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BALLOT REFORM AN ISSUE.
INDEPENDENTS WITH THE PARTY OF HOX
EST ELEfTIONS.
RECORDS OF THE TWO PARTIES THAT LEAVB KO
DOUBT AS TO THF.1R rOJITIONS ON THIS
QVE<-TION-DEIMOCRATS COMMITPED
TO THE "PASTER" FRACD.
[at TELF.oaArn to tiib TainO'E,]
Albeay, Sept. 27.-Matthew Hale'a letter de
claring that as an Independent voter, interested
especlally in the establishment of geuuine ballot
reform, he mnst.votc for J. Sloat Faasett, the Ke
publican camlidae for Oovernor, has been swiftly
foliewed Uy a letter from another Independent
voter, Uustav II. ftehwhb, of New-York, declaring
that he haa come to thc aome dacialon. Mr.
Sohwab well says: "The stand taken not only
by Tammany Hafl on the paster' ballot questlon,
but by thc Domocratlo press in general agalnst
any change in the present l?allot law, seema to me
to render it extremely doubtful if the cause of
ballot reform can 1* aafely and hopefully in
truated to Mr. Flower, whereas the plaia and
atmightforward 'blankef ballot plank contgdned
in the Kcpublionu platform, the fact that grn
uine ballot reform is one of the main issnes
bxought foi-ward by the Kepublieau party in this
catnpaign and the previous record of the party on
ballot reform should, in my opinion, clearly detcr
mine t>he choice of cvery Independent voter."
If Independent voters will review, as Mr. Hale
and Mr. Schwab have clearly done, the legis
lative and convention rccords of the Repubhcan
party and of the Democratio party upon this
questlon of ballot relorm, they will find that the
Republicans are eommitted to the adoption of the
"blankef ballot if they are intrusted with power
at Albanv, whereas thc Democratic party ?s
elearlv haa de.larcd through its leaders in thc
Legisl'ature and at the late Democratic State Con?
vention that it will not surrender the " paster
ballot and is opposed to thc "blankef ballot,
which, as Mr. Hale and Mr. Sohwah truly think, 1a
the CCeeaee of ballpt reform. Mr. Fassctt not
onlv stands upon a platform which unequiyocally
favors an amendment, to the ballot law by the
substitution f?.r the " pastef ballot of a ? ?*n?\
ollicial ballot, but he also can point to the taet,
that twioe as a JState Senator he voted for a
Ballot Reform bill which provided for a ? *****
ballot, Upon the laet occaaion upon whioh he
thtie voted for a "blankef ballot, namcly, leb
rua-y 19, 19$*, he ?ai 1 ineisively:
The oicluslve ballot. in ?? forni ?iiiwhl<hitls rot*
90^SJPI^*t^
and comiption at the polls.
Mr Saxtous "bhnkef ballot bill was paased
by tho Senate on Fehruary 10. 1890, by the fol
^ly^cTsrs. Abeara. I,rkctt. Chaj*. OtghjO.
iv^^^vrnim,. BoaaeS and btader-?.
Only two Democrats. Ahearn and ( baec yoted
for the "blankef ballot bUl. whereas eleven
Democratio Seaatoia voted against it, ???.*?
observable ah* that every Tammany Hall Senator
VOtcd ngainst thC bill. This was consistent with
their reeonl for the two years, 1880 and 1890,
cVaea tbe "blankef ballot was under conaidera
tion The biflerest speoch made against the BUl
before a legislative committee was made by
BearhS Ooekraa. one of tbe four or five tnon who
eontrol Tammany Hall. before the Assembly
Judiciary Committee. There tarely ha* l>een
heard m Albaaj gaeb a venoraous attack upon a
bil Mr. Oeekiaa and other lea<lers of lam
m-inv r.ominated Roewefl P. Flower for Oovernor
Bt. Saratoga, and one. therefore. can judge how
friendl.v Mr. Flower will be to ballot reform if
elected through the influence of such men.
Tho Democrats of the Assembly of 1800 were
nlso equally hostile to the "blankef ballot bill.
They were led in this opposition by William F.
Sheehan, the present Demociatio candidate for
Lieutenant-Oovernor, then an Assemblyman from
Buffalo. Mr. Sheehan displayed a bitterness of
baaHlltj to the bill which tells emphatically that
if he should be elected Lieuteuant-Govrrnor he
would use all the power of his offlec to defeat the
aaceeaae. UacTet the preeiat Democratic riispensa
tioti the Li'itenanUGovernor hus become tho
despot of the Senate. I'sing his influence with a
mitiority ol the Senate, he can defeat any measure
favored by the uiajority. That was convlncingly
lhawa ?>y I). B. Jlill when he was Lieutenant-Gov
emor. If Mr. Sheehan shouli be elected Lieuten
atit-tiovernor, therefore, the friends of thc
"blankef ballot wlil ri^htly coucludo that for
three years no biil granting that reform will pass
the Stttte Senate.
But to returu to Mr. Shoehun's lioatility to the
? blankef baUot bill. One incident will disclose
Mr. Sheehan's opposition to thc bill. It will 1*
reniembered that tlie BaUot Reform League of
New-York cireulated ? petition ln favor of the
bill, Which ieeeivcd ovcr 50,000 sigoaturea of
'vtne,t}. The petition expresely asked that a
?? blankef ballot bill should be passed. Here is
a eopy of one of these petitiona:
1 do bojchf petnioii the Heaoraab) Leglslatare of
tho MedO of New-York to pa*s a Eallot Kefonn Bill
which nhall ciub'idy the followlnt; prin<iple?:
ill All balb.ts ^hall he oiticial and shall b?
printed and dietrlbuted at the pnblie e.xixii'e.
(2i Tho aamea of h!1 eand!date> for th? name
olfire slmll ?>e printed upo the same ballot.
18) A1J ba.lo:? "hall bo delivered to tbe v der witliln
thc pailmg plaec on elcctton day, by rwera publir
(41 <>niy oaHtial ballot- ao dctfrered Khaii be voted.
The voter sun be gaaranl cd abaolatejrlraerj? pre
partag bla ballot, at;d the sw i*ry of the ballot shall
l?e mado eoaapnlaory. ..
(6) Voters ahaU have thc right to nomlnate oand -
dav.-? by p^.perly ocrttaed petitions, and your petl
ajaaar wBl ceet pray. <ot".
This monster petition waa carried into thc
Assembly Chaatbat UP"" laaieh 3, lS90-carried
by cifhbaea atoaai <meu. Speaker Husted took
the floor and said :
On neluilf of M.000 voters of th?cMca of New-York
?-id BrooklTB, wlthoul regard to poUtite, weed, e dorV
r* natlonniitv 1 deaire to preaent nt this tuue a
StiiS i. "tavl-r of the toTton Ballot Reform bttI and
Iraue-i that lt be referred I i thc Judlclary Committee.
'Xii i.Li ti.s wii ln eharge. I aak nnaahaeaa oaa
s*nt that this petition bc laccrrot,
Hut Mr. Sheehan npparcntly thinks that the
m rad right of petition should lie supprese<-d. He
ofeJeeOadl ioh>?imtly eveo to the raeepttoa of the
petitioji. Baeakct Husted, howerer, aaoaoaed to
the bearers of the petition. xvhich w;u, in thc forni
of a book, to advanee down t'ne main aisle of tbe
kJhamber. Tbere thea followed a remarkablo
soene, which Ls thus described iu Tlie Tribune of
kfareh 4, isoo:
Mr Slwehan w?s standlng In the centre of tlie
aJ?ie 'wlth one baad in hli tron?era pocket, whila his
rizh* arr> waa worklng ii'kc a aledgeaaouaer, and h?
xri* abaadng at the top <d bla voloe. He xyns dlrectljr
ta the way ?f f'o aaen xMth the book, and rahucd to
JtnVaside to eltow them to paM hha. ***? pald no
att?Mia??n to liwii and he wn? pnshed bod?r ln b-ont_ of
Uv- biiok down the alsle and into thc WCll. Tl? Rfr
uubllnin membera of Uie House and t.iose ln sympathy
vlth haJlot r?-fonii applauded loudly. nnd thc irallerleji
broke Itito eheert, while he was UiikIiwI at by many
who appi-erlated the dbaatton. Ttiey looked upon the
oase wlth which he wu* piished out of the way a-s
slcnifieiiiit tha' all who atood in the ^vay of baaotre
foiin will t-e ptatbed ?"lde wlth e?:iial eaM>.. Mr. MCO
h?n w?s pu-hed obead of IhC blf book nntll ho was
laiiimod agalnst Oeik Chickerlng'a desk. ln Ui
aroaresa down thc olslc 1 >? i.- :? ul.n-d rlolenlly witii
t>oth anns und sliouted <mt that l.ls rlphr* as a m?iib?r
were being Invaded. Iuu the hlg hook woaaed to havo
a ajrhl upon Ids nwk and it did not relax untll bo liad
fairlv been pushed to the wiill. Tben the book was
*et down in the centre of the Aaaemblp well. smd Mr.
