserve* tho right to revise thia verdon
by Ute light of future hapi*>.*nlnga)
Joe Cotton aud Bessl. Juno remain in tho Brooklyn.
The former may win a race or two th!* *e_?on, but tho/
will bo accidents. Tho turf 1* full of accident*. Cotton
ls doom-:!, and I doubt If he will earn hi* keep from now
until tho day of h!*'retlren**tit. !!.sa,? June bad too much
of lt at two year*. Sho will never (tartio tho world at
four.
PROGRAMME OF THE CEDARHURST fi AMES.
wbatmamm *r an ijmK_wn..o tstxuxtMO tn
rock sway iicmivo cnn TRnCBLS.
Th* official protrramaio of the Ce_arht;r*t Amateur
Athletic n.e*'.'.ng, to be held under th* Meelon ot th*
RoefcOWfl! Baaing Club, baturday, May lg -a* pub
list.eal yesterday. Tr.o even:*, hu., p.-l/.as, will be a*
fi.', vs
IM yards?1st prix*, Uiver eup; 2d, Fold medal; Sd.
i'.\\ ll n.adil.
Uh rania?tel prue, uiver cup; 2d, gold medal; 3d,
sQv*r medal
11,Ur -.:. .1 -lat prliO, uiver eup; Cd. gold medal: 3d,
?thei i
"ne rp ,r- - ui prim, ?:lvor eup, 2nd. gold medal. Bal.
-the* BM !..
BretC ump? lat pt-lro. allvsr eup; 2*1, gold medal: Sd.
?liter aMdlL
Running k!y_ fa* p-lit prlro. ?liver cup, 2d. gold
m.,i.i: . ?.*,. .iii ur motel
i.uiit Ut prlra, allver cup; 2d. gold
mel ,l; M. t'.lver *a*d*i.
2-i) vari- flat r?i-e -Open ta e. Usg* undergraduate*
onlr Itt pris* diver ci.pl Cd, gull medal: jd. rUJv.r
Cr-ila'..
He*, le. MM 'bo flTe-mtle ero-*-country run over th*
Steeple-hase seana for -fain* of nm I ott 'l.-i. four nor
more than tn mei. wit" _BdB_tM*_l| prov* attractive
A I2,*i0 fold eui*, with *.lvor medal* fur lb* member* of
th* winning tran., tutu been piot-Med. a. wei; as a gold
m*dal for tel Irtt past the tape, and silver medals for
tommi and third. Ali event* are to i.? run on th*
turf, th* 100, C.O. 4*0. and 120 yard huntlea cn ? ?tr?i_hi
tmr?. and tb* hull nilla with one turn. The entries
rlo-e May 1, and from th* present outlook atxty or
seventy men *r* ex[*ect'*d lo paitl.lpato. Th* cnnpoij.
tor* will inspect ind walk ov*r th* ours* on May &
and May 9.
There I* no chang* In tho difficulty between tha Rock
aunt- Hunting ('lob tnd P. Orly Griswold, the forme,
m*tur>> of tha hound*. Both tl doa ar* now busy trying to
agree upon arbiters, and upon the rulo* to govern th*
raming arblrratton. Wh.-itrve- mar Tie tho result of 'h*
latter, there I* no doubt, however, abam'. a se pa rat'on.
Tho povernor* ef the limiting club have* ..-.pointed a com?
mittee, which I* B-tfeaSilOd to take char," of whutevc.
