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lat Berlin is
s been since
wneral feel-
opening of
i Emperor
rillinc ln
mre which
a by Austria
d to commit
r. but he has
wit with an
roaoon why
, for thero Is
i thorouchlr
under looso
ty will nttor
political
let botween
larck is tho
r warlssuo.
sror'a hand,
story of tbo
aftiest and
ot boon odl
is yot that
i his post as
ny. I donbt
uld bo will
olnt as this,
koeptnir ex
ul distance,
friends, tho
o tho advo-
coquetting
wjvu iitjihdouhiio u. vuoucno. ,.uttt Bismarck
wants is a solid majority In the Belchstag and
Prussian Landtag, and ho can only cot it by
avoiding oxtromes. Thlslbellovo will bo his
polloy without a shadow of doubt
' With regard to the vacant post lately hold
J by Puttkamor. the Minister ot the Interior, X
hear from a sourco in which I have confidence
that a namo which has been in everybody's
mouth, that of Count Von Zedlite Trutsohlor, is
now ruled out of court. The Count has, how
' ever, already refused the portfolio. They gave
I him an opportunity to do this. In high con-
I narratives circles it Is not contemplated that
tho new Minister, whoever he may be, will be
allowed to initlato any now or extreme meas
1 ores of coercion against tho Boeial Democrats
, or any of the turbulent sections of the com
munity. Whoever accepts tho portfolio will be
pledged to oarry out the polloy of tba oourt
party and to take op the thread of Puttkamers
work and carry it on. but suoh policy may yet
causa trouble here. No one who is familiar
' with Berlin politics will deny it. The Gorman
i people have received a lesson from Frederick's
liberal and progressive polioywhich, they will
be slow to forgot,
, The liberal spirit whioh he aroused will have
; to bo killed before the people will bo in tho
condition whioh oharaoterized them at the
end of the reign of William L Frederick al
lowed them to believe that thoy might vote as
freely as men do In the United States, and they
-; ' will not be prepared to port lightly with this
pleasant delusion.
Just before I left Berlin I saw a letter which
bad been written by Empress Victoria, widow
of Frederiok, just before the tatter's death. It
was written to an Englishman ot prominence,
and it ended with "Yours in tho deepest
misery, Victoria." This sontonco indicated tho
condition of the unhappy Empress. As far as
oourt politics aro concerned, thore is no ques
I ' tlon of her unhappy surroundings, and they
havo all boon revived by Mackenzie's Intorvlew
since be left Berlin, in which he said in tho
bluntest sort of language what has been talked
of in whispers for a long time whilo ho was In
I Berlin, namely, that tho court party made
every concolvablo offort during tbo illness of
Frederick at Ban Bomo against his becoming
( Emperor, and to forco him to agree to the re
cency for bis son.
The strongost opposition that was met by
tbo persons who wero pushing this plan for
, tbo sako of their own ambitious interests coma
from the Empress.
A report which to-day gained wide curronoy
refers to tho Empress and Is of great interest,
as it indicates Important revalntlons In the
future. It seems that Emperor Frederick,
while at Ban Homo, kept a full diary of pass
ing events as far as they related to his own
', family and to politics. Tbo main subjects
treated were the regency and the possible
t arrival ot tho thon I'rlnco William to tho
throne. The diary nlso contains earnest coun
sels addressed to the present Emperor, which
I i It is hoped will still impress his iron nature as
a message from the now dead Emperor. It
t j Is reploto with tenderness and fatherly
i .j affection. This diary was guarded with
(i most joaloua core by tho lata Eulsor him-
' solf. After he returned to Charlottenburg ho
insisted upon keeping it in his personal chargo
1 at all times until April, when the Queen of
England visited hor imperial daugbtor at
Charlottenburg Dalaoo. On that occasion It Is
reported that tho Emperor confided to tho caro
ot his mothor-In-law of England what ho con
sidered tho most valuable portion of this diary,
and tho Quoon brought it bock to London.
The greatest curiosity exists as to the con
tents of this particular part ot the manuscript,
but that it will como out in time is unquestion
able, for the widow Empress is a woman of ex
traordinary and commanding intellect, filio is
by long odds the most forcible mind at the
Berlin court. Bho haa been obliged to main
tain studious Silence for years in the Interest of
, her husband's succession, but that sho will
eventually mako a full revolution ot one ot the
most remarkable intrigues ot the nineteenth
oentury is inevitable.
On cause of the antagonism ot the widowed
i Empress to her daughter-in-law, the present
d Empress, was owing to the known Incompati
bility of temperament of the two women, Tho
wife of the present Emperor is. not to put too
One a point upon it, rather stupid and heavy,
and tho dowagor Empress has a most Intoler
able contempt for stupid women. A publisher
who suoeeods in getting hold of this imperial
authoress will be ablo to reap large returns In
Germany at least.
The news of Emperor William's refusal tonne
Mackenzie and the tatter's abrupt departure
I from Borlin was telegraphed buck to Berlin
I from New York, and appeared In tho news-
I , papers there yesterday morning. The enemies
jr'l' ot the Doctor have begun to assoll him with re
if' newed vehemence, and I am Informed that a
i toll and circumstantial account of the l'm-
di i peror's illness and death is about to be pub
is ( ' ltshed here, in which it will be made to appear
V that Sir Morell was guilty of grave professional
,$ errors ot judgment. This will bo inspired by
'V, f that magnllloont creature of blowlmrd envy,
B Dr. von Bergmann. It is not llkoly to amount
tomuoh, for an account ot the Emperor's 111-
i iiess without Mackenzie would bo llko the tru
ll ditional performance of " Harolot " without the
$ Prince of Denmark.
X Knterpriso does not always receive its just
1 reward, A very olose personal friend of Mtc-
S kenzle was correspondent of the London Tele-
M. rA in Berlin, Hj0 TtUgrapU and Tmt In
k Lnf' ata.a.a.aaW
London are rivals. Dr. Maoksnile hod hod a
bitter row with the corresnondentot the Timet,
and It had been presented to him In a rose
colored and alluring light that It he would aid
In getting news ot tho Emporor's death to the
Telegraph ahead of the 7mes It would Inflict a
ghastly and noul-stlrring wound to tho prldo
of the journal which stilt bears tho somewhat
satirical psoudonym of Tho Thunderer, To
this ond a correspondent of tho Telegraph
nrrivod at tho palaco In Potsdam very early on
the morning on which the Emporor
died, and was closeted with Mookonzlo
In tho tatter's room. An atmy of othor
correspondents, including Mr. Lowo ot
the Timet, wore waiting patiently
In the drizzling rain beyond the gates, nnd
looking with envious eyes toward the door
through whioh tho Telegraph man had van
ished. Dr. Mackenzlo was called to tho Em
peror's apartment onrly, and stayed there
until he dlod, at 11:12 A.M. At Unit hour the
now Emporor stepped to tho doorandlssuod
Ills now famous order to his troops. In an In
stant the Koldlors had started at tloublo quick
In either direction nnd formed a cordon around
the palaco. The Emporor thon gave orders that
no ono wan to pass in or out. The correspon
dent ot the Telegraph snt down nnd gazed at
the circuit of soldiers, but, bitterer still, ho
snw nil his rlrrvls rush o(T to the telegraph
ofUce and begin to send thrilling despatches to
nil quarters of tho globe. Ho sent a pitiful
messago to Mackenzlo, but the latter wan help
less, and for live hours and a half tho Telegraph
waited for news, whilo Us entorprlslng corre
spondent was imprisoned In a shady corner of
Mackenzie's apartment, nil of which Is now ro
tated with great circumstantiality ot detail and
picturesque finish by tho Berlin oorrespondont
of the London Tutxes. Blasclt Hall.
ytT.T.y POUTER'S StlBBAP.
He aid lie xlnll Kefat-med, bnt Sees After
He Tunt.ci Up 1st JatL
CVrrriffM, INS, e Tni Son rrinllngr and tifttliMw
Uuoclalton.
London, Juno 24. A fow weeks apo I was
in tho Chatham Hotel, Paris, when a dapper
and well-dressed man came to tho table where
I was sitting, shook handB.-and asked me how
New York wan getting along. His faco was
familiar and his manner more so, but bo was
quiet and thoroughly nt his oase. He men
tioned the namosot a number otmon who aro
more er loss known about town In New York,
and ovontually it flashod across my mind that
ho was Billy Potior, the bank burglar. I nskod
him If that was so. You nro as " right as a
trivet," ho said, "but I am out of tho business
now for good. I didn't And it out till I went to
prlzo fights over here, and that recalled me to
myoldlifo. Aftor that I throw away the old
impressions, and havo given up that crowd
and everything connected with it tor good.
