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New York and BOston.

According to the New York Times whilc
this city has become much more attractive
than 1t was twenty years ago. Boston has
been retrogradlnH during the same time.
However it may be as to Boston, the re-
mark is unquestionaby true 30 far rs con-
Germs New York. Tho improvement OF the
town us respects it's architecture. It's pave.
ments. Its water supply. Its means OF transit.
It's lighting. and the efficiency of its police
and sanitary administration has been obyl-
OILS to every citizen and every visitor. No
other great city in the world has made
moro remarkable progress during the
same period. The death rate has
declined, crime has decreased. public
order Is moro uniformly preserved,
the law is more vigorously enforced, and
the whole condition OF the town. moral and
material, has improved. though the tax rate
has been lessened rather than advanced.
But the Mugwump journal cannot make
this acknowledgment without petty and
pitiful attempt ct consistency by ascribing
the improvement to other causes than the
better government OF tho city. though
what these arc 1t does not venture to ex-
plain. The decline OF Boston. 1t says. has
been due to corruption In the municipal ad-
mlnistration, but tho progress Of New York
Is only in matters that do not depend
directly upon municipal government"
Undoubtedly, the improvement here has
been made In spite OF obstacles which news
papers like the Times and tho Evening Post
have tried to put In its way, and 1t will so
on In tho face OF the same opposition. Moth
ing has so much conduced to recent prog
ross, and nothing could give stronger u.s.
surance OF further and continuous advance.
than the repeated demonstration OF the fu-
tillty Of attempts to "divorce the municl.
pal Government from politics" as the Mug
wump cant is and intrust 1t to q motley
company of Republican sehemers and Mug
wump humbugs The greatest improve
ment has been oolncldent with the de-
termination of the majority OF the citizens
to commit the administration Of affairs to q
single political party. 30 far as Albany al
lows home rule to the city. and to hold that
party responsible for the result. In other
words. the chief advance has been under
GRANT, distinctively Democratic Mayor
with q ,distinctively Democratic policy.
II there has been progress due to other
causes than the improvement OF the munic-
IpA UoSeEhuohV' Us Iuo 4i"'e5 ueSoTIs, IL
has come from the Introduction Of rapid
transit by the elevated railways, against
which the same journal is wa2ing futile
war because OF childish spite against JAY
GOULD. as II 1t made any difference to the
public whether one man or another pro-
vldes tho facilities and reaps the profit 80
long as the fares are small and the service
sufficient. There may be better means OF
rapid transit devisable. though as yet they
have not boon introduced into any great
city OF the world. except they be by costly
vladuct above ground: but 80 far, our
present distinguished Commission dealing
with the problem has only proposed gloomy
and forbldding hole thr ough the earth.
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END OF THE LEAGUE CONTENTION
1t Gradually Wasted Away and Left Not
Ripple Behind.

It Gradually Wasted Away and Left Not
Ripple Behind.
SYRACUSE. Aug. 6.-The Republican League
Convention melted away at noon to-day after
o session OF business SO light as to give point
to the story that they hold over to make good
their representations to the hotel keepers that
1t would be two days Conven, lion. Many OF
the delegates had found one day enough. and
the attendance at the opera housa was small.
The deserters did not include the Rochester
boomers. One argument agains. the choice
OF place for next years Convention
was that the boomers would lose In
terest In the Convention and disap-
pear when that question was settled. So
tho Rochester contingent made all the noise
they could In marching Into tha hall. and sat
cCuspicuously under a banner lettcred. "We
are still there" Their good nature was only
lonkers. who .wns very, cheerful despite his
failure t., get that bureh designated for next
year on the specous nreteXt that 1t was next
to the biggest city in the state:
To-day's business WAS merely the filing OF
tho rest Of the offices BY the reelection OF the
ineumbents. Then notwithstanding for the
National Convention were chosen. Henry
Gleason and Pr. Derrick wore named. despite
was opposed for o while in the lnteres, OF John
W. Weed OF PlattsburGh. The skeleton char
acter OF the second days convention was
shown hy the fact that .'ne man essnyed TO
partisan: and Charles " Anderson and tie
other colorei delegates OBJ ected because he
could not show any authorization to act "a
proxy. The New York special train; al.,: q
skeleton affair; slid out quietly at 80 T. NJ :.
convention
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SUSAN B. ANTHONY. a. a typical philanthropist.
for tho world to wander round ana gaze ut at
the Universal Eek hibition at Chicago. and that
therefore. he. as representing tho lady's FAM
ily. has right to prohibit any such represen-
tAton and exhibition OF her.
As time goes on. 1t Is clear on general prin-
cipos that less and less regard is paid or
should 10 paid TO the wishes Of tho dead.
perpetually disreearded. Their wills. II they
are not agreeable to tho living. arc invariably
broken. And 1t is not obvious why any excep-
tion should be made In such case Is the
present. Yet 1t Is to be remembered that MIR.
SCHUYLER mny be prompted In his singular
conduct by motives not altogether undeserv-
ing OF consideration and respect. Keen
sense OF family honor. especially when that
honor consists In an absence OF publicity. is In
self not dishonorable. 1t is also a generous
impulse that impels ono to regard the I'M
expressed wishes OF a relative and lady
even after her death. II q woman 10 justi-
fed during her life In preventing by
law the public sale OF her photographs. II 10
difficult to see why her statue should DO
erected in tho face Of all mon when her near
est friends and relatives protest against It,
moro especially when TINT statue IL to be asso-
cated with that OF a woman. however distin-
guished. with whose methods ard aims
The had no sympathy. but only ab-
borrence for Thorn in her lifetime. In
fine. whom there are so many people
enger for notoriety in any form. 1t is strange
that notorlety should be forced upon q very
timid. shrinking woman. simply because she
10 no longer living to protest against II.
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Tho Kentucky Election.