PWtlga "f UM plunt is .nvardod IO the ttOA by thu ar?
biters, and to nm that poMteB MM a i"-jo<1 plant f.,r
the coming telson'* hunt- If Itel hunting club I* ad?
judged lo be wrong In the question at, Irsu*. tho commit?
tee I* au:liorl;-*d io pro. hie an IBI-M piant. Includion a
full comp!*rrent of horses and hounds. Mr. Ol tefl* lld I*
; dete-nnlned nor, to wl'hd.aw his re*ign.vlnn. but I* still
undecided ss to what he will do with bl* hound*. II*
1 think* lt probable, however, that ho will not reorganize
tho ol:! Queen* County Hunt. " One hunt or, I
! Isl?nd I* enough," be said. ? an(i t do not think lhere will
be more than ona Th* Meadowbrook is pro-ree-tlng One*
| ly, and will do good work tveyond a doubt-"
A friend of Mr. Griswold said:
"Tho Rockaway people) havo no on* to uk* Mr. Gris?
wold** pliee. John D. Cheever 1* the only on* competent,
and ho ls not now In position to devote tho ne ce*** ry tim*.
If they ittempt to hunt, thuy will have such t clrcu* ??
they had before 1SS8. I shall never forget tho bungto
which occurred tho flrrt tim* I hunted with them. They
had th* hounds In a *hcd. *ni when they were ready they
opened tha door ind allfiwd tha dog* to rush pell-mell,
helt*r-*kelt?r, without control. In all direction*. The ond
ot lt wa* that tho hounds hunted tho drag 'tall,' that la,
they started on the course where thn big had ben brought
In Instead of going over lt, as had hi?n Intended."
DEPEW ON THE XOVIXATION.
HIS F1PIT-FIRST DECLARATION THAT HB
la HOV A OANDIDATfti
HIS CHOICE AND HIS OPINION ABOUT NEW*.YORK.
From The New-York Proa*.
The following dispatch bi* been received from Albury!
Albany, March 21.-lt ls outed on good political au?
thority that Chauncey M. Depow will within a week
write a letter te be mad* pu'..ic absolutely wlt__lraw__g
hi* nam* from the Presidential candidacy.
A reporter vinlted Mr. Depew at bl* hom* I sar night,
and aaked him whetbar lt waa true that ha wm about w
writ* a lotter withdrawing bl* na_o* from coii-ld_riU?_
a* a Presidential candi date
Mr. Deptw ttmiled and aald: " I am not writing Bk
Un on politic*, uer do I Intend to do to. That report
probably tutted whet* many other report* and allege*!
Into'view* with uiy-elf sun?In th* brain Of tho origi?
nator. There are 1i.>?r\1tw? purporting to have iieon
had with me appearing all over the country. Only a
few day* ago a column and a naif Interview appeared in a
Wc t.?.-n paper. it in-do mo talk ou poll tie* and labor
questions, and placed Hie interview in my office. No ?uuh
interview over teak place In my jOc*. nor do I r*)ooll*et
tool tag a reporter on th* day of the alleged Interview."
* Are you a candidate for th* Presidential nomlnatl-n,
Mr- Depsw 1" wm asked.
? I have p9rhaps said tlfty time* already that I am nat
a candidate. I do not caro to taJk about myself."
? Have you hem tl nu<h talk ?na**-) k MM candldaoy r
" I havo view* rei,u<iiii_ other men, but no per*o__
view* regarding myself."
?Who 1* your choice for President!1"
" I have never hesitated to announce my cholo* a* Mi*.
Blaine."
? Do you think tt possible, a* hut been a-id. that th*
mention of Mr- Blaine'* name In tho Chicago Convention
may arouse suth eniliusia-n, that there will bo a -tamped*
and Mr. Blaine will be unanimously nominated t"
" I think that very pnMbto>a
" Do you believe that Mr. Blaine, in tho fae* of hi*
expretaed desire to havo his name withdrawn from con?
sideration, wc.ld accept th* nomi nanon if mad* in iu_h
a manner 1"
"Tho convention would adjourn lmme-*dlare!y after th*
nomination, and I do not think that Mr. Bialno weil'
compel the Republican party to hold anotlior e-oaventlcn."
"What would Mr. Blaine's chances be If nominated!"
