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-ff publication irttft to hare rejected article! returned,
fj Unnulin all ocuti tend tlampifcr that jeurpote.
JP Tho PrcItlcnt' Speech.
3& Through tbo great rhetorical dignity of
jS President MoKinlby's apeech before tho
Ml manufocturcra on Thursday thcro ahlno
'$ forth two particular propositions :
k .First, tho pledge of tho St. Louis plat-
W form to preserve the gold standard Invlc-
Ijt late must bo kept.
ft- Secondly, If under that pledgo thcro can
still be doubt of the national safety In re
ft tpect to the publlo credit, tho President
A fatora any wise, effectual and feasible me th
M od of making such doubt Impossible.
5? Whllo the McKlnloy Administration dl
f recta tho Government, tho gold standard
y cannot bo overthrown. The President is
t? Immovable In Its defenco; ho would
put It beyond tho hope of its enemies to
i attack successfully. But whatever plan for
"i, that pnrposo may most commend ltsolf in
s tho end, an able politician and practical
If publlo man llko McKinley may bo ex
"I pected to permit no entanglement or ob-
souration or alteration of the main Issue,
$ tho preservation of the gold standard, until
t direct assault upon it has ceased, and It Is
practically out of danger.
To the goneral publlo mind tho Issue for
k 1808 and for 1000 will be that of 1800.
&f tfne supporters of honest money must not
jfc be deceived as to the inherent dangers and
i?- duties of tho situation, nor hampered by tho
f Intrusion of other propositions calculated
to mako the gold standard less manifest In
r. Its value and less easy to defond.
H 'President McKinlky's visit points anew
a recent lesson. His presence here as tbo
I representative of honest money and onti-
1 Bryanism has given to Now York city
$ and to tho Empire State a thrill of
fi political jubilation and of commercial
'M confidence. This would have been greater
fn still if a number of strangely and ma-
ltciously possessed politicians, Ignoring
i their relation to honest money, had not
;?, succeeded last fall in humiliating and
j& disintegrating the Republican party in
g the Greater Now York, thereby giving tho
m power and prestige of governing the me-
'$ tropolis to tho Bryanites. Suchamlsfor-
;g tuna must be prevented for the Congress
M elections to come next November. Tho
St. effort for Bcpublican disintegration must
$ " be repudiated and suppressed, and the Re-
'm publican party, tho honest-money party,
must go to tho polls again harmonious,
!& solid, and irresistible.
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$ One or tho First Americans.
Is Senator Fnvn's speech In New York on
If national expansion and the relation of tho
Nicaragua Canal and tho Hawaiian ques.
$t tlon to tho future of our republic Is as good
4, as gold.
if. This Senator from Maine was among the
j& first men In public lifo to grasp tbo full
?ft slgnlflcnnco of the American idea as dls-
?J tlngulshed from the Mugwump conception
t of national destiny. And no statesman in
Congress has maintained his Idea of true
Americanism with a steadier tone or an
gs honestcr voice.
a Mr. Frtvn Is one of the men whom tho
& Americans of tho twentieth century will
g? remember and honor when they see a mag-
? n(flcent American commerce crowding tbo
Bg wide Pacific.
jfjft At present ho can well afford to be called
'M a Jingo. That description doe? not feaze
iH Senator FrtYE In the least.
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3J The Death of Aranguren.
Jrf The dramatic incident of the execution of
Sl Cpl. Joaquiw Hmz by his friend Gen.
WL Nestor Abanouiien, in obedience to tho
fit stern orders of Gomez, in now followed
wf after a llttlo time by the death of Aran-
Pfife ODREK himself.
tir A playwright need hardly seek more va-
rl,ed, stirring and suggestlvo Incidents for
,;.? his purpose than thoso that are furnished
M by the brief but brilliant career of tho
v - TOung Cuban hero. As Ruiz offered up his
S( life for Spain In tho effort to subjugate
& cUba, so AnANonnEN has made the supreme
H sacrifice In hla effort to free her. But un-
ik. like the Spanish officer whoao fate was
linked with his own, Araxourex did not
Hi, die as an envoy sent to persuade on old
'p acquaintance to betray his flag.
j The loss of this energetic leader, a youth
W of-great achievement and great promise,
fy, trjll be deplored by his brother patriots In
Parma; but llko the loss of Maceo, whose
,, rank was higher and whose command was
J more extensive, it will not prevent the
v ultimate triumph of his cause. Cuba baa
)f many as ardent sons In the field, and they,
ij), J Ike Aranourek, stand ready to lay down
'A their lives for her.
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M. - Is Our Navy Ready ?
5 The possibility that some unexpected
V turn In our foreign affairs may suddenly
?$ plunge us into war naturally has set the
$ naval authorities to examine their means
, of meeting suob an exigency.
$ Considering the rapidity of action which
algnollzes modern fighting, wo should rely
fi only, of course, on tho Bhlps completed.
Even the Kentucky and Kearsarge would
not be counted on, while tho Wisconsin,
v Illinois, and Alabama aro absolutely out of
the question. Probably most of tho torpedo
ft boats could be hurried into service from the
:,' yards whero they are now building, and the
l same Is true of several good ships now
under extensive repairs, like tho Chicago
, and Atlanta.
K But tho question whether the navy Is
; ready refers not to vessels building or re-
iv pairing, but to thoso that nominally are fit
;jf for Immediate service. Are they thoroughly
i fit? Mr. Roosevelt lately Iioh pointed out
1 some details In which our navy Is behind
:j the times. Tboflrst Is the use of old-type six-
; Inch guns, whero other navies employ tho
6 rapid-fire type, thereby securing an enor
S mous Increase of battery power; another Is
i a want of sufficient reserve ammunition;
ij, a third, the luck of under-water torpedo
i tubes, which, however, probably will bo
supplied to future ships ; a fourth, tbo
if lock of dry docks for the accommodation of
; our big battleships; a fifth, tbe lack of a
i sufficient number of well-equipped repair
) ohvnU at stations along tbe coast; a sixth,
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tbe need of ak Increase of the enlisted ton,
so that all our ships could be manned, with
some provision also for the subsidized
(merchant marine ; and la this Increase care
should be taken to seenro n strong force of
warrant machinists, so as to relievo the
commissioned engineer force In part of
their routlno duties.
But tho real point of Importance as to
these and perhaps other Improvements
seems to us to be that they can be made, and
most of them will bo made, In season for
nny exigency likely to befall. Tho supply
of ammunition and the conversion of tho
six-inch guns Into rapid.flro pieces could go
on very fast, and the latter Is progressing.
