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headed by Sol, at given signal made an
attack upon Old Chief with crowbars and
Kentucky dorringers. These weapons, how
ever. had no effect. Then the attacking par
ty gave him generous and frequent doses OF
Butler county whlskey, with no moro deadly
result. Finally, as last resort. q largo lot
Of tariff schedules were mixed with his daily
diet These did tho business. Old Chiefs
career In Cincinnati was brought to q close.
Tho process of stufIlng was scientifically
accomplished In Rochester. and then what
remained OF Old Chief was sent by the Big
Four Railway back to Cincinnati. Being too
big to be brought into the city on the rail-
road, owing to tho low bridges that span the
tracks down in the ditch the car was side
tracked at Ivorydale. Superintendent Nc
LEAN secured heavy transfer wagon.
such as is used In hauling safes, for trans
porting tho elephant to the Zoo. All along
the route there was great interest on the
part OF tho populace and 1t was fine treat
for tho email boys. Old Chief In life weighed
five tons, but now, with his stufflng Of
oakum, he weighs only two tons. But he
looks, ~ a Cincinnati newspaper AYERS. as
natural as life, even to the lustre Of the eyes
and tho wicked frown OH his forehead.
Such Is the end OF Old Chief. aud his days
OF troubling are over. Perched high In
conspicuous place In the Cincinnati Zo3-
logical Garden. on n platform OF solid
masonry and with garland OF laurel leaves
over his left ear. tho stuffed elephant stands
for the inspection Of the people. Instead OF
weighing five tons. rs in life, he is down to
two. Instead OF being q menace to all
about him, his power for evil is gone for
ever. He stands. indeed, as terrible ex-
ample OF what, as live elephant, he might
still DO. Impervious In life to the stroke OF
club or crowbar, he is In his stuffed condi.
tion proof against the cyclone. The most
tlmid OF Cincinnatians may stroke his ivory
tusks with perfect safety or tread upon his
feet. His trunk Is curled up like the Repub-
lican party in Kentucky, and there is a
dropping Of tho mouth which. observers say,
reminds one strongly Of the condition Of the
Vermont Democrats after q hot election.
How much safer to all concerned Is Old
Chiefs mammoth and troublesome figure
since tho oakum treatment WINS applied.
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The Too Close Finishes.

There Is certain vicious habit Of jockey
ism which the turf authorities should deal
with In spirit OF severity less only than
what Is due to manifest fraud.
On It's merits race Ia often settled good
way from the wire. The struggle Of the
field goes on for long time freely and
doubtfully until from out OF It there
energies some one horse whose strength
lasts for beyond the others, and they drop
back. leaving him. supposedly, to finish
alone and Mt leisure. Yet thero may be
hardly better covering for fraudulent
riding than the demonstration OF single
horses superiority far from the winning
post and the apparent justification for his
rider to drop the race itself from his calcr-
lations, and, taking into consideration the
handicapper's vigilance and the trainers
timidity, ease his gait and come back to
finish somewhere In company with his
beaten rivals.
Ahorse that started as Kingston did on
Thursday. with twenty to one on him, may,
to his hackers dIsmay after lie has settled
his right to the lead, be taken back to any
extent, from what Is merely sufficient to in
dul0e his riders vanity In q close finish,
even to an ignominious and exasperat.
ing defeat. The affair OF Thursday has
been seen in all Its stages with
perhaps greater frequency this summer
than in any other previous season. It
has happened 30 frequently and It's pos
sibilities for fraud are 80 great that
there is clear need for better protection
OF the turf and its attending interests
through some more rigorous regulation Of
the Jockeys guilty Of such objectionable rid
inR. In many cases the fault can be excused
only on the theory that the jockey Is fool /;
and very few have that reputation.
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DISPOSING OF $3.50, 600.
The Will OF the Lato Frederick &. Have
meyer 10 offered for Probate.

The Will OF the Lato Frederick &. Have.
meyer 10 Ofersd for Probate.
