1
? CHANCE FOR REDEMPTION.
pR. PARKHURST ON* THE COMMITTEE OF
FIVE HUNDRED.
_HSajSJHII?ll ST ft? TH? MOVEMENT TO PCROK
yHE liXAL SSPUBUCAM ORGANIZATION?
AN ANALYSIS OF SOME OF THE
FM'.KEs mgckmtlt mscumcd.
Tn response to a request for his opinion of
JL work and alms of the Committee of Five
Hundred, which h.is set out to give the Repub
' ilcan? of New-York an honest, repr?sentative '
organization, the ReY. Dr. Charles H. Parkhnrst
bas made the following statement for publica- j
ton:
"I accede to your request, not because of any
particular interest in local Republican politics ?
?s such, any more than I have In local Demo- j
crati?? politic? as such, but because fraud of the i
quantity and quality of that recently perpetrated
Bj the course of Republican enrolment In this j
c;ty cannot exist without tainting; everything;
that it comes near to, nor be tolerated without
bringing dlshon r upon all who fall to lift up
tbeir eoloo In Indignant protest.
"R Is encouraging to know that there is enough
jnoral dignity ani honor remaining In the party j
In this city to rls*> up in mutiny against the
impudent invasion upon political rights which
the Flatt-LauterbaA o anhtnaUon has practised,
jt has been looking for some weeks a good deal
Ol though the decent anti-IMatt Republicans had
not the courage, on the eve of a Presidential
election, to defy the Republican Jndaoas who had
been trying to sell out the honor of the party
for the thlrty-parcao of silver sort of reward. If
the Republican party were no morally near
death's door that a prmtest against Iniquity and
an organised effort to stamp out Iniquity would
tend to hasten Its own decease, the more that
? dece.'-s?? was hastened the better, and the quicker
the decaying corpse was hurried under ground
? the healthier it would be for the city, the State
and th? Nation.
"If nny people of honeet pretensions still cling
to the aforementioned faction on the ground of
It? being the 'regular' organir.atlon, and in that
way practically condone and Indorse the system?
atic buDdoalng of which this deareputable clique
has made itself guilty, such ones, if they had
lived In 1TM, would ha\'e borrowed British guns
to kill American revolutionists because revolu?
tionists were rebels against what was 'regular'
er.d traditional; and If they had lived in the time
of our Lord, WOUld have prided themselves on
driving crucifixion nails because his life and
doctrino were subversive of tradition and uni?
form procedure, it passes compren? r.sion the
blind tenacity with which men of naturally good
part? Will "ling to what is transparently false
snd odious, if only it carries in Its pocket the
?jattutlats Of 'regularity.'
"The Republican party of this city has now
bifore it the opportunity to redeem Itself and
to oren for itself a new an i a better chapter
In 1U , \al history. The ch.araetpr of its Commit?
tee of Five Hundred is. in almost the entirety of
It? asembership, a guarantee of the solidity and
Integrity of Its pu: pose?, but if there can he
found cowards enough to combine with the Platt
Laut-rhoch traitors to defest the committ-e's.
lntentl.T. it will not be the first time that timid
?Jghteoucaeoa has confederated Itself with the
devil to the thwarting of the purpores of hon?
esty and progresa
"There are brazen Insolence and colossal
dare-deviltry about these enrolment frauds that
Is thrilling. I had thought that Tammany was
bad. but the look of the thine Is that Tammany
could go to school a good while to Mr. Lauter?
bach without coming to the end of what either
he or his senior associate could teach them in
the way of 'colonizing.' ballot-stufllng, or politi?
cal dir ? work generally.
"In looklns over th- Summary of Enrolment
as produced by the committee of Investigation
having that matter In charge, my eye is ar?
rested by the statistics furnished of the XXVth
Assembly District, in which my church happens
to be situated. It reports that there were 1,564
'more Republicano enrolled in that district than
there are Republicans living in the district?
Which may be good Platt ism. but is dreadfully
poor morality. of those fraudently enrolled
the same statement informs that twenty-one
are In the next world already?no further de?
tails specified. A movement must be already
moribund that is driven to the straits of re?
cruiting from the graveyard. Of 4'.?7 we are
told that there is p.. trace, which leaves us to
Infer that they nre creatures purely of the Platt
Lauterbach frenaled Imagination; or, if put in
the terms of ethlca rather than of poetry, that
the versatile gentleman, who, in a recent issue
of "Ounter's Magazine.' discourse? glibly and
prettily about 'hon, sty and efficiency In political
reform.' 'lied' that number of fictitious Repub?
licans into his ? added rolla for the purpose of
stealing a victory that he had not the forces to
win. There la also ? memorandum of a con?
siderable number of Tammany men who appear
to have cheerfully consented to serve as political
Btufflng?a circumstance which is interesting not
only as throwing a ruddy light on the meaning
of th? 'Address on Partisanship' which Mr.
Lauterbach recently delivered before the Nine?
teenth Century Club, but also as showing the
willingness of the Tammany mind to work in
as ally when the enterprise is understood to be
in the interests of Mr. Lauterbach's candid and
public spirited superior. It only illustrates In a
small way how easy it is for the Croker and the
Platt spirits respectively to clasp in relations ?f
fraternity when then? Is any mischief brewing
cr any Machiavellian purpose to he subserved.
"I do most sincerely trust that the move?
ment of the Committee ..f Five Hundred
will receive all the encouragement which
It so richly deserves, not so much be?
cause of my interest in the local Re?
publican party, as because I believe In decency
and love to see political tricksters of any anil
every party cast forth Into the outer darkness
of public reprobation."
PLATT TALKS WITH HIMSELF.
ONE Of HIS INT'il'.VIEWS THAT DEALS WITH
THE OPPOSI G BOM MOVEMENT.
It h.n been frequently asserted by those who have
followed the Investigation of the enrolment that
If Thomas C. Platt could escape responsibility fur
the outrageous proceedings he would follow his
ueual course In such matters by repudiating the en?
tire scheme and those of his henchm-:i who car?
ried it out. Such action on his part was rather ex?
pected by the Committee of Twenty-five, as they
knex his fondness for leaving hie frh-nds in the
lurch, and they will feel Considerably relieved,
therefore, when they learn this morning that Platt,
after surveying the situation, has decided for once
to stand by his confederares. No doubt he would
? glad to run away as usual, but Lauterbach has
been too cunning for him. He has evidently
trot the I'o.ss It. the same tolls with Thornton,
Oruber. Sims and the gang, otherwise Platt Wontd
a*ver have come ..ut as he did last nljjht in defence
?f the shameful froids.
Thi? defence, which made Ita appearance at the
?fth Avenu? goto! inst night. Is In the usual form
Vest 14 ??Si,
^?^?? "* TSAor mark 'f^tr^
(^ "RELIABLE"^.
