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Ing and salting game or flsh on shora To
these unavoidable delays must be added
the time spent in skirting 60 and fro along
800 leagues Of a shore which, being un-
known and dangerous, would only per
init moderate rate of speed. How,
asks Mr.. HARRrssE, could all this have been
accomplished in the limited time which
the alleged landfall on June "a leaves to
CABOT before his known arrival In Bristol,
not later than Aug. 81 Even IL we suppose
that, owing to westerly winds and the Gulf
Stream, he effected the homeward voyage
in one.thIrd less time than In alleged to
have been required for the outward passage,
that is, in thirty-four days instead Of fifty.
two; then, as CABOT was already back in
Bristol by Aug. 5, he must have taken the
necessary rect in the new land, made the
indispensable repairs, effected landings, and
renewed his stock Of provisions, besides
coasting six hundred leagues, all within
eight days.
The date, juno "a, Is, therefore, pro-
nounced by Mr.. HARRIssE highly improba-
BILE, If not impossible. Starting from Bris-
tol early in May, 1497, CABOT must have
reached the New World at date consider
ably earlier than the last week in June, in
order to have completed the needful repair
ing and revictualling and to have accom-
plished the exploring work reported by
him. Mr.. HARRIssE thinks that the date
given in the Spanish pamphlet, June
"a, may be explained on the the
ory that the pamphleteer. finding on tho
accompanying map an island placed in the
Gulf of ST. Lawrence and named "San
JUAN" assumed that in this case the usual
practice had bsen followed Of naming ISL
andf after the saints on whose days they
were discovered. However this may be, 1t
seems tolerably certain that the men Of
Bristol have chosen the wrong day as the
four-hundredth anniversary Of JOHN CA
BoTs landing.
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Kentucky.

The Popocrats of Kentucky will hold their
State Convention at Frankfort tomorrow.
The only nomination to be made is that OF
a candidate for Clerk of the Court OF Ap.
peals. The main business and pleasure Of
the convention will be to proclaim with due
volume Of voice its unabated love for the
Chicago platform. Only Democrats who
voted for BRYAN were permitted to have
q voice in the various local conventions
held last week for the purpose Of electing
delegates to this State Convention. The
Louisville Courier-Journui warned such
Kentucky Democrats AZ voted for BRYAN,
not because they believed in his platform,
but because they had sat in tn conventions
which elected delegates who helped nom.
inate him, to keep away from the prima-
ries. Possibly regularity has become 30 reg
ular q habit with these devotees OF 1t that
they are reconciled to BRYAN by this time.
Whether they stayed away from the prima-
ries or not, to-morrows convention will be
full Of unanimous and high-whooping silver
men, and the heart of Gen. p. WAT HAIR
DIN, who is determined to be renominated
for Governor when the time comes, will be
cheered inexpressibly.
The Courier Journal says that " the cam
paign Is to be mnde not 80 much for the
comparatively unimportant Office Of the
Appellate clerkship as for the prestige Of
victory for free silverism and Organism in
Kentucky, and for position from which
to make the campaigns Of 1893 and 1900"
Exactly. There arc no local issues" now.
The campaign Of the Popocrats is already
national. They are hopeful and defiant.
They mean war all along the line.
The Michigan Popocrats have already
proclaimed their loyalty to the Chicago
platform. The Kentucky Popocrats will
shout for that charter of anarchy to-mor-
row. When the convention season has
fairly begun, there will be no lack of blow
ings of the silver trumpet.
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rnrrAaAronY soHooL srUD1Es.
eoansresce e. Hsstrvetsrs WIN Recs-.ssst
uaestieai Cearoes nsr All Stuaesta.

Representatives OF colleges, preparatory
schools. and high schools from nearly every part
of the country east Of the Mississippi began
conference yesterday at the Law School OF the
University Of the City Of New York. The pur-
pose OF the conference is TO revise the regula-
tons drawn up by q similar conference in Phila-
dolphia four years ago relating 10 requirements
in Engiish branches for admission to college
That conference recommended TO colleges and
TO preparatory schools q uniform set Of require
ments. and 1t was very generally adopted.
Two years ago there was another conference. by
which these regulations were slightly modified.
