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tender notes in 1862. Tbe result for labor was
as follows

During these eight years the purchasing power
of wages first rose nearly per cent with the
scarcity Of hands after the War began. but then.
notwithstanding the withdrawal OF far greater
number from work, fell IL per cent below that
Of 1860 in the first year after the legal tenders
were issued, and 3642 per cent in the second
year With the end of the War the currency
began to appreciate. 40 that In the third year
the nominally higher wages would buy only
171S per cent less than in 1860, and In the
fourth year only 80 per cent less. ana IN Tie
sixth year after legal tenders were issued, the
advance of - per cent in wages brought the
workers about half Of | per cent more commodi-
ties thon in 1860
1t is precisely the same change in kind. though
more rapid and far greater in degree, that the
wage-carncrs must anticipate If the currency
should be debased to the silver level For that
change would necessarily come at once. as gold
would b. Immediately withdrawn from circula
ton by holders and boarded for a premium ana
the paper would become redeemable in silver
only. It would not take a week 10 change the
basis and then prices would rapidly mount, fol-
lowing the premium on gold That premium
would rise to about % per cent II silver bullion
should retain It's present value in gold less II
bullion should rise. and more II Il should fall
through rapidly increasing production Of silver
But how many wage-carnerS imagine they coud
get their wages advanced 30 per cent. or half
az much. in on" month, or one year. or several
years? Let it not be supposed that all prices
would rise in exact keeping with the premium
on gold many would not. particularly OF farm
products But the rise would be enough 10 cut
off "A large share Of the power of wages to buy
the quantities which they now buy. The H.
100000 wage-carners average as much az Sioo
a year each in wages, but that sum OF S44'D
100000 would buy from quarter to half less
than now for some years ut least. In plain Eng
lsh free coinage would rob the wage-earners
of from 81 900. 100000 to S2,0O0.o00,0O0 yea
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has probably been prompted to TINS dec's'o" ~
Russia. lust as she was encouraged by h"sS'"
40 continue the Armenian massacres III spi'e VI
the protests of all the rest of Europe Inc 're
tans. seeing that their petitions are reJec'eu' are
rcsorting 10 arms and instruction Is becoming
general all over the island The Greeks VIII
keep them well supplied with arms and amm"h'-
ton. and will send many volunteers 10 ngh'
with them Turkey Is absolutely unable 10
blockade the island against such eXpedl'lolS'
and. since Great Brtain's vigorous refusal no
other European Power will venture upon the
unsavory task
How long Europe will endure the spectacie
of such a conflict in such place Is the qucs-
ton. 1t ought not to be very long There can
be no possible excuse for non-intervenion.
Crete Is not inaccessible like Armenia. III IS
one of the most accessible Of places. NOT does IL
constitute n strategical borderand, Ike AT
menia, over the possession of which there Is room
for dispute Moreover Ii must be remembered
that the Great Powers of Europe are IN pc
culiar sense responsible for the welfare or crete
When the island was practically independent,
free prosperous and contented they deliberate
" interviewed to force it back under the TURKISH
yoke For them now TO acquiesce in making IL
a second Armenia would be one of the greatest
crimes the century has seen
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PERSON

T. T. said tina; Of Fremont band O, pioneers WA
In 1875. followed the path Of Dr. Marcus whitn,.
only ono. Thomag F. Breckcn-dge sevcn'y-o,s
years Old "a alive
Dean Farrar. Of Canterbury. has Imposed %.
Of three pence on all persons VINO Visit The tomb
81. Thomas Beckett
The Rev Dr. sarue! NJ DIX Of cacayo. "a,
been engaged as pastor OF The First Ccngreza'iorsl
Church OF Lowell Mass. for one year
Awkcanpr IIazunobr. the principal Of a c,ilese tsr
the bind IN odessa Russia. l. making tour
through this country 10 examine The me'hds o.
teaching used IN the schools and colleges for the In.
struction OF The blind. He says ina, Russia has
nearly seven times a. many blind among her pops-
la,lon a. the United States.
George II. Milar. the assistant are1ifc., q the
Capitol. who has just died. had held tna. once
since ls;2 lie built ;he great white dome that
mounts the Capitol" says The Washington Star"
and in doing took deep per'onai Interest and
continuous risk in the work II" superniendei placing
the colossal bronze figure Of Liberty On TIE dome
and was the last man down. reireacng s,ep )y step
a. each board of the scaToid.ng removed and
l)wered Although there was 10 such oii.cla. por-
ton, he was practically first assistant architect Of
the Capitol and naturally. during tle loF,y years
he spent In the building. ne became known - nearly
al the public men prominen; In Nai.o1a. affairs
during that period. He was pIbi.c-s0'rtci ctz'a
OF Washington. ard was one Of the lr-' 70 enlist
for the defence Of Tn, capita. IN 1851
The body Of Kate Field will no, be brought . ihs
country as was az frs, intended. bur VII res, per-
manenily in Honolulu.
Judge Alonzo J. Edgerton. o. ne United States
District Court. who died the other day IN SIOUX
Falls. s. D.. born near Rome. y Y. in is-l. and
in 1880 graduated from Wesleyan University Is
settled in Minnesota In the early 5os, and was men,
Der OF the first Legislature u that STATE In isH
he was appointed Chief Justice Of the Supreme
Court OF Dakota Territory. lie was president Of
both Constitutional Conventions OF South Dakota.
and had much 10 d. with shaping the Constitution
Of that State. He was appointed a intel SAFES
DISTRICT Judge by Pres!dent Harrison.
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ETIQUETTE AND SPECTACLES.

