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The record-union., 1897-10-24
DEFEAT OF BiMETALlISM.
CAUSE OF REJOICING AMONG
BRITISH JOURNALS.
The Press Applauds the Decision
and Agrees That the Agita-
ton Is Virtually Killed.

LONDON, Oct. 23-Commenting edi-
torially on the international monetary
negotiations the Times" this morning
says:
When the extent and significance of
the American proposals come to be gen
orally understood, we shall be sur
prised if even the bimetallists venture
or contend that they could have been
accepted as the basis of any serious
international agreement. Sir James
Westlands dispatch is an admirably
reasoned state paper. AS to the Amer
lean proposals, aside from the reopen
ing of the Indian mints, it is difficult
to understand how they could be treat
ed with gravity by British statesmen.
1t is really amusing-We do not like to
use so harsh a word as impertinent-
that some gentlemen from the United
States should come here to tell US how
to improve our methods of currency
and banking. The counsels of the fox
that lost his tail are discounted by the
common sense of mankind"
The Daily Chronicle says the public
will read the story of the negotiations
with not a little surprise. 1t calls Sem
ator Wolcott's proposal ''cool," and
asks, What of Mr. Balfour and his
promise in the House of Commons in
March of last year that the Govern
ment would reopen the India mints ?"
The Daily Telegraph" admits that it
was very adroit to take advantage of
India's difficulties"
The Daily News says: Senator
Wolcott's exposition of his proposals
shows that President Mckinley knows
how to choose an American of talent
when difficult if not a hopeless piece
of work is to be done outside the United
States. Lord Elgin and his colleagues
have never done finer work than in
their dispatch which has laid the silver
ghost in India for long time to come.
It's facts are convincing and its logic
is irresistible. What could Lord Sal
isbury do but politely bow the envoys
out? He has done this in a dispatch
as urbane as it is brief, in whose SEN
tences may be detected a vein of pleas
antry''
The whole press applauds the Govern
ment's decision and agrees that the BIZ
metallic agitation is virtually killed.
The afternoon papers contain long
comments upon the monetary proposals
correspondence just published. They
are in a strain similar to those of the
morning newspapers.
The Pail Mall Gazette" declares that
Senator Wolcott's proposals We're sim
ply audacious.' adding that they have
been considered by Great Britain with
q deliberation out of all proportions to
the soundness of the scheme"
The st. James Gazette" says: 1--WE
knew the Cabinet neither could nor
would commit the country to any alter
alton Of the gold standard. The absence
of result will allow the Bryanites to
raise their hands again, and it will add
to the jingoism of America and render
more than ever necessary that our di-
plomacy be cautious and firm in dealing
with the United States in the imnedi-
ate future"
The .Globe'' says: The next time
President Mckinley is constrained by
silverite pressure to send a monetary
commission to England. he would do
we'll to adjust his proposals; to- the linn
itations of common sense"
The record-union., 1897-10-24
ARCHBISHOP KEANE.
The Secretary of the Congregation
of Cardinals Sails for Europe.

NEW YORK, Oct. 23-Archbishop
Keane, Secretary Of the Congregation
of Cardinals at Rome, sailed on La
Gasconge to-day, accompanied by his
Private Secretary, Father Gavan, and
Fathers Saillart and Pesnelle.
The Archbishop said that he would
return to the United States next Aug
ust. Commenting upon his visit to
this country, he said: Il believe that
my visit here has done good to some
people. 1 do not care to discuss the
Mgr. Schroeder case, except to say that
the Board of Directors of the University
at Washington has done its full duty to
both the Holy See and the Catholic
University. / am quite satisfied with
the status of affairs, absolutely con-
tent with present conditions, and I see
no reason for anyone to worry about
Mgr. Schroeder or the incidents which
led up to his resignation
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life. Among the relatives to reach the
city We're Mrs. Gibbs and William Mil
ton, niece and nephew of the late mill
ionaiNe, who live in Texas.
Many prominent people of Chicago
added to the concourse which filed the
house
Mrs Frank Carolan of San Francisco,
the dead mans daughter, arrived this
morning, and although completely ex-
hausted, attended the rites and took
the long journey to Graceland.
The honorary pallbearers were T. B.
Blackstone, W. ]. Doane. George l..
Dunlap, John NJ Clark, N K Fair
banks, Norman Williams, Norman B.
Dean, A. Weishermer, Robert T. Lin
coin, Marvin Hughitt, ]. S. Runnelis,
Edward S. Isham. John de Koven, w
w. Timball and H. c. Hubert.
The active pallbearers were T. H
Wickes. c. S. Sweet, E. J. Mayer, C. A
GarceIous, S. w. Bretzfeld, w. A. An
gell, G. F. Brown, S. r. Henry and F.
c. Robertson.
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LUETGERT MURDER CASE.
ACCUSED TO BE PUT ON TRIAL
AGAIN THIS WEEK.
Attorney Vincent Makes a Formal
Demand for the Removal of
Police Inspector Schaack.

