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The times., 1897-09-07

bimetaIlisn, or in their united determine
tion to make that the one issae of the
political battles In 1898 and 900.
This forms q timely answer to the Re-
publican Administration boomers, who have
been trying to make the country believe
that, because one American commodity has
been accorded living price, to the benerit
Of its producers and their creditors, on ac-
count of famines and disasters in other
lands that, therefore, there is nothing
more iI the silver craze" and that silver
will be forgotten a. an issue before 900.'
Far from anything like that being the
truth, the reaction from the temporary
wheat boom, which must come when crop
conditions are restored In Russia, India
and South America, viii more than ever
rurce the silver question to tie front, since
the revu!sion will tend to demonstrate the
futility of expecting general prosperity
on any basis other than the restoration of
conditions aud policy that VIII put up all
commodities to the old biInetallic pros
perity level
This partial wheat prosperity, notwlth-
standing It's sad causes and fIecting charac-
ter, is boom indeed.
The times., 1897-09-07
Democracy With Brrnn.

whatever may have been the motive, the
fact is that the New York World has done
the country a valuable service Ia securing
from Mr.. Bryan a full statement of his
views on Mckinley wheat prosperity, and
then following that publication with the
telegra pled Endorsements of nemocratfc
national committeeman and State CON-
mittee chairmen in nearly all the States
and Territories of the Union
From ali these high Official party
sources IT plainly appears that the temper
airy Gleam OF prosperity which has come to
our agricultural interest In consequences OF
crop failures In other countries has not in
the least affected the faith Of the leaders
or OF the rank and file OF Democracy in
The times., 1897-09-07
New Five O'Clock
Tea Kettles,

Just received our first
shipment of the 1897 Brass,
Nickel and Copper Tea Ket-
ties, with stands to match or
of black wrought iron. The
finish and symmetry CT these
goods are perfect and the
prices are extremely low.
Especial attention is called to
a Brass Kettle on a brass stand,
with rass-huished asbestos
lampat Sl-25. Others up to $500.
Fifth floor.
The times., 1897-09-07
Puritan Morals.
(From liarper's Bazar.) }

A young man, living within Thousand
miles OF Boston. recently called to spend
the evening with his lady-love. Before
the hour of departure came it began to
rain furiouSlY. His prospective motherin
law took pity upon him and invited him
to remain all night, and so save going
home in the Wet and perhaps contracting
pneumonia, er at least rheumatism Her
kind Invitation was accepted with aiac-
rity and gratitude.
When the considerate hostess came down
stairs in the morning she noticed the young
mans ovcrcoat hanging in the hall, and,
TO her surprise, il was thoroughly soaked,
and had evidently seen Wet weather very
recently. What couIdi it mean? Her curioS-
it y could not be controlled, and at the break
fast table she said to her promising SON
inrlaw Willie, / notice that your over
coat is very Wet. How did 1t happen"
Why" he meekly replied, "s5sf fore
went to bed went home to tell mother
and to get my nightgown."
The times., 1897-09-07
SCHEME TO SAVE PERRY.
Extraordinury Precautions Are Be
Ing Taken to Battle 1t.

Atlanta, Ga, Sept .6.-EXtraordinary pre-
cautions are being taken by Gov. Atkinson
to prevent the success of an alleged scheme
to rescue Horace G.. Perry, the murderer
of Belly Lanier, who S TO be hanged at
Decatur next Wednesday morning Perry
has many friends in North Georgia, W here
he served for many years as United States
marshal, ana all these people believe that
the unvritten law of their country JUS
titled The killing OF Lauier.
Word reached the governor that a plot
was on foot to take Perry from his guards
on W ednesday as he was being driven from
Atlanta to the jail at Decatur, where he
is to be executed. The distance is eight
miles, and more than one mile lies through
a dense forest. The governor sent for Col.
Gambler, OF the Fifth Regiment, who, by
a strange coincidence, is the judge who
presided at Perry's trial, and after a long
conference 1t was agreed to send the regi-
ment along with Perry on his long march
to the gallows.
Major Kempton will be in command, and
the troops viii carry plenty of cartridges.
Jerry is keeping up his nerve well, and
today held quite a reception in the Jail
here. He says he is glad he killed LanIer
and would do it again under 1De same
circumstances.
The times., 1897-09-07
The i5c. Books.