CARPKTS
THE KIND THAT WEAR,
k*ln? of ail wool and no ehoddy; pattern? that pleaie;
aenijr* that ?ppe.v te the Sitarti? ej,, color harmonie?
that tend to beautify and briaht-n the room. No one can
ftdl to rhoo?* from BSSOSg our many and varied ?tvle? one
tn?t will be perfect for nny r.K,m at the late low price?.
?Men ?111 ,ur*iy piea.e the <llmrlmlnatlnK purchaser who ,
appreciate? real value?.
Furniture in Large Assortment at Small Prices,
CASH or CREDIT
(OWPERTHWAIT 8f?
104.106 and 108 West 14* 91
WEAR 6?AV.
?ooKlyn Stones: natbushAv.nearfttota
of en Interview with hlmeelf. It occupies eight
type-written page", and bristles with personalities.
Mr. Rrookfleld. Mr. Rliss. Mr. Root, Mr. Smith
and Mr. Mllholland are attacked, and ull sorts of
terrible things are said about The Tribune, because
It has temerity to Insist that members of the Tam?
many Hall General Committee and dead men are
not eligible for membership in the Kepnbilcan or?
ganization of this county. Of course Platt .loes not
admit this; he says The Tribune is angry because
It failed to get the police printing, though be knows
perfectly well?better, indeed, than any man in
New-York?that the printing in the year iv.?t, to
which he evidently refers, was offerel again and
again to thin paper If It would "let up" on bis do?
ings. He knows that the offer was lauphed at, as
well as he knows that he is lying when he declares
the Committee of Five Hundred Is made up largely
Of the "Industrial Alliance of four years ago."
Most of that "Industrial Alliance" was furnish? 1
by Mr. Plait and went back to him. Its chief offi?
cer, John McMackm. now holds a Job In the office
of Charles W. Hackett'a friend, the State Engineer
and Surveyor.
Equally false Is his statement that the list of th?
Committee of Five Hundred "Is fraudulent."^ There
Is not a single name on the list that does not be?
long to a Republican In good standing, and whose
owner cannot be found at the address given .-which
Is more than can br said of about thirty thousand
of those on the Platt organization rolls in this
county. When that list was published In The
Tribune It was stated that no name was used that
had not been handed In personally by the Indi?
vidual or by a friend who assumed to speak for
him. In case any mistake had been made, The
Tribune promised to correct It promptly. A mis?
take was made In the case of General Varnum: it
waa corrected Another was made in the case of
Mr. Einstein; It was corrected ns quickly. Platt
says similar mistakes were made in the case of
General Rutterfleld, ex-.Iudge Gedney and Colonel
Ethan Allen.
General Hutterfleld Is one of the directors of the
State Club, and was treasurer of the Committeo
of Thirty. He has had a week to correct an error,
if one existed, but he has saM nothing on the sub?
ject, although he has been In correspondence with
the secretary of the Committee of Twenty-five and
also with this paper. Colonel Allen was vouched
for by one of his closest personal friends. He also
has' had plenty of time to correct any misuse of
his name, but nothing has been heard from him
except through Platt. As for ex-.Iudge Gedney, It
Is difficult to resist the conclusion that Platt has
misrepresented him. Mr. Gedney gave authority
to .lohn E. Mllholland to use his name, and, what
is more, expressed to his friend, I>r. Seaman, last
Wednesday, absolute approval of what had been
done by the committee.
Another point that Platt attempts to make is
that the blame for the fraud rests upon .he plan
of the Committee of Thirty. This Is absurd. Tho
Committee Of Thirty's plan was practically net
aside by Lauterbach when he appointed the Com?
mittees of Three to supervise the work In revising
the enrolment and conducting the primaries In tho
various Assembly districts. The Idea of holding
Messrs. Bliss, Root and others responsible for I.au
terbach'a deviltry, when It is a historical fact that
they and forty other reputable cltisena protestili
most emphatically against the entire proceedl|
an exhibition of nerve rhat few men except T. C.
Platt and Amasa Thornton would be capable Of
making.
Mayor Strong and good people generally will be
interested to know that, according to Platt, "the
conduct of the chiefs of the present reform admin?
istration has been a thousand times more disgrace?
ful than any of the known transactions of Tam?
many Hall. Bribery and corruption bave stalk?.1
through the streets day and night. It is no secret
that positions with salaries of thousands of dollars
a vear have been offered to Republican leaders to
betray the organization; neither Is it a secret that
CUT THIS OUT AND SIGN IT.
FORM OF PROTESI AOAINST THE SWINDLE PRAC?
TISED BY THE REECHMEN,
The demand for the printed blanks of protest
against the fraudulent character of the recnt Re.
publican primaries and the enrolment conducted un?
der the direction of the Platt-Leoterbaca hench?
men and mercenaries has taken on really remark?
able proportions. So widespread is the belief of
most Republicana In the extent and brazen char
ROTTEN THROUGH AND THROUGH.
TRAVOS IN THE RECENT ENROLMENT
AND PRIMARIES.
SatSOlVrS OF AN IMPARTIAL INVESTIGATION ?F
THE REITIU.H'AN MACHIME IN THIS OOINTT.
To the Republican County Committee and the Re?
publican party in the city of N'-w-York:
The undersigned committee of the Republicana
have been engaged for some time In an Investiga?
tion of the alleged frauds In the Republican enrol?
ment In this city, and In the recent primarie*. After
due consideration, and mindful of the gravity of the
situation in view of the approaching National elec?
tion, we deemed it essential to the welfare of the
party that a thorough and Impartial investigation
ahould be made by a committee consisting of Messrs.
John Sabine Smith, Paul D. Cravath, Adelbert H.
Steile. I?enlarnln Oppenheimer and .lohn S. Wise,
who Immediately undertook the task assigned to
them. Their report transmitting the statement of
C. N. Jones, recently associate actuary of the New
York Life Insurance Company, whom they selected
to conduct the Investigation, is appended. We Wttsl
to emphasize our belief In the entire Impartiality
and sincerity of this Investigation.
Notwithstanding the charges which have been fre?
quently made In th? public press, we had no ade?
quate conception of the magnitude and enormity of
the frauds ani irregularities which have been per?
petrated In connection with the Republican enrol?
ment and the recent primaries until the investigation
of the enrolment in several of the Assembly districts
had been made and the results tabulated.
In view or these result? there can be no
escupe from the conclusion that the present
enrolment is rotten ?? ? degree never hefore
paralleled In the history of the pnrtj?, nnd
that the primaries and conventions In many
Assembly distriate bused apon it, by which
delegate? were elected to the Connty < ?in?
utilice for ISSJg* are unworthy of eerloue
con si ?lernt Ion.
