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A GIFT DEALS DEATH.
Poison Sent to a New Yorker as a
Christmas Present.
Ilia Cousin, m LnJy, t'aea It aa n lirmt
d, and I)lr Slronif Iltldrnre
of m I'lot to Kill L Ile-cljilent.
New York, Dec. 29. Mystery Bur
rounds an unusual case of fatal poison
ing which followed Wednesday the re
ceipt of a Christum present. Mr.
Kate J. Adam was the victim, though
the poison was intended for another.
The police think it was cyanide of po
tassium. Mr. Adams, who had a se
vere headache, went to the room occu
pied by Harry Cornish, the well-known
uthlete and member of the Knicker
bocker Athletic club, who board with
iter. Mr. Cornish had received n a
Christina present, from whom is not
known, ii small silver ease containing
a bottle of what was supposed to be
bromo seltzer. It was to get the med
icine that Mr. Adams went into the.
room. She found the case und took on
ordinary dose of the powder from the
bottle. A little while later she become
violently ill, and although every known
reined' was resorted to she died. Dr.
Hitchcock, who attended her, asked for
the bottle, and when it was handed to
him tasted the contents and pro
nounced it cyanide of potassium. II
was made slightly sick.
Clew In Slight.
Mr. Cornls.li tald he had received the
medicine case of silver containing the
Iwttle as n Christmas gift ot the club
through the mail. A piece of yellow
paper was wrapped about a pasteboard
box which contained the case, and on
this was "Mr. Harry Cornish, Knick
erbocker Athletic club, Forty-fifth
street and Madison avenue. New York
city." The box bore the name of Tif
fany it Co., and the bottle, which ap
peared to contain bromo seltzer, bore o
Pi Hadelpl'.ia druggist's label. Dr.
Hitchcock Raid Cornish was also suf
fering from a do.e from the fame bot
tle when the physician reached the
house. "Mr. Cornish told me he had no
idea who sent him the case, but said
that he intended to go through his cor
respondence to see if anyone who
wrote to him spelled 'forty' with a 'u,' M
said the doctor.
( nil It Murder.
Coroner's Physician Weston called nt
the house Wednesday night. lie took
the vial holder And three bottles of
poison. He also took the wrapper con
taining the address, which apparently
had been written by a woman. After
careful examination of the contents of
the bottle he said It was his opinion
that the contents were cyanide of po
tassium. He was sure that thU win
what caused Mrs. Adams' death, and
that it was murder, cold-blooded and
premeditated. He was of the opinion
1hat the victim intended was Cornish.
He had had no talk with Cornish. Th
police think the woman was sent fc
Cornish by a jealous woman with the
Intent to cause his death.
Harry Cornish is a cousin of Mrs.
Adams and Is 40 years old. He hn
7ccn the physical director of the Knick
erbocker Athletic club for three years
Prior to that time he was the physical
director of the Chlcngo Athletic club.
Cornish disappeared soon after visit
ing the assistant district attorney's of
fice and could not be found anywhere.
Ills divorced wife lives In Poston.
I. Ike the llotkln Cmr.
Two packages of poison have been
sent to the Knickerbocker Athletic club
within the last seven weeks, both of
which have resulted In death. Prides
Mrs. Adams, who wn killed Wednes
day, Henry C. Parnet died on Novem
ber 12 at the club. Poth these cases
resemble that of Mrs. Potkin, of San
Francisco, who is on trial for sending
poison through the malls to persons in
Dover, Del.' lint these two cues of
poisoning are local. The polroncr
probably Is now In this city. The pack
ages were mailed in New York. Cor
nish received hi package December 21.
PART OF A MOUNTAIN FALLS
Hotel nnd Several Iltilldlujr4 a Alr
nlo, XnlUrrlnnd, leroril
Three Mvri l.oat.
INSURGENTS IN CONTROL.