A good assortment here yet.
Two more DAYS like the past
three will see the last of them,
however. They were made to
sell for 25c. and 35c. They are
strictly perfect and are being
sold at 15c. each. All 12mo.,
cloth = strong, durable and
slightly.
Few of the titles and authors:
RIDER HAGGARD-
she jess" Allan Quartermain.
''Biawa's Revenge Mr.. II eeson's Will"
W. GILMORE sRlMs
.sCharIemont, Richard Hurtliss," Con-
fessien," Border Beasles, y 'BeaGchampe."
'.Southward Ho," -Nigwam and Iabin,"
''vascoEceIOs,' ''Eutaw," ''MeIlichdmpe."
THE Forayers, The Yenasse-"
GEORGE MACDONALD
.Wlfred Cumbermede-"
NJ QUAD /
"The LimeK Kiln Club"
HAWLEY SMART
Hunted Down.
RAY THoMPsoS-
L Respectable Family"
wILKIE COLLINS
The Legacy OF Cain"
F. c. PHILLIPS
AS in Looking Glass"
THOMAS HARDY
"The Trumpet Maior."
BENJAMIN D'ISRAELI
'-Endymion."
GEO. MANyILLE FEM
"A Dark House."
oUIDA-
"A House Party"
MRS. EDWARDS
VIVIAN, the Beauty"
ELLIOT BARNES
"A Tramp Actor -
SARAH TYTLER-
Lady Bell"
MRS. GAsKELL-
Right at Last"
w. CLARK RUSSELL
The Wreck OF the Grosvenor..
MARRIOTT WATSON
"Marahuna'
DAVID C. MURRAY
'one Traveller Returns"
FOR BOYS
Jack in the Foreeastle," j" "Perfous Adj
ventures by Land and Sea- Two Years
Before the Mast, ~ Thrilling Scenes Among
Indians. = oliver Twist, Dickens ) hort
or steries."
Worth buying to keep for
future need.
Basement
yEIoo drra~d @ oft,rnr
The times., 1897-09-07

The best story yet told on ME- ReIHlng-
ton, and also possibly the most gigantic
fabrication, dealt with the time he as sent
down TO Cuba by New York paper To
draw pictures to illustrate the war letters
of Richard Harding Davis and Stephen
Crane The latter foundered on the way
aud never reached Cuba, ~ that Davis was
the oaIy correspondent who enjoyed the
company OF Mr.. Reringtons IS Illustrative
pen IL is no reflection upon Mr.. Reming
tons ehaste modeSty to say that the very
firat illustration that appeared In the New
York Journal from his pen at this time w as
double page Illustration of himself ami
Mr.. Davis attired in Cuban overaIls and
snnereros. But to get back to the story
Remington wanted 10 get near-side view
OF the captain-gcneral of Spain, 10 use Ia
his pape. with a psychological treatise on
the brutality exhibited in the features
Gampos was the butcher of Cuba then,
Weyler not yet having been sent over from
Spain. Remington did bis best TO catch
Cafapos al a time when the eaptaiH-general
was angry. He couldn't do it on account
of the diplomatic cloak Campos donneti
whenever he visited him He sent Davis
over TO Campos to jar him up little by
asking him all sorts OF lmperJinent ques
tons, of the kind Richard always asks
bnt 1t didn't work. So he took picture
Of Carnpos, put in under green light
turned il halfway around, and sketcired in
great Jumps OF wickedness all over the
skull II was all done with d master
hand. and no one of the thousands oi
readers some weeks later knew that Fred
eric ReIaingtor's versatile pen had been al
work again on another picture that was not
haiupered by facts.
The times., 1897-09-07
A corns of Blerele Rurglnrs.

