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8HEKMAN WRONG.THEY BAY. ME88R& MILLEH ANTJ FA88ETT CONTRA V\CT HIS BTATEMENT8. THKY PAY THAT THB BaTW-YORK DBLBQATIOM ;..!> WOT DSDC1DE TO v.iTK FOIt THK OHIO PTATKSMAN IN* lWi- PFTAILS OF THAT a iWKNTIon DINMER. The polttlcal eltuattou at tho Fifth Avonue H.'tei doea nol eeeai to be clarlfled hs tha daya ?rn hy. Btateamen come .md atateamen go, but iaalp ls unllmlted. Benator Bherman went to Waablngton yeaterday mornlng, but he left ??>. aomethlng for the goaalpa to talk about. Th re were aeveral men around tha r, ly wiehed thal the B. n itor frora Ohlo had not pald n vtalt to New-Tork. To wnte a book, they argued, was bad enough, but to Bupplemenl it with an Intervlew durlng whlch Idola wera Bhattered was Btartllng In the awtreme When < \ Benator Prank Hlacock waa asked at''tr th< statementa thal Benator Bher ethlng about an Iconoclaat, bul had llttle to aay. Chauncey M. Dcpeu could nol be geen yeater? day al ul thal dlnner Benator Bherman t>-iis about, > turday evening durlng the conventlon of 1888, aa he was In Albany attend Ing a meetlng of the Btate Ri g< nta Thera wera ? men In thi hotel. however, who were , .gnlsanl of all Identa Whlle Benator ? ? an'a Btat. ?? re g. nerally dli many ?? ? ae nt. vated ? r, Incllned to take hlm to t..sk for all .. d Inaccuraclea whether tl .nai ..r not. th. j dld not ea: Thi y ?Imply sald hi had been < m I. ss In collecttng hls d.n... There were ?*> ral men In the hotel ... | ,,. a to th. 'i .? ' tlon of IB88 ? matt. i among them aelvea v g 1 pres t-t who w. n al the ntlon In 1881 g-8enator Hlacock, ex . tn ?*a Cott. ex-Collectoi : ?? |u and ? - - J Bloal Fagsett. Mr. . lett, ... bi akii g of ti ? ? i of t 8h. rm i i aa n >l i ? ad) to dla i ut. the Btatement* ? B nator Bherman, rv.it dld aay, In iklng >f the conventlon: . -,v i on. if th< -tw , New-York nv< t.ti >n In Chl n 1888, i vvas acqualnted with nearly ln the .'. I. gatlon and 1 knew what waa . Chaunoej M Depew had been tl ? ? T ? d< -.,' n had voted foi l.irn repi a . vote v. ai tt.issitiK John J. O'B ho has aince died, ? tru ' H< - . tlme un votlng for Jam. b Q. Blal ? "8 iturd ?? nd no no nl Th. n tl ch Is refei bv .\ii i. Ii was glven at a by C '- .delegal .-.' ich membei ? mp .-?? ??! f ? . Pl itt, Warner .... ? - Hlll . ! . ' . i ;? naklng ral. A IN M ".;,-W, .. \ V ? ia to what 1 my talk I sui it the ? n bi ind t gi ? -. ai I l ii ti be . ?? was t , be lefl t.i the . ites-at-large, who repreaented every i.nase nf p .lltlcal oplnlon wlthln the party at the tlme T^:s aeemed t - meet with Kenrrai ap probatl ti ar.d much enthuslae-m was manlfe*ted. "Thei, i ventured i. su^gest that the delega ;. n *t" to General Harris.ni, and then go luiiif ai i .-'-. nomlnate Warner Mlller for Oovernor. Thal was. i belleve, the flral t;-r." , n was mapped out, bul it ? ? ? way In wh ? . kl -v :: ?; N T S I h ar I that Wai ? dlller waa aa - t the \'. .v Y rk t'.on v l I n Sherm in. When he waa aak. d al t lt 1 --. lei - to S ? ter thej were ? ? at the tlme thal rla ?n vv .uld *-?? t thi nomli ?? iv have been I "our." na oi .- ? ? ink th i< n the Xew.y gatlon fl the dlnlng-hall that nlghl they knew that they were pledged I I ?? [ referred to ao ] >ng b? auch a that I know i thli g, and * i Bhi ' " ai '" . ? . ? r what maj have - Blg Four* ln the way -; f wai , Ek-Senator Hlacock bore mt Mr Faksett'a re rnarks aboul thai i th* New-Tork dele gatlon ? ? and contradlcted Sen atf,r g ? ? ?? iald: ' Tl ? re waa no bu :. agreement made, aa Sei - ti says, tha! the Nea V rk delegal I go to hln I pett ? || .. . , the Hi er, advlslng that the mai er 1 t ln thi handa r *ing the Ad ?' ?H11<:'- Platt, Depew yself W< were to declde the red tl st day Then It waa that 11 was de ded to support Harrli ai I ng ilS feai ? ? I thi n rwlng t i Sh< rman. Platl ? ? rlng, bul flnally con ? ; ln ti.