WHITE PLAINS. Aug. 1A-The will OF Fred.
erick G. Havemeyer. who died at bis homo In
West Chester on July %. has been offered for
probate 10 the Westchester County Surrogate
Court. ACCOMMODATING the will was the petit
tion OF Henry o. Hsvemeyer. in which the
estate Was estimated at S1.75O.O00.
After directing the payment OF his funeral
expenses and any other outstanding obigs-
lions. he leaves to his granddaughter. Minnie
H. Butt. Of 8 West Fifty-second street. New
York. who is . daughter OF bis deceased sister.
Mary Helder. 1000. with the statement that
that IL only . mark Of his appreciation. and
that she 10 already In the possession Of sum-
cisnt wealth. To his servant Bridget Cahill.
hs leaves $1,000: to his daughters. Kate b.
Belloni and Sarah g. Jackson. he leaves
plate. Sofsss' and e csrr,ssss 'DS' 'nk'av'nf''
he then directs iha: Al the securities in his
Pin oF ~ and
reefs hls executors to divide tho remaining
Sssfs' oP ss 81 hs son
Frederick 2. Havsmeyer. u. 81 Throggs Neck.
nf ssh sssn hs *: hr
part 10 left to bis son Thomson J. Havemeyer
Of ThE0ESs Sefk The fourth part Is slvsp h!s
y. Belont Of IA East sixty.sixth street. New
York; The sixth part is LEFT his daughter. Mrs.
tors eiaSth Part Tor tSe beEs
At Of Mrs. Belloni The remaining eighth part
he directs bis EXECUTORS to invest for Mrs. Sarah
u the !eeatees their portions are to 60 to their
next Of kin and.heirs-at-aw. The will IL dated
Hill Of 2O6 West Fifty second street. New York.
and EDGAR Logon q q, Yonkers; He psInes as
Hsvemsyer. and directs that thsy ave no
Londs for the iullhlment OF their trust. In
case OF the death OF either Of his executors
Of New York city trustee. aud also executor Il
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WILLIAM FOSTER Of Jersey City hal

WILLIAM FOSTER Of Jersey City hos
been slowly dying Of cancer for nearly three
years, and In all that tipe no has refused to
see doctor. saying plaintlvely: GOD put tho
sore there. and He will take 1t away II He
wishes 1t to 10 taken away" A conversation OF
Faith Curists at the Church OF the Divine Fs.-
lowshiD has been praying for the patient. and
has sent q delegation to pray BY his bedside
TO most people the faith euro seems an sb-
aurdity. and 90 DANGEROUS to life a. TO bs
properly forbidden By law. at least wnsro
1t leads parents TO keep . doctor from
attending their sick children. But In
case OF such . disssss - cancer.
which Is deemed By tho best physicians Incur
able. how can one object on any ground to the
simple faith OF WILLIAM FosTERr II the best
medical skill OF Germany and ENGLAND could
not save an Emperor from fearful torment and
an agoniEing death. what can the New Jersey
doctors do for this Door manp 10 1t not best
for him to die with prayer on his lips. sur.
rounded by his family and prayerful and
hopeful congrsRation2 II the faith euro COM
forts him and gives him hope. or at least reslg-
nation, Is not that ss much - he can expect
from human hands or from d.vins2
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Gov. lIIlrn Vacation Over.

ALBANY, Aug. l4.-Gov. Hill says his vacation
days for thi, summer are over and that he
will be at homo for the rest OF the month. His
first sbsencs from Albany will be on Sept, g.,
when he will go t. ,Wellsv!lls to 81 eak at the
Sept no will apeak AZ Buffalo. having been
asked 10 participate in tho I.abor.DHy Demon
s nroH in that city Nall mis county Hir
remaining days OF eeptember incindes a
speech at the Duchess County, Fair. hold In
"a. and Al bion on Sept. 20. The Governor SHys
that he has not as yet received an Invitation
Democratic managers OF tho Ohio csmpa In.
to SPEAK there this fall.