Danbury, Conn.,, Sept. 6.-The farmers
for ter miles about this city are up in rms
over tie raids of gang OF burglars who
prowl Oh bicycles. Atleast score of farm
houses have been broken into within the
past three days and several hundred dol
lars worth OF goods have been carried
away. The burglars came from the di-
rection of Wilton, and it is suspected that
they may helate to the gang captained by
Minnie Br;,.herton, " no is under arrest liz
that place. In some places large amounts
Of money just received by the farmers for
their crops were secured by the burglars.
The times., 1897-09-07
CANADIAN CABINET AFFAIR.
Sigus of Changes in Iaurier Liberal
Ministry.

Montreal, Sept. 6.-It is generally be-
lieved that there will be some changes Ia
the Laurier Liberal Cabinet before long
'The Hon. Joseph Israel Tarto, minister OF
pubic works, is the object of much dis
favor on the part OF tile "0ld Liberals in
the Montreal districts where the minister
exercises the patronage. To temporize, Sir
WilfIed is allowing MI. Tarto te go on
European trip, meanwhile propitiatiHg the
dIsaffecled by the distribution of high of
fices. such as jHdgeslips, vacancies being
'sTeated by the retirement OF present occu-
pants ON account of age. Not less than half
a dozen new judges viii be placed ON the
bench.
Two Liberal sea Is are vacant in the pro-
vince. Temiscouata, through the death Of
c. Z. Poulist, NJ. p, and Arthbaska,
through the elevation OF Joseph Lavergne.
Sir Wilfred's law partner, 10 the bench.
The Liberals will carry these seats by ac-
clama tion, as Lauuer at present is in
vincible in Quebec.
The times., 1897-09-07

Mr.. W. p Rend, the Chicago coal oper-
ator, thinks the strike viii be settled on
the e5-cent compromise basis. He is par
ticalarIy bitter on the strike, which he
calls socialism, and declares: I'VE must
.strangle socialism or else socialism, at
no distant day, viii ruin our industries
aud destroy our laws, our liberties and
our Government" 1t might be well &c
remind Mr.. Rend that the reaction from
gold contraction and the attempted en-
slavernent of the people, if it should come
through a physical revolution, would be
pretty apt to result in socialism or worse
The way to strangle socialism is to re
store the money of the people and general
prosperity.
The times., 1897-09-07
IN HOTEL LoBBIEs.

Frederic Remington, artist, frontiers
man, war correspondent and gentleman or
leisure, arrived at the Ebbitt House sat
urday evening, and at once started out
To see the town, under the guidance OF
that old stager Alfred Henry Lewis, whose
new book OF Western tales Remington has
Just Illustrated. Washington's white ele-
piant IS only baby as yet. and naturally
Remington must have thought 1t quite IN
significant after going the rounds In Cuba,
Greece and the Wild West. Still, Lewis
managed to show him good ii me. at
least, that is the pres umption, since Dir.
Remington was very late in showing up
at his hotel.
The times., 1897-09-07

Remington S arrival at the Ebbitt House
started number OF good stories with the
celebrated artist as the hero. One Of
them was TO the effect that those wonder
fully tkrilling and vivid pictures Of battles
in Greece during the recent Graeco Turkish
contest were drawn through a pair OF
field gl1sses, and that the picturesque
ilIustrat never was near enough to the
fighting to tell whether the Greeks used
Springfield rifles OF the Krag Jorgensen
pattern. or whether they used anything
besides spears and turlassss- His large
half page Illustrations were not on scale
large enough 10 permit the reader TO dis
tiaguish the make Of the rifle, Or the Ile-
tails tft the dress OF the Greeks In fact
MI. Remington. In his drawings, has never
been known to b. hampered by Iacts, His
bold, dashing style carries everything be-
fore it, and IL that does not his sweeping
signature, ''Frederic Remington always
proves inyineible.
The times., 1897-09-07

sioner Evans will soon resign. 1t Is said
that AIr. Evans is chatting under the call
down he received the other day from Sec
retary Bliss, the Secretary being somewhat
of an advocate of civil service reform.
Mr.. Evans has run the bureau Oh the
spoiis plan as far as possible, but haa
been frustrated in his efforts 10 make
his bureau the refuge of the spokesman.
The Civil Service Commission has given
him several hard knocks, and. taken al
together, his position has not been pleasant.
The times., 1897-09-07
Iu,portant Cnptrre of Robbers

