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private The amendment proposed for adoption
At this years election intefpNlates the word
TO-" so that the amendment sbRil read "Thev
shall not be leased, sold. or exchanged 10 be taken
by any corporation, public or private. &c" This
may have been q clerical error. but 1t is signi1-
cant that the error should occur in n place cal
culated TO do n great deal of harm. II adopted
doubt will thereafter exist as to whether It re-
stricts the sale of forest lands to indIvidu uals.
As IL reada II prohibits the leasing, sale or ex-
change OF the lands to be taken BY n corpora
tion, and possibly opens the door to condemna-
tion proceedings by corporations. Individuals
have been attempting to take these lands, and
in the Legislature of 1896 a measure was pre-
sented and almost passed before attention was
called TO IL, which would have practically placed
the whole of the Adirondack forests within the
power and nse of certain individuals named in
that bill. This was known as the Bracket bill.
and II WAS X He'd before the Senate Committee,
upon re-reference of the matter. after IL had
passed the Assembly AMI had been reported
fayorably by the same Senate Committee.
l need not call your attention to the impor-
tance OF preserving these forest lands. You
have shown your knowledge Of this necessity,
behalf. This proposition, II adopted by the
VIII you not aid In preventing the adoption OF
this amendment, at the same time calling at
tention to the fact that To- Kill IL efTectualy
voters must afflrmatively vote against itP You
will thus be adding TO the debt which is owing
to you by all citizens who love the forests and
who believe that their preservation Is necessary
TO the commercial and other bost interests Of
the State. DAVID MCCLURE.
NEW YORK, Oct. 21.
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SMITHS sUPERIuRs To BLAME,
Tho Superintendent OF Fire Alarm Seorss .
Point On His Accuperu.

-
Point His Accusers.
! The Board of Fire Commissioners met In spe-
cial session yesterday for tho purpose of decid-
ing some points connected with the trial of J..
Elliott Smith, Superintendent Of Fire Alarm
and Telegraph. President Sheffield brought De-
fore the Board four motions made by the de-
fence at the close OF the trial and which were
not disposed OF at that time. The most impor-
tant was that the evidence relating 10 the con-
tract complained OF be also stricken out, as
these contracts had afterward been ratified by
the Fire Board. the Comptroller, and Corpora :
tion Counsel. and the work under tho contracts
had been duly performed and payment therefor
regularly made. and that there was proof
that anything done by Mr.. smith in connection
with the work indicated fraud.
Civil Service Commissioner Alcott, one of the
defendants counsel, challenged tine prosecution
to show by law or evidence how Mr.. Smith.
being simply the head OF n subordinate depart
ment in the Fire Department could. be held re-
sponsible for the acts of his superors.
President Sheffield asked w. l.. Findley, at
torney for the Fire Department, what he
thought OF the motion. Mr.. Eindley replied
that he WAS OF the opinion that all the law on
the question was in favor OF the motion, and
tina the Corporation Counsel was responsible
for the form OF the contract. and the Fire Board
and Finance Department of the city Tor the
carrying out of the contract.
Commissioners La Grange said that he thought
the contracts had been drawn 10 prevent
competition. and voted against the motion.
Commissioner Sturgis and President, Sheffield
voted aye. and the motion was granted.
That hearing Oh the reserved law points was
closed. and President Sheffield said that the
next matter in order was decision on the
question OF facts. Commissioner La Grange
asked for time in which to prepare written
statement of his views On the evidence, and an
adjournment was taken 10 mex. Wednesday
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BRooKLYS. Oct. 81.
THE FORESTS OF THIS STATE.
An Argument Against the Proposed Anne Id.
nent with Reference to Them.


To TIE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sfr: In The Sun
Of the 9th inst you saw edjtorially with refer
ence to the one constitutional amendm ment to be
voted upon at the coming election, that "every
rots, can dstermin. for bimsslf What ha ,bInt,
about amending the Constitution so far as 1T re-
lates to the public lands owned by the State"
s III tns "oseo y. A"' ~ y. W.. 90 ~ Nv" ne
should Vote you lehVe u 10 % ihierred that you
amendment
lr..
