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of the farmers has been running into dept
through excess Of expenditures over receip'S
These are figures for the whole country. ana III
some of the Western States the proportions are
less favorable. But in the six States. Including
Kentucky. between Pennsylvania ana the MIS-
siSsippi. only $50 per cent Of The farms bear any
mortgage and their value is only -, per cen, 81
the total value of farms in those States. the dcD'
being less THAI per cent of the total Val'le anu
the deb; created in purchase of farms ana I'M
provcmcniS nearly q per cent. leaving niue
over per cent or about SJ6,Wm,UW. represented
by all mortgages given for nil other purposes
In the newer States west Of the Mississippi
where Il large part of the settlers have not yei
had time 10 discharge their Indebtedness. the
proportion is greater. But in Minnesota Iowa
Missouri. Kansas. Nebraska. the Dakotas ana
Wyoming the number of farms mortgdgcd -
1916 per cent of The whole number of farms. ana
the value of farms mortgaged * N.l per cehi OF
The total value of farms: the proportion OF mort
cages given in purchases and Improvements j.
more than three quarters. and the amount oil All
other mortgages. about S1j.W0.00O. is only -.
per cent of the value of all faims in those States
Even in those States. out Of 9i2,J32 farms Only
800 4'j are owned by occupying families with
any inc;lmbrance With reason men hope that
this vast conservative force at the West may he
found on the right side in the struggle for Ma
tiona honor and the sovereignty of law.
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PERSONAL.

Henry y Lloyd OF Chicago who If lecturing in
ros,o, will no tho guest OF the Twentieth Century
club. OF Boston on Saturday evening
Dr. Lyman Abbott OF Brooklyn. preached ser
mon In fremont Temple. Boston. on Tuesday even
ing at the golden jubilee OF the American MS
sonary Association. and he took for his topic ne
Brotherhood OF Man.
The widow Of Thomas H. fiovenden, the artist
has los, her suit against the Pennsylvania Kali
road Mr. Hovenden killed at Trenton n ). 4;
,, AuC,i.t /, iS, BIZ a Pennsylvania Railroad
rain and he court held that he was guilty OF
contributory negligence.
Professor y. WoulvIn. OF Brussels. Belgium. no"
visiting Washington. holds the cnair OF applied esc
rrict.y I'm the University of Ghen;. lie says that
while Europe IL much further advanced III nrg
clgc OF the theory OF electricity III an ipp,cd'ohs
OF thai wonderful power % commercia USES III
United States - FAR IN the lead
After a continuous service on the bench Of nearly
thirty wears. Judge VI. Russell Thayer Presiding
Iudp. % the Court Of Common Pleas OF fHlld-
d.lphi. has retired from that position to accept
,h. oflc. ~ Parliamentary OF the Courts Of com
man Pleas I'm place OF the late Colonel William H.
~ mn tuJs. Thavar T. the author OF The Duties
If ,i,izrrship The Law Considered as a FRO.
gre.slve Science" and "The Life ana works OF
Francis Iiebrr
Father ,'onnty one Of the three priests whose
name. will be- sent 70 the Pope to be considered by
,i,, for IN. r.ctorshp % the Catholic University.
a.. I'm. president of the catholic Summer School at
pat,sburg y y. and rector OF parish in
Worcester Mass He is about forty years old
and is a native II ireland. but came 10 this coun-
try when very young. He Is the Editor OF a
weekly paper called The catholic School Gazette.
and IS ranked as GonServatrve ana :, nrhi SUI, sup
men are Ncar-,;cneral Mooney and Dr. Rordan.
TIE f9rm'r ib,s one nv b re RordaH is broth"r Of
Archbishop R!ordan. OF San Francisco.
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the TALK or THE DAY.