Straight buslnoss will do for mo for tho rost of
my llfo. I have been tho subject ot n good
many hard words, but I don't admit tho truth
of them."
" Aro you going back to America," I asked,
" to carry out your programme of purity ?"
"No," said Porter, with a smile, "they aro
not as fond ot mo in America as they might be.
especially in tbo better classes. I am going
to take lifo easy, and I think that Paris and
London will do."
He talked a llttlo mora about his life, and
then wnndered nway to join a crowd of men
who received him with tbo utmost cordiality.
He was evidently rather popular in Parts,
although I doubt if anybody had tho least idea
who he was.
Yostorday morning, on my arrival in Lon
don, I learnod that this accomplished charac
ter was in the hands of tho police, and
with tho aid of letters of Introduction from In
spector Byrnes, who rankB, by the way, with tho
three or four Americana who are really known
in Europo, I succooded in seeing Mr. Portor
again. He was in precisely tbo spirit that
might have been expected. Tbore was not tho
slightest chango in his domoanor since I saw
him in Paris, but I felt rather nonplussed. I
could not get rid ot the memory that while he
was talking to me In tho Chatham Hotol he
had, as Is alleged, concealed about his person
or In his room a very groat many thousand dol
lars' worth of diamonds which ho had just
stolon in Munich.
"The whole thing is cooked up," ho said,
"and I will come out ot it in good shapo. but
I cannot talk about It as you will readily unde
rstand," glancing around at the prison officials
and porters.
The caso has not aroused the slightest inter
est in England outside ot pollco circles. It is
the general impression that this time the noted
crack is bagged. Ho is guarded with a dogreo
ot vigilance that precludes all chances of es
cape. Blakelx Hall.
A Tkeatrleal Tronpo Left PeonllcH by tho
MwnMCftr.
Bcbanton, Juno 24. Melton Boyer, who
came hero two weeks as managorof a theatri
cal troupe of ten performers, styled the Metro
politan Madison Square Company, has disap
peared from this city, where bis' company has
been playing melodrama at low prices for tho
past week. A week's salary was due tho per
formers, who aro left ponnlloss. Tho members
of tho company nover saw Boyor before last
woek. Thoy came hore from Philadelphia,
after answorlng Boyer's advertisements in New
York theatrical papers. They had rccoivod
letters from him. In whioh he said that ho lived
in Hcranton; that he was the owner of tho
Bcranton Muslo Hall, nnd that he was sup
ported by a syndicate of business men. Borer's
board bill at May's Hotol. at which he and his
company wore quartered, amounted to (HO,
Boer Informed Mr. May that ho wns In
straitened circumstances, and gavo him his
watch, which ho said was valued at S325, as bo
curlty for tho board bill. Ho represented that
the watch was presented to him by tho Havorly
minstrels. A jowolor. who examinod it nt Mr.
Mny'e roquost. found that it wns worth about
f 22. Boyor wns nccompnnlod in his llicbt by
May Noble, tho leading lady.
Casuda'a Debt Bun Vp t S31O,OOO,O0O.
Ottawa, Juno 24 After attempting to
place $15,000,000 on deposit, benrlng 2 per cent.
Interest in Montreal banks, tho Minister of Fi
nance has returned from an unsuccessful mis
sion. This is tho rcslduo of tho $'.'0,000,000 3
per cent loan the Government recontly floated
in London, and for which they now discover
they huvn no immediate uso. Adding this loan
With tho $15,000,000 of bonds which the Govern
ment have just guaranteed lor tho Canadian
1'aclflo Hallway to the public debt, tho liability
of tho Dominion )ms boon run up to $310,
000,000, or at tho rate of $C3 por capita.
JVo I.lquor Sold at J.nntr flranch.
Lono BBAKcn, June 24. There was no liquor
told openly hero to day. Tlio t&tooni In tbn upper em!
of the town and the hotel barrobrae weiecloeed to alt
comers Some of the hotel proprietors aro to much
frlfthtened at the heavy penalttea flxnd br the new hltli
license taw that thev refused even to eel) wine to ttie
patrons of their dlmnic room tables. In Keveral of tho
rrstauranu beer and Ihjuor were freetv sold to those
who purchased food, even If It was nothing but a ham
sandwich, fhe day was remarkably quiet for a bony
llranch Sunday In summer. The Iron Meamhoat btfran
their trips to the bltr ocean pier to-day. They bruutful
down about 1.0iX pleasure seelera.
Court Caleuetttr This Dr.
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Royal tlnklnr I'owdrr, Alxolutely I'll r I.
Jir twenty live jears the standard Idc,
In Illrb I'nrov,
As one and all are well aware,
Allcork's Porous Plasters share
Alone high favor evjrywbere Jdv.
The llest Hlcb.Clase CIsoretKs,
Xlaau irW. BpscUl aroBrs iUa,
NOT THE CHINESE METHOD.
UlR WAT HKCnETAJlT FAXRCOIZD
DEALT UITII XUIS BVOAU MAUDS.
A letter Front tb nneretnrr Oeors
'William Curtte Defendlna; nisneoir sttid
Ula Department Aralast the Charrea
or the C'lvlt Mervloo Jleform Association.
VABiirtaTON, Juno 24-SocroUry Fnlrchlld
has wrttton a lone letter to Goo. Win, Curtis,
Trosldent of tho Now York Civil Borvlco Asso
ciation, emphatically donylnct tho chnrees
mad a acalnat lltin nnd his ndmtnl.trntlon of
tho Troosury Dopnrttnont, by tho ofllcers nnd
attorney ot that association, boforo tho Senate
commlttoo of which Mr. Hale Is Chairman.
Secretary Fnlrchlld sayst "I havo not yot
been able to boo ii copy of tho procoodlncs had
before the committor, but from tho newspaper
reports of tho snmo, nnd from editorials pre
sumably written by yoursolf nnd othor ofllcers
of the association, I concluded that I was charg
ed In substanco with romovlnc from ofllco men
who wore In nil rosnects compotont and lit,
whon thero wns no causo or reason thorofor,
the snmo bolmr dono by mo In n spirit of rnoro
wantonness, nnd with no other purpose than to
injure and hunilllato Rood mon : with retaining
in ofllco othor mon dosorvlni? removal simply
bocnuse tholr removal was opposed by poli
ticians of my own party, because they 'had
a pull,' tnuowhnt I bolteo aro your own
words: and with restoring to ofllee. In opposi
tion to tho wishes ot his Immediate supoiior, a
man whom I had previously removod for
drunkonnoes and Insubordination: that In do
ing this Ivlolatod tho Civil Sorvloo rulos, and
in ordor to mako good this violation tho rules
thomsolvos woro changed by tho Civil Horvlco
Commission, nnd that nil of this was dono bo
causo a mombor of Congress nskod that tho
man bo restored." TI1030 chargos, the Secre
tary says, aro falso, nnd could havo boon mndo
only upon tho authority of tho stntoments of
tho persons removed nnd their frionds, nnd ot
persons whoso pocunlory Intorosts woro nffoct
od by tho Secretary's action. Tho Secretary
thon says:
" Tho ucts of mino which are tho ostensible
causo of complaint aro Immediately connoctod
with efforts whicli I am making to loam tho
truth of nnd corroot allcgod Irregularities in
tho nppraisement of sugar at tho port ot Now
York.
" My nttontlon was first sharply called to tho
subject of tho apprnlsement of sugars nt New
York In tho spring of lSbO. when a man called
upon me nt tho Treasury Department, sajinu
that his nam" waBUreyfous; that ho wai n
sugar broker doing businost In Now York, but
that his bUBinotsunnFeriouRly Injured becnuso
of tho gront fnoritlsm bIiowh In tho Ap-
S raiser's department to another brokor named
nmos Burt, whoreby snld Burt was given such
ndantageR that ho had secured almost n mo
nopoly of the sugar brokerage business nt that
Iiort; that wrongs nnd finuds of various
;lnds woro porpetrated, all for tho benellt
of snld Burt, with whom officers nnd omployeos
of tho Apprnlhor's department weio in lenguo.
Preyfous further 6nld that the poworof sold
Burt had bwn groatly strengthened since tho
advent of this administration, because ho wns
a brothor of Silas Y. Burt, ho had been ap
pointed Nnvnl Ofllcer, nnd was an intlmato
friond of Mr. McMullen, who had boon ap
pointed Appraiser. I told Mr. Dreyfous that I
could not net upon his Btntomeuts without
oorroboratlwj proof. Ho lolt, promising to
bring such proof in nfowtlajs. I did not soo
or hoar from him acnln. and hoped for n tlmo
that his Btntomcnt had boon inspired by jeal
ousy ntid was based upon idle rumors, as wero
so many that 1 had been compelled to hoar
since coming to Washington.
"Tho no.xt tlmo that I remember hearing of
this subject especially was in tho fall of lSfili.
when Mr. Manning, then just returned after his
illnosb, told mo that tho Boston Importers of
augur complained that sugars worn classified
too low nt Now York, and that their business
was Injured mid eommerco dlveited from Bos
ton inconsomieneo: that a Mr. lSrne.connct
ed with tho Boston Herald, had como to him
with good lettors of Introduction nnd wished to
be given some appointment which would onablo
him to Investigate tho subjeet. At Mr. Man
ning's request, I talked with Mr. Byrne, nnd
w ns con incod that ho had coneldornblo knowl
edge of tho subject. After much consideration.
Mr. Mnnnlnc decided to gio Mr. Byrne the op
portunity to mako n thorough Investigation,
that complaint? from Boston might bo ended
once for nil. if possible
"The day beforo Mr. Byrno was nppolnted I.
nt the request ot Mr. Manning, nskod the Bos
ton Herald by tolegrnph if it would vouch for
Mr. Byrno In oiery particular. The answer
was affirmative. Mr. Byrno. therefore, en
tered upon tho inestlgntion. Mr. Mnnning.
and afterward I, gne him cry help in our
power. Byrno submitted a voluminous report
on Nov. 1, 18S7, necompnnled by a Inrgo pack
ing box filled with testimony and exhibits.
After n cursory investigation of this report, I
turned it ovor to Assistant Hocretarv Mnynard,
who has lmmedlnto chargo or customs busi
ness, with a request that ho collate it nnd then
consult with mo as to what action should bo
taken. As n further precaution. I caused
othor investigations of points suggested by
Byrne's rcnort to bo mado by othor ofllcers of
the department.
"In Juno. 1887. several promlnont Boston
sugnr Importers oallod upon mo at my hotol In
Now York, bringing lettors ot Introduction.
Thoy complained bitterly of tho adnntnge
which Now York had over Boston In the classi
fication of sugar: said that it raid them to em
ploy cortnin brokers in Now York, entor tholr
sugnr thore. nnd transship thorn to Boston. I
nskod if thoy complained of Mr. Lonrv. tho
chemist In tho Appraiser's department nt Bos
ton. Thoy replied no: that hoilid not nolario
their sugars hlgherthnn tho test at which thoy
purchased them, but that ho ought to be more
liberal with tho merchants, as were tho ofllcers
at New York. Many nulto specific statements
as to tho conduct of thlt- business wero mndo
by theso gontlnmon nt this Interview.
"Lator 1 wns greatly surprised to learn that
the Mr. Dreyfons whoso call upon me I have
described soomed to bo hhnring tho sugnr
brokerago buslnoss of Now York with tho
JnmosBurtof whoso lllogitimnto mHnntages
ho had complained. Between them, thoso two
mon woro doing OU por cant, ot that business nt
thnt port.
"It Is snfllclont to sny that tho result of nil
tho ovidonee. reports, comparative statornonts,
nnd circumstances, was to eomlnco inn that the
Government business nt tho port of New York,
so far at leant as tho collection ot tho duties
upon sugar wns coneorncd, had not been and
vns not properly oonducteo: nnd whon thus
convinced It bocamo my duty to do what I
could to oorror-t tho evil: for It must not be for
gotten that the boerotary of the Treasury Is
alone responsible for tho conductor his depart
ment, and that ho alone, under tho laws ns thoy
still aro, has tho power to correct wrongsthoro
in. 1 do not suppose that It will bo maintained
thnt tho Secretary, w hen himself convinced that
wrongs o.xlm in his department. should publish
the iivhlenco which had operated upon his
mind nnd thon delny action until ho wnH satis
fied that mankind in general or oven a few no
locted men agreed uilh him. Although ho
might greatly wish to dlldo disagreeable re
sponsibilities with others, yet under the law as
It now is ho is not ablo to do so. I should hao
boon vory glad to havo had tho assistance
of thnolllcersot tho association lunl 1 known
that iiny of thorn woro anxious to glwi It, and
could 1 by It bain been rellood of any portion
of my hciiN y roHnotiHlHIItlos, hut unfortunately
I did not know their wlshc. for none of thum
over communicated with mn on tho subject,
and hadnoier manifested any luteiest in any
of tho ono hundred and odd removals which
hod been mndo In tho New York Apnralsor's
department slneo tho advent of this Adminis
tration or In othornuittersconnoctedthnrowitli
which would teem on tho surface, to be of more
Intorest in civil burleo refoiiners than the
oases In nucstlon, nnd I was not then nwnrn
thnt tho business and ofllcers of thn hilgnr
division posses-ell an intertmt so poeullnr and
extraordinary for tho nt-soclntlon and its of
llcers: but even bad I known nil this, I do not
son how, with my eonctlons uoon tho facts
boforo mo, 1 could hao acted dilTorently with
out violation ol my olilclnl oath. Surely tho
doing or omitting an ofllclnl net by a piiblln
ofllcnr ngaliiht Ills own eonvlctloii of rluht nnd
public duty at the behest of tlinsn gentlemen
would not he loss blameworthy than if It worn
at tho behest ot a mutubur of Congrcosor a
politician.
"The removals which I nrn charged with
making su wantonly and ernolly wore those of
two biolhuiH. ildward ami John Mimer Tho
formui was the chief chemist and polnrlscopist
in I ho Hiu-ar division, and tho latter had exclu
sive chargo of tho ilamngo allowances upon
Mignruttho port of Now )oi!:. ll uiiHnelnfui
tn mo to reiimio these men, and 1 would gladly
have unldeil It If I thought that I nuhl. con
sistnntly with my olilclnl duty. Both worn hald
to Im invn "I fair repute nnd good chomlMR.
Mnnypprsomil and political friends besought
mo not to remoo them, ami no one nskod mo
to do so. No one had then or has to the pres
ent tlmo applied for tho place o either ol thorn,
and 1 know of no one to appoint in their stead.
If by charges are meant such charges ns are
lllnd against 1111 olllcer on a court martial,
or such ns are contained in an Indictment
in a criminal emirt. then no charges wero
stated to there men : thoy were, however, made
to understand that tho conduct of their busi
ness was unsatisfactory tn mo. They offered
various testimonials, statements, and nvldonco
to show thnt their business wax properly con
ducted, among them a paper signed by almost
all of the sugar ImiioiieiR and ledners nl Now
York, whioh minted thnt the butdiiess wancon
ilncteii cntlsfnetorlly to them, nnd ilepri-cnted
any clianiio. There weie also two letters from
Importers of pugnr, ono Wlllolt A Hamlin iiinl
the other Ira Bursley, stating that thev found
no ndvantnge In importing sugars at New
York as compared with Brwton. exeopt that the
former port offered a better market. The testi
mony ot Mr. Bursley was calculated to have
peculiar weight with mo, lor, I knew ot him
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very favorablrltrom others, and also because) I
know that he was treasurer ot the New York
Civil Bervloe Iieform Association.
"Besides the unsatisfactory conduct of the
Government business, thero was also evidence,
that the firm of Uhorer Brothors, ohemlsts, 122
I rent street. Now York, where sugars are test
ed for Importers, was composed of those two
brothers, Edward nnd John. To ongage in this
business while they wero testing sugars as
Overnment ofllolals would bo unlawful and In
decent, Thoy denied that they still had an In
torest in that llrm, and submitted allot tho
ovldence which they wlshod to sustain their do
nlal.'and yot I believed that they woro inter
ested In said business. After everything which
theyohoso to submit had been carefully con
sidered, I wns ot tho opinion that it would tend
to promote the public Intorosl If they censod to
be In tho senlce of tho Government, and I ac
cordingly ordered tholr dismissal. Others
might not agree with me In my conclusions,
but others bnvo not my responsibility: and
whilo 1 am Secretary of tho Treasury I mtiRt
bo governed by tho conoluelono whioh I roach.