Wveehan. loohiTig a- If be had been hlt wlth a battcrlng
rani. ran ba< k to hla ?eat.
But this did not end Mr. Sheel.an's opposition
to the " blankef ballot. On Mareh IS, iwhen
the Afcsembly met to take ilnal aetioh upon the
bill, he olfcicd a substitute for it providing for a
"paster" ballot. The Ecpublieans all voted
against this "paster" ballot substitute, xvhHe the
Democrats voted for it. The " blanket" ballot
bill passrd the .\jiseiiib!y on March 13, wlth the
votes of si.xfy-eight Bepublieans and four Demo?
crats in Its favor. Mr. Sheehan and flfty Demo?
cratic Assembymen tetei against it. Oovernor
HiH mptid tbis bill on Mereh II, laal, upon the
e-.presti j??ound that it provided far a "blankef"
ballot. In his veto ?ajsajafl be Mbi I
1 ani opponwl to th? exdiisivelr oflu :.il I ' pro
\lded for lu thts bill. b.v ifie lenn - ex<?; offi
rlal" l^altot ulneant u ball.it apon whie 10c
of ?ii eaadldeaM of every party, faeCJoe or roinbmv
Uon are rrqulrd to b" prlnt d togetber thcraoa, whlh
l.s prltit?d holely by Uk ht*t* anrt ls atteloabh at th?
polls a f?w inoaaenta beiterc votln?, and nowhere el?e
asd at no other tlme, which U compulsoi-y upon tha
voter M use, and any other than which he ls pfbMMIll
from uajng. . __ ,
Subaequently, na ia well known. the preeen.
Ballot Reform law was pawod, tlM Tammany
Hall feadcn and Govcrnor llill inatating? upon
the adoptlon of the "pastcr" ballot, thc hepiih.
licane accepting only becauac they thought, <le
fectivc as the bill waa, it would in *ome ineasiire
oheck briherv and intlmidation at the polls. lbit
the Dcmocratic party is HOI irreconcilably Of
poaed to the " blanket" ballot ?nd in favor Of ,
the ? poster" ballot, George Raines. the chair- (
?~a of tlie recent Dcmocratic State Convcntion, ,
thuo exprcaaed the party aentiment upon the mat- (
ter. and wna cheered approvingly by thc conven- j
tlon: ...^
The irrave?t offenc* of Plattl?m had becn commlttea ,
aealntt IhV fm? and eonal suffrage .6f our fJtJoMM. I !
do^otVow re*r to ItAttempts to^pHvet.jc voter ?
*a rt no laoVe iri.port.nre than XJfifflUS **?
ballot of cltlrens. Hollo:?s wlilch ?eato ?"\P'% mt1n?s !
stituencles of nrmbers of the l^tlslarure t r. e iini
.! i.rw. in #r,e dlMrict a* n another are In dero^anon
or i^ree "ndMeo.nal ballot and emasculate the suffrage
of elUtenship. ? _. _ .
Jjllgfl this declaration put that of the Rcpub
Hcan platform adopted at Rocbcster:
(lf? \Ve favor the amendnicnr of the Ballot law by
the KUbstltutlon for the unofflrlal uP*f** J? nVmea
the "blenfcet" offlclal ballot. tipon which the names
of randMnte; ahaU bc eoi jPMl? ?2?Jff*g3
ih* vot?r's dntT easv. treat ng randidates ?lin cqu.u
faT&?$L wirSnltle ? ^. >Jg2,?J
eomiptlon, and largely redurtng the expenses 01
eJectlons.
The Dcmocratic platform adopted at Saratoga,
upon the other hand, opposes the " blanket ' ba -
lot. Ifs writera secm to thinlc the prcacnt Hal
lot Reform aet perfect. They pledge thc Dcmo?
cratic partv ?nd ita candidates, Roswell F. llower
at their her.d, to kcep the BaDot "Keforni act
aa it is. Here is thc plank: _? ..(i
are MagraMlato Umjappk of the ???? *,w . iV
no?.ist?nt cffort* of a Deni<K-ratic Goyernor, MUiainea
E? the*D?mM-ra?s in the ^P^i?^SSL ?l Fc
wineiple, there has bcen ai laM wrested from a kc
?ubll'an Legislnture bv force of publlc sentiment
Sne cleetora refofm law. twhlch guarantecs a
Ksolutely aerret ballot, wl.lrl. prevent, nti.i.WaU n
ind eorruptlon. which re*rvcs for WOfg ngn en the
riilit to two hoora on cleetlrm day in which tp YOto
wltboat loss of pnv for time consumed. wWch largely
dY.K.** thc owrtaaltjea of candidates to ?peod
monev illc-glt.lmntarj. which presrrlbes a carefnl aystem
ofTgVrX of eteVtoft, whfch Impoaea heayyp?dttoi
for eorrupt practices in electtous, and *hlrhI'rc: "Vn
invlolable to evcry cltUen. howevor humblc or un
'AteredVmS be. tba right to raat hl. bn lot for
whorasoever lie may thoose for any offico wuhin tne
glft of tlie people.
AN IXDEPEXDEXT VIllW OF RALDOT REFORM.
W1H FASSETT SHOULD BE SFPI'ORTED BY IX?
DEPEXDEXT VOTtRS
Gustav H. Behwab, ln The Xew-York Tlnies.
Mr. Matthew HaJe's letter in your j^J*?*J"!J
will be read by Independent voters J^J*^??g
iutei-est and closest attention. It appcars M BM 10
iment to a rtoar and Btoat ina>.erful mauner cOnv-1^
liiK Tcasous Why ?he independent. voters JfthM Bta*e
should this ycai- .upport the Kepubllcan cAndidate for
vour vatuahle space for the aarpoaa of cHtteiafog,
?ro.u Uie iMiidpoint of one who h? been i?>d U art ?
ln tlie cai.se of genulne ballot reform, the "^^
contained in your edliorial columns of to-daj tbat tne
causc of ballot reform may be M iftbjg* ilffsr
Intraated to Mr. Flower as to Mr. lassctt, w th Mr.
P at Va.idlng behlnd hla chair, being perfectly weU
a-sured tJ.at 0 -vcrnor llill la no long.r n positioti
to gnlde or eontrol thc Democracy of Ncn-lork. _
The. fact that (.overnor llill. who has alwnvs been
nn enemv to true ballot reform. arpears 110 lpaaw to
?rTuaivelv eontrol the Demoeraey oiftho State ahoiild
have 00 weUht with ballot rafOrBMra, for thc nialn
SUion to ballot reform aroceada, m U weU.toawo,
fimn Tnininony Hall. a.nd Tammany Hall DOW lnJTaU
o-session oi?M city govM-cmci.t. wlll undoubtMl,.
by the clecUon of Mr. Flower. obtaln CJitire eontrol of
Tbe*WOrat featurc by far of the premt ballot ad
ls the so-rnllod unoflichil ? pMter* ballot whkb und?-i
tlie. sanctton of 1?? la now furnlshed by Tnm.nnny
Hall to cverv voter .vntrolled by tlie wgnnlaat .n
Ind it ls U? this -p..strr" bnll04 that TUOBMjHM
relies, ?nd opon thc retention of which It i>-ltUel>
tns'Kti as evfdcntly Mcaeury aott? c'e't'"";'"^ ?"_
aowar. It ts agninrt thl? ??pvter" ballot-and for
the anbaUtatton of th--blanket ballot taaedl npoo the
Maaaachaaett* law. by which the cindldnt -s are
groupert alphab'tleallv under caeh offleo and ?"'''*
ofrk'iil ballot-that the ballot reforrners dlrect thrIr
main assnnlt and their enrteavnrs. mther than agalnst
tne thre* amendment* Introdn.-ed bf senator Saxtop
inder n misapprehension as to their iMfariooa ebar
a'ter; for If'the -blanket ballot" ean be?^n^
these three amendments In thc maln would becoaM
D<7heirfand taken not onlv by Tammany Hall on tho
?WMter* ballot ?aeattoa, ba* by tteDeioocratle jweaa
ln general. agalaal any chaon ln the prc*en: bnll'jt
law, aeemi to ate to readar it extoenjely dwbtfnl li
the catise of ballot reform can he BOWly and hopefuli\
Intrusted to Mr. Flower. wheress the plnln and straigh'
fonrard " ManMt-MJlot" plank COntolDed ln th" He
publlean platform, the facf that e-nulne ballot reform
ls i,nr of thc main i*pnes bronghf ferward by the Rc
liublienn party in this rampalgn. and the prevlous
record of the partv on ballol reform, abottd, in my
opinlon, elearly determine the cholce of evcry lnde
pendeut voter.' . , ,?
Thc Issue of ballot reform is of BMh parnmount lm
portanee to tho rltlzens of this State tbat anv poa
sible remote Influence on the Xntlonal elertion of
18M mnst be icnored by thc voter The Inmedlate
question of gOOd povernment In our homes should not
be complteafcd by eonsldctatlons of Xation.il pobcy
to be declded a year hence.
THE FIGURKS OF FBCIT CULTURE.
