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This Seems to Clear it Up.

To 1Hx EproR OF THE suS-Str: Your Dickens
scholarship will not permit doubt that you prop
ery appreciate Mr.. Gradgrinds practical views on the
Importance Of being exact ana II you do know you
Will cheerfuy consent TO give space necessary
10 correct the inexact report OF the interview gave
your representative published In this mornings sur
Ny first complaint Is his failure sufficiently 10
scatter its "d---ns" and Its "srs" l did make
the motion before the board of Directors reject the
offer Of million OF dollars for Of our ALLEGED Mex.
lean concessions but the offer from Pow OIL but
stated 10 reporter that the offer ani its rejec
nn were utilized thereafter in press
bubbe nt Mr. G"r clam to concession did ca pon
hun 10 show me his t,tes to lis CONCESSIONS AMI. wien
called INN to account for ha wing made an ,nsru.
n-nt OF ~ make the motion before the board that
alleged concessions should be rejected and did dc
maud ma. ~ nsn I towsii shonl lnnteriaze and
Ius every s.sssd Aaa Him Ax"y M ta ,ms
am.hty Tut 20 true and >" stated I. 10 ." "ons ',s
rsPor er; that Mr. Con subsequent me frieni
ed make that Of" I" r CON whsrsapons auterl.d a
truth "r h
non" as ws a. . h.yn5 m & hin so shrurty
G3n.d, however, only on his promise to do 20.
then h. would have been, compeIel to ex.
10 him the Government and secondly. that ali e
held was contract ior the assign OF tho Ghiaras
81 sy he .s anS an @
Company. cannot under.tsnd how /. Is that soms
because they have passion for pro Aniy and dslisht
my raisnes has been driven 10 lhe waf Fs,braiy hs
Skw Youx. June 10. 80 49, DA"s0~
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sam Jones on EvangeIssts,