So, too, tho big dry docks at Brooklyn and
Port Royal can bo made ready in a short
time for our very heaviest battleships. Tho
addition of enlisted men requires only an
act of Congress a few lines long.
A provision for future ships ought to bo
mado, with a supplyof armor for three still
under construction; and now docks, too,
must bo built. For more porfect effi
ciency now, with what resources wo
havo at hand, thero are certain things to
be cared for forthwith. And yet our navy,
however soon It may bo callod upon, can
give an excellent account of Itself.
After Cleveland MoKlnley.
A shameless social disturber and occa
sional promoter of anarchy, the AVic York
World, spoko yesterday of the banquet of
tho Manufacturers' Association as "a Bel
shazzar feast." The only conceivable object
of tho epithet Is to Inflame tho minds of tho
leu prosperous part of tho community
against the men who paid $10 each to hear
President McKinley speak and to have
their dinner at n hotel which, as tbe
samo newspaper points out in tall head
lines, coat $10,000,000. The Inten
tion is manifestly to represent tho
members of the National Association
of Manufactures as "plutocrats," oppres
sors of tho unfortunate, and merciless
money getters, feasting and revelling in
luxury unmindful of the handwriting upon
the wall.
Something of tho same noto appears here
as distinguished and disgraced the Hon.
Grover Cleveland's celebrated messago
of 1887, wherein tho President of the
United States warned tho manufacturers
of this country that unless they followed
his theories of tariff taxation "an abused
and irritated people, heedless of those
who have resisted timely and rea
sonable relief, may Insist upon a
radical and sweeping rectification of
their wrongs." In later speeches and
writings of Mr. Cleveland his impatlenco
with tho manufacturers as a body was
manifested In even harsher outbreaks ; as,
for example, when he told them that their
fortunes were " no longer solely tho reward
of sturdy Industry and enlightened fore
sight," but that they "are largely built
upon undue exactions from the masses of
our people." This state of mind grew In
Intensity until It culminated In tho Madi
son Square Garden speech of July 20, 1802,
with its infamous appeal to the passions of
the Homestead mob.
If from the point of view of Mr. Cleve
land and his associate agitator, Mr.
Joseph Pulitzer, the banquet at tho
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel on Thursday night
was a Belshazrar feast, what was tho
handwriting on the wall ?
President McKinley read it clearly and
Interpreted it correctly. Tho letters on tho
wall shone with the bright light of confi
dence and hope; and the President who
succeeded the author of the Homestead
speech read them thus :
" I note with satisfaction your Improved
appearance now," said William McKin
ley to tho gentlemen whom Grover
Cleveland had denounced as conspirators
against tbo public weal. "Your object
now, as I gather it, is to go out and possess
what you have never had before. You want
to extend not your notes, but your busi
ness. National policies can encourage In
dustry and commerce, but it remains for
tho people to project and carry them on.
If these policies stimulate Industrial de
velopment and energy, Vie people can b
safely trusted to carry them on."
Tho writing on tho wall at tho Waldorf
Astoria was simply this: "Better times."
Not a man there present failed to under
stand It. But what a contrast between the
President whose good fortune It is to utter
to a delighted audience just commentaries
upon this golden text, and the President
who saw in the energy and enterpriso of
the American manufacturers nothing but
"the communism of combined wealth and
capital," "overweening cupidity and self
ishness," and "selfish greed" trying to
trample the citizen to death "under an
iron heel 1"
A Question as to Good Manners.
This qunstlon, touching the obligations of
polite consideration in a street car. Is sub
mitted to us by tbe young man, apparently,
who himself was subjected to tho very great
natural temptation ho describes:
" To tbz Editor or Tea BvxStr : Tbre ladlti enter
a itrnt car, ertry lent ot whloh la taktn, and Hand
about equall near to a gentleman who li leated,
reading-, one ot the ladlea 1 ot middle agai one la
young but plaint tbo third la jrouug and prettjt all
are well and robut
"ll anjr rule or principle violated If he tendera hla
aeat In preference to the young and attractive ladj
Initead of to either of the othera ?"
The question whether a man is obliged
in courtesy to glvo up his seat in a pub
llo conveyance to a standing woman Ib,
doubtless, a cause ot much dintross to
many masculine minds. Must a man
in due consideration for mcro femi
nine weakness, or from simple chivalry,
alwayB prefer the comfort of women abovo
bis own selfish Inclinations! Formerly
American men felt very generally that such
was tholr strict obligation, and still nt tho
South and In some other parts of this coun
try it Is almost universally obeyed by men,
though even thero with exceptions as to
circumstances which tend to confuse tho
subject and to destroy the "rule or princi
ple "about which our correspondent asks.
Men who havo bought desirable seats in
theatres, for Instance, do not give them up
to women Ipjjs conveniently placed, and
they do not feel tho obligation toward col
ored women under any circumstances.
If a man gets a seat in a car he has an
unquestionable right to occupy it against
all comers, for he has. paid for It. If n
woman enters after the seats aro filled, alio
Indicates her readiness to make the journey
without a scat, or to take her chances of
getting ono without imposing on the mere
politeness of a Btrauger. This, howovcr,
does not prevent tbo run of American men
from feeling more or less uncomfortable,
somewhat ashamed of themselves, If they
remain seated while women are standing
in front of them. They can't help It,
Of course, no absolute obligation rests on
a man to give up his seat to a woman
I simply because she Is a woman. She may
be in less need ot the rest than is be. He
may be in a hurry to meet an important en-
. m ( 4'
Sewest, while site eeuM well Trs
waited for another sad an unerowded ear1.
He may contend thai It ts the business of
the railroad company to look out for Its
women passengers, not 'his. Reason may
give him an abundance ot sound excuses
for not yielding to the conventional con
sideration for women, but tljey do not
stop his accusing conscience. It is a ques
tion which every man must sottlo for him
self, and he Is not properly subject to con
demnatlon whichever way ho decides It,
He Is at liberty to do as he chooses without
violating any moral or social law or ab
solute principle It rests also with the
woman to accept or decline tho courtesy ot
a stranger, and If In taste she refusos to put
herself under obligation to him for It she
has good reason on her side.