THE KAMTUDI OF THIS IITOVSTXT IX THE
UXITED KTATES BBOWM BY THE CEXSUS.
Washlugton, Sept. 120 (spcclab.-Froiu advance ahMM
of fortheomlng bulletius of Lhe a-nsus Ilureau ln Uie
Agrlculhual DMniou. ln charge of Mortimer Whlte
hcad, thc foilowing tatoreattag data upon horttenllare
and pomology are obtalnod. The vast extont and lm
portance of these lndustries in thc Fiiited States. to
gether with the fact that no ofMal eatistlen reganllng
them havo erer before been gathcred or publlshed.
makes the flgure* of uuusnal lnterost. In additlon to
tba three pralimtnary bulleilns which have been al
rcady bisued, rla, on \1tlcultur(\ fJorlmlture, and
truck-farmlng, Mr. Whltchead says thore upon sc*>d
furms and nurseries are now ln pr;ss, and that upai
tragaa ;uid aaaaMrapte fruirs and nuts is oaarty raady.
ln presentdi\|t flgures frora the remalilng bullotltis,
he aays: " It is only wh?n we coramenoe to toucta the
tifures, rolllng up into the rallllon6 on all sides, that
we reailze th? lmportanre of thes? tndnstrles, the vast
progre-h made, and that our own counrry, great ln M
.nany thlpgs. ls greoter than all others ln the produc
tion of frulta."
Thc flgures show that in the census year
the I'nited Statos had 59G farms and 18,903
acres devoted speclally to BMd glOHlng. Of
thaM 12.005 acies \M-re ln bejins. 1,-<VJ in MbbagMi
018 ln beets, 10,210 ln tucumbers 71 in eclery, 16/XM
iu sweet corn, l?>.n;jii lieid oora, 4.<;<v;? in aqoMb,
,7,071 in peaA, 5,140 in MaafcBMloaa, '*><>? ln radl-h and
4,35?5 ln totnatoes. These farms lopiaMOt a tOtal
value of lmplemeuts and buildings of *le,U2j,oao ?<5;
men employed, 13,500; womcti, l,5ll. Tlie avcnige.
acreage of farms ln lowa and HabTMia la Oii5; BOOMi
bowever, unj OMtlj U.oisj acres in extcnt. TUe
totai Maaaga dawaaad to oeaehM is bot.TM: vataa of
product 878480,400; hunds employed, 22(1,000; vahe
uf toois aud maWiinery, M/0T7,aa0; eeet of packegea,
*3,?oo,oo0: cost of laLior and Maaii, &\,300,000.
Ppward of if'*J.000,000 ?ro fcund liivestcd in peudi
gi'owing.
There wci-e 4.510 nurseries in the census year.
vaiued at JMU?7,'{,835 80, and OOCapylOg 178,908 MTM
of laiid. with au lnve?tcd rapital of 888,418,889 51,
and givlng euiployuient to 48*88? tneii, 2,270 women
and 14,200 anlmabt. uslng ln thc propagatlon and cul
tivMtiun of trees and ptaota 8880, 80804 taWMtai ln
lmplements; 05,025 aetes were ti^ed ln gTOWtag trecs.
idun's. shrubs and vlnes of all age*.. The gnuid tota!
of plants and trees ls estltnatej at 8,888,858,779.
Of these 51?,0]t;.fil2 are frult trees, 886,808^896
grape vlnes and smnll frults. nnd tlie
rest are nut, dcclduous and evergreen treaa,
hardy ahMM and rose*. The largcst aeirnge ls de?
voted M apple?. 20,2:12. nutnbering *J40,570.C?lti ftwag
tee?, an average of ll,R?o p?-r aera, wiillc the pluai,
]>f*r ;?nd peach havo rcspeeUvely 7,?2(i, 6,854, :!,:ir,7
tC'ca, poductng 88.404,:iU7,17488,408 Md 68 ^7,r-04
young trees.
(^f the almond ('alifornla shows .'i.'li-,,4il4 bearltig
tree?, and 405.4B4 young treeB not bearlng. df o&CM
nut^ Flortda bM 474,881 bejirlng tieci and 791,007
young trees not bearing. Of the flg Callfornla has
140,77n beertng and 2.'i4,3(X) young tne-. Ix-mon?
Flortda has 00.42ft benrliig and 410,866 young trees;
Catlforala report* 89,187 bearlng, 124,-"'J not benring;
oniiig* treea bearlng In Flonda, 3,934,001 ; 0,302,0?0
voung tre.-*; Callfornla. 593400 beairlOf, 1.641^00
iiot beurlng; olive-Callfornla, 20fi,<n bearlng, 2MI,
rt4.1 not bearlng; pineapple- Flotlda, 83496,000 bear
Ing plants. In ArUona. LouKlnna and thc oulf < 1 I
there are nearly CoO.ooo orange treea. ln aj
the now plaatlng of th^ orange ls at lcast 800,000
treee. Mr. Whltehead ls vcry enthusastlc ln his
woik, and pleads earnestly for the means to aoeare
lts prompt lomnletlon. He thlnks that evorrtlniic
autalillllg to ngrlculMire. includlng its ranaaa. .should
Le under the eontrol of the Secretary of Agrlciilture.
FOJtEST* DErASTAIl'M UY TUE 8/1*0.
St. Faul, Minu., uept. 117.?A farmer from Itasea,
County, tu 0?e norttiern part of the 8t?to. was at thc
capltal yesterday, and snld that the hav k Maaatlj
wrought by wind storms among the fon - - ,,f |g ,?
- . tioa aaaM not be aaMMlMadL lie csti/iate?l tliat
about rtO.000,000 feet Of tlmt*r had been | OWI down
Io mme distrieu tlne fcresU presented a sfene of ter
rible devaataUoo.
ENGINEEBS IN SKSS10N.
BIG MEETING IN JERSEY CITY.
MI.MBERS OP THE^OCOMOTIVE BROTHERHOOD
COMF. FROM ALL PARTS OF THR ?***?**
vverv milroad that enter* Jersey Ofef or any other
r n,!n?d union, *nd tnaklng one ??UJ ? '*
?ngtocera, Bewoea, brekeeaea, ?*"Sj2?X
Ind Eggag-aartora it was riag aaM m*******
F Lineer P. M. Arthur oppoW thl? federatlon and thar
I? aerrrt aeaOoa ndjourned wlthont taklng aetlon
mjTmm the aaejtoacra ,???? ??! *??? JJ
DlvU'on No. 53, Ccntral DlvlMon So. W,
2?T iMvision no. t? iiobokeaWJJ
Vo 171, Qiiaker City Dlvlsion B? MB. ?D?^
DrrMoa Wa. Mft, an* thoir guest*. wrnt
to Tavlor's llotel and hnd an Informal dlnnor. At 2
oMoek tho englneera again asse.nblod at the opera
llouso for a publle meeting. to which cvcry one was
toritol About 1.000 pnple. ntany Of whotn were
wotner., attCoOd the meellng. and nbout as many
ajcre ooald not gct into the opera Hooee. on tbe
?toga were Orand CBdof Erglnoer P. M. Arthur. Be*
ernor Lcon Abheft. nxtrlrt-Attorney Charles H. ??
fleld, OreMes Ctovetead, cx Seniator \V. D. Edward*.
f*na'tor J. OOTBtah, the Rev. .lobn L. Srwlder. G. R
Dorlty, l'atrirk Fennell (?? Shnndy Magulre"). Jeeaaae
WURaaaa E. F. Brooka, ektcf enplneer of the *ew
York divlslon of Uat PCeaaylvaOta Rallroad; E. Ban
dcrs, of tkC HUBC cotnpany; Pollrc .Iti-tlce Hot^rt
Daaie, fTtaHoel Jehu f, Feeoep, of the FaBee it^rd;
p, ii. d'.Neiii. Ooaaty Ootlaetor Doonta MrLaugllln;
it. ?. Hud-peth, Asaenbtyauo Tkeaaea Deker, WUBaaa
H. Lewla, iiivi-ioii aaperlnteaoeet of the Morrta and
Baaei RaOroed; Charlea t.raham, dividou oeacrla
ICBdeet of the, Delaware, Larkawannn and WCCkWll
Rallroad: (ioorsrc Hataep, tralnmaster of the smio
road, and Henjiimin Hafner, who ls sald to bc the
oldost employcd enRlneer in tbe eonntry. He is **v
eutv-two years o'd and has bOOB llfty-two yc.irs an
cnglnccr. Hc rtin- a swlteh enginc in the Port Jnvls
yard of thc Erie road.
Otketa who were ln boxeo and pronilnent posltionsln
tlie thcatre were D. Iirown, master mechantc; W. rt.
Watson, taperUKCadeat; D. OMeora, me^ter mechanb,
and Mr.Ke-.seiide.il. trainmnstcr of the DelaWOre, Laokl
wanna and \\'<>stern Rallroad and its bninrhcs: A. Y.