Tho present conference has new matters TO
deal with. Its chief object Is to eecure In high
schools and other preparatory schools uniformi-
~ OF English courses, with reference alike to
students who intend going to college and those
who do not. At present some schools maintsin
separate courses in English for the two sets Of
students. Others do not give the courses pre-
pArAtory for college at all. Another question
before the confe erence is change in the present
system by which the text books In use are
changed frcm year TO year by process Of rota-
ton.
Before going into executive session the con-
ference gave hearing on these questions yes
terdAy morning. Those constituting the confer
Ss aiSers rs COX & Of Z Yals sp and B. r BrSE. oi
Ihsrvard sppoin,ed By the rGcmmis'iSn commits Of Col
o. the City OF New York, @. r. Carpenter OF Co
lumbia, and Wilson Tarrand of the Newark
Academy, appointed by the Association Of Col
leges and Preparatory Schools Of the Middle
States and Maryland" Profs. Frank A:
Hill Of Boston and NJ. A Jordan Of
i'h ssns sopSi1ssd case,. shs and P3s
psrstory schoois;" Profu. +. :. scott Of Ann
Arbor, G. n. French Of the Hyde Park High
School. Chicago. and W. W. Greasy of Oberlin,
appointed By the North Central Association Of
Tcacbers Of English;" ". n. Baskervtn Of Van.
derbiit. J. B. HenneIaan Of the University Of
Tennessee. and Edwin Minis Of Ithaca, sp-
gointed by the Association Of Colleges and
Preparatory Schools OF the Southern ststes. :"
Cook Secretary.
Those who appeared at the hearing were Prof.
Nicholas Murray Butler Of Columbia Cnirer-
sity, formerly President OF the National Educac
tional Association; Superintendent Maxwell
Of the Brooklyn public schocis. Principal
tendent Marble of this city. Profs. Jones, Cobb
and Davidson OF the Regents Once, Albany;
Prof Mott Of the College of the City OF New
York, and Principal Douglas Of the Brooklyn
High School.
The sentiment was practically unanimous in
favor OF making the courses identical for stu
dents preparing for college and for other stu
same set Of hooks from year TO year. except in
caees where new authorities appear to super.
sede old ones One objection 20 the rotation
system 10 that student who drops out for one
year and then returns ends himself At disad-
vantage
The conference held . long executive session
yesterday afternoon and evening. and the MEM
these changes. The hnal session WIN take place
to-day.
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We hear more Of tie BanIhee. Ia that -nel.n
eholy old lady dead? The hills where she took up
her residence in umes past Sten; now. and eren
the ~hri~nds in which she used appear. with her
Sad- pale face and flowing hair. come without her
but inAsmueh Is shs Was always = SympGtSetto and
GingulAriy interesting creature little akecch Of her
may not be out OF place
There always . good deal Of mystery Ahout her,
and even her native country wAs never known Al.
though Scotland and Ireland have claims upon her
S suspected that she nrst the hight Sorray 30
long ago that abe IL forgotten In that country.
Probably abe came over TO Britain with the viktngA
and. abe lady Of rennsment and good TASTE
abe preferred TO oonnne herself Scotland and Irs-
land. She loved TO listen TO the pioroch the dis
tant hills and TO sit on some rock near . truvning
castle and catch faint fragments Of the Of the
hArpen a It came to her in -the wind that
shakes the barley" Like most romantic ladies.
she fond of the soldiers She loved the warr4ors
and favored the fighting families only. Proud. IN.
deed. the Cets who could boast that their an.
cestors for centuries bad heard the keenins Of the
Banshee Her painful duty to give warning o:
approaching death. and she always performed It in
Ing and like her uncle od;n could he heard to tie
best adv antaEs on Wild and stormy night
Now the real name OF the BAnshee may or may cot
bs known Possibly some OF our Norwegian scholars
may be able give II she really does belong
Norway. Certainly she might be called = swhas
supersttious dame; but she beautiful. and al
though nobody ever liked TO hear her voice every
body would be sorry to think that she - dead.
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- cesGre.-.e, Get Living Wages,
yron ths uashfno,ou Po,t

Ir0H ths Uoshtn0foN Poet.