- Intereat of harmony. Thei ? were three or 1 i sen. ? - ? !''" u . inl1 rhe vote went 1 Hnrrl * >n. and, whlle - ighi thai he could not be nomlnated, h> wai ' ? mat? ter, an.l there was no chanci to swlng to Bher? man." Other polltlclans conflrmed Mr. HIbc -k. Tnere were many men around tl ratea to thai l B .. -. .-'? - T ley said ? ? - ?f hla ataten . ? T i iv tl al thi re waa llttle and tha largelv '? r Harrloo T als r. ?< Ive I . . . ?-.?..,- ntlal Bnur . them to -,?;;."!?? Han Ib n Thls ? \ Pr. -' ' ia ,v ? w v Isil ira. H. jr to go to 8aral ' ' ' f{< )fl . ? ter. Mrs. M Kee, and bring her and her n ? ? v Prealdenl ' meetlng n Indlanapolla whlch favoi for tt- ;' " ' ... . A Uld *... |n Baral ga for two or 1 ALGER " ' ' '"' T ' BHERMAN. BENATOH ? fi .ND v M. - twn - ' 'N "i!:" ,: ' '? Detrolt Noi * ? i R A. A .-- hs . . '??? Ei :.."?? anees ms l ..,,; Q-neral Alge. i tya he ahould ? ., i upon th, .... fact thal ? - . .. rai ?? i ki f on record ov. - ml. l upon ? ,,. mih marked ? ? ? ? . i 4 I ' a r,. y,,'| ' '? HOLIDAY GIFTS. Nothing is more jjenerally p'casinp; to women than Pcrfumery, cspecially when it |g refineJ and ta.stefully prepared. Colgate's Perfumes. Hesides our well-known varietics, Cashmere Bnuquet. Capricc, etc. we offer our fiermosa and Alba Violet, the season's novelties. Bummer I cherlah n . preludlce or unklndness for thr> Incldenl of ihe Natlonal Conventlon ol 1888. I aaud bo to Colonel Duffleld and 1 repeal II to you. Very JOHN BHERM AN. Oeneral Alger quotea a letter from Jamea Lea . wh.. waa a .. iat. from Loulal.n. In ivsv who chanK.'.l hla vota from Bherman t.> Alger, declarlng it was an Injuatlre t.. ch.rge the colored delegates xv." m Ulna out. ' l.-ii ' x . ? ny* ln ronclu^lon: 1 .-III onl: . ' - ? -x to leave s record m.de up larg.-ly ol advers.Itl mi ii of h - da; ? s . -,ii ie lo thi 1 am Bure he st.i Ib .1 ne among our publlc nv n a-ho would wlllli ?,' hls ..\xn a : to bllghl the ,;.;?? r< c ird d thi llvlng and the dea I HOME MARKET CLUB DINES. MA1NTA1NING THE DOCTRINE OF AMER ICA POR AMER1CANB. WORK OF TltF. CLCB IN THF CAVBB of n TtOB RBV1E" l-.i' ADDRKgSKg BT WARSKR Mll.l.FR AND CHARLES. I MORT PMITH jiiv Tr.i.r...u.xr'i TO THK TR11 t ni: ] v .. ? ? of the Home Market Club, an organlaation .-hleh haa done ex Ben, ... atlng the doctrln "Amerlcan w gea for Amerlcan workmen; Amerl an marketa for the Amerlcan people," took place hl In Mualc Ha I Ab >ut Bve hun Ire l mi n .11 parta of th. fi it. n ? I of them represen tatlve busln. i - mi n, ? ?? uple I si ats al rh- l whlle thi balcontes were fllli I ? th ep. tatora Tha hall was el.bor.tely dee rati wlth ft.gs .nd bunt Ing, j rtr.Ha ol Oovernor McKlnley, ex-Bpeaker Harrlaon, Orant, Waahlngton, Llncoln, Bena tor Hoar, Oovernor Oreenhalge and Lleut. i; ivernor xx >tl Km ? . th. pr n ?? I Hep ibll cana preaenl were ex-Collector Beard, ex-Api Lewla .\. Do Ige, Frai - - xv. Breed ex-Lleul Goven r H ?. ? rea man Morae, Prealdent E. li. Capen, of Tufia Coll. - . ? i I ? ildenl Beal, i f the Homi Market Club; Congresaman Joaeph il Walker, ex-Congreasman SVIlli.m A. ttussell, ex-Benatoi \. wton P. Fl ? 3< : :>'"r Ch irles Whltl - - ; un r i:. iv Bhaw, Speaker Oeorge V n i. Meyer and Oovernor Wood ? V'ermont. For an houi before tha dlnner there xxns nn ln -?? l Hall. .x: >. o'clo k el Alberl Clarke, the ol ? retary of thr slon to th ? upper hall. Prea of Tufta ' '"..? - ? ? ?? : nner the newly elected pn - \ Stott, of Lowell, eai inj r , r .nd n ide a brlef Introductoi j ?pi.-. h, In whlch I I the club aa a grea organlaation, whoa. objeel waa to auatatn the Idea of protectlon lt ha ilated more than ? ? ??' pagea of tarlff llter.ture Aa Mr. Btotl re i-ounted tbe grand reaulta of tho recent alaetlona Hnd maaitloned the namea of Reed ani McKlnley, he aaa grer>t*-d with protracted cheera and applaaae. He read ii-tters of rp^rr-; from Oovernor Qreenhalg* and Uoutenant-43overnor Wolcott, and introduc.