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SELECTIONS FROM THE MAIL.
PROFITS OF SUGAR REFINING.

PROFITS OF SUGAR REFlNlNG.
THE GREAT ADVANTAGE GIVEN BY THE AID
vALoREM TARIFF.
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The of the sugar refining interests III
establishing the price Of raw sugar, 20 TEST rs
cents per pound below graduated. 9s'a 10 % test
at once affords them basis for proh's en-
ccedng that Of any other business III '"'s
country employing equal amount Oh o'P
tal This OF course. is brought ABOUT by coi'
blnation trust. and antitrust, that prac'ioa's
makes but one buyer in this country Tor the raw
stock Raw entered for duty at ~ cents per
Mound al vaorem rae 10 per cent, pays ""''
Of one cent per pound refined entered AZ "'s cents
al vaIorem rate 40. pays l.io cents per po"nu'
Again because Of the ad vaorem OASIS Oh ~
is.l-lO specific duty on refned makes net gam Oh
co., advantage in duty alone over the lNs mar
Gin II IL safe to say that ss cent covers the cost
Of refining leaving the rehners proht one cent pe'
Mound or sol per ton. approximately. on thc -"r.-
90 tons refined and consumed IN TINS country III
round numbers. N0vo"U , l., ,hox.
The American Sugar Refining Company Is. tnete,
fore now earning least 20 per cent on its captaI
stock which IT, intrinaicay worth 800, now seling
AT about par. the price purposely knocked down 10y
Insiders to conceal their profits and discourage COM
pctiton. which they greatly fear. .
The point Is that the only way 10 treat ~ unner
the present ad vlorcm tariff that gives them sucn
an unfair advantage is to go In and bud remner'es
and share In this rich melon DORC HEST h'
Boston, July IL. 1895
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influence Of the saloon and drinking Of s.mulants
Who that that great mans face In his
palmy days can forget the look Of almost heavenly
perfection that they In every llneament!
Think OF Greeley sitting in a saloon on Sunday or
any other day surrounded by a lot Of bummers.
calling for drinks that they did not want to quench
thirst. and then any see how much oppres-
sion there is In closing these incIbators OF crime
Sunday Think OF nm as he was sitting az
his desk at all hours. day and night writing ana
temperance. good citizenship equal rights for all
the friend and benefactor Of the poor. and the
natural inference can be drawn as to which are
the friends OF the oppressed, the beer-brewer ana
beer-seller or the men who are .ryng 10 enforce
wholeso laws. JOHN 5. BROOko.
Brooklyn, July II, 1895
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NEW CAUCUSES ~ MONROE.

nrctsrOv OF THE HARMONY SUBCOMMITTEE
or THE DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMITTEE
Rochester July The subcommittee OF the
Democratic state Committee. appointed to secure
marty harmony In Monroe County. met AT II a. m.
today Chairman Hinkley presided. number or
the party leaders remained outside. awaiting the
decision Clerk be Frcest has vote In the sub
committee The voting members are Messrs. tIink-
ley PORTER Mack and Flanagan. william {. rage
said this morning 49,,
When / took the position OF chairman or this
committee last January | did 40 because l re-
rnrdcJ il rs the regular Democratic County Com
mitt., II | had not regarded II would not
have accepted the place. think the subcommittee
should recognize our organization AZ regular. New
,rthsless | recognize the fact that large proper.
ton OF the party desire new caucuses and VIII
he satisfied with the decision. II 1t IL for caucuscs
i'm the interest OF harmony.
At i:,O y. III. the sub .committee decided to call
new caucuses all around.
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TIE REPUBLICAN PARTY'S BEST CARD.
DR. srIMsoN THINKS IT Is HEARTY SUPPORT
FOR THE MEN WHO STAND FOR THE