Our correspondent, however, docs not
ralso that broad question, for tbe particular
experience rotated by him Is apart wholly
from a matter of mere courtesy. What ho
asks is simply If ho would have been Justi
fied In obeying his inclinations by giving
his seat to tho young and pretty wo
man ot the party, Instead of tho middle
aged woman or tho plain woman. Under
the pretencoof unselfishness would ho havo
been excusable for seeking to gratify his sel
fish preference? Obviously not; all moral
merit In tho act would havo been lost by such
a surrender. It would have been an Imperti
nence In him, also, to have made such a
discrimination, which would properly havo
been resented by tho pretty girl. Propriety
would havo dictated to her to give way to
the eldest of the threo, thus rebuking our
friend doservedly for presuming to exhibit
his preference for her, a total stranger to
him. At any rate, If he was disposed to
surrender his seat, ho should havo left the
three women to decide for themselves whloh
should tako It,
The whole turns on a question of good
manners, and In themselves good manners
aro a social obligation. They aro In social
life what tbe flowers ot the field and all
other natural beauties are In tho Inanimate
world. They mako existence tolerable, and
their preservation Is necessary to keep so
ciety from degenerating Into a beargarden.
Their basis, of course, Is regard for tho
llttlo rights and tho comfort of others In
the Intercourse and associations of life.
Henco men who go even to an extreme be
yond the strictly reasonable requirements
of civility In their treatment of women In
publlo conveyances aro worthy of commen
dation. They are taking a direction which
Is In Itself right.
Breaches of good manners, neglect of the
formal requirements of civility in public
places and In business intercourse, aro so
frequent in their occurrence that any mani
festation of old-fashioned formal courtesy
affords a welcomo relief by showing that
there still remains in society the savor
which keeps It from becoming tho scene of
a rough-and-tumble struggle for advantage
In all things, great and small.
All tho samo, however, It is hard that
stern duty and gracious manners should
prevent our friend from gaining favor In
the eyes of a pretty girl, and at the same
time fulfilling all the requlrementsot moral
law and social courtesy.
Mnrder.
What Spain has done during the last
three years In Cuba In tho way of exter
minating that Island's people is more
awful In its destruction than the entire
achievement of Spanish armies in the
course of thetr wars to extend Spain's do
minion In other countries.
Charles V., In the Netherlands, in the
thirty years elapsing from 1S20 to 10S0,
brought death to about 100,000 persons,
according to the estimate of Grotids.
From that time up to 1560 tho Spaniards
murdered In cold blood, said the Prince of
Orange, over 00,000 persons. The Duke
of Alva, In a well-known letter to hlB mas
ter, Don PniLlP II., boasted of having
slain In cities and towns, within five years,
18,000 Dutch people.
But what is all that when, from 1805 to
1807, as declared by tho Bishop of Ha
vana, (530,000, or more than half a mil
lion victims of Spanish barbaritv havo
been buried in the cemeteries of Cuba?
What aro the awful crimes committed In
the namo of tho King of Spain by Boves
and Morillo during the struggle for in
dependence In South America when, In
Cuba, Gen. Weyler, in less than two
years, exterminated over 200,000 peaceful
non-combatants In Cuba, slaughtering them
not only with fire and sword, but by tho
pongs which Dante put among the first
of hell tho slow and ruthless torture
of hunger?
What In tho record of Spanish atroci
ties In Mexico and Santo Domingo when,
within threo months after Gen. Blanco's
landing in Havana, 80,000 persons per
ished In Cuba from starvation, or were
assassinated, regardless of sex or age,
In tho manner described by Blanco him
self In his decreo of Jan. 8 of 1808, or
dering his soldiers not to kill any more
men, women, and children, aged, unarmed
prisoners, or defenceless paciftcosl
Theso aro horrors such as have never
been committed before ot any tlmo In any
country by the most bloodthirsty savages
who have tainted the pages of history.
Ijyncli liaw At New Haven.
Tho Hon. Charles Joseph Bonaparte
of Baltimore will lecture before tbe Kent
Club of tho Yale Law School during the
present term. Tho subject has not been
announced, but presumably it will be
"Lynch Law." That Is Mr. Bonaparte's
specialty. It was at tho Yale Law School
in June, 1800, that he first celebrated the
beauties of lynch law. After nearly eight
years of devotion to his favorite theme ho
burst Into rapture over It again in a iecturo
delivered in Boston the other night, a Sun
day night, of all nights In the week. Wo
take from his own report a passage illuml
natlvo of the legal and moral concepts of
this Wild Man from Balttmoro :
"Judge Lynch may make mlatakei, and hla mil
takea can be corrected br no writ of error, but If a
number of fallurta of juitlce In hit court could t
compared n 1th thote In our more regular tribunal!, I
am not eure that he need fear tbe remit. I believe
that verr few Innocent men are lynched, and, of
thote who have not committed tbe particular orfenoe
f or which tbcv iuffer, a etlll amaller proportion ar
deilrable membera of eoclety, and. In certain parte of
the country at lent, It It quite tafe to tay that fear of
lynching la by far the molt effective deterrent from
certain forma ot crime. It U, of courte, a great evil
that tbe law tbould ba occasionally enforced by law
leu meant, but It la, In toy opinion, a greater evil that
It thould be habitually duped and etadtd by mean
formally lawful. A few defaulting State Treaaurera
or boodle ' Aldermen, evenoneortwo United Statea
Senatora who know more about the operation of
truttt 'than they can rind It convenient to tell, bang
ing untried to lamppoite would not be a wholly edify.
Ingtpeotaclei but II would have a more wholetome
effect on publlo official! than a long terlea of quashed
Indlctmentt, dlaagreelng Jurlte, forfeited 'straw'
reooanlcancet and varying phatea of legal Impunity
for prosperous eooondrelUni."
According to this leading commentator
on LYNcn, J., lynch law is "a symptom,
and not a wholly regrettable symptom, of
"tils M& s&.fcufoess to which' Anerl'
aie6Wmlr orderly-freedom;''
It Is fortunate for tho Wild Man from
Baltimore that the author ot "Commen
taries on American Law" Is not olive to
give his opinion ot the defender of Ameri
can lawlessness, who Is to lcctnro before
the James Kent Club.
Branchless Trees.
It Is curious to note In theso days of
genealogical study how many peoplo are
mistaken In their pedigrees.
Ono of tho most common errors In this
country Is to trace direct descent from
somo hero of history. It Is a natural aud
amlablo weakness. The Bayards of Dela
ware have been credited with claiming tho
Chevalier an their progenitor, although he
was killed In the retreat from northern
Italy while comparatively a young man,
and had never been married. By tho way,
his family namo was Terrail, and not
Bayard.
Many of tho Knoxes, scattered through
out the country, claim descent from Gen.
Knox of Massachusetts, Washinoton'9
first Secretary ot War, but It is perfectly
well known that ho never had any chil
dren born in wedlock.
Ono of the most prolific of our earlier
worthies, If we can credit recent claims,
was Etha.it Allen, the hero of Tlcon
deroga. Immediately after announcing
tho appointment of tho Hon. Ethan Al
len Hitchcock as Minister to St. Pe
tersburg, more than ono newspaper In
formed tho publlo with particularity that
he was a great-grandson ot Ethan Allen
of Vermont and the Continental Congress.