CHICAGO, Oct. 23.-State's Attorney
Deneen has decided to put Luetgert on
trial for the second time some day next
week A continuance is not asked for
by the defendant. This decision Mr.
Deneen reached late this afternoon
after conference with Messrs. Vincent
and Phalen.
New evidence has been discovered
This, it is said, relates to the rebuttal
and impugns the testimony of three
witnesses for the defense
The discovery of this new evidence
was made too late to get Il in at the
first trial, says Mr.. Deneen, and it has
only been within a few days that In
spector Schaack and Captain Schuettler
became possessed of the facts.
No agreement was reached as to bail
w. A. Vincent and A. A. Goodrich:
Luetgert's attorneys, called on Mayor
Harrison to-day and made a formal
demand that Police Inspector Setback
be removed. Judge Goodrich called
the Mayors attention to a published
interview in which Inspector SchaacsS
is quoted as giving intimation that
Juror Harley was influenced by Good
rich in holding out for a disag greement
in the Luetgert case
In the interview Inspector Setback is
reported to have said that Juror Harley
was a business partner of Thomas Ga
han, the Democratic politician, and that
Vincent and Goodrich were attorneys
for the firm. Harley's son, Schaack
said, was seen frequently before the
trial in company with Judge Goodrich.
Judge Vincent informed the Mayor that
every statement made in the interview
was false.
Unless Setback could prove the truth
of what he said, Judge Goodrich, it is
understood, asked TO have him re-
moved. Judge Vincent called the
Mayors attention to what he termed
the "rascally" methods of Setback in
prosecuting Luetgert, and, it is said,
made a formal demand that the police
official be retired.
The Mayor declined to say what he
intended to do in the matter. He de-
MED that Leutegert's attorneys had
called to demand Schaack's re-
moval He said they simply wanted
the North Side Police Inspector to re-
tract several statements attributed ia
him in regard to Juror Harley and
Judge Goodrich.
The record-union., 1897-10-24
THE NEW YORK CAMPAIGN.
GROWS MORE BITTER AS DAY
OF ELECTION NEARS.
The Leading Issue Is Whether the
Government Shall be Parti-
san or Non-Partisan.

NEW YORK, Oct. 23.-Each days
developments accentuate the fact that
in the municipal campaign a leading
issue, if not the foremost one, is
whether the government of Greater
partisan.
Day by day the gall and bitterness of
the contest enter more and more into
the relation of regular toward indie
pendent and of independent toward
regular.
AS to the basis of the claims of the
managers of the respective factions
that their tickets will win at the polls
Tammany believes Van Wyck will win
because Greater New York is normally
Democratic by large majority; be-
cause the public has wearied of what
some style alleged reform; because
the Raines law is unpopular; because
the tax rate has been increased; be-
cause of division in the Republican
ranks, and because, as alleged, Georges
strength has been greatly exaggerated.
The straight Republicans say that
the normal Democratic majority is
only about $4,000 in the four counties Of
New York, Kings, Queens and Rich
mond, and George will get at least S0,-
OO0-probably 100, 000-votes, which will
come almost entirely from the Tam
many forces, while Lows vote will be
much less than is claimed, and of its
total, fully half will come from Demo-
Gratis who fear Tammany's ascendancy,
but do not want George. Much is also
hoped for from the Democrats for the
effect that Van Wyck's election would
have on the national currency ques-
ton.
Lows supporters profess confidence
because of reported defections from
Tammany, because of objections to
what is called boss rule and ma
chine politics.; because of careful can
vases before and since Lows accept
ance and because of the record, per-
sonal and political, of Columbias Pres
ident.
The George men base their hopes on
the showing of their candidate in 1886.
on the support of the Bryan forces, ami
on the discomfort with Tammany
methods.
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WHEAT GOING UP.
December Delivery Closes at 95
Cents a Bushel at Chicago.