-d Congresaman Walker to welcome tha gueata of the club on the part of the Bl ite. Charlea Emory Snilth, i e'.phla; Warner Mlller, of New-York, and ll.ii nessee, were the speaki i a. thi i ? ? lueatlona of tha hour In .in aii.' rtalnlng majiner, ani were recelved wlth marked fax i i .. the large .udlence. WARNER MILLER'B REMARK8. Warner Mlller apoke in part aa followa: Allow me lo eongratul.te j..u on an improvement in the markel of homi pi -ta ovei thi laat two yeara; on an Increased outpul ui all our leadlng trles; on th.- re-employment ol large numbera . ? l.borei ii wages neariy or qulte up to tha . n i ir. ; a : vanced prieea f our prlnclpa ? ? ri. ra pi moi >- ? -i ?? ia lly on t he i ? - turn ol wrtniem ol bu - the ilin. i ol tl - i. ur i. of iperity which xx is ? . . ise of Repr. . ? n po. pr, a H. ri... B* n.ti . un.i 11.: - t.intj th. el. ??? ?: a ;:? i iblican l'i- sldi ni n. xi year, we ma - ? prepar. .. ? ? ui ing bu? n< i ? pment i i our rw ire, wh h of .. pi ofltatil. , .11 lines ol ilt.ti ward to , ? J of prospt-rity, tl whl h B-e have nevei ' ? i.,- posslbli The va ol i ind manui i eeda iat of ai ither natlon by m inj milllon dolla i - ani i.lly. We ar. &b Bup] .'? ali the ? -???.. oui ".'.ii peo ? ui In n. -i.x linea d i.i tlon ,i . produire a large surplus. whlch i in only tln.l ? ibb ma n \\.. an i nii" Ileil to si ? k .for. gn m irkei foi i surplua cotton, wheai and me.i producta, V?e n isi thi :?:???. i ok ii tlet for presenl surplus ai I foi the ncrease whlch will eome xx Ith i ?? irning prosj ? rlty I'nfortunai | i ? ln ^ Imlnlstratlon In ? .. stoi pi i the negotlati ? - . reatl. ?' ; of .11 those v i r. vlous '? a-e had negotl.1 ? r were il . li . . ? ? " .a i . ind nir, and our i ..-, h ? ?, n ii - i :.. xx C , \. ; ),, bui agaln 1 lx . iliy di-ten Ihey are also i I to do a ha i .: UP tO OUI i . ? lylng to thi ? thi is t.i-x ' ? ' Nlca ii peoi le thi ? ? . ll re of the xx 01 Id WHAT CHARLES KMORV BMITH BAID - | J r: the \ itlon of II ..?;.?. i- had the I ? ? :'? ratlng ai ' ? ' ? . .. . . Solld I '?''?? \\ of Republicai mmonwea 111 ? ? ? ' ? i ?i ? - ? . .a i: . . . I .... d- i.i ? . Rol ?? ? , . . flnvi r mtuation fH ia ih the r." ? ? ? ' Iti for hlm lo pi :??. I, . be for th< II' n.-' '" dlsiio ?? If hi t, ,i tl ' '!L' :'"' l !.;, th. \ ? . ihe 1 ' I . . i ?. . .?. i 11 111 ?.. ii in -... i.... will, Ihe II.i . ?j i wlil nol ti in an falB. ? ithwaj ? ' \\. , , ?' ? n and nol ? | l?roti tlon Tl ? ? ? ,v |] nol be an < ? . oi cnrami rce, l i lovl il ??.(.. I ib, and the ,"'?.. .. WI ?on r. Ii*i .' irn.'d ' ','"-' 'l!:"'' i , M. Klnl. v. oi n ? ncomparablr .: ?,!?i n irk-t. Th, p. , ,, ? ...,.?' i, I 01 .;'i' -I IB I. Cl . W ;!.,. .;...,, I I. Wh.l XV- ,.,' I, ?'?' Bd , , . i . t ||f. whlch xx.- dn nol IT,1;/:: 'but fali P-ay In I li tr.de, and lel Ihere Ih- open markcts foi m In lurn xx....- we open <?ir VTM,'^,.t;.',\l?'n<'?;'^-'rl'''' Ir- a llvlllg, xll.,1 po .,,.!,,. We hold ouraelvea tha prtmaU ln tne ','..? od .f Amerlcan Republlcs and we . nd I "..i.r.. Ilspuud \. ? ... ? ., , . fully aad rtgbt iui.v Dla MAKING H0U8E C0MMITTEE3 THK BPEAKER'fl DIFPICULT AND PER PLEXING TA8X IT W1LL BB t?Nt-pfAM.V ARDrOI S THIS TEAR, F\j;\ rOR A man "1" MR. RERD'8 BXPERI BNCE, ?.N ACOOrKT Of THE NUM BER OF REW MEMBI B?. [nt nrumtuPH ro "nn: mn t*i?? 1 Waahtngton, Nov 21 When tba LIVth Congreaa , aaaemblea 178 membera of the Houae of Repreaen tatlv. - .... , ? v m< i,.i!f of ti.