\ swarm OF bees the other day took possession
OF a big grocery store in Logansport. Ind. and.
after driving ont the clerks and customers. ate
twenty pounds OF money that exposed for
sale
can any of you tell me why Lazarus was a beg
gar" asked the female teacher in a West Side
small boy whose father was Il merchant because
he didn't advertise "-(Buifalo Times.
The town Of Nottingham. England has In adj
diton to magnificent central library and reading
room thirteen district circulating libraries and
reading rooms.
We'll Balanccd.-'You have well-balanced COM
pany." said the kind critic.
VERY well balanced. indeed. The heavy villain
IL light. and the light comedian so heavy, that
the balance may be called almost perfect -
indianapolis Journal
Visitors to New-Orleans always notice with inter
est the negro nuns who are occasionally seen on
the streets OF that city They belong to the Holy
Family OF Sisters. which was founded In 1872 by
four free coloreI women. In the convent there are
at present sixty-eight sisters. twcnty-six novices
and six candidates.
The Woes of the Canvasser-The Canvasser-
Madam is your husband bimctallist?
The Lady of the Housewife. Mr. Summerweln!
That's his name, Is it,"
Whose name? Mr. Summerwein's?"
yes. IL he bimetalliStI
you mean Is Mr.. Summerwein?'
''Why. yes OF course. H. he a bimetailist?
81 maybe he was
What makes you think so?'
Because he buys scrap iron" -(Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Even I'm ancient Rome men sometimes captured
an office by the strength of their lungs Horace
tells Of one such, Novius by name. whose admirers
said: HAS he not a voice loud enough to drown
the noise OF 200 wagons and three funerals when
all meet together In the forum? II IL this that
pleases ur, and we have therefore made him trb.
une"
Not a Fair Test-"When you made this set OF
teeth for me you warranted Them didn't YOU?
We'll. you see the roof-pla:e is worn clear
through Yes. and recognize you as free
silver orator. 1t will cost you just s.. my friend Ia
have that plate made over"-(Chicago Tribune.
number OF representative citizens OF Massa.
chusets have issued ar appeal to the Of the
State. urging the adoption OF the amendment to
the Constitution providing for biennial elections
Of State officers and members OF the Legislature
recently approved by the Legislature OF 1885, which
will come before the voters for approval at the
approaching November election.
man weighing 4S2 pounds and mounted on a
safety bicycle created quite sensation In West
Norrs-st. last Tuesday afternoon. When he dis.
mounted at Twenty third-st. to rest himself great
crowd gathered around him. and scarcely gave him
room to breathe lie stood holding his bicycle for
a while and when he saw that the crowd was in
creasing In size, and that he was liable to be
crushed. he retreatcd to Il nearby saloon and re-
freshed himself with glass OF cool lager When
he emerged from the saloon several young men an.
preached him and asked him his weight. He told
Their, that he weighed 4S2 pounds. and claimed to
Cleveland, Ohio. and intends to stay In this city
for some time (Philadelphia Record.
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New2lork Dnilr Iribn,.e
POUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER %. 1896.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN-It was said at the British forelsn
Office that Sir Julian Pauncefote was tne peaie'
OF instructions looking to an afncapie ser ~,
ment Of the Venezuelan dispute - ne
Princess Helene of Montenegro. VINO IL 10 pe
married to the Crown Prince OF Italy on Ccto-
her "a arrived In Rome. - Baron Won NJ
beck's Austrian scientific expedition to the 500
mon Group was attacked by Bushmen ana the
BARON and four OF the party killed
DOMESTIC-Major Mckinley received sN
delegations five of which came from points IN
ohio and one from Indiana. - princeton
College became a university; President CieVe-
land made a speech on the occasion ana iarse
number of honorary degrees were conferred
- Governor Morton declined To approve tne
report recommending the Savage rine az the
gun for re-arming the National Guard -
Colonel Morrison's letter repudiating the AIT
geld BRYAN type of Democracy aroused eh'hu-
siasm in the sound-money camp In ILLINOIS.
CITY AND Evidence was dis
covered which tended to show that Hamln d.
Andrus who was blown to pieces IN ms Once III
Workers on Monday. murdered. - WIN
ners at Morris Park Miss Ceestina, Nmas Inc
Friar The Winner Tinge. Havoc. - wheat
declined Stocks We're strong ana higher
THE WEATIIER.-Forecast for to-day FAR
in the morning followed by cloudy and threaten
ing weather: warmer The temperature yester-
,iay: Highest. ~ degrees: lowest. II; average,
ISL.
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| couropine Methodism in the past has not been
50 much noted for scholarship as some other
Christian bodies. 1t has been SO busy spreading
Christianity end building churches that it has
had little time TO devote TO higher education.
But II is now keenly alive TO the importance
of = broad and thorough education. and in time
It's university in Washington VIII take rank WIN
the best in fbe country.
Bnt while Washington is in many respects al
ideal city for institutions Of learning. ana VIII
doubtless become an educational centre. 1t VIII
no, become the educational centre Of this co'lii-
try. There Is n great deal Of thougn'leSS taiN
about this or that city becoming the centre oi
art or literature or music or education. or wha'
moi The idea is borrowed from smaller cotil-
tries. where such Il thing is possible. But II Is
wholly out Of place in this country. Every great
American city is destined, one day or allO'her'
10 become II centre Of art. education ana culture
TO talk about Boston or New ork or 'hlraGo
as the exclusive home Of any form OF actNH!
or thought is evidence Of narrow pfoVlhcial-
ism that no longer has any place III our Na'ioiaI
life The \atioh Is too great III p0plllalIol a''
territory To make any such locallZatlOh Oh us
activities either possible or desirable Boston
has long ago got over any clagrln 1t may nave
felt &C the discovery that music and literature
were understood and enjoyed in 9lany O'her
cities and towns; and il rcjoccS in the fact rs an
evidence that culture Is becoming the possession
Of The many rather than the privilege OF the
few. The creation Of Il splendid university III
Chicago abaies not one whit Of the glory oi
Harvard or Yale or Princeton. II only adds one
more To the great institutions Of which all the
pcople in every state are justly proud. Exactly
the same thing is true Of large number OF other
institutions of learning that have sprung up all
over the country. Each is needed where 1t Is.
Each will become a centre of light ana learn
ing: but no one of them will ever detract from
the name or influence of tile older institutions.
There are college towns in this country-tOwnS
that are only known to the public because tney
are the seats of colleges. But. Oh the whole. we
should say that the tendency to-day is To make
every great city the seat Of orr or more instt'I-
lions of learning. That tendency, we believe,
will continue to operate until every great city
will come TO be known as college city. II VIII
bc great and significant day for this country
when such Is the case-when the citizens OF this
METROPOLIS. for instance will point with pride. not
ONLY TO the evidences of their material progress.
but to the work Of the great institutions OF learn
ing that hav, already given New-Iork IN hon
orcd place in the world of scholarship and
Thought
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CENTRES or EU[CITION.

