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New-York tribune., 1896-08-28
M'KINLEY CONGRATULATED.
PRAISE FOR HIS GREAT LETTER FROM
ALL OVER THE COUNTRY
TELEGRAMs OF COMBINATION POUR INTO can
TON CONVINCING AND INSPIRING. IT

TELEGRAMs OF COMBINATION POUR INTO CAN
TON CONVINCING AND INSPIRING. IT
Will. BRING VICTORY
Canton Ohio Aug 27.-Literaly speaking
Major Mckinley has been kept busy most of the
day reading dispatches congratuating him upon
his letter Of acceptance and listening to the words
of commentator which his Canton friends and
his out-of-town callers have poured into his ears.
Some OF the messages appended II. Clay
Evans sent this dispatch TO Major Mckinley:
ch.ttaInoOga. Tenn Aagas, a..,, 2! IFS 1895
spcnse in every honest heart in The Nation
Curtis Guild jr of Boston. telegraphed as fol-
lows:
A magnificent example Of clearness. common-sense
and courage. Every American Is proud OF YOU
General Powell Clayton said
congratulate you upon your letter. II is without a
flaw and unanswerable.
James NJ Garry. of Baltimore Md. tele-
graphed
Your letter should find grateful response IN the
heart OF every true American.
T " Jameson. Chicago. says:
Illinois is unanimous in her praise Of Your masnih-
cent letter Of acceptance 1t seems to strike The key
talked Of on the streets today.
H Manley. of Augusta Ne. tesgraphed:
Your letter masterpiece. I, will give inspiration
10 all who believe in the future OF the Republic !
offer YOU my hearty congratulations.
r. c. Alexander. Of New-York sent the follow
ing:
Congratulations your magnificent .etter. L is
clear. able convincing inspiring ii Will strengthen
our cause and give rs victory.
Messages were also received from Colonel A. l.
Conger. Of Akron, Ohio; s w Aerton. Charles
G. Dawes Henry c. Payne Colonel John y. Tay-
lor Chicago; James H. HOyt. Cleveland. A. s.
Cole Tacoma Wash. j. W BabcOck. chairman
Republican Congressional Committee; w. A.
Moore. Minnea polls: J. V Painter. Cleveland; Al
bert VI. Lee. Nicksburg; 4. a. Ferris Cincinnati,
and about one hundred and fifty others.
Ex-Congressman and Mrs. Bellamy Storer, Of
Cincinnati. spent the evening with Major and
Mrs. Mckinley.
New-York tribune., 1896-08-28

man Babcock spoke OF Major McKinley's letter as
the cearest presentation Of the pending Issues
that had been made by any public man since the
beginning OF the present campaign. He thought
1t stamped Mckinley as the leading statesman OF
the day, and assured his election beyond any rea-
sonable doubt.
or course. some harsh dscordant notes OF dissent
were heard. but most OF them emanated from Popo-
cratic headquarters Senator Stewart showed that
he was hit hard by scoldng somewhat harder
than usual He also exhibited his ignorance or for
getfuness of the fact that there is statute which
binds the Government to preserve the parity OF
lne g0u ana siIVet currency ana G0lhaee nov oul-
standing. by accusing Major Mckinley OF ignor-
ance But Senator Stewart may be pardoned for
his forgefulness. we'll for testiness. because
ne knows what sort OF rod the Republican Con-
gresS Committee has in pickle for MIN.
Acting Chairman Richardson of the Democratic
Congress Committee devoted several hours to
the preparation of criticism OF the letter and
when II was finished il sounded as impressive as
penny whistle alongside band OF sixty pieces.
good deal of II consisted OF Identical sentences in
the form Of question addressed 10 our friends
ardson apparently intended TO describe all Demo
cratic opponents Of the PopOcratic ticket The
ton was: DO our Administration friends indorse 90
that that" being "A quotation from the letter
a sample Of the criticsm-certainlY a. fair a OF
can be found-is contained i'm this extract:
lie says that the effect of the free coinage OF
silver would not make labor easier. the hours OF
labor shorter or the pay better. II would not make
farming less laborious more profitable. II would
not start "A factory or make a demand for an ad-
dtional DAYS labor. II would create no new Occu-
pations etc. These are mere assertions based upon
no arguments whatever"
Here's richness. indeed. Mr.. Squeers would
say. The acting chairman Of the Democratic Con
statement that two and two make four mere
assertion based upon no argument whatever"
New-York tribune., 1896-08-28
HOW TO RESTORE CONFIDENCE.