- tol er?a 111 I- men a I i aerved In the LUId Con rreai i ?f thi nlnety-elgbl are Republlc mo, aev. ntj ils are D ni" trate, thn ? an Popullati with D ... *cral procllvttlea, and'one Mr. Newlai la, of N *?la a free-allver man, bul a itrong RepuMlcan on other queatlona Among the 171 men arho were nol mem b. rs of th* l.MI I Congreaa are < arho i one or more terma In prevloua Congreaaea, . of w iom an Republlcana and two are Demo I erata Of the 187 membera trho have I latlve experlence whatever In Congr. ' ? ara i Republlcana twenty leven are Democrai and three are Popullati it wlll be seen bj an Inap. tlon of theae flgurea and comparlaon of them with llke Agurea for prevloua C t tl irtlon ol .it.tr;. I men la excei onally large, and tbal tha taak of the Bpeaker ln formlng tbe comm tti i wl.l i be an unuaually dlfflcull and pirpinMiK' one. tt nnist be regard. I aa forti nata that th- .-;?? ikerahlp queatlon araa vlrtually aettled nearly a yei and tha. aJnci tbal tlme Mr. Reed baa not only had an "i portunlty tr. learn a goo i leal about the char .. :t< riatlca, taatea ... i ab IH i ol the new m. mbera, bul ni*" tr, becoma peraonaJly a qualnl I wltb ?> i irge proport.on ot tt.? rn, Even with the?e advantagea, however, he wiil flnd tha taak of commlttee-maklng an irluo : ,ll ? ?' - nun tn membei loi il, Bpeakei t'rl |i gai to l ntatlon aomewhat lei i thli mlx r .-!..,,, ,., ... : .Illl' when the Repu tha r. ibllcan >. waa allghtl) In re iaeil rn.ii... I at about . (he n. 'i ?? .ri, ? ' ' ? .' I ii ? had R. 1 ibli, ?? membera the i uie wus l Repuh Icana had only flve memb, n thi eommitteea m i lan Aff< i ? :" and publlc Lan la ' m ihe other hand, the dtd nol have more than flve pla :e? on snj comn lt t.e whl.-h conalated ot thlrteen membera, and in eevera! caaea they had only four pla ea As tti*- Democrata In tbe Incomlng H.? Rep reaentatives Wl.l const.tute ieaa than M per cent of the total memi.ershlp. they wl.l naturally nol axpecl to bave a larger repr.ntatlon li thi eom? mitteea than ti.e Republtcani had ln the i.Jlfd Congreaa arhen they conatltuted 35 pei l of the total memberahlp Nelth r ? || th moerata have reaaon to ? unplaln lf i eli r ?? t n ahall br. re ! i ed i '? *? than . ... thlr tteea for the beneflt Popu I waa done ln regard to Republlcan rei (-ntatlon ln certatn of l t < ? by S;n aker I 'rlap COMMI88IONER MILLER'B REPORT. HE AS.'RII'.KS THB DIBAI -I'.iiNTlN') INTERNAL ItKVKM i; RECBIPT8 TO THE wn-iN?; , r THE INOOME TAX ' Waablngton, Nov. 8. The report of Jo?e| MUler, of VI1 ? rgli iloner of Inlen il Revenue, made publlc to-da ..?? 1 .-? I Ion ? 1 to lha di of the Incon unconstttutl $77,000 ha l bat n col H1a eatlmate foi th. r vv ,s U71.ono.00O; the actual receipta arera 8H3.316.0ts) In rega next year the Commiasioner says: i irlaon ol lha re i all aourcea of Int julj, A uguel .... the . ame montha In pn . .. Ing ?'.:,? n-e ghl to the lm| 1 ov< m inif< *ti i ? trj ;" ? ihai l le* ? i '? ? 1 . ? . 1 eatlmate thal the r. , fron ternal ev< r tha current ii- U year wlll a^ , . 1165.0 ? ? t;,, re, elpti 11 '? 1 mthe of ti.e preaeni flscal y< ir shoar h di reaae of 121 in the taxea 1 ? ted llstllled plrl ; an l arlth thi corn .-; laat y? ar, when thera waa , rush to take aplrlta oul 0. bond ln ordi .- 1 . ??? espected Increaae of duty nnd-r ihe nea tarlff law. There haa been an In? creaae of $460,600 fron I rlgara, an Inci ea ?? i i 000 'roni oli omargarlni, and a ?? I rom mla ? In regard to the Import itlon latlon I: |f noti l thal a ' rg, proporl on of ..il llquora Impor 1 t ed fl an all pa, k ? - ' '? 1 ,, ,. ? . .nd Is .:, :...-? . Wh ? I ' . ttenl ? ? ? .wed to be bol ..-. ? ? ? ... . ? . ,vern ? ? ..... tnxlni ta npi I oth. \ led 1 ? Th, ; work of ati to . nforce tha tacome taa laa ? ? . . . ? ? - ? ?- refundi l The C ., ,, ,| ? bj rec "..."? Ilng a ? ? am r irlff : .iv CRISP Ti' LE \" THE MIN< IRITT. , r EVEN 1 HA r v.vv, v Hi ? f>H ' >T 1 ' BE ?E . i WITH Vi iBhii ? -.,. >? 'v - , ' T ?? ? Crlap ir. W ai hlngt, n ? . ,.: m fi 'm ? ?. in ii ii ? ' l be made, no th- A : ? . , :?? th, eadei ? re .