The Sun mas oeen TOT so many years con-
sistent and valuable friend OF the forests that
am .ot,s0ad rou vr1 uron the rrottsr h.inr,
In aauan .n 49,. ,,a,,,o, 80 na,,inn,as, ta,.
ca'led 10 your attention more particularly, take
position adverse to this amendment
Opr laws with reference to the preservation Of
~, 20. .a, y, .',a GO T., 80 80 N -
the forests OF the state were In n very Dad con-
dition when the Constitutional Convention OF
1894 proposed the amendment concerning them
which no" iorms part Oh our organic Jaw ms
.me,lane". mIs ~ ,ne -, ~. haa" 90. os
.''e NJ '.." =. .o.n, 49, ~ .n'
most N lhhpoF.Ant mater presens.u " 'ne pe"pe.
one bundred and seventv members renrossnt.
nne ~ e,,.,a, ""u s,,s 49,. =. ', .hn.
body by a unanimous vote. being practically the
onIv nropos,tion which was so treated Ifi had
been .nhmitted to the people separately m from
@ me "tner dmtnd m"gi" bn ,ho
N"eH'i'o'S'' o''Ps'e " sho
voters OF the state.
ne tohsttntlon 80 amended anu now IN er-
feet with regard TO the forest lanus, provides
that:
The lands of the State now owned or hereafter ac:
Guired constituting the forest preserve as now nxed
by law shall be forever kept as Wild forest Lands
ihcy shhIi NOT 90 itSen s,,m or rnrnnhRru or nS
.e timer tsereon be sold removed or Destroyed "A
rt, 49,, ,a . .. =, A., c.t
ms HmenuinehI became me part OF ,he monst,- Is
tm,lon Jan. !: io'o. ~ I'M oeen % rnn-
sldered ahu the nropnSitlnnS 10 allow inc eas.
ing nn1 tne rxenang,hG "i en par
OF me forest preserves hau ofen almost unani-
InousV Vntea I9Wh III the CONVENTION. Sot,
withsthn"inGo nGo tmis, ~; Its .eR,Satures ~ OF
1870 anu lo"o, ut tne tlgatlon ol tnr roresITy
Com or one Ii mem n resointions were
pasSeu " rehSoh %! wnIcn tne annnunoht 10
ne Voten upon ht tne GomIng Slectioh was per-
in,h.en m 10, 10 cothe ne,Ire h, ~, tne ne"p.e;
, n,s ntieh%h,rmI % Nv ,ea oIms iropo9es p9s, =" . nn
-, nv 80 @ :" NV az ocraa G nrea p,h
serves ot nuC more tn'', 'S St a,nes III npea LIZ
eSrhaH&g.ns & VI ,aus ot n .ms Ia .ats ~ cpp
pi we i'Ieni ses hnu a'su Wy o.aGe
lanns oTtsae oi ame pesent s o, tuss PrG n
,hs 1,onynnt}pon nr ,sSt. and Tho grantina NJ m
.t .mot 'r Iii ~ ~ 80 ,ni,.io,s ~ ~ and - "
Sucn noWrp ",a % nfr5 % nero ,' rn Mn 70
Ibs ,es np viii he The Giving of the hest nor
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Tho NJ. NJ. r. l.. Doesn't Want to He
Mixed Up with Lnbor Unions.

The American Federation of Musicians. the
new national body formed ut the convention OF
musicians held this week in Indianapolis. will
be in active opposition to such unions belonging
to the old National League as did not send dele
gates to the Convention. The principal union
which the now national organization will OPP
pose IL tho Musical Mutual Protective Union 0f
New York, OF which Alexander Bremen is Presi-
dent.