ENFORCEMENT OF LAW.
To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: In view OF the effort that Is making 10 de-
,rrmne. possibly to manufacture. pnphc op'"'o"
for use in the autumn. 1t seems 10 me mat the
eas those OF can DO who approve tho pos'''o"
and course OF the men who stand az representa-
tivcs OF the reform movement is TO stand up and be
counted.
| am glad 10 express without reserve or qualifca-
ton for myself and for those for whom am per-
mittoh TO speak. my sense OF gratitude to the me"
who have done 40 much for us. notably Dr. PARK
hurs, and the gentlemen associated win MN
Mayor strong and the Committee OF seventy Mr.
Roosevelt and his felloW-C COMMISSIONERS an"
Colonel Waring
Or Parkhurst has kept all to IN" point In mana
and supplied the steam. Mayor Strong. besides all
he has donc in confirmation of his own Rood J"'R.
men, ana hard sense. has proved tn" integrity OF
the whole reform movement, the fol'" 'omn'N'
sion.rs in their just and incorporating enforce
ncnt ~ the law arc giving us all a much-n"cdrd
tonic AMI doing no, only FOR NcwYork but FOR IN"
whole land what could have been done In no other
way We shall hear no more ~ IN" pus'llnnimous
cry that excise laws cannot DO enforced. while ni-
ready the entire body Of our poorer felo"-clizehs
md themselves delivered from tyranny that VAS
as r,.rciless ns IT was apparently hopeless Ana
M for Colonel Waring. Nc owe much to him. not
only FOR clean streets. but FOR his letters. They
have taken the pcop" into MS connhehrei ny
have made p"rfc, fly GEAR MS pulpor'' anu wv
have been A valuable contribution to the gear ana
strong public opinion which not only In regard 10
street cleaning but In regard 10 the whole busl-
ness Of city administration. IL now so advanced
II these Gentlemen will keep on doing Just what
,h.y mr.. ,loing and have been doing. by Novcm-
Der Ne shall be I'm n position not TO be disturbed
by whatever schemes seifseeking politicians may
devise one way the other The great mass or
tho people want good government. ihey are tast
learning what good government In. and. what IL
s,,lI more 20 IN" purpose, they are learning that
there is no Wild reason why good government may
not he had. - t.,
s he the ef,cc, OF this public officers conduct or
that upon the futur. OF the reform movement. u
seems worth the while 20 protest The best card
FOR the Republican party In New York Just now. or
indeed FOR any Z. her party. Is hearty support OF
Tho men who stand for the people and the enforce
men, % the law see II today.
HENRY A. STIMSON.
Glnncosfcr Mass. Jnly -. ls95
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Gloucester. Mass. July 70. isos.
SENATOR HILL A. AN ANARCHIST.


TIE ASTONISHING SPECTACLE HE PRESENTS
EMrRAcING THE LIQUOR SELLERS.
To the Editor OF Tho Tribune.
Sir. what Astonishing spectacle David y. Hi
IA. made I'm his letters excise affairs, Here
T. a Federal senator man sworn TO perform the
highc., duties Of citizenship. a man who ought to
be a model an eyamp.e FOR our young men 10 mi
tate and follow doing what Deliberately and pub
ucly putting his arms around the neck OF tho gin
mill ..per a. his best and dearest friend And for
what All for the hope OF getting fewer than 1000
whiskcy dealers votes In this city II IL sight to
make Americans hang their heads in shame and
SORROW. Many OF us who are fathers and grand
fathers a. am-thlnk that good morals pro-
noted and that ~ IL best FOR the community TO OBJ
serve the Sabbath. Mr.. IIDl docs Il, Is Puri-
tanical: II Is too narrow he cries. md under
stand him plainly TO advocate the non-observance
OF a wholesome Law.
such sentiments from an Anarchist man am
forced 10 regard ms Wild beast in human form.
would be proper enough. Hut when a Senator OF
the United States sinks into the gutter In an insane
thirst for political ONCE. II Is time FOR va Americans
10 stop and think
Purttanical and narrow, We'll. am not mem
bcr OF any church am not an advocate OF total
abstinence. 'Sut am and shall continue to be an
cnrncs, advocate OF good morals both for the sake
~ those near and dear TO mo. and also for the
sake Of my feilow-mcn. Does the saoon promote
good moras7 Are our sons likely 10 be better men
and citizens9 VIII our daughters make better wives
and mothers II they get their sunday beer Let
Mr.. I'M answer.
know what answer his Tammany friends would
make They would say that The saloon, whether
repuii bile disrcpuinbc. Is of great
nue. and strength 10 Tammnny Hall and they would
grant unlimited license accot lingly Lc; as thank
God they cannot.
David H. HI l. aspiring to the Presidency. Does
he expect Ia gain the respect and votes OF decent
In the way he has Just chosen? | do not be-
licve American citizenship has sunk - low as 10
take up such man and make him the chief En-
ccutivc officer OF this Nation
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DANGERS THREATEN 1T.
THE REGISTERS OFFICE IN DILAPI-
DATED CONDITION.