CHICAGO, Oct. 23.-The revelation
through yesterdays advance in wheat
of the amount of bullish feeling under
lying the market ignited a good deal
of smouldering sentiment of a similar
character that appears to have existed
throughout the country. The market
felt the effect of that at the opening.
Commission houses had all the buying
orders they could manage for half an
hour, and selling was confined to the
people who had good profits in long
wheat, and who were willing to accept.
The elevator people also had a little
wheat to sell, presumably against pur-
chases of cash wheat in the country
at least that was supposed by the
traders in the pit to be the basis Of
sales by Armour & Co. and the Weare
Commission Company of about 1000
bushels each.
That had no influence, however, at
the time, for sales referred to were
made at 94@941sc for December de-
livery, and the price rose Immediately
after to 943sc or 12c above the closing,
the highest price of the day before.
Liverpool was up to 114d above yester-
days closing price, because of the more
material gain here.
The exports from both coasts this
week amounted to $500, 40 bushels,
not any more than had been foreshad-
owed by the daily cIearances, but show
ing the immense proportions of the Eu-
ropean shortage this country is being
called upon to make good.
The domestic receipts are diminish
ed, while the exports keep ON apace.
The Chicago receipts were 13S cars, of
which Is were contract
The advance referred to above, when
December rose to 945sc, was followed
by a reaction to $3.50, but it quickly
recovered again to 94c and later, on
the receipt of the Paris quotations
showing an advance equal to 31sc per
bushel for the january April term, the
early bullishness revived, December
rising to 95c and May to 93&c at the
close. sssc
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in the city to-day en- route home. Sem
ator Jones is particularly we'll pleased
with the Democratic prospects at the
November elections.
The Senator stated that the Demo-
cratic ticket would triumph in Ken
lucky by big majority. He regards
the outlook in Maryland as promising,
from a Democratic standpoint. and as
to Ohio he considers the chances good.
his advices from Hon. Horace Chap
man, Democratic candidate for Cover
nor being Of an encouraging nature,
both as to the State and legislative
tickets.
Senator Jones would express no opin-
ion on the Mayoralty contest in Great
er New York.
The record-union., 1897-10-24
Illinois Democratic Editors.

CHICAGO, Oct. 23-One hundred
and twenty-five members of the Dem
ocratic Editors State Association were
present at this, the last days session
of their convention. Strong resolutions
We're unanimously adopted heartily in
dorsing the Chicago platform of 1896.
recognizing the money question as the
paramount issue, containing greetings
to William ]. Bryan, and styling John
h Tanner the Typical Republican
Governor
The record-union., 1897-10-24
LATE GEORGE NJ. PULLMAN.
The Remains Laid at Rest in the
Family Lot at Graceland.

CHICAGO, Oct. 23.-Funeral services
over the body Of the late George NJ.
Pullman were held at the family resi-
dence on Prairie avenue to-day. The
officiating clergymen We're Rev. Drs. N.
d. Hills and N D. Eaton. the latter a
visitor at the Pullman house on the
night of the great nnancier's death.
Each minister spoke briefly. the I'm
perial Quartet sang a selection and the
casket was closed The interment was
at the family lot at Graceland
The trains of the morning brought
from every section men who had been
intimate friends and business associ-
ates Of the sleeping-car magnate in
The record-union., 1897-10-24
Severe Floods in Italy.

ROME, Oct. pa telegram from
Ancona, on the Adriatic, announces
that severe floods there have caused
several landslides, interrupting rail-
road communication, and for a time
cutting off that port from telegraphic
communication. Count Richetti was
swept away by the floods and drowned.
Since this message was sent the tele-
graph lines have again been broken.
The record-union., 1897-10-24
A Burglar Shot and Killed.

PITTSBURG, Oct. 23.-In an at
tempt TO rob a shoe store at Aetna
last night, Thomas AswaId of Balti-
more, believed to be notorious crook,
was shot and killed by means of a gun
which had been placed in the store as
a trap for burglars. In his pockets
were found fifty skeleton keys, and di-
almonds. rings, watches and chains,
valued at 81. 500.
The record-union., 1897-10-24
New York Bank Statement.

NEW YORK, Oct. 23.-The weekly
bank statement shows the following
changes: Surplus reserve, increase,
SS, 900, ,2GO; loans, decrease. S6,941, GOO;
specie. increase, $5.S69, 600; legal ten
der. increase, $2,767, 600; deposits, in
crease. 81, ,3S5, 600; circulation, increase.
S1O4. 200. The banks now hold So, ,904,-
700 in excess of the requirement of the
% per cent. rule.
The record-union., 1897-10-24
Rush of Settlers for Lands.

