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B jnUlMlIm wfsA o oat rejected artUUs returned,
KT ssry tnutt all wi una1 ettmpsfur that purps.
$' The Itcpubllotvno In Kontnoky.
Kl ; It seems that ths Kentucky Republicans
K . aro strongly tempted by the National Dern
Bf' ocratfl to suppress their own party organlro-BJE-.J
tlon and to follow the latter leadership.
K$ ' The argument lor this course Is old and
WtA well known. It has been urged recently In
B&. New York city In behalf of the some In
Bft tercst for which It Is urged In Kentucky,
WpI J namely, that of the gold Democrats and of
It1' all heterogeneous partisans who waver In
3? upholding the gold standard under a Re
Hi," publican leader. It has been urged many
k times befora, bat It Is essentially unsound,
Kf Tlio Republican party la the only party
Ejf upon which any serious reliance can bo
,'' placed for overthrowing the Bryanlred De
K' mocracy. The national banner of honest
K- money, domestlo pcaco and order and In
K dustrlal safety has passed Into Republican
k- keeping. It should be lowered nowhere
while the Chicago platform Is unrepudlated,
Kfc for the nako of any organization whose aim
mf. Is to diminish the Republican Tote or to
By- suppress tho Republican name.
El "With tho unequalled responsibility now
?; resting upon tho Republican organlza
M' tlon, dickering with Its enemies In any
P$ State of tho Union, however hopelessly
jfc "' ant I-Rcpubllcan when Bryanlsm Is ellmiii-?gv-
atcd, would Ira to weaken tho party's prea
3 tlge In tho country, and to that extent
ff weaken Its force to carry on the general
'X warfare for tho country's salvation.
j- . To nominate a Republican ticket In Ken
s' tucky, anil keep tho great lssuo clear, un
gf " compromised, unevoded, and nndlscrcdlted,
i' Is the patriotic duty and the better wisdom
,' for tho Kentucky Republicans.
!r", Snobbishness and Poltroonery.
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afc Representatives of the "better element"
jS ' of the Democracy of Now York ore now
jtf making nn exhibition of moral degradation
$ mo-e complete than any which the people
Wf have over before witnessed in the history of
I our politics. They are bringing themselves
M Into deserved popular contempt by pursu
jE. IiiS a course of duplicity and puRillanimity
yt to apparent that hereafter all professions
j f sincerity of conviction from that source
tix will have no weight with the public.
if- JMr. E. Ki.lkrt Andehsox, 0110 of the
jsL . ructs at the recent dinner of Mr. Wil
fT LiAM C. Whitney, has made remarks con
JS,", ermine; tho political purpose of that ocea
ns", siun which illustrate the moral characterof
'' the enterprise It seems to havo been In
it?,' tended to promote. In substance, Mr. An
K " " Dekson warns Tnmmany Hall that unless It
enters into a bargain toconceal its political
?f convictions and purposes it will lose tho pe
ll cuniary support and the political alliance
of tho cllquo he represents. He does not
If- ask It to give up its principles. He knows
p that such n bargain Is impossible. But
what is tin- use of saying anything about
i". them ? asks Mr. Andersox. "We will say
jC nothing about ours, If you will keep your
ij mouths shut about yours; but If you dare
gfc to utter them, wo will oppose you with our
pj ' money and our votes."
jSj . The proposltlonof Mr. Anderson's cllquo
5s.' Is simply that Tammany Hall shall avoid
s.' all public reference to the Chicago plat
ih. form until tho November election Is over.
& . It neither requires nor expects Tam
S mnny to give up its Bryanlsm, or even
$ pretend to give It up, but that out of re-
BartI for tho squeamishness of the cllquo
vt- about appearing publicly as allies of tho
1 Bryanites, it shall draw a curtain over tho
ffc unsightly object for a few weeks only. " If
&j you want us and our money," thoy say
jfv threateningly to the Tammany crowd,
ft "simply hold your tongues and button up
W? your coats to hido your Bryan badges, so
,. that wo shall not be detected in tho dis
S reputable company of Bryanites."
J, What sort of a lesson Is that for men
'(y. assuming moral and social elevation to
g. teach to the mass of tho people before
jlv. Whom they poso as political exemplars t
s, - If Tammany Hall accepted Mr. Andkh
gs" don's proposition. It would make Itself a
Jjf party to a silly attempt to swindle the poc
; ' plo of New York. It would Invite publlo
derision. Mr. Anderson and his crowd
J might bring their money and their votes,
I' but they would be about all that was left
V of Tammany. Bculds Mr. Anderson and
SjH tho clique ho represents, even Tammany
Jj, Bryanites, honest and courageous In the ex
IkV prcs8lon of the political faith that Is actu
m ally In them, are moral heroes.
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y- . Naturalization and the Election.
Qf The year's municipal election next No-
? yembor will bo tho first held for Mayor of
; New York under the provision of the State
l' J Constitution limiting the franchise of
ft" naturalized voters to such as havo been
-$ citizens for ninety days and have had a
f rcsidenco In tho State for one year, the
t county for four months, and the election
p; " dlctrlct for thirty days.
?,; Under the State Constitution, before
V amendment, these conditions wero tho
At same, except that a citizen naturalized ten
days bvforo election was qualified to voto.
5& Consequently there was a great rush for
?L j naturalizations shortly before the deslgnat-
I -J. ed days of registration, and tho various po-
pi'v lltlcal organizations competed with each
, ', other in efforts to push through the work of
naturalization for their respective beneflt,
yr t Naturalization bureaus were maintained,
ft . and so urgent was their pressure for rvcog.
ff -'. nit Ion by the courts that little time was left
i '- for Inquiries Into the qualifications and flt-
t ness of the appllcauta. Henco voters Igno-
WA rant of the obligations and responsibilities
Ml ot American citizenship and not qualified
ST v to bear them were added to the body of
p electors. Frequently these newly natural-
K; lzed citizens enrolled on the very last day
Isfo of registration, after only a few days of
S " probation, as nominal citizens,
ff. Many of tho crimes against the franchise
sJ-V wero traceable to this abuse of the process
Wj of uaturaliation, nud the Constitutional
'? amendment which does away with the evil
tends to prcscrvo the purity of the ballot
I and tho dignity of American citizenship.
Applicants for naturalization papers whose
claltiyj have not been favorably passed upon
f by thp courts prior to the 4th of August In
an orderly and discriminating manier,
b- ,
of tr proper Inquiry and due Invastlgatloa,
cannot rote at this year's election, nor will
the naturalized be under obligation to sur
render their freedom of suffrage to those
who were Instrumental In " getting them
their papers." This Is a great gain for good
citizenship, and will promote Intelligent
consideration by tho voters of the Issues In
volved In the election.
The same provision of law was operative
last year, and tho effects of Its workings
were salutary, though In a Presidential
election tho dangers ot Indiscriminate
naturalization are not no great as in a
muntetpal contest, for tho principles In
volved in It are more clearly understood
and the period of canvass Is much longer.