The leaders of the NJ NJ. p. L.. whose mem
bcrship includes Walter Damrosch and other
well known orchestra Leaders, say that it is
made up OF artists and does not need assistance
from labor unions, as 1t is not Il labor union in
the generally accepted sense of the word. Some
years ago 1t cut adrift from the Central Labor
Union and was boycOttcd by IL because the VI.
NJ. 7. |. refused to strike in Il theatre in SYM
pathy with a building strike.
The members Of the Manhattan Musical Union
OF New York say that tho formation Of the new
organization wipes out the National League.
Alexander Bremen, VINO is President Of the
National League. says that tho new body is
composed OF unions with which his organiza-
ton would have nothing to do. that they
League can do without them,
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COURTS NOT coon ENOUGH.
Parkhurst Agent Initiating Parkhurst In
Critical Way.

In the past week an unusual number OF policy
dealers have pleaded guilty In General Sessions
ana have been fined S25 each. Parkhurst
agents obtained the evidence. and now the
society is dissatisfied with the small fines i'm
posed. Superintendent Dennett said yesterday
that the Park hurst agents obtained tho evil
dence with the understanding that the men
would be tried before Recorder Gof. who would
punish them more severely. Chief Clerk Cnger
OF the District Attorneys ofice said that when
the prisoners decided to plead guilty he put the
cases on the calendar of Part l.. as is the GUS
tom. II they had pleaded not guilty he would
Judge McMahun said yesterday that in sem
fencing the policy men brought before him he
more severe il the prOpretors Of the shops in
stead of employees had been arrested,
Dr. ParkhuIst recently OK pressed his dlssntis-
faction with the Court OF Appeals. which de-
cidel that Police Inspector Mclaughlin should
have had chance to get Il change OF venue for
his second trial
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The GuntcmnIa Exnositinn.

To THE EDITOR OF THE suS-Sir: As you are moro
than likely aware. the r'"ubllc OF Guatemala has
decided to open International exposition called
the Central American and Foreign Exhibition, TO he
held In the city OF Guatemala beginning March 10,
1877. and ending Iuly 10, 1897.
Your valued paper being so closely Identified with
the Shipping interest or the United States, and tho
Panama Railroad steamship line having advised me
that as the large amount of freight which they may
be called on TO handle may, II such freight be held
back until the last moment Interfere with thClr
h,ng ablc 10 make delivery In sufric!cni time.
the object Of this letter Is to call the attention III
American cKhlbtOrs to the importance of early shin.
ping their goods as 10 preclude any possible chance
OF their arriving too late to exhibit.
Relieve me. ar. with the assurances of my highest
consideration, very respectfully yours.
Joaquin fETA Consul General
NEW York. Oct 81.
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furling II around the tongue until It fairly re-
vcrberates In the roof Of the mouth.
As purely personal opinion. and one with
which you may not agree, l venture to assert
that this popularity of speech prevailing In
summit and In numerous localities through
New Jersey, western New York. and Pennsylva-
MIA, and in some OF tho States of the middle
West, Is not only inexpressibly ugly. but is be-
coming the one great deformity In American
English. the deformity that renders the speech
OF vast nnmber OF our citizens unpleasant to
the ear OF their own people as quickly as 1t of-
fends the educated EnRlishman.
Would 1t not be a good thing IL our universi-
TIES OF learning were TO try and eradicate as as
iar ms possible. the burr from the speech of
those of their students that come to them from
the burr districts2 II a boy from summit goes
after four years with his burr as thick and
doughy as 1t ever was: for none Of the instruct.
%ps a AZ nEStGm on would eyer se 9 h snss ne nc
Harvard he cannot fail TO observe that the ma;
{ority of the students there talk more musical
initiate the agreeable speech Of the Boston boys;
in which case he occasionally succeeds by his
S. Ss to
by the professors OF English at Harvard to mod
iiy his New JGrey DIALECT and taught to speak
college professors hesitate to meddle with local
disfGurements OF the language; because they
burr "a convinced that that burr is a badge of
the soundcst development of Americanism, and
would be lncensed II ne were tolu tnat IL was
Irritating TO all ears but his own.