Can Senator or member Of Congress I've IN
Washington on his salsryf
The answer TO the question depends c pon u.
man to whom Il is addressed senAtor Elkir, o,
West virSinia, who lives In q palace o. .t-ee;.
where the furnishings Of the bathroom alone
would cost almost q years salary. would uy
chat the e5. 900 which the Government pay, a
senator Mcmillan. whose income from his E-tat
lumber. man ufacturiDg. and railroad iaese.tG
is to his salary as the top Of Pixies PEAK s 70 the
Nebfaska prairie There are other Senators Ike
Hale and Wetmore whose establishments cog!t
not be run on their salaries for three 1noaihs IA
whom the salary IL really an inporSAn, aa5 Q
vital factor Of their position
II costs more for q Senator to live IN W1sh:rs.
ton than for Representative. His social POS. :loa
housekeeping the demands Of society upon hin
are very great Sometimes Senator VIII 70 10
4 hotel 70 save money. Hotel life Is also cbossn
for other reasons- senator Hanna wen. % a ho-
through by April or May and because a ho-,s
would be UNNECESSARY IL something should drop
IN Ohio next fall. senator PlAtt Of Ss~ YORK
Hves at . hotel because his wife .
NOT well enough 70 undertake the dzties
ticut likes q hotel beeause-but as he has Eve3 n
q hotel ali his life. one would have 20 30 100 FAR
back for any genuine Information on the eae..
ton Opinions differ As TO whethe. il Is cheaper
10 live In hote. than 10 keep house /. Al de-
peads upon the hotel
Some of the Seoators live within their sais.
r!es and save money Thsy shun SocisT?, And
ride IN cars instead Of cArEAEea and ne:the-
give nor attend dinnerR- These, however. a..
rule, Hve on the SALARY which the GoreTnneai
pays him.
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The accident to the Yerkes telescope 10 Q
startling Illustration OF the inersdicable danger
Of bad workmanship. The Yerkes lens 10 one
Of the most precious thing in the world. One
could not nAme on-hand any one thing existing
which 1t would not DO less pity TO destroy. Il
was . labor of years, and it is q national pride.
Telescopes In every feature and in all their ae-
oessories require the highest mechanical per-
fection Of which man is capable. One would
naturally suppose that the plant for this un-
rivalied star-seeker would be aawless in con-
struction IN every respect Yet . portion OF
the structure prepared for it oollapses and the
telescope falls. making its preservation g mere
happy accident Every builder in the country.
every mechanic or artisan Of every sort.
should blush for this disgrace upon his profes-
sion. and resolve that the like OF it shan never
co me from any work OF his
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DoEN.

To rm EproR THE sux-Sfr: while not approx.
ing the method adopted TO nd the neighbo-hood OF
the dog pest In West Ninety sixth street. chroni
cled IN the newspapers this morning heartily sym
pAthiIe with and congratulate the residents of that
section on their relief Dogs are . nuisance in = city
like New York. where there no unoccupied
grounds for theiT peculiar .nduigenoes and no one
has moral right. by keeping canine pests pets.
punish his or her neighboa by causing suffering from
their noe Nth, and bite. Tho day Il far distant
when the law will exclude dogs from cities We do
not propose 10 ive in kennels
also beg TO suggest that the Society for the Pre-.
vention OF Cruelty TO Animals which exists by vol,
untary contributions of the general public, princi.
pally. has somewhat oventepped the boundary its
province in Offering rewards for the detection the
parties guilty Of the dog poisoning
lean appreciate the attachment thai otherwise dis
engaged young womtn and old women form for
dogs. but that does not give them the right convert
the citys streets into nlthy runways There are
othen" who have rights. ASuCASISE.
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How one-sided IL the view Of some
former members Of the Democracy about the once
Democratic doctrine OF tariff FOR revenue only.
10 apparent fro ienAtor CAYTERT's description
last week Of IT, AZ on sugar as the keystone
OF the arch Of the Democratic idea Of revenue"
Where can Senator CAYTERY ind authority to
call anything tho keystone Of a revenue-only
tariff That great principle taIes with blind
impartiality everything imported. Sugar, or
wool, or tea, or coffee is NO more its keystone
than 10 chicle or dragons blood or divi-divt.
Back in 1894 wool became TO a certain extent
the keystone Senator CATTERT had in mind. for
the reason THAI the Democratic leaders were de-
termined to betray the party platform and dis
crtminats between wool and sugar By admitting
wool free GROVER CLEVELAND refused to lot
wool be put in its proper place, and 50 the great
Democratic tariff arch collapsed, and with it the
Democratic party. And In the ruin also there
was buried the right of the Hon. DoSELsoN
CATTKRT. who voted for II, TO condemn the nrst
principle Of the present Republican tariff bill.