FEAR EXPRESSED NOW THAT THE BUILDING
MAY FALL. TO rIECEs-THE MENACE FROM
FIRE EVER PRESENTING ADEQUATE
PROTECTION FOR RECORDS OF IN
EsTIMABLE VALUE.
The present condition OF the public records in the
Registers Office has led renewed interest in the
project for new hroproof building for the preser-
walton OF the important papers OF the Office Regis
ter Levy has found Il necessary TO put in place on
I he third noor Of the building some new cases for
large books. in which deeds and mortgages are rec
oricd and such <. fears were entertained az TO
the strength of the hoorbcams mat the Register
has asked the Department OF Buildings 10 SEND
an examiner 10 determine whether the floor VIII
stand the extra strain No examination has yet
been made. but the danger that the old building
may fall pieces is not the only one which many
people declare. threatens It,
The Registers Office or Hall OF Records as 1t
is officially known l. In these midsummer days so
overhcated d place that lawyers who are com
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VOMEN TO WATCH MARIA BARBERL

LETTERS WITH REGARD TO HER CASE POURING
IN on THE GOVERNOR
Albany. July ls.-warden Sage. Of Sing Sing Pris
on has oficialy informed Governor Morton Of the
arrival OF Maria Barberi at the prison He applied
20 the Governor for the appointment OF two ienaie
watchers 10 look af'er the death cell OF his new
charge until her execution The application was
granted Maria Barber is the first woman re-
ceived in Sing Sing for execution by electricity
Already letters are pouring in on the Governor.
pleading for clemency for the woman. and several
have also been received from men. urging the Gov
ernor not TO interfere
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Solomon Y. Hyams, who lived for nearly twenty
years at the Gilsey House and was known about
the corridors OF the hotel THE Hermit" died
at Hot Springs. Va. on Thursday. The body was
shipped to this city and arrived at Jersey City
last night. where c. II. Hysms. a brother. and
James X. Breslin. proprietor Of the Gilsey House.
Little Church Around the Corner
Mr.. Hyams was q brother OF the twins who were
recently tried at Toronto for murder While his
death resulted from apopexy. his friends think his
END was undoubtedly FASTENED by the troubles of
his twin brothers. -
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KOLB NOT TO RUN AGAIN.

birmingham. Ala. July 10 (SpeciaD.-"rhe Peoples
Tribune" Of this city. the organ Of the Populst
party In Alabama. announces authortatvey to-day
that Reuben r. Kolb the thricc-defeated candidate
for Governor. will no, run again. Koib says that he
VIII bitterly oppose the fusion Of Republicans and
Populiss proposed by the element In his party OPP
posed TO him. IL Is believed. however. that kolb's
retirement opens the door for the consolidation and
that W f. Aldr.ch, Republican. will be nominated
and receive the dual support for Governor next year
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CORDAGE PLANS CRITICISED.