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IOUNo HOPKINS WILL FIGHT:
He Will Contest the Will ~ Which Mr.
SesrIes DisiAherIted Him,

He Will Contest the Will ~ Which Mrs,
sesrIes DisiaherIted Him.
BAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 14.-Thero Is now no
question that young Timothy Hopkins will
contest the will OF his foster mother. which
loft him without cent Of her many millions.
Hopkins was recalled from japan By cable,
announcing Mrs. Hopkins Sci les a; death, but
he hHd the pleasant anticipation on the lonR
voynce across tho Pacific that he bad inhs ri cd
her millions. He got the first news OF tho will
when the pilot came on board on Golden Gate.
To contest tho will will cost a GOOD deal of
money. but several Calforn ians large IN ems
have offered him unlimited funds 10 back him
Those familiar with the history Of tho Hon.
Hins Iamily Say Tim can make out q clear case
h. aged vile. Shortly before her marriage
Mrsi noGklns made q will. leayine nor fortune
70 Tim HOPKINS and his wife. who was her
niece ana whom he married with her full con.
s ts. ana Eislng .pbstnptial legacies to rela.
VIII DO produced when tho trial takes placc.
Nothing happened between the time of max.
Ing that WILL md the dAto Of the will disin.
norltinS Tim to sovor the pleasant relations
existng between mother and son. except a
spurious int.ryisw printed Just after her 10 ar
Tiage. In which Tim was made to say she Ind
iost her mind. This he was able 10 deny 10 her
satisfaction. ~ Ns
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CORPORAL TANNERS CHALLENGER
He Says II II Record. but Has Never
Bceu Accepted AID Never VIII H..

Bceu Accepted AID Never VIII h.
PORTLAND. Me-. Aug. H.-1n his speech ct
the reunion OF the Sixteenth Maine Regiment.
at Long 1ssnd last night. Corporal Tanner
said: Il wish to say this deliberately. that
during the few months boro the title Of Com
missioner OF Pensions did nothing for my
comrades through generosity. hut legally. and
II the records in the Offices Of some officials Of
the United States could be opened II would be
found TINT threw out over my own signature
the broad challenge to show. r. they could. .
single case where l acted illegally. The
challenge vas never accepted. has not been
since accepted, and-this l say deliberately
In tho presence OF the rress-nsver will be
accepted. have not Iepenied Of single act
e mine while Commlssianer 81 fensiops,. and
this say deliberately. The right to call down
nn improper pension Is NO less provided for by
law than the other right 10 advance pension
unjustly and Improperly moderated. said
then: and say now. that 1t WAS \ disgrace to
the Govern ment to send ont the pensions OF q
per month. and II had retained office long be.
tore this would have wiped out the disgrace.
But my comrades. II is not now rs it WAS
when bullets were flying. Then the earth and
tho fulnsss thereof was not too good for the
are asking fer everything"
Corporal Tanners Presidential ticket Is
Blaine and Alger.
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The opinion has been expressed In some
quarters that Stephenson acted on his own
responsibility In supporting the Republican
candidate for Senator in this close aud critical
political fight. and At a meeting Of Democrats
In the Seventh district some time after the
election he was. with grent outcry. expelled.
But the fact s significant that in Martins own
election district 1.-The Twenty iour,h) tho DEM
ocratic nominee for Senator had n majority OF
but three votes. though the Democratic State
ticket had at the same election u m iorty OF
twsnty.one md In Patterson's election district
1.-THE Thirty-fourth) the Democratic nominee
for Senator had majority Of but two votes.
though tho Democratic State ticket had ut tho
Same election majority Of twenty-five. How.
ever that may be- the Senator distric.--one OF
but thirty-two 10 the whole Stato-which Is 80
close politically as to turn upon tho loyalty of
single election district captain In ono polling
place Is entirely too close for political comfort
on other side Of tho card house. Democratic or
Republican. Mr.. Stewards plurality in the
whole district WAS 305 votes o total OF $4,000.
and had the 1866 votes cast for him in Stephen
son's district been cast Instead for Turner. the
latter would have won by a majority OF Avo.