- ;. "i h ivli I - ? |. ...... ..? and on the I'omm tte. on Kul Tl il a Ils !.'.; HOU : . ? ' : I - Bp. iker ? hlm and li more Im portant ? sel . .- ..... i nol I , ,. for the t.ii i rll. fo low lh. rule of ? a, m . ? ? . ,:. i not the i to hln . ?. in.i, irltj leader In tl Hous. of Itepi rduou i ? . ?? I ?..-.... I Iben i :. lf thi | il ? fall il .. mi n of th. ? . ... .. IU bave to ? np. rat* with Ihe l; puli an i ihetefi.re r .m H in ieadei ihlf. .? || ba i. ? ? ? i ? i ' itlr aound monej leaderahlp in thi Houae nf K-',f - nUtlvei r ta doubu l F?) i une men a ho ir< r. Adm.nuitrat.on i ?? m??? -rai - lf Prealdenl f'leveland ia l.ehin.l anj movemenl againal the e?-Bpeaker. bul tu.iHt of them belleve tbal soma memberi of tha 1'iiiiiiiei are atrongly ln favoi of II and allllng to . |v.:..?' ..... .: 'i.. ? ind ilii are rl ral . . . ?. ueral LKirJou. and ihev .., <* tn* leadare I of the oppoalng Democratlc f?i-tl<.ns <>n the siiver ?i im Uforsls ll la argued tberefore thal t'n.' sound ni ney" s. rr-t.irv of the Inlerlor would i ? . Jolec if ihe free siiver aa Bpeaker could be defeat. I foi t:.. nominatlon he ezpecta to recelve nnd un ?; .nl.:. llv \x!;i recelve in th- Democratlc caucua. of ? ine Kepubllcna would witneaa a DemocraUe xxr.iti^;.- .\ i ih.i empty honor wlth entlre com i ? i. x an i xxitboul any surpriae. 'i ii-- symptnms <t Democratlc pugn.clty whlch have alread) app. ired remlndi l one Weatem Congreaa rnnti to-da) of . story, II? said: "Thi x hn x ? H-.-d t.i flghtlng among themaelves tbal they cannot lel the preaenl opportunlty paaa wlthoul a acrlm mage. They r.mind me of n .thing ao much a in old marrled couple oul ln one ..f m*b Hooaler coun Hea wh.. were notad f..r th-lr frequenl quarrela. By-and-by the ...f man dled, and oa ihe evenlng ? \ im hurled Ihe wklow aa. by the wlndow, r?l ? - ri r i > grlef-atrlzken. and gaaed thoughtfully oul Into thi g'.oom for several hours Flnally she waa urge.1 to retlre t.. her bedroom for real and to aa ii'r lorroa i .-..n't leave now,' Bhe sald; 'I have been so used to l.ixit^ s quarrel regularly xx"ii the old man before golng to bed tbal I ? ? '.:; wlthoul the excltement. i will wall here th. -I-- begln flghtlng nn rt,,. bick) irl fen ikershln nominntlon Is an empty honor, bul - Democrata won l allo? ii to pass wltboul .1 acrap." INVE8TIGATWN8 IN ORDER. BECRETARY MORTON MAY BE BAULKD OVER thi: COAL8. REPRERENTATIVE BAKER 18 PROTARIWO TO CALL HIM TO a.'.'i'xt FOR VU.IKVIN'l A LAW PAMBTJ nv OOXOREgg [Bt mJEOBAPfl TO THI TainVHg 1 Waahlngton, Nov. 21.?II la pr.il.ntilf that *om.> of tha .(tl. ial acts of membera of th- Admlnletra tlon will be q ? d and perbapa ofBclally In rated by the Incomlng Houae of Representa tlveY .n.1" ti.- mattera whlch may be made 1 subjecl of inqulry ls the actlon of Becretary Mor? ton, '.r the Departmenl of Agrlculture, ln refualng to execute the law whlch requlrea hlm to buy and ... "1 . v. and valuable" >?'??']* among the farmera. An approprlatlon to enable hlm to 1 ;?? ii-t wlnter, but he has refuaed to expend ? ute the law, and many of the Repre latlves-elect, who repreaen. large numbei eedingl) Ind gnant, ? -i.lally aa a motion to s'rike out tha approprlatlon recelved ? 1 ln tha H<.ur.e of Repreeentatlvej laal wlnter. Repreaentatlve Baker, of New-Hampahlre, who v , i member of the last Commlttee on A*rnciil ture, ls alre dy preparlng to institute an Inqulry Into Mr. Morton's acta, A few days ago he wi ita tter to tbe Becretary eourteouBly InquUing when his quota of - ?? Is would !?? ready ( llvery, and II there would be the uaual quota To r note the Becretary dld no. delgn to reapond, elegated hla chlef clerk to reply that there would be no llatrlbutlon of seeds this ye.r, Incloa ing ii prlnted clrcular irivinn his rea ma far ttr.s n. Nol to be outdone ln ihe matter of hav work for hlm, Mr. Baker dlrected hls ; r .x it- si cn tary to rontli ui the orn . a> r..ll..x\ . Mr. Baker wlshes me to remlril you that ln both 9 il ? . ?? mmlttee on Agrlr il - erlng .11 1 ? - '- you ? ? ? . . ? iroprl.l on n 1 : I l ",.1 ln iln tlir? 111 , : .,.?