Denver, Col, Sept GA dispatch re-
ceived here reports the capture near Sprin-
ger, y. NJ OF five men supposed to be the
robbers who held up q Gulf passenger train
on Twin Mountain Saturday. The rotori-
Gus Panland brothers, three in number, are
among the prisoners. Stolen goods were
foundi in the possession of the men.
The times., 1897-09-07
DEATH DUE TO GARDNER.
Harry CIahangh, Clerk in the
Looted Bunk, Kills Himself.

Altoona, Pa Sept. 6.-Harry Clabaugh
shot thifnselfthrough the head atnoon today,
dying instantly. He was clerk II the
Second National Bank OF Altoona. in 1888,
when Cashier Harry Gardner -decamped
with S150,0o0 of the banks funds. Ex-
apliner Miller committed suicide in the
sank TWO days later because of the shame
OF having allowed Gardner to hoodwink
him. CIabaugh was charged with com
phcity but never tried. He has been
mentally deranged ever since.
The times., 1897-09-07

Advices from Simla assure Us that the
Ameer OF Afghanistan has succeeded in
convincing the vieeroyal authorities in India
that he has never swerved In MS loyal
friendship for Queen Yictoria, and that his
subjects who joined the frontier rebellion
did so without his knowledge or consent.
This leaves all the war supplies he has been
gathering for the past year, his assumption
Of the title, Light OF Islam" and the con-
vention of Mullahs at Cabul all still TO be
accounted for: but Abdurrahman before
this has shown himself to be person
open TO reason, especially If the same be
accompanied by the pa yment to his ac-
count in the Bank of England of com
Portable sum in golden guineas-
The times., 1897-09-07
HnrrthIe Sign of Infnnticide.

Newark, N. j., Sept. 6.-Tbe body OF a
child, which the police think is net more
than one day old, was found floating IN
the Morris Canal by some boys shortly
after noon today. 1t was naked, dis
emboweleG and the limbs were torn
aSunder.
The times., 1897-09-07
To save Eishertnen,s SouIs

Gloucester, Mass, Sept. 6. Through the
generosity of Mrs. Maria Mcclure.
wealthy resident of Magnolia, Gloucester
is to have q mission ship to 20 among
the fisherman On Grand Banks. Chaplain
Carlton, OF the Fishermen's Institute, an
old sea captain, VIII take charge of the
first trip.
The times., 1897-09-07
POLICE scUFFLE WITH ROBBERS.
Surprised With PIuDder, the Burg
lars Resist nnd One Is Killed.

lars Resist nDd One Is Killed.
New York Sept. 6. Three burglars were
captured at 2 O'Clock this morning in
Brooklyn, while driving away with
wagon load OF stolen goods. In a scuffle
one { f the burglars was shot dead. An
other burglar escaped.
The dead burglar was Abraham Dorf-
man, thirty years old, of this city. The
burglars had planned wholesale raid on
one of the many clothing stores.
they stfIe hor sc and wagon, and driv-
ing to the clothing store ofGellar & Ahra-
way, on Watkins street, broke into the
place Then they began to load their wagon
with plumber. Three policemen surprised
them while at work and in the scuffle
that ensued Dorffnan was shot deaG. The
prisoners are Henry Hertz and Henry Zak
The times., 1897-09-07
NAVAL ACADEMY CANDIDATES.
Only Twenty-Fhree Successful IL
Passing the Examinations.