Since the inauguration OF President Hurrl.
son no efforts on the part OF the Republicans
have been lacking TO stlfIen their lines in Tho
Eishth Senate district. OF which. by the way.
co.President Morton Is q resident when in
town.
Postmaster Van Colt. tho Republican district
lender In the Seventh district. has been made
Postmaster. John Wesley Jacobus tho Iiepmbli-
can leader In the Ninth. has been Unitod States
Marshal. and Frederick 8. Gibbs. the ReDubli-
can leader In the Thirteenth district whose
warfare with Tom Plat is now Mt an end. has
more patronage In the Custom House than has
been given to any other two districts In the
length or breadth Of Manhattan Island, to say
nothing Of the expansive and salubrious an
neIsd district. Nor can IL be said that the
Democrats OF the Eighth Senate district have
been at all negligent In fence mending either.
The local organization OF the party In the
Thirteenth district. under charge OF John c.
Bheehsn. brother OF William y. Sheehap. tho
Speaker OF tho last Assembly. was never before
In "a good shape as It is now. From the roll OF
membership In the Seventh district appears
Thomas G. T. Crane. City amberlain; Mar
tin I. McMahon. the nrst Democrat sent to the
Assembly from that district In twenty years |:
William +. Moore. the first Democrat elected
Civil Judge Of tho district In an equally long
period Of time; Daniel Z. Sicklss. appointed
sheriff ~ ~ aevsraos N Dlsss Of James A.
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TRUCK FARMING FAcrs
Early Cusunbsrs Desc Conc fro. nsv.
nuaa, hut IRON Cola New Easisud.

Early Cusunbsrs Den's Conc from n.v.
auaa, hut IRON Celia New Eus,aud.
III could only get corner on the truel
farms Of thiA country" said a mnrkstms.
with q turn for statistics. II wouldn't trad.
Jobs with Vanderbilt or Gould II they'd roll
both their Jobs into ono. What do you thnk
the truck farmers pulled out OF us dealers ber.
and there about tho country and carried homs
with them last year2 Only little oyer
ssventy-six million and half That's ali
Out OF that thoy had to Ray their holm. OF
course. which cost ON something like $500.
oOo, for they hire 2l7.00O mob. 10 Say nothing
Of the 10000 women and $1,000 bows that help
out with the work. And their seeds KNOCKED
about 4 million and a half moro out o, thu
proceeds. md they had to put up a trino Of
40. 600, 900 for fertilizers. But after taking
oil that out. they had good round $50 100000
left to nut away III the sock for q rainy day.
Yes: you give mo corner on the truck farms
OF this country and you can have oil that
Gould and Vanderbilt make. n you want it A''
ayTSers are over half million acres Of n vo soS
Else Use but raise garden and held truck ior mar.
1 S Mh sa on aoSses s nSo muss sSd
about S 50 600 zoo worth OF implements 10 hei p
those tn nice. bright green. plump and iempiins II
oncumters you 500 In the big restaurants ana
tho swell fruit store WINDOWS III tho spring, be.
10 TOT put down . good hsli-doiar before . You
can get ons-whers do YOU suppose they come
sm ohor psc. oan South, 'f Bns ycuT 3,
way OF: Thee early cgoumbers come from
!: n. nsS5 IKE rn ss@uSs hs
come from New England. from the cold and
storm tossed coasts Of Maine, and Massachu.
sets. and even from New Hamnshirs. The
more GU. q an acre q and than the sr"w sss
They think nothing ot netting $4,000 for an
acre Of cueumbers. but they only have 272
,6s! they ssSow ON OF YOU
grown out doors. They are the products Of
only truck growing district whore the raising
OF Cucumbers In thIs way has been made Z
a oS.s es9s g. et ss sa Of hs a. bust
cnmber crop averages net profit OF from $40
10 $3.50 an acre. the latter figure being made Ia
Texas, Arkansas. missouri. ana Kansas; but
e. sDy o. er here
ing districts 10 returns for all Of her truck prod.
on weterme!ons. which is SO moro an acre
than the highest price Southern watermelon
srowsr think: he doing Very well i he can
and car viii hold the. yield Of three acres.