In a little more than two weeks naturali
sations for this year's election will ccaso In
Now York. All those who securo their
papers later than ninety days before tho
election cannot voto until next year.
Currency Reform.
Tho troublcsomo and possibly pernicious
struggle for currency reform Is bolstered up
on such wisdom as we hereby quote from a
particularly strenuous advocate, of It, tho
Chicago Tribune:
'! In Sun swan of ths fMt that tfca Interest
charges hart taoreated orer eight millions slnoe 2Ir.
CiXTEUHD was Inaugurated In 1898, and that those
charges were Increased by reason ot the sale ot bonds
with which to redeem greenbacks r"
The figures for increased Interest charges
are alono accurate. The Cleveland bonds
were Indeed sold primarily to redeem
greenbacks, but really to pay the ex
penses of the Government. If that had
not been so, tho entire money received
from them, nearly three hundred mil
lions of dollars, would havo been In tho
Treasury when Mr. Cleveland left ofllce,
ready to extinguish tho debt. Somo day
tho Chicago Tribune, llko others whoso
resolution Is destined to succumb at last
to truth, will abandon the subterfuge of
charging our currency system with respon
sibility for the Cleveland bonds.
"The act of 1H78 makes It the dntj ot the Secretary
ot the Treasury to pay out greenbacks which may
heTu been redeemed.
The Secretary of the Treasury in under no
such duty. If the revenues were sufficient,
he would have no occasion to reissue such
greenbacks, and ho could not bo com
pelled to do It.
" Bonds will have to be sold again It there Ij soch a
demand tor irotd as there was In 1884-05."
Perhaps they will and perhaps they won't.
It will depend upon whether we havo a
deficit, as wo had In 1804, or revenue snfll
clent to pay expenses. In the latter caso
no bonds will be sold.
' If there should be free-sllrer Tlctorles this year
and next, might cot that demaud be renewed ?"
With a free-silver victory, what would
become of the bank currency which tho
reformers would like to substitute for
greenbacks f When the national currency
becomes virtually silver, It makes little dif
ference whether It bears the stamp of the
Government or the stamp of the banks.
The amount of gold paid out to redeem Kreenbncka
and Sherman notes between March, 1803, and Novem
ber, 18B8. was 84HS.18S.000.
This statement of our contemporary's Is
tho same as that issued by G rover Cleve
land when he was President, and it de
ceives. If the Chicago Tribune will take,
tho amount of gold paid into tho Treasury
In exchange for currency between March
of 1803 and November of 1800, It will llnd
that tho figures given above do not repre
sent tho strain put upon tho greenbacks
by the obligation to redeem them In gold.
These ore the Cleveland figures. They aro
substantially dishonest.
"When wilt bo the lau bond sale If the 'endless
chain' la not broken?"
The endless chain was broken the mo
ment tho revenues lwcume equal to the
eipcnses. Instantly the drain upon the
gold reserve stopped, and soon after tho
reservo began to increase.
Tho Chicago Tribune asks: " Has TnE
Sun apian to recommend T
We have a plan Indeed. Make your rev
enues equal to your expenses, aud the end
less chain will not be hcr.rd of. If our cur
leney reform contemporaries are htill too
steeped In delusion to understand that sim
ple method. In spite of tho demonstration
of its soundness and sufficiency within tho
last six months, TnE Sun can suggest an
other plan : Provide by law that the green
backs redeemed with gold shall bo held In a
fund by themselves and reissued only In ex
change for gold. Then there will be no end
less chain, deficit or no deficit.
Tho Enstcrn Crisis.
Another crisis within the perpetual crisis
that rclgna In southeastern Europe has
passed. The Turk and his ally, or allies,
within the Concert saw that tho threatened
blow was about to bo struck, so with that
condescending alacrity which distinguishes
him under such circumstances ho intimated
his acceptance ot the principle of a strategic
frontier. Bet wecn accepting the prlnclplo
and agreeing to the' frontier proposed there
Is a considerable, difference. It Is not,
therefore, surprising to learn that negotia
tions are to be resumed after the delibera
tions of tho foreign military attaches
and tho Ottoman military delegates, who,
It Is optimistically stated, will endeavor
to agree upon tho proposed frontier. Tho
endeavors of tho Sultan's delegates to
agrco will depend upon tho advantage
he may dlscovor in prolonging negotiations
if the other side gives signs of being In a
yielding mood,
Llko tho Hindoo silk weavers' fingers
that are said to bo so benaltho thot they
can feel even tho thickness of tho spider's
web, tho Sultan has by long habit
and tho natural delicacy of percep
tion peculiar to his order of tempera
ment, acquired the power to judge to a
nicety tho limits of safety for dealing with
the Concert when It threatens. Both ho
and his barkers know that every day that
passes without releasing Greece from tho
Intolerable strain on her diminishing re
sources brings matters nearer to the possi
ble revolution at Athens which they
are wnitlng for, which would entirely
alter the whole situation as regards
Tbesuily and Crete and even Greece It
self. Tho unfortunate financial position In
which that country Is would furnish tho
pretext for Kgyptlanlzlng Greece and Khc
dlvlalizlng King Gi-okob, if he thought It
worth whllo lenmining to occupy such a
position. His departure would be the most
pleasing to those who want to deprive
Greece of its independence, whllo his
stay would bo an embarrassment to
tho crowned heads who, however will
ing to see him go, would hardly caro to
push him out themselves.
Tholnstinct of self-preservation has stood
In their way to the dethronement ot the
Sultan, who, whatever his crimes, Is ono ot
themselves. The moment Is not propitious
for crowned heads to practise the high kick
on each other's head wear, oven of the leoBt
among them. There ore too many waiting
to deprive them all ot their crowns. It Is
for that reason the negotiations between
the powers and the Sultan may drag out
Indefinitely, for It Is not any of tho powers
who aro suffering by the delay, but only
tho victim, Greece, and to a considerable
extent, also, tho conqueror, Turkey.
For Greece tho continuance of tho present
situation Is fatal. Production has ceased
over a largo portion of the kingdom, and
the most fcrtllo part of It Is In tho occupa
tion of the devastating Turk. Tho liabil
ities of the country, that wero heavy enough
to carry whllo Its resources wero untouched,
aro now crushing out what llttlo vitality
thcro is left. If tho peoplo of tho self-governing
countries of Europe were to lift their
voices this pitiless policy of the crowned
heads would havo to corao to an end, but
they are more silent even than tho peoplo
of despotically governed Russia who have
found tho means to bring the wcip;ht of
their sympathy with their co-rellgtonlsts lu
Turkey to bear on tho Czar. As matters
stand, tho millions ot people Inhabiting
Europe outside of Russia appear to havo
no more Influence on their Governments
In this Kastern crisis than the Esqui
maux ot tho Arctic zone. They aro neither
Informed as to what Is passing nor con
sulted as to what ought to be done;
and tho handful of their leadors aro
dealing with the destinies of nations.
