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In the message which President DIAz
read before the two Houses Of the Mexican
Congress last Sunday he made pleasant
reference tn the fact that the important inter
oceanic railroad across the lsthmus OF Te-
huantepec has mt last been completed. We
do not understand that the line Is yet
all ready for business or that it has been
fully equipped; but our advices from Vera
Cruz lead us to believe that it will be in
working order by the end of the present
month or early in October The length Of
the track across the isthmus, from the Gulf
TO the Pacific is but 1919 miles; and, accord
ing to the time tables, passengers are to he
conveyed from its northern terminus to its
southern, or from Coatzacoalcos to Salina
Cruz, in twelve hours. The passenger trains
arc said to he Of excellent workmanship,
and the provision for the transportation Of
freight IL sufficient to meet the demands Of
very extensive traffic.
President DIAZ speaks Of the Importance
Of the new railroad as a commercial route
between the Atlantic and the Pacific; and,
though it cannot supersede the Panama
route, or render the construction Of the
Nicaragua Canal any less necessary, it will
doubtless he serviceable to American as well
as to Mexican commerce. The shippers Of
New Orleans, Mobile, and Galveston, not less
than those OF Vera Cruz and Tampico, will
use the railroad for sending goods to points
along the thousands OF miles Of the western
coast of North and South America.
The Tehuantepec railroad has been enor-
mously costly, and we think that the vari-
Gus subsidies given to successive contractors
by the Mexican Government must have
amounted to over s2O,OOO,OOO. The first
contract was awarded fourteen years ago to
an American, who failed to fulfil its terms;
the second to Mexican, who threw it up;
the third to an English engineer, who
died before it was carried out; and
the fourth to a syndicate OF English
and American capitalists by which the work
has finally been brought to completion.
The Mexican Government has still further
expenses to meet. 1t has made a contract,
involving 81, 800, 900, for the construction
of port and pier at Coatzacoalcos, the
northern terminus of the line, so that ship
ping can enter there and cargoes be trans
ferred with advantage. The railroad may
be about ready for passenger travel, but it
cannot do much freighting business until
the work at Coatzacoalcos, which has been
In progress for three years, is finished.
1t was 374 years ago that the Spanish
conqueror CoRTEs gave orders for the ex-
ploration Of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, in
order to establish a commercial route be-
tween the Atlantic and the Pacific but it |
was found that the distractions were too
great to be overcome. 1t is seventy years
since the Mexican Congress invited propo-
sails for the opening of the route. For over
half century after that time plan after
plan was drawn up for the building Of a
railroad; but nothing came Of any of them
until 1878, when New Yorker began work |
upon the line which President DIAZ will |
soon have the satisfaction of opening
Success to il
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Insane Ohio Politicians.

As IL the Democratic party had not a heavy
enough load to carry in protective tariff
with free wool and. a populistic income tax
superadded to it, the Democracy OF Ohio
propose to go into the coming fall election
with a demand for the free coinage of silver
at the old ratio of 10 to I.
Free coinage at the ratio mentioned means
cutting the purchasing power Of the dollar
in half. II means indeed doubling the price
Of wheat, corn, and other agricultural
products, but II also means corresponding
diminution in the value OF wages, Of salaries,
Of savings bank deposits, of rents, and of all
moneyed securities. 1t would result in a
worse robbery Of property holders than the
populist income tax, for that exempts in
comes Of less than $4,000 year, whereas
the deprecated silver dollar would take
fifty cents out Of all the dollarsa man earns,
no matter how few they may be.
The people of Ohio have already once
passed their judgment of condemnation
upon the silver dollar swindle The issue
was fairly made in the election Of 1891, and
WILLIAM MCKINLEY was elected Gov
ernor upon distinctly anti-free silver plat
form. Since then the cause of free silver
has been steadily losing ground, and for the
Democratic party in any Northern State to
declare for it is to court inevitable defeat.
Still, what must be must be. Ohio would
probably he lost any way, but reviving the
free silver issue makes its loss certain.
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pIted the probabilities Of trotting de-
velopment and who puts the final figures TO
I've reached on a par almost with those Of
the running horse, calculates that the time
Of e:O4 was due in the year 1900. We
reached that eight years ahead Of time.