.."Upon tho removal of theso men I ordered
Mr, Leary. tho Government polarlnoonlst nt
Boston, to go to Now York and perform tho
duties which had been performed by Edward
Shorcr. Mr. Leary had boon twelvo years In
tho Appraiser's ilepartmont nt Boston. Ills
chnracternnd competency woro highly vouched
for by men in whom I had confidence. Thn
only fault that I had over known to be found
with him wns thnt ho was not so ' liberal ' to
ward Importers ns was tho polnrlscopist In Now
York: or. to uso the lansungo of tho Boston mer
chants heretofore Quoted, his polarlsoopo wns
not so 'facile' Mr. Lonry now uses Bt Now
lork tho polarlscopo which Dr. Shororupod,
except that It hns boon cleaned, something
sndly needed, nccordlng to Mr. Lonry. Of
course, he tests the samoolasses of sugars; in
fact, does his work under proolsoly the samo
conditions ns did Dr. Sherer, with tho result, If
tho complaint ngnliiflt him of Mr. Burt Is to ba
believed, that the Government colleotH 800n
day more from tho importers whom ho (Burt)
represents than It did whon Dr. Sherer tostod
tho sugnrs.
" The explanation of tho csso of the men
whom It is charged thnt I did not reniovo bo
cnusn thoy had Influence Is this: Fourteen or
fifteen names were under consideration. I de
cided to act upon four or five of the most Im
portant and postpone the others until Intor, for
I hnve not yot finished this business, mid until
I could roo tho effect of tho remoials which I
did make. Among theso eight or ten men
wlioee ensoshnvo not yet boon noted upon Is
ono named Jacobs. lie has boon in tho service
many years. When Mr. Mnynnrd was going
ovor these nnmos w lth the Appraiser the latter
Htatod to him that tills Jacobs was a son of ex
Sonator Jacobs of Brooklyn, and, moreover,
was a good oillcor, and ospeclnlly requested
thnt ho bo retained. Mr. Maynard told mo
what Mr. McMullen had said about each of tho
men on tho list. When ho told mo this nbout
Jacobs I remark od that I nevorhad heard thnt
Senator Jacobs had a son, and thnt Is all tho
consideration which I gavo to this circum
stance. I mny say, howcver.thnt neither Senator
Jacobs nor any ono olso, save ApnrnlBor Mc
Mullen. over roijuostod that Jacobs be retained,
so far ns I know, nor bnvo I any knowiedgo
that such a man exists, except as horolnbofore
statod. As to tho othor man, In whom It is
snld thnt a memhor of Congress Is interested,
I can only snythat I was not aware of such
Intorest until I saw tho statements chnrginc
that such Intorest was the cause of his reten
tion. Tho reason for the retention ot tho other
men does not seem to havo been ascertained
by thoso who mako thoso chnrgos. I havo al
ready given it, howovor, and It applies to all.
The only men for whoso retention I havo boon
strongly pressed aro tho Shorers whom I dis
missed. "Tho last caso Is that of Mr. MoElwoo, tho
man who wns reappointed niter dismissal.
This enso was presented to the commlttoo In
tho damaging form stated nt tho beginning ot
this lotter, although I have reason to beliovo
thnt the porsons who did this know all ot tho
foots, which aro theso:
"Byrno. in tho course of his Investigation,
told mo that tho men connected with tho Ap
praiser's department wero afraid to testify iest
thoy lose their places. 1 told him that I could
not promiso thorn immunity from dlsohargo.
but that whatever power I had would
bo Uhod to prevent their dlschnrgo
becnuso of any testimony which thoy
might give. Bomo tlmo later McElweo's re
moval was recommended on the chargo
of drunkenness nnd insubordination, and was
Bpprovcd ns a mattor of course. I soon was
Informed thnt McElwee was ono who had given
testimony unfavorable to tho conduct of tho
sugnr business at Now York, and now tbo
feaicd and predicted removal had taken pluco.
I replied that this man was removed for
drunkennoss and Insubordination, and mon
could notbokontin the Goornment servlco
simpiv because thoy had given testimony in
this Investigation, no matter what their con
duct might bo afterward. I was then shown
that thodatoof tho offence with which this
man was charged was long bofoieho hadglien
his testimony, and.that the chargo was made
against him nnd his removal recommended al
most immediately after the glvingof such testi
mony, and under such circumstances as to
leavo no doubt unon my mind that tho chnrgo
of drunkonnoss hud been made, not becnuso
ho hod been drunk or was unlit for his pluco,
but because hu bad testified. Upon being sat
isfied of this, I ordered that the proper stoDS
bo taken for his restoration, and that ho bo re
stored. It seems that a certain certillcnto
from tho Local Civil Service Board was necas
Bary to olTect his restoration under tho Civil
bervico rules, nnd thnt through noglect or
oM-rslght this certilleato had not been ob
tained. When this was ascertained and point
ed out. tho proper steps were taken to correct
this error, and tbo man was restored legally
and in due form.
"I am told by tho Civil Sorvico Commission
that It was not necosary to nmond tholr ru es
to do this, and that in fact they were not
omonded. but had it boon necesfiary to amend
the rules In ordor to otlect the restoration ot a
man discharged under tho circumstances ns I
understood them in this cnse.I should cortaln
ly have asked tho President to so amend them.
1 had forgotten it. but I am informod that tho
Congressman In whose district McElwno Hied
did take Rome Intorest in his ense, nnd proba
bly did upoak to mo about him. but surely that
fact ought not to hao doterrod me from doing
what t thought not only to be right nnd just,
but ulso ossontinl to secure thopropor admin
istration of my department.
"A flood of light was thrown upon this whole
subject of tho collection of duties upon sugars
at tho port of Now York by something which
occurred about tho middle ot Mny. about tho
time that tho officers and agents ot the associa
tion woro preparing to present the abovo
charges against mo in tho namo of civil sorvico
reform. James liurt, tho sugar broker men
tioned horoln. called at my house ono day when
I was thore trying to dispose of some work
which could not havo boon dono at the ofllco;
on his enrd he wrote that ho enmo to seo mo at
the suggestion of Col. Lamont, the rresldont's
Frlvate secretary. I sent word to Mr. Burt that
WBRory much engaged, and if his business
related to sugar matters nt Now York thnt I
would llko him to stiito It to Assistant Hoero
tary Mnynnrd. who had chargo of the dotails of
that business, and who would consult mo
nbout it; that if ho must communicate with
mo personally, I preierred thnt ho do so by
letter,
" Mr. Mnynnrd told mo tho same day thnt
Burt had culled upon him, and wns much ex
cited about tbo jioliirization of sugar ns dono
by Mr. Lonry at Now York. I remarked that I
did not think thore was occasion for excite
ment : that tho Importers could protest and
appeal, and upon convincing the department
that tholr migars had been classified too hlgn
that the duties could bo refunded. Mr. May
naul said that Mr. Burt, in connection with
this subject, iiad said that most of his clients,
Importers of sugar, had supported Mr. Cleve
land in 1HS4, nud wished to do so again In 1NS8
If they could. I bnld that if thoy were begin
ning to talk nbout election nnd votes 1 fenred
that tho charges which the Boston morchants
mado wore all true.
"Col. Lamont teld me tho next day. In re
sponse to my Inquiry, that Junius Burt enmnto
him introduced by 11 letter from Ills brother
Silas, which staled that tho bearer had Im
portant facts tn coinmunic.tto and might be re
lied upon. His communication was a tale
nbout tho sugnr buslnoss nt Now York unit of
thegrlevnnco which tho sugar Importers who
weio his, Hurt's, clients hud becnuso of the ac
tion of the Treasury Department, and nlso
that they bad noworful political Inlluoncu, par
ticularly In New York and Michigan, which
thoy wished to use for thn benotlt of Mr. Clove
I ind in tho coming election if they could tlo bo.
lie Bald that his brothor Kllus wished to see
Col. Lamont because of the grout interest m
foil In Mr. Cleveland's success. Col. Lament
told him that, as ids business seemed to be
long to the Treasury Dopni tment. thnt the Sec
retary of the Treasury wui. tho proper oillcor
to attend tn It,
" I have thus, my dear sir, given In groat do
tall all the fuels wliluh are essential for tho
purposes of this letter, beentiso the sponsors
lor tho charges against mo nro of such I1J2I1
Htnmllng nail reputation, and because tho
charges themselves thus mndo nro such ns to
vvouken the lalth uf thoso who bellevo them in
the faithful administration ot this Govern
ment. Whilo natmally wishing in defend tho ad
ministration of the Treasury Department, as it
Is my duty to do. I havo nt the saniu timn
initially felt It to be hut light that I should call
your attoiitlnii, and that of theothoi friends ol
civil bcivIco refoim. In this mannor to tho fore
going facts, for, when thev am onoo under
stood, it cannot hu doubted that thn nninoof
tho association and of tho chiiss which it rep
ropentshnve been most utipntriotlcally invoked
protect Individual and piivatu Interests, and to
to lilndor and embarrass publlo otllcorH in thn
ot ontlon of their plain duty, conduct which, if
continued, cannot fall to bring distrust and
contempt upon tho association, and to delay
nnd injure the progress of civil service reform
ltbolf, liespectfully yours.