G. Weaver Lopez. former receiver OF the National
Cordage Company. the predecessor OF the United
States Cordagc Company. made statement ycster-
day favoring the reorganization plan OF the Bond
holders Reorganization Committee. as opposed To
that OF the Waterbury Committee. lie said he
did not consider that the plan OF the Bondholders
fixed charge With proper management and sufficient
capital. he thought 1t would have less OF fixed
charge In proportion TO It's capacity than any com
pettor In the business. Mr.. Lopez criticised the
present management OF the United states tordage
Company.
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A roRMAL NOTICE or AppEAL FILED.

Frederick B. House counsel for Maria BARBER.
yesterday filed formal notice OF appeal 10 the
Court Of Appeals for new trial in the Court OF
General Sessions.
Mr.. House bitterly denounced in the courtroom
the action OF Sheriff Hansen on the day OF the
sentence In refusing 10 allow Maria Barberi 10
remain in the Tombs for few days, ard In taking
her Immediately to the prison at Sing Sing.
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syEAK THIEVES IN CHERRY HILL. A. J.

For the last few nights thieves have been In
Cherry Hill. n. j.. and have attempted to steal
property belonging to the unfortunate people whose
houses were wrecked by the tornado last Satur-
day The guard organized by the citizens has pre-
vented the thieves from getting anything They
tried to get into the house Of Mr.. Friedman. the
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hotel-keeper who was killed. His wife was ava
kened and gave alarm. causing the thieves 10
run
VAR on SENATOR BRICE.
OHIO FREE-sILvER DEMOCRATS AFTER
HIS SCALP
THEY HOLD AN ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING IN CO.
lrMBl,s AND DECLARE THAT HE SHALL
NOT GO BACK TO WASHINGTON.
ley TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.

ley TELEGRAPH TO THE TRBUNEI
Columbus. ohio. July l?.-The free-shver Demo-
Gratis OF this State 90 not seem 10 be dis
couraped bv the fasco of their first public rally
and conference at Washington Court House last
week To-day and this evening they held wen
attended conference in this city More IMAM ''''''
prominent Democratic politicians, representing
every Congress District in the state were present
and great enthusiasm prevailed. open ana pN,e'
war was declared against Senator Brce ana me
plan OF campaign for his do"nfal was as'ee'
on II was unanimously decided that "heh 'he
Damocratic State Convention meets 1t shall he
asked to indorse candidate for tned S' ibe,
senator and A. W Thurman sald to-hish' V"d'
,bat candidate would not be Coonel Brlce. 49,,
The free siiverites completed their orgamz;a',1Sn
legislative nominations 50 as to be ape TO nei ,he
sie,.tons 70 The state Convention. so az To eli
cumven any movement on the part oi ,he br nee
men for the adoption of resolution dods'ng me
siIver issue They say that II their pans 90 ho'
miscarry Brice has served his last term IN .n1
Tinted States Senate. whether the next 'eherai
Assembly is Republican or Democratc'
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UNDUE CRowDING IN THE ToMBs.