An ?G??????t??tlon based npon ?neh whoteanie
fraud? cannot contimi ml the confidence of the
Republic? n parly nor of the publie.
We. therefore, urge that the organization of the
County Committee for lit?fi be not effected until
reasonable time has been given to complete the
investigation now in progress and to secure ade.
quate relief.
Primaries are the fountnln-head of all rep?
renenliill> e government, nnd the primaries
necessarily sprint* from the enrolment. If the
latter Is frniiilnlenl the entire party struct?
ure la tainted nnd nnworthy of confldruce
ami respect Thi? ?? a ?ubjeet In which every
Republican, whether his name he upon the,
rolls or not. Is Interested, for all look to the
???" ? ?? ? Ion of Ihr party to secure honest
conventions nnd truly representa 11 ? e nom?
inations.
For the foregoing reasons, and In the Interest of
the harmony and efficiency of the Republican party,
we earnestly request that no permanent organiza?
tion of the County Committee he efferte 1 until the
completion of this Investigation
Joseph H. Cheats, Cornelius ?. Bike,
Samuel Thomas William HrookOld,
Atnon O. Mci'o.ik, Ben l.tmln Oppenhr.mer.
W.?ger Swayne, KIthu Root.
R. C. Alexander, Horace Porter,
John C. o'f'onor, Iraac V. Itrokaw,
Kllas Goodman. Edward Mitchell,
Charles Stewart Smith, John S. Wise,
John K. Mllholland, ?. ?. Steele,
John Sabine Smith, .:,,.?! H Krhardt,
K. W. liloomingdale, Paul l!. Cravath.
S. V. R. truger, John Proctor Clarke,
Committee.
New-York. Jan. if,. 1S96.
aeter of the swindle that they ere almply pourlnf
In their requests for the printed blanks.
In T*"i>":\<>f. to suggestions, and to .'?.ditta!* the
requests of this large and Increasing number of
an;,11 ants. The Tribuno reproduce! the form of
blank, so that any Reputati? un so desiring may cut
out the copy, sign hla name ari 1 at 1res? and sen 1
it to the headquarters .?' the Committee of In?
vestigation, at No. Ill West Forty-flrat-st Com
munlcatlona Should 1??? addressed there to ?'. N.
Jones.
Following Is a reproduction of the printed blank
In a convenient form:
NEW YOKK, January ., 1 sor?.
To Joseph ?. Choate, Cornelius ?. Bliss, Samuel Thomas, William Brookfield, Anson G,
McCook, Benjamin Oppenheimer, Wager Swayne, Elihu Root, R. C. Alexander, Horace
Porter, John C, O'Conor, Isaac Y. Brokaw, Elias Goodman, Edward Mitchell, Charles
Stewart Smith, John S. Wise, John E. Mllholland, A. H. Steele, John Sabine Smith,
Joel B. Erhardt, E. W. Bloomingdale, Paul D. Cravath, S. V, R. Cruger, John
Proctor Clarke and others of the Committee:
The undersigned, Republican voters of tho.Assembly District, hereby
express their sympathy with your efforts to expose the fraud-? in the Republican
Enrolment and in the recent Primary Elections of the Republican Organiza?
tion ill this County, and assure you of their hearty co-operation in your efforts
to make the Republican Organization in this County truly representative.
Name,
men who had obtained piaros aro threatened With
dlaralaaal or have been alamtssed when they tall to
obey the orders of the bottina hoeee?. No man,
black ur white, has been aafc from the attacka of
the city |??????(?? < till??? 111 .? I "
To break the force of the ahameful dlscloaures
against the Lauterbnch machine, Piati attacks
Collins and other Brookfleld district leader?, Ig?
noring the fact that the committee of Twenty-five
has not spared a ^iimlf- district in its Inveetlsatlona.
As for the. XXVth District, he is sadly In ?-rror.
lie contends that at the time Of the enrolment by
the Committee of Thirty Mr Mllholland declared
tills particular district was muffed with the names
of "non-residents, dummies and repeaters.?' Noth?
ing of the kind was ever said, "n the contrary, the
XXVth was one of the few where an honest enrol?
ment had always been conceded until Ama ?
Thornton ami "Cole'? Sims undertook, with the aid
of "Th?" Allen ami Tammany Hull, to capture It
for Platt.
Perhaps the most pathetic part of the Interview
is his fervid prote-t of sincerity in behalf of Mr,
Morton His Interest In pol.ties, he declare?, con?
sists only i;i his "ardent and heartfelt deal re for a
triumph of Republican principles." It was this
"nnl'-nt ard heartfelt <|oslre?' that led him to pad
the Republican lists with Croker"a followers,
MONEYED INTKRKSTS POR MORTON.
FKNTIMKNT IN TIIK WKST AS WARNER MI I.I.I : It
FOUND IT.
Bx-genatO? Warner Miller returned last evening
from his trip to th?? West. Mr. Miller spent several
days In Chicago and also In Detroit wn? r.? he sas
many prominent bankers, bus'.nees sien end capi?
talista
The ex-Senator went West, he salii, to look after
the Interests of the NicRraguitn Canal. Incident?
ally, how? ver, he saw many Republicans of Influ?
ence belonging to Mir?la, Michigan and other
Western States, ami took pains to acquaint him
I self with the trend of sentiment on tin- Presidential
question.
Mr. M.ller said lest evening that lie found a de?
cided tendency towiirdAiovernor Morton's candi?
dacy, particularly amonl moneyed men. There was
a feeling among the advocate? of,sound money In
the West, Mr. Mdier discovered, thai Governor '
Morton was the i.afest man that could be put up.
This was due ? a ?rent measure to the Governor's
I Mooesfnfal and fonservattve career both as a finan?
cier and a statesman.
Among the well-known Republicans whom Mr.
Miller took counsel with in Chicago was ss-flenator
Charlea ?. Karw.u, who had exceptional facilities
for knowing how the moneyed Intereste itood In
the West. Mr. Farwell, Mr. Miller said, was fur
Morton, and represented the disposition of thi
men of Illinois as extremely favorable t ? th.? Em?
pire State's Governor. Th- iieiexatlon from Illinois
In the Republican National convention at St. Louie,
Mr. Miller learned, would be divided, but he was
assured that Governor Morton would receive earn?
est tmnoort from Illinois delegate?.
In Michigan .Mr. Miller found substantially thi
name' inclination toward Morton among business
Republican? and those who are i>e|lev.;rS in ???tr..r.e.
?mind money policy While in petroli Mr. Miller
was informed that General Kusse.1 ?. Alger WOttM
be urged to permit his nurm? to be submitted
cand.date for the Presidency. This movement,
however could not be construed as Inimical to
Governor Morton or likely to result to his disad?
vantage Mr Miller was convinced that Governor ?