PIT down. THE PARTY OF ANARCHY AND Kh
rJplArIoN. SAYS SPEAKER REED.
rarrnincton Me- Aug 27.-Thomas B. Reed ad-
dressed An audience Of over 1900 people on the Old
common here Yesterday the issues OF the day.
Mr. Reed said that the production Of silver had oe-
come almost like that Of Manufactured article ana
as result its status had huctIated in an unheard-oi
manner The production has become OF such a
character" hr said. that We cannot Use the "e.d'
40 A basis OF currency The proposition that the
Tinted States can do it is preposterous ITO" 20 We
knoyv that Il i= preposterous? BY asking ourselves
who recommends IT, II is not the best portion oi the
Democratic party. for they are yelling themselves
and are prayerfully considering tn, adNsaohity Oh
yotine the Republican ticket this year Ihey are
l,ilv thankful that there is good party tney can
.ofn viii party that stands by the Od ahulldi NJ
They arr. clad that IL does. The others thdt are
u me Democratic party are the less educated ue
avcrag, Of mat party used 10 be higher as result
;han * s now. 49, r,,o,s, Tar
m hin nv the silver worse than All theE ltee
silver ak III they never lid anything worse tua Il u
20 tax as they are talking now, We coulu lo'sNe
-hcm' he said. ~ . g.. ,o,edon 20
lie closed by aayng, What We want Is connuehtEc E
hetveen rapital and business. confidence shareu III
bv all Put down anarchy and Democracy Suos'!tu'e
for il honest currency and Protection ana Sho" en'
The United States Is for sound honest patriouc Pr-
.ipcs all the time.
New-York tribune., 1896-08-28
SENATOR DrBoIs's TROUBLES.
MANY OF THEM ARE DUE TO HIS APPOINTMENTS
HIS FIGHT FOR RE ELECTION.

MANY or THEM ARE DIE TO HIS APPOINTMENTS
HIS FIGHT FOR RE ELECTION.
Washington Aug. = 'SpeciaD-Tt is known here
that a part OF Senator Fred Duboiss troubles Is
due to his appointments He has raised up num-
ber OF enemies in the State Of Idaho. who are tax
ing advantage Of the opportunity presented 10y the
ambition Of certain Democratic and populiSt leaders
to knife Dubois because they or their particular
friends failed 10 get Office certain Of their enc
mics did get places which We're desired Dubois Is q
positive downright knd Of man in his likes and dis
likes and some Of his friends confess that he some
times stirs up enmify when he might avoid IT, His
Idaho friends in this city arc encouraged 10y dis
patch published in morning paper to the effect
that the silver Republicans believe that they can
elect Dubois over tho Formidable coalition Of Demo
Gratis and Populists and the opposition Of tho regu-
lar Republicans who sustain Mckinney
But this * evidently forlorn hope There was
no evidence certainly. in the State conventions Of
the TWO parties in coalition that there any con-
siderable disaffection. and nothing has developed
since to show that larg" number OF either Demo-
Gratis or Populists were in sympathy with Mr.. Du-
bois It is true that Senator Butler. chairman Of
the Popuist Campaign Committee. has been for
several DAYS m correspondence with some OF the
Popusts who took part i'm Nh" recent convention.
but beyond one or dispatches which he said in
dicated that the matter would eventually be settled
satisfactorily he seems 10 have received no inior-
nation from Idaho. He shows great hopcfuness
based on facts known him at present, but rather
feeds himself with the hope that somehow, after
awhile the Populists ana Democrats viii et the si-
yer Republicans into their coalition.
IL is learned to-day that Claggett may not. after
all he chosen by the Populisi caucus. 1t seems
that by the arrangement the Senator II TO be nom
mated by Joint conference Of Democrats ana iOp-
uIists but that the nominee must be Populist
Claggett is not personally popular with the ldaho
Democrats, who may vote for some other Popullst
Claggett would have corral nearly ali OF his own
party In order to make fair demand on his Demo
cratic allies for their support. Even then they
might not give IL. Nevertheless. he seems nearer
the goal than Senator Dubois. who would have TO
receive the votes OF quite a number of Populsis
and Democrats for his candidates for the Legisat-
hine and overcome the regular Republicans headed
bv senator Shoup? II has been limited that Dubois
r3ieht come out as a Populis and thus secure Popu-
isl votes VIII he do i-he who sticklcd so hard
for the forms of the old Republican party that In
nearly All the county conventions he kept his fol-
lovers from forming new party, even after they
had abandoned the old party's principles and asso-
"ia lion with those who held to those principles?
New-York tribune., 1896-08-28
CONFIDENT OF WINNING IN IOWA.