"rhe Washington Star" believes that the Cap
tonal centre No doubt this Is true although
the institutions OF learning now established
there are great in their possibilities rather than
in their achievements. The Columbian Univer-
siiy s an excellent Baptist institution, which
is making Iaudable efforts To rise to u higher
level Of scholarship and influence. The Catholic
University Is only seven years old. and has not
yet passed the formative period of its existence
Doubtless II will become strong institution:
but 1t is probable that its strength Will be de-
veloped largely along the lines of purely Catholic
scholarship. The American University Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church is also I'm its for
native stage; but its prospects are most en.
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Not LEADEN-FOOTED JTSTICE.

There is ground for reasonable satisfaction
in the fact that the processes of justice in this
State are improving in rapdity. II would no,
be prudent TO draw q sweeping conclusion from
a single instance, especially when we remember
how frequent and cXasperailng the laws de-
lays have been in many cases here In New
York. as well as elsewhere But a single cX-
ception to what had come To be- regarded as al
most an established rule is encouraging, and
affords a basis for the hope that greater expc-
dition will henc"forlh he strivcn for by judges
and prosecuting officials.
On Wednesday, in Long Island City. Arthur
Mayhem was for the second time sentenced TO
death for the crime Of murder The crime was
committed OF the 7th of last March. when Ste
phcn Powell, of Hampstead. was killed by
Mayhem and a man named John Wayne. who
turned States evidence. II speaks well FOR
the District-Attorncy of Queens County that in
Il little more than seven months the murderer
has been found guilty. an appeal has been taken
TO the highest court and the conviction af-
firmcd. and now the defendant has been re-
sentenced. The sentence is TO he executed OH
November 80 so that. unless the Governor should
intervene. In less than nine months from the
commission Of the murder the murderer will
have paid the penalty FOR his deed
We are glad TO believe that Mayhem relng
n negro has had no bearing on the zeal with
which the prosecution Of him has been carried
on. Most assurcdly that circumstance ought
to have made no difference. The law recog-
nizes no difference between black and white.
and the officers and agents Of the law have no
right 10 assume one We notice. however. that
in the application for a new trial il was al
legged that the prisoners rights had been in
fringed because there was 10 cOOrcd man on
the jury that convicted him. Possibly this Will
be made the occasion for an appeal To the
United States Supreme Court, to which murder
cases have been carried on even slighter pre-
texts. Until Mayhem is actually executed 1t
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-23
NOTES or TIE STAGE.