PuSsIDH CIIt ILAHiIIIIIsitIUIIss
Annapolis, Md, Sept. 6.-Twenty three
candidates for the Naval Academy have
been admitted. Thirty-three failed in
mathematics. Those admitted today were:
Kelly d. Alsop, Mississippi John IL.
Walsh, Washington; Newman Perry,
South Carolina; w H Seintrogers, In
diana; James j. Fitzpatrick, louisiana;
John F. Green, North Carolina; Claude
Browne, Iowa; Samuel d. Price, Mis-
souri,; Raymond s Keyes, Ohio; Frederick
L. Oliver, North Carolina; George F..
Blair, Michigan; Edward c. Hamer, Viz
ginia.
Bundy, the celored candidate from Gin
cinnati, who failed, will try for reap
pointment.
The times., 1897-09-07
These Early Days of
SEPTEnBER

Find us busy opening boxes
and cases of the new au-
tumn and winter goods.
Much that was never seen
before in this city will un-
fold fast and continuously
with the new month.
The summer things that
remain are being rapidly
disposed of at wonderful
price reductions. There are
desirable things in wearing
apparel, &C.. that can be
used for several weeks yet,
and they are reduced, in
many instances. to less than
half former prices.
The times., 1897-09-07

II the report that the Egyptian cotton
crop this year VIII yield 600, 100000
pounds is correct. 1t is not likely that there
viii be as much Mckinley prosperity in
the South as in the wheat districts.
The times., 1897-09-07

Walter Marsden, an interesting young
man from London, England, has been see
ing the town for a few days, making his
headquarters at the st. James He is a
young man, in business in London, who is
spending about S4eO in a vacation trip
over the eastern part of the United States.
He is travelling alone. just as he mas made
several vacation trips in past years. He
has been in every European capital except
ST. Petersburg during the past five years,
but this is his first trip to America
What / miss most Of all in america, -
he said, ''are the music halls like we have
IN London and Paris. The first night I
arrived here 1 asked to be shown a music
hall, and 1 was stared at. Finally 1 ran
up against chap who had IN idea OF
the sort of shows we have at music halls.
He steeTed me into Kernan's. Then 1
struck tne Grand Opera House, up there by
the Treasury building, and saw what was
the nearest imitation of real London
music bali / have seen yet. I am told.
however, that the music hall feature of
the Grand Opera House viii not be con-
tinued. That is shame. l should think
Washington could support one real music
hall"
The times., 1897-09-07

II is said that the object Of the trust is
to have the Dutch sugars declared to be
aduterated, and If they can get such u
ruling they would then come in under sec
tion 212 OF tie new law, which provides
that on all sugars after being refined, when
tinctured. colored or in any way adulter-
atad, there shall be levied u duty of 4
cents pound and / per cent ad vaioren.
This would amount to the prohibition OF
DutcA sugars, for, at such rate OF duty.
not q pound would be brought into the
United States
Dutch sugar is OF q lower grade than
that refined by the trust and can be sold
at lower figures. If the trust eOu aid force
~ out Of the market IL would, OF course, be
greatly 70 its advantage. prominent
Treasury official said this afternoon that
IL was extremely improbable that the de
partIaent would mold this sugar, into which
this very small percentage or foreign sub
stance found its way through the legiti
late nieanE of refining, to be adulterated.
The times., 1897-09-07
Cntting I-n Mr. Luetgert.

(From the Chicago Times -Herald.)
Merely by gancing at the newspaper pic
turesit is a very easy matter To see which
journal believes that Luetgert is muir
dercr and which one believes him saint
The times., 1897-09-07
Tne J,n-Jams of Wheat.

(From the Chicago Times Herald.)
Severalesbmahle gentlemen on the board
would feel brtt-r ii September whea would
take q little bromide and settle its nerv-
BUSINESS.
The times., 1897-09-07

Congressman Henry e. Johnson OF the
Sixth Indiana district VIII retire from
public life at the end of his present term.
He was first elected to the Fifty second
Congress and has been elected ever since,
but had hard figot for the nomination
preceding the last Congressional election.
II was said at that time that Mr.. John
son would not again make fight for the
place. I!e will make an official announce
ment of his intention either about the
beginning OF the next session or Just be
fore TIE nominating convention Of his
district meets. Mr.. Johnson intends tn
resume the practice oflaw and viii locate
either In New York or Brooklyn. Since
the adjour nnent Of the last session he
has been recuperating and devoting him
self 10 u review of the law in order to fit
himself for active practice OF his old pro
fesSion
The times., 1897-09-07
POLITICAL GOSSIP.


