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TRAPPED BIZ mrs yoonrv
Held On the Haiirond Track usu,..
motive KuIed Him. -oee-

SHAMoKIN. Jan. :. w,,!,, IA,
John Comeaush caused lts pys,~r,,o,.unT
q tragic death III the I.rhlsa vEl,y p.rHn't
ut Excelsior last evening. Uh
Mr.. Comcaugh, who was abou, n vo,-,
had come to this place earlier In 40 l,.
after spending. some time here, s.t-..l '1"i,
home. Tired by HIS tram. With walk
made any easier hy the fact TIA. g.. - hot
sessed ore sound leg. Mr. Cuu.a i,S ~ Pos
to take the shortest crt IN his i,nils t.vuled
which made II necessary for him 10 cross peSa
railroad tracks. ''ss Tie
As he came near tho track, N- co,
heard the noise OF an apron Mn. Eat "un5a
paid little attention to 49,. tlIr.I.. L ~.
plenty OF time to make the crnsslty vi ha1
stepped on the rail-. however. he fTr,I ~
horror that the train, which Nas 4 r,.r'na
was dashing round n curve near hf a, ..sster,
rate. and ne prepared to spring or. a, ~
way of danger. Is
In his anxiety he failed To look vhe-on-.
stepping. and the steel point ~ hs ,yo1is, ~
Slipped into a crack n ore OF Inc 49,, v.Les
cross ties. and his struggles To- n. ra.. ~!
seemed to cause IL TO become mere I-uIv s..,II
bedded In the wood. ID"
Neighbors who saw Nj. Cnnoalrl'. ,e-.ih,.
fore they conid reach him lie sgcre, ed i, -.
leasing. his leg by n vio,en, y~x-rtiyn. lgt in -
ing so lost his balance ald fell directly aT-a,.
the track. N''''
With n second more time lie would n-,h,,,,
have escaped injury. but as he Jumped ,T M.
feet the engine Of the passenger tralr vs.
upon HIN. Before lie could do moro thaa vivs
force. hts body being haried down a s;.en en-.
bAnkment, mangled and lif-l-ss.
The accident occurred within s!yht u. IN.
home to which he was Fastening.
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THE MISSIONARIES nv TURKEY.
An Armchair Candid Opisioa of the
Fruits OF Their Lasors.

To THE EDITOR or THE SUK-Sr TIE ut
terances OF the Rev. James l.. Barton in relation
to the mission work In Turkey. as reported in
yesterdays SuS, are n puzzle to me. let mo
tell you n secret" says Or. Barton. 1T is Inn
possible to Chrlstianize the Mohammedans
The Christians are working for them. however.
II Is the plan to Chris:ianize the Armenians and
seize on the powers OF Turkey. The Arme-
mans arc being prepared for the great move
ment when the time comes"
II would have been more correct for DR.. BAR
ton TO begin with Saving, Let me tell you a
riddle" instead OF "A secret" | would very
much Ike DR.. Barton TO explain wha; he means.
In plain English, his words give us to under
stand that, as the missionaries cannot directly
Ctris,ianize the Moslems, they will begin by
Christ!anlz!ng the Armenians. as though tho
Armcnians were not Christians already, and
will drill them preparatory to a revolution,
whereby they will seize on the powers OF Tur-
key and convert the Mohammeians by force.
l would not insist that this was what he exactly
meant. but it is the only thing we could make
out OF his words In assuming that they were not
intended for a riddle.
The Armenians are n Christian nation; they
have been Christians rs n nation for sixteen
centuries. and they do not believe in using force
for the conversion OF or any
others. They are tolerant, and they believe that
every one can enter heaven II lie Is n righteous
man. no matter what ones creed may be. The
Armenians don't need to he "Chris,ianized " by
intolerant and ~fanatical missionaries, who
would consider heterodox all those who do not
hold the same religious views rs themselves. and
they do not propose to he used as n cats. paw for
the furtherance OF missionary crafts.