Washington Aug 2 Representative
IJnu NJ Iowa one cf the members OF the Executive
Committee. at Republican headquarters. said to-
Az, 20 a star" reporter that he thought he should
have 10 raise his figures 10 the majority which
Mckinley would get In that State. He has received
many letters in the last few days leaving no doubt
a. ,o how the State will 40. one OF these was
from Captain James l.. Lorng. editor OF paper In
DalIas county which IS in Mr. lIulls district. Re-
.rrtno 10 the situation In that county and else
where the letter says
The silver men claim 70 haye list OF 10 Sugar
CO.. tovnship silver Republicans. At a meeting
SS.,vwrdaV night i'm Minburn. that township. ll3
names went on the Mckinley and Hobart club roll
rhaorv and fact claiming and getting. don't appear
90 ohe as the Republican vote OF Sugar Grove last
vesr was III The pull seems TO be The other way.
snd that is the way II H. panning out all through
Iowa Silver Is an iridescent dream. see by The
New-York tribune., 1896-08-28
POISONOUS TROPICAL FISH.
rom TIE Washington Times


Visitors TO tropical countries said J. C. Duncan.
an extensive traveller who is stopping at Willard'G
should eat no fish down there without first ascer-
tanning whether IL is safe well as palata bic
Poisonous hsh are very plentiful in warm waters
and nave often been eaten by ignorant fshermen
with fatal results These fish are most abundant
In the Brazilian and West Indian seas but they are
also found In the East Indian and Australian
waters.
ring tribe. OF the mackerel a species called the
jurel Is most numerous i can be distinguished
waters, by certain marks. The jurel has no black
spot the gill covers and IL has scales back
while the harmless kind has three black spots ard
no scales on the back. The poisonous variety grows
large and often weighs as high twenty pounds.
but the others seldom run over two pounds. For
this reason mackere weighing two pounds are
not allowed TO be sold In Havana.
The chicaro is another poisonous niackerei,
is not considered poisonous by the natives II =
highly poisonous during spawning time tne pe9g,ee
AZ other times IL is Comparatively wholesome. The
third variety Is called the bonifo mackerei anu -
very dangerous at certain Oh Even sne Oldest
fishermen however, DO not always Ano~ VI. ~ a. -
when il should be left alone, and every once IN =
while some one Is taken VIII" oo'' "'''' '""s -
bonito. s.r~,r. ara a,so dangerous but the
miie,!o MI Worthcrn Hemisphere This FISH sometimes
, sn. ss far north as New-York The most dangerous
Of fss too%sa "hs the esDs Of i is most
frequently found in the Indian and Australian :,I.
S,stinsuished from another variety which Is per-
Sactiv harmless The only difference between the
a black spot on the dorsal fin. while the other has
not these distinguishing marks In other respects
il perfectly resembles the harmless variety which
a length OF from five to six inches.
The strange thing about poisonous fish IL that
places but only in certain seasons and within cer-
tain bodies OF water.
New-York tribune., 1896-08-28
THE IETTER IN WASHINGTON.
READ WITH DEEP INTEREST AND GREAT CARE
AND EMPHATIcAILY APPROVED