- nl ,11, Bnd that theli ai tlon was - utaln. 1 ;- l th bran thi a a Un gn 11 He also tru.'i ? ? to .sk you pan utentlon to f tl ict of M irch 2. 18 ippr. ~1, ii! be r idy for dellvery on thi 10th d ? . I by a hai m. |.ai 1 of "i il appropi 1. |i el to UBe ' nol '?;? r pai t, t h* | ? xxtii 1; is more. m.ndatory th.n tii- ..-h-r. "The declslon of the Attorney-Oeneral, whlch Mr. quoti ." sald Mr. Baker to a "Poat" re- ! porter yeaterday, "does not isive hlm auth.irity to j nullify it plain provislon of law. Ab a niatter of 1 fact, the dlstrlt.ut.ion of .?eedH xva* Btopped t>eoaus? I lf lt.terf.-r-d wlth the husines* of tl.e s.-edntnen. In 1 th*. repor- of Becretary Morton for last year the speclal agenl for the purchaae of seeda subn 1 letter In whlch he aaya that ",n th* llghl of my experlence .<>? a 1.Isman, I conslder the frea dle f seed Departmenl as nn In ind 11. Inti : fi n nce wlth a leglt - .. - ' 1 !?? then g. : on to tell how ? ?? . h. ii-. 1 numbei of flrms can be purchaaed, and he objects to bavlng theae saedsmen loss thelr Havlng been n the eeed bualnesa hlm .....: ? - 1; ? farm. ra 1 buj the .-??? iu ao thal : he bu ie to make money. real raaaon why the farmera ol the . iuntry, who in tha paat hava been beneftted l>y itrtbutlon ol seeda, ir now to be ?? 1 Mi. Morton will flnd when Con gress convenea thal be 1 tnnol Ignore and nullify , . . ,axx and ael up a rule f..i blmaelf wlthoul ii.- : I.. ai count thi refor." CAPT. WCWTRE'S ALLEOED COMMIS8I0N. IT 18 NOT BELIEVEO IN WA8HINOTON THAT CHIKA HAS BEXT HIM TO ENOLAND ?. ORDER WARRH1PB, Waahlngi .:. S the abaence of the Mli - Ister, Fang Vn. who 1- now ln Bpaln on offlclal bual thlni recelved . Leg itlon in thla clt) regai llng the 1 n that ' 'apt >'.n M 1' ? . ? nal'.j a vlce-admlral In rh.- Chlneae Navy al the tln.f the naval engagemeni a. the mouth of the x., ... River, wlil arrlve In England next we?k wltt om the 1 hlneae Oovernmeni 1 1 x'. iive 0. lera t ir the 1 matructlon <f war ,\ , ,r '. ? te, I iwever, ls jrlven th.-- sl ry. In the flral pun ? l 1- itated that such a comn would Bcarcely be Intrusted to Captaln McCiure. rhla oflli-er is wlthoul naval tralnlng or experlence, h.vlng been before hla employmcni by the Chlneae Oovernmeni ln command of .. tugboa. He was an .??.;??.' fl . r 'ti thal posltl m, ... 1 1. the X il 10 Itaplaye I much fltt< I by r .1 ? r acquln I the suc ssl ?!! 1-1 hat im puti i i" bl n ln the second 1 nuch more to the 1 Chin. has no money wlth whlch to bay shlps or anythlni ?? .1 ls nol n. cessary. The pi 1 of h. r w.r Ind. mnlty to J.| !H..,. |. con* . ? . a. ..1 the : :. nn i'a, of Lal ' '?'"'" '''- ? ' ? . n i'a 'ii. in lal rt ? MR AP8LEV8 VIEWB OF LEOIBLATION. \x ashlngton, Nov H (Bpe rla'.) An put*li. ? ? ? xx: . hold thal t h- LIVth Pnngr. iui 10 trj to ensw'l legisl.tion to m the revenues and replemah the N 1 ... . Mr x i . of Maaaachuaetta. ln con reraation l r-day h< aald: l bellevi thal tha Itepublleana will puraue .. ... 1 ?. ,11. ..? am< n Imeni of th ? I irlft law n? , nei ! ia 1 - revenue, and the a-.y ? ,, mIII be thi igl . xx: ie aad equ tl li turill : ? ? - enl 1 ;' ? m 1 on good . . .1-- the R i.u.rr xx. . ka .1 hardship lo 1 are some othei ,.,;, .... ,.,-. ., :?? 1 :.. .1 i\ antage to G nmen. 11, f irmers and m inui 1 I thla, 1 I hlnk, the R< publlc.ns will .ti to do ? \ POBTAL PROJECT FALLfl THROUOH. Waahlngton, Nov. H The Poatofllce Departmenl ani the BteamBhlp eompenli have falled to . 1.nta to be pald for the tranaportal forelgn malls from Quarantlne to the rallroad st. ... * ol \. xx Vork Cltj ojecl >.f facllltat itlon .'