Spaniards Dtsert Hollo Ilefore Amer
icana Arrive Slay Ilequlre Force
to Secure Control,
Washington, Dec. 23. There is &
good deal of anxiety lu official circles
here over recent event at Hollo. Two
ollicial dispatches have been received
by the state und w ar departments, but
it i impossible to gather from them
an accurate knowledge as to the condi
tion there.
The ollicials of the war department
still decline to make public Gen. Otis'
telegram of Tuesduy, but there Is no
doubt that he is meeting with great dif
ficulty in his eiTort to secure the release
of the Spanish prisoners held by the
Filipinos. It begin to appear clearly
that a considerable element among the
Filipino leaders probably a majority
ore disposed to use these unfortunate
prisoners us a basis for negotiations
with the United States government,
making their release conditional upon
certain more or less important conces
sions demanded by them.
It is not yet a feregone conclusion
that terms cannot be arranged by pri
vate conferences in Manila to secure
, the release of these men, but the
I United States government, being now
pledged by treaty to free them, must
report to other means if peaceful repre
sentations fail.
Just before noon another dispatch
came from Gen. Otis that at once con
firmed the fears of the ofliclals of the
war department as to what hod taken
place at Iloilo. It appears that the
American forces hod arrived too late on
' the scene and that the insurgents had
added to the difiieulty of the problems
already presented by hoisting their flag
over the city, which they had been be
sieging for months. The news was con
tained in the following message from
Gtn. Otis:
"Mnnlla. Dec. r7. Adjutant Oeneral,
Washington: Sent Col. Potter on fast ves
pol to Hollo on 2tth to communicate with
Spanish General KIoh; latter evacuated
evening of 24th und Potter 3'J hours late.
IrpurK'tnts took possession of city on I'Cth
ind Potter found AfculnaMo's fins flying.
Cannot now report probable results; will
not hoar from there for four days, as no
cable communications. ftpunUh forces
have evacuated ull stations in southern In
lands, except Zamboarifca, Mindanao, by
order a as they say from Madrid.
j (Signed) "OTI3."
The evacuation by the Spaniards of
all the Philippine ports, us- reported ijy
Gen. Otis, although doubtless inspired
by a desire to secure their safety by
concentration, undoubtedly hus done
much to complicate the problem nl
ready presented the war department
cf extending the military jurisdiction
of the United States over the island?.
It will now be necessary to expedite
the execution of the original plans,
and it may be fully expected that with
in a week important events will huv
happened in the Philippines.
It is presumed that Gen. Otis will de
mand the surrender of Iloilo into his
hands, und this demaud may ut once
raise the issue bo t ween the insurgents
und our own government of possession
of the islands. The province of Hollo
is set down in the ollicial directories as
I having u population of 4 2,000, and it
is the second tcaport in importauc?
in the Philippine group It is located
en a river navigable for vessels of 15
j feet druught, so that very few of our
I gunboats would be available to assi;
I the troops in case it should be neces
sary to tuke forcible possession of the
city.
The Spaniards have chosen a strong
place for the concentration of their
trocps in the town of Zamboangu,
which, as the reports here indicate, is
strongly fortilied and possessed of con
tidcraole natural strength from a dc-
j fensive point of vlcvy. It is not doubted
that they will be able to maintain them
tclvcs for an indefinite period of time
against the Insurgents, presuming that
they are not cut o!T from obtaining sup
plies from the sea. The town itself
has a population of 21,000 inhabitants.
A BUSY YEAR.
Car II ii 1 1 I 1 rt ur Industry Very Active
1 ,H7IJ I.ocomot It Mini lO.'.l.'M Can
AVere K reeled In Ih'JS.
WAKE ISLAND.
L'ncle Sam Will Take Poajcaaloa of
It for lie as a Station (or
r Cable.