Excited and superhcatcd partisans rarely
Rain much comfort or encouragement from
the returns Of Kentucky election, for they
are q long time coming. When they arrive
they are usually fragmcntary and mislcad-
ing, and, as was the case In 1886. when Mr..
CARLIsLE's reelection from tho CovnGton
district hung doubtfully in the balance for a
week. though his majority was nfterward
found to have been 800, tho counties last
heard from outnumber those from which
early aud accurate figures are received.
Tho returns from Mondays election nrc not
yet complete, and they will not DO fully known
for another week. as in many parts Of the
STATE. particularly in the mountain districts
Of tho enst. tho means Of telegraphlc com.
munication are still primitive. But one
thing is certain and that is TINT the Blue
Grass State has elected Democratic Cover
nor by q majority OF about 5000. The last
nominee Of thu party for that Office had
majority OF 10000. and the previous one q
majority OF $4,000; so that the Democratic
lead this year is about normal.
The Peoples Alliance party went through
tho form " nominating Il candidate for Gov
ernor. but as the efforts OF its members were
chiefly directed to the Legislature. tho vote
polled for him was insignificant. In choos-
Ing members Of tho Legislature tho repre-
sentatves OF the Alliance assumed n gener,
supervision OF the Democratic nominations.
insisting In some cases on the selection Of
farmers, and opposing and preventing the
choice OF Democrats who were not In accord
with Alliance views
The result Of this arrangement Is known.
The last Kentucky Senate contained 81
Democrats; tho previous Senate had also
81 Democrats. Tho next ono will have 81
Democrats. q loss Of four. The last Senate
had Republicans; the previous Senate had
8. The next one will have 10. The last
House OF Representatives had ss Democrats;
the next ono will have 60, a loss of II. OF
this loss the Republicans gain 8, and the
Alliance men Il.
Briefly stated. then, the Peoples party In
Kentucky has drawn nothing from the Re-
pubIicans, and has not. either by its nomi-
nation or endorsement OF candidates. affect
ed otherwise than benehcially the repre-.
sentatlon Of that party in the Legislature.
It has brought no access Of strength to the
Democracy, though Its cooperation may
have prevented detection In the party
ranks. Such appears to be the situation in
kentucky; and there's not much In it to
mako anybody happy.
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A new French book upon tho United States.
Chooses d'Amerioue. by MAX LEcLERc. has just
been published In Paris. The author. who has
travelled In this country. is an observer and u
thinker After looking around here. and study
Ing the life OF the community. he makes this
remark:
1.-The most profound Impression which tho friends Of
the American people receive from . journey In the
United states 10 that of people happy viRorous and
heAithv. breathing hors and faith In the future"
In this striking sentence the obsorvant and
enlightened French author gives an excellent
idea OF the genius and the spirit OF the Amerl-
can people.
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A novel point In law Is now under discus
sion In the Supreme Court before Judge
OBRIEN. A committee Of women. organ
lied ss the New York Memorial Fund. has been
collecting subscriptions throughout tho coun-
try for the erection OF statue OF an estims-
bic lady lately deceased. to b Inhibited at the
Exhibition at Chicago In 1898. The love OF
fame. or at least OF notoriety. 10 so general
that no one ~ yet has sought to obviats the
pillory OF Q statue. however sxecrsble
or undessrved. By legal Injunction. But the
nephew Of the lady In question. Mr.. PHILIP
6cHUYLER. 10 extremely INDIGNANT. and insists
that Mrs. NARY HAMILTON ScHUYLER although
she did many kindly and gracious acts for the
bsnsnt Of her follow beings. and was gentle
and retiring woman. would have bssn most dis
tressed to md her name published abroad ~ Q
peculiar ornsmsntof her sex. and would have
blushsd to see her statue, however discreetiy
yelled. placed side By side with . statue Of
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PRAYER FOR INGALLS,.
And . Story or Kunsas Girl who Never
saw y Saloon Until She Went to Chicago.