The two minutes which we have so long
aimed at as ideal, chiefly because Of the
attractive evenness OF the sound, may not
he attained until some years later But,
while we are yet in the Spring Of trotting
evolution, we see flyers crowding in thicker
and thicker, able to show their quarters
at better than the two-minute gait, 80
that It IL almost a moral certainty that
eventually one will appear to maintain that
rate approximately for four quarters, one
after another; and then the twominute
trotter will I've here.
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passes between the lastnamed city and the
Ya-lu River, for these are, no doubt, by this
time occupied by the Japanese.
The effect OF the naval victory on Sept.
IA is to leave the Japanese in undisputed
possession Of the Corean peninsula, and to
make them masters Of the Yellow Sea and
Of it's adjunct, the Bay Of Corea. An expe-
dition against China does not necessarily
involve movement through the Gulf Of
Pe-chi-li, which could scarcely be under
taken with safety unless one at least Of the
two fortified harbors, Wa-hni-wni and Port
Arthur, were first captured, and this might re-
quire more time than, In view Of the approach
of winter, could we'll I've spared. Another
line of attack is open. The japanese are
now AT liberty to land large force on the
coast Of the Chinese province of Shing King,
and to advance to Moukden, whence they
can proceed enthusiastically to Tien-tsin,
or directly against Pekin. The Great Wall,
which really constituted barrier in the
days when there was no artillery,
would not delay them for an hour.
That the Chinese have any soldiers
who could cope with them seems
improbable since the total rout OF the
picked troops pushed forward to Ping Yang
AS the Mikado's commanders seem to share
the views of Gen SHERMAN regarding the
ineXpediency Of harboring correspondents
at headquarters, we shall probably first hear
Of an invasion OF the Shing. King province
through telegram from Shanghai an
nouncing that the Japanese have seized the
northern terminus Of the railway running
enthusiastically from Tien-tsin.
1t may be, however, that the Pekin Gov
eminent, at the instigation Of friendly Euro
pean powers and relying on their moral sup
port, will endeavor to avert further loss and
humiliation by offering terms OF peace which
Japan can accept. The naval triumph off
Wi-ju, following the great land victory at
Ping Yang, has rendered IL probable that
such terms will have to include an
adequate pecuniary indemnity as well as a
recognition of the absolute independence Of
Corea. 1t may be that the Mantchu dynas-
ty can hardly assent to such conditions and
yet save its face" as the Chinese phrase
goes. But its very existence is at stake; it
must choose quickly between some eclipse
of dignity and entire ruin.
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They Exchange Hats.



well. SIR" said a wel-known Main street
man. Il had an embarrassing experience this
morning. ! invariably sleep until the very last
moment and then make rush for the break
fast table and the car. This morning had but
five minutes to get through eating aud catch the
car that passed my door. fairly choked things
down my throat, and. hearing the clang Of the
motorman's bell, made rush for the street.
As passed through the hall snatched broad
brimmed straw hat that was hanging on the
rack, and just reached the corner in time. Then
dropped into seat and took the morning paper
from my pocket.
1t was not long until heard a gentle litter
ing from some dry goods clerks In the seats be-
hind me. They kept II up. and somehow got an
idea into my head that they were laughing at
me. After a while | turned fiercely 10 one OF
them and ask ed what IL was that seemed TO am use
them so. He trembled and ged to gasp out
that had on my wife's hat. Il was even So
and there was one of those long. gaudy, yellow
pins that women use to keep their headgear in
position sticking in it. | was so mad that I
jerked IL of and threw II into the street. Then
verybody in the car reared, and felt truly
furious When reached n hat store ! stepped
in and bought me a hat OF the masculine variety
Several hours afterward my wife dropped In
the tore, and she was wearing my hat. There
was pin In the back OF II and u little face veil
swinging from the front. but 1t was my hat /
didn't say word. and that woman is wearing II
yet. What bOthcrs me is that every body found
out the joke on me and nobody noticed 1t on her."