Morton ' would receive votes 'rom the Michigan I
lellga?en and that he would have substantial
support from iniiiv other states of the Northwest
The outlook for the Governor In thai pert of the
country Mr. Miller regarded as liii;hl\ en Oursglng.
MR CROKER DI8APPOINTS THK BRAVES.
?! ? ?????" IN WASHINGTON < IN Ills way To THIS
CITT, IT IS tAIU, TO KNJOt THK BO
PIBTT <>r Mit ? i.i:\ BLAND.
l: hard Croker .lid not gel back to New-York
yesterday from his Florida trip, as BOOM of In
m, : enthusiastic Tammany admirera espeeted.
Telegrama received lu ibis rltjr from Savannah and
other Southern p..inn represented the retired ruler
of tie? Wigwsni .e .in?? her? yesterday sfternoon.
All th?? regular trains arriving at ito? rail roed ?ta?
llona from Southern point? wer? carefully watched
by anzi ?ui dtlaens determined to gel th. tirsi ? ? , ,.
of th.- hand of the rx-chlef s? be set foot on Man?
bsttan soli. l'on ail ti.?? watcher? were disappointed.
it ?as said by .-.ini?? .,f Mr Croker*? subjecta erbo
allege that they have cunfldentlsl relstlona with
him, that be hai stopped oft si Washington to talk
over the "third term" question with Mr. Cleve?
land. 'I'll?., said il was un ??: lin how long th?'
?? ildi nt m in lit keep Mr. Croker at th.? Mattonai
Capital, i.ui tin? ? tance? wre thai lu? would noi
be able to tear himself awaj from Mi. Cleveland's
society ?.>foi.? to-morrow or neat day.
At Mr. Croker*? house, No. ?'? Ksst Seventy-fourth
.??'., .; was . ?.;! thai no message had been received
therefrom him. end thai he was nut expected until
about I i ? m . '?'?? '?. ? . week.
? Usi -f th.? guests t ? ?? Invited t . th.? Tamman)
dinner for Mr. Croker, to be given at the Hotel
Si.v..y on February " will probably be mails publio
*...n after the ? (-Boss's return.
YARN ABOUT AN Al.I.ISDN G?.G? HERB.
It waa ann.mu . : y? ten iv thai C. ?. Wsrlejr,
of No, .v.? West Thin.-.niii-.;!., had received letters
from Congressman Henderson, of Iowa; Rear Ad?
miral Walker, and other friends ,,f Senator Allison,
authorising him to start sn Allison Club In 'his
city for the purpose of booming the Iowa Senator
for the Prealdencjr. Th? report further Intimated
thai General <;. M. Dodge, of No. ? Broadwsy?
would i.i the presiden) of the new dub.
G?n?ral Dodge lives at the ITnlon League Club,
but be con;.? noi be found yesterdsy. The matter
is talon by poiltlcisns sa a hoax. Mr. Warley,
who ? named as th.? organiser of the club, ;s
pi illy unknown to politlclar? in New-York.
They ?aid thai it ? luid l>? Impossible to start an
????-,?? boom in this Sit!?. Which WOuld surely
?en 1 a solid delegation :.n Morton They looked
upon It, if the report waa true, :m ? Qu xotic under*
taking. Jame? 8. Clarkson, who I? Senator Al?
lisons lieutenant In th?? I'res.dentini tl.'ht, e.iys that,
he knows notning ai. mi the matter.
LARY OF IV ?SDEPESDBXT WiM.
San Francis, o, Jan. 26.?After the arrival of the
steamer Was h tena W, lh<? Pxnams Steamship Com?
pany wii! go out of business. Since lie,-ember 1j
the company'? employea have been chiefly engaKed
In ?rinding up operations arid leauSMI 00 the two
other Bteamera of the line hive been relinquished.
The Pansas Rsilroad Compsny intend? to con?
tinue its operation a? Independent carrier between
Atlantic and I'aclllc ports, but future ocean trans?
portation will be made through it? connection with
the i'ttciflc Mall Company.
STATE POLITIC AL XOTES.
The last early Republican Convention In this
State was held In T'tlca on February 20, ISSO. Roscoe
Conk'.lng waa in command. The delegation was ln
ajructed to vote for General Grant for a 'hlrd term.
General Grant, however, was not nominated, though
the greatest tight in the history of National con?
ventions was made ?n his behalf.
Plait's evening organ In Poughkeepsle is "The
Star." It displayed some twinklings of Independ?
ence early last summer by venturing to attack
Platt's adviser and chief lieutenant. "I.ou" Payn,
but long before cold weather set In It was chalne.l
to Payn's triumphal car and cheering for him more
loudly than the rest. Its Independence died In In?
fancy. Such a record naturally qualities It to de?
fend the fraudulent Lauterhach enrolment, when
almost every other organ of the Hoss remains silent
in contemplating these shameful disclosures. A
sample of this defence will compare favorably with
anything ever put forth by Ananias or his wife:
"Some time ago these aam?? people started the cry
of fraudulent enrolment because th. > saw that they
conili not cntroi the County committee, a new
enrolment was demanded In every district that had
been carried by the regulars, but the distr.cts car?
ried by themselves were to stand, even though it
was shown that fraud had been practise! as bare
faced as any that had been charged upon the reg?
ulars. Tlie offer made for re-enrolment of all was
not accepted, for this was not what they wanted.
Indeed, It was not Intended from the start a? It
would do away with all chance to cry fraud, and
thus spoil the game entirely." On such unadult?
erated lytr.g any comment would be the quintes?
sence of superfluity.
The readiness of the Morton boomers to talk
about other candidates is to "The Rochester Post
Express" evidence of the insincerity of the move?
ment that Platt has Started In the Governor's in?
terest.
According to 'The Syracuse Standard" the Raines
excise bill Is fatally defective, in that It permits
tho establishment of a liquor-shop anywhere "by
the payment of tho required tax and compliance
with other simple conditions." "No bill," says
"The Standard" "should be passed at Albany this
winter that deprives property-owners of the right
of protest. The abolishment of boards of excise
may be a reform, but no one thing argues for their
retention more than the knowledge that before
them at least objection may b- tiled and urged to
unrestricted extension of th?' SalOOO business. If it
be not desirable to invest the county treasurer with
the privilege of discriminatine egalnat locality in
Issuing tax certtficatea he should be prohibited
from exercising his power In any case where within
a certain radius there Is a certain percentage of
remonstrants. We believe there should be a general
acquiescence In the establishment of a saloon, par?
ticularly In a residen.?,? district, before It Is legal?
ized by either tax or license." ?
Mr BrooknehTe remark still troubles the poll.
? .ans, particularly those w-ho are anxious to suc
"ed Mr. Morton !n the Executive Mansion. "The
expectation of the bosses," says "The Ctlca Press."