There Is suspicion about the Treasury
Department that the Sugar Trust Is en-
dcavoring to secure ruling through which
1t viii he able to freeze out the importers
OF Dutch sugars, and, after sitting that
Competition, small though it may be' force
Up the price of refined sugar. lIile NO
official OF the Treasury viii make the
flat-footed statement, the leading Officers
who discuss the matter intimate That the
American Sugar Trust Is behind the prose-
cntion OF the nIen III Ohio w no nave Deen
arrested on a charge OF selling Dutch
sugar, which is. as is claimed by Dairy
and Food Commissioned Blackburn, adul-
terated.
Some time ago a sample OF this sugar
was sent to Washin gton for analysis, and
was examined by William ID. Cruntbie, one
Of the chemists of the Treasury Depart
ment. The chief chemist on duty in New
York ut the office of the board OF gen
crfl appraisers, Is DE-. ScheIer, VINO was
said at the depar tulent to be in Ohio as
sisting in the prosecution OF the arrested
men. The analysis was made, as has been
stated, b5 DR.. Crumbie, and was approved
by Acting Chief Chemist Baker. The an
alYsis shows the following.
Pure sugar 98.So00
Insolnble organic material. -01o2
U1transrine blue. ..--...-.-..-- .ot2o
Water 1900
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 39.9727
The difference between this sum and LOG
represents matter not accounted for, bui
in such small portions as not To be ma
terial A copy OF this analysis was mailed
Commissioned Blackburn
The times., 1897-09-07

There Were two cases in Indiana recently
that illustrate hfw some clerks in the
Postoffice Department lose their jobs and
get them back and how some lose them and
do not get them back. In Anderson there
WAS one clerk who wanted to be trans
ferred from the position Of stamp 10 mail
ing clerk, and he was told that if he re
signed the one he should be appointed to the
other. After his resignation he quarreled
with the postmaster and that official de-
cIined to give him mtheappointment. Hecom-
blamed tn the department and an inspector
was sent out. The Inspector found that
the oIerb did not prove a promise on the
pa rt Of the postmaster to rea ppoint him, and
that clerk Is still out of a job.
III Terre Hau.e one of the clerks was dis
missed hecause he had d fight in the office
with one OF the other clerks. The post
| master saw the fight and thought such
conduct was detrimental 10 the Service,
aud forthwith bounced the clerk without
ceremony. Complaint was gain made and
| ga Inspector was sent to make an investiga
ton. The inspector this time found that
| the pastIuaste rwas mista ken; thatthere was
| no fight and that therefore, the post
| master could not have seen it. There hav-
| I3g been Do fight tie clerk very naturally y
| did not give offehse, and the inspector
recommended his reinstatement. The rein
| statement will lie made. It may be well to
remark that in the enc case the clerk was
| d Republican and in the other Democrat.
| Tue Republican national committee is
| being worked for all there 5 in it for
| the good of Mark Hanna in his Ohio cam
! paign. There has just been issued by the
oommittee a large volume, devoted to the
| tariff and Kindred questions, which will
be given y ide circulation throughout the
| State 1t contains extracts from various
speeches made during the last session and
many speeches made in the campaign.
| The tariff is worked from every point OF
view Serator Foraker S speech on Ohio
elections is also reproduced, and there is
| considerable to say about Cuba. At
| taehed to the end of the volume is an adj
denda devoted to election statistics. There
are also liberal citations from newspaper
editorials, and a grent deal of STUFF landa,
tory OF the doings OF the Republican part,
| and the sayings of its mouthpeces.
There is good ,ieoli OF quiet talk goin,
the rounds among Officials OF the highe
grade To the effect that Pension Commits