Oblkaiiaaa. stiperlnteiidont; C G. Wllliama, eonstruet
iag eaftoaer, and J. W. Mulford. ma<;ter mechanlr, all
of tho Central Rallroad of Now-Jersey; J. I.. Craw
ford, Buperlntendent; .1. R. Smith, suporvlsor, ani
< layland Tlldcn, frelpht superintendent, of the Penn
epreaala Rallroad. it hnd, tMB expectM tha-,
Oaaaaeep BL Depew woald iv preaaeti and ho had
boen put on th- progtaaaBC for an a<ldress. Ho 6env
the following Alapateh, hut It was not rccelved unti.
the meetlng lnd adjoumed:
I miis takrn stcA yactaraap afternoon, and while nm,
serloua it prevcata my lieiajt wlth you to-da7. I deepiy
resrft BJkatBg tlx> jilewure of meetlnR paB. I wtjited to
frnpliusuf la thc BfCtai rhoftd of Rew-JctaCf and iv.in
(.ylvania what I bCVC i-'iM "I-wh-re?thut 0M nrnthcr
hood of LaciaintlTn fiiflnaiira has eaamettwisl ov its
unequalled pr?pcrltp and ^trength and tbe wlsrtom of It*
nrtlon thst Its aiganliallan l? a modcl for tnxled unl n*.
You aro nnt only tii^ nio?t aaacaaalal of labor anaalaaMcec,
i,,:t roc barc lha ro?poct ?nd eaaaaaarc ?f tho*o whom
rce ao aCmlraWy serve, tfaa acaala aiit thc miiroiid eaa>
ptalea CHAUKOBT m. DKPKW, rr-?id.-nt.
Thc ftdlowlng were th* speakers: Orestes Clovc
land, Ooeeraer Leoa Aaeett, <'. H. wTetoM, p. M.
Artbar, Joba 9, (Ubeon and w*. D. Btwarii. The
prlnrlpal afldieai waa by C'litef ySrthur. He sald hc
wns pritltled ti bOVC tbe opportunlty of eipkatalag
acain the alnis and purpos-s of tho BlOtbcr
l??,l of Loeoaaottva Englneer*. which hiul
h*vn in oalatflftflO Br twcnty-eleht yeors.
Tho carly Mfttoip of thc order, Mr. Arthur sald,
waa one eoaanaed stntppic. it mt grent ovpoattlon
from rallroad onVIa s, who beiieved the ohjed ol
thc Brotberbood Crai to dletate to them how to nmn
ni:e the roiads. The Brotberbood perscvered and over
lUobstaelea nod waa lo-day, Mr. Arthur bcDeved,
ouc of tae itrongeat organlsatloni ln iin eonntry.
it had -i-i aub-dirtslons and a metaberahlp of 31,500.
rt.e Drotherbood extended all over this eonntry nnd
Canadflt It hnd an liisnmnro aaaoetetloo for the
i^netit of it-; memben and hnd pald out aboal
*3,5i"K?.ono, besidc j>aying annnajlv nom $u,ooo to
Hl.'i.ofM) to aab-dlrltfona in ireedy rlrcnmstaoeea.
The apcaker all that the Urotlierrmod was of the
preate.t pcectblo henetlt to ndlroad conipaules and
the publle, beeaoae it siipplies more traatwortby and
better m*?n than eouid be tarafahed wtthoat the or
ganltattow, It protected Itself by rfrlkos, but strike/;
were the last. reeort.
The ipeeebea Of Oovernor Abhett and Mnyor (leve
land irorc of the voto-aiaklBg ebaraeter, tillc<i with
??tatrv" ,a;)d aoft woTda. DUtrlet-Attoracy WlnfleM
and e.x Scna'or Edwarrts ln their remarks d'vlarM
that organlacd labor was beneflrlal, aind that in no
race ^a* it better llrnstrated than ln the bJetorv of
the Bratheraood of Loeoaaotlvc FjiRln'oers.
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WOBKMEN WANT BALLOT BEFOBM.
THE GRKXITF.-CUTTERS' FIGHT AOAIXsT TnK
KMfiHTS IN'DORSKD BY THE CEN'
TRAL U.NTOX.
The Ceatral Labot I'nion at Its meetlnft yestcrdny
tooic aetlon oa ? great variety of lehjorda, baehaaJni
bafl >t reforei aad the fl^ht i?etwocn tho Kalghta of
Ubor and the Oreiiite (;llfters, Union. George
Wnrner, fctaeter workinan of the llonaesndths' t'nlon.
picaMtd JhBM i'. ArrkPjeJi started n itMaoaloa
over thc qaestton of agltatlng for a new ballot law,
aaylng that the Oentral t'nlon had atways tohaa air
mtorest in tatc subject aud should conttoao to do ??
lie lntroduced a lonp lewlutlon condemnlng the proscnt
system of rotlng 1d thl* Ktat^ and demanded that
tlie ballot law now ih force bo repenlcd, and that
tho LeptMatnr* enaet a law the prlnclpln feature of
which will be thc soralbjd "blnntiet ballot." It i?
retolred to paab thc agltatlon for n new ballot law,
and the r-solutlon waa pa'?ed ln aplte of bhC prot?'-t
Of the Slate and >fefal Roofcrt' I'nion a*aln.?t the
rentral t'nlon eetrrlag pditica.
Tberc wai I I n| discunslon over the merlts of tho
flght between DwMet Assembly ??o. 40 nnd the
(.rnnitc Cattera' i'nion, tfl refnrfl to the larlddlctloa
of the-e orgealaatfeM oeer the work bdn? dono in
eonneetlon wlth the pavlne ln Iirondway. The Granite
Cntters1 Vaton in^istf. thit its aaeaahera aheaM be em
ploycd to >io the pairtag of crosgings and curb atooes,
while the Blac Ptoac Workera' t'nlon, which l? altlli
ated wlth Dtetrlel Aaaeaaklj JSo. 4f?, ns?ert tho samc
riithT. e^ ktttverr. No. 40 Jms takoft up the
i udgcla for the BbM Stonc WOrhcn, anl bac
mi eeded la patttag a con'ract alpned by John D.
CrlaunlBI to einploy only Knlphts'of Labor. Tho
Central Labor rnlon, after dismssuig tho troabto, ln
dorecd the eaaee of the <;r.ui!te cutters, and the Bghl
g the two tiiganlaalltaia will now bc more biti*r
than cver.
Oredcatlala were rccelved from tho T'nited Ctoek
and ,-alt I'utlers' t DhM nnd frcin IfcC C.rnnil*' Cattera1
t'nlon. The denuiii.:- of the Gilders j<nd Pietiiro rt-ame
Itakara1 Ualon for a worhdai of otae hoara at 40 eaati
an hoer wa? [ndoraod. This union will aaake iis de
n nll iniinufaetiircrs ln that tmdo on Oetobcr 1.
Nattooal Tia<le Dtotrid Aaaembly No. e.H, of ?.nr
ment Ifcrkera, reported Ihet II bad opened eo-opcrative
elothlriR atorea Dl hfl the large clties of the t'nltisl
stitec. it> oflken akao eoaaptatDed that theso aterea
were beltiK boyfotted by the Kochestor GMMag Ex
ebaoga.
rropreeslve I'aliiter*' t'nlon No. 1, at a mertiiifr beld
in naraadoa Hall yesterday, elected Lawrenro J.
BrOWa Its wtilliltie dele.-nte.
.\t tho aaeettag of tho Coaaral iJihor rVecrattoa al
No. :iJ:? Bowery reeterdap, a delegate of the BoetaBat
Labor i*arty nicatcd some aacBcaaeal by aaiblag a loag
-ti^-<!i in favor of t:i uttenipt to harinouir.e tho
raraeas cuitrai Lakee orgaalaatloaa in ttns ciiy.
a recohrBea wee jia^srd to appdal a eoaa
Blttoo for thi. parpoae, aud atorea aacai?
t>er, weir appci.ited. The perticelar otgaalsattaBa
whleh tbe BoeteUsti vin try to brtof tofatthar in a
p-ner.il (uunell roinpok-d of ilelegi/tes from eiii-h
ergaalaattoa nre, befides the ientr;ii Labor Feeera
tlon, the. board Of BTtlktag Dfleeites, Distilct As
aeaaatV No. 4'.> and DlKrict A-serntily No. 2.'.3. This
gaoaaal eoanctl, if tonacd, wiii uike aattea aaly on
aooacaUeal <|uestlon?, and will hnve oetktag whatever
to do wlth any politba1 hettMi taken by tho ln
di\1dual orpinii:-t!oas iepie~<iit?d ln thc coundl. Tlie
reaeoa gtven for thu aotoaapt Ol Reneral harmony ls
that Sidallstlc lde;i^ are rapldly beroinlng prev.ulcnt
ain aaj th* Kalghta of Labor.
At tbe meetiim af Hie New-York Federatlon of
Labor, nt No. U E.i-t loiirth-ht., yoateidny, m rom
plai.it w,is m;ide by th* Itorrestlve Ctothtag futterl'
I ntoa that the Knights of Labor WCTC Interferlnc wlth
Ihefr union iwut doinR tiieir baot 'o hurt it. a ahartor
w-.i- itl.v.d trem thc Aaioriean Pedcrattoa of Labor.
a procataenl godeBst ?iid u?t night uia* isomuei
Qooipara, precidont of th* Anerlean Federatlon <d"
? grantlna tbla ebartoi zreatly Imperllled h; :
of rc ele< Uon ln De.*!n''er.