"is that on account of It being a Presidential year
and th? Governor running at the same ttm?, ev?n
It? publicans who do not approve of them will swal?
low tlielr .It?.??,? tent snd voie for th-lr candidate
in the Interests of harmony. It Is quite possible
that in this respect they are reckoning without
their host. Anyhow, the remark of Mr. Prooktloid
h..^ been widely quoted and frequently repeated. A
R. publl an President rnlclit win without the elec?
toral vote of New-Tors, but gubernatorial candi?
dates are made uncomfortable."
Kven the cautious "Journal," of Syracuse, admtt.s
that the movement among the Antl-Platt Repub?
licans of New-York City for n ??%?.? organisation Is
"very derided."
In his recent lecture In Rochester I>r. Parkhurst
said that the responsibility for the present Tam?
many government, or what remains of It, In this
city, rested largely u?>on Mr. Lexow, "that little
tricky Senator of Torn Platt'?," who turned his
back on "the gnng of reformers." The worst class
wdth whom he had to deal, the doctor said, was the
half-be I men. "The better a man Is, if bad." he
?'the ni.,re dangerous h?? is to deal wdth
?- ? the greater hla capacity for mischief. Unmixed
depravity I rathe- iik??. There Is a dlrectnesa and
frankness about It that leaves you knowing wh'-re
you are standing? mi 1 where you are at. That ?
why I like 'Dica' crok.-r That Is why I u.se.1 to
be fond -,f 'Paddy' Hiwer and 'Tom' Grady, ail
other administrative aril legal lights of my city. I
feel entire ...riti lence In them. I know Just where I
eh ili fin; Diem There :s ?.o Hyde-Jekyll bualneaa
?i?.ut th.-m. Th??.? arc conalatent. When you talk
them, ? <? .pie know what you are talking
about, but when you talk about men that are '??>>
per cent Imp and th* .trier 50 angel of light, the
performs! ( becomee ? mplleated, the Intelligence
' - ir auditors goes t,, pieces and you wish that
all men were thoroughbreds, either of one, descrip?
tion Or the other."
Commenting on Dr. Parkhur.it's lecture "The Syra
? Post" r? mirks that he Is a good deal wiser
thin when In? tlrst entered the lists against Tam?
many. "II? accomplished atupen loua resulta," adda
???;,.? p.,st" ??before he tul ObtSini 1 any fighting ex
perl< ? ?.? Th?? leseona he lias learned are lessons
?verj municipal reformer must also learn.
? , . ng ?? It Is kn wn beforehand exactly what
: ?.?? ,? the State Contention, "The Pough
keepsle Eagle" thinks the question sa to the time
jf holding it is a matter of lirt;.? importance, "The
BER I'M- WB His ,i PRISON,
G?? VUAIUT1KS OF MRS ANNA ASIMNJWAI.U
Itttsburg correspondence of The Philadelphia Rec
MlS Anna R Asntnwsll, of this city, by whose
will th.? Episcopal Hospital, in Philadelphia, In left
all her est?t??, estimated to lie U.OUO.OOU, was a wo?
man of excellent family end decided eccenti
in sumo ways she was quits as peculiar as th??
famous Hetty Green. She was a granddaughter of
.1 imt ? Rosa, of this city, who for half a century
was the acknowledged head of the local bar, waa
twi.lected to the ITnlted States Senate, was a
member ol the constitutional Convention of 17'?'
? ? . three tlmea a candidate for Governor of Penn?
ini* He own.?,! a great deal of land In the
vicinity of Roaa-st., the land where the courl-houae
lew stands, sonn? l?.'?It? acres of what la now Itos
Gtove, the sir?? of th?? town ..t Aaplnwall, ano mora
In thi li-ileii, id District. His son, .lam.? Roes, Jr.,
was also a lawyer and larve land-owner, Mr?
Aspi ? wall's mother wa^ Ann Ross, the daughter of
the .-? ?.??? Rosa and she married Edwin Coleman,
whos,. father was Robert Coleman, the millionaire
mint owner of Cornwall and Lebanon. The issu- ,,f
iliis marriage was Mr.. Aaplnwall and her alater,
wh,? became th.? wife of Alexander Uvlngaton, .'f
Ne? (fork. The Livingston*' daughter, Mary, niar
rled Martin I. l>!an>|7i. of New-\ork ?';'>, and are
well known In fashionable aoclet) in Philadelphia.
All the Colem.m? and their connection, tu Phila?
delphia an? understood to look with mor.? curiosity
than personal interest on the outci me of the suit,
because they never knew rerj much about ui ex
j,- t.-i very m< ? h from the lonelj woman whose will
has jus! been made public. Mrs Amu R. Aaplnwall,
whose will is at stak , married Captain G. .n.??
.Mr, worth AsplnwalL of Ne? fork, and had two
? ?'il; u ;,. ? ; ,,, .,,, ? daughter, but both died before
th. ? were of age. Two weeks ago Usi Monda)
Mrs Aspinwall'j rema Ina were bun.? ? beeide her
husband and children, in Oreenwood Cemetery,
it.ooklyn. ,, .
Shortly after Mr?.. Aspinwall'a husband a .bath
she built h.r.? a large mansion H la picturesque lit
location, b. ing on a knoll, surrounded by a thi.-k
growth of treea but It la now both lonely and anti?
quated, it ti in il..? Ren Venue section of the bast
End dlatrlct. The edifice is partially screened by he
trees snd a high board fence, and these and the
grass-grown drives, combined with the Isolation,
quaint ness and quietness of the place, suggest a
portion ..?' the peel century hidden away and ror
gotten in th.? mar? h of time, it was a nr abode for
ibis peculiar woman. She received no calla, refus?
ing all attempts to lead her '.uro social relations
with th..>.? about her. She hai her retinue ol ser?
vants, and ..p,? old housekeeper m whom ant re?
lied. Tu.? g.-iienti adminlatratlon ano care ol net
? ....? and the collection of ;-. .,<-. '?"'. ?he turned
over to Col,,nel w.iiiam ?. Herron. it !?> eal? ene
made him no end of trouble, often sending for him
daily, and sometimes several tlmea a day. ??.????
nat.lv he lived not far awa.. . He WSJ wry kind to
her, and was about the only peraon with whom sue
couldor world get along without quarrelling. Bne
was vry fond of travel, ?m I would itart for foreign
countrlea upon a fen hours? notice, leaving ti.-r
servants in the h .us?? s year at stime, with no mes
when abe woul I return. ,
??p h-r downtown visiting daya the old carr.age
with its one has.?, driven by the worn m driver, and
Mi ; Aaplnwall sitting In the lack seat, were aur-n
a sieht in the streets as t.. cans.? the observer to
turn f.-r a second look al the odd ?quipage. ?.?.??