Armen!ans would have boon better OFT with.
out the i~ntrIgues OF soheming missionaries, and
the less they have OF these missionaries the bet.
ter will DO their prospects for tho future. As n
true Armenian, / pray that God may save tho
Armenians from the Vaccinations o. the big.
oted missionaries ms well hs from the cruelty OF
the unspeakable Turk.
1t Is consoling TO those ArInenians who have
known these missionaries too we'll to see that
Americans have at last opened their eyes and
are not so ready now to throw away their
money toward the missionary funds. Hence
the rapid decrease OF these funds md the alarm
OF the Foreign Mission Boards. which will next
week hold u lot OF demonstration meetings
trust the people will not lose their heads by
historical outcries and will know them by their
fruits. Armenia has tasted their fruits and
has found them very bitter.
trust that THE SrS will be impartial enough
TO grant u space for these sentIments OF nm
aggrieved Armenian who knows whereof ho
speaks. and who has the best regards for tie
American people TO whose earnest considera.
tion he begs to submit these expressions OF n
sincere heart. ARMAyI L. E~ARTooGuIAN.
NEW YORK, Jan. o.
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The swath Remedy for Forest Fires

1t is to be hoped that the defeat of Mr..
~SHAFRoTH's bill to furnish protection against
forest fires will not discourage hose who
are urging other methods.
The vote in the House was very small. 90
ayes to 33 noes, and the bill itself was ex-
perimental and open to objections. 1t au-
thorized the Secretary OF the Interior to have
ways, about 1000 feet wide, cut through
any forests on the public domains tina are
liable to destruction by fire, at intervals of
from five to ten miles. and in direc-
tions that seemed most effective to prevent
the spreading OF fire. The timber on these
broad paths was to be offered for sale at
public auction, the purchaser agreeing to
remove it and to clear the entirs way COW
cred by his purchase, II no bids were
covered by the value of the timber rs an
equivalent, tho Government was to be al
lowed to accept bids for clearing.
Mr.. SHAFRoTn's original bill was OF still
moro doubtful expedicncy. 1t compelled
the Secretary to have such ways cut, in
stead Of leaving the matter to his discretion.
But a fundamental objection found to the
plan was that IA part of the forests would
certainly be laid waste, should the law be
carried out, while fires might or might not
occur, and IL they did occur, might or might
not be stopped by these swaths.
Indeed, IL the ferceness of n forest fire is
considered, and the sparks and burning
fragments which it sends ahead along it's
course. there must be a serious question
whether a swath a thousand feet wide
would be Of much service. The plan
followed is the familiar one OF trying
to stop fires by cutting down areas in
advance; but n barren area or n shifting
Of the wine is often far more efficacious. A
fire starting in n compact mass of pine
might defy clearings a thousand feet wide.
Again, the act Of clearing leaves much de-
bris which soon decays to finder; and sup
posing that a rigid removal of everything
combustible could be enforced upon con-
tractors. there might be at the next season
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ONE DAY FOR HUMAN liberty.
Lovers or Freedom Asked 20 Give That
Much TO Cubn's Cause.

ToTHE EDITOR or THE rN-S.r The bounden
duty OF the United States as tho representa-
tive republic Of tho world is to promote. ex-
tend. and defend government by the people
when and wherever. in this hemisphere at
least. nm opportunity is offered TO do so by law
full and honorable means.
Cuba. at our very doors. demands and de-
serves our active and effective support. Her
people are making heroic sacrifices OF life and
treasure 70 gain tho freedom which We now
enjoy. and the happiness and prosperity which
IL has secured 10 us. Thcy arc Ameri-
cars. They have a right as such TO appeal 20
us for support IL tho terrific struggle they are
now making to gaiu their independence II
we fail to aid them we are traitors TO human
II ,erty. and false 70 downtrodden humanity.