This statement was received with somo In
credulity by the real descendants of the
Allen family of Vermont, tor the reason,
well known to themselves, that tho old hero
was never married, although his brothers
and perhaps his Bisters were, and did their
part toward populating the country.
These are a few cases, ot many.
Tho Best Writer.
Tho subjoined letter Is manifestly de
ficient In specification:
"To Tm Editor or Tnc BvxSir: I am taking the
liberty ot writing to atk If you would kindly state
whom you consider the best living writer ot to-day,
either prote or poetry, Thltwlll be of great ataltt
anoe In aettUng an argument, aa It hat been agreed to
leave the decision to you. L. Ca-tsa.
" 01 Ean 1S3TU Siaxrr."
How can one be called best In a pro
fession of such multifarious variety?
There flourish too many kinds of writ
ing to justify the styling of any one
writer as "best," except In the caso ot
somo momentarily unapproachable genius
whoso quality forbids tho very thought
of rivalry. For example, tho best living
writer for Intellectual elevation and ele
ganco ot mechanism Is Buskin ; but ho
writes no more. The most picturesque and
stirring writer Is Rudyard Kiplino. Prob
ably the best and most perfect for poor
and silly writing Is Wuitelaw Reid.
Certainly tho best mendacious writer Is
Larry Godkin. And the best writer In
the way of practical performance is the
Western reporter we have forgotten his
name who, his ohamplons boast, can grind
out ten columns a day.
And there aro others.
The Government ought to provide a Bureau
or Division of Irrigation, and It should be the special
business of such a division to Investigate every Im
portant matter in conneotlon with Irrigation. Dtn
wr Rtpubtican.
The Government ought to provide every thluar.
Doubtless it will when It learns tobeasood
provider and bas the price. Irrigation la Im
portant enough to have a department to ltsolf,
under the joint charge of the Governor ot North
Carolina and tbe Governor of South Carolina,
The octopus hunters In the Ohio Legis
lature are ollstonlng their harpoons and net
tine their line-tubs out. Tho Hon. Peter Piper
ot Hardin has a bill which will "eternally and
completely wipe out the trusts." Peter FirER
defines a trust in a definition about as broad as
the Stato of Ohio. Then he forbids any and
every trust. lie takes away tbe charter of
every trust. He makes It a misdemeanor to
work for a trust. He fines officers and managers
of trusts from $500 to 93,000. He makes trust
contraots void. Foreign corporations or persons
doing business in Ohio and guilty of being
trusts are forbidden by Piper to do nny more
business in Ohio. Pircn awards damagos to
persons Injured by trusts. Oreat is the Hon.
Peter Pipeh of Hardin, but the Hon. Ciiasd
Stewart ot Clark Is greater. His bill Imposes
a fine of 95,000 and Imprisonment not exceeding
one year upon the makor of contract or combi
nations in the form ot a trust. When Air.
Stewart enters Into details ho becomes magnif
icent: " Every person who shall monopollie or ai tempt to
monopoUtc or combine or conspire with any other
person or persons to monopolise auy part ot the busi
ness, trade, or commerce within this State for the
purpose ot advancing the prloe ot any artlclo or com
modity of common use or on sale In this
Btate, shall be deemed guilty ot a misdemeanor,
and on conviction shall bo fined (9,000 or punished
by Imprisonment not to exceed one year, or both.
All property owned by such combinations shall bo
forfeited to the Btate. Any person Injured In his
business by trusts may sue for damages and recover
twofold tbe damages sustained, as well aa the oosts
of the suit. In the event that a corporation Is found
guilty ot entering suoh a combination the franchise la
to bs forfeited."
High old fun for the octopus-chasers. Ah,
blow, blow!
The Hon. Charles Sumner Hartman ot
Boreinan, Representative at-large, and very
much at large, from Montana, has had the good
fortune to illustrate practically the dynamic)
effect ot his eloquence. When Mr. Hartmam
had Just flung out tbe peroration of a silver
speeoh In tbe House and applause was ringing a
double ring and laughter wns growing apoplec
tic, the Hon. Charles Algernon Towne ot
Minnesota, Chairman of tho Silver Republi
can National Committee, who had been listening
reverently, fell from his chair and sank In
wonder aud a heap In the aisle, Mr. Towne Is
not easily affected. He Is a professional silver
orator himself. Tho man who can talk Charley
Towne out of bis chair and flat upon tbo floor
must be a powerful and dangerous orator. The
dome of tbe Capitol cannot bo considered safe
when tbo Uozeman Thunderbolt strikes.
To-day tho Hon. Richard Franklin
Pbttioiiew, Benator In Congress from South
Dakota and Silver Republican at large. Is going
to shako the Capitol and fulmlne over tbe
Potomac flats with remarks In support of his
resolution declaring tbat "It Is contrary to tbo
interest, policy, and traditions of tbe people of
the United States to acquire any territory
so situated as to require a nay to protect
It." It sooms to be a necessary Infercuco from
II r. Pettiqhew's resolution that he Is In fevor
of abandoning the country altogether, begin
ning with tbe scacoast, which neods a navy to
protect It, At any rate, tbls la an eventful
Saturday for South Dakota. The peuks or
Patched 8kln blush with expectation, and fury
lashes the wild waters of tbo Thunder and the
BkunL.
It chills the marrow of tbo world to know
that the Hon. John Powers of Chicago de
clares that after one more term as an Aldorman
he will give up publlo life. Statesmen like him
are rare even In Chicago. Perhaps the lion, John
Powers will reconsider himself. Anion; tbe
aspirants for election or re-eleotion to tbat cham
ber of which Mr. Powers Is almost tbe cblet
ornament are the Hon. ParrEn Kjoldassa, the
Hon. Butto Billy; 1st Heti. Bath Ketmi John,
the Hon. Paddy Oucasok of Chicago, the Hon.
lice Vainnm. and the Hon. Lrrru Mm.
There Is never any lack ot political Renins ot the
first rank in Cook oounty.
The bill Introduced into the Assembly by
Mr. Dondy requiring railway companies In
cities ot tho second class to give tickets for
another passage to passengers who have to
stand while a car "roes five or more blocks,"
hows a subtle knowledge of human nature
In cities of any class. Thero must bo thou
sands, not to say hundreds ot thousands,
of persons who would stand cheerfully,
and even rapturously, for flvo blocks for
tho sake of compelling a cruel corporation
to give them a free ride. Mr. Dondy Is on the
track ot a great discovery. When he makes It,
ha will substitute for his present measure one
directing railway companies to pay three-cent
fares to all thetr passengers and furnish tbem
with divans In winter and hammocks In summer.