CHAMBERLAIN Is. d., Oct. 23.-
Scores of settlers are arriving, to be
on the grounds at 8 O'Clock Monday
morning, when the abandoned Fort
Randall military reservation will be
thrown open at the United States Land
Office for homestead entry There is
sharp rivalry for possession of the land
The record-union., 1897-10-24

Reliances touchdown was made
possible through Murphy missing a
punt he tried to catch, and lost to Re
lance on Stanford's four-yard line
After three attempts Reliance carried
it over.
The record-union., 1897-10-24
Condition of the Treasury

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23-To- days
stafment of the condition of the treas
ury shows: Available cash balance
$209, 9S4, 667; gold reserve, $151, 81, ,576
The record-union., 1897-10-24
Marysville's New Postmaster.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-The Presi-
dent has appointed Charles Hapgood
Postmaster at MarySville, Cal
The record-union., 1897-10-24
SENATOR JAMES X. JONES.
Well Pleased With Democratic
Prospects at November Election.
Prospects

LITTLE ROCK (Ark). Oct. 23.-Sen-
ator James K Jones. Chairman of the
Democratic National Committee. was
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-15
School Committee Ballot.
Y z s.

Here the voter has voted for the charter
but has not voted on the school COM
mittee act at all, because he has not
placed cross in either of the squares
directly above the question relating to
that act.
How shall the citizen vote on the two
questions? That of course is for him to
decide after an Intelligent consideration
of them. We have pointed out freque ntly
the merits of the new charter and rega I'd
them of so much Importance as to EN-
title the charter to adoption on Monday.
While it adds little new power to the NUM-
cipal government it fixes the response
where it lies and know just where to
place the blame for mismanagement
That is q very great advantage. 1t has
been alleged by some that in some way it
weakens the control Of the people over
the government. Such is not the case.
On the other hand it really strengthens
it, by enabling them to see more clearly
than they can now where the response
bility lies. The new charter is in the line
of progress. 1t is drawn in accorda nee
with the best modern thought upon the
subject of municipal government. Our
present charter was made in 1882 when
the city was much smaller than at present
and is inadequate for our present needs.
We present in another column the pin
ions of many prominent citizens upon
the school committee act, giving MANY
good reasons why it should be adopted.
Though there have been some objections
offered to the method of the election of
women provided for in this act, they
amount to very little, and the real ques-
ton submitted is whether the people of
Portland want women on the school com
mittee or not. We are inclined to think
that the need Of women ON the board is
a good deal exaggerated, and that the
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-15

The Cuban question seems to have
broken out afresh at Washington, and
there are many signs that we are on the
eve of important action by Congress or
the President or both. The foreign affairs
committee of the Senate has just had &C
cess to the reports received from time to
time by the State Department concern
ing the condition of affairs in the island,
and they are said to substantiate the
worst descriptions of the correspondents
OF the barbarities that are practiced there,
ana OF the wholesale destruction of prop
erty. President Mckinley has sent q
special representative to the island, and
when he returns it is probable that the
country will hear something from the
PRESIDENT on the subject. Meanwhile the
subject is likely to continue to be fruit
full theme of discussion.
Inc resolution pending in the Senate
at the present time, which is championed
especially by Senator Morgan, proposes
recognition of the belligerency of the Gu.
pan rebels. 1t is little difficult to see
how that kind of resolution, even if
passes and is signed by the President, can
do the rebels much good, beyond giving
them some moral support. Recogni-
ton OF belligerency imposes no obligation
upon the recognizing government to assist
in any way, either directly or indirectly,
the party recognized. The recognition of
the belligerency Of the Southern Confed-
eracy by France and England was of lit
tie advantage to it, beyond a certain
moral effect perhaps. Neither would
recognition have any very decided ten
dency to bring the war to close.
The only justifiable ground for interior
ence on our part in the struggle is that it
is necessary to prevent the wanton and
useless destruction of life and property,
that is, on the ground of general hui
manity. But the only kind of interior
ence that can be justified on that ground
is such as gives reasonable assurance of
bringing the war to speedy close A
recognition of belligerency is not such a
kind. If our government is going to in
terfere at all it ought to interferein a
way that will do some good-that is in a
way that will bring the conflict to an
early termination. Our people are natu-
rally reluctant to NEEDLE in other ma
TOMS affairs, but there is growing i'm
preston among them that they cannot
sit by and see wanton destruction of
life and property go on Indefinitely in
Cuba without making any effort to stop
it without being to certain extent re-
sponsible for it.
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-15
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