New Eneland gets nearly 500 more more an acre
celery growers get for theirs. In the matter
Of tomatoes New England finds no difficulty In
selling her crop for $500 IN, acre. tho next
highest price being paid 10 Now Jersey and
Long Leland whose soms s formers get A y:
e cnnri S that cold New England should is.d
the country on early vegetables, Isn't It."
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II tho report is true that the Hon. HENRY
w. BLAIR has been chosen to succeed our
present accomplished Minister ut st. Petors-
burg, tho Hon. CHARLES EMORY SMITH, 1t
will DO interesting to understand what Mr..
BLAIR thinks Of the Government to which
he Is to be accredited.
Tho unfortunate gentleman's opinion Of
China and tho Chinese Is already quito gen.
orally known.
MI. BLAIR has expressed his views con-
cerning Russia and the Russian Govern
ment with frankness peculiar to his intol-
lectual makeup and moral temperament.
He regards the Russian people as nation
Of drunkards, men and women; ami he hns
directly accused the Cars Government Of
encouraging drunkenness In order to profit
BY tho tax on brandy.
We quote from page 249 Of the Hon. HENRY
w. BLA1R'R literary masterpiece, 1.-THE
Temperance Movement, or the Conflict be-
tween Nan and Alcohol" bulky volume
published by subscription In 1883. copy Of
which hns no doubt found Its way to the
shelves OF the vast Imperial Library In the
Nevski Prospect:
"The tax on brandy 10 the moss important item Of
Russian revenue. ANA the people sncoNrdped 10 co.
rune IL IN hot the CoreinMsnt may oct the tai. The
result mar he imagined. Here 10 the most nu.
merous Il not the most powerful nation IN
Europe with ac.nuooo Of psopls In is47 the
revenues were eiUoooSOoO In round numbers, OF
which $40 0t0 Uoo were derived from trandy Wit.
IAN Ewrrr 10 authority for this and observes that
Temperance societies have never been able TO take root
In Ru STA In December. iss2 correspondent OF the
London T,mes wrote that 'intsmpsranos 10 Rrowiag %
fast as to occasion crave anxiety among public Of
all cAs.s. The evil Affects all classeA and even rife
among the other Aex.'"
Whether q Government SO sensitive as
that Of Russia Is likely to welcome with de.
light and cordially the eminent thinker and
moralist who has publicly charged 1t with
driving its subjects into delirium tremens
for the sake OF the revenue from fiery
liquors, can be conjectured by any person
Of ordinary intelligence.
1t looks rs IL 1t might be difficult for Presi'
dent HARRISON to get the Hon. HENRY w
BLAIR comfortably out Of this country.
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Look Out for the State Senators.

Since Tho adoption OF the amendment to
tho state Constitution making the Cover
Dors term three years, 1t happens that tho
Governor and tho State Senate are elected
Gcncurrently once every elk years. The
constitutional amendment went into effect
III 1876 At only two elections since then,
namely. in 1879 and In 1885. has this con-
junction occurred. This year it occurs for
the third time.
A considerable number Of the Republican
Interested In national issues. and irrevoca-
bly, committed to the Republican party in
support Of these; while. at the same time,
they are very Indifferent to local politics.
Tho numerical supremacy OF the Democ-
raoy Is so great in the city of New York.
that however the Republicans act. whatever
they do. and however they vote. it is always
sure that Democrats will be chosen to near
ly all local offices OF trust and importance.