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odious tax came but we should have had no
income tax except for them. II was more
peculiarly a Southern measure, outside
Of the ranks OF the political free
hooters Of Populism, Socialism, and Com
munism. The people had not voted for It
in voting for the Democratic party They
had expressly voted against IL in sustaining
the principles OF that party. But the South
ern Democrats insisted on stuffing the alb
horrent principle down the threats Of the
Democracy
The Northern Democrats in Congress
would not have been more disloyal to Demo
cratic principles and more hostile to the
political and material rights and interests
of the South II they had proceeded to Dor
row the principle Of the Force bill from the
Republicans and carry It out in legisla-
ton, than were the Southern Democrats
inimical to Democracy and to Northern
interests in borrowing from Populism
the odious and forbidden principle Of
the income tax for the purpose Of Furnishing
Northern thrift and enterprise. The Dem
ocratic party at the North had at last won
the day after long defeat, and forthwith the
Democrats OF the South, politically eman-
cipated by its efforts, combined to load 1t
down with class taxation abhorrent to its
principles. and detestable in the eyes Of all
intelligent people who are striving for ma
terial advancement in republic founded
on the theory OF the equality OF the citizens
before the law.
Could there have been worse political
ingratitude ? Moreover, it is ingratitude
from which those guilty Of it will be the
chief sufferers. The advocacy Of the in
come tax by the South is an expression Of
hostility to the rights OF capital which
will tend to divert from the South the
outside investments and the outside
enterprise It so much needs. Capitalists
are afraid of region in which the senti-
ment prevails that wealth as wealth should
he subjected to special and repressive pen
alties in taxation. Politically too the
course Of the Southern Democrats promises
to be fatal to them. They have discredited
the Democratic party by putting on it a
load which endangers its future at the
North, though upon it's prosperity their
own political hopes depend.
Was folly ever 80 short of sight
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The Amazing Ingratitude OF the South
ern Democracy.

The Southern people owe their emancpa-
ton from political oppression to the per-
sistent defence OF their rights by the
Democrats OF the North. They could
accomplish nothing OF themselves alone
10 stay the progress of Federal inter
ference with their political liberty under the
Constitution, for they are a hopeless minor
ity Of the people OF the Union. They could
do nothing without assistance from the
North, and that help could come only from
the Northern Democracy.
This needed assistance was rendered to
them in the time OF their sore trial by the
Democrats of the North even wfen the aid,
extended in loyal obedience to the principles
of Democracy, subjected the Northern
Democrats TO popular suspicion and
misconstruction, that brought them
10 frequent political shipwreck in
their own States, and prevented the
return Of the Democratic party TO the con
troll Of the Federal Government which it had
exercised uninterruptedly, with the excep-
tion of the two terms of HARRISON and
TAYLOR, from the beginning of the century
IN the Inauguration of LINCOLN in 1881
The Northern Democrats bore the burden
uncomplainingly.
When, after the civil war, the political
liberty OF the South was restrained by Re-
publican legislation and administrative pol
icy, they took up the side of the South and
made it their own, in spite Of adverse
Northern opinion ever ready To accuse them
OF sinister Southern sympathies. They
were uniinchingly loyal to the South,
without counting the political cost 10 them
l.. - .
as an outrage on themselves They fought
and defeated the Force bill and negro
domination. As soon as they came into
power at Washington they relieved the
South from the tyranny Of the interference
OF the Elections hill, They kept their faith
with their Southern brethren whether in
defeat or victory.
What has the South done in return How
has il rewarded this unfiinching adherence
of the Northern Democracy TO Southern
political interests, as a result of which
Southern prosperity has experienced 81
wonderful a revival
In return, as a reward, the South has i'm
posed on the Democratic party of the North
the odium OF an income tax, a measure
which defies ali Democratic principle from
the time Of the founding OF the Democratic
party until the adoption of the Chicago plat
form, with its formal denunciation OF
such class taxation as atrocious aud uncon-
stitutiOnal. The Southern Democrats i'm
ported into Democratic legislation principle
utterly repellant to Democracy and destrIc-
tive Of its consistency. IL is true that they
had aid from some Northern dough-face
Democrats and also from the PopuHsts. from
whom alone the original demand for the
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From the San Francisco cnrontcl..


POINT ARENA, Sept. IA camping party
composed of w. III. Higginson. second officer OF
the ferry steamer Oakland. with his wife and
daughter; William Spohn. his wife and two
children; Ed Reed and r. Small OF Wells
Fargo & Co.. and James Wing have been camp
ing for several days on the south fork OF Garcia
River and about ten miles from this place
:. They had been passing most enjoyable vaca-
tion and nothing had occurred 10 in any way
mar the pleasure OF the outing. The tents of
the party were pitched among the giant red
woods and To this fact 1t Is due that two OF the
members now lie dead, while two others will be
crippled for weeks and perhaps months.
