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New-York tribune., 1890-07-13

The leaders Of the Democracy at Washington
admit the necessity of pcr~cvering in the present
policy OF building navy OF the first rank. The
Cleveland Administrations best work was in the
line OF naval progress and the Democratic party Is
committed by that record To the policy Of de-
yeioping the naval resources of the Nation Why,
then should Democratic Senators have opposed the
shipping bills which tit in with practical measures
for increasing the efficiency Of the fleet? Let
the Postal Subsidy bill be enacted and there
Will be in a few years ships like the City Of Paris
under the American tlay; and these fast vessels
can be converted into cruisers IN an emergency.
The cost of providing by subsidies an auxiliary
fleet of cruisers and c0mmcrcc-dcstroyers will only
be a fraction Of the expense of building such YES
sells directly for the navy. This is practically the
method employed by the British Government,
which is paying to-day annual subyentlons 10
several lines for the privilege Of using certain
ships as cruisers or transports in an emergency.
Democratic Senators who profess to desire the
creation of an adequately equipped and SYM
mctrical fleet AT low cost were not consistent in
opposing subsidies. The profits Of the ocean mail
service if used as subsidies would restore the cOm-
mcrcial marine and build up economically an
auxiliary navy.
New-York tribune., 1890-07-13

1t is generally suggested that people who are
sojourning in Northern New-Jersey should send TO
the State Gcoo-ist for map of the region IN
which they are sojoumne. and improve some Of
their leisure time in studying the rocks there
about ''od man, Profitable hours may thus
be spent. especially ii number OF persons coop
crate and form a class. as it were In connection
with the map the reports of the state Geological
SurlI,y should be studied The ilea IS applicable
not to New-Jcrscy alone though possibly the data
procurabe there are fuller than elsewhere. In
connection with geology. miucraloey may be
taken up with advantage, and an excursion N
botany is always rewarding. II would be de-
cided gain if the time that is spent in idle gossip
on hotel VI boardin.house yerandas, or il reading
New-York tribune., 1890-07-13

action. In a prosaic epoch he has taught the
world how to do great and heroic things.
New-York tribune., 1890-07-13

The possible decline Of Jersey justice has Deefl
commented on by The Tribune. Is jersey hSh'-
ming also to suffer a decline and fall? 80 IL
appears by late reports from our nelghoor over
the North River Everybody knows what " jersey
lightning is, and nearly everybody knows wnaO
effects il produccs-knowS, we mean, not by per
sonal experience, but by hearsay. The time
honored industry of manufacturing this famous
leverage is falling into what we have high
Nthority for terming "innOcuous deSUetude'
through the failure OF the apple orchards oil
Ncw-Jcrsey AS the bow unto the cord is, 50
are Ncw-Jersey apples to Jersey lightning -
perhaps the relation is even still more intimate.
Without apples appleacl is an lmpossibility, and
the Ncw-Jersey appe-trees seem to have been as
cHcctually hlighted as the peach orchards OF
Delaware Convincing evidence of the afore-
mentioned decline is furnished by the report
of the internal revenue collector in Morris
County that, OF thirty distileres established
there, only twelve were in operation last year,
and only eight are likely to be run this year.
Whether the cause Of temperance Will be tne
gamer by this decline may be an open question
Jersey lightning" was powerful, but 1t could ne
obtained reasonably pure: the stuff that VIII
take its place is likely 10 be badly aduLterated.
New-York tribune., 1890-07-13

most important investigation IS ABOUT 10 oe
undertaken by Pennsylvania into the SUBJECT oil
coal-waste. 1t is not too soon for Such an IN
quiry Coal deposits in the United States OF one
kind or another. are 50 rich and extensive that
we are reasonably well assured OF a suihcent
supply until the coming day when the world Will
warm itself by frictional electricity buU mean
while the loss of the Pennsylvania coal would De
a misfortune which the entire country "ould
keenly feel The statistics which pennsylvania
coal-waste commission is seeking to Gather VIII
be of independent interest. The commission Is
in pursuit of information concerning the geological
coal-field, its extent and waste by erosion; the
extent of the present coal-field; how much can De
taken from the earth by any known system OF
mining, and how much will he permanent suuct-
ural waste The waste Of producing ana market
ing and the utilization of all kinds OF waste also
come within the scope of the investigation.
New-York tribune., 1890-07-13