READ WITH DEEP lNIffESi NN' ''NN'Ni ~'
AND EMPHATICAI.LY APPROVED.
Washington. Aug. q (SpecaD.-lt is safe 10 say
that no letter OF acceptance OF Presidential can
ddate was ever read with greater care or deeper
,,teres, than that OF Major Mckinley's In WASH
,Dotor to-day The interest was by no means
confined tc Republicans to the officers ana at
,acbAs of the various political headquarters, bnt
anneored 70 be shared by everybody who feels any
concern in public affairs, or in the prosperity OF
the country or individuals. one could near 'he
io,,er nelligenily discussed by passengers In the
s,reetcars who evidently were those whom the
Io,, Orator Is fond OF Jumping together as the
.,ouin0 masses" and the common people TINT
4, 90 say NV bankers merchants mechanics. news
,,aner u,ri,ers physicians. butchers bakers, etc
as well as bv congressman and others al the
various political headquarters
Almost every expression one heard IN REGARD 10
,h Ie,tcr was that Of the highest praise ana ad-
tra,,on often coupled with the statement that
Major NcKiney's utterances would help 10 ulsSi-
,a,e anxiety and restore general confidence me
sna.cbse he has delivered at his home since his
nontn.tion and which have been carefully read
e., Washington had raised expectation very high
nc IN his formal letter 0f acceptance. and II Is
the almost unanimous verdict that he has fuihiied
the highest expectations that had been formed oy
onvbodv AT the headquarters OF the Republican
Congress Committee everybody was rejoicing over
tho letter and 'cverybody' there Included iour
conoressmen from many different states Bad
cock NJ Wisconsin; Mercer OF Nebraska; captain
tIuu the Iowa member Of the Executive commit
tee. and Major Picker Of South Dakota Char
New-York tribune., 1896-08-28
uopEr11. OUTLOOK IN SOUTH DAKOTA.

Washington. Aug. q (SpeciaD.-"What is the out
look in South Dakota?" asked a Tribune CORE
spondent OF Congressman Pckler, OF that State to-
day.
1T j. excellent We have matters in as good
shane as We did years ago at this time.
,bink there Is no doubt that Mckinley and Hobart
will carry the State by fair majority The chief
fight Is on the Congress and legislative tickets A
United States Senator is to be elected next winter
i'm place Of Senator Kyle. and that adds interest to
the fight"
sle?"
"Oh. yes; he is exceedingly active. He realizes
that II Is a fight for life death In his case. The
people are aroused az | have never seen Them be
a.. .nd the tide seems have turned In our
favor We have been fighting populism for years
ana ha We bec come used to II. There IL complete
fnsion Of Democrats and Populists this year Two
Years ago we carried the state by a majority Of
sbo,t : 90 over the combined Democratic aud Popu-
list vote when there was no fusion. We ought
10 do even better this year
New-York tribune., 1896-08-28
ritf