fr'a fhs SttGEsG Consf!fHttoH.
Eva, gcl;sts male and female. decent and Indecent
rious and penurious, along with tent me engx meet.
ings for men only" with their advocates pro and con-
seem to be agitating tho great American mind.
! have travelled much and kept up with tho 'rimes
and seasons somewhat. and feel free say that tho
church with the ordinary Of grAce
the IT, after constant at the hands Of tho
old family physican. The patient grows worse had we
better stick TO him though tho patient dies or change
physicians. say try nm expert-not Of different school
medicine but who Is skiful In diagnoses and an
expert in pract,ce' There is much in treatment but
In diagnoses but few or pastors are skilled in
either diagnoses or treatment
The only question is does tho patient improve, "
not what thenf 10 there an expert available, Shall
him. Common sense CONTROLS us In all other
matters; why not use q little Of tho same uncommon
article In religious matters!
Idon't what you call the oxpert-svangslIst re
v,vast ecolesasical tramp what not the fact that
% many pastors need and for him 10 proof of the
proposition that the ordinary do not reach the
case
They not beg the question by talkns of motive.
and the charge that he preaching for money send.
ing around the hat Is Just way sn ass has of
kicking with his mouth. Iprefer his heels turned TO-
ward me.
Estate facts when s,y one pastor in ten ia Ell.
Client soul winner when God intends we should all
be soul winnsrs
Some talk Of stopping tho whole evangelist busnesa
but they in the forefront OF the be-
fore they eau stop It. am sure tina, the old poky
crowd hear talking against evangests can never
catch Up with Va much less get ahead
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A new trust is recommended by one OF tho
stnte officers OF California. tho chief viticul-
tural Commissioners. in order that one OF the
states greatest Industries may be carried on
with more regular profit and happiness to all
concerned The San Francisco Chronicle de-
scrihes the proposition brought forward at the
Niticultural Com missions last meeting:
&C. A. wErxoRs read h report in which he outlined
apan by which wine growers In the various districts
might cooperate to relieve the market Mr. wrrxoRx's
scheme h for tho delivery of grapes to trustee in cash
district under contracts the trustee being auho ed to
form company and distl the grapes After the sale
OF the product the dsiery plant and the fixtures
to be Transferred tn the company and stock issued to
those who furnished the grapes"
When State authorities get to recommending
trusts. the face OF commerce must smile sweet
~ at tho indignant economists who have been
30 enerRetically studying legal methods to
SQUASH them.
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At the organization OF the new Federal
Court OF Appeals for the district OF New
York. the other day. the Judges, In accord
ance with suggestion from the New
York bar. wore black gowps To the
imagination Of many persons these gowns
had great Significance. 1t seems that
there are worthy citizens who stih believe In
the clothes philosophy as expounded and rldi.
culed in "Sartor Resartus." But can distinc.
tive dress be in any sense badge OF honor
Every such dress whether honorifc or
shameful. Is historically like the copcs
OF priests or the long gowns OF blue
coat Loys in London. simply survival OF n
fashion that was once natural and common.
In America such fashion cannot bo justified
by such reasons. At this late period In Ameri-
can history special style OF dress can be intro
duccd solely as IN imitation OF foreign conven-
tions. Like tho cap and gown. for which some
college professors here are yearning. 1t ia
n fashion purely ar i1cial aud without
any logical justification. FRANKLIN. who
refused to woar court dress ~ an Am.
bassador. would surely have refused to
wear a gown ns Judge. This is
perhaps q perfectly innocent and human
whim. but ia 1t not a pity that purely conven-
tional distinctions should be welcomed with
applause In an American court of justice first
constituted In the year 1912
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the army, the navy. and the Government In
general, and that this was a revolutionary
proceeding. But however that argument
appears In Chill. in Anglo-Saxon countries,
where the same question is generations old,
1t is considered rather a sign OF a free and
democratic government that q Congress
or Parliament or Legislative Assembly
should be able to stop tho supplies when 1t
finds the executive riding over the laws.
However. that Is not tho question 'or ue.
Apart from the merits OF the struggle, n
prolonged civil war, with neither party ma-
terialy gaining on the other, must result
ultimately in that formal attitude OF neu-
trality on tho part OF foreign nations which
is reached only by recognizing the bellig-
erent capacities OF both.
Bolivia has already recognized the Con-
gress party. but this is probably because
that party controls all north Chill, on which
Bolivia borders, and where she finds an
ocean outlet for her products. France has
lately used official expressions In regard to
the war which recall certain phrases OF our
our own Department Of State that were held,
several years ago, to amount to rccognf-
ton OF Colombian insurgents. Her deci-
sion rs to the war vessels under con-
struction for Chill is also suggestive. DR..
MATTE, the envoy OF tho Congress party
at Berlin. hopes soon to get recognition
from the Emperor. Our Government will
doubtless takes pains to be neither rrema-
ture nor tnrdy; but itwould not be very sur
prsing to find not only the United States.
but England and Germany conceding bel
ligerent rights before the end OF the present
year. In that case the two parties would
probably soon come to some compromise.
Since BAnMAcEDA's term, which hns now
lasted nearly five years, will be over in Sep
tember, the personal feature OF the quarrel
might perhaps then be eliminated and peace
after q time restored to the country.
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From ,he ndiannoo,n .S-nfin,,.

Col. J. b. Dodge hns be e.n tn" owner OF
q most beautiful and Intelligent .horhrr1 q g.
He was very friendly with ,hren. Two
dog on the rnilroal track. was run over By i.
pnssing tr lin. crushing ono ri his hin.! eg@
day Frank. VIII" had Lee mo IG.tc d.rrepit
and deaf. wandered down 10 tie rniirOnd aEn u
and was struck by II train. Kill ~ him In
stantly.
The news flew like wiiliire among the boys.
and they concluded to give him n fYneral I'm such
Soliciting u snila"le location tho grave was
dug and n resuect able cnlln was male. mt
trick attitudes OF uuying 'd-nd, Tho
coffin was ,hen closed nrl The Grave fllled M
who were attracted By tho novelty. and nt
lenst two hund eh boys. The whoo proceed
ing was conducted with the utmost docorupl.
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Am Alarming ylew or che s,tunl,on