The Government OF Spain Is far more tyran-
nicaI and oppressive In It's dealings with the
Cuban peoule than the Government OF Great
Britain was in It's treatment OF our foretathcrs
who fought for seven long years TO obtain FOR
us self government.
Cuba. the fairest land upon Garth. after 400
years OF misgovernment By Spain, has n popu.
iati,n OF 100000. Under conditions which
embarrass. restrict. and discourage production.
the foreign trade OF the United States with that
island for the fiscal year 1893 was SlO3. oOO.-
900. II rs greater than our trade with any other
countries except Great Britain. Germany.
and France. Cuba can easily maintain in
comfort a population OF 10. 900. 900. and with
frej and stable institutions and reasonable
taxation our trade with that island can DO
treb'ed within ton years. so that bv aiding the
CubaDs 10 gain their independence We can at
the 81 ne time promote our own interests.
IL Is said of Cuba By those who a-e giving aid
and comfort to Spain that the people arc not
prepared for sslf-govern nent. From 1868
TO 1878 they heroically resisted the power
OF Spain. and abandoned their struggle for in.
depnndence onlv on a promise from Spain Of
sclf-Vovernment, which promise Spain failed
70 fulfl. A people small in nu nbers and
without material resources. unit for self
government or self-control, could not have
maintained for 50 many years their resistance
TO Spanish tyranny. Their willingness to sec
rt0cc lifo and treasure for liberty indicates
their ability TO govern themselves.
am automatically Informed that every Gu
ban resident in the United States is giving
from one to three days income per week to aid
the cause OF Cuban independence. !. every
American freeman will contribute one days
income TO the same cause the Independence OF
Cuba will be secured without regard TO the
action of the President or Congress.
The Cuban League OF the United States, COM
posed OF American citizens. appeals 10 ali
classes and to every lover OF human free dom
in this republic TO send contributions. grcat
or small. TO Charles II. Denison. rs Park row,
New York. Treasurer. ETHAN ALLEN.
President OF the Cuban League Of tho United
StatcA.
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False Rumors About Gomez.

For some time past we have had rumors
from Spanish sources that the revolutionary
commander was willing to make terms
with Spain for the ending Of the Cuban
war. 1t has been said that he would be
satisfied with reform and better satisfied
with autonomy for Cuba; but that II Spain
were to grant independence, he would favor
the payment Of a large indemnity to her.
1t is a singular circumstance that each
one of the propositions which nave been
represented ms coming from Gen. GOMEZ
had been previously made by Mr.. CLEvE-
LAND in his December message to Congress.
Five weeks ago the enemy of Cuba at Wash
ington talked Of reforms, autonomy, guar
antees, and the purchase Of the island. 1t
looks as II the Spaniards who pretend to
speak for the revolution thought that Mr..
C~LEvELANp's "intimations" were made In
behalf Of its leaders.
Meantime, while the several rumors from
Spanish sources have followed each other,
Gen. GOMEZ and the other revolutionary
commanders have been steadily engaged In
prosecuting the war against Spain. The
General-in-Ch has assumed the offensive
In two provinces since we first heard of his
desire to make terms with Spain, and since
CLEvELAND'S message came out. Other
Generals subordinate to his authority have,
since that time, fought Spain in the prov
ince of Havana and further west. We are
able TO Il between twenty and thirty
combats that have occurred within five
weeks, and our information about nearly
all Of them has come through reports from
the Spanish side.
WIZ uhn,,ld Gan Cnx.r1 $780,.
while seeking to surrender Why should
WEYLER get up new plans for crushing
him? IL n be hat GOMEZ is yet fight
ing for reforms, or for easy terms, or for the
purpose Of enabling the enemy to issue Iy-
ing bulletins Of victory. He wages war Mt
this time for the very same reason that he
began it two years ago.
The only authentic statement from Gen.
GOMEZ about the terms upon which the war
"Svld BE- brought to an end was con-
tanned In the letter which he sent to Gen.