citizen 'e' "s pa'rioV ana great American
&c General ,a William NJ. osborne-Governor McKin-
construction direct forceful. logical and convInc.
eTsnn g IN ts argmmen and is made SO plain that
campaign are treated In broad. comprehensive.
KEYNOTE OF the campaign, and will be the greatest
campaign document that We can issue
COMMENT OF REAL ESTATE MEN
Officers OF large companies dealing In real
estate mortgages and leading brokers in the
real estate field were unanimous yesterday In
their expressions OF extreme satisfaction over
Major Mckney's letter L. is seldom that such
business mon grow enthusiastic during business
hours, but they did so yesterday that let
, ter
Ex-Controer Edward V. Loew. president Of
the German American Real Estate Title Guar
antee Company, who Is a we-known Demo-
crat. said: Major McKinley's letter Is ex
ceedingly pleasing TO me. | am DE- mocrat. as
YOU know, hut shall vote for him. ! had in
tended to vote for him anyway. hut | shall
do so all the more cheerfuly now that this
letter Of acceptance has appeared. Mr. McKin-
leJ meets the money question squarely and
fairly. and analyZes ii in mastery manner.
lie is c-plioit and clear in his exposition of the
question. and ne makes the falsity of the free
silver claims apparent. OF course. II he had
not insisted on high tariff so much | as a
lowtarff man think he would get more Demo-
cratic votes. Still. shall now vote for him
{ with more pleasure than | had anticipated
have a family OF young Democrats who viii
lican vote | have ever cast. The talk that the
farmers OF this state are going for Bryan mas
no foundation. | have summer home in Rock
land County and there are no farmers there
who want silver
Henry c. Swords. president OF the Real Estate
Trust COMPANY expressed the following views:
Major McKnley's letter has met with great
favor downtown. met a prominent MugNump
In the office Of a well aA"wn company near here
to-day and ne said that while as a lOw-tariif man
he had not been enthusiastic over Mr. Mckinney,
although intending to vote for him. ha should now
vote for him with extreme satisfaction and even
pleas,~a In view of his handling of the sound
money question in his letter. In fact, had two
experiences Of :hs kind to-day. The letter is
comprehensive. clear and able.
II. II Cammann. of II. Cammann & Co..
real estate dealers. No. II Liberty-st. who Is a
Cleveland Democrat said: II am greatly pleased
with the letter | do not nave time for such mat
ters in detail as rule but read the whole letter
carefully. and shall now vote for Mr.. Mckinney
with more enthusiasm than would have done.
although | should have voted for him anyway.
The letter is explicit on the money question. 1t
ought TO be satisfactory To every sound money
man. I have no doubt il will be. All with whom
| have talked on the subject concur in this view.
William II. RYAN. Democrat and real estate
broker Of No III Broadway. said: II have read
the letter ] like IT, 1t is sound nut. II IS
meaty. Il SHOWS the silver fallacy In all its weak
ness. Mckinley meets the money issue squarely.
His letter satisfies sound-money Democrats as
we'll Republicans.
New-York tribune., 1896-08-28
PENNSYLVANIA REPUBLICANs UNITED

Washington. Aug p (SpeciaD.-"I found few sill
yer men but nearly everybody for Mckinley
and Hobart. The Democrats were downhearted,
and tho Republicans united and confident TO
the result in the country at large. or course. they
know they have a walkover in Pennsylvania. not
withstandng all the loose talk we have had about
the strong silver sentiment in that State The Goa
region. certainly. Is overwhelmingly for sound
money and the Republican candidates" So spoke
an intelligent gentleman to-day. who had just re-
turned from the mountain region OF the old Key
stnne State- 10 a Tribune correspondent.
New-York tribune., 1896-08-28

Register YOU say the battle-ground will be In
Iowa illinois and Indiana If there Is any battle e
in Iowa il will be A jug-hande affair, all on one
side There is devil Of lot OF noise but 1t IL Ike
4 Dakota blizzard all wind.
New-York tribune., 1896-08-28
,xpoRsEp THE ST LOUIS PLATFORM.

Tacoma Wash Aug. 27.-The Republican 5tl,e
Convention last might nominated Samuel H. Hyde
of Spokane and W Y Doolittle. Of Tacoma. for
Congress. The platform HlH"iSes 'He d. LOUIS
platform In ali It's details.
New-York tribune., 1896-08-28
M'KINLEY'S LETTER IN WALL STREET.

EXPRESSIONS OF WARM APPROvAI-THE INFLUX
OF GOLD FROM EUROPE.
The mastery presentation OF the monetary standard
question by Major Mckinley in his letter OF accept
snce and the continued influx of gold from EuroFe
had an exhilarating effect Wall Street yesterday
and the fact that the Clearing House Loan Committee
received applications for loan certificates served
to add 70 the improvement Of the financial situation
The known amounts Of gold In transit for NeH-Yark
from Europe are:
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-21
BRIEF JoTTINos.

The barber shops Of the city will close
today to give the employees chance tc
take i'll the Fair.
The Ladies' Auxiliary to the LIST, 10th
and 29th Regime ntal Association. will
mest with Mrs NJ R. Weeman, 165 Pearl
street ut 2. p. m. All members are re-
quested to be present as business of i'm
portance is to come before the meeting.
Yesterday WAS beautiful day.
The Maine Central excursion yester-
lay to the annual coaching parade at
Lancaster, N. H., was well patronized
and carried about 500 passengers.
The Union Mutual Life Insurance
Company closed their office yesterday af-
Sernoon to give their employees q chance
TO attend the New England fair.
The Lincoln Club will remember the
meeting this evening at O'Clock TO
decide about going to the mass meeting
at Old Orchard.
Coroner Perry has impanelled the fol-
loving jurors i'll the case of Lindberg er,
killed at Rigby: Hiram u. Jones, fore
man, VIM. W. Roberts. Charles r. Cres-
sey, Robert B. Swift, Charles Sargent
ard John Williamson. The inquest will
be held at 10 o'clock Saturday morning.
George Webster, the well-known res
tnurant man, at Rigby lost about S35 by
piokpOckets.
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-21
seventh Maine Battery Association,

The Seventh Maine Battery association
held it's an nual reunion at Long island
yesterday, at the house of the 1-l0-29th
Regiment association.
They went down In the Emita and re-
turned by the same boat
An excellent dinner was servsd by
Rensellsr Greeley that WAS much en-
joyed. The day was delightful one and
the nld war times were recalled and old
friendships renewed.
There were fourteen members present
40 follows: A. S. Chapman, president
A. S. Twitchell, secretary; Howard
Gould, W. o. Carney, Charles g. Ken
ney, Harris W. Jordan, O. M Bixby,
W. Z. Stevens, Albert Billings, II. G..
Mason, George Fl. Blake, Archey S. Cole,
Joseph Lapham and Henry Fl. Goudy.
Most Of these gentlemen were accom-
panied by their families. Captain Twit-
chell's son, Harry g. Twitohell Of New
ark, N. j., was In the party, representing
his father, and Clarence B Hight of Bal
timore. There was also number of Wis
itors present from Portland and from out
of the state.
There are about a hundred living men,
bers of the battery, and their addresses
are known.
These officers were elected. President.
A. S. Chapman, Bethel; secretary, A. S.
Twitohell, Gorham, N. H.; treasurer,
W. O. Carney, Portland, executive COM
mittee, the president and secretary, w.
o. Carney, Howard Gould, Charles g.
Kenney, David r. Pierce, Somorsworth.
N. H.; Dr.. Charles V. Richards, Skow-
hogan.
1t was voted to leave the place of the
next meeting to the executive committee.
1t was voted that all wives ana chill
dren of msmbers should be honorary
members and receive notices of all future
meetings.
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-21

the association would soon be large in
deed.
Comrade Charles Rice of Walnole.
Mass, spoke of the erection of Confader-
ate monuments in Northern citiae and
the addressing of Confederate veterans
by men like extension Commissioners
Tanner as comrades. These thinse made
old soldiers rub their eyes. So did the
attitude of historians like Fisk and
Montgomery, who referred to thu anti
slavery rebellion as difference of onin-
on, astonish the old soldiers. The vet
Grams atill thought that the North was
right and the South was wrong, but they
were"not surprised that the Grand Army
was sighted nowadays when into the
hands of the young in the schools were
put such histories. Mr.. Rice favored the
movement against histories of this sort.
He proposed to teach his boy and girl the
real cause of the war II the Confederate
veteran, wish to erect monuments let
them do SO in the South. Certainly
there would be no objection to that. We
should be forgiving, but there are events
and CAUSES which cannot be forgotten.
After the company had returned to the
hotel parlors, Miss Sturgeon and Mrs.
Green entertained them with musical So
lections finely rendered. The members
expressed appreciation Of their kind
treatment By Landlord White and the
reunion was over.