1t is only when President or q Governor Is
to be elected that the full strength
II the Republican party In this town
manifests itself at the polls. Thus. In 1887.
when there was IN interesting local contest
for city officers, the full Republican vote on
the State ticket In New York city amounted
to 59o3A. One year later the Republican
candidate for President received In this city
100000 votes and the Republican candidate
for Governor $1,000. This year again q
Governor Is to be elected, and unless all In
dications are at fault the full Republic
can vote on such occasions will be brought
out. State Senators are to BIO elected, too
and that Is matter OF no secondary Inn
portance. Accordingly, the lessons OF ex-
perience should be kept in mind.
In 1879. the year when LUC1Us ROBINSON
was nominated for reelection rs Governor,
great bitterness existed between Democrats
who supported Mr.. ROBINSON and those who
didn't. There was no harmonious agree
ment upon candidates for Senator'S and the
result OF this failure to subordinate local
jealousles to the good OF the party was that
New York city's delegation In the Senate
consisted Of four Republican members, ED
MAN. STRAHAN, Aston, and FORSTER. Only
three Democratic Senators we're elected
from New York.
In the next similar contest, that Of 1885,
when Governor and State Senators were
again to be chosen OH the Same day. wiser
cbunsels prevailed. There was union OF
:he Democratic factions in those districts
which were doubtful. but not In the districts
securely Democratic. Thus, In four Senate
districts each Of the local factions put up Its
own nominee, while In the three others there
WAS union against the Republicans. The
consequence was that q solid delegation OF
seven Democrats was sent from this city to
Albany.
We are now approaching similar con-
test, and one OF the questions to be deter
mined IL whether tho various Democratic
factions. big and small. will combine In those
Senate districts where union is necessary to
Democratic SUCCESS. or will they divide to
the peril OF the Democracyp
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The death of Mr.. GEORGE JONES gives Mr.

The death Of Mr.. GEORGE JONES gives Mr..
EDWIN l. GopK1N an opportunity to describe
Mr.. LOUIS J. JENNINGS. formerly employed by
Mr.. JONES 90 editor OF the Neu York Times. AZ
an EN- lish adventurer." This breach Of pro-
fessional etiquette recalls the celebrated por-
trait Of Mr.. GoDKIN drawn several years ago
by Mr.. JoNEs's newspaper:
Zone OF the few really funny pieces OF humbuE now
on exhibition 10 the appearance in the Mold OF one
G-px-S. partially reclaimed Irlshman, ~ rsformsr
OF journalism. It has often been said. and never Dc.
ed that his paper into his hands By series Of
manGuvrsa OF which an honest msn would have NO
specia, reason to b proud"
The paper referred to Is tho Nation. not tho
Errnino Post Mr.. JENNINGS is not In the coun-
try. but Mr.. GopKIS Is with us.
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a Broken Co lence.
Prom fhs Home Maker.

This gsnt!e lazy summer day
. boih you ana have spent SO swsetiy,
Tue long brown neids. the ne v. NOVA hay,
Have listened 10 us so discreetiy,
tho sum mty pun Was shining down
n pIeAsAnt kense OF comfort bringing
A. lar from nOisss OF The town
We istened TO the held bird singing
Ifhncied then. ] lore to plav
.Allhonsh AN child M Inn GER
7hAt 81 And ]. anil Tho hAy,
~ itie roHHh. a little stronger
Wsrs toiiihg for our daily bread
BON the pleasant land around US;
TIC sunlight shining overhead.
NO lazy, Idle farm hands found W..
And then, ] fancisd day ~ day.
Ihnf Irisndthtp ripensd into loving
bttwssn ia IN the old. old way,
Whiie wood and stream Look co on Apr wing;
A,country lAss . county lad
Mithin farmhouse browu and oldSu.
our s.mple love would keep VA Glad.
And make 3 life OF toll seem golden.
This evening all has changed around,
" hen ~ the hotci psfior siahcins,
hsA! The merry niusie souhu.
=, And nnd yos al snfassd In dAuciuk;
You e,nlis itttls. lookiuE down.
And teu me, without any wsrninE
Ans nsAns " say TIL Monday morning.
.a. AllcE LAwSssuE.