(IirAnt.Ks 8. FAincTJir.p.
Secretary of tho Treasury.
Went to Ilei! nn the t'sr Tracks.
Otto Lnnge, finding himself In need ot sleep
when he reached the corner of I IMh street an,t laill
son avenue at midnight Fatorriay, took off Ms coat and
his shoes, made a lllow out of them, and went to sleep
on the car tracks with a ioc4 ronsclsnce. The horse
cars had stonpetl runnlnc. tint there was considerable
denier that Ultn mliht interrupt theproiressof the
inllk carta. A policeman happened to pass that way,
and Otto paid 5 la Uie Jiarlsn Folio Coiul fsr Mi
&lj til's loi!gui&
I CK' J;cty iJSw 'Yr iH'Tlt'lilczji.r.t'i.tiSZ. '
ran wxir bt. jonit's.
.JL. Oatkotle Cknrek la Brooklyn that la to bo
eooad Only to tho Now Catkeslral.
Yesterday wna n notable day tn tho history
of the Churoh ot St. John tho Baptist In Lowis
and Wtlloughby avenues, Brooklyn. It was tho
feast day ot tho church, and commomorntlvo
sorvlces woro conductod In tho morning by tho
Roy. Jeremiah Ilartnott, tho pastor, nnd tho
Laznrist Fathers In chargo. In tho nftornoon
tho corner stone of the now church, which will
covor half tho block, was laid. In thn enolosod
grounds thoro wero asBomblod mora thnn 3.000
of tho parishioners, nearly as many from tho
ndjoinlng parishes; more than l.MH) members
of thn Ancient Order ot Hibernians, composod
ot delegations from this city, Brooklyn, nnd Jer
sey City: more than fifty clergymen, 500 chil
dren from St, Josoph's Ornhnn Asylum, and
about tho samo number from tho parochial
school. Hymns wore sung by tho chorus of
1.000 children, lod by tho Coclllnn Society. Tho
cornor stone, a granlto block weighing nearly
seven tons, wiib laid by Bishop Loughlln.
He also made a brlof address, llo officiated nt
a llko ceremony on n bright Sunday afternoon
nonrly twonty years ngo, when tho cornor
Btonoot the modest frame building, which is
tojplvo placo to tho now St. John's, was laid,
Tho now church will bo ono of thollnost In
Brooklyn, nnd will probably bo oxcollod only
by tho nurtlalty completed cathedral In Cler
mont nvonue. Tho building will bo 'Jill feet
long and H5 foot wide, and the sldo walls will
rise tn a height of 70 feet. It will be construct
ed of lino I'onnsylranln granite, and will havo
a gorgeously llnlshod Interior. It will havo a
seating capneitv of nonrly li.OtXi. Tho cost will
bo more than 1200 C00. Very llbornl subscrip
tions hnve already boon placed in tho hands ot
Pastor Hartnett, and it is expected that tho
dedication will take plnco within two years.
I. C. Koely Is the arohltoct Col. Andrew D.
Bnlrd, who ran for Mayor on tho Bopuhllcnn
tlokotlnnt yoar against Mr. Chnpin, nnd is a
Scotch Presbyterian, has placed his stone yard
and machinery at tho command of tho con
tractor free of oost
BXDXSO WITH TUB WOSIW.
The Central I,ssbor Union Ceninroa Fssotorr
Inspector Connolly,
Miss Ida Van Etton and Mrs. Morris of
tho Worklngwomen's Proteotlvo Union somo
tlmo ago complained to the Control Labor
Union that Chief Factory Inspector James
Connolly had actually defeated tholr bill bo
foro the Legislature Increasing the number of
factory Inspectors by six, nil of whom should
be women. A commlttoo of tho Central Labor
Union took tostimony in tho caso last weok,
nnd yesterday. In its report, tho Central Labor
Union condemned tho ungallant conduct of
Mr. Connolly by a vote of 45 to 7.
Tho Central Labor Union did notdecldo upon
any porson to recommend to l'resldont Cleve
land for appointment as Commissioner ot tho
Department ot Labor. It was deemed hotter
to lot him consult tho directory trjnn to run tho
risk of permitting tho spirit of onvy to enter
the Centrnl Lnbor Union. Tho individual can
didates wero particularly well pleased ovor
this, for thoy havo all got tholr namos bo
foro President Clevolnnd now.
The Maltstors' Union roportod yesterday that
non-union malt is used by tho brewers recom
monded by tho Central Labor Union, nnd
union malt by tho brewers condemned by thorn.
Thoy asked that tho beer boycott bo raised.
Tholr communication was laid upon tho table.
Z.V ANGLO-CnXNKSK BTXLIS.
A. Slspntn Oier the Plans for the ifew
Choan Whnh Wispy Quunar.
A blpr.Mott street Chinese wrangle took
place yosterdav among nearly all the Chinese
merchants over the mannor of building the
now Chinese hoadejuartorb, or Choon Whah
Whey Quane at 1G Mott strcot. A part of
the committee wants to build upon n regular
American plan, bo that In caso of necessity the
placo could easily bo sold, where as If built
upon a regular Chlneso stylo no other n.ition
nllty would hnve any uso for it. Olhors con
tended that tho oddity of tho thing In it
self would bring nt nny tlmen bettor price from
Americans thnn from any othor source should
the Chinese ovor wish to sell It.
Tho wranglo occupied nearly tho entire day
nt 10 Chatham squaro yesterday, and tho
speakers sometimes got bo boisterous nnd
angry thnt many AmericnnB in the Immediate
neighborhood thought tho heathens were hav
ing a political convention up in their .los
house. Mr. Tom Leo and tho Chairman of tho
Municipal Council finally pnelflid tho confer
ence by asking them to compromise tho matter
in building tho Choon Whah Whey (Jaangln
Anglo-Chinese style. To this tho conferenco
finally agreed, and a Mr. Levy of Chathnm
siiu.iro. was awarded tho contract of putting
up tho walls and roof.
The Crop Prospeete.
Wasrtxoto, Juno 21 Tho wenther dur
ing tho past week in tho grain regions of tho
Northwest has boen generally favorable to
growing crops, nnd conditions havoimprovod
in tho upper Mississippi and Missouri valloys
and in Michigan, although heavy local rains in
Missouri are reported to hnvo injured w bent
nnd delayed harveRtlng. An excess of rain is
roportod from Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mis
sissippi, which hus been unfnvorable to tho
cotton crop. In tho west portion of tho cotton
region less rain and cloar weathor would
doubtless benotlt tbo growing crops, while in
the east portion of tho cotton region, including
Alabama. North Carolina, nnd South Carolina,
tho weather has boon favorable for nil crops.
In Ohio. Indiana, and Connecticut more rain
is neoded, whilo generally thioughout the Mid
dle Atlantic and Now England States tho
weather of the past week has improved the
crop conditions. Harvesting Is In progress In
Tennessoo and Kentucky, whore the weather
conditions hnvo been Invorablo for wheat and
corn, but unfavorable for grass.
lie liail ZVothlne; to Conceal.
Policeman Korr arraignod John Brooks nt
Jefferson Market Court yesterday mornlntf and accused
him of being tlrunk in Hudson street, tnakinic a disturb
anco and resisting; arrest.
"When I set drunk I get crazy," said Brooks.
"Fined $10," said Justice Tatterson.
"I live at 100 Berkeley place, llrooklyn," laid nrnoka.
"My wife is very sick there, and if I don't come homo
this morning it will kill her "
" V et yon get crasy drunk." aald Justice Patterson.
"If you'll let inc irV said Ilrook. "In an hour I'll ho
In church In the Mrmnrlul I're-bjleriun I'ureh at St.
John's placo and beveulh avenue, Brooklyn. I stand
high there "
"You ought to he put out," said the Justice. "I tell
ynu that you are nned $10 "
"I've got a brother who Is a police Fergeant In New
York." Brooks went on
"Well, yon area fine oeclmen." said Justice Patter
son, "tn drag your rolalhcs Into the onso. ow, 1 wlU
lock you up." Brooks went to the prison.
The Annonncement of fjiilnn's Vlctorr.
District Assombly 49, Knights of Labor, held
a meeting yesterday In Pythagoras Hall. There were
about 100 delegates present out of about 1,000 on paper,
and they sweltered 111 the big hall for an hour and a
half. Master Workman James II. (Juimi uas present.