Washington, Dec. 24. The govern
ment has determined to hoist the flag
over another island far out in the Pa
cific ocean, and orders were sent out
lateFriday afternoon to the commander
of the Pennington, Copt. Taussig, to
proceed at once to take possession la
the name of the United State govern
ment of Wake island, lying in latitude
10 north, longitude ICG east. It is dis
tant about 2,000 miles from Nibau, the
westernmost of the Hawaiian Islands,
and 1,300 miles east from Guam. It Is
almost In a direct line between thete
possessions of the United State and is
admirably adapted for use as a station
for a Pacific cable to connect the Phil
ippine with Hawaii and the United
States. It Is about three miles In
length and incloses a lagoon of salt
water. The average height of the Is
land Is eight feet above high tide. It
is scarcely capable In itself of sustain
ing life, but it Is expected that n cable
station can be maintained without dif
ficulty by the erection of a condenser
to supply fresh water. Some station
in this locality is deemed to be absolute
lj necessary to the maintenance of a
cable, and for that reason the American
peace commissioners at Paris endeav
ored to secure one of the Caroline Is
lands, but without success. Wake Is
land Is said to be by right already
American territory, for In 1851 Admiral
Wilkes surveyed the place and asserted
title. It is not inhabited, so far as
known at the present time, though in
the past some guano gatherers hare
temporarily lived on the island.
WOMAN BUYS A TOWN.
OHIO BANK ROBBED.
Villas ot tilen i: re, l'a., Sold at Ana-'
tlon to 3Ila Alary Carpenter
(or S7,."JOO.
London, Dec. 20. Part of Ped Pock
mountain, according to n dit patch from
Airolo (a village of Switzerland, Can
ton of TIcino), has fallen into Airolo,
destroying a hotel und several houses.
The scene of the disaster presents a
terrible spectacle, the debris of the
avalanche covering a square mile. The
hotel, with eight houss and 12 other
buildings, was swept Into a great heap
of matchwood. A new terror was added
by the outbreak of fire amid the ruins.
Thrte dead bodies have bci n recovered.
It Is estimated that the damage will
reach 40.000.
Wlneonaln ii. A. II.
Milwaukee, Doc. 20. The dates for
the holding of the encampment cf the
-Wisconsin (1. A. P. were settled upon
'Wednesday for May lf, 17 and IS In thU
city. The opening day will be devoted
to regimental reunions and the smaller
meeting, while the general hiuinei
ssiou will come on the day following.
The big parade will take place on the
afternoon of the second day.
Mot n Candidate.
Wheeling, W. Vu., Dec. 20. The In
telligencer publishes a brief letter oter
Judge Nathan GofT's signature stating
that he I not nor does not Intend to be
a candidate before the coming legisla
ture for United States senator. Ho
say a he is not n candidate for any polit
ical office and has no intention of retir
ing from the United Slate circuit
judgeship in the near future,
Una .Not rnrclinaetl.
Toledo, O., Dec. 2'J. General Man
ager Ashley, of the Ann Arbor, unquali
fiedly denies that his road has pur
chased the Wisconsin & Michigan.
New York, Dec. 20. T1k Pailroad Ga
zette, in its yearly statistics of the out
put of locomotives and cats, states thai
during the past year all the contract
ing locomotive shops in the United
States outside of the railroad shopd
contracted 1,875 locomotives, as against
1,251 last year. This is an increase of
024. ThU increase comes within 71 of
representing the total output of ltsv4,
arid is greater by 213 than the Inert use
of lSfJ5 over Ib'Jl, which increase was
the largest since 1S77. The total output
of cars will aggregate 105, 15S, of which
W, SOU are freight, CO'J passenger and
l.f.jO street cars. Of these l,Ci3 were
for export. The past year was the best
for the ear building industry since lb'jQ
the record-breaking year, when the to
tal number of freight nnd passenger
ears built by contracting firms was
103,000.
ItrenUa I lie Iteenrd.
Washington, Dec. 20. The cruiser
Puffuluarmcd Wednesday at Port Said,
en route for Manila, just H't days out
from New York. Thus she has broken
all naval records up to this point in her
voyage. She Is needed badly ut Manila,
t.s she carries 700 sailor to relieve men
in Dewey's fleet whose time have long
expired.
lienlli ok a Mllllonare.