The sharp, excited barking of dog awak ned
the party at about o'clock this morning. Had
II not been for this dog doubtless more would
have been killed or injured. The first person
awakened heard an ominous cracking sound
coming from the big redwoods that stood near
the camp. He made haste 10 arouse tlTnse who
still slept and the men at once left the tents
without stopping 10 put on their clothing. The
ladies Of the party delayed To don some OF their
ordinary attire. II was while they were thus
engaged that the tree fell with n terrible crash
ana roar. IL fell across the two tents. Mrs. w.
II. HigginsOn and her daughter Sadie of San
FRANCISCO were instantly killed and I'd Reed
and William Spohn also of San Francisco re-
ceived broken legs.
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A correspondent OF the Nep York Times
reports the Hon. JACOB SLoAT FAssETT az
making, in the corridor of the Grand Union
Hotel at Saratoga, this singular remark
about the nomination Of Mr.. MORTON:
while was addressing the Convention. after Mr..
MoRroSs nomination. could distinctly hear the chains
rattle"
We congratulate Mr.. FAssETT upon his
recovery of the sense OF hearing. 1t is a
valuable faculty, especially to statesmen.
Three years ago this month Mr.. FAssETT's
ears were in such condition that he could
not hear a clank or rattle. And yet Mr.
FAssETr was so loaded down with chains
three years ago, that wherever he went and
whenever he moved neck leg, or arm, he
was as noisy as the man with a sampogna
Everybody else heard the links rattle
when FAssETT, himself led in chains, led his
party through a memorable campaign, end
ing in 10000 defeat. II seems particu-
larry unRracious, IL not positively indecent,
on his part to mention chains now.
What chain does the Hon. JACOB SLoAT
FAssETT imagine he perceives in the case of
the Hon. LEVI p. MORTON, Republican who
has been elected Vice President of the United
states, whose fortunate position IN his
party it has been to confer benefits rather
than to solicit them, and whose personal
independence and recognized character put
him out Of reach Of any boss's collar
The New York Democracy will make
mistake II it assails the Republican
candidate for Governor on the line OF attack
indicated by the last previous Republican
candidate. Talk about chains and collars is
appropriate for FAssETT year, not for
MORTON year.
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Not w,'ho~, 81. Fathers P.rmr..,oa.


Richard NauN has never been 10 a theatre I'm
his life To see theatrical performance. An in
tert-tlng incident is given OF his boyhood DAYS
over threescore years ago. His fatler. a higIIy
respected and prominent Friend resided ~
ArHh street, ana believed Il was best for his
good oil Quaker habits. Al that perish Ned For
resi- was the brilliant young American ira sedian
ana had captlEated all the bOys OF Philadelphia
n MS character Of the Roman Gladiator and
6 6!s lnHian Mgtamora. Young Naux naturally
from going without his fathers Cunsrnt- ~ ,ns
gay he Henturcd to ask his father for a half dol
Ial 70 Htt tlcket. The old gentleman Kindly
replied IN Quaker accent:
, Richard, don't bcgrudge the money but
lhef knows don't approve OF play houses, and
without my permission"
me me promise was given. and his father died
suddenly soon after without giving the u. rnis-
sion. Richard Naux has consclentiousiv re-
Trained from going 10 the theatre ever since.
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He waAts 90 Pay. bat Il Not Allowed 90
DO 30.
Ffon The San Franrisco Fl,ami7r,

Prom the san FrdHriscO Eldmfacr
Ex-senator James c. Fair executed a mortgage on
the Lick House property ON "wednesday for $500 600
the lenders being the Lick trustces but not dollar
changed hands. Nor Is Mr. Fair In necI either InInr
dAte OF prospective, of the S2OOOO which the record
says he borrowed Indeed, he would like 20 give the
Lick trustees t32OOOO they would take A. but he a
In the somewhat anomalous position of a man Who
owes bill and may not pay n, though wlius. Many
years ago, when Ar. Fair bOugnt the Lick Eouse pror
erty he was not In position 10 pay the fun sum and
IGtre remained balance OF $4,000. The trustees
OF the estate realized AZ that time that II might be
many years before they could such a large sum 10
advantage, and they coyenanted with Mr. Fair thai he
should pay them az the OF hye per cent Der an
mum until Il should be equally adYantag eous 10 nor.