Ptahjei A--.emi.ly X< . 40 l*:d a aacewag yest*rdny
The Itct Fiirnlriii*
I aot money cooiea fru.u i'luit Co., Weal 14Ui-at.,
atar Cth-ava.
rw^- iF-anwMnaaasgHBnaaaagfl ? ??
Thursday, Oct. I,
1m the last dat, to srcure V.A.-ALA
JXVESTMEXT AND IJh
VELOPMEXT CO. Stock at $4.00
prr Hhare and the Oetober diri
dend of 20 cents per share, in
uhieh all stocf: pnrehased now
participates. Prlee adranced to
par ($10.00) Oct. t.
For Jarther pavlicular* eall on
or addrc** JA.UES 1Y IIYATT,
Trcasnrer, Kooms 81 and 99% U
WaU St., Xetr-Yorlc.
it Its headnuartoiN. at Xo. 52. Unlon POMMM, "jj
I lerted tieorge E. Mnrray aad lUtgh Greenan lta deto
gM^tatSe Oaaeraj Ajaaiably of tho Kaltbte ?
Rhor to be beM 10 TrttU in Sovember. 'WO, 49
:; ,,H , ofteen delegaUsa, "i?te?d of only two but
t has det m led to eronomlse its fundi for locafaaa.
II o?erh i annde:-. who wt* for a kfflg Umeknown
aa the* Klng of the CkMkmakera/ bM been detbroned
MdLta now wniuing tlie streeta looktag U* ?? situatton.
SoehVtheTste of roynl.y in this repaMiean eoaatry.
r'ro">ss was *en yesUrdey and he la.neiit.vl. l? B
nlXre of RnVsUn and Engiah. hl? Iiinhlllty to ftnd
worklie e#d, ln aabatanre, that It waa n great mts
t,lKe thnt he had m.ide, when he tlrsl came to this
country. to tola the AnarchlstV orguolMtton, thanJed
bv .lohn Mo-t. "They only to bana to al' eon
norted with them." be iW <^Unning,]^?**3
th*t in sidto of all bla i?crtfleea for the Cloakmakerw
i-.ilo'ti. the unlon hM treattd blm tharaefally. ?Mtm>?
he WOBld be glad to get a plnco at ** a wcek to
support his family on.
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JWMOCRATS FOR VROOMAN.
LETTERS FBOM MANY OF THEM PBOMBDIG
to surroirr him.
BX8 ORFAT POPt.T.ARITY AMONT, IXFLUEXTIAL
iy? of noTU rAP.TiF.s-Hiu';iiT raos
PKCTS IX EP.IE C'll'XTY.
Jobn \V. Vrooman dncs not pretcnd (o l>e a sTvnkcr.
He is simply a plftln bnslness man. but whenever he.
ipaakl he crcates almost as mucli enthnsiasm as Mr.
raaactt E'-idcnres of the popnlatltv of l>oth of these
randidates BM seen on all sldcs. It ls sald the 41*
salisfaction emong tje Dcmoerats ln Sheehan's dls
trirt wlll add to tho vote wMeh Mr. Vrooman wlll
reeelve. DoaHtCB. hc || a (iratid Army man, has bcen
f.,r year-; |fl plaees wheie he l.as m-t Demorrnts as
well m BepobUeaaa, and possesscs thc estcem and
contldcnco of all who have been bmught In contact,
with him. Sinre Mr. Vrooman was nominated he
has recelved many letters of COngratnJatioa and Offera
of aappoH. They rome from Dernocrats as well as
RepabtMafla, and are DJOOt convinring proof of tho
popBhutty of tho randldalc for I.lentcmnt-Governor.
A letter from Mr. VrOOBMB'a old sehooImaRfcr.
(Jeorge II. Stowit*. of P.uffalo, say-: "Your Intorests
bere will no! nffer. . . I see In my mind'scye the small
Md s hoolhor.se in rnyne'.s HOllOW, and thofnrmhou-c
M the hill where years ago your worthy fnthcr llved.
Xow, I ?,i?o tliat once small, restless boy a man, men
tiored and thought compelent to occupy tho fceond
plaee In the glft of a partlal publlc in a great State of
-,,o(Y),ooo of people. Success, my friend. It ls in tho
dr.?
Another letter reeeived from llufralo glves a ch>ar
18 i f the fecllng there: "I am an old-fashlon-d
Iemon-at, pnrc and slmple. I believo ln hone?it
P Itttea umi booaat men for offlcc. I recollect well and
fuly appreclate your klndness and eourtcsy to mc
Wbm deputy ilerk of the Assembly and rlerk of the
senito. I jhall do all I ran to bclp you. and I have
BUay frierds wtm wlll do the same.s
A DMIUIial llvlng ln Olean WlttM: "I ?hall MlH
great plevure ln castlng my ballot for you. 1 also
bcllce there are many Dcmoerats of tho more
reputible rlass In Wcstorn Ncw-York \vlio aro M
UMTOtghly dbtgaeted Wlttl Mr. .?sheehan's metli.Nls in
BOearhg delegatcs that thcy wlll not vote for him.''
As ?n eiliihitlon of the kind heart of Mr. Vrooman
the letter of Dr. II. 8. Tunicr, of N(Tnvlch, is good
evkteoea: "My Btth FMtl, oow algU raara oM, aaya
hc whhea he eoold vote for you, becaaM you Mved
his llf(. I liave told him bOW fceble and wcak he was
in Xcv-York anil bOW near gonc hc was when I got
BtM oit l.ere through your luiidness. Tho littlo
fellow, lihe his father, feels that he ow?:s you a debt
of ^rritl nde."
Ex-S?iator Eowland C. Kell ?gg. of ElUabethtowo,
Essex County, writes: ?? I say what you !>t;ow
already, that I am glad to bc allowed to work for and
hclp swdl the majority of such men aa you and
Fassett."
bome jood advlre i< given by cx Assemblyman A.
CArtwrlgl*. Jr., of Hoxbury, in a letter recelved by
Mr. Vroonan : "I tldnk there ls a tendenry, or has
been, to coln our vlctorles ln this ritate two
we?'Us beore clectlou and Jose them in the last
few days. Tho aaOMB miuit be kept slowly bMBMatog
ln volume intll tlie last ton days bafON electlon; then
tbraw the hrottle open and let her slf.ile."
John 0, < hurrlilll, JiuUee of thc tSupreme (ourt,
writing fP)" OawafOi ?ays: "I cougTutulate you vcry
hoartlly upoi tho uomlnatlous made at Hoehoster, and
liope, as I verily bellovo. tbaf wlll be approvod
by tho paopM of the .State ln Xoveniber. You
liave reasoi to bo proud of your asso
ciates ou the debei Thev witn you repraaeat the
young men of the state, and your noinlnabua seema to
Indleutc that th* partj Ls to rlso above the unfortunut*?
difwtMisious of lute years, and to prescnt the united
front of fonnar yeurs when we carrlcd the .State.''
Dr. A. Yan der Veer, tf Alhany. wrltM! "I wiah
to congrntiihito you 00 the excellent work dOOO at
Uoabeatar. and espeelally on your iiomlnatlou. If 1
can be of any laslatanea, la ever hu hambM a wuy,
at tlrts eod i/f tht line, ktndly h-t me. know."
Major .lohn 6. Koster, of Lyona Falla, B o'ie-ann<?
M^I<!W and a pirtuer of Warner Mlller, WfttMi "I
mosi beartly rongratolate you oo your nominution
as Ueatsnant-Oovernor: we are aare to wln thla fall
if the ftepnbllcaw do their dnty, and they wilL"
Wllllam L. Marey, Aaalatant Dtatrlct-Attorney of
Erle County, wrtes niifst eiicouniglngly ab mt Mr.
Vrooman'i chaneei of electlon. He says tbat a leading
Sfngwnmp ln Brfa County ha.s informed blm that he
would eordlallj support Fawett and Vrooman, and the
cxpres'ions on tht street Indleate a ntlafaeaory mj6
rheerful feellng.
A Demociut. wlio ls an ex-eenator wiltes: "I am
glad to KO that a wheel hOTM i- aOOieUBMa faken out
of the shnlts and tkai his past vr\ I ?a aro MOOfOlM I.
You mnst ge la to wla at uil haaarda."
The i;e\. Thom.-L- is. Bbepherd, of Oawega writes:
"df eourM are sbotUd obl miugie denomlnaUonal ma4
ters With polltlca. but, for lie, I feel that tlM Metli
odlst BplscopaJ chu-eh is t??*"? eongiatiila'ed thal rou
have been aaleeted o flil this plaee of honor. and to
which I bellere yon wlll be ebicted. Alth ugh l do
nothlng ln the Qm of electloneerlog, yel pleaae be
aMOred I ^ha'l not le slow |o assert your virtu- - ik I
man and a ChrUtlM."