Rt. Louis, Dec. 20. Charles F. Orth
weln, the millionaire grain merchant
and street car magnate, died nt his
home in Denton place on Park avenue
nt IOiT.O o'clock Wednesday night. He
had been confined to his home for thret?
weeks, and for ten days past had been
unable to leave his bed. He died from
cancer of the liver.
Illea Ilefore Mie et the Money.
Loudon, Dec, 20. Mrs. Sautuleis,
who was the claimant for the sum of
120,000,000, left by an uncle named
Penke, who died intestate In America,
diul recently nt Portcawl, Wales.
Pinghamton, N. Y., Dec. 27. Mrt.
Mary T. Carpenter, of Scarsdalc. N. Y.,
bought for $7,500 a village at a'uetion
las:t Friday, and is probably the only
owner of a village corporation In the
United States, and possibly in the
world. The village is (lien Pyre, in
Pike county, Pa., on the line of the
Honcsdale branch of the F.rie railroad.
It covers 812 acres of land, and consist
of a dozen houses, railroad station, post
office, dry goods store, storehouse,
blacksmith shop, sawmills, stone yard
and factory buildings. The property
w as originally owned by John Deeming
nnd his wife, who gave a mortgage,
which was foreclosed. The amount of
the mortgage was $0,000. A crowd at
tended the sale, and the bidding was
spirited, but r.one of the villagers suc
ceeded in raising enough money to buy
the whole. The borough was knocked
down to Mrs. Carpenter for $7,500.
A MOTHER'S AWFUL CRIME.
Mrs. Tanser, of OaUlleld, AVI a., l'ol
oni Her Ilnbjr anil Cut Her
Own Throat.
Pond du Lac, Wis., Dec. 27.
Oakllcld, this count)', v, as the seem
of a shocking tragedy, in which Mrs.
William Tnnzcr killed her six-months-old
babe with strychnine nnd took the
poison herself. This failing to end
her life, she secured her husband'
razor and cut her throat. The hus
band was away nt the time. The cou
ple were young nnd Tnnzcr soys tho
relations of himself and wife were hnp
py. She. had never shown symptoms
of insanity and there was nothing ko
far as he knows to cause her to com
mit her terrible net. Temporary insan
ity, it is thought, may have caused it.
Duel In the Street.
Little Pock, Ark., Dec. 27. At Harri
son, Ark., Prank Pace, ex-prosecuting
attorney, nud his brother Henry met
M. L. Aderholtz, a prominent stock
man, on the street nnd n duel ensued
in which Aderholtz was mortally
wounded. The trouble grew out of a
difficulty a few days ago between Ader
holtz and Cnpt. Pace, father of the
brothers, in which Cnpt. Pace was dan
gerously shot and a bystander killed
by a stray bullet.
Slain by a Ilor.
Chicago, Dec. 23. Prank P. Nye, a
deputy in Sheriff Magerstadt's office,
was hot nnd killed at 9:15 o'clock
Thursday morning on the veranda of
Mrs.Marjorie Helen Crosby's residence,
1520 Wilson avenue, Argyle Park, by her
ndoptcd son, Thomas (leorge Crosby,
13 years old. The tragedy occurred
while Nye and several nsistonts were
trying to serve a writ of ejectment.
Sold to the Trust.
Canal Dover, O., Dec. 27. The Plack
Plate plant of the Peeves Iron company,
which manufactures plate for the tin
ning plant here, owned by Philadelphia
capitalists, has been sold to the Amer
ican tin mill trust, recently organized,
with headquarters at Chicago. Nego
tiations are also pending for the sale of
the tinning plant.
New i:trnllllon Treat-.
New York, Dec. 2.1. A disp.ttch to
the Herald from Mexico City sjys Am
bassador Clayton and the minuter of
foreign affairs, Scnor Muris'ai, have
agreed upon the form and substance of
the new extraction treaty between tlu
United States and Mexico, which 2
thought to be acceptable to b'jth gov
cm meats.
Will Coat .Mn li Money.