As States go In these times. New Jersey. In
some ways. Is not bad; but wish that its
people might have their burrs extracted. Think
of pretty girl. all trim and taut and up to
date In golf togs; looking fair enough to speak
the language with tho purity of a poet. and call
ing out to her friend, whose name ia Howard: /:
"Oh. Howurrdl Tell Burrdie to get into the
last caurr: ali the other caurrs are crowded."
That Ia what heard when my train pulled in
at the station this morning. leave It TO you II
the matter may not we'll be regarded with some
l,-f flnaA Nf Nh,f haoN
ercised over certain class of trifes.
SUMMIT, Oct. 81. G. NJ. S. MCLELLAN.
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THE WILLIAM HoRRE BLOWN UP.
The Boiler OF tho TUG Explodea and Bu-
Cineer Aionzo E. Lewis Is Killed.

The Boiler OF tho Tug ExpIodes and In.
Cineer AionEo e. Lewis Is Killed.
At an early hour yesterday morning the boiler
OF the tugboat William Horre lying at the
mouth OF the Gowanus Canal, near the foot of
Court street, Brooklyn, exploded. and the boat
was blown to pieces. Alonzo 4. Lewis. the
engineer. was killed. but Patrick and John
Buckley. the fireman and deckhand. respec-
lively, the only other two men aboard. escaped.
The Buckleys were asleep in tho cabin at the
time OF the explosion and did not realize what
had taken place until they found themselves
side by side in the water surrounded by wreck
age. They clung to n mattrass until they were
rescued and brought ashore. No trace of En-
gineer Lewis could be found, but thcre ia no
doubt that he was killed. He had been ashore
during the night and is believed to have been
intoxicated when he returned to the boat.
Inspector George +. Lanigan of the boiler de-
partment after examining tho fragments of the
boiler. some OF which were picked up hundreds
OF YARDS from the scene OF the explosion, said
and red hot when the engineer turned on the
water. The pressure. he said, must have been
there could be no doubt as to the terrific force of
the explosion. Fragments OF the wreck wsre
hurled distance of several blocks. and dozens
whistle tube. fully seven feet long. ripped a hole
in tho weather boarding Of saloon in Court
cabin was blown into the yard part of the
boiler struck the cabin and rowbont on the tug
han Hlst, IElnR l.uuu 1eet away on the other
side OF the canal. The coal barge Vim. owned
by Frank McWiliams OF Broadway. which lay
alongside the William Horre, was sunk.
The coat and waistcoat and one of the shoes
OF the missing engineer were picked up in the
water and the other shoe was found In yard
moved his clothes and shoes soon as he got
aboard. His gold watch was found in the waist
coat pocket. The tug was valued at $4,000,
ana was not insured. She built in SSl for
Lewis and his brother. George Lewis. and
another brother, Edward. was the captain.
Engineer Lewis was a widower. aged 81
years and lived with his brother Edward at
533 Third avenue. He was q war veteran and
well known in Grand Army circles. John
Buckley and Patrick Buckley. who escaped.
were slightly injured. tho former receiving
bruises on his knees and legs and the latter
having his thigh burned by tho esca ping steam.
They were taken in the ambulance to their
home at 2l2 Carroll street.
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FIGURES WOR7H STUDYING.
The American People In Earnest.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS-sir: As Chairman
and tho only survivor OF that committee appointed
by the Ohio Convention OF July l3. lS54 to correspond
with view to the organization OF national fusion
party in the interest OF liberty was familiar
the campaign OF that year. and OF subsequent years
in Ohio. Less than two hundred OF more than three
thousand persons addressed by letter In two-thirds
OF the States, survive. Many changes have elm
mated the sectional Issues then fastening TO tho
bloody arbitrament OF war. gauge the issue thus:
The American people. having discarded technical
party and sectional distinctions. will absorb. In
truly national patriotic sentiment tho bygone
tional differences. That sentiment will contend for
national honor, national comfy. and true national
inde pendence. Education religion and the spirit
tho Divine Golden Rule" will sweep this fair land
with benignant. resistless energy.
estimate the November vote for Mckinley and
Hobart by plurality nearly as follows;
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A Cure for Nose Bleed.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: The re-
cent publication Of several serious cases OF nose
bleed leads me to ask you to publish. for the
benefit OF the afflicted. n simple but certain
remedy. accidentally discovered 1t some years
ago. have never known 1t to fail. and believe It
to be certain remedy in the most severe cases.