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BCEBKIN0-

-Tennessss Il Ioaktns forwsra - Q VT iass
hisekhsrry erep-
"A wedding Of a sD1ers.s a.1 n ssnosi hsip
less para,ytie 10 rSporssd n c1nbariasd eosnn.
KsLtocky.
-Trsasoorsassoa Of sors- -sAsu Gass ali-s frea
rss East 70 Portiaad. Or. has tass hsea soecsss-
furiy aeeonp,isssd fo- rse arss tina
-AIsxnndria. Va. has raised tAs hsa vhtea frua
the sariy days Of tie ssstlsasas uAds n z.Isvtd
70 bring n oyssers bet seen Agra aDd SeDes7eer.
-Lghtn.ag str1ek s-o hoes ra,t . negro w.s a..
rytng over his shoaiasr near NUltaSpoc, Nt a,d
passed throaSh him iron his sholl1sr 70 Is fss,,
killing ain-
Already Eraalaoppsrs are hatchtng n szeA -t-.
bers IN The region Of oareseale. wass. ts.. re
Inhabitants alarmed over tie tareaiesst
jury 20 ero7a
Sycamore trees which for several yea-s have
sourtsssd ~hsrs they we're planted Il vA-.oSs see-
sioas Of Portland. Or. are DYING o: sooe eissA,s
which the etrtlsHs do nos 1nterstasc-
is Is sAia that the sulphur rines nsa- ssetI.y.
waan-. wsrs discovered By . camper wsoss ere -
. rock gave rise 70 saea fumes Ieas be forced
10 move . long distance % escape EuHoeArtoa
George s. peaEtas OF RovissSurT. X. VA .
surveyor. has the compass ana tSs inSs-1ns-a
waieA beionEed 10 his sranafAtAsr vtea. wa
wAsAiaEsoa. he Surveyed tie road froHa waIs:as
ton TO the oAio.
-ThS Rev. pr. Hopkins OF the Ytrsi caEE-eEA
ttonaI Church OF puhaqas. La. . former ep7eEr-'
Of the Sunday newspaper. has become s1vceais
OF Il, declaring his belief that changed tL'e
made ;' neesssarJ. and saai I: has become . per.
nAnsni feature OF the eoGnuntEy's NE
James r. ireland OF Hancock eoauty. KY. vi
Be loo yeArs old June =. ais b,r shdAy
celebrated by the eomuanity. Every o. yeA.s
old and elder In the community has hssn iarii-t
part In the toIlineaIioe- Religious se-r,ssI
are 70 b conducted by tna o!desr clergyman IN tie
state. the Rev. L b bav!dson. whom Hr. Ire!Ant
heard preach stxty yearS ago. Nr. freiAads n!ai
Is described ss fairly active. his memory OF Ais
youth perfectly clear. and It 10 said rsa, ss II
no; all help!esa-''
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Can tho Union Be Saved?

Mr.. JOHN JAY CHAPMAN, an amiable
young gentleman who combines litera-
ture with strictly non.partisan politics,
tells the Citizens Union people of the
Fourteenth Assembly district that the
Union is neglecting it's opportunities.
1--WE must take some action which will
give the people confidence in our work."
says Mr.. CHAPMAN. 81 cannot get en-
thusiastic in such work as is being done
now. The enrollments, subscriptions, &C.,
aTs failures until a ticket is put up" Mr..
CaAPMAS's impatience may be explained
by tho nervousness of the literary temper
ament, and is far from being shared by the
public. The public can see and enjoy thor
oughly the Citizens Union. whereas Mr.