It was reported during thn w ttV that the decision upon
his appeal from the lilidlng of the Jmke Ailvurntit'
Court, suspending him for out month, had arrived from
rhlladelrliia. and was In hia feor ll was not pro
ilui'rd Thotna II .Vlt Uolrc of the llenertl I.xei'jiive
Ilnsrd Isenld tube in tnvwiwlthit. It w is said llut hn
nu waiting fur n smaller meting so that he might
escape with his life aitrr reading the decision to tho
meeting Hut tho Knizhtvore leginnlngto lose all in
teres! in tho doings of the J'xecilllvo Hoard
Wllllo hus nirrn Two. thirds or thn Fund.
Seeing that tho fund In Mayor Hewitt's
hands for the sufferers hy the lire at Dubois. I'a., has
reached only $:. ot which "Willie" contributed $1
through liia Sen, VVillfo sends lua sen another dol,ar
for the fund.
nouns ur i.i'.utuiui.
Normal College commencement, Thursday, 10 A. M.
Ciosiug exercises l.a salle Acurfrrr.), Thurs lay, i V, M
Manhattan College (oininrnioinent. .Metropolitan
Opera House. Thursday, I I" M.
oraduating class exercises, trainln? department. Nor
ms! College. Wi)iliuftd.iy, 1'IA M
Commencement exercises. College of Ft. Francis
Xnvler. Metropolitan tirrt House, this evet.lng
Annuil reeep inn Gr.inurinr fchol No h.. i,ojs' de
pertinent. Seventieth street and i-irst avenue, luinur
row, i A, vi
Closing exercises, prtmarv department flrrminnr
Frhool So llii, Fitl'tuurth street, lnur Mxlll avenue,
Thursday ll A l.
Closing exercises o,' d flag preseutntlon ftmal depart
rnent (tiddiniiir eel wol No ?,.", West IVrlitth street,
Wednesday, I'W A .VI
Commencement exercises Nes York Institution for
the Instruction or the Pe tf an 1 I'uinh, HUM street aud
lenth avenue, to morrovt, lu A, M
AFLOAT ASD AhllOKK.
Afternoon and evening picnic, Bloomlngdala Boat
Club. Liou Park, Saturday,
Btaten Island Athletic Clnb tennis tournsment, atler
noons of JuueCT, UH, iU, aud IK1. ,
I-xcurslon infold hprlng Grove, Ladles' Branch, 113,
I. h, U, of Yorkvllle, to-morrow,
lied Cross Atbletlo Association picnic and games, Cale
donian Park. Jersey City, hatiirday,
rummernlght't festival. John ll. Cumlsky Association.
Jones's VYuod Coll sscuiti. WeillHSda)
Incursion fircene Avenue Baptist Hundsv School of
Brooklyn to tiraud Hour Talk, Long Is.utld hound,
Wednesday
P. Phver Arsoi'lvtloncoriplirienlary excursion today
to lltvrrvlew croveou the Hudson, leaving Puier street
pier at & A M.
First annual picnic of the Stock Pleasure Club nt
Brooklyn. Wednesday avenue, June 'J7, at Ituweiier'i
Boulevard Harden.
Festival and games of the Catholic Literary and Be-
sveum Union at Bsit Unite, liarlam Wrsr fsjk,
uuntay atmawa.
iij4j Oi ,,-r'.w ii,. .., . .
iiioatTJHkjiManMMMa
XttB COXBOLIDATlOlf OF CAPITAL.
This Is the country nnd this the era ot biff
things, Onr territory Is immense onr popula
tion enormous: we havo 150,000 miles ot rail
road, tho largost lakes, the longest rlvore, and
tho most colossal watorfall In tho world. It is
only reasonable that our finances nnd our
business gonorally should bo conductod on a
corresponding scnlo. People who object to
huge aggregations of onpltnl llko tho Standard
Oil Trust, tho Sugar Bollnorlns Trust, thnLum
bor Trust, the Chicago Gas Trust, the copper
syndicate tho railroad pools, and tho hundreds
of other trusts, pools, and syndicates, only put
thomsolvos In opposition tomnnlfest dosttny.
It Is In tho ordor ot nature moreover, that
ovorywhero llttlo things should consolidate
Into big things. What doos tho Sunday school
hymn say?
Little drops of water,
Llttlo grains ot sand,
slake the mighty ocean
And the pleasant land.
Tho raindrops form rivulets and brooks, tho
brooks run Into rlvors, and tho rivers Into lnkes
nnd oceans. Particles of solid mnttoraggregato
thomsolvos Into lumps, thoso lumps Into
masses, and theso again into largor inassos,
until they composo continents and globos.
Thoro Is oven a theory that nil planets and
suns nro but parts of a vast system, which, to
an oyosufllclontly distant, would appear as a
single solid body.
Human bolngs follow n similar courso of ag
gregation. Prom families grow tribes, town
ships, cltlos. nnd nations. Our own history
tostlflos how strong this tendency Is. Tho
original thlrtcon sopnrato colonies boeame,
first a conrodoracy and thon a constitutional
Union, which In tho lato civil war roslstod dis
ruption with forco of arms. Tho llttlo Htatos
of Germany, whioh used to causo school chil
dren so much troublo in learning tholr namos
nnd boundaries, havo boon fuaod into nn em
pire. Italy, whioh Motternlch said was a more
geographical expression, hns also bocomo ono
kingdom. Itussla Is absorbing tho littlo Asiatic
tribes upon her bordors, and looks to accom
plishing a similar process In southeastern .Eu
ropo. All tho great religious, bonovolont, and
sclontlflo associations aro illustrations ot the
snmo law. Combination and consolidation Is
tho order of creation.
Tho vory advantages which lead to the ag
gregation of individuals In other departments.
namely, nn inoroaso of strength and a greater
power of resistance to attacks, havo always
caused similar aggregations for business pur
poses to bo joalously watohed by legislators.
It Is not fifty years since charters for manufac
turing nnd railroad corporations, nnd especial
ly banks, which now can bo hod for tho mero
troublo of drawing up and filing tho necessary
pnpors, woro obtained only with tho greatest
difficulty, and wore moat reluctantly grnntod.
Tho dread of placing groat maseos of wealth in
tho hands of a fow mon. nnd which from timo
Immemorial has found expression in laws
against monopolies nnd consplrnclos, mado
our fathers look with drond upon tho fncllltlos
for organizing tho monoy powerwhlch wero af
forded by tho privilogo of being n corporation.
What thoy would sny If thoy could como back
and seo what wo havo been doing tho last
twenty years It Is dlflloult to imagine.
Tho first groat oxamplo lu tho history of this
Stato of tho consolidation of sovoral small cor
porations Into a singlo largo ono was tho crea
tion, in 1833, out of tho half dozen or more lit
tlo railroad companies which owned tho Bovernl
links of road extending from Albany to BuITnlo,
of tho Now Yoik Central Ballroad Conrpany,
which. In 18G9. was amalgamated with
tho Hudson Biver Ballroad Company.
Whon tho act of 1853 was boforo tho
Legislature, thoro was much opposition
to it from tho ancient fenrof great corporations
nnd of their political inlluonco. which had mndo
banks, in their time such objects of detesta
tion. Tho act was i airied through only by tbo
skilful mnnagomont of nolltlclanBlike Thurlow
Weed nnd Dcnn Blclimond. and ns soon as tho
now corporation was formed it becamo, ns its
opponents hnd predicted, n powerful engine for
accomplishing political results. To tho credit
of Mr. Chnuncoy Dopow it must bo baid
that since ho has been Its President tho
compnny has not mndo Itself proml
nont in this respect, but boforo his accossion
to tho ofllco New York Central patronage and
ovon monoy wero rolled upon by thoso who
controlled thoni us potent factum In the de
cision of elections nnd In tho shaping of Inws.
This, hovvover. was not tho predominant in
centive to tho consolidation. It wns tho great
er economy and efllciency of mnnagomont
which consolidation permitted, nnd a mora en
ergetic ue of tho comp.mvS resources in ob
taining nnd seeming busfneis. Its results in
this respect were so encouraging that ninny
other railroad corporations, scoing Us ndvan
tages.hnvohad recourse to n similar opodicnt,
nnd tho process Is going on steadily day by day.
For oxamplo, whilo tho Now York Central
owns nnd lenses In the nggregato only 1,417
miles of toad, tho Chicago, Burlington nnd
(Juincy has built boiuo brnnctios nnd ab
sorbed others until It controls nnd onerntos
4,03r, miles. Tho Chicago, Milwaukee and St.
Paul Company hns a mllcngo of 5.2117 miles,
nnd tho Union Paciflo one of C.SJj mllos
While, too. tho New York Centrnl has appar
ently stopped tho work of Folf-acgrandboment,
those other companies nro continuing it with
uunbatcd nnorgy, nnd n possible outcomo of
their rivalry Is their fusion Into one monster
corporation, with 15,000 or 20,000 miles of rail
road, nnd holding in its grnBp tho entire west
ern half of tho Union.
Tho union of the banks of this city fn tho
Clearing llouso Association is another illus
tration of tho benefits of consolidation. Tho
valuo of tho Clearing House was first nccn In the
panic of 1S57. when, by standing shoulder to
shoulder tho banks snvod not only thonieclves,
but tho entire mercantile community, Ironi mln.
Again, In 18G0. the Clearing llouso organiza
tion availed povvorfully to bring the banking
capital of tho city as n unit to the support ot
the national Government, audits iisnlulnessln
various monetary crihos since that epoch has
been abundantly attested. Wo nio not ready
let in this country for committing tl.o regula
tion of our national ilnnuces to one great Insti
tution, lllo tho Hani, of Lnglaiid, tho Bank of
Pranco, or the Imperial Bank of Germany, but
tho causes which created them aro nt work
here, and thn Clearing llouso Association is a
step In tho process thiough which wo uro pass
ing ton similar result.
Tho snmo considerations, nlo, which hnvo
led the owners of utpilnl to continue for tho
advantages to bo secured by united action,
havo also had ihelr lulliienco with tho nvvneri
of labor, A single workiiigmaii dealing with
a rich and cunning omploior Is like a Lhlld .in
tho hands of a giant. A thousand working
men acting together uro not soeasllynmragod,
mid h.;t thoy hick in diplomatic skill tln-y
Pinko up by tlead weight. Ib-nto, i.otwlili
stiindlng their (n."iiuit failure, wuikingiuen
ding to their unions ns their only dolour o
against oppression. Tlievilo not necomplMi
allth.it they would llko to. hut the) certainly
prevont emplovcrs from taking tho nilv.iniiigo
thoy would take If thoy lu.d to deal only with
Individuals nnd not with mi organi'ntloii, Im
lorfectns thnt organization iiiaybe. On thn
other hand, just so far nn 1 so f.ittastho p II
eis of labor havo adopted union i.h u m mi".
of securing bettor teiin.i from the buyers of ll,
tho buyer of labor hnvo bjon Impelled . unite
both as ngalnr.t tho sellers of it umlns against
other competing buyers ot It. Lach process
loncts upon tho other and helps it along.
It Is ns useless, therefore, to declaim ngnlnst
trusts, pools, ;iinlii)iu!icnton It Istodoclalm
ngnlnst trades unions and similar combinations
of worklngmon. The pressure which Impels
llttlo rapllallsts to form corporations for rail,
road building, bunking, mlnln.'. or nny other
business, Impels tho largo tupltnllstii whoeon
tiol such corporations tounite as many of them
ns possible under ono management. Their
prniits thereby become, not only greater, but
more secure. In like mannor, the motives
which llo nt the fouudatlon of singlo trades
unions constitute tho basis for unltod action on
the part ot all trades unions, They strengthen
one another and help one another,
la 1U preioat stage ot development this
process of aggregation of capital on the on ri '
lde and ot labor on the other, only a part ot ,1'S I
the community la directly concerned, The rest '
merely look on, and though they are Interested 'Ml
in the results ns consumers, they do not fully A
comprehend the breadth and strength of the $',
tendenoy, A fow spnsmodlo offorts aro making; 'flt
to prevent furthor combinations of capital, and "1 1
to break up those which havo already boon 3
formed, but as yot no ono has tnvontod any Jpy
Rchomo to this ond which promises to be eft '$ '
fectunl. The destruction ot worklngmcn's sj)
unions has novor boon seriously proposed, nnd iiSO
Is not llkoly to bo. Tho prospoot Is, therefore, JH
thnt for some tlmo yet tho consolidation, both 5
of capital and of labor, will bo allowed to go on .IB
and work Itself out. If, whon It has dono so, HK
tbo work shall prove to bo Injurious, some Jft
moans will bo found ot dealing with It, lm
Matthew Minsntu. '?
UAlirSE INTELLIGENCE, ,w
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KHnATU" ILMiHAO TlTtl PAT. V-CT
Son riles..... 4 29 1 Bun ieU.... 7 33 UoonrtiM.. tl IW;
man itatiii nui hat. jSrV
Bind? nook. 0 ii I Uov. Island. 0 IS IUH. G&U...U 04 iff
Arrived Hukdit. Jnn 34. M
Pi AnranU, Haluei. Urr;ool Junt 10 and QsM&f 33
town 17th. IM
8i AUika, Mamr. Ltmpool Jan 10 and Qattnfr AK
town 17th. JE
Hi l.a nrftUirn. De .TmiMelln, nrro Jane 10 , uY vM
Ht Apenrade, l.rcra. Uatuburr. A
& FiamboroQKh. Fraud r, he Lucia. '
t Taomlna, Koch. Hambanr. m
H llelveila, Cochrane, London, j (MA
Hi AjThtr Jenkln, trlnlvlaiL $to
hn Crlllc, Daviea, llth. m
Hi 11 u (T a I a. MaleL Ho i ton, ?.
Mllvrmin Winter. llallMt, Boaton. '&)
BnAMIkenbarre. Cate Hon ton. X
M ItnanoKe. IlulpherA .New port Htwa.Yt iftjj IS
t-n Wtrgelaiid, lianten, Daraona, fm X
KiSt Itonana. Campbell, Llrerpotl, vM if
fi Colorado, Daniel, Aiplnwafi, MU &
Nrilp Hither Hoy. MaDoujtall, Antwtm &
Hhlp Dunrobin, Hcott, Antwerp. 1$b
Hack Liberia, Tag-. Sierra Leon. j
AXatTKD out. w
Pt Lord Cllre, from rtillarie.pMa, at Qai,ttira
Hi ritr ot Berlin from New Turk, off fcrowntM. ' t'V
Be Borrta, from New York, at (Juecnitown. V
AILED mOK rOHXtON fOETf. H
Hi Wyomlnr. from Qneenttowr. for New Torfc VSj
bs Ktrurla, fretn (jueenetown for New York, -U
gtttow gtotirr i
KenW'a Hnte-Hnrell Maokliawi. &,! i
worth f.'0. Imported Mat brim itrawa, $t.WL tZML '
-UW, worthUouble. hUNiSKDY, 2tf CortlanditT $
V ,
Cvrroct tyl nnd olirs la Derby m4 IK
High Data. Decided but tug In price, McO ANN'S, ail i
Howery, near 1'rlnce ru ,
niEu. 'J
BRUDEB. On Juno 23, Catharine, widow of A&taottf h
Bruder. yl
Funeral terrlcet at her late residence, 303 Wert Oim 4
et, thlt mornliiK at lu o'clock. itelatlTea and friends ar -';
respectfully tnTltcd to attend r.
HYKNi:. June 1.4, 1'fttohal nrrnft, O. a r.( auea 70; .
born nt Cruknareen, county Wick low, "
Funeral tervice to bo lie Id at Ht.rrancla's Chnreh, '
Wehtaiitit.. atu 30A. M, Tueiday, JoneitJ. Intermeal
at Allef any, N Y. ;
Hrnnklyii papers pleaie copy. .
CUNMUllAM.-briday noon. Brtdret Cunniijjrham,
beloved wife uf James Cunningham, born In pari!
troNiwell, county (Jul way, Ireland, atfed 4 years.
Funeral ttiU niornintr at 10 o'clock, from 110 WaTerley '
place, to M. Joieph'e Church, where a solemn hlch mug
Mi'lbe celebrated for the repose of her sool; thenoalo .-
Calvary Cetucierr ,i
t-.l,l.is France r&rollne. betoved child of Henry J
and V raucen Lllla aifdl months and 17 daya
uucral from the rvxidence of her parents, 1.073 84 ar.,
on M iti day, the lUth.nat.ut it o'clock. Interment ta -s I
CaUory Cemetery.
UALl'l.N. un Honday. .Time 24, Marffaret, beloT4
wife of Janus Hatpin, afretlin.
mitral on TueKJay at 10 A. MM from her late rest
dence, .Al.TiLextii.fton ar., thence to tho Church of Ail ,
hulnts Inttrment hi Hl IltymnniL yi
MACl.HK.N June 24, 1.mma ., daughter of John W '
Mac i:vcii. in heroine jear. "",
bt n tees on 1 uetlu at rt I'. M . at 425 Welt 4fith it .