It Is apparent why Constantinople was
chosen as the place of deliberation. Had
any of the European capitals been selected
pcaco would have been concluded long ago;
but delay and procrastination were desired;
therefore tho locality most favorablo to the
indefinite prolongation of negotiations was
Axed upon, so that no blame might attach
to any of tho other Governments concerned.
With such conditions ruling no good result
U to bo expected.
Tho Competitor Ca-so.
The report made In the Senate upon the
American schooner Compotltor and hor
crow clearly ccts forth the duty which de
volves upon this country. Tho resolution
accompanying tho report empowers the
President to take nny measures he may
deem necessary for securing tho release of
Capt. IjAuordc and his two American com
panions, Melton and Gildea, nnd tho
restoration of the vessel to her owner.
The Competitor reached the coast of Cuba,
near San Cayetano, a year ago last April.
She was discovered by the Spanish authori
ties and captured, with flvo of tho persons
who had gone in her, three of the live be
ing American citizens. A summary naval
court-martial sentenced them to death, hue
its proceedings wero a direct violation of
treaty stipulations existing between our
country and Spain. These prisoners were
not taken "with arms in hand," and hence,
according to our interpretation of the pro
tocol of 1877, made by Mr. CusniNO and
Minister Calderon y Collantes, thoy
should not have been tried by "an excep
tional tribunal." Aud, apart from that pro
tocol, our treaty of 1795 entitled them to
privileges which they did not receive.
At length a Modi id appellate court set
aside the proceedings as Illegal, and re
manded the condemned for another trial.
The report of tho Senate Foreign Commit
tee notes that ten months have elapsed
since this death sentenco was annulled,
and yet the prisoners havo not had their
second trial. They have, however, " been
subjected to protracted preliminary exami
nations, preparatory to their trial by another
court-martial, which differs from the first
only In the fact that it Is less summary and
more formal."
Tho ground taken by Capt. IjAborde, If
we do not err, is that he was compelled
by his passengers to go to Cuban waters,
and the Senate report declares that " there
Is no evldenco that the owner know any
thing about tho dlvcrgcnco of the vessel
from its regular voyage to Lemon City,
Fla." But even if tho Spaniards should
treat this defence as a subterfuge, how can
they hold that Ladorde and his crew were
guilty of piracy and treason, so being sub
ject to tho death penalty! They are not
traitors to Spain, not being subjects of
Spain. They are not pirates, even If en
gaged In running tho blockade of tho Span
ish coast, and carrying for hire passengers
and supplies Intended for tho Insurgents.
The Senato report, howover, makes a
wholly different point, namely that tho
acts of Spain regarding these men, includ
ing the Illegal sentence, the long Imprison
ment, aud tho subsequent delays to glvo
them a new trial, justify 'our Govern
ment in demanding that thoy be set
at liberty, " irrespective of any act which
these prisoners may havo committed
up to tho date of their capture." There
Is certainly Rome ground for tho surmise
that Spain is In a quandary, fearing to pro
nouuee and execute a death sentenco upon
theso men, yet not wanting to mako their
act seem a light offence In Spanish eyes.
But we cannot consent to their being held
Indefinitely, thus enduring years of Jm
prlsonmcnt without trial.
Tho Hot-Wontlier Patriots of Cuba,
In tho yenrs of our war the two ar
mies marched and fought In tho hottest
weather of tho summer season. The battle
of Manasaas or Bull Run, tho battle of Get
tysburg and many othor battles wero
fought In tho mouth of July. With roso
lute mind, tho soldiers boro thu hardships
of campaigning ot all times of tho year.
Tho army of tho Cuban patriots Is small
In comparison with the armies that fought
In this country. But in theso weeks the
Cuban soldiers and, we may say, their ene
mies, too, are subject to hardships from
which tho American soldiers did not suffer
at any period of the civil war. It Is not only
tho tropical heat of the Cuban July that Is
trying; It is not only tho humidity of the at
mosphere; more than these, It is tho al
most perpetual torrents of rain. The men
In tho servlco hove to tramp through
slush and bilge water; they are affected
by the prevalent malaria ; they are sub
ject to yellow fever; they cannot get
natural sleep) and they must rest con.
tent with such supplies as are to be
found, tho Cubans living mostly upon
roots and fruits. Campaigning is hard, In
deed, for both sides In Cuba In these days.
It appears by the latest ofllcial report from
Havana that there wero 25,000 Spanish
troops In the hospitals at tho opening of
this month.
Tho Spaniards aro desirous that there
shall be, as there was In other years, a stop
page of military operations during the hot
and rainy season. Whon Weyler went to
an eastern province by water six weeks ago
as the leader of forty battalions, he pro
claimed that It was his purpose to assume
tho offensive; but as soon as ho reached
Santiago he surrendered to the floods, de
claring that nothing could be done there
while they lasted.
Gen. Gomkz seized the opportunity thus
offered to him. moved tho greater part of
his forces westward, and began the cam-
palgn In the central provinces, In which he
Is now engaged. How was It possible for
him to do so under existing circumstances t
It Is to bo said that he has an advan
tago ovor the enemy, In that his troops
are divided Into small bodies, mobilo and
well seasoned, lightly armed and clad,
while tho enemy's troops must, through
fear of attack, advance In large bodies,
and are heavily armed. The small
divisions of Cubans move by routes
and over ways, through tho forests
or among tho hills, that are un
available for tho Spanish army; thoy fall
upon the enemy's forts, attack him from
behind cover, take him by surprise, act In
combination or in separate parties, and
rotrott, when that Is necessary, to places
where they are saf 0 from pursuit. Wkyleu
set out, a few weeks ogo, with forty bat
talions, for a march In close columns, but
he has been unablo to do anything more
than hold his army In camp, and parry
such blows as tho ubiquitous Cuban bands
havo been able to deliver.
Tho resolute spirit, tho patriotic ardor,
and the mcttlo ot tho Cubans aro made
manifest at this time more than evcrbofore.
The hopelessness of tho Spanish cause, too,
Is indicated by tho course of events. In tho
last war of Cuba against Spain tho patriots,
two or three thousand In number, fought
for ton years; how long can they fight
with an army ten times as great as that
which they formerly hadt Spain has been
led to think that tho Cubans are broken
or pacified, when, In truth, they are waging
war with an energy nover surpassed by any
people, and at a tlmo when men's souls ore
tried. Theso patriots are In earnest ; they
valuo freedom more than life.
There were 200,000 Spanish soldiers
In tho Island of Cuba a year ago; wo
havo Spanish authority for tho statement
that that number has been diminished by
one-third. Thousands of them havo
fallen In fight; thousands havo dted
in tho mllltaiy hospitals; thousands havo
been shipped bock to Spain, suffering from
wounds or disease. Tho Spanish army has
neither gained glory nor accomplished tho
purpose for which It was sent to
Cuba; its commander has dishonored
tho Spanish nemo; it has difficulties
of nn unusually distressing character
this summer; it could hardly have a
more discouraging prospect. If tho folly
and the obstinacy of Spain's rulers bo not
soon overcome, It must submit to yet further
shame, If not to ruin.