"Good- Mr. Blaine would havo th!* ad a an )*_?'?, that
all Btorlo* about him are old Old stones. Uko venera Mt
chestnut*, never shoot twice In tho same place. Conse?
quently, Ut Mr. Blaine wa* to run against Mr. Clevi.ine}
again, lhere could be nothing to say aK-lnst Mr. Blaine.
while Mr. devland'* Almlnlstratl >n we uld furnlal
ample now material on which to lase attack* upon him.*
Mr. Depew tva* then asked what he thou.ht of ethel
candidates supposing that Mr. lliainc'a desire, a* ex?
pressed In his letter of decimation, was complied w'.ih.
? Th* Republican party," ho -aid, " has a iflflM of
good men from whom to ohooso. There lg Sherman, and
Allison, and Harrison, and Gresham, and Alger, and
others too numerous to mention, any ono of whom would
maXe a drong run for tbe Presidency."
? Do you rerrard Mr. Sherman a.a a strong man r
"Yes; he has boon In paMII Ute for a generation and
ha* demonstrated himself to ?<*? a BtnaailMa. HM ability
a* Secretary of the Treasury ha* never been questioned,
and hi* admintKtratiou of that of_co has made him vory
itrong with buslnes* men."
" How about Gresham V
" Mr. Gre-ham 1* a very good min. I know him nei
sonally. and know him to posses* every ability that can
b? demanded of a candidate of tho Republican party."
" Do you think tliat. beside Mr. Rial r.e. any of th*
candidates havo any peculiar Htr.es* to carry thi* Stater
" I do not, I believe ihat any ono of th'-m b ut a
good Oghtlng chanco to carry New-York, and that there
lt not much choice on that score."
HOW THE u WOEl ll 1.1, ss ATLAS TA " SAILS.
IsAII.OP.S AB!" KNTnCSlASTIC llVEB BKR SKA-GOIN'c.
QL'ALITIK** ? A SHLE.VDIfl P.ECOflD.
Tho following I* an extract from a letter from an
officer of tho United Stales) cruiser Atlanta, sent to th*
Navy Dei-irtment from Port au Prince, Haytl:
I can a-sure you that I hive every c_n!idence In o'lt*
??hip. Sho ls ns oms' BBtlateeton veni I that I ever
served te. Not ono of the other ships that 1 hav? ben
attached to would hav made such gaul w**_*** off the
IVrmuda* on our paavfll* Baits, I am v-cry i/lad. leeanne
those people who hiita cried down tiio *lilp can hav*
O'ltl.lng to nay mw. It has been heralded around a* thi
opinion of some scientific follow in Washington that hm
meta-eccentrlc spot waa eo clo?e tu hor centre of gravity
that when f*ho got a go"d knock froin a heavy sea _D_*I
her quarter or abeam, tliat the would ' turn t_nl..' We
did meet *om? very heavy w-as, .md we did not turn
upside down. More than a score! of time* the following
ssas were ?*_ high thn they raise! tbetrsBlv** bern.en
my eye ml tho horizon; but nut a aog.B*Sd of water
ramo over our taffrail. She always *asos|Od to skip
the gutter. Everybody on board 1* In ecbuei** ovor h*r
abillly and sssgoteg q'ualttles.
Sho rt*e? to tho seas splendidly; we havo proved thal
che 1* par excellence tn runnilg with a full following
***, that *he I* Just aa good in a heavy beam tea, and
that *ho will lay-to like a duck. I hope that our success
will cotU* ail thia UU about tho " worthies* Atlanta,"
otc., etc I wish that we had twenty ?uch ship*. Al
no time during tho vary heavy weather would tho hoi
have tnterf-ttd with the working of th* two _-i;io_ gua*.
JOSEPH WHIPPLE STILL UNDER CUSTODY.
