The morning call., 1892-09-30


there is still a little time LETT to the average
American who loves horses, to note what
has occurred on the racetrack at Terre
Haute, Ind. Nancy Hanks record Of 2:04
is a marvellous performance and the pacing
record made yesterday by Mascot, also 2 04,
Is quite as wonderful. Bat except by look
ing at stop watch very few spectators
could tell the difference between the speed
indicated and trotting or pacing five Sec
onds slower. In due time the trOtter will
come down to an even couple of minutes or
less.
His Grace the Duke of Argyle has replied
to Gladstone's article in the North Ameri
can ReUieto on home rule. 1t matters very
little what his Grace writes. for be has long
ceased to have the smallest influence any,
where and has not follower in the House
OF Lords. The Duke INDUCES in fling at
America. He snePrs at the Influence guild
ing politics in the United States, and has no
confidence in the opinion of the ballOt-b0x.
1t is pity 10 differ with so great a man. but
lie is quite harmless and should be let alone.
Quite stir seems to have been made in
London over the election of Alderman
Knill as Lord Mayor. The Alderman is a
Catholic, and has been objected TO as not
eligible TO perform certain functions This.
of course, is rank intolerance. because such
functions may be performed by deputy.
The satisfactory result is that the Alder
man is elected. He Is one of the best of
men, and has done great service as head of
the plumbers convention by securing regis
tration OF plumbers throughout the country
Poor Brnggy has another chance for his
life. He was to have been hanged TO-
day and was apparently quite resigned to
his fate, but Judge MeKenna has allowed
an appeal TO the Surreme Court at Wash
ington, and the day of doom has again van
ished. On four previous occasions there
have been reDrieves, so that the case has an
historical aspect not a little interesting
II may be quite true that the experience
of Mr.. StanhOpe, the Herald correspondent,
in cholera hospital in Hamburg does not
concusively prove that the attenuated
virus with which he was inoculated in
Paris is preventive of the disease. But
the probabilities are that the virus did ex-
ercise benign prophYlactic effect Mr..
Stanhope went about as nurse in the hos
pita and exposed himself TO unusual risks
that other nurses and doctors avoid. AS it
were, he did his best to catch the disease
and failed. 1t requires an amazing amount
of moral courage 10 do this, but he had evil
IDENTITY full confidence in Pasteur and Iioff
kline and he bravely took the risks. The
scientific and medical world will have to
give attention to this case. cure for
cholera would be one Of the blessed discov-
cries OF the age.
Support to the on-Partisan ticket is be-
ing given everywhere in the city. Already
the canvassers have secured 12,0GO sigma
lures, and it Is fully expected that there
will be from $4,000 to 10000 names obtained
by Saturday. Such an indication of con-
fdence in the Non-Partlsans shows that
the. Election Commissioners are abusing
their position to refuse the ticket a name.
1t is desperate proceeding to deny so large
body OF citizens the commonest election
rights. but under boss government anything
seems possible.
Hawaii Is in such poor straits as to finan-
ces that II will not be officially represented
at the Chicago exhibition. Some better use
will be found for the $4,000 that would be
necessary to make a credfSable display.
The latest news from the lille kingdom
shows that the Ministry continues to hold