It is the great thought of Cuba Libre that
enables tho patriots to fight as they are
fighting this summer.
A Trenty That Was Not Altered,
It Is gratifying to observe that the Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations has re
Iiortcd the Hawaii annexation treaty exactly
in its original form, and not only without
amendment, but by a votoproctlcally unani
mous. Two members of the committee,
Messrs. Tuupie and Daniel, did not sign
the report, not being quite ready to decide,
and some members wero absent; but no
vote was thrown against the recommenda
tion that Hawaii should come Into tho
American Union.
There will, of course, be a considerable
opposition voto In the Senate, especially
since some of its members, in bolstering
up the follies of tho last Administration,
committed themselves fully against the an
nexation of Hawaii. But there are enough
others, we trust, to ratify the treaty by tho
two-to-ono vote which It requires.
It is a good sign, too, that no tinkering
was done with the treaty. Perhaps when
the Senato comes to consider it some
amendments may bo found desirable.
Thcro are one or two points in Mr. Mor
gan's pending annexation bill whichmight
perhaps improve tbo treaty. But it is a tri
umph for tho State Department that its
treaty has run the first gantlet unscathed.
The National Iemoeratto party Is the only
party In this country which leprejents opposition to
protection. Courier-Journal.
But the Issue Is not protection. It is Dryan
lsm, free silver, and general political and social
rcolutlon.
In private the National IkmocrMio party may
admire and follcltute Itself to Its heart's content
on its solitude, but in public, unless Its proces
sions on the great question are sham, it nill
voto tho Republican ticket.
PARKnunST Is abroad with nervous pros
tration. Angel Dewnbtt Is Insnno. Tho Citl
tons' Union Is out for free publlo laundries.
Tho rubbish is being swept away, and the docks
are belnrr cleared for issues that are vital and
lmDoxLatit-
Tho Kansas City Times prints a power
ful strlko cartoon. In tlio legend of which tho
Miner says to tho Coal Trust: " If you had paid
us American wages in American money, this
strike would not hao occurrod." That Is to
say, if the miner could lmvo had his wages re
duced by means of the f rco colnaco of silver, he
would havo been content.
Times will never become so prosperous that
able-bodied men can sit on dry gooU boxes, dsnounoo
plulo.-racy and get rich. A'unius City Journal.
That sort of prosperity will never come, thank
Houven.but tho lackoflt will still cnabls calam
ity howlers and Bryanites to flatter fools and
sluggards that proporty Is robbery nnd the rich
aro robbers worthy of plunder.
There ought to bo a revival of tho study
of the Latin language in Boston. Tho Record
of that town translates corpus delicti as the
criminal's body, and even tho learned Tran
tcript talks about a no" itquit. Can such
things hot
Do tho boys who aro editing the Mug
wump papers of this town really Imaglno that
they aro humbugging anybody with their pre
tence of working for "Setii Low and Good Gov
ernment," whon obviously their game la to help
Tammany Hall boat tho ltopubllcans I
Tho Diamond Sculls, emblem unrivalled
of tho auiatour sculler's supremacy, havo been
brought to America through the victory yester
day at Henley of H. II, TEN Kvck of Worcester.
We receive them with satisfaction, ovon with
pride, though without tho tirevlso thrill which
we would bave felt if tho old block from which
Ten Evck himself Is a chip had not been a pro
fessional sculler. Ten Kvck's father was that.
A rerfeetly Sound Buelneu Proposition.
from (A Emporia Dallv Oaultt.
One subscriber to Tux Srn Is worth more to the ad
vertiser than forty subscribers to the newspaper that
nils its Brst page with pictures of murderers' hatchets,
assassins' kntres, adventurers' faces and fake letters
from fake statesmen. As a rule, a man Into whose
brain calibre the sensational Journal flu has no busi
ness sens and no money.
Tins Bra- u the only American dally newspaper
that U as big as the Continent.
Tss Ben Is the only dally newspaper that an
American finds lntero.tuuj , whether he llres In Cali
fornia, Alabama, Ualne or Kansas.
Huaabuar Waal Work.
From ths Buffalo Kvtnliuj Tlmti.
The Democrats of Sew York city flint tell one aids
that they aro with them, then they maka friendly
promises to the other side. Sat as everybody U " on
to thsm' they cannot tool the peopls.
"ins BEirER jtxrjrcjrr."
A Carltma Bdr of Rataee- Ball kat Always
elr-satlsflc Peaple.
To Tint Enrron or Tnrs Son Sir: Without
question, there Is a doplorablo amount ot nar
rowness about tho political Ideas ot that dis
tinguished body ot wealthy, nnd consequently
respectable cttlzons and their followers, who
have acquired tho habit of opposing everything
that does not emanate from their own Immodlste
circle. This particular body I refer to is tho
same that hires Cooper Union on every trivial
pretext, and then with audacious self-concolt
seeks to Impress upon its auditors that they nro
listening to "tho respectable element," "the
better element." It Is the sanio body of men
whoso names form tho nucleus ot numerous
petltlonsand committees which at times threaten
ns and our publlo ofllclals. Theso names aro as
cheap as thoy are stalo, and everybody knows t tint
thoy stand, not for any well donned principlos ot
government, but for personality In the admin
istration of "nny old thing." Thoso people,
having no king to bow the knoo to, do tho next
best thing, nnd call thomsolvos " non-partisans "
and worship an idol. Somo of them, also, aro
themsolvca idols scoklng worvhlppcrs.
Theso men have among thorn wvcrnl gentle
men of excellent business nimllllcntlons. but
who nro utterly unfit, bccatiM) of tho narrow
private lives they lead, to grasp tho broad Issues
that Interost tho masses. Thoy look upon the
masses as classes, and, such rcmodtes as they
suggost carry with them this distinction. In
politics, certainly, there aro no classes, for evory
man's voto Is equal to another man's vote
How narrow these gentlemen nro can bo seen
In their uso of the words "reform," "good gov
ernment," and "better element," Insinuating
with considerable conceit and a deplorable ab
sence of good taste, thot nono but themselves
are privileged to uso them.
"Politician" they dcflno as meaning somo
other fellow ' who is in politics for what ho can
mako out ot It." They fall to see that a healthy
ambition in politics is as desirable for tho wel
fare of our nation ns it Is In business circles for
the welfare of business. "Bo3s"isono who by
somo dark and deep-laid scheme succeeds In con
vincing a largo number of peoplo that ho Is a
man of strung principles, who is not to bo
swayod hither and thither by ocry broath of Ir
responsible publlo opinion; n man of purity of
moties and honesty of purpose, who can bo 1
trusted nnd 1 4 trusted In nil things ho Is a
Boss. "Non-partisan" Is a nioit otfectlvo word
that w ould sound well rot crbe ru ting t hrough the
corridors of a lunatic asylum. Lunntlcj and
Idiots aro "non-partisans' through misfortune.