To THK EpiToR or Tax sus-.Sir: The city uptown 10
In imminen; danger from IN rruption OF fslnsa The
hundred Of families leaving town have turned tho
their cats pets or otherwise and result At
night the streets overrun with them In their half
starved condition thsy roam In singles. pairs. and
groups hunting for food Beyond their terrible yels
scrsscheh and cries, they fast merging through
their necessities into wild animals. Without somsthinx
done relieve the streets OF these animals hunting
for food. will soon become dangerous for persons
walk the streets after dark without repeating nrs-
arms Please call attention of the proper authoritiss
10 rid Us OF ttis nuisance and danger MURnAY HILL
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Prom ne Memphis App>nl.Lrlidnc,,. o

NASHVILLE. June l2.-Chancellor Allison de-
cided an Interesting cnEe here today. The
slavery days wife OF negro named McCrenry
was suing to recover property wllled by Nc
Grenry upon his death T.. n sec md vile. Me.
ue" our tTs ate wa He snsod IN lSe Feyrsi
army. H. left n vile In Alabama but nsvcr
returned to her aft or the war. coming ere in
years ago leaving considerable properly nc.
Juired through PENSIONS rrcoveroi 4 from tho
Government. 1t is this property ioc whIcu h.s
first wife Is suing.
The defense relied npon tho ground that tho
marriage with the ilrst wife boinn n slavery
marriage, was ILLEGAL Tho complainnnt relied
upon establishing the validity Of tho marriage
under nm act nf Congress which NJ ovihed tina.
ing together at tho time Of Tho passnge Of said
act shout be legal. The proof. however: wn,
clear that McCreary was not living with his
and upon this tho bill was dismissed.
The sun., 1891-06-18
A hoy Almost Swallowed by Python.
Prom eh< Sdraynk (Bornso) Eeus

At Judah: a village ak miles from Muka. a
man and his son. aged from ~ to "a yeais.
were sleepine IN their house, inside n mos
wall. In the middle OF the night the father
was awakened by his son Ealing out. the
lnmp, was out; and the father pusse his hand
turned over a.nd went to sleep again. thinking
the hoy was dream ng,
Shortly Rfterwnrd the child again called out
saying that a crocodile was taking m This
time the father. thoroughly nrou ed felt again.
on the boys head. .Ho then. rrie,l open The
rert!le's mouth and rel. .a-ed ih. ben,i Of his
son. but the beast drew the whole OF his body
iather. He was rescued by the n"ighrors. w!io
were attracted hy the cries for hein Of tho ter.
found to be about Is feet long The head and
forehead of he boy are ancircle with punr.
tured wounds produced by the pytLons teeth.
The sun., 1891-06-18

We have referred again and again to the
cheerful reports OF the grain crops In the
Northwestern States. and ow 1t Is worth while
to look at tho reports OF the growth OF rice in
the rice raising States OF the South. In Georgia
tho rice Is doing we'll and a full crop is looked
for there: in South Carolina the rice is now
growing finely and the years crop there will be
unusually large: In North Carolina the growth
OF the rice has been delayed by tho weather
Lut the yield OF this year will be larger than
that OF last year: In louisiana the chief rice
:aising stnte. the rice is less promising In some
quarters than in others but the crop 10 very
sure to DO over 100000 bushels. II these
four Southern States the yield Of rice this year
should be between five and Fix millions OF
bushels: and it .s probable that four other
Stntes-Florida. Alabama Mississippi, and
Texas-wil yield another million bushels
1t is interesting to learn OF the extension OF
the area Of rice culture In the South within
recent times. and OF the probability OF its
greater extension hereafter. There ia no doubt
that rice can be raised with profit in many re-
gions Of tho South In which 1t has not yet been
planted.
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Foreign Notes or Real Interest