MARTINEZ CAMPos last year. The terms
were plain, the independence Of Cuba; and
there never has been any reason for believing
that he had departed from them, or sought
any modification of them. Nothing less
would be worth n single battle. Nothing
else would justify him in his present opera
lions, or in keeping his army in the field.
We repeat that it is from Spanish sources
that the false umor about him come.
The revolution will certainly not accept
the CLEVELAND programme. which provides
for the perpetuation Of Spanish rule In
C,iba- 1t will not ANONYMOUSLY surrender
to the foiIed enemy. 1t will not cast dis
honor upon the thousands OF Cubans who
have suffered and persisted for it's sake. 1t
will, as we believe, keep up the struggle
until such time as Cuban independence
shall be gained.
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Foreign Note. or Real Iu,ere.t.

Two great English engineering nrms. the ARA.
strongs and the whitworths. are abou; TO amA,ss
mate.
waxner's Die Meistersinser'' has Just beea per
formed FOR the nrsi time In France az the iyoai
Grand Theatre.
4 theatrical company ma. been formed q, Rer'ia
which Is 10 give German plays In German 70 PATi
and other French cities this winter.
A rich London wholesale boot manura,tl-Nr has
Just been nned SAG for riding second class ~ a
third class ticket, the difference la prize belns we
penny.
fnusf In Gounod's o?cra in Paris, die! recently At
the age of 20 years. He was professor a, 'hc can.
servatoirc for some time,
A serious attempt Is being made In Paris - h-aE
together the rival Salons OF the Champs r1yste,
and the Champ de Mars so as TO have but one lar.s
exhibition or paintings this year.
Four Dundee merchants. who belong rn a cub
called Tho Aniphibious Aucients." h-sin their
Christmas bay celebration 10y iasins a swim IL 10
sea at half past q In the morning.
A record OF ISIS persons who died AZ 90 or over
last year. los Of hem women, has been kept ~
the London hniIv Nc,r'. Fourteen were centena.
rians. the oldest being Bernard O'Scll, an Irish sol.
der. ITO years Of age.
Tubcrcuious Affections OF the lungs can n,w DO
detected by the Rocntgcn rays. according TO u.
Bouct ards report TO the Academic des sclences.
The revelations NJ the radiosco9c have been con.
hrmed 10y "Hscn't"''on In cases where the disease
was Jnst beginning ana where TIE eSpectorations
showe' u" nac''' anu other physical alSns would
have left tnc physician In d,ub;.
Some OF John LocKc's letters on. ''clIpt money
were sold la London lately for S7i5: a letter by
Emma, Lady Hamilton, Nelson's mistress, brought
S'o'' ohe ny M"''"h rem eNo' anu a warrant
Ssneh ny SIR francis prafe' Sir John Hawkes.
an" LORI nurIe'sh W. Letter" OF LORD Nd'
son SOFA TOT "non' $50 apiece ON" from S'r'h
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Doughnuts and C~runer..

~" v
The doughnut typIfes the domestic life n, ,As
frugal. hard-vorkIng. AMI often poorly supplied
wife OF the early Puritan, while the crul!.- CT.
hales with its fragrance a hint 81 the cllina-,
richness OF the early Dutch house frau and N.
appetite OF her heavy-cating h.ri-!-Iuktns
spbuse. The New England woman. hard p-e.,si
for n little variety IN her simple fare, .,,: 4. ID 90
OF her bread dough when IL was raised r-ady
for the oven, put In a Dit Of spice Aad SCAT
knot. fried IL. and served II TO her children ho,
With matter-of-fact d rectness sue called n
what IL was. n doughnut.