Jlen with brains 0111 bo so only by choice. A man
of no conviction, or who Is not open to convic
tion on any subject that tho human brain iscom- !
potent to grusp, affr having hud a foir oppor
tunity to examine- It, is deficient beyond tho sup- I
pcsisl endowment of mankind in the w.iy of com
mon senbo. "Non-partisan," however, is not
used as much as it bus been because some peoplo ,
hnvo discovered that a " non-pnrtlsan " Is n 1
voter wht,m nobody can tell anything about, be
cause ho does not know himself. I
All theso pet words, taken together, nro only
tho bnlt whkh tho "citizens" (this year non- I
S artisans, noxt year somethint: else) dandle un
er tho tioscs of credulous voters nho havo no
tlmo to examine, and consequently do not din
rover thn llii" mid hook coicnled. No miliar
how catchy they may bo, or how fashionable tho
new-rauglod system of reform ablution mnv U
couie for tho moment, every uvin with strong
political principles at heart should think twice
before he permits himself to bo mado the tool of
men whose political ideas, whin they have any
at nil. are known to bo In a constant tangla.
Tho leaders of tho "Citizens' Union " ore prin
finally laboring under a burden of disappoint
ment. They have seen others succeed whero
thoy hsvo failed. Knvy has eaten so deeply Into
thoimouh that it dominates thIr reason, and
they havo come to belie e In the sincerity of
their own demand for good government. They
do not do Justlco to such intelligence as they
poitess. for they cheat Ibemselvcj. The truth
Is (and it Is on tho surface), they havo but ono
purpose, and that Is to defeat tho Itcnubllcan
party, either by forcing It to nominate a Mayor
of their choice, or br drawing away oters to a
dummy ticket or candidate.
Tho name of Sth Low is presented to us for
Mnyor, and it Is presented in u manner which
somewhat excels in dignity that in which Frank
furter ssnsagcs nro ottered to tho visitor to
Coney Island. Ytt he is a good man; so
good that ono of America's greatest states
men, James II. Blaine, could not command
his actUo eunporU Ho worked hurd to
help tbo Republicans of Brooklyn elect him
Mayor, what ho has done since, envious poli
ticians are suppressing. Should his name ap- I
poor before a rlcpubllcnn convention, let It bo re
colvod with ull the consideration that may bo
suggested by what we know of him. and not by
what wo hear of him. Ho will than be rewarded
as ho deserves, nnd Itcpubllcans will nominate
and elect as Mayor of New York another man.
Anti-Tammany.
BAYSinE, Queens county, July 12.
SENATOR HILT. AX1 STlt. WniTSET.
Their I'ulltlrnl IIomrleasniMS.
To TnE EniTOB or The Su.v Sir: What Is
there to prevent David Bennett Hill and William
Collins Whitney supporting tho Republican
party, so long, certainly, as tho Chicago platform
remains tho authorlt.itlvo standard of Demo
cratic faith and doctrine I 1
They aro both blmotnllipts. They aro both
protectionists. Actually, therefore, thoy aro
good enough Republicans. Thoy nro only Demo
crats nominally. According to tho Chicago detl
nitlonof IteniiK-racy, reull) thej .iro not Demo
crats at all. Thoy lmvo boon turned out of their
part. 1 hey aro not watitod in it. The Chicago
Dcniocrncy prefers to hno them remain ontsldo
as dangcruu characters. It wants them for
senreenm a, Tho Bryanites rcrilo the m.
Mr. Whitney's nttempt to mnnipulato tho
Tammany campaign is absurd. I am surprised
that so hhruud n man should mako It. Tho
present Tammany hates him nnd all ho repre
sents. Instead of lclng disposed to listen- to his
cajoling. Its sulrlt townrd him nnd his enter
prises Is vindictive. If thero is a man in Now
ork who ought for self-prcscrvntlon to bend
rvory energy to twat T-iminnny Hall in tho
coming camimigti, no matter what mnv bo the
subterfuges of its platform. It Is William C.
hitney.
So, alfo, ns to Mr. Hill. Ho could not enter a
Tammany meeting without being ussailod with
a storm of hlsics. Ho is tiiniomptltilo lu lis
eyes. Thero Is no future for him In tbo Demo
cratic party.
Yet theso men, actually Ilopubltcsns, nt least
as contrasted with tho Bryan Democracy, nro
clinging to the delusion that thoy nro ot Im
portance in tho Domiicratiu party, and can
bring back 10 thorn Its affection and ltsconll
deuce. As Democrats they are dead and hurled.
Their names provoke only Democratic Jeering
and contumely. They are gono nolltlcnlly, and
their memories aro reviled. Yet they think
they nro really Uvo factors in the Ilemorrntio
situation I Disillusioned.
New York. July 15,
A Stralcht Itrs nolle, lien sril,
To the Knnoii ok The Sun Sir; A few days
aftor the election of last yoor, at which Bryan
lsm wan overthrown In this titv, Mr. John C.
Shcchan, leader of Tuinmany Hall, publicly do
clarod, In apparent wrath nnd with ominous
emphasis, that tho gold Democrats who deserted
tho Tammany standard in that election would
not bo permit ted to return to that organization
unless thoy came bock repentant.
To a gonulno Bryan Democrat who honestly
believes in tho doctrines of tho Chicago plat
form, tho air of insolent superiority now as
sumed by the eoterlo who dlnod on Wednesday
evening at tbo Metropolitan Club, must bo ex
tremely aggravating.
Some of tho gentlemen assembled at t ho dinner
have acquired In tho past considerable reputa
tion for political skill nnd sagacity, hut If the
real purpose of that auriferous feast wus to pro
mote harmony In tho Democratic household and
concillato tho plain and honest adherents of De
mocracy, the programme. Instead of Indicating
ability, was tho very easonio of stupidity, ns the
aftermath will plainly show.
July 10, 1807. A Conkubeu Democrat.
The Kail or Dig Cblrr Maekaleila.
from the CrivIand riatu Dtaltr,
A smsll boy managed to securo admission to the
ball game on Monday aud stood on the ton row of the
bleachers' staud, where ho 0011M watrh tha game and
at the same time talk to aooiiple of small frlf ud of
his nho were ou the sidewalk below.
The game had boen lu progress a short tlmr, when
one of the boys on the walk called nps
Say, Jlmmlo, klu you see Socks f"r
" Yep,"
What's he dolu'r"
"Notliln'."
Another pause.
"Jlmmlr, what's he doln' now f
"Muffin a fly,"
"Ooel"
Another long pause.
"Jlmmlo, kin you see Socks now r
"Yep."
"Whst'shedoln'r"
"Mumn another fly,"
"Oeell"
A shorter Muse.