THE NEED or ENLARGED ACCOMMODATIONS
FOR PRISONERS
To the Editor OF III, Tribune.
Sir. You have always been so ready 70 take up
the cause Of the suffering and oppressed that | am
not surprscl al your now interesting yourself and
readers about the poor prisoners confined In the
TOmbs Prison.
have for years felt indignant at the shameful
accommodations accorded to them and wondered
II this were II Christian country and not Russia.
Being woman. I did not my way clear
doing more In the matter, but often sent sums Of
money to their faithful chaplain. sidney Lane. to
be used for the prisoners at his discretion lie
wrote me several years ago:
In the Tombs Prison there 2S) cells. In
time there are 525 TO 90 prisoners there. more
than two IN a cell II IL unusually crowded during
the hot season because the courts sitting
then
lie also wrote that not infrequcnty he found
prisoners there who wcr. Innocent. awaiting trial:
others confined for very small offences Now /
one person. Words fail when speaking OF such
cruelty. during the sultry days and nights. Now.
should the city make an appropriation for an add
ton or for another PRISON. What fear IL that
II will not be made large enough. New-York IL
increasing with rapid strides. and the criminal
classes are increasing with 1t; how necessary then
10 have prison too large for present use. but
ready for the future.
some years ago the benevolent OF Westchester
County Interested themse.ve. TO get the jail AT
White Plains enlarged as 1t was shamefully made
quatc to Inc requirements. men, but especially
ner Well. AZ length the Supervisors were induced
to move in the matter. and Il was enlarged. but
Spending public money where charity and decency
p rensl' building, 70 crafty pride? -. 49,,
yo % throw oSa al Seasr o Hint h ns
was ready to perish. and had none to help Him
shall he yours T.. J. Is.
T,r
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1 PosrxA STEPS NEPHEW DROWNED

Edde Bell. thirteen years old. a nephew Of Post
master Ludlow. OF Rosebank Staten Island yes
terday fell into pond near Fort Wadsworth Sta
tion, known as the Lily Pond. and was drowned
before aid could reach him. Edward Walsh and
John Holland. the messengers OF the Quarantine
reporters. plunged In and recovered the body. All
Smorts TO resuscitate the boy were unavallns
Inc parents OF tho drowned lad live in Harlem.
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EDWARD CLEMENT FOTvD.

Ocean Grove y. j.. July 10 (SpeciaD. -Edward
Clement. OF Irvlngton. y. j.. account OF whose
sudden and mysterious DISAPPEARANCE from the
hotel where he staying here vas given in yes
teriays Tribune. found straying about Na.a-
wan last night. The young mans mother went
at 10 Matawan and took her home.
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SUICIDE OF A EW-YORhE Elk.
CLARENCE W. sEDGwICK FOUND DEAD IN
AHOTEL IN PARIS.
HE WAS A MANUFACTURING JEwELLER-SToRiEs
OF nrsstPAT1oN IN HIS LIFE ABROAD

HE WAS A MANUFACTURING JEwEiIEH-SloH'Ns
OF DISSIPATION IN HIS LIFE ABROAD
parts Jnly le-Clarence ". Sedgwick OF New
York committed suicide In a hotel IN the hue
Richer to-day.
London July le-The DAILY News VIII 'o-''o'-
-o. cav that Mr. sedgwick went TO Paris alone
leaving a party Ct friends in London he IRE
ouon,lv changed his hotel Every morning he went
an, win an Interpreter returning late at night very
drunk The Interpreter entered Mr.. sedg"i'k
room this morning md found the foor flooded with
blood and the beiclothes soaked. The body vas
I'm an adjoining dressing room MT SeIgW'N na'
got ny and tred 10 Gu, o ms he dragged himself
along the moor 10 the dr.sslng-roon' wnert M M
another razor. he again sashei MS th.Sa' wIr'
such force that he broke the handle OF inc razor,
In his pockets We're found French notes 10 'he
amount OF l5.co francs . ,,,
The Standards" Paris correspondent says that
Mr. Scdgwick was suffering with delirium tremenS'
Clarence " Sedgw.ck was a manufacturing Jew
cllcr a, no y East Twentieth-st He occupied the
second story. and apparently did good business
Last night the building closed
Mr sedgwick lived with his wife and mother al
the Hoffman Arms apartment, house. Madison-ave'
and Flf;y-nnih-st. lie had A handsome SUITE OF
rooms there and had been living In the hous' TOT
some time At the Hoffman Arms last evening II
vas SAID that his mother and his wife. VINO dld not
accompany him his trip abroad hhd receiver
,n.ss,s. telng them OF his death early In the day,
and had zone out rhey left word that they would
not be back tor day or two Th' attendan,s COW on
give no Information about Mr. Selgwick except ina,
ne was about thirty five years Old ana tnat ne had
no children tie was always looked upon IN the
house as a quiet man Of sober habits. ana no one
Mr. seigwick f. described club man The reg
lister shows that h. was a member OF the New OK
Athletic club The Manhatan AhemS c M n ahd nr
ton could be secured concerning him.
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srNAroR STEWART GIVES HIS VIEWS.