According to the Rev. d.. Holmes. pastor Of
the Lincoln Street Methodist Church. tho only
from destruction is 70 mako prohibition re
the " evils OF the rum traffic"
" hat is tho cause OF the decadence OF the
Mnssa use,ts. PENNSYLVANIA. and Illinois
This decadenre. this loss OF power. is dus, to
the abandonment OF great moral Issues. The
rank and file OF the rnrty believe 10 and want
to stick to ths great moral issues that have q
patriotic bearing. But t,e leadera-what Of
them! We'll. lot us pray for them: many OF
them mead our prayers"
Every head was here bent in prayer Whom
thu paster gazed on the upturned faces again.
John J. Ingnlls-" he began.
Pray for him" man with soulful voice
Heads were bowed once more Tho minister
resumed:
and have always regarded him as . friend.
but 1t would have been more ssem'y for him to
make merry a. his mothers grave than to loks
as lie did III Wisconsin. u few days ago. at tho
alleged failure OF prohib tion In Kansas. John
j. Ingelis's Joke wa. not founded on TACT. 4
granddaughter Of mine visited me from Kansas
last week ond ahe lifted her hands In horror
when she saw a saloon on Madison street. IL
WAS the first one she had ever seen"
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From n. Sclen, g.. american.

Tho experiments now in progress at Mctl
College Montreal. under tho auspices OF tne
tain the longitude OF Montreal by direct obser.
vations from Greenwich, have led To the accom-
plah ment OF a remarkable 'elegraphic ieat
The fiat thing to determine was the lsnRsa
oftime 1t took !elegraphic signal to c wnsrsbs
Atlantic: An automatic roE,rlvaneec Ths wos
80 that the signal sent from Montreal w WOW. So
c "sS 10 10 Wn,arvie. Ireland. and return e
Montreal again. Attached to the sending ana
receiving apparatus WAS ""''"
gu, # two hundred signals sent It wa. found
i ,nmt we 'md bnck ngaiiI-a distance Of R0t o
niles -occnp ed n rifle over over one second.
liza cynct lime being ole second and nye hume
dr.If ha
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MIRA scaUYLKR's STATUE.
May Any Woman be Thrust By strauesrs
Into tie ChamNer Of Bronze u orrorst

into tie chsmssr or hronss Horrors'
Ju.,,c. O,p,,.r IN IN. s,,r.m. Co,v, vas.
S',i. .no sup0 ..I.
terday heard motion to mako permnuenttne
temporary Injunction secured BY Philip schuy-
lar. nenhew AMI s,snson NJ Msrv Morris Ham.
~. Ssss,"," u oep 80. c-.,. lii.
1lton schuyler. preventing Ernest Gurus, Alice
Doplevy, Frances L. Frya,t. Mrs. Abram s.
i.aacs. Elizabeth D. Phelps. Annie c. Lawson.
MIS- 9. Carpenter ana Jonathan scott Hart
tion from proceadInu win tho coll,ction Of
r,nno,s .nt az onn.,,,,,,,on =, ,,,s'.,,a
statue Of Mrs. Schuyler to be exhibited at the
Columbian Exposiiion "a "Woman IA tho
n.nnn..n . , moman Hs
Philanthrorist' primary objection OF MIR.
Schuyler was that II WAS to be used IA COM
RAMON plecs 10 a similar statue OF Susan H.
Anthony. typlfylng Woman as the Re-
former"
and Eliza Hamilton schuyler granddaughter
OF Major Gen. Alexander Hamilton. After the
death Of h o wife. Eliza. rnintit,s father mar
ried her younger sis or, Mary Morris Hnmii-
ton who died In 1877. Philir SCHUYLER ayers
that his two sisters md o,her relatives OF
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suggestion Of mere feeding after the fashion
OF ravenous beasts. the moro civilized 1t Is.
The sufficient Justification OF the refined
custom OF which our correspondent speaks,
is its better taste than tho use OF the knife
which he describes. 1t Is moro agreeable to
tho sight, more graceful. and moro seemly.
It also shows adeptness in handling the i'm
plements and putting them to their fit and
proper uses. 1t Ia the best fashion because
il is the best way OF eating with tho means
provided, and with regard to the sonsibllities
Of other people.
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Tho Manner Of Eating.