"Jlmmlo, kin you see Bocks now t"
"Nop."
'Why not
"'Cause they've took htm out 0' the game, an put
another duller lu his place."
"Huliygeelll"
The two broken hearted small boys 'staggered away
from tho fence and sat down on the curb.
Tbo Danger or Thinking In a sawtalU.
Iras las Bfton Herald.
An absent-minded man fa a Lagrange (He.) sawmill
sawed oft his little flngsr the other day while think
ing about something Ui.
STATE BAX1CEBB' COltrjSNTXOlf.
Unirorra Taxation f steaks an Traa Cent-
aaales la One or the Topic Discussed.
SAnATooA. July lfl.-In tho Now York State
Bankers' Convention this morning Cashier A. J.
Barnes of tho Buffalo City Bank delivered an
Informal address on "801110 Things tbo Now
York Stnto Bankers' Association Might Do."
A discussion of tho toplo "Should thore bo
uniform laws relating to tho taxation of banks
and trust companies I" was begun by tho lion.
Lester 11, Humphrey ot Warsaw.
" There aro many good men In the banking
business," ssld Mr. Humphrey, "who honestly
bollovo that tho proper inothod of reaching tho
end sought Is to relievo banks from taxation by
placing thorn on the samo footing ns trust
companies, rather than to nttempt legislation to
Incroaso tho rate of taxation of the latter class.
I do not belong to tho ranks of thoso who favor
this course. No law oxoinptlng banks from
taxation could stand tho storm of popular
criticism. If wo aro to accomplish anything
It hiti'l bo by cooperating with thoso
who favor un Increase of tho taxation of
trust companies, not by wasting our efforts In
useless onden,ors to securu admission to tho
ranks of tin' Inx-dodgors. It is not Willi any
feeling of hostility toward business rivals that
tho hunkers ot this Slato join with other tax
pajlng intorcsts in demanding that tho present
tax laws of thu fUito bo amended so that tho
largo amount of money Invested in trust com
panies shall boar a proper, fair, and Just ehnro
of the expenses of tho government whoso pro
tection thoy onjoy."
An address by tho Hon. i H. Hamlin of Can
andalgun, on Is n bankrupt law deslrablo I'
followed.
l'rof. Jeremiah Jenks of Cornell spoke on "Tho
causo or causes of low prlcos at the present
tlmo."
John J. Cramford of tho Bankers' Magazine,
New York, discoursed on "A review of tho act
ot 1817 iu relation to negotiable Instruments."
After the discussion of " What national legis
lation is required to improve tbo business of the
country I" opened hj tho Hon. Stephen M. Oris
wold. President of tho Union Bank. Brooklyn,
tho Convention adjournod until this afternoon.
Mr. Grlswold expressed tho opinion that ths
four years of business depreslon have boen due
to too much politics foi party advantage, too
much legislation, and too man) changes lu the
law. Business entcrprlio has been frightfully
wenkcncl in lib long light against adversity.
Relief must como from tho peoplo. Men should
bo sept to Congress who nro broadly patriotic,
nnd not to devote mot of their tlmo to securing
patrorngo for friends and nupportlPr measures
simply to secure reelect Inn. Mr. Uilswold de
rlsred that the threo stumbling blocks In the
pMh of business nro tho tariff, tho currency dis
pute, and the labor problem. He would nppolnta
National Tariff Commission to deal with the
rcvonuo question and pass a law against chang
ing the tariff oftencr than once In ten yoars.
Tho currency question would bo scttlod If Con
gress would establish a guarded svstem of Na
tional bank nolo circulation on a broader basis
than tho prr'tnt makeshift currency. Mr.
Grlswold believes that the labor dlinculty could
bo settled by a national tribunal, appointed by
the President aud sanctioned by tbo Senate, and
all labor disputes ehould be referred to such a
tribunal. Mr. Grlswold was vigorously ap
plauded by tho bankers.
In concluding the loutlne business the associ
ation selected Niagara Falls as the place for Its
lf-93 convention ana elected tho following ofll
cers; President, A. B. Hepburn. New York;
Vice-President, E. A. Qroesbeck, Albany; Troaa
tirer, F. W. Uarkor, Svracuse; Secretary, W. E.
Frew, lying Island City; Delegate at Largo to
tho convention of the American Bankers' Abso
ci ition at Detroit, Sevmour Dexter, Elmira;
Group Dciigutrs, F. E. Johnson of Niagara
Fulls, G. W. Thayer of Rochester. O. R. Wil
liams of Ithacb. O. B. Sloane ot Uswcgo, J. II.
De Bidder of Saratoga, T. El wood Carpenterof
Mount Klsco, S. M. Grlswold of Brooklyn, and
James G. Cameron of New York.
President W. C. Cornwell of the Buffalo City
Bank offered a resolution to tb effect that it is
the settled conviction of the members of tho as
sociation that all doubts regarding tho currency
should be removed; that all existing causes of
distrust as to stability of the currency should bo
removed, and that tho legislators should take
action to aciotnplUh this. It was also recom
mended that tho Government retire all paper
and substitute a safe bank currency under
Government supervision. The resolution was
adopted.
The Hon. L XI. Humphrey of "Warsaw offered
a resolution urging that all State bankers uso
their influence to obtain legislation placing
banks and trust companies on a basis of equal
taxation. This was adopted.
Tho convention was folloned by a reception
and ball at the Grand Union this evening.
THE PROPOSED 811IP CASTAZ..
Major Sjnona Saya It la .Tat Worthy te Bo
I'ndertakrn by the Government.
WAsniNOTON, July 16. The report of Major
Thomas W. Symons, Engineer Corpson the pro
posed "ship canal by the most practicable route,
wholly within the United States, from tho Great
Lakes to tho Hudson niver, of sufficient ca
pacity to transport the tonnage of the lakes to
tho sea." tho examination and estimate of cost
of which was authorized by the River and Har
bor net of lP9(t, was transmitted to tho House
to-day by Secretary Alger. An accompanying
letter from Gen. Wilson, Chief of Engineers,
gives tho subidance of Major Syruons's recom
mendations. There are three possible routes,
according to Major Symons.
1. Tho Oswego rout from Lake Erie, vis tho
upper Niagara River, to Tonawanda or La Sallo;
thenco h) canal to Lcwiston or some point on
1-ake Ontario; thence by Onwego and Oneida
risers to Oneida Lake; thence to theMuhawk
River, to the Hudson nt Troy.
J. Krie C unal route by the lino of that canaL
a. frolloiv tlio nrft ro'ito to Lake Ontario;
thenco to St. Lawrcnco River and to Ogdena
burg or near there; thenco to Lake Champlaln,
and via Champlaln Canal to the Hudson at Troy.