The best remark yet inspired by the census Is TO
be credited TO The New-Orleans Plcayune' III
says that watermelons are coming In ny the car
load now but as the census has already oeeh
taken the-doubling up of population Will DO no
good The fact that THE Picayune' takes this
cheerful tone warrants the conjecture that New
Orleans is not one of the bumptous cities which
arc kicking at the census
New-York tribune., 1890-07-13

Essex County newspapers make mention Of
what is spoken Of as the biggest lumber deal ever
consummated in Northern Ncw-York. II is stated
that the president OF one Of the great lumber
manufacturing companies who is now about build
ing an immense steam sawmill at Tuppers Lake,
has made contract for $1,000 standard logs and
%. 900 cords of hemlocl1 bark annually for five
years. What do those interested in the preserva-
ton OF the Adirondacks say TO this
New-York tribune., 1890-07-13

The Tribune the other day published inter
views with the Rev. DR.. De Costa aud the Rev
Mr. Krans, two Episcopal cergymen OF this city,
in which they approved of Bishop Potters pro-
test against the appointment Of the Rev. Howard
MacQueary as speaker at the next Church Con
grcss. and dissented from Dr. Donad's criticism
Of the Bishops action in the matter. 1t so hap
peucd TINT no other Episcopal clergymen could be
seen at the time. 50 that the views Of these two
gentlemen might have been taken TO represent
tic opinion Of the Episcopal clergy generally.
That they did not do so. however, Is evident from
the fact that the Rev DR.. William r. Huntington,
rector of Grace Church; the Rev. DR.. David II
Greer rector Of ST. Bartholomew's Church, and the
Rev Dr. Thomas X. Harris, Of Westcheser
County. speaking for the Executive Committee of
the Church Congress. have prepared a statement
which appears in The Churchman," in which
they take substantially the same ground as that
taken by Dr. Donald. The committee. they SAY,
regard the opportunity as n good one for stating
the principle by which from the beginning they
have been guided. and by which they purpose
hereafter 10 be guided in the making Of their ap-
poiutments. The ground taken has been that all
clrrgymen whose names were TO be found on the
Isis annually furnished by the bishops of tie
several dioccses 10 their conventions should be
rcckOncd eligible as speakers or writer's on the
platform Of the Congress. and that they had
right whatever 70 20 behind such authorized
statement in determining the question Of good
and regular standing A. the same time they
announce that as Mr.. MacQueary has now become
the subject OF ecclesiastical inquiry owing TO the
alleged hentical statements in his book his ap-
poutmcnt as a speaker before the Church Con-
sress is ipso facto cancelled. This will probably
end what threatened to be little theological
tempest.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-08

appointment OF receivers for different roads
within that system. the old arrangements for
advertising with the News were abandoned at
the suggestion of Mr.. Newman, and Mr.. Waldo,
the chief of the railroad pool in the state, was
assigned the duty of outlininga series of con-
tracts with the News. The basis for these con-
tracts, according TO the pool system, vas not
communicated to the News any member OF
its organization. and no member of its organlza-
ton was ever present at any meetings OF the
pool. What transpired at these meetings no
member of the News organization had any
knowledge of. Since the pool has been 3ban-
doned contracts for advertising have been made
with the respective roads and the News man
agement upon the same basis as when tie pool
in existence; that is, so much advertising
space for so many dollars per annum. There is
nothing more whatever in these contracts
than in any contract with private individual.
All are placed on equal footing by the News
and its advertising space is held at SO much per
annum without any other consideration WHAT
ever being guaranteed or understood.
have forwarded your letters to Mr.. jenkins
at Dallas, our editor-in-chief, with the request
that no notice be taken of this matter until flrst
you have been seen in Galveston, requested
in yours to me Of date above mentioned: pre-
sumo that Mr.. jenkins Will comply with TINS
request and il may n OF be necessary at all TO 20
further into the matter. l fancy, however, that
the work against the News is being done prl-
vately, and 1t is serious imputation for q news
paper to rest quietly under and not open lts
lips in the premises. Trusting to see you in
Galveston before long. we remain, yours truly.
A. II. BELo Co., per Lowe,
W thin the next few days Receiver
Bonner went TO Galveston and while
there informed Vice President Lowe
fully as to the letter of Receiver Bonner
to Auditor Maury. Vice President Lowe
made respectful demand for copy of
the letter to Auditor Msury, which the
News was entitled 20 see and which was
furnished. 1t Is part of the history of
the case, and follows:
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-08
To the Gazette.