Mr. Viootnan has ^everal hundred letters 0 c
I en.
BBOOKLYN REPUBLICAXS AE0U8ED.
TBOROUOB ano KMlUii'Jir WORK rOB r.\s~f.TT
.(XII VKO'iMlX- T 111. Ii! MOCRATS IX RXVOI/T.
The BepabUraaa of BrooUyn have bagaa preparer
tions to h ive arery naaakaf of Ibe party regtatered
aad abfc to eato the Uehat on etoettoo day. The phu
adopted is tha al bv Pnaeta H. wltooa, praat"
dent of the t'nion LMffM CUb, Mr. WUaoo M Satur
day ptocared 2j,o?)0 MMtopee bcattag the naM of
the Kepubllcan liciieral Commlttee on the corncr.
Thes? he bM dlstrilaited amoiig the lend-rs from the
dltferent uanls at t!ie tnoctlng of the CMipalglt OOM
mlttee, and :|i.-y wlll be aJdrriss.vi to Um Kepublicans
of Uie eity and taken baek t'? the BapabtlOM hcad
qjaarUra a etaeahw h now baiag prinb^t caliing oa
every BtpabUeM to reglster on OetobCf '?. the nrst day.
it beara ^ Im ptrtare of Mr. ImmM priated un good
paper, and a'so eontalns a brlef atatOBMOt Of th I
laaaaa, b >th stat<- aad auutfeaaal, aaaaeotcd to tho roten
this fall. It. aho eontalns somo pitiiy svntenees on
Uie (luties of ettlMMMp.
Tho Bnpahltoani <>f Brookbya aiv tborougbly araoaed
aad) are aoiag axeeltoat work. Aaother ptao to get
out the fall rflM which has bOM d'sctt BBd, aod MBJ
poaatbb ba adopted ln aoaaa warda whare U woaM
be im>ft ctfective, is that of naktai ? boaae to-honae
, ? i . i,e aare that oaary BMfeulMan ragiateaa.
'ntnuhy L,. efOOdrufl -tcoiigly fnvors thN plan.
une of tba Beale Rapabttoaa leaaan aaM m Betar
day that he had nodoulit of thc ablllty of Mr. Kassett
t<? rarry the BtaM prOWMM] the DeaMendk major.tv
hi Klng- i ..u;,t-, was liein below tliat glvcn M tlcvc
hind In 1888. The reixirtw from Kings Oountv ga**C
him cverv M89M to believo tliat it would b
weii bei..w that Bgare.
Thc eathaataaa with which the DaMOerata of Hn?>k
Ivn are MppOtttag I'lower ls lllu-tint',d bv B oaTMOO
pabltahed yastorday by "The Bagla" Mtttled ?? I i
Abead." CfOkac la drlTtag tba Daaaoeratle Mooaaottve
with Howm aad Bbaabaa looking oat of tha wtadoa
?.f thfl "IMuaaay Bxpeaa Boatta are iHn^
upon the toaeb bi Um Ooaaty DeMoeraay, wbJk
.loiirs, in tiio gatoa of b aMwr, ataada betwaM
the ralls. I)? Wltt with a datv'er slgtml trirs to
htop the tmln. "The Fjigle's" own cotunionU are
as followt:
'? I/iok alie id and aee tho danaer slgnals. Flagman
De W1U ls there with hli waruliic banuor. Lpon lt?
llery tolds aro emblazoned tho words. ' Flemboyant
MlllloDalre.' Ueyond th* rped on whleh hl? atandLIc
so ni-mlr taken the reseatful County D-mocrata are pib
toff stonea on the track. Wbat wffl be the upahot of
their ?nPJliattr-1 WIH they throw the traln from thc
rttlls?"
-The Eaglc"1 also slgnlflramMy says:
?Nevcr have tho Democrats of Klng* Connty been
more bltter toward any party man than they are now
toward oovernor HIII. In regard to the intenslty of
their feeilngs thc half has not been lold."
" Among them nll. nonc Vtewl thc Govcrnor's course
wlth llieaaaj dhiaiiUvll than Mayor chaplc Wlth
his moro Intimatc frlcnds the Mayor cast* a-ldo his
ctistomary rescrve nnd hpoaks frankly of tho Oov
,-rnofs (lngrn.it btcaeh of falth toward him. That
Oovernor lllll gavc Mr. ChOPlO and ilugh > fiAugttiin
s a's-ranees ' l.af he W*25 mppoH ? hapin for the
?bernatorlel aeaUnatton b no fagw deala** ?"?
li-i-lv to thc iindcratandlng. so siarUtng a"a a>?ep
e.ted w J the dis?ppoi.,t.?ent of tbe B?oBtyn n*ea
altoi- OhapiM'- defeat that only the <plei.dld diaelpllnc
!,f thc. county oTgaahaiBoa peeeeatoi a boit at *?ra
tl*\ii this loofcs iniuh llkc the harmony which tho
le-.de-s pronised when they found it newarr t?
repndlatc, the words whirh DoWitt put fortU at their
dictatlon._
KeoknK, Iowa. Sept. BT (Sp.etali.-H. C. Wheeler,
Republlcan candldate for Oovernor, spent yeaterday
hoia. Mr. Wheeler Is maklng a pcrsonal eanvaas of
the stnte, but ls not mnWng any speeches. He is
worhlng for tlto ?000001 of tho entlre Stato nnd Lecls
latlve tllfhata. and feds cotiildetu of miccess. He ox
preaeed the oplnlon while here that Iowa, by the voto
this fall, would be made solldly Republlcan, nnd lie ln
Bae for tho Presidentlal eeapalffl of ncxt year, wlth
Republicons In control Of nll departmentt. Mr.
Wheeler toft herc for BaiWBgtoO la"t night.
QcorgO A. Shoiidan. of New-York, spoke nt the
Opera Hoaae toat night. Tbe nttendaiico WM largo
and tho eatkaetaaai latooeo. The ooaHaaaialtoa was
ono that Bkowed rondtislvcly that Iowa Republlcana
evervwliere tbfe fall are determlncd to OfOOB the Ktato
solidly in tho column In which'lt propcrly bclongs.
Genenil Sheridan was qaalfOaH to make thlrty-two
?pecchea in thla .Stato, and will cloae kU tour at De*
Moines 00 Wednesday. When sccn to dny he sald
he did not Milaetala thc lilghtort fear for the reaall
ln thM Stato. Of WheelerN clcctlon he felt oosolutely
rortaht. He Raid: -lt will ho by surb ? phuatttp
as- will carry all the tlcket wlth him. Republlcans
cve.ywiiere are gettlng ln lmc. They do not propoao
10 aaerlflee the party slmply for tha sakc of the snloon.
Try as they maj, Democrats cannot dclude them into
thc bcuef that prohlbltlon is the only lOOBt in the
stato this fall. They liave before them thc fatc Of the
Michiran Republlcans. who foollsl.ly UlljBOtot ttg
Democrata wlth brief political power. and do not pro
poac to have a slinllar game playcd upon theni,, aaa
oec that nilght possibly endanger thc aaeeeaa .HtM
Presldentlal tlcket next jrear. iowa Republlcan* don i
intend to be gulled in that manucr."
m
6ECRETARY FOSTER AND THE SENATE.
chir.igo. sept. 27 (Spcciall.-Senator II. 0. Fi-sh,
of Ciiicinnatl. IhlOJB it not at all certaln thnt cither
Pofaaar or Shernian ls to bo tho next Unltod Sfatca
Benotor elerted from the Buekeye. Htato. "Charles
Foster ls a candldate for the Dnlted States >OBato.
aaM Mr. Kish, "and the chances nre that thc nttie
diatarbancc which Boa been talkod hhoat ******
thc Micrman and Foraker admircrs will rcsult ln tho
aeleetlon of Foster. t an tolklng wlth tho under
ttondtng that the ncxt Leglllatorc of Ohto will be
Republican, and from the prescnt outlook there Is not
nitieh doubt about lt But tho rea,on I say the nian
who ls elected to '.he Senate will be Mr. Foster ?
rholce ls berause Foster already has aOOOVOi P^ff*
fmn flfteen of tho ItepubUcen legtalatora oa the
tlcket, and wUh auch a^ fi-llowlng th? shrewd Ohlo
nianager wiU hold the balance M power."
NOMINATED FOR THE AS8EMRLY.
Elmlra, N. Y., Sept. 27.-Tne Demmrats of tho Ild
Ass*mbly DHtrict of ste.uben County have notnlnated
John N.'Lynahan, of Oomlng, for thc Asscmblj.
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BYliON'S FLIGHT FROM PISA.
THE CSDOSB OF HIS COMRADES ifUOSl
PUOVOKE A RIOT.
In a recent Issuo of the "Rerliner Tagcblatt." J.
rjcttolhoka, the aathor, has wrlttcn an cntertolnlng
iirti.le upon the exp?ricncea of Lord Bvr m in Maa, and
the eveetc ahkh W U) his fdghl from that Itahaa
clty.