Major Symons 6ays this Is a possible but; not
prHctlcblorontc. Major Symons discusses tho
relatlvo merits of these routes, aud concludes
that tbo boat ono is by way of thelNiagora River,
l.akca Ontario nnd Oneida, and tho Mohawk
Blvcr. To build such a canal would, at a rough
otlmnto, cost ?-JOO,0XH).0OO; to maintain it would
require an annual expenditure of two millions,
and it wnuldMvo no military value. Finally,
Major Symons Is of opinion that tho construction
of btirh a project Is not worthy to bo under
taken by tho general Government,
Major Symons is also of tho opinion that the
Kne C'annL whon enlarged under existing plans
of tho State of New York. will, if all restric
tions imposod by tho State upon its uso bo re
nioved, give commercial advantages that would
bo given by n ship canal, and that if it bo fur
ther Improved by enlargement to a sire sulllclent
for 1,300-ton barges, making necessary altera
tions in Its alignment so as to give a continuously
descending canal all tho way from 1-uko Erlo to
tho Hudson, audi improvml canal, navigated
by lurgcs, would enntilo freight to be trnns
lxrtcd between tbo East nnd tho West at a
lower rato than by ship canal navigated by tho
largo lake and ocean tcssols. Malor Mrmnns
sajsthat this culnr-i-mont of the canal laa pro
ject worthy of being undertaken bv the general
tlovcrnm.Mit, as the benctfls to Uidoritod there
from would In) eouuurnetirato with tho cost, esti
mated nt about f.W.ooo.ooo. Tho cost of tho nec
essary survey along tho O wego routo Is ctl
mated nt $lt0.O00: an Independent survoy for
the enlargement of Krie Canal would cost $12.1.
000. A comhluttl nunc" would nut ftlfto.noo.
In transmitting Mnjor Symons's n-'wt to Gen.
Wilson, Col. Gillespie. Division Kiig'.neor.
adds his concurrence In tho conclusions reached.
Elaborate, maps accompany tho report. Sec
retary Alger makes no comment in transmitting
thu report.
THE XATVllAh JtESTIXY OP CAXADA.
.ol a Itrpendrnr) urn Fnrrlan state, but Part
ortbe Itrpubllo ur .Surlli Am-alra.
iYom a Speech at Mr. C.Mui.. Smllk'e at Xaarftlet1.
"Why should you N siwndlnj your earnings In
military linos of straimhl, or military preparations
of any kind? Do you nam loflaht the million of
Canadians oicrlue nay, many or them your onn
sons or brothers? Is It wl 10 spend our nioncj on
unprofitable lines of road, only that you miy not
uso American roads, whllo the Americans are freely
using yours?
"Look at tho innp. Not the delusive ma,iwhleh
makes Canada a smld mass of territory extending
to the North Pole, but the truthful map, which
shows the kcot'rsplili'al distribution and relation, of
our several proluees ou will then see what ths
construction of lines ot trarno In Canada, entirely
separate from the rjt of tho continent, means. In
keep five millions or North Americans out of North
Ami rlo-i will Ik) a rilnkult and costly undertaking.
To tho few, the rxerliuiit may bear fruit In peer
ages or kn!ght.'ic.o Is. To the many It will bear fruit
In Increase ot taxation.
" Thero are people wha, from aoclal faucy, as well as
for political olijccts, ant to build up a barrier of
hatred bolwrcn us and our kluinicn to the south,
while Kmlan.l, to whom we aro alt so loyal, Is court-lu-
Amrriciui fr.ondshlp by all Ilie nma. 1 In lur
power,
"There does unfortunately exist feeling against
Ore at Prltatn In the United Stst-s. That reeling Is
likely to continue, and when any friction orlww, to
show luolf, so long as Ciroat Ilrliuln remains a politi
cal or military po cr on this continent, Vou would
have the same thing uu tho other sld If tho United
tltates were a political aud military power ou the
(rlank of Kngiaad. Hut against Canada as an Ameri
can community there Is no feeling whatever."
Soma or It Ilaa t'sns This Way.
lYvtn ths Cleveland Leader.
And right at this time an astronomer announoes
that the tun is Ic-log lu heat. That man U tndentlj
act working for a reputation, ""imiuiij
.fi-vv ..... .v.ja-'.'gufe- w - .& ,itj
TO AVDIT COBPOKATZOJT AOCOVXTB. I
A Company roretrsl to Inform and rreteel I
Inventor. I
Tho steadily Increasing demand for an inn's. II
pondent audit of corporation accounts, that is, lM
fornn audit and examination of tho books f H
various companies by competent experts oil u? IH
than thoso regularly cmployod by tho con ,.
nhs themselves, has led to tho formation of is
Audit Company of Now York. Every ono of tot
officers nnd directors of tho company has a 1
national reputation, and many ot thorn have i
ternatlonal reputations as managers of rnllw , -,
Insurance, and financial corporations, Ths
Presidency of tho company has boon taken If
porarily by Mr. August Belmont, and thn .
perls who havo entered its servlco liiu.110
Stcphon Little, Thomas L.flrcene. William Ihr
clay Parsons, nnd Henry II. Seaman. Tho 'act
that tho company Includes civil engineers uiui.ii.
its ofllccrs indicates that It purposes to rxnm ne
and report upon the physical condition of prop
erties, as well as upon their accounts and finan
cial condition.
Tho company expects to obtain its patronngo
from Invostors, financial Institutions, borrowers
of money, directors of corporations, morr hat i,
and pun hasers of properly. It will undertake
to furnish Investors with accurate nnd disinter
ested Information regnnllng companies in the
securities of which they may wish to Plato tin ,r
funds. It Is suggested that ilnauclal ln-M .
tlons that are largo lenders of money, cither
upon securities or commercial paper, will find t ,e
Audit Company usoful In determining tho vnl 1
of tho collateral they accopt, nnd that loans a., I
bo more readily ncgotlstcd If borrowers ui a
a lurge scalo can present certificates if
tho company as to tho valuo nf ihs
security they havo to offer. Tho samo state
ment applies to merchants and manufai turert
who have occasion to enter tbo money msrl ft
as borrowers. Tho company expects to lie of
special service to directors of corporations, who
In that capacity accopt soriousresponMbl'l s,
yet In Uie majority of cases are unable, either
on account of tho tirao required or lack of vxpr
rience, to Inform themsolvca thoroughly regard.
lng ths affairs of companies that they nsii-t 'n
managing. The Audit Company Is entire!)
American enterprise, and will, obviously, for iM
own protection, employ only the most capah'e
accountants, whoso work will be supervised ty
experts of acknowledged reputation.
TJIE EAE3IAJDS JUTAT OO.
Hooafeesr. Falle Bay Tbelr aTenence Lends t
Mnny Saloan rigbta.