DALLAS, July 5.-The Democrat Publishing
Company, Fort Worth, Tex: Gentlemen-In
the Fort Worth Daily GAZETTE of Wednesday
July ., 1890, of which you the publishers and
proprietOrs, appears certain correspondence,
be in part the substance of a speech delivered
by Col. DeGraffenreid at the NJ z. church in
Commerce. We quote portion of the CORE
spondence printed in THE GAZETTE as follows:
Among other charges made in a general
way he said the Dallas News proposed to sup
port him (DeGraffenreid) for $3.50. but he would
not give it, and that the old wench (the Dallas
News) for So, coo defeated the commission bill
in the last Legislature. -
The above language contains two specific,
slanierous ibels, unsupported by the truth in
any part. for which THE GAZETTE is RESPONSE
BILE by giving publicity thereto.
We desire you to at once investigate the libel
GUS matter referred to and to make such repara-
tion and correction as an honorable journal will
not fail to make when it finds it has been made
the medium of conveying both libel and SIAN
der.
reply to this letter at your immediate con-
venience will be duly appreciated by yours very
truly, A. h. BELo II Co.,
Per R. G. LOWE, V. P.
The day after the Commerce special
appeared in The GAZETTE a special on
the same subject appeared in the Fort
Worth Mail, an afternoon paper. The
Mail's special was dated Dallas and con-
tanned charges that the News was bribed
by the railroads. The Mail was called on
TO investigate these charges and replied
stating il would do SO.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-08

Designing or scattering reports regard
ing the alleged bribery either by ire
sponsible newspapers or persons wero
passed by unnoticed until the matter be-
came subject of public expression on tn
part of influential citizens of Dallas
This being the case, in order to protect
the News in its established reputation for
care and justice in dealing with such
matters in print the following letter was
written:
DALLAS. June IS, 1890.
R. G. Lowe, V. P, Galveston. Tex:
Messrs - and - of Dallas are circulating
a report that T. R Bonner Of Tyler refused to
pay a bill sent him from the the News office for
SO 600 to be in payment of the opposition OF tn e
News to the Brown railroad.bill introduced In
the last state legislature: that Bonner refused to
pay the bill unless made out to show IT was Tor
advertising done in the News; that Bonner s
letter to this effect has been seem. There are
come variations in this report, but ali state
ments point to the general allegation.
This report has gone broadcast over the state.
We should deny it and all such. 1 am ready to
write the denial in livid language. have con-
ferred with Mr.. D. C. jenkins and he agrees
with me. / have the article partly prepared
Yours truly, F. DoRBMUs, Managing Editor,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-08
letter to the Mail.

DALLAS, TEX, July l5.-Mr. E. g. senter,
president Mail publishing company, Fort
Worth, Tex: sir-Replying to your favor OF
the 7th instant. in which you state that ''it
shall oe our care to sft to the bottom the matter
you refer to and in the event we are justified in
so doing we will gladly make the reparation
you demand, - we beg 20 inquire what progress
you have made in the work promised and at
what time we may expect such reparation as the
matter demands. The tone of the editorial in
the Mail of the 18th instant was not such as to
warrant more than bare justice at your hands
You warn the News in that editorial that
rhetoric and wrath do not take the place OF evil
dence,' but overlook the fact perhaps that the
Views is the accused party and that the onus of
proof remains with the accuser. We trust for
the sake of that decent journalism which you
seek so strenuously to vindicRte, that you Will
leave no means unemployed by which you can
get to the bottom of this whole matter, and that
you will be as manly in making reparsiion to
the News, after finding that the charges cannot
be sustained, as you have been in bringing the
accusation against it.
We-respectfully request that you will favor US
with an answer to this communication at as early
a date is convenient, stating as far as you
know when it is likely that we shall be able to
hear from you publicly touching the truth or fall
sity of the charges preferred by the Mailagai INST
the News. Yours very truly,
A. II. BELo & Co.,
Per r. G.. Lowe, vice-president.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-08
The 1Iaury letter.