This is the method:
Place the patient in q sitting position, AS
nearly upright rs possible; stand on the riEht
side OF the patient; place your left hand lightly
on the head. and with the tip of the forehnger
OF the right hand press gently exactly in tho
hollow OF the throat. above the breast bone until
the blood stops flowing. Then wipe the nose
gently with a wet cloth. and keep the patient
quiet for a short time. AMOS SMITH.
PERTH ANBOY. Oct, 90.
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Canada Must Buy Our wheat.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: Some politi-
cal and fiscal quacks during the past few years
have been endeavoring to prove that we have
reached the limit OF wheat production in this
country. and at an early day would become de-
pendent upon Canada for supply of that i'm
portant article
OF course this is absurd and fallacious. Can
ada has imported wheat from us on several oc-
casions, and for a period OF ten years her total
net exports of wheat were very small indeed.
A despatch from Toronto in THE sun of this
morning informs us that the wheat crop Of
Manitoba and Ontario will be "a. $50. 900 bushels
less than 1t was last year. The net exports of
wheat from Canada for tho fiscal year ending
July. 1898. after deducting imports entered for
consumption. was In round numbers 10000
bushels. and the crop Of 1894 was quite equal to
that of 1895. This indicates that the Canadian
people will be obliged to import, in round num-
homo consumption.
1t is a fact beyond question that there are
100000 acres of land between the western
boundary of Ontario and the Rocky Mountains
upon which the best quality of red spring wheat
can he successfully grown. and yet less than
cause the Canadian Pacific Railway Company
has monopoly OF railway construction in that
vast fertile belt There is not goo miles Of rail.
way between the western boundary of Ontario
and the Rocky Mountains which is not owned
or controlled by that nfamous railway octopus
II the fertile belt in Canada had a. many
miles Of railway per square mile rs the State Of
Minnesota, Its total railway mileage would be
2S. 900 instead of $500.
The increase in wheat production In the
Canadian northwest will not exceed the decrease
in production in the provinces east Of Manitoba.
y'mply because long as the Canada Pacific
Railway monopoly continues Canada cannot
retain immigration into the northwest.
1t 10 evident that we shall be called upon to
supply wheat not only to western Europe. but
TO Canada and British India. upon a very large
scale. Our farmers should not make undue
haste in selling their grain Tho price is still
below fair profit upon the cost Of production.
and the indications are that the price of wheat
at New York will exceed 81 per bushel before
another crop is harvested.
One thing is self-evident. that tho farmers Of
this country have no occasion to fear Canadian
competition so long as Canada remains an ap-
pendnge Of the British Crown.
When the contract for the construction OF the
Canadian Pacific Railway was before the Do
minion Parliament for confirmation / opposed
its confirmation for the reason that the contract
created vast monopoly which would prevent
immigrants from settling in the fertile belt.
and therefore would he detrimental to the best
interests Of the country. My predictions have
already been verified.
OcT 90. FRANCIS WAYLAND GLEN.
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THE PEOPLES VOICE.
rr-,psoy IMPORTANT SUBJECTS.
p- sbe.rman Replies 60 Mr.. Moreton
FrrWen.

- -,v Enron oF THE suS-Str: You have Just
,,,,hcd card from Mr.. Moreton Frowen. in which
80 depies several statements OF mine and calls upon
rcpIy: he giving his unqualified denial OF the
ab,urdities attributed to him.