ur MAKES A FEW REMARKS ABOUT THE SOUND
MONEY PAMPHLET OF THE REFORM
CLUB AND OTHER MATTERS.
c,or S,suart the free-siver oracle from
Nevada was AT the Waldorf Hotel yesterday Sena-
,r c,swar, is tho latest addition 10 the little van
sarS ~ freesi,ver advoca'es that are keeping the
free-coinage flag floating on the Eastern Coast. IL
,s said that ne is here attend the convention OF
silver men. which has been reported as about TO
,oke mace Senator J. Dona.d Cameron. OF fennsyl-
von,a. Senator John T. Jones. of Nevada. byron
shear and other prominent silver men are now IN
en-. civ and a conference seems probable. when
senator Stewart was asked abou, the report ne
sail that there was nothing In the story. senator
Stewart had been reading N account 81 the uorr-
Harvey debate In rhicaso Wien asked for an
a,,o,on "a :, how honors were divided, he replied
,n a way that left no doubt IN the nina oil ms rs
,"ncr that he and MIR. Horr differed waterway on
the financial question -. -, ,,o,rb, ~
the report tina, senator Thomas II. CAiicr, o, mon,
tana VAS n cand for ne Seco"u p"'' y" d"
National silver ticket He sdid;
"rhnt Is too absurd TO talk about ,
senator Stewart incidentally rad Jew r'naih REMARKS
% MIKE about the July public ton Of the sound
, w. pamphlet OF the Reform club lie rhd
"Ni | can make out Of II Is that they intend 10
settle the financial question ny ',r' mn,ra money
metals Then the query is raised rs 10 W,,'n l"'t'
ought 20 be used They think Eod sh1u'u ne, ~,
- fa,, that there IL enough gold IN Inc woi'd
20 r,cet the demand worries them. They then say
that the scarcity OF gold Is MYTH ana ianns
,,r,S oeIeve IL A reality and - they propose new
scheme They suggest that the Government give up
rs sHihor,y TO e S9r and Increase on the bullion
When the Government has done ms lhey say, ~
has done enough. and then they say hat ,ne P,ppr
own money by contract. They do not eNpIa,n 'me
system for this contract way OF makins MONEY am
shall walt with interest any further details '"ey
firm
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ADMITS THAT HE is NEWSAN
THE TRINIDAD FUGITIVE HELD to AWAIT
ARRIVAL OF PAPERS.
AN OFFICER HAS SAILED WITH THE INDICTMENT
PRESENT POVERTY OF THE RESPONDENT
AND HIS WIFE.

AND HIS WIFE.
Arthur c. K Newsan. formerly a warden and
MAGISTRATE In the island Of Trinidad. who after
chase Of nearly three wears was arrested several
DAYS ago by Detectives Zundt and Mahoney at MS
home No. 32j Evergreen-ave.. Brooklyn charged
with having committed forgeries and embezzed
funds TO the amount OF s25O0co. was before Com
missioner Shields in the Federal Building yesterday
on proceedings to have him extradited 10 Trinidad
Percy Sanderson Consul General OF Great Britain
Charles Fox his counse. and Detectives Iundt ana
Mahoney were also present. The formal complaint
Of the Consul General sworn out on information
and belief was presented TO the Commissioner. II
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GUESTS At LEADING HOTELS

There was a noticeable improvement in business
at the hotels yesterday. Among the guests were
many Western people, who find this city con-
venien. headquarters from which 10 pay flying
vis,,s to the many nearby summer resorts.