The Hon. John Warwick Daniel ot
Virginia has long been known as an accom
plished reciter, and he has seldom been In better
reciting form than ho was on Thursday. "In
every republic," said he, with profound solemni
ty of expression, "there must be a party ot the
people. Tho Democracy Is tbat party In this
country." This is a Danielle paraphrase of " we
are the people." It must be vary depressing to
the melodramatic Virginian elocutionist to feel
that tho people are not In the majority. How
does it happen that the people are less numer
ous than the other people I
Mr. Albert Shaw ot this town tells the
Philadelphlans that "so long as the existing
political parties decline to accept the principle
of non-partisanship in the making of municipal
appointments aud tho carrying on ot municipal
buainess, there will of necessity bo a Held for
independent action In city elections." So the
field for Independent action and the mouths ot
Its missionaries will never have to be closed.
. President Andrews was clearly born after bis
time St. axil IHonttr Prtu.
The free lunch idoa springs eternal in the
human broast. The Hon. Eluha Benjamin
Andrews has sometimes been accused of being
too soon, novor before of being too late. He
was not born out of bis duo time. He Is tbe
representative of the continuous cry for Fro
Lunch and tbo Circus. Whether the Gov
ernment will furnish tho free lunch or not, the
Hon. Eusha Benjamin Andrews can always
bo depended upon to furnish the circus.
It appears from the remarks of some tho
believers In tho value of a Department of Com
merce and Industries tbat they hold that the
Gorornmcnt ought to do as much for commerco
and industries as It Is doing for agriculture.
And v hat Is tbe Government doing for agricul
ture ! If the Department ot Agriculture were
abolishod, as It ought to be, would agriculture
suffer I Just about as much as the universe
suffers when a goose Is plucked.
ENTHUSIASTIC SILVER.
A Mole or Deflanee aad Confidence from Ike
northwest.
To the Editor of Tnn Sun Sir.- The en
thusiasm for tho double monetary standard is
more intense In tho West and Northwest to-day
than It ever was In tho past. Tbe discontent
with tbe gold standard has not beon allayed In
the slightest, but, on tbe contrary, has grown
moro bitter and determined with the passing
months.
Dollar wheat has had no such effect on the
thoughts of the people of tbe West as is as
cribed to tbem In The Sun.
To-day sees the West and the Northwest more
eager to restore the money ot the Constitution
than ever. Our people are organizing for the
campaign of 1000. It Is proposed to Sghtout tbe
money question on tho lines Inaugurated in 1600.
Tbe Indications all aecm to point to a free silver
victory. The Eastern people are evidently grow
ing discontented with the gold standard. It Is a
humbug and they begin to realize It. You do
not road tbe signs arlghf. Instead of entitling
your article "Tbo Onward March of Gold" it
should hare been " The Retreat of Gold."
Uartlett Sinclair.
Bonner's Ferry, Idaho, Jan. 23. 1809.
Tbe Hat or the Vercetmi Lady.
To the EniTon or Tue So sr: What la a man
to do? On Saturday, at the matinee of the opera, a
lady sat In an aisle aeat with a hat filled with beauti
ful but lofty plumage. I, Immediately behind, could
not see. Ladles behind me volotd their protests, and
finally I requested the lady. In most polite tones, I
fancy, to remove her bat. This she did, but before
the second act began, put her hat on and kept It on
during the balance of the opera. Should I have asked
her In the first place? Was It pure custedness on hor
part r And should I have spoken to tbe usher ? What
can a mere man do with such a female? Olve the
male sex a cue I UzruuTOrBitis.
Our friend was bo unquestionably right in his
first action that wo take his signature to be
dtsgulso. He Is not what he signs himself.
Certainly It was proper for Mm to ask tbe lady
totnkenff hor hat. It Is tbo privilege of one
person, man or woman, to request a second per
Bon, woman or man, to refrain from encroach
ing in any way on the rights of others, as did
this lady whon wearing a plumod hat. What
was right before tho second rising of the curtain
was right afterward, and any privilege which
our correspondent had at the beginning with
roference to the lady continued to tbe end of the
performance.
In tho politeness of his heart he should have
assumed that her putting on tbo bat again was
not rudencu. but forgctfulness, women having
been accustomed to wear hats In theatres for
years, and to consider their own comfort more
than that ot others since barbarism gave way
to civilisation. Woman bas been treated
for centuries with such knightly courtesy by
mon that she is not accustomed to think of
others with a man's persistence and sharpness.
The resumption of the hat In auestlon, there
fore, was bad or unbalanced education, not
evil Intent.
The request tor tbe removal of tbe bat would
bave been repeated with propriety; and modesty
need not have shrunk from making It. Our
friend could have mado It in person or through
the usner.
n'asbtniton's Olrllidar and Lincoln's.
To the Editor of TheSun 6Vr; As George
Washington was born Feb. 11, 1733, and Abra
ham Lincoln Feb. 'i, 1809, couldn't one day be
set In memory of both I
My lmproHslon is that Washington hlmrelf In
two Instances after 1760 celebrated on Fob. II,
Brooklyn, N. Y., Jan, 27. T. M. Jackson.
A QueetloBi Tor ISreaS IfercliaBta.
Totui Emtnn or Thc Scv sir: Tnls might lntere.it
Yale and others A puts In a cents, D puts In D cents.
They togather purchase an X cent loaf of bread.
Afterward thry sell i of the loaf for H cents They
hen divide tbe remaining s of the loaf equally be
tween themselves and wish to know how the Scents
should be divided according to tbe urlglnal amounts
first put In and according to tho new prlci of bread,
considering that the 3 of the loaf waadlvidcd equally
between them Snirr Hollow.
Nzw York, Jan, !13.
Froae ve. Poetry.
from the Chicago Pallv A'ir
Romantic Maid And would you tie willing to die
for mo ?
Practical Man No, but I will gladly try to make a
living for you,
Tbe Alternative.
Frovt Ftlegende BUttter.
"I'm sorry, madamc, but It's against the rults of
the house I can't exchange that goods again,"
" Out my hutband doesn't like It I "
Why not exchange your husband ? "
Waking a I'rroedent.
rout l Detroit Journal.
Stage Manager Oh, people don't do that way In
real Ufa
Oreat Aotreae-No, but they wlU after they see
.
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Am Assert! Tfcat Aetalgaanat Woe
Kailaeere WlU Sll Beth.