In sale OF Wilkie Collins manuscripts ..rhe Nav
Narda!sn" brought f2i: "Ihe Woman In White :, "a,
and "Moonsone clio.
Tho Duchess OF Marlborough has presented her hus
band with alargo and beautiful organ with four mann
ais for his library At Elenheim.
The Emperor OF Austria has Rven his nm al san ion
10 the Aan'icher rifle and the Czar rod nat
tern OF small bore known tho Parqust rite
Mary Anderson having bought house at Tunbri,y ..
Wells said last week to reporter II have not tho
slightest intention OF acting again. Ihave
forever"
On Tuesday las. Dvor.k wa. made Doctor of uu.,
by Cambridge In place Of tho cScscises usual OH those
occasions he conducted ctun from his works win
Albani, Lloyd. and Henchel to help him.
An investigator of the effect Of perfumes on nuims
In tho Geological Garden, London covered that most
" the lions and leopards were very fond lavender
They took piece OF cotton saturated with II and hold
It between their paws with grcnt delight
Roth Mr. lrv,n2's sons will become actors Tho e,dc-
Harry. who Is very much like his father will leave OK
ford very soon; and Lawrence who has bv OH ing
diplomacy In ST. Petersbury Will give that m for tn.
stage RoIh have shown talent In private theatrica
In of Londons fashionable tho pre acher
made an appeal to the effect that ba wa,
through fault Of bis IN debt to the amount of
f6o, and had no means Of paying Conaeaueut Y the
congregation were called upon provide tie uoun,
required
Miss Margaret Smiths lately determined claim for
f2nOOO against the estate Of the deceased Mr. Pax
almost rivalod the baccarat case Mss Smith was ds
scribed As IAN Irish lady Of gentle BIRTH good educa
tion, and considerable aitainn cnta" Mr. PARK died
four ysars ago aged 81, leaving fiOlOuo Thsreupon
Miss smith produced contract which bound Mr. PARK
topsy her f3 900 II she succeeded In marrying b,s
son John. Twenty.thousand pounds vas guar.
antecd to her In case OF failure Tho trial
showed that Miss Smith was possessed of a ma
sion for iitigations. She had had hftssn OF them
for all sorts OF purposes In this case she swore that
young Park had ssksd her to marry him ana had
her ring all OF which tho young denied and a,
last Miss Smith lost her case.
The sun., 1891-06-18
Et Tu, Brute.

Our estimabe and ladylike contemporary,
the Boston Transcript, shakes it's spectacles
reprovingly at the leadership OF the Demo-
cratic party in Massachusetts,:
Certain Democratic organizers seem to consider
themselves invested with sort of divine commission
TO rule the party against its own preferences In order
that their individual schemes may succeed These men
are engaged in intrigue to mtsrepresent the
democratic sentiment of Massachusetts, respecting
| Presidential nominee next year They believe that
shouid Mr. CLEVELAND renominated and elected Their
dishes would b, Just effectively upset rs though III
Republican nominee was elected In either event. they
would have only sinai, chance OF such promotion as
they seek Every sagacious political observer knows
that CLEVELAND is by an overwhelming majority the
choice of Massachusetts Democrats for President AMI
this prevailing sentiment should be expressed In the
choice Of district delegates and delegates at large to
tho National Conventions The attempt will be made
to send an unpedged delegation with members upon 1t
already more than half committed to that arch dema
goRue, Governor senator DAvk Hill"
This Is very sad from the point Of view Of
the Republicans and the Mugwumps. The
Republicans would prefer to have the Claim
ant nominated because they know they can
beat him, and the Muywumps because they
object to voting for n Democrat. But what
is tho little Mugwump world coming to II
there Is q prospect that even Massachusetts
will send HILL delegates to the Democratic
National Convention2 There are moro
Mugwumps to the square inch in Cambridge
and the Back Bay than anywhere else.
There must be as many as six hundred or
thousand OF them, figures that fairly knock
the wind out OF the Mugwump imagination.
They revere tho Great Inflated because, as
Mr.. LOWELL said in the SANDERS Theatre
five years ago, he keeps his rudder true to
himself and Mugwumpery.
1t has been thought by some students OF
Massachusetts politics that the main trouble
with the Massachusetts Democracy at pres
ent is that the Democrats furnish the voters
while recent Mugwump converts get most
Of the offices. The Massachusetts Mug
wumps have, in fact been singularly for
tunate in getting nominations to office, n
good fortune that must be painful to gen.
tlemen who regard offlceseeklng with SO
much horror. But was the Mugwump dom
ination myth or has it passed away? Who
are the Democratic organizers who are bent
upon electing HILL delegates against the
wishes Of the Boston Transcript Where
are the Mugwumps while this dreadful con-
spiracy is going on? Will they dare to 60
out to Cambridge this year and swig the
Commencement punch while their souls arc
weighed down with the fear of HILL?
HILL delegation from Massachusetts,,
the centre. hub, linchpin Of MuRwumpery!
The case OF the ARTHUR ORION Of the Mug
wumps seems to have fallen to pieces all
at once.
The sun., 1891-06-18