The headlight OF Great Britains Colonial Sec
rotary has amused good many people before
Ii Hung Chang in whom II awakens sense Of
mirth exceeding that inspired by the most
golden persons and passages of Chinese comedy.
The binocular aid to vision he comprehend.
his own official goggles. the only ones we know
anything about being Of a spreading periphery
unknown in the Occident. but he evidently is
not able to grasp the theory of the monocle
In his survey Of the Physiology OF Laughter,
Herbert Spencer points out that IL is the rip
Ming overflow of a sudden inflow Of emotion
associated with a sense of incongruity In the
object or thought inspiring it. 1t is not neces-
sarily derislve and many times imports grave
and serious mental conditions instead OF being
the echo of mirth and the unconscious procla-
nation Of sense of superiority. To the mind
of the Chancellor. the solitary bulls-eye that
spreads its beam before the Colonial Minister
visible far off like the lamp of Campus, has IN
1t something magical and occult. and If he
grns and giggles before it it Is because, while
il pretends to he transparent II Is really the
veil of some mystery which he cannot penetrate.
Oriental Ambassadors which are extremely po-
lite arc at the same time an extremely sus-
picious class Of officials. and IT would be IDLE
TO assure the Chancellor that 80 far as Mr.
Chamberlain's front window is concerned II
means nothing officially. and he cannot even
see through it himself. 1t was primarily an
object denoting caste. which anybody vas al
lowed to mount and which impaired some
thing very particular and exclusive. not always
discoverahle from other tokens. In its wearer
But il lost this significance long ago. and is now
onlv worn from habit and in most cases at
great personal inconvenience.
When the illustrious Oriental statesman
learns how hcrd It is to keep the eye behind II
and how II is all the time getting out OF place
he will sec that with us at least. II rs no
laughing matter II is in constant vibration be
tween the abdomen and the eyebrow during its
entire term Of existence, requiring the most
dietracting amount of attention. and never b.
ing Of any utility whatever To wear II at all
imnarts ,.igor and resolution Of character and
IN wear II all the time signifies heroism Mr..
chamberlain is said to have been born with
his on and is entitled to all the honor ana ad-
miration which the emblem confers being by
far the smartest man who has ever worn II.
In oriental etiquette laughter Is the token or
admiration and the Viceroyal mrth shows that
the Ministerial eyeglass has produced the ef-
feet which was expected OF It, justifying meas
urablv the responsibility and ar xiety which are
tho constant accompaniments of It's exhibition.
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SIXTEEN PAGES.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN-The Porte has refused - make
any concessions to Crete beyond those extended
TO the island people by the Halepa Convention
- Mollah Reza who, on May !, assassinatod
the Shah Of Persia, was hanged in Teheran
- The Sultan has conferred the Order Of
Nichau-- Chefakat Second class upon Miss
Clara Barton.
THE Neutrality-suspicious. for to-day: air
and cooler preceded by thunder-shovers. The
temperature yesterday: Highest, % degrees;
lowest, So average STA.
DOMESTIC-Superinten Aldridge and
Chairman Hackett have stuffed the State pay
rolls scandalously in an effort to control the
caucuses to-day in Oneida ard Herkimer coun-
ties =-= A Federal Judge has decided that the
land grant roads cannot charge the Govern
rnent full rates ---= Hubert A Newton pro
fessor of mathematics at Yale, died in New
Haven Conn =--- There parade of WIS.,
iting wheelmen and watermelon feast for the
cyclers at Louisville. 60 The New-York eight
made the best time of the day III the twenty
fourth annual regatta of the National Asso-
citation Of Amateur Oarsmen at Saratoga.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-The meeting TO in
form the candidates OF the Democratic party Of
their nomination was held in Madison Square
Garden and William J. Bryan made the CHER
sneech Of acceptance --- The heat caused Ill
deaths in the city and neighborhood, and many
prostrations: cooler weather was predicted lot
the next few days. == Brooklyn defeated
Baltimore at baseball, 3 10 o. - Stocks were
weak on realizing sales
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may offer you. But II the latter II ,he s"'e'
dollor IL 10 be lrrcdecmable. standard money
then you are demanding that there snail Dc TWO
kinds of money In crcuation-gold' OF wnic"
dollar is worth one hundred cents. ana silver
Of which n dollar Is worth about hffytnree
cents to-day, and may be worth more OF less
tomorrow That Is the way 1t Is III h"SS"'
where the gold ruble Is worth about seventy
seven cents and the silver ruble thrty-elght
cents. That Is the way it Is in Japan where 'hc
gold ven is worth nlEey-nine cents, ana the
silver yen fifty cents The result in those couil-
tries IL that nothing clrculates but the depreci-
ated silver, according to GreshaIns law ana
the people are scarcely removed from pauper'
ism. DO you think Russia and Japan ana emma
and India are good examples for the ,hlted
States to infinite, either in finance or III 'he
general condition Of the people!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-13
WE'LL INTRODUCED.