"Yon can keep good beer nnd a wcll-stoci !
free lunch, but you won't havo any i s
tomers unless yon have a barmaid," remark d
a Hobokcn saloon keeper to Chief Detective
Nelson and License. Inspector Robert Bell Yes
terday. Nelson and Bell have decided t. e
quest the Common Council to withdraw th, '
censes of all saloons where barmaids are en
ployod on tho ground that the places are dis
orderly. Barmaids aro not uncommon In "
boken and the police have learned that th.y
have been the cause of n groat many disgrace
ful saloon fights. Altogether, there arc thiry
saloons in the city whero barmaids arc em
ployed. '1 found by visiting the saloons." raid C1 V f
Detective Nelson, "that many ot the- -
maids are women who have been arretted .ot
walking tho streets. There is no fnult to i! 1
with their costumes and I know of no law
which prohibits saloon keepers from employing
them, but they tend to mako tho places ais
lr. They drink with the men and r.iro $, b 1
very often cause a great deal of trou'd" i or " s
police. The saloon keepers bay that they must
have them or they cannot do any busices.
Nel-oa sold that ho and Inspector Bell in
tended to petition the Common Council to pai
an ordinance prohibiting the employment of
barmaids entirely. The ordinance U now leuv
drawn up by Corporation Attorney Minturn.
BAPTISTS RAISE 9503,031.
This Will Fay All the Debts ar thn .SIiionu7
Cslto and the Heme JSIsalon Society.
The committee appointed to pronounce upon
the pledges made for tho payment ot tho debts
of the American Baptist Missionary Union aud
the American Baptist Home Mission Society
reports that it has carefully examined the lists
submitted to it by tho Secretaries of the so
cieties, and finds that $S03,03L45 has been se
cured in cash and in satisfactory pledges.
The amount secured Is somewhat in excess
of ths debts, but much ot this excess will be
required to meet the Interest on these debts fcr
six months from April to October, and tho Inci
dental expenses of the effort. The report says:
Tha nobis offer of tSSO.OOO of Mr. John D.
Rockefeller was an Inspiration to the denomina
tion In this undertaking. But few other pledges
of large amounts have been made tour of
fS.000 each, two of theso from men and two
from women tho gifts coming largely from
Baptists of moderate means. We congratulate
ourTgreat societies upon deliverance from tho
Etrils that confronted their work; aud we be
evo that those gifts are the indication of th
profound loyalty ot tho denomination to the-o
Interests, and of their disposition to sustntu
them with larger liberality than ever before,"
A DOMESTIC INHERITS $1,000,000.
man SfeKnr'a I'nrle Became Rich In Son in
Arrtean Trade.
Fixsirrxo, L. I.. July 16. Miss Phoebe Mo
Kay, who for seven years has worked a; a do
mestic in this village, has unexpectedly beco-rs
very wealthy through tho bequest of an uncle
in Scotland. The uncle had been engaged lu the
South African trade, but Miss McKay did not
know that he had amassed a great fortune until
after he died. She received notice of his dei'h
several months ago. Her information at thil
time was- that ho had left the bulk of his fortune
to a Presbyterian church in Scotland.
Soon afterward she learned that she s1m hsd
been mentioned in the will. Sho kept ste.iu v
at her work as a domestic, giving the m.,t
llttlo attention, Last week she rvccl ved a let er
from tho solicitors who are settling up t a
affairs of her uncle's estate, Tho letter diree'. t
her to go at onco to Scotland, saj lng tint Hi.j
amount of her fortune would be more thin
$1,000,000. Mtss McKay has given up hi pi.i
and will start for Scotland to-morrow . f-he sai s
It is her intention when she shall secure ' r
money to return to America and take up 1 i.r
residence In Flushing.
On One Condition.
from the Vhiladelphla lleeant.
There Is probably no mnn in the country w '
has a wider reputation as a bridge built., r t i i
W. II Brown, chief engineerot the l'ni'is. -nla
Railroad. No brldgn project, no matin '
great its magnitude, is enter, d umiii v, i'h u
readiness, both as to the preparation if
ulans and their successful execution, than y
him.
His promptness to undertake great br '-
projects, hov ever, Is no greater than lu re
ness to answer absurd engineering oue-t. s
vrlilrh nro often put to him, 'I hi- w i e Idea. I
by his reply to n clcrMiiau to wham he w.i- in
troduced somo years ago In IVti-btirg 1 tls
lato II, II, Houston, a director nt tin l'cnn)lv i
nla Railroad. Mr. Iloustoii introduced him
tlio greatest bridge builder of the country,
whereupon the preacher, turning to Mr, Brown,
asked him if he toiild build it bridge to etcrtu '.
"Yes, if you furnish the abutments," wn-. i
prompt reply.
Hail lie t'ouldn'l ;l,r II Away,
r'tvmte JlinneapoH 7uin,
KavCi iiik. Wis.. July i:i.-In l"M, wlills
living in Duliilh, Julius 0. HwiiiiMin purchuM'd
Too niisri in a Colorado mine nr.tr Colorado
Spring, pacing HI cents a share for t An v
ye.irs later ho uttered the lot for e-7 0. lis
trlemlh laughed a I him e.nd refused lo hut In
1S1I.I ho iniiio to this city and nccepted a posi
tion In it hoestoro at a sniitll sil.in. Kearitu lit
would h.it e to pa tar.es on his t'oloindo n -erl.
ho tiled to give Ills dinrcs uway. No p -son
wanted them even nan gift. Swaiison w s
Industrious, nnd n ear ago opened a shoe st a
of M own unit did a good bus'iie-is, Ycrtepi T
Colorado Springs parlies ottered .summon
(HMI for his 7f( shuns. I In mid his shoe t s
and will leave for t'olorndo Springs on Tin '
day. lloa.iyitirHT.OtMfiir liw.oilis good cm- J
for him mid ho will sell,
Itet on n .Slim ure.
Prom the Buffalo Kteflno Timet.
Soi'TM LtviiMt, July 14, -No nuttier l '
grtvr hut miiiio persons can bo found wh is
willing to wager on the ouUotnc, An In-'
to tint eipi is shown in t bet which 1). I
Backus of this villagn has uiuilo with it '
woman who lives ulCiilediiui i. Tliuumii
on tho outcome cf tho trial of Howard I'
ham, the alleged uxnrlilde. Backus ! I
hui.iMlll bo coin iuu, the jitimnumi
ho will bo acquitted, if li.tekux Iojch lie
to trundle tho girl In a wheelbarrow (hum
donlu to Batnvla, If ho wins tho girl 1- t
the trundling m t. Tho illstnnco betwei i
two vlllngcH is eighteen intlo. ltlsthuut:! 9
girls parents will call the bet off.
NOO, 000,000 rounds or tiilermrlmi
I'rom the Cohesion Sewt
80 far the li.ihMI.OOO peoplo of Ten lin
Jpycd on.v threo watertieluiu per t .tin '
therp tiro nine nioro pei capita roiuliu, J
think, grand old Texan produces otih
40.000.000 watermelons, weighing in ll- - ;
goto only 800,000.000 pounds. Whi.tlm ' i
be packed iu SO.000 cars aud would w tk if
about 2,000 trainloadt. Ourao.Ooo.oiio uv
2 loupes will mako up thu deficit, hov u tr.