?? la no btography of nyTon," aayi nettellielm, "havo
I found a corrcct account of thc llietaaata wWch eaused
tbe poe* to abandon Pisa, where, aecoidlug to his own
oonfaaatoni, he was fhe bapptoat of n.en. A deoortpttoa
Of tho troublo which Byron had wlth tlie teerseaiit
HalOf Etlenno Masl ls fnll of luhWOBt,
"Etlonne Masi, wlth his company of mountod
hunb^rs, was atatloned at Pi?a. He was not a Knlglit
of tho Leglon Of Honor, as has been elaimod. He had
fotiffht bravcly, kowover, iu several of Napoleon's cam
polgaa, and had dUtltiguishcd, himself by his audacity
and absoluto lack of fear.
-Lato ln the afternoon of March i!l, 1P-2, Mast
wa's returning lwme from a rldc ln the country. When
about a mllc from the clty he met a group of elegant
yonng men, who were also on their way to the town.
A.s ht learned later, the group consiated of Lord Byron
and his friends. The youtig men wore engaged in a
llvely convcr?atlon and t-xik np all tlie spacc In the
road*. As Mast was obliged to use his company as
goaida at the theatro that evenlng. be put spuro to
his horse and attomptod to pass the eavallew. He
soon saw, boxvever, thuft (Tiey purposely tried to pre
veut him from proceedlng on liU way. He lost ail
patlemo. His horse, too, became unmanageable, and
sprtngtng to the slde of 'he street over a plle of utones
ho passed the crowd. In dolng ?o, he struck agofaat
one of the cavaliers. whosc hat ln coiwequence of the
eolllslon, fell frv?ra his head. Ho was ignorant of the
namo of thc man. Masl hastened on toward l*lsa,
but waa purstied and surrounded by Khe cavaliers.
They demanded satlsfactlon for tho lnsult heaped upon
them. I/ord Byron and an Erih-Iisli coiouel, wlth a
long, iweeping pactache, handed Ma<i their cards and
demanded his owu Ih return. He aaowercd only wlth
bla namo and tho declaratlon that he had never
f.-ar?3d a duel. But Byron was not BattO
iied; ho lnsUted upon having a card, whleh
Masl, however, did not possoss. huddenly ono of
Byroa'a eomrades struclt thc sergeant in tho fa"e wlth
a ridlng whlp. The soldier's blood grcw bot. Hej
drew hi< sword and swung lt so wlldly abiut his head
tbat bla ?eoaUoata sprang fmm their horsw*. 'Tho
aan,' shonted ono of fhe BBgtiakwiCBi ?? Is the devil
himself.' The Countess Gulccloll, who came ui>on tho
sceno at this stage. rushed up to Ma^l and eftOd again
a'.'t ai;;Uti: -1'ity m>, pity us.' Thc rrowd separuted.
"When Masi itrilved ln liio clty, he reported the
Incldent at onco to thc WOtek ou gaard at tho gates.
Whllc golng alont- to the Qu.l do l'Arm later, paot
the i'-dai> Lafroaehi, occapled by Byroa, ho was again
?uirrounded by Eiiplishuieii. lie pretended to retich
loi- his ptatoU, which la reaiity he Uid not
have laboiit his per?on, aitd rtn r.-eded ln keep
ing his oaeailanta at a dlataoee, wlth the ezcOBttoa
of ono ina.it WhO potBtOd a ptatol at his f.ue.
M:i-i .|iil.Uly geized tho foBoWa ann and pr:vent*d
bla usiug tho weapon.
"ThCaC OCCmeaeCi thlWW Il-a into a terrlblts
-tate of ozdteaieot. A great orowd of people OMreaod
(|UlcUly to thc Palala Lafranclil. Wheu the nolae
aad eoofaolon were al thdr helgae, a man left the
pataee and approachoi RUeaac Masl, who was m
the throeg. Before the aergeeat was aware of his
ftpprooeh he thnul bla two-edged ?worA-eoae into his
lide. Masi did not 0*00 BOC th ! man, and the apaoi
of blflud 1'i-f-t shuwed I'.lm tnat he had boen the
viitim of a would-lie aeaaaeta, He was taken at
oiicj to tho DOareat boapltol, where the phv-hiau
proaoaaced the woaoB taui. and aotkeroi that Mad
oooki bc doad wKhin tweaty-foai hourb.
??(Mi the followlng day Lord Byron sent his own
uhyalclau to klaal wlth a proaeot oi hmj franea, atid
ihe declaratlou tnat b ? Imd nothlug to do wlth tlie
attempt lo Mll him, and did not know thc utnie of
tho acaaaaln. Maa" decllnCC tua glft, deriarlug tha*
i,- needed ald from ;o atrangrr. ile udded. however,
thnt be lntouded to It ild Lord Byron reapoaatbta for
tbe dced ln caae bc aarvlTOd tlie wound. if he dted
(ii-iais would avenge th* erbae.
?Tho enilrc rtti was lnter,?ted ln the aBalr.
Tha ttudent* held meetlnga aad reaolvcd t<? hold
(he Rngllabmen acoonutaljle for t:ieir actlona; thc Ooi
trnor ol l';si threw i;moh?- aerranU Into prlvm,
:r?i i-^u-<i a deerec '?( banlshmenl ogeloal the goca
nnd bla romradea, wbo lefl ihe clty.
"Dcsplte iii<* bellel of th- phyaldaa, Masl. who
aaa only thlrty yeara old at the iim*. reeovered froa
h'.^ wonnd. He rccelved on annnal peaatoe of Boo
franea IroBi th- Orand Dukc ol Taarony, t?' waooi be
?\i- oiiii."-?t to repoii hta adventorc ln pcraop.
Byron'a acrvants wet ??? liherated ln a few days. The
^uiitv peraoe woa novec dlicevired, and the duel
nover took pkaeo."
An efTertua! flKdllc for ralar <>u? fevew, bow*l eom.
reaSSa. dyapepata aimtol daoreaMwi. reattaMtfaaaj Jcundkc.
'? M>llMl\o' I.IVftlt KHJ1 l.?Tj?R _
ls atven wlth tafaty and Uia happieat reaulla u? tha mo.t
deliraU- ueraoua. . .- -
Taxea thc rlac<i of Quialna aad Bittera * avarv hln*.
CAPTURED AT LAST.
ARRE-ST OF A CLEVER aWNOO MA&
MAXT CIUMES OX HIS RECORH-AX AI.BATf
MERCHAXT RPS LAST VI-'TIM.
After many nnsucressfnl trlals In?peetor Byrow h*
at laet aueeoeded In gettlng a flrm clutcb on TMMJJ
O'llrlen, the most sllppery of all sllppery "erooba" tng
"bunco steerer*.* A* an all ronnd %wlndler aM thlef
O'Brlen enjoys a natlonal emlr.en?e. His repatattaj
extends from tho AUantle to the Pariflc, and Is aMgfl
only to that of " Ifnngry Joe," with whom h* w* otna
assoelatod. He and Insportor Byrnes are old arwulnV
?Trt-ce and have had many n profesalonal tllt atevV
otl?er, and up U> now the balance of vietory bM beea
decldedly In favor of O'Brlen. Bnt now-mil?s tlie
almost mlracnloiw good bMk whleh has BQ nftei pullai
him out of danger on prevlons geMMlMi sfMfM one*
agaln Intervene-Mr. O'Brien wlll probably Md hinv
self safely lodged behlnd prison bars for a g*>d many
years to come.
The latost explolr which bronght him M?iM tho
notlre of Ithe Xew -Vork pollee was tkafobbaey nf
flO.OOO from john M. Peek, a wealthy rltit#i of Alhaap
abont etghtoea months aao. Abont that tiaaJO'Brfee, aa>
rompvilad by (Jeorge Po*t. another well krewn " < foot,e
left Chleago, where the temperatnre hm beeor*? uo>
pleasantly warm for them. and went toAlbVir. whleg
they at once proceeded to " work" on 'i> rtfpt tp.
proved methods. The romhlnntion soon djVovered %
promtslng mibjeet trr their atfentlon, al<l OTirleg
contrived to scrape an arfinalntance ???! tbetr h>
tended vletlm. Mr. Peek w?* sa fonfUgaJ
anrt nnsnspeetlng that O'Brien did not .Ind tt lece.sary
to 4nvent any now srheme of rohber). TBe worr-ooj
old " buneo" game amplv scrved n?rc??-?ry piirpou*.
Of course O'Brlen toHl hl? pigeon. vho v*s a ?*hoJe?
s-ale dealer ln clofh. that he was tti? NandM tatlve nf
a Xcw-York dry (toods houv. and .r:'.-11^*t him to hla
apartmcnts, where he had w>me wnples of cioth.