Mr.. William J. Bryan last evening formally
accepted a nomination for the Presidency on IL
platform-w which he fully approves -con'alhihg
these abominable attacks upon the ndmlhlstra-
ton of Justice and the integrity OF the courts:
1--WE denounce arbitrary interference ny
Federal authorities In IOcnl affairs "s
violation of the Consultation or the 'h''c"
states md "a crime against free instit"ti"nS'
md we especially object to government by
Injunction NJ a new md highly dangerous
form of oppression"
"We are opposed to life tenure In the pub
lie service"
Mr.. Bryan was on this occasion fifty miro
duced to his audience by Mr. Elliot Danforlh'
whose chief claim to distinction Is in the fact
that. as an elected servant Of the people, he
officially committed an act Of gross contempt
of the highest court of this State, OF which he
was duly convicted and for which he was round
" fined
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------ ----------
TILL MN OLE VILE PEOPLE.

There are two kinds Of men of the people
Either kind may have any origin. Rich or poor
it does not matter millionaire may be the
truest democrat pauper may be Il Gar al
heart History is crowded with such examples.
The true man Of the people like the poe;,
is born not made. He must be In sympathy
with the people: not in their occasional vagarles
and passions but in their sober and lasting FL
forts toward that which is highest and best. Jie
must have faith IN the people, and must himself
be worthy of and able to command their falth.
He must be their leader. perhaps their master,
In thought while he Is their servant In action.
Such a man. when he exists and there Is work
for him TO do will be brought forward TO his
place by the nexorable law OF need He Will
recognize his opportunity. and the people VIII
recognize him He will esteem his office as n
great and exalted thing which will confer dig
nifty upon him while it also imposes upon him
vast responsibilities. Such man, to use again
an often cited and of late much profancd ex-
ample, Abraham Lincoln
The spurious man Of the people Is self
named as such. He seeks his opportunity, often
by trying TO persuade the people that one exists.
He appeals TO the momentary gusts OF passion
that shake the State. He plays upon the weak
nesses of the people, entices their cupidity, and
takes advantage of their distress. He loudly
proclaims his sef-appOinted mission. He affects
a humility that his bearing bellies. He pretends
to despise place and power He tells the people
their highest officers of State are nothing but
hired men" His every pose is studied, his every
movement is diligently reported with wouldb
heroic embellishments by his Jealous press
agents, his every appearance in public is care
fully prearranged with view to theatrical eff
feet. Such a man is likely, in these days, to be
styled by his subservient sycophants or self
seeking coparceners a second Lincoln
Dr. Johnson called patriotism the last refuge
of scoundrel \ less censOrious philosopher
might fifty say that TO pose as man of the
people is the favorite dodge of the demagogue
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like Of which 1t may well he hoped will not soon
be seen here again.