Lieut.. GRANT OF the English army has
become famous throughout the world for bis
heroic defence Of a stockade In remote Mani
pur We haze no Victoria Cross to distinguish
our heroes: but II We Lad such a dignity it
would not untittingly be bestowed on Mr.. W.
d. MARTIN. n lineman in The employ Of the
telephone company at Long Branch. MARTIN
saw the light OF flames at Seabrirht, and has
tened instantly to the burning town. He found
all the usual means Of communication de.
stroyed. the telephone office and the Office OF
the Western Union Telegraph Company The
first pole he tried 10 ascend was set afre by
flying sparks from the blazing buildings. and
with clothes scorched and burning be q second
time climbed a pole and warned tho fire
departments at Asbury Park and Long
Branch. Soon q srecial train arrived
with fire engines. and great part Of the town
was saved. MARTIN dared to act when he had
no orders. He SAW the meaning OF the mo-
ment and acted accordingly. rid not he take
life in hand to save the lives Of others? Did
not he neglect all rules and dare to assume
the whole responsibility {? Aud is not MARTIN
a man 10 be honored above most mon? In
sight and promptnes and daring. are not
these things the test of man. and has not
MARTIN proved himself worthy In a way that
could be tested by no examination. however
honest or minute?
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District Attorney Nicoll Wants Moro
Money.

District Attorney NIcoll has written to the
Board OF Estimate and hpportionment. asking
for the transfer to his account OF balance OF
about $4,000. remaining in ex- District Attor.
ney Fellows's contingent fund ut the OK xpiration
OF his term on Dec. 81 list Mr.. Nicoll claims
that bis contingent fund is not large en"ueh
ana that he needs more ronev to Increase the
salaries OF several Of his deputy assistants.
ana to pay the salary OF a steno.rnpher and q
librarian In his office. As the Boad OF Esti-
fused TO make transfers from one account to
the other in the course OF the fiscal year. 1t IS
be granted. The bnnnce in Col. fellows funI
was an amount repaid to him by the State Tor
his expenses in the second trial OF ex- Alder
man Arthur j. McQuade. at Saratoga
The sun., 1891-06-18
-FOUR GIRLS OF sPIRIE
They Severely Trounco Fellow for s,r
Ing y Mean Thing.