The I.iliputians gave professional iha.'''e rs..
Torrance of the Merry Tramps al the ''' .,,dsd
atre Yesterday afternoon. The house was ''0"a
% re utmost seating capacity with actors ""s
their friends The performance was rendered WIZ ~
the usual spirit and animation that have won Gas
company a great amount or popularity, a,n ~
n source of extreme enjoyment 10 those mei .,1es
of the profession who were present al the "'"''"
An arrangement has been entered INTO pe."
Charles Frohman and Smyih 4 Rice anu ;" -
Du souchet. by which Mr. f'rohmah mas nv
49,. r,r,,h r,oh,s of Mr. Du Souchet's play, ~
Friend from India" now running al t'e ~"
Theatre.
>uss rd,,b Crane who is 10 be the leading wom'"
&, Maurice Barrymore's company in his new p'a',
"Roaring Dick and Company" has just 49,
from Australia Miss Crane Is III az me Va vas
House and IL was said last nigh, that '"'
threat tened with an attack of pneumonia
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Amusements.

ACADEMY OF MISIC-s: l5-Jnder the Foiar o''''
BROADWAY THEATRE-s-Er h eior, India
BIJOI- TfJEATRI;-S:3O-My Friend from Inuie
tsOIJ-NI,iN; T IjFA TRES :i5-The War OF Wea''h
DAI.YS THEATRE .S:ij-Geisha: .
EDEN MtlSEE-S-Waxworks ana concert
EMPIRE THEATRE-s:20- Rosemary s.-.,.a ~
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE-s:lo-hs' S""'
Stolen. .
GARDEN MISUNDERSTANDING
CARRICK NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. servlce u Food
GRAND CENTRAL PALACE-l5o TO io'"' y "
GRAND OPERA Ho,sE-s-A Night at the Nmr ,
HAMMERSTEINS OLYMPIA a-sa,nnn,as MAJ Inne.
JiipTFN OPERA HOUSE-S:l5-The Woo" !o'at'' and
HERAID SQUARE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. "a"" ''
Held - ,,,. 1,,c,o,,nent
IRVING PLACE THEATREnns- mi, Kjng
XNICKERBOCKER TIIEATRE-s-iisH h"s'
ROSTER n RIAI.S-S-Vaudevlle . .A King
rYTE,J'W THEATRE-s1S-An Enemy 10 '.e ,o.so ~ IN
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN-iO:30 a. m 10 io''' y "
American institute fair' =, Noxtco-1s4s
MJRJkY HILL, THEATRE-s-ln MeNco-i'''
pAJuFrs THEATRES: 15-Squire Kate
STAR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TraInps. ,,.,.,s
,.r1I or 81 SGT THE ATRE-s-The Cherry fioKets
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syrTzKES WORLD DIDy'T END.

Dr s,utzke's world disappointed him asah "a -.
to-day bv not coming to an end according 70 u. III.
schedule ne had laid out. But S,utzke say hon
conclude In a day or two sure. The iast ID,
Stutzke said the world would make us p ago and
farewell appearance was nearly TWO Mi probaby
N things 20 on In this way Stutzke VIII VII, Thinking
become perpetual prophet. He Is alreaoy vesler'
IN another date. When the world ddn e'u nssin
dsy morning Stutzke went downtown ~ Cei,h8
house He believes In making hay whea '"'
II At all IT.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-23