Mr. Frcwen denies that he ever declared in any
,-,v that Pennsylvania was n doubtful state, and
,av,, ITO attribute any such statement as having
h.en made by me. in any paper. at any tlmo Is
,,o,esduc fiction" The London Ddiv Netcs TO which
Mr Frewcn will hardly impute the crime OF forgery
pubshcd in July last letter. signed horeton Ere
,.u I'm which he distinctly Intmated that Penn
,v,vanla was doubtful state in tho coming election
o Mr. Frcwen denies that he ever told the London
TYp,, that Iowa conceded by the Republican
state Committed to be lost, and says that he told
tho Times no such thing" This is another or Mr.
Frewens hypercritica evasons OF the real point He
wrote tho Times that the London hdd had that morn
ING nubshed such report, and proceeded to inquire
what prospects the Republicans would have In the
west II Iowa was lost, together with further COM
ments all based assumption OF the correctness
NJ the report II MIR. Frewcn did not believe this
report to be true why should he write letter to the
Times about It, calling attention to IL as matter OF
great importance'
a Mr. Frewen does not deny that he told the Times
that the loss OF Iowa this year would involve tho
loss Of Senator Ailison's seat But in reply to my
rer'cctly correct statement that Senator Allison
was not long ago reelected to serve six years
more" he says: 1T Is commentary on the worth of
Mr. ShearmanS assurances that he cannot even take
the trouble to refer to the Congressional Directory
for the fact that Senator Allison's term expires
March 8. 1897" II q commentary on the worth OF
Mr. rrowen's assurances that he cannot even take
the trouble to inquire OF any well.informed news
paper man, who would have told him In moment
that no Legislature Is elected in Iowa in 1896; that
new Legislature was elected in November 1895.
which met in January, 1895. and forthwith re-
elected Senator Allison for six years, so that al.
though present term ends in 1897 he thon begins
anew term which Will not end until 1908.
1have never been severe upon MIR. Frewcn as he
now 10 upon himself have indeed suggested that
these and other statements on his part might be
solemn Jokes. after the order OF Mark Twain; but
think have never been impollte to call them
"absurdties" But now that Mr.. Frewen has chosen
TO apply that word them certainly cannot object
NEW YORK. Oct. 22. THOMAS @. SHEARMAS.
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The Gold Brick Br,drs Again.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: Do you
know whether anything will be done TO remedy
the disgraceful scramble every morning be-
tween and O'Clock on the Brooklyn side OF the
bridge cars platforms. The crowd Of people is
about twelve or fifteen deep the whole length
OF tho platform. and when the train draws up
there is a rush and squeeze Of men. women and
child rem that Is not only dangerous. but shame
full The shifting engine could. after pushing q
tnrn so ihe nsIt trai, Womb NOT bsve N 70 Wait
as II does now. That would make IL a little bet
ter and lot trains follow quickly and switch TO
different platforms at termini.
DAILY PASSENGER.
BRooKLYS Oct 81.
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THE LETTER "n"IN NEW JERSEY.
Criticism or Its Burr as . Very Serious
Defect.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: At no
greater distance from the office OF The Sun than
this graceful but somewhat solemn community
OF summit, n. j., there exists among the people
haoit OF speech 20 which beg leave to call
'"nr casual attention. II is a matter not so
important as fire. flood, and politics are. but
trust that 1t may momentarily interest you, who
are student OF the Graces of civilization and
culture in America.
The people of summit, like the people OF other
New Jersey districts like the people of Buffalo
ana olean. \. y, and the people of Pittsburgh,
'H'' do not, so far as | am informed. say
mother father brother sister. bird. or word in
.ho way that have heard such words spoken
10y men and women whose English, in most
parts OF the world, would be considered CRATE
'"' 10 the ear as well as correct. The we'll
louth OF summit tho boys and girls OF the best
'Am!ies' who are getting their education in the
.e'ect private schools OF the place, SaJ
,uothurr' fathurr," brothurr." "sisturr."
ourrd' and "wurrd;" that is. as would indi-
gate oS this spelling. they give to tho letter II
double the value that should say belongs to 1t.