Joseph H. Whipple, th* ig?nt of tho Pembroke Knit?
ting Mill* it Rattle) Cree-. Mich., who wa* committed to
the City Prison by Police Ju*tico Andrew j. Whlto on a
charge of abaoondlng with S-SOO worth of goods belonging
to th* mill*. *~d ls held to await ? requisition from th*
Governor of Michigan, wa* before Justice O'Brion In tho
Supreme Court, Chamber*, yesterday on ? writ of habeas
corpus. HI* counsel, Pater Mitchell, leaked thu ho b*
dlerturged on the ground that there waa no evidence .uf.
Sclent to hold him and that th* paper* were defective.
Assistant District-Attorney Jerome Insisted th*t the oom
mltment wa* regular. Tho declitlon wa* reserved.
**?BBBB_?B*B????BBBSmOMT???_--?_. ? | | nil,.-.
TOBACCO ANO HEART DISEASE.
Some t npleaaaot Troth, for Hard Hnakiri -aad Coen
of bo Weed.
According to ? recent paper real by PnMfln* A-lolph
Zleber befa-e tho Onana MOdMM OsBgrOOfl, lh?) ex ott-lv*
use of tobacco produce* nrtfllfl HBM a* *urely ?? a
hot lr.n will produce a burn.
According to Dr. Ziet-or, who I* not an antl-tib*oo*
crank (aMflg tho weed in OMteSnttn blSMSlf), the edee*
of ninon on say IM naru ia sboat u iMtew i Ob 20
pw cent a tunk poison, ant s'lmil'l oom M usa,! lu any
form, producing on such MB neuiak'ti*. .ii.iu M UM h.*:irs,
weak litton, fainting di/ry nilla MBflHteB of ruin-,
dyspepsia, etc., cte. ; on 30 pm n'ru. I nOBBaOOB I"!*
|iitatlu:i of tho hoiirt. gUdiiica, J>itp.*psa, eto. ; on SC
per cent, ggsgogais and hear* burn; and lu 10 per catii,
I uo evil and ocuio good eilccu.
HI* research ?nrt sspntimite prt-v<* ll.rtt e:ct**B Ic
tobacco produi"-? ii.ou-.n.l. .( nan M k ari dl*.*a_ti,
makes tri'ltnule* of dyspeptics, cann** many bu t.lua
deiths from NeanlgM IgB-Bi am .'Binnie** of tho heart
(Angina IVclcr.B), priutuie* cou - r t.i tie.* Mal thr> ul
and inga*. istnaH oorvei* ssM-MMfl sad
or Ui* brain and tpuie, caucer of tho *loi__i!i uud bowell
?nd abscess of the Uf! r.
M otc lt OATI JUMEBCM is * MtommtAJ eiM ?
t'.ve autidote to petsbalflg '*> ol - ' ?' teMdn Mteg a
direct and distinct MMMO M teen itMlaM I'li'-ti. d hy
exe*** In tobacco- ITM IveBCBM of the OM kernel lt
the antidotal portion, lt h.- -.'v.-J ii.jav .1 yiOBg cg*.otu,
nnheffs ti'o- lOMien piadan* *t>-i p*u 0.0
cur** lu Tomeo psodans ausonua bj |... li -ano** ol
the MHO, faint tpell*. |J-__-_M M tttOfAim, ip.-ni ,(
IBs ht*?rt. Weak pul*<*, lieuila.he. u. i-u:-.a M Ott lu 1 ? t,
etc, ni S't'Hli OAT! 1 ???. ,N> i. tflUte er oona
imote all or these.
If you *ro * heavy Bnioln r. nader, and can't .r won'l
c]Ult, oven with the caner Bl U-BOMl '*.ant. tho Urown
Prince of Oentaatir and baadfOO- M Steen BMllB* yeu lu
the f?c*. at le*?t use an antlduUi. li nm do J
ttiirm ceruinly ?nd miy, very probably will, -tv* yon
I .ur Hf'*.
IVol your pul** ind soo if it ts as itrong, boandUag
?ad robust a* lt ah-uia. be without tobacco.