a remark has b, en paaaed aa to who t...Id-looking
couple w.-re. un.? of Mrs. Asplnwsll's peculiarities
waa the kind of m ney el.laieted on baying from
her bank.r G r bank not.??; she had an abhorrence
rhal aeemed unaccountable; nothing would do her
but th.- v.diow m.tai When the teller would pueh
her amount over the counter Bhe would slip it into
the ppsclou? pocketa of her dree? snd walk out
satisfied. Mrs. Aspinwall'a aversion to visitors wan
carried to the extreme. The housekeeper did not
dare to break over the nil- that no one anoulo be
admitted, and would at once refuse to take a mes?
sage to tier mlatrees, knowing In advance what tha
answer would be. .*;?> th.? rvu"'1"?'' "f vt-'*'i,'r??' '',' "**
house was smnii. a neph.w even was refused ad?
mittance He cam.? from New-York City about two
years ago t.. se.? his aunt. As soon after Ills arrival
?is was possible ni mede the visit to < raig-st. It
was no us.?; sh.. would not see him. Another and
Mill another attempi was ma de by the young man,
but .-ach time he met with the aamo answer.
The old lady thought it stringe mat he should
live for BO many year.? without a thought for her,
and then, when she was advancing In years and
not very strong, suddenly take a notion to look h.r
up. She connected Ma sudden solicitude with S de.
sire on his part to become possess.?.! of some of her
g.nerou? bank account, and acted toward him ac
cordinglv. The bulk of Mrs. Aspinwall'a estate ia
understood to be located here, although there are
known to be other Interests of hem. Including a good
many stocks and bonds in Philadelphia. The Pitts?
burg properties consist mainly In unproductive real
estate, although It is productive of some rente. It
1? estimated by a gentleman In a good position to
Judge to be worth about ??OO.OOo. If rightly managed
it would produce more as time goes on, and become
Immensely valuable. Some of this property, which
Wsa formerly worth only $50 an acre, Is now worth
$2?.0?> an acre. Not long ago she gave some land
valued at $3",000 to the West Penn Hosp'tal. In this
city. It is supposed here that her Philadelphia
propertied came through the Colemans. from her
father's side, and that they are probably not so ex?
tensive a? her Pittsburg estate. The same source of
Information thought that the 11,000,000 estimate of
her . states should be at least divided by three, and
he was of the opinion that her estate would not
exceed ?700.000. George W. ?nthrie. a leading attor?
ney of this city, is the ?ole surviving executor un
der Mrs. Aaplnwair? will, which was drawn here
and dated Novemtwr 2. lSfl?. A few days ago Regis?
ter Conner admitted the will to probate, and letteti
testamentary were Issued, by consent, to Mr.
(?uthrle.
WHO WILL SUCCEED MR. COWBSf
Baltimore. Jan. 2? (Special). ? Republicans and
Democrats of the IVth Congress District are greatly
exercised over the announcement of John K. ?Owen,
the newly elected president of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, that he will shortly resign his seat
In the House of Representatives. The IVth District
Is the wealthiest and most Important in the State.
It comprises the uptown wards of this city. Gov?
ernor Lowndea has Intimated that he does not see
Ihe necessity of calling a special election when Mr.
Cowen resigns, but it is more than probable that he
Will be persuaded to do fo. Some of the most prom?
inent men In both parties are named as candidates
for the nomination. On the Republican side they
are William T. Mulster. John V. L. Fin.Hay. Robert
II. Smith, who was Mr. (Owen's opponent last fall;
ex-Congressman H. C. Stockbridge, State Senator
Prank BtrolMidga and Captain J. Frank Suppiee.
The Democrats named are ex-Governor and ex
t'nlted States Senator William Plnkney Whyte, ex
Judge Fisher, W. ('abel Bruce, president of the
Stat.? Senate, and ex-Congressman Isador Rayner.
on the Republican side the ? ime of Mr. Fln.llay is
r. ??lived with particular favor, especially by the
older heads In the party. Mr. Fir..?lav has repre?
sented the IVth District in Congress before, but as a
Democrat. "It would be but another sign of the
times.'' says one of his admirers, "if he should ap?
pear on the floor of the House of Representatives as
a Republican, championing the cause of Protection."
Mr. Ftndlay supported the Republican ticket last
fall. Mr. Stockbrldge has also served the .llstrict In
Congress for a term of two years, having defeated
Mr. Rayner.
Governor Lowndea has limite 1 the time for filing
applications for State ofllces to next Tuesday, Janu?
ary 2X. There are three or four applicants for nearly
every one of the many office? at his disposal.
WILL CONTINUE THE POLICY OF QILLAU.
Canajoharle, N. V.. Jan. 26 (Special).?A confer?
ence between Vf. J. Arkell and leading artists of
"Judge," occasioned by the death of Bernard Oil
lam, the cartoon artist, was held last night and the
future arrangements of the publication planned.
Mr. Arkell to-night said: "The policy of Glllam In
connection with 'Judge1 will be followed as near as
possible, and artists of his own s?l.-ctlon will carry
on the work. His cartoon n . - t ? :i :?-. who have been
scattered, will he brcught to the home office?
Grant B, Hamilton fr m ?Oungstown. Ohio; En?
sene Zimmerman from Horseheads, ?. Y., .ind
Fred Victor Glllsm from Springfield, II!. Tt might
be interesting to know that Glllam received a
salary of ?2S.000 ?? year and a percentage of th.?
profits from the, paper. I have decided to divide
this equally among the staff artists who have been
with the paper ti ? years."
Mr. Glllam wllle.l all his property to his wife. His
estate in valued at $250,000.
DEMANDE Sioo.nun FOR FALSE ARREST.
Chl-ago, Jan. H?Suit for 1100,000 for false arrest
was begun In the Circuit Court yesterday by John
K. Crawford against the First National Hank, the
Security, Title and Trust Company. Seth Dudley,
trust agent of the company: Drvllle Pe-kham and
J, I?. Wootley, attorney for the bank. The plaintiff
Is secretary of the CUShman I'nlted Telephone
Company, and was attorney for the late Mrs?. Eliza?
beth Pope, Connected with the Telephone 'Om
pany as electrician was A. C. Wheat, who occupied
a portion of Crawford's office, and who had access
to the latter'? des?. December 3 Wheat was ar?
rest? 1 at the First National Hank while In the act
of endeavoring to secure the bank's certification
to a che.-k bearing Mr?. Pope's name, which, It Is
said, was forge.l. ||o was examine.1 by officials of
the i,..nk. declared he had not forged the checks.
and was promised leniency if he would expos? the
guilty person. Wheat theft said Crawford had
committed the allege,; forgeries, amounting In all
to ?,?????.?.?? Jl.i'pi and tl.tOO, and Crawford was ar
rested.