The Dutch rruiler Is no such thing. inn Il
enter eggs and sugar and az mNch butter a. can
be usen without causing the cake to ~ into
fraR ments In frying. aud IT. iightaes. come e, bgt
from yeast. but from a mixture 81 sOIa Ard
cream Of tartar. or in these degenerate dAys
from baking powder. 1t 10 n cake. AaAtrtv a,
rich and delicious rs its Dutch inNer'r could
make it. When the stress OF poverty let % n
New England the third and fo1rth generation
OF wives hogan to make the richer cake th.y
HAD heard OF from New Amsterda am. f.cAuss
they had called every flied cake a dogshnut
they continued to call the new .usd
n doughnut. and distinguished is hrmbs
one who has ever lived in New Eng and 'orx
enough TO distinguish raised from soda ht-r;
will fail To understand tie honor thus done 20
the Dutch importation. The nomenclature a.
confu.es many a New England woman ia
Brooklyn to this day that when she go.. 70 tts
bake shop to buy ~crullers she AXIS Cor dough.
nuts. and only when she breaks the ha-l and
t~asteless com pound at the table does she an
derstand the blunder she has made.
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For the benefit OF the various ruralists,
natural and dyed. who are willing TO become
Secretary OF Agriculture. and for the benefit OF
all other aspiring statesmen who have a mind
to sclf-improvement. tho example OF the Hon.
DAs ToNPKISs, Secretary Of the state OF South
Carolina. is hero adduced. According to the
Edgcaed Advertiser. the Hon. DAN ToMPKISs
was at Edgeneld last market day, wearing
"a hat much dilspidated. that ho had been
using for q hens nest: and although II rained
all day he stood In It 1.-THE rainl and took It Just
as we farmers do. without an umbrella" A
hens nest hat is Just the trumpet for q political
agriculturlst. and an agricultural politician
who pretends not to know enough TO 20 in when
II rains may rise high. IL he Is not careful.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir; Touching tho origin
OF the word copper as applied to the police, ! was
many years ago Informed by Dad" Ryan, one of
the best known Western sports. that It had its rise In
gambling slang. He said when policemen began to
interfere with the games. by raiding and otherwise.
II was customary for tho lookout" to pass the sig.
nal Hero comes a copper" upon the appearance OF
an oficer. as one who was against the sport, lust as
in faro II is called "copperIng" a card to bet that IL
will lose. IL seems a plausible explanation. Mr..
Ryan was an extremely well Informed and welI.read
man, who had mingled with the hest travelling com.
pAny on Mississippi River steamers In pursuing his
occupation. The last time | saw him he was in John
Snllivan's corner at Mississippi City In 1850 or 's,.
when the great fight with Paddy Ryan maze the sun
or AGsterltz rise on tho Dostonian Napoleon.
BY tho way. IL may not be amiss TO suggest that the
slang term chestnut ms applied To ancient Jokes,
may have originated from Oyid's line In The Arr
OF Love" In which. bidding the lover TO be aure and
send MS mistress trInilng presents. he says! " Let Your
boy, carry her grapes. or what AmAryl Ills so delighted
IN; but AZ The present day she Is fond OF chestnuts no
longer Inc idea Is conveyed perfectly that the
chestnlt 10 something which has become 70 fashiona.
ples SO mack noyed. simple. that IL pieases no longer,
because u 10 plainly q reference TO the line In VIRGIL
telling how chestnuts pleased Amaryills. The appii.
cation % anything hackneyed Is easy; " Give me no
cnes!nusi; ! am no longer fond Of them they make
she1s ficADoR.
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This is election day in every State OF the
Union. A President and a Vice. President OF
tho United States are TO be voted for. according
to the provisions Of the act of Feb. 3. 1887. fixing
the day for the meeting OF the Electors;
"The Electors OF each State shall meet and give
their votes on the second Monday In January next
following tser appointment. at such place in each
State A. the Legislature OF such State shall direct"
: To-day for the FIRST time will any valid vote
DO cast by any citizen of the United
States for MCKINLEY and HoBARr for Presi-
dent and v~lco-Presidont o. for BRYAN
and SEwALI, or for BRYAN and Ton
WATSON. These votes will be counted At
Washington. in Joint session OF tho Senate
and House Of Representatives. four weeks from
next wednssday-that Is to ray. on Feb. 10; and
not until then will be declared tho result over
which good citizens have been rejoicing in nd-
vance for moro than two months.