Another meeting of the Democratic NATIONAL
Committee was held yesterday. but the mem
bers In attendance were In no more cheerful
mood than on the previous day. Indeed. there
were audible murmurs of discomfort on account
of the large powers given to Chairman jones'
Senator Tillman. 70; one taking no pains 10
conceal his opnion-uamcly. that he was OPP
posed to letting a few people run the whole cam
pagn There was evident dissatisfaction also
over the failure of certain members OF the conf
mittee to be represented at the meeting or TO de-
clare their position on the work of the Chlcaso
Convention. Altogether the governing Dody OF
the Democratic party as now constituted Is any
thing but a happy family; but it fairly reflects
the condition of the party itself.
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In consonance with his repeated previous dec
laratons. Mr.. Sewall set at rest all doubt as 10
his relations to the Democratic ticket by une-
qulvocally accepting. ct last nights meeting the
nomination given him at Chicago, and express
ing his hearty approval of the Populist declara-
ton of principles His speech was as brief ana
pointed as that Of Mr.. Bryan was wordy and
long drawn out. 1t will create a comparatively
favorable impression even on the minds of those
who do not in the least approve the sentiments
il contains. Mr.. Bryan would stand in bet
ter light before the country II he had borrowed
an advance copy Of Mr.. Scwalrs speech for
model
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Mr. Bryan ought to have known better Any
man with a grain OF common-sense ought TO
have known better than TO read two-hours
speech to a perspirng audience in such tenn
perature as prevailed last evening II the
Democratic candidate expects to win votes In
New-York he should display more tact
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Inner TO advertisements.
ImnetmeniS.

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What good time It will he when the Pan.
Gratis get into power and everybody gets ~.
office and the tramps DO not have 10 keen -,
the grass.
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Mr.. Bryan has had enough ~ tho crow, ..
thorns and cross of gold" blsspherny. bu, -.
imagination has 1ow coniured up hrur. -
Columbia with her hands bound fas, with "a,
tiers Of gold" This remark was not placed 1,
quotation marks In the copies Of his spe.ch
distributed to the press last evening The,.
was no reason why II should have been
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the ground that several Of the mos, lnpo,.
tant nations Of Europe" have lncome-tax la.
This will never. never do
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It is a pity they couldn't have set Bryan on
the tower to stir up a breeze over the city in
stead Of making him put in circulation super
heated air below.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-13

The State Excise Department has wisely
turned It's attention toward certain hotels AT
Coney Island which have entirely neglected the
formalty Of taking out certificates and paying
a tax therefor They are hotels In name only
of course. bur they have been exercising the
privilege of selling liquor without restraint 1t
follows that they will be promptly closed. and it
should follow that the men running them will
be promptly punished. There is so much that
savors Of lawbreaking at Coney Island, that
comes so close to it. that no plain case OF viola
ton of the law should be passed by.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-13

In the opinion Of the irrepTessible Toun.
Long Island Is going to give Bryan and seyaIl-
or Is 1t Bryan and Watson?-s majority Of Is.
900. That Is a modest claim. and while he wss
about II Towns might just az well have mad.
II twice az large II roasting hot MIR,
when he was speaking, though. and allowa,c.
IL properly 20 be made for tho warmth o. N,
pOctical feelings.
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It's gratifying to record the fact that the most
severe hot wave which this part OF the cOun-
try has experienced IN many years has come TO
an end There was a slight, but marked, fall
in the temperature last evening, accompanied by
a refreshing breeze from the west, and the indl-
cations for today are that much more comfort
able weather will prevail. Thunder showers are
not unlikely and will be welcome. The number
Of deaths and prostraiions by the heat continued
large yesterday, and the effects OF the heated
term will doubtless be felt by some of the sur
ferars for several days to come. But it seems
safe TO say that the worst is over. 1t has been
an exceedingly trying and dlstressful week, the
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There was a terrible threat conveyed in the
first sentence OF the greatest effort of the
Boy Orators life. With some 5000 words Of
speech ready fire at his audience, he re-
marked that at some future day he would
write formal letter Of acceptance. and lat
that time touch upon the issues presented by
the platform" Presumably therefore. he did
not touch upon" them last night If he could
talk to the extent of 1900 words without
touching upon the issues presented by the
PLATFORM that formal letter." when 1t APP
pears. cannot contain less than 10000. per
haps 100000 words. The prospect is anything
but cheerful.
Was the engrossed platform which the COM
mittee signed yesterday and presented 10 Mr..
Bryan the one that was adopted at chi
cago? or it padded out with amendments
which the convention rejected?
1t Is agreeable to note the provision that is
made for the poor by municipal officials in this
hot weather. Not only have the streets In the
tenement-hous region been flushed for several
evenings and thus cooled down. but orders have
been given for keeping the free baths OF the city
open all night. and over In Brooklyn the Park
Commissioner has announc ID that people wish
ing to sleep in the parks may do so. carrying
mattresses and blankets with them II they
choose.
Silver bullion is selling lower, That does not
testify to much faith on the part OF silver
owners In the success OF their crusade.
What Is this? Has not the Roy Orator been
most loudly procaIming that this country
should be independent Of other nations in all
respects? And yet here he Is bolstering up the
Idea Of an income tax In the United States on
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The hot weather should impress on the m,na.
Of the charitably disposed the importance "a
keeping the treasury Of The Tribune Fresh Al,
Fund well filed
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Silver bullion is selling lower, That does not
testify to much faith on the part OF silver
owners IN the success OF their crusade