Before the hearing of the case was finished
Crawford was indicted by the Grand Jury on eight
charges of forgery, and the can.? was then dis?
miss.?.! In the Justice's court, where Crawford says
he was prepared to ?how his innocence. On t.ie
Indictments he was hell in a bond of $1.2'"?. In the
Criminal Court on Friday Judge Ball stated that
th?? evidence on the p,.art of the State did not make
. case that would warrant the Jury In finding
the defendant guilty. The Judge then Instructed
the Jury to return ? verdict of not guilty, which
was done, and Assistant state's Atnrney To.ld
dismissed the oth-r Indictments Mr. Crawford Is
a ?on of ex-State Senat ir W. F. Crawford, of Rock
Isla i County, and bas always Btood well in the
inlty.
BURNING OF A HE ASIDE HOTEL.
Gloucester, Mass. Jan. M The Baas Rock House,
on the south side ..' ?: si Gloucester, was destroyed
by tir.? early this morning. It was one of the Ilnest
and largest Bummer hotels on the New-England
coaat, and waa owned by the estate of Henry
Souther, of Boston. The building was surrounded
by many :ln?? cottages all of which are unoccupied
.,. thi? season Of the yeur. The fire, whl^h origi?
na:? I In the Kitchen, is attributed to an Incendiary,
as the building \s.n unoccupied. The entire Pire
Department was called out, but owing t> the ins?
tan,?,? fi ??? the city proper it waa some t.me before
the Bremen roula get to wrk. Several nearby
buildings caught Uro from the burniti',? embers car?
ried by the wind. The firemen succeeded In saving
the latter with slight loss An annex to th?? hotel.
containing thlrtv ro. ms. was in the course of con?
struction, and the Spick for this, the hotel proper
and the furniture sere totally destroyed. The loss
tlmated a! fcO.wW. with an Insurance of G?,???.
ROUSE MAIL BOXES,
From The Washington Star.
Postmaster-General Wilson tins Issued an order
?Imitar to that Issued by his pred.sor, Mr. Wan
amaker, in regar! to house mail boxes.
In 1"'"' and 1891, In response to an invitation by the
Postmaster-General, over l.gn box device? were sub?
mitted by various Inventors to be submitted to a
committee of postal experts, consisting of John B.
Harlow the postmaster st St. Louis; Cornelius Van
? Ott. post monter at New-York; Captain Henry Bher
w.? postmaster al Washington; James I?.. Belt,
superintendent of deliver} In the Washington post
office; W. 1!. Smith, of Wsshlngton, postofnes In?
ter, and Thomas M Hart, postmaster at Bos?
ton. From the 1,003 boxes six were s.-iecte.l as
meeting the feasible requirement? of the .ase. A
practical lest was given In the us.? of these boxes
m gi ?.,,?,.- and Washington with excellent results
'Du? earners, Instea 1 of ringing the doorbell and
waiting for some one to answer It, were alili- to
drop their letters in ? box. open another compart?
ment in the ?ame box and tak?? the letters which
had b.eii posted and pro,??! on their route. There
a is a saving of tune to the carrier, and house?
holder? were v.ry much pleased with the innova?
tion.
Poatmaater-Genera! Wll?on has now reaffirmed
thus order of Postmaster-General Wanamaker, and
direct? postmasters and postal clerks and carrier?
?. ? .commend and urge up.,? householder? the use
,,:' mall boxes, The householder must provide bim?
sen with a box at hi? own expense, and must se?
lect ri..m.? one ..r the ?Ix approved by th.? Depart?
ment. These vary In size, utility und cost. Borne
ar.? simply ?mall, stout Iron boxes, from which
the carrier takes letters that have been posted and
then deposits in the box mall which he may have
to ,|, liv.-r. Some at.? Intended to be rasten.? I upon
the inner ?Ids of the deer, others are design??,? t., be
bullt Into the side of the wall when the house la
constructed,
In the practical tests, collections were made from
these boxes In Washington and St. taula for on?'
month, l'or these t.-sts the Department Itself sup
plie.l the boxes, and, of cours.?, they wer?? placed,
noi over the whole of either city, but upon ?.tain
selected currl.r routes, and s<ilely with a view to a
practica! test, it was found tiiHt they saved t>
each carrier from an hour to an hour and a half
each lay Mr Harlow, the poatmaater of St. Lout?,
and Captain Sherwood, Washington'? postmaster
promptly and unhesitatingly gave their fullest In?
dorsement to the schein?. The Innovation is looked
upon by the Department as one which has every
recommendation In Un favor. Not only does It save
time both to the carrier and to houaehol lera, but
It add? a feature of security In the posting and de?
livery of mulls which I? certainly desirable. It was
also foun ? In lb? St Louis test thai four times as
much mall was handled over a route on which these
boxes hid been placed than pre', ions to their u.se.
UALIOS INFLUENCE AT W?LK.
From the Congi "gatlonallst.
Governor Morton, of New-York, row that Hie
Presidential bee is buzzing in his bonnet, has begun
to play politics, an 1 has not scrupled to cripple the
cause of Civil Service in the Umpire Stale if there?
by lie may further his own Interests. He has ap
p,.Int.?,| a pro:; lunced "apolisman" sa member of
the comm'sslon Charged with the responsibility Of
executing the Civil Service Iaw, ami persisted in
the nomination, notwithstanding the protests of
the best element of his own party. This act. and
Lieutenant-Governor Saxton's subserviency in
niming I'latt henchmen as ohalrnvn of many of
the most important Senate committees, are in?
dicative of the malign influence which Mr. Platt
exerts?au Influence that demand? the most
strenuous opposition \' the party Is to retain
the conti leu,,, of the voter? of the State. It Is a
happy omen that the New-York Tribune and men
Ilk. Mr. Choate and Mr. C. N. ?lies are leading In
a revolt asalnst such leadership.
'7?G.?.?* TU F. HOME TEAM LOST.
From The Qulncy (III.) Herald.
The glasa-armed toy soldiers of this town were
fed to the pigs yesterday by the cadaverous In?
dian grave-robbers from umaha. The flabby, one
lunged Reubens who represent the (?em City In
the reckless rush for the baseball pennant had
BETTER BE ON YOUR GUARD.
THERE IS A rOi?SIBIUTT THAT A Et'ROPEAN
ENEMY MAY INVADE G8 AMAIN THIS TEA?
?A SCOOE8TION IN TIME.
The latest newa from London indlcateo th?
I prevalence of a great deal of Influenza, not only
In that city, but throughout Eflgland and Eu?
rope. This is the way the grip of last year
started.
There Is an unusual amount of coughing,
sneezing, headache, pain In the muaclea, espe?
cially around the shoulders and arms, cold feet;
In fact, all the usual grip symptoms.
You may say, I do not fear the grip. But do
you not fear the terrible things which grip may
bring.' especially pneumonia, which may come
almost in e moment and cause your death
within a day? More people die suddenly from
pneumonia than from any other known com?
plaint. Why? Because It comes unexpectedly,
because It gives no warning, has no symptoms
other than those above stated, and yet It Is the
most fatal of all known diseases.
In view of these solemn facts, what shall any
sensible man or woman do who reads these
words? Manifestly guard against the coming
of this dangerous disease. How? Not by doa
lng with quinine, but by strengthening, by ton?
ing the system with some pure stimulant of
tonic power. There are many which claim to
possess this quality, but there Is but one which
actually does possess it. That one is Duffy'e
Pur*? Malt Whiskey. It has stood the test of
years and is the most popular preparation to?
day known to the American people. Physicians
recommend It. It Is generally used and it lo
universally admitted to possess qualities known
only to Itself. Do not permit your drugglat or
grocer to persuade you otherwise, but insist
upon having what you call for.
When A
Shirt Rips
something was wronz in the mak?
ing?. Carelessness went in with tho thrcrtd.
Somebody failed to watch somolxxjy else, and
tho loss is t!u> wearer*?.
arc rande of the best muslin and tho best linee
that money will buy, by the best workmen
that mon?\v will hire. Carefulness and brain?
go Into every .in?.
Mnde In men ?ore, nix for S1>t Inai??
?1?re.I, nix for SI??. Mend v-to-t? far. 01.50
em h. Hook let free.
Fancy Shirtings for 18M now ready.
Keep MTp; Company,
Broadway, bet. 11th and 12th 5ts.
Count
That shopping day an error that finds
you at any Furniture, Carpet or Curtain
Counter before you've seen the inside
of our store first. The "Why?" of
it published underneath.
Kidney Shaped Library Tables . $25.00
Large Chiffoniers, with glass . . $5.48
Wilton Velvets, made, laid and
lined. 89c
Lace Curtains, Reed and Rattan Goods, Brass
and Onyx Tables, &c, &c.
CREDIT GIVEX.
??????? BROTHERS,
22, 24, 26 East 14th St.,
>>?r t'nlon Square. NEW VOI
You CAN buy GOOD Limps
por hoi sii, .suoi?. cu ?, chi ???? or ???-d
dim; ?.mis.
???; or til ?'. AI?, tin VOI MAY CHOOSE fr??*
n TUOI SA.NU.
"MILLER" LAMPS
cut a trille n-.,r?? tbSB others, but .ire th* i'hfnpi-nt
In lli? end. The new Idea? i,,ur patentai, the latti?
li ? of iTorU, Ih? miiferlnl tiaed, make "TTSs_jW
'.tr" the lient lump mini??. W a><? make Fins
?rai? an.l Onys Table?. Cataloga?? null??.! oat of
cltv. If BOI tOf fiile BJ v. ur dealer come to u?
ElWIftl MLLBI & (*?\*?$23???
W and :i0 West Una.?way. an.l ?16 Park Hace. N?w-Toe?.
fyt'.ir .,,,,1 Breather buy a ''Miller' ml Bent??,
their shins toasted by the basilisk-eyed ratti?
driver? from the Wes.. They stood around ?rita
gaping eveballs. like a hon on a hot nail, ar.d suf?
fered the grizzlv \aps of Omaha to run the bases
util l their necks sera long w.th th.rst. Hlrkey
ha.I moro errors than 'Voln's Financial School,'
an.l led th.? rheumatic procesi?n to the morgue.
The Quinrys w. re full of etraw an.l scrap Iron.
They couldn't hit a bri-k wagon with a pickax?
and ran buses :?k?? pallbearers at a funeral. If
three-base hit.?? ?rere ?rowing on the back of every
man's neck the? couldn't reach 'em with a feathtr
?luster. It looked a? If th?? Amalgamated I'nlon of
South American Hoodoo? was In session for work
In the thirty-third degree. The gelten stood about
ar?l whistle?! f, r help, an.l were so weak they
couldn't lift a ?lass of b?er If it had been all foam.
Everything was vellow, rocky end whangbasted,
like ? atlgtoasel f?ll of dogglegammen. The earn?
was whiskered ar?! frost bitten. The Omanogs
were bad enough, but the Quinry Prown Sou had
their tins ?ewed up until they couldn't hold a
crasy quilt unless it was tle.l around their necks
HE WANTS TO DAM THE XIAG?RA.
Fruni The Wash'ngton I'ost.
When a man talks about damming the Nisi_
Hiver it would seem as If he had a pretty large
project on h'.a hands Yet that '.s what Mayor
S?, s rioynton, of Port Huron. Mich., is ?etioualy
considering, and he taike.l with Senator Hrlce yes
tardar for quit? ? while upon the subject.
"Since ISA" ?aid Mayor Hoynton to 'The Post*
man. "the level of the lakes has QscrsaSBd five
feet. This Is not guesswork, but the result of
actual measurement, la?; year, owing to th?
deepening of the channel, the arster In Lake Huron
was lowered nine Inches M> !?!>;?. i? ihat If a dsaa
about four or live f>??! iilih be thrown across
Niagara River at Grand island. about half-way ha?
tween th? fills and liuffalo, ;t will cause tho
arster of Lake Brie to r.se. it will lncreaie th?
depth of ?ater In the IVtroit and St. Clair river?
and In Lake St. Clair. Another dam at the south?
ern end of Late Huron, lust above Port Huron,
with a canai and lock around .t. will bring Mat]
the water to Its normal level In that lake and per?
haps another dam might be necessary at St. Marys
'Has the expense b?fn calculated?"
"No; but all the engineers with whom I have cos.
suited -ay that the scheme Is feasible and thst
th.? result would be as I anticipate [am sur?
that It would not cost BBBT? .!*?? Ji_?&_***
spent 'n deepening the channels In the lake? an?
river? and I am certain, too, thst the cost won M
be as' nothing compared to the benellclal reeuiu
which would follow."
8MB CHANGED HER MIND ABOUT JOHN.
From The Chicago Tribune.
"John! John!"
Mr HiIIuh ceased ?noring.
1 "What? the matter, Maria?"
?There'? a man In the house! I.'.?ten!
? What?" . , .
"I heard a heavy foot on the stairway. Llatsnr
Mr. Hlllu? listened a moment.
"I don't hear anything."
"I do. There! I heard It again!"
There was no response but a snore.
".lohn!"
Another snore.
"John Billas, are you afratd to get tip?"
NO response.
Mrs. n'.Uus lay down again.
"If you can stand it to have the house robbed*
she exclaimed, wrathfuliy, "t can."
At the end of half an hour she ?poke again.
"John!"
No answer
"John Blllus!"
"What's the matter now?"
"I was mistaken. There waan't any man in thi
house. . . . And there Isn't any man In th? nous?
now. either! Hear that, do your'