MAllo.NY. At the residence nf Per sister. Jlrs. J. Ma- i.
hon, 4(nt hast DIM bl, uu Saturday, June za, Honors iS
lli.lmn.
McKfiON At his residence. 305 RastHth it, Joseph F. v '
McKcon beloved son of Annie and William aloKeon. ,
aiiedJJ years y.
HLM. -Saturday. Jnne 2T, At his late residence, 435 3d '
av , .lohn U lluof, aped Cj years 1
Funeral from Ht. Mrphrif j Church to day at 1030 A.
M, l- rleuds are rfuptctfully Invited to attend r
hMini huildeiily. Jim .3. Lillian, inraut daurhUr ''
of V intou and iUry N. hmith.
Fiinerul private.
M'l.NNL. in Broolvlyn. 23d lnt. lira Mary Ann
Bpinnr. ,
Kt lattves nnd frlond .ire Invited to attend the face rat
senile at the residence, uf her on In luw, tfamuel O. i
llurn-tt, 1J Livlncston nt. tnd.yiu4 H)f. M. "
HrirWAUT sudilfi.li, at rhort Hiiln N. J . on Katur- '
day inorntntr JuiifiM. Malcolm oansrisonnf John A-, t.
Jr. and Miua Tliuiniis Men.iri, utfed - jeurs and a ,
inoutht
himerRlser".tres on Monday, Juno 2"
V, LSH inn" J i. fieorfo Wills. l. Infant son of Isa i
bellaanl John W a1i'i '
IHincralat.Vit Kast'.h st. to day at 10 TOo'cloclc
M l.l. Ks At Niv.rk, un MiturvUv. June uj. in hii22d
vetr, ho.fr Wlniut" o'den son nf riiirl.. L aud L.
Ai'clu'df Wrfkrtund h'itii1i. m ; stunts is .MorrK
(M)LMIN(J1( Attnunol t'inn -!l June 23, Mil
lie, d Jiirntt r of i li jrlts W, uulminirton. area ir years
and tf iitontiM v
CalHtte.vid frleniVnrc lnItd to attend her funeral i
tiHutternonHt . -.Mock., from her laie ruideiico, Ful
ton pi. uv,n t I mon
YOUK AthUrehldencein Unden. N. J., on June 2T, j
Stephen I' York, in the K'th sear of li's aire, nnf oftha
oldest minlMr of ilu New York I'rnduce Ktchanpe. f
HineraWirnkesai rci-l.tpnt'' tt day ut 3 1, il. Inter- J
mint at Turryton n un the Hudson J
New nrk Our H carat eo'd -aatcheii rrom 50 up;
KUnrcnteed to run wlthtn KisocotKls a mouth or money
returned IHAMOMO A.Ml MM.JKWi-J.UV.
KH. VI.h17oV'M ho'itMniTeyrup" la tha
Best Keinedy for children while teetbinz. J.5c. a bottle,
4:innnrial.
To Stockholders of fhe Sutro Tunnel Gompan
who Iiave not assented to the Plans
of Reorganization.
A fruarsntee syndicate having been formed. etockholtV I
ers who have not ASbeuted heretofore to the dans of re- I
orKulzatlon. but w Ish to protect their etock from beinsT I
retidered atnelcss throuRh foreclosure, must forthwith I
dvpoMt their shares with the Union Trust Company, 73 I
liroadway, New ork, pay the sum of 55 cents par
share, and receive therefor the Truat Company's nego
tiable receipt, u)uch v. ill entitle tho holder, after com- I
pletluu of the reoriranljition, to tho tune number oC I
ohares of nock a niw Uepoplted by him. and new first I
HKirtpiko inrorie 4 per rent, bo mln in the proportion ot
SI ru) for each .V ennts caitli now p.it 1.
Tho tlmo for depoMtl'DT stock aud payment of sab- I
tcnptlons expire" on Jul) 11. lhH 3 P. U. I
Taynents should be ma lo by check on New York to I
the Lnlon Trut Compiny. nnd i-hould be accompanied I
b) the Block dul ci'lori-edln bank, at.d an aathorlza-
lion to the I nlrm Trust Company, blank forms for thia I
auiliorlzation and topics of circulars can be obtained
iron npp'lcatlon attno Union Trust Co ' ofUce, or at
Koom 10, 7th floor. Mills JlulMIn,?. J
i or the HeorKanUation Cunmiitee, M
II. K. UALT,i;n. Chairman.
Kew York, June 21, lws i ,
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ST. LOUIS & SH FRWflSCO II'WAY CO., j I
J'illKOADST (MILLS lU'tLDINH) I '! I
M:W '1OItlC.J1.ue 1H, ltW3. J (
Notice to hoMers nf 1
MU'lll I'M'IFSti IHILROAK CO'S 1ST MOItTOAOB ' I
11 I'KIl Clisr KONDS, JiL'U JllA I, M (47.144.5JU
lu amount). ' H
The lMidit ahoio nsmedHl be paid at this office on 1 H
nnd aff r MONUAY, July '2, Ib-Sh, unl may nt presented H
for cxatr.lnati.'ii nt any time j rlor 10 that ditte, after H
Ml.kli lime bends presented will be t aid fur on the day H
f lluwiiifr iirisciitatfoiiof tlie.un) H
The latt cnui-nn oftheto bond (due Jnly 1, IPSA) will J H
alko I c pal 1 at thtii otl ce ax 111 111 1 ( H
Holders of the "mil 111 1'AI.IKIO" Uonds are hersby j H
further Informed th tt, ton titniled extent, they may 1 M
Apply to rainiest ,hu prrerd uf thono bonds lu tho H
Hrt-t Mnrtjffih'o friiKt Iii War Ct Per Cent. Gold Hondt H
of the hi LnnU .t hin rr tiicUigUailnay Co. at tho prica J M
of iwund accrued iiilereU M
Aslle iiitue id the last iiftmed bonis amount at pre- Ii M
cntt(irut M iirUKri, uj pllrjtions for Ihein will b ar 1 H
cepteil in orm r is rti.tit 1 and tluywll be delivered (B
bj tho I'nitc i htAtes fn.t to 011 demand ujou tho (fj M
1 rder vt tint roinpauythcr'Tor ill M
Aliinfurmaiiou in re-nni to Ihe Trust Honds is con M
(lined lu u pnu'eil rlrtuUr. which maybe obultiidat ft M
thlstvp.ice 01 of the United Matculrtut Co, W M
T W LILLlK.Treasarer. 8
3IisN0urif Kiiinus au-1 Tr.as Kaiinay Ccv f I
To the hollers of jj H
(;i:ni:i:al cos.so:,iiA'n.f) moutoci; honds. I H
M.U . fmlv. .lune'JJ, IrHS. I H
On default lit pa j in en t of intent lie. Jnna , jdur I
rot hu ti 1, un ' tf n tr 'en ui dei jnur inoriirke applied iH
lu Km I mifii Mjtif 1 ir iiit i u irt in tvunraii for aro- I IH
(imr in ii"i(. 1 w.i r rn;l t- the i.pplii'utb 11 wassus- W M
uin lu Ht rmaei i,, ih.i hi i.ai'itd iefore July r 1H
V, jii i 1'irt.ii r ju.'t.t., nt mI. ii.en b. hetrd I H
All ;.. 1 . ii itie ir..'eil..i, hidUattMi tlimM send iV' M
thli in nth id c no 1 f 1 tn vr iiiiiiliie; ihcir lUlue ad '4' H
il.-isiiB, and thn aniuun; ,uil ialy uf luierrst of their 'ii il
bunds. m iH
LDU'AIilt I AIMMti. '") il
m ii.r.iA ".:if iV "nwr " - m
wiu.uMW.v.Witi?if.ico'M,,rMj,c- s m
WII,MAMl'iiki'!TTr'.N",,;0U"'")''7,"rC"V,"',r' I
,..,.,...' v" llotlinallCo,MlTllt I
WHJ.IAM i: hTIIOM,, f M
llt,r, Mrmiir A I'o, airmail st. I H
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Siinilciiil'; an! ntrifit. H
orncr or v.tftkrn iw vo'ir and pknv. a.H
SU.HMA KAH.misll l'(ltl'AN I'. llroad si , ew 'alaH
snrl Jutin v. lsH - llie Iriteresl conpens of lu. Ilrsc H
Mori ran. liond. ot this romiiHtn.due July I, IBM will M
l. r II at malurllr on rreseiilallon at the Baas, of Nesr lalaH
Vort, . II.jL, iaWaU at, ew V.rk city. "" H
, u, liucJCi, Trtuuw. H