An uncompromising correspondent man
who wants good reason for whatever he
does asks US this question concerning the
civilized manner OF eating:
"whst want to know IL why should nst person
uss kufs tabls TO feed himself Instead OF fork
know the world regards - . boor any enc who does
90, but dun't know why IL II only one OF the cast
iron laws Of fashion OF can other sensible reason
b. given Ihavs bssu told that II 70 because person
might accidentally cut himself. that he appsars ~ u
eating with shovel and other such hmsy reAsons but
fail TO mud any real sosd reason. 1t amusss to
people striving to eat with fork food which fork
can't grAppls. while knife would do the business with
only sy bshsss OF fAshon A. like TO eat In com.
fort ana yet don't want to Violate proprsty want TO
know what 10 proper. and would BE- g.sl to have .
sensible. solid reason given forlt II. J. H."
Undoubtedly the respective uses Of the
knife and fork In eating have been
established and prescribed by tho GUS
tom OF people OF refinement, or by
fashion, as our friend terms it. But there
Is no such fixed rule Of fashion without o
good reason at tho basis OF 1t. II 1t were
mere caprice, 1t would not last and prevail.
1t would change and pass away II. like the
fantastic cut OF O coat or the unSraceful
shape OF woman's bonnet, 1t had no other
Iu6u LILO lcolluk WuIn q
prince or the odd fancy OF an empress, an
actress or o social outcast anxious only to
provoke attention.
The "cast-iron law OF fashion" simply
recognizes real distinction In the purposes
for which the knife and the fork ara adapted
by their construction. the one to cut the
food. tho other to convoy 1t to the mouth. 1t
Is possible to put the knife to both uses; but
90 also man can eat without either knife
or fork. He can employ his fingers and tear
of tho meat with his teeth, as our English
ancestors did few hundred years ago. and
Is some peoples do to-day. But as refine
ment has advanced. the manner Of eating
has become nestsr and moro elegant. The
original man matched his food and ran of
TO eat 1t by himself after the manner OF .
dog1 and among tho lowest savages tho
practice stu remains. Then sfterward mon
learned to eat together and respect each
others rights to food; and ss time has
gone on and civilization advanced. there
Is no better or surer measure OF the redne-
msnt OF an individual or OF . people than
tho taste and delioaoy Of their dinner-table
habits, The further the eating d. from the
$500 = N.skA-
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the act taxing all inheritances instead Of
collateral inheritances only; the act
to provide for the establishment Of a
botanic garden. museum, and arboretum in
Bronx Park In this city; the act amending
the so-called Ballot Reform law; the act to
promote wider extension to the people OF
opportunities for education. otherwise known
as tho University Extension net; and tho
act making the footpath free upon the New
York and Brooklyn Bridge. Perhaps the
most stupid and unnecessary piece Of legls-
lation Is tho statute which authorizes the
appointment OF an officer to DO known as the
Warden OF the Grand Jury In tho city OF
New York, to have charge Of and guard over
tho Grand Juries under the direction Of the
court aud the District Attorney while the
members thereof aro In session and arc
going to and returning from court. No such
officer was needed; but II no was, 1t is a
little difficult to perceive why the power to
appoint him should be conferred upon the
Recorder alone. instead OF upon all the
Judges OF tho Court OF General Sessions
acting together.
At the end OF tho Session Laws for 1891
arc printed tho certificates OF the several
County Clerks OF the State. showing what
names were changed by the courts during
the year 1890 under the provisions OF the
Code OF Civil Procedure. Ninety.seven per-
sons In all had their names changed; and OF
these changes sixty-ive wore made In the
city Of New York. In q considerable pro-
portion OF the cases tho original names up
pear to have boon German. Russian, or
Polish, and tho effect Of the change usually
Is to shorten them aud give them an
EpuIjoh form
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Tin Plate-Its Present Status,

American manufacture OF tin plate has
reached point at which the Indifferent OBJ
server must incline to report progress. The
past has been interesting, and the future
bids fair to be none tho less 30. particularly
made tin plate was not In 1t.
The first manifest activity In the new
and hoped-for business was tho furious
averment In the FREQ trade press that the
fallacious boasts OF various pretended manu-
facturors and tho MCKINLEY tariff consti-
tuted the entire industry. According to their
confident trust the enterprise was as imagl-
nary in Its products as 1t was hopeless In its
prospects.
Things have now arrived at the ques-
ton whether or no the law as to the Inn
pOrtation OF contract labor will permit
the workmen who are to make the plate to
bc brought from tho great seat Of the In.
dustry in Wales. They have the certain
SKILL and their works are shut down; SO tho
labor union OF metal workers here has Joined
where tin plate has been made for some
time In q minor way, and which are now
presumably ready to engage In its manu-
facture for commerce, upon the latter's
right to take ether workmen than those al
ready "A the United States.
That dispute, OF course, is certain OF de-
termination. When 1t is settled we may
expect to hear moro OF the tin-plate indus
try and less OF tho fro0 trade agitation to
convince the public that it Is delusion Of
the too indoctrinsted brain OF Brevet Major
MCKINLEY,
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THINKS aoRM4N THE COMING MAN.
A Virginia Judge who Recognizes the
Strength OF tho Maryland Senator.

Strength or tho Maryland Senator.
PITTSBURGH. Aug. 6.-Judge ]. Is. McLane
OF Roanoke W.. il at the Seventh Avenue Ho-
tel. He is well-known Southern Democrat.
well posted on national politics snd greatly 10.
te'ested in the campaign OF 1892. When asked
who was his choice to lead the Democratic
IL ide Cieveiand-Hill fight in New York Is
not settled 1t ie hardly PROBABLE that either
will got the nomination. 1t is my opinion that
Senator German ia becoming a formidable
candidate He ls strong man and ons whom
the people could support. The Democrats
could all unto on him. His support OF Lincoln
In his effort to abolish slavery will bring him
many votes from the Republican side. Camp
bell, II he carries Ohio: ts going to he a strong
develop conside able strength"
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A Young Woman Obtains "a EnEineer's
Liccnse In Chicago.
From the Scientific Amer,cdn

FToW he ScIfnfydc lmertcdN
Chicago hiss woman engineer, who has successfully
passed rigid examination.
The young woman walked into the Board OF Exami
nsrs room In tho City Hail. presented her application
In manly way. deposited the orclsl fec s2) and
made her way into tho limo OF the applicants to await
her turn.
Among other questions ahs was asked vas a. 70 the
size Of the blow on required for power
gins. and what she would do II the valve stuck fast
when the examination finished, tho examiners
wrote AZ the end OF her paper accepted and Miss De
Barr V now licensed steam engineer
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Secretary Noble Hasn't Reslxnea, but
Doesn'e Want Second Term.

HOTEL AMPERsAND. N. Y. Aug. 6.-Hecretary
Noble. who has been enjoying himself for sew
ernl days fishing in Adirondack lakes. asser 6
that no expects TO serve out his time as serre.
tsry Of tie Interior. although no admits that
he doesn't want the office. for . second term.
The work is too hard. he says As 10 the rumor
that he Is TO 20 on tho supreme bench. Mr..
Judge. He expects to resume the practice OF
the law At the expiration OF his term.
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He Fought with Perry.

Capt. ConRdon OF the revenue cutter Man
haitian entertained an interesting visitor yes
terday. He was OVERLOOKING with reminis-
cences OF the infancy OF the revenue service.
He 10 Capt. Martin OF Detroit. and will cole
brate bis ninety-third birthday within month
or 40. He was sailor hoy In the victorious
fleet OF Perry on Lake Erie In 1913. He has
been on waiting orders" at Detroit for a
dozen years or more. That means that he lie
prnsioned at hall pay. Capt. Douglas Ottin-
ger who IL on waiting orders at Erie. 10 about
the came aRs as Capt. Martin.
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Pros,b,uon,.t. to Name . STAT. Ticket.

ELMIRA. Aug. 6.-Chairnan F. r. Baldwin OF
the Prohibition State Committee says full
State ticket will be nominated at the State
Convention which Is to DO held at Albany on
Sept. O. william s. Wardwell. ". Jennings
Dcmarest OF New York city. and W. u. Powell.
q wealthy farmer or Colu mbiA county. are
mentioned re- possible cand dates for Governor.
Chairman Baldwin says the PrnhIbtionists
viii poll 10 900 votes In this State this iaiI.
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Flexible sandstone is ore of the curositleS
tbs NOM aims OF the southwestern corner OF
the State mi the stone j. taken out more tS%seb i
il sometimes empl ryed in bulldog. When CUT
in a thin pece, ray the size and shape OF "
comm IN milestone. you can behn II ihLo = o,v.j
rcsume its former stra ghtEess IN mo pfes'u,oo
being removed OF course. II YOU bend " NV
far, 1t will break.