Such is our electoral machinery. devised by
wisdom. derided as slow and cumbersome BY
tho Hdgety nmenders and the chronic inno-
vators. but containing safeguards which may
some day be OF inestimable value In some
emergency now unforeseen and such rs this
nation has not yet experienced.
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To rHE EniroR OF THE suN-Sir: ! never tire read.
ing YOUR appea's for suffering Cuba. The American
people can show their sympathy for cuba and Grover
Cleveland viii be powerleSs Ia prevcntit.
The next legal holiday In certain States will be Lin.
coins birthday, and I therefore respectfully urge the
people OF New York and other states to arise stimuli.
taneousiy en- masse and peacefully parade the diner.
ent cities Of our glorious country on the next ami.
versary OF our frst martyred Presidents birth.
No one can mention tho name OF Lincoln without
thinking Of tho word freedom. aud II wo only had n
President OF onc'tcnth his calibrc, patriotism. and
sympathy for those in bondage. poor Cuba long ere
this would have resolved the recognition she so Justly
deserves, Another reason for suggesting Lincoln's
birthday II that on any other hut a holiday
tho working people could not very well AFFORD to
show their sympathy for n struggling sister republic.
SO let the cry be Lincoln and Cuba.
JoUS n. ST. ions.
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A Calm Comparison OF Choato with
PIatt.

Our esteemed contemporary. the Utica
Press. here puts the previous question, and
though the incident Is practically finished,
It may be we'll to consider IL:
.Le, any rrsder answer, honor bright. which ia the
abler. more upright man. Mr. CnoATE or Mr. PLArTf'
To this public history has made the an
swer easy. Regarding uprightness. Mr..
CHoATE's word Is equally good with Mr..
PLArT's, and they pay their debts with
equal promptitude; ut least we have never
heard to the contrary.
Regarding ability, while both Mr.. CHoArE
and Mr.. PLAT possess n very high order OF
It. comparison has to be forced, their quail
ties being so dissimilar. Mr.. CHoATE has
been trained in the law, which Is his liveli-
hood, to n high point Of perfection; Mr..
PLAT has been trained in politics, which is
not his livelihood, to a high point Of per-
lection. Each Is n topsawyer in his re-
spective walk, although Mr.. PLATT's regu-
lar vocation has probably made him the
more expert in the ways Of business. Mr..
CHoATE's intellectual machinery which has
enjoyed far greater opportunities for dis
play, may be more complicated, more volu-
minous, and more brilliant in its manifesto
lions than Mr.. PLATT's; but rs to the more
commanding and more vital quality OF judg-
ment, we must think that Mr.. PLATr's is
generally soundcr and more valuable to his
friends in council than Mr.. CHoATE's.
When 1t comes to moral stamina, the per-
sistence and energy with which one main
tains and advances his purposes, Mr.. CHoATE
has shown himself to be truly q hero on
the ground where he has been tried, while on
the larger and far more perplexinR and diff
cult field OF public affairs where Mr..
PLArT has been tried, the latter has shown
himself to be an indomitable, unyielding,
and veritable tiger. In tho matter OF ex-
perience, Mr.. PLATT Is very highly trained,
as Mr.. CHoATE is not at all. to perceive pub
lie sentiment, to deal with 1t, and to respect IL
in his dealings. He enjoys an overwhelming
advantage over Mr.. CHoATE in politicaLskill
and practice, and his eminent and in
valuable achievements in politics, in State
and nation, are facts with which Mr..
CRoATE's record provides next to nothing
for comparison.
Putting together the equipments OF these
two eminent New Workers, uncmotiona
and impartial opinion will conclude that
Mr.. PLAT Is an ADLER and filter man for
Senator. particularly for a Republican SEN
ator, han Mr.. CHoATE.