November 23 lss9.-J. R. Bonner, J. M
Eddy, receivers. Mr.. w. L. Maury, auditor,
Palestine, Tex: Dear sir-Returning the pa
pers attached to your letter of the I'D inst, 1
have approved the claim of the Galveston News
for Sl2UO, but before renting IT wish you to
confer with Mr.. Galhraith in regard to t, as
think the Galveston News has made an error OF
SI2O. Ny understanding of this whole contract
is that our proportion of a general sum agreed to
be paid to the Galveston News fof service rem
dered before and during the last session of the
legislature amounted to Sl4i0. But in order 70
take from the transaction the appearance OF
bargain and sale for influence it was agreed that
the sum might be liquidated in monthly pay
ments under the head of advertisements, the
insertion of our column being part of the gen.
eral consideration.
understood that three of these monthly pay
menIs amounting to SIG = have been paid, leay-
ing a balance due of Sl0SJ, and the statement OF
the Galveston News should have shown the
original amount due of SI4IO, les the credit oil
$3.50. Before you remit the $1,000 to the Calves
ton News confer with Mr.. Galbraith and also
examine as to the payments heretofore made to
the Galveston News on this acco unit. merely
approve the voucher, If ! am incorrect no
further delay will be made. But with the under
standing, however, that if only SlUSO is due, you
will prepare new voucher and destroy the one
I inclose herewith. Yours truly,
4. r. BONNER, receiver.
Having retained q copy OF the Maury
letter, the lerterpress copy handed Vice
President Lowe by Receiver Bonner was
returned to the latter, with the follow
ing letter:
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-08
Some Correspondence Regarding
the Alleged Bribery.
Letters from Col. T. r. Bonner and
Commissioner J. Waldo, the Fort
Worth Mail and the Gazette.
Two Letters to Col. DeGraffenreId-Rec
Bonner's Statement and the Master In
Chancery's Report
Dallas News, Aug. Z.

Vague or irresponsible rumors OF de
famatory character about newspapers Or
individuals, while often doing harm, are
allowed to evaporate or wear themselves
out, not from choice on the part of the
injured, but because of the fact that
such rumors are surrounded by mystery,
and develop less tangibility as the in7es-
tigation OF them proceeds. In such cases
it is q waste of time and q lowering OF
ones dignity even TO pay attention to
them. But evil reports emanating from
and repeated by responsible persons de-
mand attention, and it is presumed that
persons giving currency to them expect
as much.
The Galveston Dallas News has been
charged with receiving brides from rail-
roads, and the charge, upon preliminary
inquiry was found to come from respon-
sible sources. Thereupon prompt ana
methodical investigation was set on foot
by the News, and the following history
of 1t stamps the charge as false:
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-08

New YORK, July 2s.-Mr. R. @. Lowe, Gal.
weston. Tex: Dear sir-Your letter OF the 18th
received. I answer your questions in the order
asked.
l. No representative of the News ever at
tended or was present at any me ting of the
Tex IS traffic association, or International asso-
citation.
2. No contract made with the News by
either the Texas traffic association or the In
ternational association for other than adyertis-
ing purposes.
9. In so far as my knowledge goes no repre-
sentative of the News ever agreed to perform
any service whatever for the associated railways
OF Texas other than it had contracted for, viz: to
advertise.
4. No railroad member OF either of the asso-
Citations named above ever required or even re-
quested of the News any service whatever other
than that performed through its columns in
carrying out contracts for ordinary railway ad-
vertising.
This statement is made e1-chairman of the
Texas traffic and International associations
from my own knowledge and observation only.
Yours truly. J. WALDO, G. T. NJ.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-08
Reply
GALVESTON, Tex, June ls, 1883