New York, Dec. 31. Navy yard en
gineers went under the battleship Mas
sachusetts In dry dock Friday nnd
measured the damaged plates. Pepair
work will proceed night nnd day next
week. Ills rstlmatedlt will cost about
$3,0CO to put the thip In order, nnd
that the work will take six weeks.
Heath of a Football 1'lnrer.
Cambridge, Mas., Dec 3. Percy M.
Juffray, center rush of the Harvard uni
versity football team, died 'Thursday
from spinal meningitis. Mr. Jaffray
was 21 j ear old and his home was at
Irvlngton-on-the-Hudton, New York,
The American National, of Lima, I
Looted of .18,OOti lu Uold and Cur
renc)-Lesve No Clevr.
Lima, O., Dec. 27. The American
national bank was robbed Sunday night
Of over $18,000. The stone vault was
entered without the use of tools or de
stroying the time lock. The bank is at
Main and High street, the most prom
lnent corner In the city. When the
janitor went to the bank Monday morn
ing he discovered the outside door of
the vault open. The officer were no
tified, and an investigation wa made
which disclosed that the other door
were locked, but that the vault had
been looted of all its paper money and
gold. There were two doors to the
vault, the outer one being operated by
the time lock. The Inner door was
locked with a combination lock. When
this was opened by the officers a large
pack containing $1,000 In silver, done up
in packages, was found on the chair,
where it had been left. Not a dollar of
t liver had been taken, although several
cacks containing hundreds of dollars
more were found on top of the safe.
Saturday night about $10,000 was de
posited in the vault. This was stolen,
ns well as about $2,000 which had been
thrown on top of the safe after it had
leen locked, the money having come in
late.
There is nothing for the detectives
to work on. The manner in which the
robbery was done demonstrates, they
snj that It was the wortc of experts.
There was not a pcratch left on the
vault and nothing was molested except
the money that could be easily carried
nwaj. On top of the safe Inside the
vault was a large number f drafts
dgned in blank. They were not taken.
TIIE NICARAGUA CANAL.
SVIII Take Aliont $ 1 .'I.'.OOO.OOO to Uul.'d
It Preliminary Id-port of
Cnnal Couimlaalon.
BRYAN'S LOCKJAW CONE.
Th 31ecopbonle Mouthpiece
Cheap Slonryllea la Aaatu la
Worklotf Order. '
of
New York, Dec. 21. The preliminary
report of the Nicaragua canal commis
sion, consisting of (Jen. Haines, Ad
miral Walker nnd Prof. Ilaupt, has
been compiled and will be read before
the senate committee either during the
Christmas recess of congress or immedi
ately afterward.
This report will give many details of
construction in regard to the proposed
route, and will give a close figure ou the
cost of the entire undertaking, as far
as human ingenuity tan foresee.
A summary of these costs has been
made out In sections.
A total of 115,000,000 cubic yards of
all kinds of excavation will be needed
to the harbor at Prito, und, allowing
9,000,000 cubic yards for dredging ut
the western division, the total esti
mate will come to nearly 125,000,000 cu
bic yards, exclusive of all dams and em
bankments. It will be seen that $135,
000,000 will be a conservative estimate
of the entire cost of the canal, and this
almost agrees with that of Gen. W.
Ludlow's report of 1S90.
Zola la 1'iiKlnnd.
London, Dec. 27. The Paris corre
spondent of the Times gives nn inter
esting account of the way in which
Kmilc Zola escaped to London nf ter tha
sentence Imposed upon him last July
j in the trial on the charge of libel,
brought against him nnd M. l'erroux,
managing editor of the Aurore, by tho
officers of the Psterhazy court-martial.
According to M. Dc Plowitz, M. Zola
has lived at various country places In
1'ngland quietly ever since. It appear
that his Paris friends had the greatest
difficulty to persuade him to seek refugw
in Kngland, the course they considered
best for the interests of Dreyfus re
vision. A talunntlo Consolidation.
Pittsburgh, Pa., Dec. 23. The gigan
tic consolidation of the local gas, light
and heating companies was consum
mated Thursday. The capital invested
exceeds $2G,OC0.O0O. An Idea of the in
corporation of the combine will be ap
preciated when it Is stated that one
comnanv will in the future control the
grts, light and heating supply of Pitts- J
burgh and Allegheny und will have ab
solute pow er to make, raise or lower the
price to all consumers.
Ohio's Contribution.
Columbus, ()., Dec. 27. President
Peck, of the LaPayette memorial com
mission, acknowledging the receipt of
contributions from Ohio for the La
Fayette fund, whites to State School
Commissioner Poccbrake that the total
contributions from Ohio up to date
amount to $5,2S3.0i, the largest amount
contributed by any single state except
Illinois.
Great Demand for Copper.
Milwaukee, Dec. 27. A special to the
Herold from Houghton, Mich., says:
Practically every mine in the lake cop
per district is shipping copper by rail.
This has not been done before since the
French syndicate cornered copper and
Indicates, a phenomenal demand for the
metal at home and abroad.
Illlnwla Teneliera.
Springfield, 111., Dec. 27. The Illinois !
Slut? Teachers' iirociution will open
its forty-fifth ai.nual session in rcprc-
tentative' hall in the ttntchousc this
morning. The meeting will last three j
days. Indications point to a prosperous i
meeting both In attendance and general
interest.
llelter Yield Than I.iiat Winter.
San Francisco. Dec. 27. A special '
from Dawson City dated November
14 says: Peports from nil creeks In
the vicinity of Dawson City Indicate
Jhat the winter' product of gold will
exceed that of last year by more than ,
100 per cent.
Oppnaed to VVeyler.
Madrid, Dec. 27. The cabinet at
Monday sesidon dicued various
matters. It Is understood that Marshals ,
Campos, P.lar.co und Primo do Pi vera .;
and Ipez Domlnguez Miong.ly oppois "''
Gen. Weylei'i entrance Into the mla-1
Istrj. i
Col. Pryan could not wait for the ac
ceptance of his resignation before un
bottling his pent-up opposition to that
Ircvitable result of the war, expansion.
1 be same day that he forwarded h'.s
resignation , by. wire he gave out n ex
tended interview in the strain of pailey,
Cleveland, Hoar and Vest.
Not the least significant feature of
this Interview is the avoidance of ail
reference to silver or the financial ques
tion In any form. Pvidently Mr. Pryan,
in his character of boy orator, has a new
toy, and wants to play with It. This is
not the fir Sit time he has shown the
fickleness of his nature. He came into
considerable prominence originally as
a free trader. For two years or to he
toyed with that hobby, riding it on all
possible occasions, often when it wtis
a clear disregard of the proprieties to
do so. Then suddenly, the election of
1S94 over, he dropped free trade and
mounted the free silver hobby. So vio
lent and persistent was his rocklcg that
he was nominated for president on that
issue. Judging from his antecedents,
it is about time for him to make a
cbnnge. He cannot be everything in
turn, but he may be expected to te noth
ing long.
Perhaps an element of jealousy enter
Into Mr. Pryan.' Impatience to recover
from what he has called "military lock
jaw." Another young Lochlnvar ha
come out of the west In enper rivalry
Congressman Pailey, of Txas. This
rival Is well to the front n. the leader
of anti-expansion. There is no small
danger that Pailey will bo "the logical
candidate' of the democracy In 10(H), as
Pryan was in 1S0G. It is not a case of a
few rail down or boards off the Pryan
ffnee, but of a new field altogether,
with the Nebraskan not so much as
within the lnc!oure.
Nor Is Mr. Pailey the only possible
candidate to be feared. Kx-Pi esident
Cleveland has shown some signs of
lifp. He Is us pronounced, If not as
lend, m Pa'ley in deprecation of na
tional growth in area. Cleveland's in
terview on. the subject started th?
rumor that he was being groomed for
still a fourth presidential roce. It is
not surprising that between the two
Col. Prvan Is alarmed.
Put the great mistake of Pryan was
In trying to beat Pailey and Cleveland
at their own game. He should have al
lowed them to go on hanging th?in
r Ives with their own rope. Never was
there a more unpopular cry than anti
expansion. Mr. Pryan should have
token a leaf from the political history
of a century ago. At that time John
Adams was president, nnd might easlly
have had a second term. Put he wa
deaf nnd blind to public sentiment, and
put himself as completely ouUlde the
limit of presidential candidacy as Pal
ley and Cleveland have doue. If Mr.
Jifferson luad been a politician of the
Pryan type he would have shared the
fate of Adams. Put he was level headed.
Instead of trying to out-Adams Ad
ams, he put himself in line w ith popular
sentiment. The democratic party of
to-day is in great danger of sharing the
fate of the federal party, and If Pryan
had set himself the task of its rescue he
would have fairly corned the honorable
distinction of leader of the JefTersonion
democracy. As It is, he simply tags on
behind the John Adamsc of his party.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
TACT OF TIIE PRESIDENT.
Wllllnm MrKliiley llaa Shown Tlist
He la the Prealdent of the
Whole Country.
Nothing Illustrates- better the con
summate tact of President McKlnley
than his course at Atlanta. Not only
has he won the golden opinions of the
people of the south by his conciliatory
speerheu, but he has accomplished
something more important than that.
He has gained for hi course during the
war the warm approval of the demo
cratic legislature of Georgia, nnd the
Indorsement of the people of the south
for his jolicy concerning the questions
growing out of the war.
A duller nnd less tactful man would
have failed to see the opportunity of
which President McKlnley took ad
vantage. While Pryan and the demo
crats in congress were preparing to
make an Issue of ontl-lmpcrialism. the
president Invaded the very stronghold
of the democracy, nnd with a few sim
ple speeches enrried conviction, to the
heart of the people.
Of course this may have little effect
upon the democratic demagogues iti
congresi who are determined to at
tack the course of the president during
the war nnd call In question the
wisdom of the ioHcy believed to have
been adopted for the disposition of the
questions growing out of the war. but
they will be duller than they nre sup
posed to be If they fail to see the drift
of popular sentiment in the part of tho
counlry to which they look for inn j, ti
tles in national elections. It wid be
dlftictjlt to array 1h drmocm tic party
In congress against the ndmlnlstrntlon
when the voters In such strongly demo
cratic stntt n fleorgla and Alabama
are shouting Ida praises.
William McKlnley has demonstrated
again that he is president of the en
tire country, nnd the proof of that
demonstration will be furnished nbun
dantly when the next presidential cam
paign opens. Cleveland Lender.
rIown democratic leaders at a post
election love frnst in Des Moines the
other day developed renthnent the re
sult of which will be that Iowa demo
crats will drop free silver nt Hxteen to
rnetas fast n they can; that there will
be no more fusion with populists and
free. silver republican recognition; that
they w ill play tip exposition to the In
d ia r.n pol is mon e t a ry con ve n t ion Id e a
cf retirement of the greenbacks and
local option and other itMe Un?
CTclcago Inter Ocean.
FULFILLED THE PLATFORM,
The Proiulara of the lUpnbllran I'ar
iT Have Iteen Faithful
ly Kept.
A party that keeps faith with the
people deserves the commendation of
all who believe that political platforms
are guides for action, not mere rhetor
ic to catch votes. The platform udopt
ed by the republican national conven
tion In St. Louis June 18, 1S0G, has al
ready been w rought Into history. Kvery
intelligent voter ask that his party
not only have a full purpose to vitallzo
it principles as announced, Tout that it
shall show the capacity to do it when
Intrusted with power. Tested by thi
atandard the republican party has per
formed its duty with rare promptness
and ability. Ita promises of two yearn
ago are accomplished facts. It was)
hoped and believed when the platform
was adopted that It could be carried in
to effect peacefully; but a chain of un
expected events impelled the people
to engage In a foreign war as a last rtv
aort. This crisis came upon a repub
lican administration and was met with
complete suocerjs. Kmergencies, no
matter how extraordinary, have been
faced with a uniformly favorable re
sult, and now that peace has returned
the party feels that congratulations are
ia order.
In view of what has happened the
language of tho platform in regard to
Cuba is deeply significant. After an ex
pression of sympathy with the Cubans
in their fight for Independence tho
plank continued: "The government of
Spain, having lost control of Cuba, anil
being unable, to protect the property
and lives of resident American citizens,
or to comply with it treaty regula
tions, we believe that the government
of the United States should actively
use its Influence nnd good ofiices to
restore pence nnd give independenca
to the island." The good ofiices of th
United States were tendered nnd re
jected. Peace Is restored in Cuba. Its
independence Is assured. All came to
pass In less than two years after th
republicans nssumed control. Another
passage in the platform reads: "Tho
Hawaiian islands should be controlled,
by the United States, nnd no foreign,
power should be permitted to interfero
with thrm." Put one way existed to
cnery this into effect, nnd that was an
nrxation. Hawaii, accordingly, has
been made a part of our territory. No
one foresaw In June, 1S0C, that before)
January 1, 1609. Cuba would be freer
and Hawaii under our flag. Put both,
Ideas were In the republican platform,
and when the occasion came a repub
lican administration turned the Amer
ican aspirations into deeds.
There was in the platform the
premise of escape from an era of hard
times and political disaster, and it ha
been kept. "All our silver nnd paper
currency must be maintained at parity
with gold," was another declaration
which wtands vindicated. The protec
tive tariff outlined is on the statute
books. The enlargement of the navy
and Improved coast defenses are the
fulfillment of another plank. In the
lest paragraph of the platform occur
these words: "Such nre the prlneTpkf
nnd policies of the republican party.
Py these principles we will abide, and
thee policies1 we will put into execu
tion." The sincerity of the avowal has
been placed beyond question. A strik
ing parallel might be drawn between
the realization of the republican na
tional platform of 1S06 and the neglect
and perversion of the democratic plat
form of 1S02 in which the people trusted
to the full extent of executive and legis
lative power. Put the bitter disappoint
ments of that period are not a pleasant
subject to dwell upon. The point to ba
Impressed Is that ever' party must
stand by its platform, nnd be equal t.
lit- demands, to be worth' the respect
and confidence of the American people.
St. Louis (ilobe-Pcmocrot,
POLITICAL DRIFT.
fcTTor not making any mistake
President McKlnley is a conspicuous
success. Pallimore Herald.
ICol. Pryan, who Is once again the
P. O. of the Platte, aimed a shot at
expansion and hit free silver. Chicago
Tribune.
CPryan nnd Pailey hnve been con
ferring. Put for some reason the coun
try refused to tip when they got to
gether. Cleveland Leader.
rPxjranslon has taken hold of the
southern heart, nnd, if the present en
thusiasm continues, McKlnley will
carry Georgia in 11KX). Chicago Inter
Ocean.
6VWc are under the impress-Ion that
Col. Pryan is making a mistake in re
signing as soon as he is in danger of
going into active service. Peoria (111.)
Herald (Pern.).
Crit is a misfortune that such a man
should be keeping alive In the west and
touth the financial anarchy which he
would Impose upon the nation. Paltl
more American.
C-TThe banks of Nebraska: have
agreed to reduce the rates of interest
by from one to two per cent, on ac
count of the plethora of money. What
a shock this must be to Col. Pryan.
tThe democratic party, In the full
blaze of republican prosperity, is like
a blinking bat driven from itacave. It
won't be able to perceive anything un
til the night of democratic adversity;
comes. Warren Pevicw.
SJ'Col. William Jennings Prynn vch
mently insists that the free and tin
limited coinage of silver and antl-inv-perinlism
nre to be the twin Issues ot
the democracy in 1000. And It Is un
doubtedly safe to .say thai his adversary,
will not object. Poston Herald (1ml.).
lPry an first utterarce nion re-
. turn to civil life will help to place hU
party In hostility to public opinion or
great Issues of the future, and wlthoas
his intention or understanding will
help to break down opposition te the
course o! the administration. N. Y,
Tribune,