F. Marion Crawford will deliver hun
| bred lectures next winter upon Italian
art.
| Joel Chandler Harris says that his
Uncle Remus is composite of three OF
| four old negroes whom he knew as boy
and that his Brer Rabbit stories are fol
the most part plantation tales.
| Emerson and Ruskin met at Oxford
about twenty five years ago. 81 found
Emerson's mind total blank in matters
of art" said Ruskin to a friend 81
found myse wholly out of sympathy
with Ruskin's views" remarked Elmer.
| son; II wonder such genius can be
| possessed of such devil"
M. Francois Coppee has been compelled
to quit work, owing to i'll health.
At recent sale of books in London
there appeared presentation copy OF
Keats's poems, 1917, first edition, with the
autograph. "To W. Wordsworth, with the
authors sincere reverence Wordsworth
had never cut the leaves. The old book
brought $3.50.
Ouida has another novel in the press,
although lie Selve' has been out but a
few weeks. The new story deals with
the difficulties attendant upon an attempt
to put into practice ideas of social eqlali-
| ty and is named "The Altruist.''
The Hungarian painter, Munkacsy, who
| was recently stricken with paralysis is
said to have been writing his memoirs
when he was overtaken with illness
| Whether or not he had neared the com.
pletion of the work is not made known
| but fragments of the writing are promised
to appear soon in Paris
| The life of Tennyson which his son, the
present lord, has been preparing for some
| time, has now gone to press. 1t will be
| published in two good-siZed volumes in
| the autumn.
Mr.. Benson, of "Dodo' fame, is writ
| ing novel of Greek life dealing with
Greeces struggle with the Turks seventy
years ago. The story will appear in seri.
al form before it comes out as a book.
Frank r. Stockton's new book is a
collection of nine short stories, grouped
under the title GA Story Teller's Pack
| Pierre Lott has appealed through the
French press for funds to equip number
of hospital ships on the coast of Ireland.
| to which fishermen may be taken for
| treatment when ill.
Mr.. George L. o. Davidson, Scotch
man, has dawned on the world with a
flying machine for which he claims great
things. The secret of his invention lies
! in the fact that the principle of gravita-
ton is the sole propelling force of flying
machines. Hitherto most flying machines
have sought to force their way through
the air by means of propulsion based on
| the analogy of the railway engine and the
steamer. Mr. Davidson, acting on his
extensive knowledge of the flight of birds
has devoted all his motive power to lift
ing the machine. When it is at u certain
height and the raising force is suspended,
the machine tends to fall forward owing
to its. being overweighted in front; the
angle as produces a swooping flight. and
the machine would glide forward on a
decline however slight being Dragged
down and along by gravitation
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-15
MONDAYS ELECTION.

The special election to decide upon the
proposed new charter and the act author
izing the election of three women at
large as members of the school committee
will take place Monday. 1t should be
clearly understood that there are two sep
srate and distinct questions submitted to
the voters. The first is as follows:
Shall an act entitled Gan Act granting
a New Charter to the City of Portland, -
passed by the Legislature of the State of
Maine in the year Of our Lord one thous-
and eight hundred and ninety seven, and
approved by the Governor March II, A.
d. 1897, be accepted and adopted?
The second is the following:
Shall an act entitled "An Act in rela-
ton to the School Committee of the City
of Portland, passed by the Legislature
of the State of Maine in the year of our
The Portland daily press., 1897-05-15

The Argentine editors talk as if the
United States was affording that country
just cause flor complaint, charg-
ing it with having toyed with
their commercial affections and then
cast them off. The correspondent of the
Chicago Record says they forget that
more than 60 per cent of their exports to
the United States have entered our coun-
try free during the last ten or twelve
years, and that 81 per cent have been ad.
mitted free since the present tariff law
was passed; while on the other hand they
admit free only 6 per cent of their i'm
ports from the United States. They also
forget that the Argentine government i'm
poses per cent export tax on both
wool and hides which are now admitted
free into the United States. The Argen-
tine government proposes to put heavy
duty on pine lumber, kerosene, machinery
and agricultural implements in retalia-
ton for our restoration of duty on wool,
without considering that these articles
must be imported and that the consumers
must pay the tax.