GALVESTON 1EG'p JUNE ~ 4oSV'
Mr.. Frank Doremus, Dallas, Tex:
MY DEAR SIR-I am in receipt of your
favor OF the 18th inst. and have duly
noted contents. I was already aware that
such an attack would be made upon the News,
as had understood that some lawyer al Pales-
tine-l believe master in chsncery for the Inter
national railroad-had claimed to have seen the
bills of the News presented for $40, 900 in sup
port of the railroads of the state. l think that
it Will b. better for the News to refrain from
any comment upon the character of these re-
ports until Col. Bonner has been heard from.
Acting upon this idea l have to-day addressed
a letter to Col. Bonner, Of which the inclosed is
a COPY, so that we may have his answer to the
calumny before making any reply to the calum-
majors / think that Mr.. jenkins will agree with
me to hold any comment until first reply from
Col. Bcnner has been received. If Col. Bonner
refuses to answer, or in any manner evades the
subject, we can then determine what course to
take in the premises. r. G. LOWE, V. P.
In giving the above letters that passed
between the Galveston and Dallas offices
of the News, certain phrases involving
references TO individuals and comments
on the matter at issue have been omit
ted, embracing as they do expressions,
in the absence of full information, neoes-
sary to have the Importance of the case
properly understood with q view to i'm
mediate action.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-08
The Gazette. Reply.
FORT Worth, TEX, July

FORT WoRTH, TEX, July 81, 1890.
A. q. Belo & Co., Dallas, Tex.
GESTERMEN-Yours Of the 2Tth to hand. It af-
fords US pleasure that the action of the paper
was satisfactory in the premises. The kindly
tone of your acknowledgment prompts US to a id
this: We have been again confronted with q
pub ic stion of matter which was sent to US "a a
report, filed and made part OF q court record
Therefore, we have not been restrained BY any
thought of legal redress on your part, but we
have refrained out pure .ndisposition to be the
medium for such matter.
And yet, as newspaper. we feel that we did
ourselves an injustice by refraining, because in
connection with 1t there was other matter OF in
terest to the public and which did not concern
any newspaper. Your kindly tone prompts us
further to say that with reference to this last
statement concerning the Galveston News we
personally feel that that paper owes il to the
press of the state to promptly meet the state
ment made at Tyler, by an explanation that will
explain to the public, which could be done.
Every paper in the state Especially every
daily newspaper) has personal interest in hav-
ing the matter explained to the satisfaction of
the public II is to the interest of every news
paper in the state that the construction put on
the matter shall be proven unequivocally false.
We take the liberty of saying this and may say
1t ediiorially. because it viii doubt transpire
that very often this paper and others in Texas
viii have occasion TO ntend with public senti-
ment With respect TO the railroads and, nnless
tbs pubic does autezstand tbs nature Of this
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-08

GALVESTON, Tex. June 30, 1890.
Col. T. R. Bonner, Tyler, Tex:
DEAR SIR-Herewith inclosed find copy of let
ter from you to Mr. w. L. Maury, auditor, 9
copy OF which has been taken for our own use.
A copy of this letter has been forwarded to our
Mr.. jenkins at Dallas, editor-in-chief of the
News, who will make such use OF II as in his
judgmen seems proper and correct. The gem
eral tenor of your letter to Auditor Maury IS so
at variance with facts in the case, and so totally
unsuppoi ted by any sem blance of truth in so far
as it relates to the money paid the News for
legitimate advertising being made for services
rendered before and during the last session OF
the legislature that cannot yet realize why
such letter should ever have been penned by
you The contract for advertising with the
Galveston News and the International railroad
has existed for over ten years, and when You
came into the road as one of its receivers, why
your understanding should have been SO
clouded it is difficult for TO realize. The
standing of the News reputable paper hav-
ing thus been brought in question by your COM
municaiion to the auditor of the road the mat
ter of publicity and explanation by the News
will have to be determined by future contingent
cies in the judgment of the editor-in- chief.
Yours very truly, A. II. BELo & Co.
Per R. G. LOWE, Vice-President.
At this juncture the following ap-
peared in the Fort Worth GAZETTE of
July 2: