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The Discount,ng OF Once Boys Notes.

From the Boston Daiiy Adr.rffsrr.
On the whole. the hearings during the Maverick Bank
investigation have been interesting. valuable. and im'
portant. Although devoid OF sensational features,
there has been . Steady outpour of information regard
ing the way In which the Affairs of tho wrecked bank
were managed. II was known before that the Maver-
lex made use Of 'men of straw" to sign accommoda'
tion notes SO that the officers Of the bank could borrow
the banks funds to . greater extent than that allowed
BY law. but 1t was not realized to what extent this
practice had been carried on. There was n very efec-
tive object lesson given to the public upon this subject
at the hearings Of the committee.
Young men: smoothtacsd and under age: messenger
boys. and lads whP were in charge " elevators; Office
boys. clerks busi3fss men. all came upon the stand
and told undef o4h how they had signed notes for tho
accommodation OF the officers OF the Maverick. notes
that they wets I'M no condition to pay at tho time OF
signing, nor in condition to pay now. ono fact brought
out at the hearings WAS that IN most OF these cases.
especially in those OF the boys. the persons who gave
their signature so willssly and widely knew nothing
whatever Of the reason why their signatures were
desired. They were told TO sign papers. told that IT
was merely q matter OF form. and thus blind'y put
themselves under obligation to pay thousands OF DOL
lars. unconsciously they loaned their credit" TO the
bank. expecting never 10 hear of the matter again. TO
be rudeiy awakened from their dreams of fancied ease
by . demand from the receiver OF the wrecked bank to
pay the notes which had been found in the bank bear
ing their signatures
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Mo.t.zuma and Gu.temo.lu,

To rHF EDITOR or THr suS-Sir: l was interested in
your editorial article regarding tho celebration in the
city Of Mexico commemorative of G%uatemozin. last OF
the Aztec Emperors. and nephew of the great Monte
yuma" as you call him.
Is 1t not true that Americans generally have an erro.
neous idea with respect to the true position that Mon
tezumA occupies in Mexican historyf Influenced
largely. no doubt, by the reading OF Prescott's "Con.
quest of Mexico and WalAce's Pair God" they seem
to regard Montesuma as u great hero. whose name aud
fame are dear tn the Mexican people.
The exact reverse is true. Io IL regarded by MeN Il
cans AZ n despicable traitor, and his memory 10 exc.
Grated, white that OF Guatem0zin 10 revereured.
I do not believe that in all Mexico a single monument
or stone cOnme or the great MonteXuma'
can be found, at least the writer has never been able 10
discover or hear Of my when travelling there. and no
has been assured by leading Mexicans that the people
OF Mexico would not tolerate anything OF the KIND.
This may serve TO correct a popular error. ". L. A.
LAsgspoRO. Mass. Aug ~.
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Smuggling in the Northwest.

The operations Of tho schooner Halcyon
furnish a fresh illustration OF tho scale On
which smuggling is prosecuted along the
Pacific coast. The high duties or opium
and the great demand for the drug make it
q principal subject OF Illicit importation.
Victoria is naturally tho base Of this bust
ness. and it was from, that port that the
Halcyon recently started with a cargo OF
opium valued Mt $4,000. The SUCCESS Of her
trip to Hawaii. where she smuggled In
$50, 900 worth OF it. no doubt stimulated her
present exploit. which is belived to be
to land her cargo in Oregon or California.
But this bold attempt on n large scale is
the less usual form OF the smuggling.
OpiuIn Is brought into the United States
oftcner In smaller quantities. and by II re-
sort to the most ingenious devices. Puget
Sound is n paradise for smugglers. The
run across from Victoria and Vancouver.
being short and usually sheltered. may be
mado by all sorts OF boats. The sound Is
we'll studded with islands. and there are
many opportunities for concealing Il night
VOYAGE from the revenue cutters and OF
landing at points hidden from observation.
The small craft can take to shallow waters.
where there Is little danger OF the revenue
steamers prowling about after them. There
Is also smuggling sometimes. 1t is said. by
passengers or others on the large craft
plying regularly between the ports OF
British Columbia and ours.
The smuggling OF Cinnamon Is carried on
industriously also IN this same region. rs the
recent arrest effected by the cutter Wolcott
indicates. In this case tho struggled arti-
Giles are q good deal bulkier. and a some
| what different mode OF operating Is re-
| quired. Yet 1t Is evident that the peculiar
tiles Of Puget Sound lend themselves also
to this form of illegal traffic. and the
rewards for success are 30 great that 1t Ia
prosecuted at oil risks. The Vancouver
boatmen are tempted by the high fees Of
fered. and the absence OF international reg
u~lations increases the extent to which this
business Is carried on.
OF course, for the smuggling OF China
men there arc many other opportunities
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The Brooklyn city Cour Clerk,. once.

To rHS Enron or Tar sus-sfr. Ny clerk attended at
tho office OF the Clerk of the City Court OF BrooSlyn at
2o'ciock +. Nj. to-day for the purpose OF entering judg-
mon by default. Io found the Clerks Office closed.
and " as Informed by All attendant that the Office al.
wayl closed during the summera at l O'Clock on every
day except Saturday, aud on saturdays a, noon.
Section 3o8 Of the Code provides that the CITY Court
OF Brooklyn ia always open for the transaction of any
business for which notice II not required to be given 10
an adverse party"
Chapter 10 Laws Of 1887, provides that I" the Clerks
ofiss IL to he lett open on the days and during hours
that The County Clerks office Is opened by the super.
vikOrs.'
The County Clerks ONCE Ia open every week day
from . A. N. until 4 y NJ. except On Saturdays. when
the office closes Mt noon.
Can you inform me whether the Clork Of the City
Court Of BROOKLYN has u dispensation which permits
him TO opAh and close his office at his sweet wlllt
HEw YoRk. Aug. %. II. Al 8.
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throughout tho border region. ss far east
as ~Ogdensburg. and further. II has been
said that even the Colville Indian reserva.
ton. in the northern part Of the State OF
Washington. has furnished facilities for
this purpose. through tho settling OF some
Cinnamon there. But II. as ia known to be
the case. the importation Of Cinnamon has
been carried OH Mt Detroit itself. 1t Is evil
dent That on the long stretch OF boundary
between the Dominion and tho United
States there are plenty OF places where 1t
can DO tried.
The bold operations OF the smugglers on
tho Pacific coast suggest the need OF a
stronger force OF revenue vessels. In the
last Congress preliminary steps were taken
to Increase this force. both on the Pacific
and tho great hikes. The Treasury De-
partment has called attention to the ex-
cessive amount OF work imposed upon Its
cutters through the increase both OF legiti-
mate trade and OF smuggling. besides the
demands for the pntrolling Of Behring SEQ.
The bills already passed by the Senate for
tho construction OF four new revenue cut
ters, two for the Pacific coast n two for
lake service, should DO promptly conquered
In by the House next winter.
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A Hand Organ =. . T,mep,eee.

Tho first notes Of "Ta-rn-ra Boom-de-ays
were struck on q piano organ Just outside the
windows Of the Republican State headquar-
tiers. in Twenty-fourth street. on Saturday
afternoon. Twenty minutes after fve!'
shouted Sergeart-at-Arms Anderson Law
renee. and he produced his watch. as did
every one else IN the rooms. to verify the
statement Lawrence wasn't a minute out of
the way by the testimony OF any Of the time
pieces, and his own corroborated his state
ment almost to tho second.
That was a good guess. Anderson. said
Messenger George Smith.
f." No guess about it, retorted the Sergeant
alarms: 1T. was n dead sure thing. I've
headquarters was onened. That italian Is the
most p%unctual man ever saw; He's wheeled
music box regularly at $500 O'Clock evory az
ternoon. He picks UP a pocketful OF small coin
thrown to him from the Fifth Avenue Hotel
the Albemarle. and tho Holman House."
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THEIR FATE IN HIS HANDS.
Convicted Ballot BOX Suffers Much Inter.
ested In Judge Honman.

Albert Hoffman. a lay Judge Of the Court OF
General Sessions in Jersey City. whose return
from Europe has been anxiously awaited. re-
turned home on Saturday evening. The per-
sons who have the greatest interest in him at
the present time are the twenty-one ballot box
suffers who are awaiting sentence. Whether
the sentance will be Imprisonment or fine de-
Ponds upon Judge Hoffman. The convicted
ballot box suffers have been arraigned twice
before the court to be sentenced: The court
is composed OF Judges Lippincott, Hoh-
mann. and Kenny. Lippincott Is the law
and presiding Judge and Hoffman and Kenny
the lay Judges. Judge Lippincott decides
all questions Of aw. but his associates
have an equal voice with him In fixing SEN
tences. Seventeen Of the defendants were to
have been sentenced two weeks ago. Judge
Lippincott wanted to send them, to prison.
Judge Kenny thought a fine would be SUM-
Client punishment. The court being unable to
agree. sentence was postponed until Sept. B.
when Judge Hoffman would be home. A week
later four more ballot box suffers were to be
sentenced. but sentence was postponed until
Sept. 5 for the sa me reason.
house In Hoboken yesterday afternoon. The
Judge was not at home. His mother said ne
had gone away. and she did not know when he
would no home: There will be great political
pressure brought to bear upon him to save the
ballot box suffers from Imprisonment. What
course he will take is n matter OF conjecture.
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ras BURNED. OPERA HOUSE.
No Attempt Made Yet to Examine the
storage Room In the Basement


,..,,,o NJ .ho Metropo,;tan orors Uouss
from any one OF three sides yesterday one
might easily fail to noto n sign OF Saturdays
a. ,rhich wrected tho stag, and auditorium.
nre' wh'eh N'..n-.
The four walls OF the Dig o"i'uihE iooked as
fsnm Tho s,rcet there was nothing TO indicate
from inc s'Iee' '"e'o " w." w i""'oa'o
that tho roof was MISSING tut inc immense
door on tho Seventh avenue side was gone,
e.,.., ,,. M, , r,,t of III, ,rn,t.d
ana 'hro"e, 'he NO.. " ~ Nv "'.'Ao.
inside was visible. The police hnd stretched
. ropo along the curb line for the whole block
,,,i ,horo vns n lorco ga
on seventh avenue anu 'he'o ""'" '".se nnu
constantly changing crowd hanging on this
roma nil day. They saw inside the building
.'l' ~ 49, .ia,, no ,h,,,b ,b,v hnd
three prics ~hi's' Tvs e''." &c vi. "
lust been san6pnpercd and washed. out OF
t,yn NJ th.m thny saw iron beams stIckine.
NV W - .,,s, ,,l ,ont into ,,,t,e,i,
inc iron was tWia'eu uhu peh' ~ ~
shapes. and was wound about with wire until
II looked almost like "A net.
", -. ,tnu .narn, ~ ,,rsona wcro nor.
Not more than n score Oh persons were per
mitted to make II closcf INSPECTION. Inc In.
t,rior of tho buildinC looked rather as II Q
~, -, 4, ,T,,,, nro rho ruin NJ
tSviomo nv '! "Lh I ,nnm = ,o,nn,,to TINT
w WW"uMp,h nu' ~ y cbarred nircos living
'n',u w'tT w. ~ ,,a" r.i,.nd IN ashes
vTrpunu. they nag az DE"h rtpt Wa Walls The
rTmstnn"rI ~, u" mm,vjn"w. lrnWinn only the brick.
pI"Slu'. Whn Ia a,aj ac
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-29
RENOVATING THE WHITE HOUSE
Tho Colonial Style OF Decorations In the
Main vestihule Restored.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 2S.-When the President
returns to the White House no will find further
progress made in the work began last year OF
restoring the interior decorations of the Exec
utive Mansion to tho colonial style. SO as to
conform to the essentially colonial character
Of the exterior architecture. Under the hands
Of Mr.. Henry +. Dabelstein. artistic decorator
OF New York. tho heavy Eastlake or arabesque
decorations OF the main vestibule and corri-
dor. where the Marine Band is stationed on
State reception. days. have. been replaced BY
light tracerieS In Gcru and cream. and terra
Gotta and old gold. in the fashion OF George
Washington's days. which. In turn. was taken
from the FRENCH. A beginning was made, in
Room and Blue Room, and the result was found
SO satisfactory that 1t has been followed up as
far as appropriations would permit this yoar..
Plans have been drawn and accepted to
transform the present sombre Red Room also.
but want OF funds has caused temporary
postponemen Of this work. Mrs: Harrison
before her illness actively assisted in the res
t~oration by unearthing from forgotten corners
Of garrets many quaint and interesting arti-
cles Of furniture and Of table decorations. sew
eral Of which were purchased by Washington
himself. and all having most interesting, his
torical associations. These have. all been
renovated. The general effect OF the change
made Is quite striking and pleasing.
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No Can Spare Them.

Tic Hamburg-Amcrican Packet Company
has rcconsidered its decision to continue
che storage traffic between tho infected
mort and New Yur::. while running its
ioteamers for frst-closs travel only as far as
SOUTHAMPTON. That extraordinary policy
was announced three or four days nEo by
che agent Of tho line. with tho explanation
that with proper precautionary measures
on the rart * the company ut Hamburg.
and due yigilancr on tho part of our W
Quarantine officers, no danger ncod be APP
pretended here.
En- On Saturday tho same gentleman an
nounccd that his company had determined
10 stop all immigrant scvvic" from Ham
burg to New York as long as the cholera
exists IN the German port. I've believe
nays Mr.. BoAs now, THAT radical measures
arc demanded to prevent tho introduction
OF cholera into this country. We are dc.
termincd that our limo shall not have the
odium % bringing tho first rnsc y! cholera
Into the United Stmtcs."
People need not stop 10 inquire whether
( this s,;,t,lrn charge of heart and plan on
i tile par. OF the Hamburg shipuwncrs is due
! to philanthropy or to- pressure from official
suthor.,y and from public opinion. In tho
formcrrtsr. New York Is very mach obliged
to the Hamburg Company. In tho latter
casc. the %company's prompt acG'iesccnce is
graceful and crcdituhlc ~ its good snns".
II Certain i, Is that with all Immigrant bus'-
ness by way Of Hamburg suspended While
the danger lasts. tEe chances Of success In
the exclusion nf Tho pcstilcncr are ronsid-
ernbly increased.
1t would be II good thing II all immlgra-
ton from European ports cuuld be stopped
for the next three months. Tho steady
etrcnm pouring toward the United States
from Southeastern Europe brings danger.
no matter at what port or by what line 1t
takes ship.
BY shutting the gates ut Ellis Island for a
time this country might lose from seventy
Ave thousand to n hundred Thousand future
citizens. but We think they can lie spared.
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True Newspaper Independence.

From IA Raaoa Commercial Bulletin.
fwenty.thres business men Of Cleveland. o.. have
addressed q letter to the editor Ut THE Sun. In which
they say they do not agree with tho politics Of the
paper. but say:
of satisfaction that on every public question in which
the honor or security VI the country 10 Involved, your
paper rises above mere partisan politics aud ~feariessly
aud ABLY advocates principles which are vital to the
Il u tor this reason that We a. American and not ..
pATtisnns desire 70 become subscribers TO Tug Sun, and
such ana forward your paper to our respective Ad.
dresses set out below.
This Is . Just tribute to . really independent news
paper. A. every reader Of THE sUs must a~ck
There ara se many journals mssquerAding under the
utls Of independent that the genuine article 70
something Of = novelty.
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The Sons of Rest,

Statesmen may state. and poets sing
The pleasures OF the man of toll;
They say tho worker 10 a king.
The actual monarch Of the soil;
Tho one through whom the world Is blest,
Whose life Is swsetened by his skill;
But ] prefer tho Sons of Rest.
whe never worked and never wiz.
Our order is a. old as Time
And every year but spreads its fame,
Our members well In every cline.
And everywhere our creed's tho samA
For us kind natures bounties blest
FIJI every valley. plain, and hill:
And therefore We. the Sons of Best,
Have never worked and never will
We hold that property Is wrong.
save when It happens to be ours;
And that to us alone belong
Tho rightfui wealth creating powsra -
We scorn the treAdmil! lives we soc.
Wherever tolls battAlions dr,l:
They spin and hew. and drudge: Int We
Have never worked and never viii.
We've labor leaders In our crew.
Who'd rather die than work . day;
And politicians. not a few.
And orators. with much to say;
Philosophers, who tax with zest
or fine spun theories. until
They charm the listening Sons Of Rest,
Who never worked and never Will
Men may make laws, and gather gold.
And build. and iegislatc. ana buy:
Blu. soon they're underneath the mould
Ana none will halt TO heave a sish.
while We, by MamInon uncaressei.
Count gold and greed as dross aud ~,
We glory in Our creed II Rssti
We never worked ana never will q. z.
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Come take , drink with mt.
You've made me feel quito young again.
So come! What shall It bot
For many long and weary years
I've waited to see the World
Shown up in all its scoundrel trickA
Its dirty banners furlsd.
At last IT'S done. o happy houS.
BY truth's rich. golden raya
which you will ever represent
Through everlasting days
So com on the run. o shining San,
And bring along your tank;
III toast you untH IL p. y.
with the best you ever drank.
The World. the Flesh. and the Devil
The three great chums. will weep;
And veil sing "Ts,ra-ra Boom.ds-ay"
while Pulitzer tries to slespi
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-29