To Tim Enrron ot Thb BvnStr: It Is sur
prising that not one single voice has been raised
so far In opposition to the deal just made by th
line and engineer officers ot the navy. Under
th plan of the Reorganization Board the en
gineers will become deck officers, and may be
assigned to perform duty on deck as well as
In tho engine room, and the deck officers
are to bo mado engineers In addition
to their present occupation, and may be
put In the engine room for duty. The
board has recommended many other things
which I shall not dlsouss here, except one, whloh
I cannot help calling attention to, namely: That
a certain number of offloora In tho Jilgher
grades bo retired each year. Not that they are
too old to perform further duty, or that their
serrieo record Is so meritorious and distin
guished thnt a grateful country should care for
them for life. No; they are to be saddled upon
tho already overburdened pension roll for
no other reason than that those In tho lower
grades may obtain their positions quickly, and
In a short time, too, be eligible for retirement.
Any marine engineer will tell you that It re
quires all hi time and the closest application
and study, In these days of rapid progress, to
keep up with his profession. An honest deck
officer will tell you the same as regards his oc
cupation. How, thon, can the board for the re
organization of the personnel of the navy make
a man proficient in both I Tho writer has per
sonally known naval officer who could figure,
to a fraetlon of a pound, the lifting strength of
a seven-Inch hawser-laid rope, but who, when
on was shown to tbem, could not tell It from a
six-inch regularly made rope. If It be impoaal
ble for naval officer to maarer all the practical
detail of their present calling, what will It be
when they bav marine engineering added I
It cost more to keep the ships of our new
navy, none of which Is over nine years old. In
repair than the maintenance of the whole Ger-
Kan Navy. I will rite a apecldo ship, the At
nta. 8ha was not three year in oommUMon
when her boiler burned out. An ordinary
boiler lssts thirteen veer. Another ship, the
Chicago, with about eight years In commission.
Is having new boilers nnd engines put In, In
this same ahlo, after having been accepted by
the Government from the shipbuilders. It wns
found that her davits were not strong enougb to
hoist her boats on. New ones hsd to bopnt In.
It was alto discovered that her deeks would not
stand the strain of flrlnc her 8 Inch suns. Tho
decks had to be strengthened. Thore wero scores
of other defocts wbleh had to be remedied.
I give these facts to show that If the plans of
this ship had be-n drawn by practical ship
builders and designers In tho omploy of the
Government, Instead of naval officers, and If
practical men had superintended her construc
tion. It would not hnvo been necestarv tn alter,
strengthen and tinker for six months, ntan ex
pense of over $100,000, after she hud been ac
cepted from the builder. It is so with all our
warships.
Naval officers nre notoriously Incompetent
to perform a great man v of their mot Important
present duties. .Still, the board for tho roorgnn
lzitlon of the personnel of the navy wants to
add the complicated profosston of marine engi
neering to their nlrendv numerous duties.
Mnklnc a naval deck officer and an enninecr
one profession la like uniting a lawyer nnd phy
sician In one. Ho will bo a failure in both a
kirn! of Jaok of all trndos and master of none.
Taking tho flvo higher grades.tbe Naval Reels
ter for last year (rlree. th follow Intr figures: Out
of a total of 221 officers only 83 are on sea rtutv,
or about 38 per cent. This loaves (12 percent,
on land In positions many of which should
have no connection with nnvnl affair. Why
Increase the number of officers In thoso grades
when thero Is employment for only 38 ner cent,
of them nt sent John F. Potikr.
Brooklyn, Jan. 28.
POSTAL DEFICIENCY.
One Sotnbte Cause of It.
To Tint Editor of Th Set sir: In your recent
editorial article In the matter ot the postal deficiency
of S170.000, you suggest several remedies for tbe
existing abuses which are the cause of that deficiency.
Among other things you suggest wisely that publish
ers ba required to pay pottage on all of their papers
mailed to points within tho county of publication,
whereas at prettnt they do not.
This points to the country piper. There la no good
reason why the country paper should bo privileged
at the expense or the large body of patront of the
postal service. To attempt to force a bill through
Congress revising the postal laws and regulations In
this respect would doubtless arouse the antagonism
of a large number of Congressmen, for the reaaon
that their votes for suoh reform might colt them
their seats through the united opposition ot the pa
pers of their districts. Patriotism In tho (.ountry
editor and publisher la a minor consideration wheu
an attack upon bit pocketbook It In prospect. It Is
certain tbat to foroe the publisher of tbe (.ountry
weekly to pay pottage, even at pound ratet, on hit
product mailed to points In his own oountr. would
bring forth fierce denunciations of the measure and
ot the men advocating It from every rural aheet In
the eountry,
RcweU'a directory states that In IBP? there were
20,601) newspapers of all classes published In the
United States. Of these 1&,88 were weekly, U8D
teml weekly, 2.173 dally, and the balance divided
among teveral clattet. Including tbo monthlies and
quarterlies. We have then 15,071 weekly and teml
weekly papers, or an equivalent ot 16,00(1 weekly
papers published In this coun'ry last year. Of this
large number, probably 1R.000 may be olassed as
"country weeklies." The average circulation of raoh
of these papers, at a conservative estimate. Is 1,800
copies weekly, weighing, let us say, fifty pounds, or a
total for the week of 790,000 pounds At pound
rates the postage on these papers would be $7,500
per week; for fifty-two weekt, 1300,000, tbut meet
ing tbe deficiency of $170,000 and leaving a balance
to the good of twtO.000 enough to bullil a torpedo
boat. I think It will not ba dliputed that my figures
are on the side of conservatism.
Now let some one, strong on patent medicine statis
tic!, calculate tho amount tbe Oorernmont Is giving
annually to tho manufacturers of cure alls In the
shape of transportation for their fako papers as
second class mall matter. There must be In It at
least ahattlethlp. Fimmis A, Dimckk.
107 South Oxroan Strczt, Dsoosltv, Jan 1!7.
Tbe MtiyorU manners.
Tn tiif Enrron or Tuxscs Sir; It our Ma or n Ishea
to command and keep the respect of the citizens of
this city It may bo well for him to adopt and put Into
practice tbe motto of Davy Crookett, "First bo sure
you are right, then go attend."
f.o one objects to seeing tbe affairs of the city
bandied with firmness and vigor; no one objects to
the peremptory handling of Incompetents who may
be at tbo head of our departmental affairs, provldod
It be done with dignity aud for cause.
Tbe experlenoe or the Msyor on tbe bench must
bave taught htm not only tho difference between
men but ttie difference between reason and unrcanon 1
while his experience la life must havo shown him
that the poeltlon be now ooiuples has neither placed
him beyond tho necessity for practlolug the oommon
courtesies of life nor absolt ed him from the necessity
of a reasonable courts of conduit.