Equally of course a game of rafd-s ov# which Postj
preslded, was ln progress when the Iwo reanhed
O'Hrien's rooms. Just as u-iial, the vleOm yle|d?i te
the faselnatlon of enrhre, and was prearntly made to
b?Iieve that he would wln fio.ono on the turti of %
card. Then, following the eustomary plan. he wte
askert to prove that he had ?10.OOO, and MM9kef9j
anxlous to realize on the MM Ol the rsrd, the virtlm
rushed to his banhers and dmw out thal amoimt. belng
watched to and from the bank" by Pod. Direetly be
re-entered the room he wa? knoehed Inwrl and beateu
into Insensiblllty by the two thleves, Who forrihly toob
the money from his porkets and thf! v?:l?hed.
The Albnny pollee were at once1 lnforni<x| of tha
robbery, but as nsual with provlncla pollre when thsy
get anythlng beyond a tramp Xc deal w|fh, they
blundered at erery step, and flnally gave up fh* hnnt
ln despalr. Inspector Byrnes then tonk a hand lr. the
ea*e, and qulekly found that Post had fled to Sontb
Amerlca. while O'Brien was lost n the West. Ever
alnce that time the heade,uart?*? detcetlves hare
been on the lookout for him. > few days ago In
upector Byrnes found that O'Brlen had r-furned b. tlila
city and was frequentlng his old liaunts. A benefc
warrant for his arrest was qnleOy obuined fmni Dls
trlct-Attorney Andrew Haroiltom of Albnny, and oa
thLs Detectlve-Sergeanta McClnakey and (Jolden pr>
ceoded to act.
O'Brien followe the races. Th? deb*ctives saw hlnj
at Gravesend on Saturdav afternoon, and direetly tt*
race boat from Bay Rirtge toiehed thc Whltehaltst.
pler they put the handeuffs on him. O'Brlen tooa hla
arrest coolly, and did not seen to be at all surprlttt,
To-day he will be taken to Albany.
Although not, more fTian thlrty-elght years ola,
O'Brlen has a long eareer of crlme behlnd him. He
is small and slightly bullt. b-it when drlren to bay,
wlll tlght llke a llger. Ho has teen Impri-onel la
the \\>st, but thus far has eontnvM to keep oat of
penal lustitutjons In the East, although ho bM hal
many narrow escapes. One of bls robberlea,
curii>uslv enough, led fg the dlseoverv of whole*a!?
defaleatlons by Percy Handoiph lleteh, aaabfcw of
tho BaJMaaaia and ohio Express Oesayaay. Abaad
four yeaj-s igo O'Brien mct HatTb \a a disnrd^.-ly
Jiouso kept laj a Mrs. Oray, at Xo. 11.1 We^t Thlrty.
t'rst st., and stole from blm a ?1,000 blil. Imme
diately after the robbery, Hatek ran away. and In de
fault -)f a complalnant, O'Brlen was dis(harged from
MOtady. An cxarnlnation of Hatch's Mraaabt showed
u doliclt of 88,000, which was refunded by a guaran
teo compauy. He was traced to C^nada, where he
was arro-tcd ln lfi8fl. The Canadian anthorlttea
decllned to cxtradite him, but ho was Mtaaaaaatlf
found ln Chicago, wliere he was arrcs'ed. Iielng
brfmght to this city, be was tried and convlrted,
BBd )? now gervlng a term In .Slng Hng.
Wheu O'Brled wa? Aischarged from cu-tody oa
the cliarge of robblftg Hateh. offiters frem ?irhnrf,
N. V. arr?sted him for the thefv of .tf<.00() in Al?
bany City bonds from T. C. Rtng, treasurer of a
Xevburg savings bank. That proseeutlan f.uled oa
a teehnlcal flaw. Mr. O'Brien's portralt does no|
adorn the "Rogues' liallerY," bnt e%ery one who
has ever been ln IMpettOr Hyrnes's jirlvate rooiu
has scen the famous cravon skctch of h criminai
wbOM photograph is betna taken under difficultles
The man with the horrlbly cmtorted face, held la.
po^ltlou by detectlres, ls O'Brien.
MR. F1SSBTT A\'D TUE IFOHLD'S FifR
Xew-York correspondence of Tho Phlladelphia Press.
I asked one of the most promlnent JJ^JJ^fJl
Xew-York whether the outery whlehJb made thal
Mr. Fassett was In part reapoualbto for tlie toaa ,!
aWioM^t^g re.'^rfVa^'are now
Z'ttMToM of toe w,se,t t?.ln?s ov? 4M0 ?M
tba overthrow of Tammany'sscheme to MjaM u>e
Vorkl's Falr ln Kew-York in *****\V"? _Iaa
Moreover. it 1/ now well known ^ ,h* P^S
was started by Democrat?, and Mayor t.rant t*ut9
rho ortgloal meettng only after ho had been <howa
wbM the beneflt to Tammany He .w?''d V^Ti
the Falr would be brought to this eity. jr vi
Tamn.anv scheme, and if they had won wltf {*.^
wabkt hare been elmost, Mpoaalbtoto prMen ? cw
tha? MrrSmSm 'cantiot fm any atrengU., wl.tovM
may be said about the niatter.
THE WEATITER REPORT.
SHOWERT IX THE LAKE REi.IOX.
Washlngton, Sapt. ?7.-Ther^ we* local akOWOM ??*??
t0 the west of the Mtaatoatafl and in 8M MMbara portioa
S he apgae Mka Mjtoo. Ibb Jtdbaf .ontinues M ua
SL,SerJrMMtM and Xew-Fngland BMtM, ""+?!"
Nerth Atlantie Coast. where MMl ataawaa. tMjeaarMi.
it hu heen sllghUr <oo!?r on th^ Xew-EngUid ???
SmS XZXL, in the upp^r >?~"?ZZ
MiMWM, vatMn Md ***??%? S-SSa
the Uke icgton*. the St. "*7indie?Sions aie that ?aow.
rn? wlll occur ln ll\- upper Jake resluu ?. ^
MocMayi aad In *e Mwee l?k? "V?n Tue-day.
Sf7 with sUChtlv cooler ? *fPr ? ? ,., StU
EagUad a"d toe Middb- a?!?'"' is" '? u"Jl X r
?tntlng. RtowS by hKreaatog bMombi ?*?
FORECAST VaTHIi I f. >' MOXDAT.
Wm Rhod- Island and QeMUl.Wl, aatf, soatl.erly WttdM
lUgbtiy aMMOt, aaaage M 8baawa Ka?de btaad, stat.oosry
teinp'rature. -??ih.
lor BaatMB Xew-York, gaMMstf ol^*r? warm?, souui
For Xow^arary, 8*1 stsUonary U-n>p?r?t?rA ?*??
?UgMly warrn^r M the northeni i-.rt mi | ?aMMM ?'? ?
For IMOaaa laaaajluala taawn iinjaia ?
Yli-gnila, cloar and wafM. ^.
For tlie t.?rolleas, wlr. exe^pt kxal BbawaM on ??
coo*t aouth of Ilattcro*. _
For (ii-orgla taid Ea?tern Flortda, local sfcow.r* ?
U"i.:,r<W\Vertera Florld* Alabama aad Waak^MjIy ??
For l^uUrtana, loval sho?er? on mc cuost, wlio?.
For Eautera Te.\??. lo<al aMwera. VirgloJa,
For Arkansas, Tences***. Kenmeky ?nd ?ctt N rgiow
falr
Kor fTeaMn Xew-York. clear; warmer.
Per W.steri, iMoijlMlTli falr: warmer ln Uie norw
erni.!:r'ohlo, clear; cooler Md probably loeal dMWMI Te
jfm ladMML Mri c<*>icr *aaafay. . . la ^
For Lower Ml.hi*au, local sliow.rs, ana cooler in ??
iiortturrn i?rt. k?._??? ,-ooler
Fo* t'pper Mlehlgan lo-al ?ho"h'r,e '"^ noru>wf?fr
For ll.lnols, loeal slwweis ln U?? cxjenie noru.
"?"FirruVonsm. Mlnne^U. I? ?? "?--* ,00
""TrNo'rin'^k^'ioc.l r^ns; cooler la the Nudw
portlon: cooler ln th? ?e<.t-rn part.
For Kaa?a?. f?lr; ?Hgb?T ??"ner.
BUMVn r/jCAL onsEBVATioxg.
C WfifJa/, MdMMa?m ! J5KITI fial
7T ,r?r T-jfiT'-in-'L ' VWi" I'TTT lLD J0.8
fliK-ii.atlon* Tenterdsy. an ol>?er\ed s',"1.1"1' md..,M
l gnai Mrvlea ouitlun at Ihls eltr. rh%d^*R n?d 'l
the temperaturt not^l at Pcrryh^Phanna* y. Suti Buuau a
Trlbime 08M0, BMl> 88. I ?? ??" K"" *'','!,*ir?4
t!n,..Wt ye t riay. thiuch it wi? etoady aM asugn P?" "
gM tln.e. XM bMaMMBMB raaged bMWMB 81 ?"? '
gagMOB, the avcrage (71S? bet.ig 16 h.tfh r thaa sJMl
. orrwipoudliig d?y la*l y-?r. and <:? l???r MM oa b
d'Vr, ?* u8.r thU city tn-Oav there WM protably ba
\<?rni<r. f?lr waatbM.
1 f..- : .
irru* Cenu?nj.