?' forelgn malls to tbe In terloi fal ' t,,: t;"' P" A DENIAL FROM LIBRARIAN 8POFFORD. Waahlngton. Nov. 21 Llbrarla. Bpofford, on belng isked what I there waa b New-York paper'a Waahlngi ?n dlapatch rln tha. It had nev. ? ? ? ia h ibll to 1 x.. .\ - 01 ml* ia'-n,. : -. bul ..s ?ertlona wen made whlch were wholl) wlthoul :,, ... latlon ?l the propi r tlme, he a 1 ? I, he waa 1 1, pai ? . :.? ? ; .,1 . \| : inatlona if iii h as Llbrailan He .x. ul'. n..xx onlj .. ,,,, ...'...? ? ed on a ad of ? former C01 ln app x ?? ? ? i ms Th ' thal -,.,i h\ n? .? 1 ? ? i". was ever borne on any itti 'i\ untrue ? REPORT OF THE NICARAOI'A CANAL CO Waahlngton, Noi 11 Hlram Hli hi >ck, preaidenl ,,r ti..' Marltlmi Canal Company, ol Nlcaragua ha il report to the Beci Intei lor II ' no new fea . ? nei p. 1 he ia Canal < 1 l tlon 1 -. ? 1111 in: has I" -ii 1 ? .a ?. ? .'/ i .11. 1 1 ? 1. Sl.-aragua Comi in) When ihi. conmru .1. com pan) failed In iv' ? all xx ..i k xx a- sunpen.li I, bul now the' Nl. a: igua . ma ixmn .. tlve pi 1 ..as t,.r rtsumlng work undn th. ntra l whlch Ihe construrtlon companj had xsith the liarltlme 1 ompan) Ticstr COWPERTHWAIT'S Newest, STOHE, Cheapwt Wesi 14th Street, Carpets. Near 6th Ave. mSZSr^S2SZ5ZS_i_Si!n5K S NOW READY HARPER'S MAGAZINE i Cbristmaa Mumber (ir,ih Cartr m Whitt and Cold) BEGINS A NEW VOLUME BRISEIS Firat chapter* of a New Novel by WILLIAM BLACK 11,1.1 ?TR1TF.I) HY SMKIM.F.Y iHE PARIS OF SOUTH AMERICA By RICHARD HARDINQ DAVIS *,, . iavi a. A- K ON SNOW-SHOES TO THE BARREN GROUNDS By CA5PAR W. WHITNEY IM.ISTRATKD HV ?BSMIWOTOM A PP.EVIOUS ENCACEMENT. A Gaaaaay by Wil.LIAM DCAN HOWELLS.-BY LAND AND SEA. K >ir BaaMaSfl BSflfl BB8faa t',:.i?tratio?n. a*?U*fl* ,:..; a frontt.piece in aalar. By HOWARD PVLB. F1VE SHORT STORIES - EIGH.Y ILLUSTRATION3 ffl NO BETTER CHRISTMAS PREAENT THAN ? YEAR S SUBSCRIPTION. S4 00 B_51525rl5E5r!5Z5^ NOTES ON DRESS. THE BLACK COSTUMEfl OP THE SEASON BOME CHARMINQ FRKN'CH GOWNS ?DRE88INQ THE HAIR? CHILDREN'B FROCK3. 'Tne hlai-k powns looked altoKe-ther th* moat chlo and dlatingulahed," was mtlady'a verd.et after the H :-.- Bhow vv -k w.is ovarj unl certftlnly the hand aoma aromen who wore black aoorad thla year a dls ttnct advantage. Pei ?; lt was thu violeru an.l oftentlmei tliaagreeabla contraets ln many of the coatumea whlch made tne more aomhre Kiirments .:.... rh ipa lt araa becauae they happaned to ?'*? worn by partlcularly good-looklng women?it .' .. the iinlveraal comment, "How arell they looked" An imt.orted gown, worn by a arell known beauty, wn* of illk rrepon. the aklrt v-ry : full, hiiI line<l witl, ? ? ,".'1 tr;mm.-l i mda of bla k velvet, whi.-h covered ? .!" the fr.^nt Ire..1th from hem to walSt wa* cut e'. blouae, with three J. ti i banda fronl and back; tba ileevaa were cut with an Immensely full puff, caught up ln the mlddle from tha aboul ler half way to the elbow with a Jetted velvet hand. the. belt and eollar belng of whita satln rtf.t.on. with full bowa Krench artiats aeem to have taken to whlte aatln r.l.i."... con amor", fhla eeaaon. Another very atyllah hia.-k .-ostume, aent over specialty for tha auaptctoufl ev-ent by Roedntta, waa of dull "aun burat" moire, made perfecttir piam. with the ex ceptlon of a. arhlte satln yoka (made low and round ln ti-..- neck, eurved over the huat, and covered with a pattern of black Jel beada), ajid a whit* aattn rollar and belt, the latter iinlslieU wdth a Japanese b'.w iti ' A pretty frock i.v Doucet, whlch waa worn by a dark-halred debutante, was a cnmtv-iation of color, Indeed ftly and artlatlcally btendad as to ?.--ni almoat one tlnt. it was ? dreaa with an extr.i full, plaln skirt of llght-brown rrepon. fasten.