Furthermore, a carries handling of namet that
bave hitherto ttood without reproach In regard to
public affalrt, cannot have any othor effect than to
dltcredlttbe Mayor's motltei nlth all fair minded
men. There Is no warrant la reason for any oue.
Mayor or cltlien, unless he knows of specific Imtauoes
of malfeasance, to cast such Imputation upon the
character of another as the Mayor It rei orted to have
done yesterday when speaking of tbe superintendent
of music In the public schools. If the Uaynr does not
know who such superintendent Is, what ha Is, and
what be bas done for the public of thlsilty, sucblg
norause had better be concealed, for It not unl re
flect discredit tn Its ponossor, but lays him open to
the same criticism tbat he hat been making on others
from day to day. Furthermore, tuch mtrramea at
tbe Mayor It reported to hat 0 made on this subject
ean but tend ti create the harmful Impression that It
Is practically Impossible for a mini uflnttt,iit) lube
ronuei-ted nllli publlo afTaln: an Impreislon wetlmll
be glad to sen Ibis administration remove along w Ith
Its other rvniuvals. "ACuild,"
Vor Cntia.
To tux rniTon or The Bui Sir- Please print a
stirring editorial In favor of tbe Cuban patriots, am
Ingour Ou eminent, for huinanlty'a sake, to Inter
vene at once, and thereby stop tbe useli-ss shedding
of blood, rettoie the unhappy aud ttarvlng popula
tlon to their bonict, recognlia the Independence of
tbe "Cuban ltf public," proclaim to the world that
America, tbe land of the free aud tbe borne of the
brave, will not tolerate tbe further despoiling of
poor old sullerlng Cuba,
Atk all of your readers to sign th article, paste It
on a postal card, and forward to the Presldeut of the
United States. Neu.ll Oiurr VtHKlni.tr,
Passaic, N J., Jan. it.
libera ls riod lllm.
J'rom Brooklyn life.
Browne Did you ever see a man who really wanted
the earth?
Towne Oh. yes.
Browut Who was he 1
Town A first trip paasesgtr oa aa oetaa liner.
jJL ,i. ;i, ,. . ..,yj. ,
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ir jforss. :
Tke KxtitaitUa f the Aruerlcaa Water Celt I
fectetr. I
The thirty-first annual exhibition ot (hi I
American Water Color Society, hold In the gal. I
lerlesof tho National Academy of Doalgn, win I
open to tho publlo on Monday morning next, Jnn. I
31, and continue to Feb. 20. Lastnlght the usual I
enjoyable "slag party for tho press ami profes- I
ston" took place In the bandsomoly decorated I
rooms, the supper disappearing llko den More 1
thunsblno ot tbo onslaught of the old and I
young bucks, who nevor fail to attend tills I
unique festivity, nnd the beer fountains spout. I
lng copiously until well Into tho morning. Th I
hanging commltteo this year was composed of I
Irving It. Wiles, Henry Farrcr. and Perceval U I
Luce, and tho decoration was Intrusted is 1
Walter Satterlee, wbo has sered as an clllciont
committee ot one for this exaotlng service on eovt
oral provtousoccaslons. Tbedccoratlon ot the 1 on
rldur Is especially elaborate consisting ot pnlins,
flowers, and Oriental rugs In tho stall way, and
a profusion of embroldored stuffs, painted mid
glided Imagos, iron and brass ornamental uorle,
plaques, vases, nnd hanging lamps on tho walls,
balustrades, and In tho arches between t lie pil
lars. In tbo south gallery, whero the decorative)
features on a ground of dull yellow aro Kgjptlnq
symbols nnd palm branches in grny gold, th.
place of honor on tho walls Is held by the l'rcslt
dent of the socloty, J. G. Urown, with his plo.
ture, " Making a Soaker," No. 233, which tcp.
resents a street boy dodging behind tho cornet
of a brlok wall which bears tbo mark of several
misspent Icy missiles, whllo ho squcozes a mr
tlculnrly wlckod-looklng snowball botween hist
palms, prepared for deadly aervlco In a
return shot. Other centres of panels, the
prominence ot the placing Indicating tho prof.
erencos of the hanging committee, excellent. 0 0
the pictures, or lnallonablo rights, aro occupied.
by "Crocus," No, 221. by William J. Wlilttos
more; "A Forest Glado," No. 208, by It. M.
Shurtleft; "Tho Old Pilot." No. 108, by U 0,
Earle; "An Interesting Book," No. 180, by Pert
ceval De Luce; "Day Dreams," No. 310, by
Frank Russell Green: "Winter Idjl," No. 2U3L
by V. S. Church; "Sorrow," No. 278, by AlfrciJ
Herter, which has been awarded thc $300 Kvnn
Prize by tho Jury of Selection; "Tbo Dunce of
the Drynds," No. 200, by Charles C. Currant
"The Close of Day," No. 201, by W. IaiuIs PonnJ
tag, Jr., and "Felice." No. 241, by Orrln Sheldon
Parsons. Somo other notablo works In thH mil
lery are "Milking A Summer Morning," No,
207, by Horntlo Walker; "A Form Hoail,' No,
258, nnd "Moonrlse," No. 202, by W. L. I.a.
throp; "The Wreck of tho Jason," No. 273, hj
Ueury D. Sncll, nnd "Winter," No. 311, b II,
Bolton Jones.
In tho east gallery, decorated with llsh net
and fishes mado of papler-macb6 or Fume likj
material, colored with tho tints of nature, the
central places arc hold by "Souvenir of In4
rocco," No. 147, by Walter Satterlee; "Mending)
tho Golf Sticks," No. 154, by L. U. Kir.o
"Hreakfast at tho 'llluo Grapo,' Edam,' n.
103, by Gcorgo Wharton Edwards; "Tho Etui ui
tho Day," No. 172, byG. It. Ilarsc, Jr.; "He
Majesty's Ship Renown," No. 103, by Hcnrj II.
Sncll; "Sunday In the Barn," No. 121, hi J, O,
Brown, and "Moonllgbton tho Hudson, " No.
135, by Walter L. Palmer. Tomand Lunnrcu'el
"A Navajo Trailer," No. 110; J. Frauds MurJ
phj's "Along the Itivor," No. 171, aud ' lb
Black Hat," No. 178, bj Francis C. Jones, lire)
sIbo hung In this room.