rover and lender 10 cancel the debt. But the mort
gage that was then placed record was 10 run Inn
lied number of years and when Il expired Mr. Falr
proHered the principal 90 the trustees They not
In position 10 Use Il then, and accordance win
the terms OF the agreement. Il Was renewed IL Ia.
fallen due several times since, and Nj Pair Ia, he
eohle more and more xious 60 pay for tho Senator'S
business largely In the line OF collecting Interest
and not paying a. when the last mortgage expired
yesterday the trustees again put him on but only f,r
month ana it Is expected thai they viii soon L.
able . eKDend the mohsy IN the construction OF tb
l2ssAzAle@i s0hO0l provided fOE IN ths Win Of Llok
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Some years ago, when Maud s. 9 :OSsf
stood at the head of the books, before the
pneumatic tires were known To the trotting
track, a few Of the most astute horsemen in
the country were discussing the possibility
of "A mile in :OS, One Of them, whom perhaps
the others would have agreed To be on the
whole the best judge OF all, indicated his
mistrust of ever seeing it by reminding his
companions that it meant every one Of
the four quarters in thirty-two seconds
Thirty-two seconds for any single quarter
at that time showed an unusual horse. 1t
seemed unreasonable 10 look for an animal
capable OF repeating it three times In a single
mile Yet speed has been steadily diffused
more aud more, and with speed, endurance,
or, as endurance often proves 10 he, the
knowledge on the drivers part which JUS
titles demand for it, until horses credited
with quarter mile in less than thirty sec
Onds are almost numerous. AliX's :O8st
show the four quarters in 3OIs, 3li4, ~,
and 81, OF an average Of a little better
than ~.
In ten wears time more than a full second
has been cut on the record holders mark
for the quarter mile posts Prof. NIPHER
of Washington University, who has com
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Gander Against Bear.

FT00l The Nan FrdncfscO IOsf.
An Alameda saloon keeper has black bear
cub about a foot and a half high when he stands
on his hind legs and reaches for a stranger
coat tails. He Is full of mischief or fight as oc-
casion may require, but withal very discreet
lie knows he is not big enough 10 whip the gro
GERS dog, hut he doesn't hesitate TO intimidate
the candy mans cat.
Yesterday big Rander marched up the sire
He's my meat"
He advanced on the gRnder, who marched
slowly and steadily on till the growing cub
barred his way. Then he extended his wings
stretched out his neck, and tried to make he
cub ashamed OF himself. The bear made two or
three vicious but Intellectual curs at the gander.
just at this juncture the gandcr took a firm
hold On the cubs ear and commenced poun ling
MN over the head with his wings. The cub WAS
treat, but the ,gander wouldn't let 60 He lust
hung on and thumped away
When the dust and feathers settled the 0an
der was trying 10 find the tende, norton m vLat
appeared 10 be piece Of the bears ear
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The triumph OF Democracy in Sp4, as the issue
OF the campaign has been Joined, would make II the
duty well as the privilege, OF the Democracy to put
Chicd0o Inter. Oceun.
Why not put into force instead the great doc
trne of tariff for revenue onlyf That Is the
chief principle Of the Democracy. and It dis
tinctly excludes the policy OF free raw mate
rails. With a tariff for revenue neither raw
materials nor manufactured goods can come in
free. Everything must bear its equal and Just
share of the public burdens.
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Probabilities for New York State and
vicinity: September. very cloudy politically;
October, cool and clearing: November. an "A.
=. A." electoral storm coming eastward with
much velocity, met at Buffalo with rising polti-
cal barometer. High Democratic winds blowing
from Montauk Point to Tonawanda.
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Gov. Turney and Lynehing.

NASHVILLE, Sept. 20.-The committee APP
pointed at the meeting OF colored citizens last
week to present to Gov. Turney the resolutions
adopted about the Millington lynching. called
upon the Governor yesterday. The resolutions
were written parchment. Speeches were
made by Horace Scales and George T. Robinson
editor Of the Nashville Cdizcn. The Governor
in his response said that he took the oath OF
office to enforce the laws. and this he would en-
deavor to do as long as he was Governor,