Fforn hae henphh ATTedt Iu1ldnrhe
The. little. village Of Bartlett twelve miles
O. sensational scene that occurred there On
Thursday evening, in which four Of til. load.
Ing village bellies. with long switches In their
hands administered to well-known vonne
man severe ohastsepens 9s, fcr or certain reports
The young man In the case Is Rohert Yntes
who lives at Bartlett and until short tina
ago was employed by The Tennessee Pal ar
Company in Memphis Hi. parents are OF tho
both at Bartlett ami Memphis. The yo"Sa miS,,
ladies who covered themselves with glory ara
Misses Hanson daughter Of Judge Hanson
formerly of Shelby COUNTY, Lille Smith, josie
Smith. and Matte hinR. They arc rrotty and
Ii had come to the ears OF the Indies that
young Yates had made Il statement 10 ihs
effect that no could successfully assnil ihr ,ir.
tue OF any lady in Bartlett, with the exccpti n
have been made In the presence OF somn b ".
who conveyed 1t to the ladies. The four gjrls
concerned determined to take tho matter OF
punishment into their own hands without con-
laid a plan TO encomrass tho desired end.
lntes came to Memphis on Thursday, md
was due to return TO bartlett IN tire evening
about O'Clock. The girls we're in wait ne tor
Win . stout sNscS. He had not Irosst ded lar ar
from tho depot when they surrounded him. Ono
seized him. while the, others beIabored him
cnptors. but was seized again before he hai
until the girls hnd given him terrible thrash.
ing They graspsd their switche. py. the
slender end and laid the heavy end OF his face.
arms and back untIl he cried for mercy. Tho
Hmr IN. soses. % and they did not iesist until The,
had accomplised their obJeet The scene was
Witnessed by half the population Of Bartlett.
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The Queer End or - Snnkc Flight.
From the A A.ianft Cousitf,pfov.

GRIFFIN. Gn. June 10.-One Of the most ex.
citing contests ever witnessrd occurred az til,
L..ol of tho Georgia MIDLAND lailr,ad.
TIL. contest was between Ernost Lowers net
king srnke AMI u little e een snake known as
II garter" The snakes we nhout Of equal
size n q length. and 1t was harn to toll f,r half
M hour who would prove The victor in tho con.
I, 81.
After racing nroun,l the cnge for soma TIM,
tho King snake rnuCht the green on" about six
inches from tho heal siipping himself round
his adversary and getting hiH mouth closer
aud closer to its head. he green snas
the. whlte kent its mouth wide omen ns
II In IN effort to get its heud too lnrg.
to NO into tho king snakes mouth nnl
thereby thMnrt its. effort to swallow him.
This effort rovel iu,i'e. f"r soon tho
hend aud hb mt six inches Of the grecn snnvs
We're In tho stomach Of the king. At this point
uf III" game another aud more stubborn con-
test took place. In the cage nrs two vi es-
one running rernendieulnr and tic other hori.
ulnr wire tho :gl cen snake tie,l itself nto vai-
"us hard knots. Mounting the horizontal lar.
or wire. Tho king began the work of uniasten-
ing the coils OF The other by continued pulling
md swallowing.
When the feat was nccomr ishc,l. with tho
exception Of about u ha foot of the tail 1t
looked like the king snsae would 10 .!etemte
hut with some mnn1 ~, ,'nE the tnil wa, un.
tied aud the ,oh OF SWALLOWING wns com pl toll.
After Gni- hing the task the king snake
Il ,ked wonderfully leased. and raced nround
eying the spectators for some minutes.
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The Devil.

TO THE Enron THE SuN-Sfr: Your interesting
editorial in Tuesdays SuS tho above subject contains
remark which those In religious contro
versy would do well to study You say that ~ the Rev.
Dr. Tamago has not him in hell It Is hard to toll
how no could give such vivid and tsrrorlzing d o.
scrption Of him md his work"
Now II is Just because MIR. Tamage has not been to
hell and has not seen tho devil and because he knows
of no who has had such bad quarter II an hour
that he AFFORD TO talk loudly and dogm
on the question OF tho devis designs and purpossa II
sone OF the clerRymen wrre compelled 10 deal with
facts their controversial would be les violent and
their sermons much shorter HESRY RowLEx
BRookLys June 10, 1901