-l oa tha flble with four Jewelled buttona The alaeves were ,?' tha - ? rlal to th- albow, where they were met by long, lan-colored wnts de suede. Th.- bod wai cut open from the shouldera to the and ftllei m wltb gathered ,;hlffon. of a l?.!e t.ii.k hue, with green velvet re-vera. ia'.d on backward and forward, to the wnist. Over the Utpure, the sleeye ? ^mg alao flnls led aith the aame vandykea at the elbow. A broad green velvet belt, with a wlde buckle, enclrcled the walat below whlch a bo, p|eai ng of the green velvet, from hlp to hlp at the back. gave the effeet of a ahort Jacket. The wearer of the pretty llttle coatume had h*r blond ,,,?? ver> much i ilti I, and a broad Marte An hat araa Ulti I over the facs nearly to the ,wi Thla hai waa of gr.1 velvet, and was trimmed wltl a Dreaden patterned taffetaa rlbbon. pale |..nk velvet flowera and green chlffon. :. , |y exqu ilte embreldery glvea ar. a'.r of great reflnemenl t iome of the new ccatumea A dalnty littie pai ?.,., fi ick has a sklr. of sllvec gray pop-1". plaln and flarlng llke moat of the sklrts of the aeaeon. an l a ?llvi r gray ? repe de eblne blou.se. with ful puffed elbow aleevea. Over thla la a eo.tot of iray aatln. cut open ln fr int with a polrit that ea the a ilal on elther sl le, two polnta over the and a rolllng co'Jar coverlng the ildea and t . back of the neck, ieaving the ft mt ',i>en. Thla ?* covi red with a flne pattern of llnea an l Bcroll work, embroldered with tlny pun :tur< I plnl, ,| | the effi :t of thla embi ddery at. I ,.,..? ,....,: ng of the toul enaemble la really love'.y. N..?. . ?...v ja keta are eui ahorl a < ?,,.,, an | ripp;ed back. the front cut allghtly and generally looae. M my have the i - with ... ... i paaai >. nti i ? >r black satln plplng, whl. li look very well ... ? I A coatums by Rouffe ? ? haa . lacket to wear with It ir. 1 ileev. i .... evea. ahaped III ? ?? ? ,m, poln iradt ated .... I i ?, \ ? ? ? i - - . ?. 1 the seai . ... ;, con blm I w v.dv.'t In *om.' the : ? *veal mai I ome an i r, cenl > Impurted wrap ol v.-t embroldered with l? ? a B>|iiar< > ?k with fui ? . ? ,- ii . ? The evlgi the ? - ?'"' ' ..... however, n thla Inatan ?? be ng ? v Ami rl an glrl In Paria makei ? lo Fra ha.r "done" In aome : ? ? ' ' ''?'?; rr.anner. ll I* very eaay to Usl n ,.,. i m . . .'.??? heada, whlch nul. - ? v. , .., . laptatloi "De \ ? s. aey wlfinol - ? ...I..., \t,..-t,...n^l . .,.| ;,. 0f th. i'r. t,. n ?>? l*t. /?>? a "'" !"'n" '?K' evrrythlng imall and neat!" lt. Paria |uai everythlng li pompadour, uot erlmped altei tne rgahl ? year. bul very - Ightlj waved; or. ir ?-I, |. . ., ;,t ii," aald one of the promlnent mllli irlngone nf Vlr ?1 irg"s charm iffant. . the hai at. l th. ? iil ah uld i'.way< be on Idered as aonv ,;... COlff. ."?? ...... ? v ? ? rh. Marte ed r. ? ? la won halred. b.ne-eyed v ??... I. --. ol M ir ? ? caahmere, ivhlch i* very almple but e> I "" le bi han l hai ., i road pleal rea, ''"? n.-.-k t_. the Ihe lo -. b.ouse c .raage. whk'h ias anwked to the depth the pleal to ilmu ..,-, ., v ,ke Thi* -:..?.' klng iiJ" conflnea the i ? -nea on the ? iln an i i ither flarlng, .. . ,. hlue taffet u and .. I>r, i i . . I) i rettj fro k la of ark . avy ;,; ... ,,,;(, lt W|th i broad wl ir , ?llar ->f durk flniahi I with ? ruflle of - fl red illk. illor kn ii u> r:-,.iu. in,l ,,.,'.. ... flnlahed with .. ultor kn t lhuii.li ? ii//,./ tBAl 9 OB BETAIL \i,,. i ;, tp.e arho are accu itome l to pay ?? i I , . ... , amall dla i - ,i, i iu, li aa .hi ? ? ? , it tl rough the goo i ire i.'.w . nab.i d to ?<? ..it.- that much-eovet. i work, tha .'.-i.t'itv i ?? ? '.?:,, \ .: .i l , ? .''?? v ??! v i,,v\. ii vv hole a.,, ? p'rl ? ? v. i ofl p< r volum. Fot par . i ti.s .-.,? the a ivrrttai mi... _^ _..____ hoki mn FOB TBE FAtE CBILBBEB Baa Franclaco, Nov .i a ii tbe ettoraeye lu th,. 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