CHAPMAN and his fellow Unionists are un-
able to appreciate its advantages because
unable to look at them with a calm and
beautifully objective eye. The work which
the Union Is doing is excellent. Even the
earnest thinkers in Good Government Club
G must admit that. The work of prepar-
ing platform, getting it printed, and hav-
ing it stuck up in various parts of the town
is alone enough to justify the existence of
the Union. Indeed, some of the less active
members think that the record of the Union
for the year might we'll cease with the pub
lication of this platform, an acknowledged
masterpiece. LET our principles permeate
the populace," say they. "Time is all that
is needed to bring the populace to the opin-
ions of the select citizens"
To be sure, Mr.. CHAPMAN believes that
money, as well as time, is needed, but here
he does injustice to . noble cause. Money
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The Abolition of Slavery in Zanzibar

The State Department has received In
at the port of Zanzibar that slavery has
been abolished in both of the islands
of the British protectorate of Zanzi-
bar, East Africa The decree of abolition
was signed by the Sultan, who, however,
possesses only nominal sovereignty, and Is
completely subject to the authority of the
British Government, represented by the
Englishman who is chief of his Ministers.
and by Consul General. British power is
unchallenged in the protectorate, and
British orders are law there
We have no satisfactory information as
TO the number of slaves who were there.
An agent Of the British and Foreign Anti
Slavery Society who was sent from London
to investigate the subject has affirmed in
his official report that 25o,OO0 negroes
were held in slavery; but this estimate
surpasses the estimate which had been
accepted as that Of the whole population of
the protectorate. The agents statement was
probably correct Notwithstanding, for he
reported that, though decree prohibiting
the importation of slaves was issued twen-
ty-four years ago. 1t had never been effec-
lively enforced, and that slave dhows filled
with negroes ran between tho African main
land and Zanzibar, regardless of the British
warships that were on the watch for them.
A Scotch traveller, Prof. NICHOLSON of
Edinburgh, who recently made q tour
along the eastern coast of Africa, tells Of
his establishment when he learned, dur
ing his stay at Zanzibar. that nineteen
twentieths of the black people whom
he saw there were slaves. II Is pos
sible, therefore, that the Anti-slavery
agents statement that they numbered a
quarter Of a million may not have been an
overestimate. Prof. NICHOLSON mentioned
the circumstance that Mr.. STANLEY, speak
ing in the British Parliament, has opposed
their emancipation: and he might have
added that, until recent period, the pres
ent Premier in the British Government also
opposed IL, arguing that 1t would be inju-
rious to the industries ana the revenues Of
the protectorate. 1t is probable that Lord
SALISBURY has been led TO change his mind
on the subject through the very energetic
agitation raised by the British and Foreign
Anti-Slavery Society.
The slaves have been employed chiefly in
the cultivation OF cloves and rice and in
domestic service. Four-fifths OF the total
Glove crop of the world is raised in Zanzi.
bar, and the large profits derived from this
crop have accrued 10 the advantage of the
slave owners The American Consul at
Zanzibar entertains the belief that this in
dustry will not bo adversely affected by
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emancipation, and it II his belief that nearly
the whole body Of freedmen will remain
on the plantations Prof. NICHOLSON pre-
dicted two years ago that this would be the
case in the event Of emancipation; for he
found that the negroes were not greatly
discontented with their lot. We may re.
mark that In the United States forty years
ago the pro. slavery orators were never tired
Of asserting that the freeing of the slaves
would put an end to the cultivation OF
cotton; whereas the cotton crop of recent
years has been far greater than it ever was
before emancipation.
1t is men of the Arab race who have been
the slave traders and slave owners Of ZanEi.
bar as Of other parts of Africa. Our Consul
at the capital Of the protectorate sends
word that they have made no resistance to
the decree of emancipation. They have
found, In past times, that any resistance
to British power on their part would
be futile, and II was only about q year
ago that they saw the Sultan himself
take to fight when the guns Of the British
navy were directed upon his palace. British
rule in Zanzibar is of the most authorita-
tive character. Besides. the slave owners
are to be compensated for the loss Of
their slaves, and they have been informed
that II the Zanzibar treasury cannot meet
the expenditure England will furnish re-
lief. 1t IL our opinion that Zanzibar will
be taxed for the whole amount.
We doubt whether slavery was ever abol
ished In any other country with less dis
turbance Of existing industrial and social
conditions. The various reports from Zan-
zibar that we have examined, both those
that came to US before emancipation
and those received since the issue of
the decree In the frat week Of last
month, all concur in their statements
upon this feature of the situation. No great
changes are looked for. Tho negroes will
now be paid for their services more directly
than they were; their labor will be, in some
measure, voluntary; they will have the
privilege Of choosing their employers, and
the laws will be modified in their interest.
It used to be their custom to sing when
working az slaves upon the Glove planta-
tions. We trust they will sing yet more
gleefully, now that they are freedmen.