Did Mr.. CLEVELAND. as the Nep' York
Herald alleges. volunteer his advice to Cover
nor PATTIsoN Of Pennsylvania and Governor
FLOWER OF New York concerning their course
with regard to sending the militia to Home
stead and to Buflalo2 We do not believe II.
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From the Somerpiik Journal.
The new postal cards will be made 20 go through the
mall twice. once with the message and again VIII the
answer. II a girl gets u proposal on one. however, she
will do better to send her answer on another card. rue
nTst card may be useful as evidence some day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-29

Gen. BIDwELL's letter accepting the Pro-
hibitionist nomination does credit to his cour-
age. He accepts not only prohibition. but also
woman suffrage. The Hon. HENRY W. BLAIR
bimself could not do better.
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Woman's Curiosity.

Prom IN.
"John,y 81. said. as they left the soda fountain.
wasn't hneen gents a good deal to pay for a glass
Of saT sApHr!!Iai'
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No Democrat should misuse valuable
time and needed political ammunition by
going ON q mirage hunt in the West this
yeur. Above. beyond. and before all. the
energies of tho National Democracy should
he concentrated on the winning issue OF the
Force bill. and upon the States which arc
to decide tho contest.
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Dry Goods Genius.

Clerk-How shall | marx these goods
Old Tape Just figure out NIFTY pr cent, pront
and add seven odd cents. ~ the women VIII think irs
. la yaiu.
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In Orch nrd.

Mellow the frees are moaning and siglinH to-day.
she =" woa,d you II You were ~ ful' Of green apples
a. iAgJ axe. '
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y Trr srs ca ,e had NJ N,ur,. Smith. Air'';s &. 90, %
&N~usfls street. Sfr,H', london.
The Arizona sentinel., 1892-06-25

Editor Robt. Hornbeck returned
from Phoenix yesterday.
The school election is going on as
we 60 to press. Capt. Thurlow
seems to be the popular candidate
as there is no opposition.
There will be preaching in the
new M. e. Church tomorrow, Sun
day evening at 7:30 o'clock. All
are invited to attend.
John w. Beebe Of Pasadena and
his sister, Mrs. Jannette L. Large
of Monroeville, Cal, children of
the late Alonzo Beebe, arrived in
town Wednesday evening and re-
turned Thursday, taking their
mother with them to Pasadena,
where the funeral services of their
father were held yesterday. An
other son lives in Pasadena and
another daughter in Los Angeles.
Monday, at ella City, Ichnac,
son of the Cocopah chief, Pasqual,
tried to jump from one freight
train to another, both of which
were moving, but IN different di-
Frections. He succeeded in max
ing the leap, but the force of the
shock which he received when his
feet struck the roof of the car, was
such as to hurl him. to the ground
and badly injured his head. The
incoming train brought him into
town and his friends at once start
ed down the river with him as he
said that he wished to see his
father before he died This should
be a warning to the small boys
and SONS larger ones in Yuma,
who not unfreQuently try this dan.
erous experiment..
The Arizona sentinel., 1892-06-25
8WddeM Death

Alonzo Beebe, an old and re-
spected citizen of Yuma, died
Tuesday afternoon, aged II years
He had been quite feeble for some
time and on Monday afternoon
seemed to be worse. It seems that
in order to quiet his uneasinesf
and to be able to sleep he took a
dose of laudanum. 1t is thought
that he may have taken too much
for his feeble condition. Medical
aid was summoned, but it was Of
no avail. He gradually failed and
sunk away until he died. For the
past twelve years he has resided
most Of the time III Yuma, where
he was highly respected by all
who knew him.
His son and daughter upon learn
ing of the death of their father at
once came from Pasadena, CAL.
and took his remains there for
burial