celebration There was a long list OF scholars
OF eminence to whom degrees were given as an
honor boftting their special attainments ana
services IL would have come to Mr.. Cleveland
sirnpIv as ii recognition Of his political ONCE
and az a sort of memento Of his participation
i'm the celebration 1t used to be the custom Tor
the American colleges to decorate with doc
torate any public man whose Official position
brought him into contact with the institution
in any way: but the larger colleges at least are
becoming more sparIng OF their honorary de-
. grees, and thereby making them OF greater
value-a part. doubtless Of the tendency to
make all degrees more significant OF actual
achievement. It was a proper civility Tor
Princeton to offer to include the Chief Magls-
trate in her list Of birthday hOnors; but 1t
was an emnently appropriate thing for him TO
decline the profered degree. to which he has no
particular claim I'm scholarship.
When this country contains a majority or
tramps cranks and knaves a Presidential cam
paign like that conducted by and for Bryan
will be successful. and not till then
We are pleased to see that there is no founda-
ton for the reports which have been ut In CIR
culation regarding Governor Morton's intention
to commute the sentence o John !. McNdHe
Apparently the reports are part OF the scheme
TO arouse sympathy for McKane and create the
IMPRESSION that there il strong feeiing III
his favor that it will be impossible for Mr. Nor
ton to withstand it, II Is to be hoped that the
Governor will he adamant to the Appeals maze
in behalf Of the Gravesend malefactOr. 1t does
not appear that as -'et he has given my special
thought to the case and the letters and petitions
nresented to him. When he does so he cannot
fail TO see the reason why much PRESSURE IL
being nut upon him. and resolve to resist 1t abso-
lutely.
Colonel Mcclellan having formally announced
that ne IS "a Tammany Hall Democrat IL
would be a pretty hard job for anybody else 70
libel him.
It Is a noteworthy fact that Major Mckinney,
who was chairman of the Ways and Means COM
mittee of the House Of Representatives which
framed the Tariff law OF 1890. is now receiving
the support either direct or Indirect. OF every
living Democrat who has been chairman or tnat
committee with the exception Of Mills. OF Texas
as we'll as Of nearly every living Northern Dem
ocrat who has been a member OF that committee
in the last twenty years.
Chairman Butler declares once more mat ne
has not received the letter Of acceptance winch
Tom Watson sent him. II, as he seems to I'M
ply the letter miscarred. IL ought to turn up
in the Dead Letter Office eventually. nut II ~
safe to bet that it never will. We should hate
to bet however that it won't turn up In Tom
Watson's paper sooner or later.
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1t seems that Croker is taking hand In the
Congressional fight in the NIIth District. and
has given orders that Mcclellan must be sup
ported whether he accepts the free silver plat
form or not. Why Croker should intervene In
behalf Of only one man in the city Is as yet a
mystery. but his action lends color TO the report
that he ls coming Jack here after the election to
resume hs old task OF running things in Tam
many Hall.
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The election Of Miss Merrill "a Supervisor Of
kindergarten instruction by the Board OF Edu-
cation on Wednesday closed a long contro-
versy In the right way. This result which car
ries out the purpose and spirit OF the new
school law, was brought about by those men,
bers OF the Board to whose endeavoTs the pas
sage OF the law was. In a great measure. due.
II IL especially gratifying to know that those
whose opposition remained most conspicuous
to the last are those whose terms OF office are
nearly over, and to see I'm the final action Of
others evidence that before long the Board will
contain n strong majority committed to the
support Of genuine school reform.
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The great development OF interest in com
pressed air as "A motive power suggests the pos
sibiIity OF an opening for Bryan after election.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-23

IL Altgelds forces in Chicago are really bound
to close their campaign with q riot. as they
seem to be. ii cannot be said that their purpose
is inconsistent with the creed they have been
procamng
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-10-23

1t was not without a due sense of the fitness
OF things that President Cleveland declined the
honor Of the degree OF LII. .. offered him by
Princeton University at the sesQuicentennial
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Colonel Mcclellan having formally announced
that he Is "a Tammany Hall Democrat IL
would be pretty hard job for anybody else 70
libel him.
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ONCE. Nassau
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The marriage Of Miss Annie Louise Turner. daush'
fer OF Mr. and Mrs. John Turner. TO john Ferris
took place at o'clock last evening In Trinity Con-
gregational Church. fremont The Rev. Franklin
Gaylord the pastor. performed Inc ceremony Wnlch
was followed by a reception at the home o. the
brides parents No. l.1G Bathgd ie-aNc Inc brides
gown was Of white pe1u de SOLE. trimmed win Isce
End her veil was Of tulle The bridesmaids We're
Niss Nellie g. Turner and Miss Emily Ferris Non-
ert C. Turner was best man. ana Niam ZANE
Paillips Charles Plowrghi, Howard 'i"fh ana ny
land q. Palmer the usners