In tho north gallery, where tbe decorative)
schemo consists of a whito background with
upright torches aud butterflies of reddish uol'l.
tbo pictured In tbo panol ccutres aro "Bubbles, ''
No. 78, by Charles II. Proctor; "Environs of
Cairo." No. 08, by Prosper L. Senat; "Tho Duel
Pond," No. 00, by Charles Volkmar; " JJoroth)-t
A Portrait," No. 30. byT, W. Wood; 'Golf,'
No. 02, by T. do Thulstrup; "Through the),
Autumn Woods," No. 15, bj Percy Moran, iuu(
" Low Tide Near Seal Cove, Grand Munan," No.
4, by A. T. Bricber, Threo other pictures of
note ore "Lady Dotty," No. 2J, by ltoslua E.
Sherwood; "Alice In Wonderland, Islts u(
Shoals," No. 74, by Chlldo llassam, and " Por
trait of Little Miss IC," No. 83, by Maud Hutu
phrey.
Tbe west gallery is decorated with gold clet
phantB and chains of be. ids on a ground d
yellow. Tho pictures, as In tbo corridor, aro not
qulto bo symmetrically hung as in the three
other galleries, but promlntnt places aro glua
to "Off Cape Abu," No. 348. by RossTurm.r,
and"RoadsIdo Weeds in Novomber," No. 32 1,
by Fldelln Bridges. Some othor uotouorthy
shoots are "An Interesting Corner," No. 372, by
Jamos Fngan; Morning Mist, No. 354, by Alcv
nnderScbllllng; "Tho Last Train," No. :i2d, by
W. Louis Sonntag, Jr.; and " Village of Mon lie"
Bun," No. 422, by Gcorgo Wharton Edwards,
In tbe corridor, whero all of l In
flower pictures are hung mid those ty
Frieda Vocltcr Redmond. Genovlevo Allls,
Paul do Longprf, and C. Good) car1
aro notlccablo among others, are found " In
Old Colonial Dajs," No. 487, by Frcdcrlikj
Jamos; "Village Musicians," No. 478, by ll
Ham Verplanck Birnoy, and "An English
Bridge of tho Twelfth Century." No. 131, by"
Rboda Holmes Nlcholls. Among tho well known,
names of still oilier contributors to tho exhibit
tlon aro tliuso ot CarltOn T. Chapman, limit)
Crane, C. Harry Eaton, lhomas Moran, Oeor.j
H. McCord, C.Morgan Millhenny, W. Mtrrlt,
Post, William T. Smodley, Janius Byuiinglonj
D. W. Trou, and It, W. Van Boskcrck. Tlii
illustrated catalogue contains some tw cut) liaifi
tone reproduction.
Chicago Socletx's Cat Club.
from the Chioago rrtounr.
Chicago women who are lovers ot fine rati
organlxod a club yesterday at the residence o(
Mrs. Iceland Norton, 4011 Droxol Boulcmrdi
'J ho objects aro to bring together the owner of
thoroughbred animals, to w ork for better brrn l
lng, and to tee that Chicago has a cat sbon 01. c
ujcar. Mrs. Norton was declarod President,
bno attends eer) exhibition of thoroughbri.il
tabbies held in tbo United States, and dcclan
that Chicago's cits can knock tho " rufTs,"
"knickerbockers," and "tassels" olf an) roll
lection of cats sho has yet aeon. And tbe club
has been organized to give the local pets a
chance. Mrs. Norton's parlors wero tilled curly
In tbe afternoon, and, whllo seenteou grinl
whito Augoru beauties romped In tho kennel
below, tho women in the rooms uboo talked
and planned for tho ircaturo comfort and nil
fare of tbo feline urIstoi.ritfl. Tho rules of th
new tliibwill not bo ironclad. Men who 1 .n
show a certificate of ownership of aPirslanor
mi Angora kitten will tin admitted as honor try
members. Meolingswlll be held at tholiou-it
of tbo members. Upon such occasions lotlc
will bo provided for tbe women ami milk puiuh
mid sprlnir lamb for tbo cats, except the famous
Toots, wbo. as tho result of a long reslilim s
with Miss Wlllard at Rest Cottage, drawbtlm
lino at any drink or diet mora stimulating tli in
catnip tea and umbrella plant.
former Laborer Telegrapha Ilia tirr to I 01a
aad Help lllm Speud SOO.OOO.
Irom the Chicago Tribune.
Cedar Fallh, la , Jan. 25. Poverty chin,, d
to wealth nnd mourning to joy this iiinuunir
when Sin, (nori'o'lurnur of this cit rcceitid
dospatcb from her husband, whom sbu Imd lrn g
supposed diiMd.Hiinoiini lug bis urrl nlat eni 'a
withlHiO.OOO In Klondike gold and summon i'-t
her to join him in ht'altle, where bo will ! ''
sctno tlmo engaged in bundling lurgo nun 1 1
Interest'. Knrkonio yeurs Mr, and Mrs. 'liirnir
resided In tbls tity, whoro bo wns tng.igel "
day laborer. On thn llralreuortsof tbodUiin- T
of gold Tut nor bold what Utile proper!) lie) iv
Bested In on'cr to out lit for "Klondike i
tlon, his w Ifo going tnlUe Willi her pnicnls, I 0
aUo dwelt In povcrt). On ricclplof the! !
gram Mrs. Turnor wi.soi'iroiiiu, and upto ue
tiuioof tleiiartiiro furr-onttlo was nimble lo
IirnciJto llio good fortune wliiili bad bef j n
icr.
sirlawar t hlrbniia for Hnulirs.
hrvm the ritllatletphlti Jiteortl
IlmnnKMii.K, Del., Jan 2(1. -Oliver N'nw ion a
nearh) faniinr, lind bit 11 iiilsxliig sin ill rhl 1..
cms hut could not understand II. Ileum! I '
saw a murk 011 llio ground hading from 11 1 n'i
hollow tree In tbo Held lo tho dikken !iu -'
He luotlgated. 'J ho trru was cut down 1
when It full a ncsi of biinkeswns ilimimn 1.
Mr. Newton smcrodnd In killing, by nit ml
count. 20S of tbo reptile s. They nmnmirrd fi 1 m
n few liiilifs to four fool 'llio roots of then "
were hollow, nnd contained a muss ol u .
snuWes. Tbo tree wus but allro.uid burnm "
ashes,
M tints Cnsli for liltar br Mali.
from the Philadelphia Iteoord .
Pottbmlik, Pa , Jan 2tl. Kimn 1 fertile 1 A
prett) joiuig Honiiin of Track We. bus In m.. s r.
n lire, cli of iitomluo suit against htunrt M' ck
Gushing letters from tbe uefindant tn tbo nl M
tilt wern read in court. Ho sent Iter u kiM tor n
e ery word contained In tliu four paces of too f I
cap upon which the loving missive was ludHei, t
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