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rnnnY nELMoNr.s POSTSCRIPT.
Tries To Justify HIS Action in holt.
ing the pnrl,

New York, March 90 Perry Belmont
has given out postscript to his letter Ia
William J. Bryan, in reply to Mr.. Bryan'a
letter declining the imitation to the
Croker-Jeferson dinner and "Mr. Bel
monts democracy" owing TO his opposi.
tion TO the Chicago platform.
The postscript is as follows; Tin March.
1895 protested against the issue of bonds
merely to maintain the endless chain
against legislation destroying tho existing
parity between gold dollars and silver
dollars, and against any legal tender law
dlscharging with a 50-cent dollar valid
promise 10 pay hundrcd-cent dollnr Sub
sequently, is a public letter. April g. 1896
70 one OF my neighbors OF L6hg Island
condemned the Sherman NcKinIey-Aiii
son currency plan advocating payment
and determination of the greenbaek debt.
that the existing unit OF value shall be
legal tender and condemned all Mckinley
ism, wherever it showed It's head, whether
IN coinage currency, taxation or the tariff
Later | protested against the creation OF
any more inferior dollars In order TO re-
pudipte any part Of the public debt.
Although rot taking part In the New
York denocn lie State convention OF June
~ 1895, whoae platform | th5roughly APP
proved l attended the Chicago convention
as delegate, uniting with the New York
delegation in a protest against the plat
form and it's candidates. as set forth In
my telegram o. July 10. printed in the
New York World. as follows The dee
cation VIII make a prltest, both against
the platform and the candidates nomi-
mated of such an emphatic character as 70
leave no doubt of the position which the
delegation occupies. SO far as am con-
cerned. neither the platform nor the can-
didates nominated win be supported.
After the adoption OF the platform
against which the New York delegation
voted III announced through It's chairman
gu every subsequent vote taken that 4 re-
fused 70 participate 10 the further pro-
seedlings Of the convention, thus leaving
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punishment is two-fold In it's objcct--the
correction OF the criminal and as q warning
TO other evil minded members OF society"
Do not our daily press teen With accounts
of lynchingS and judicial murders. And
do these fearful examples deter the erin
inal from the commission of his crime
Do you really believe that two wrongs
ever make a right? Can you possibly think
that because murder my fellow-man that
society has the right TO murder me?
No, my friend, neither justice nor mercy
are on your side and the growing spirit
of our people against the heinous crime OF
judicial murder is an unmistakable evil
dence OF the increasing power in the HUI
man heart of the religion of love aud for
giyeness,
When the rabble brought to Jesus the
Magdalen that he might surrender her TO
be stoned to death according to the Jewish
law, after silencing her hypocritical ac-
cusers by their own self-condemnation, ne
said TO her: Neither do | condemn thee"
and this one act more than anything else
lie ever did has ondeaTed to me the mem
DRY OF that great and good man. whose
mission on earth was one OF mercy and
forgiveness and not one Of revenge and
punishment. Many years ago q man was
being tried for his life. Crttenden of
Kentucky gas defending him. The fact
justified a conviction. Crittenden closed
his appeal 10 the jury with the following
beautiful alegory: when God !n HIS
eternal council conceived the thought OF
mans creation, He called 10 Him the three
ministers. who wait constantly upon the
thronc--Justice, Truth and Mercy-and adj
dressed them thus; Shall we make
mani" Then said Justice: 20, God make
him not, for he will trample upon thy
laws" And Truth made answer also: "Oh.
God make him not, for he will pollute
Thy sanctuarics." But Mercy dropping
upon her knees and looking up through her
and will watch over him through all ha
paths he may have to tread" Then God
God made man and said to him: 90 man,
thou art tho child of Mercy, Go deal with
thy brother" At the conclusion Of this
impassionate address every eye in the court
room was wet with tears and the jury
brought in verdict OF acGuitial
Paul McCombs
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THE SIX DAYS CYCLE RACES
SPLENDID RECORD THUS FAR
MADE ny THE WHEELMEN.
scum Track over 80 Miles In
Iour Hours.

| The twelve hour professional cycle race
which commenced Tuesday aud will anist
next Sunayd at the Coliseum track In the ball
park. for the twelve hour professional cham-
pionshin OF America Is promising to be one
OF the greatest tests OF speed and endurance
ever witnessed In this city
The cracks rode forty-ono miles and one
lap during the two hours riding yesterday
afternoon, the riding time bJlns between the
hours of $3.50 and $3.50. This is ono nils
further than they rode the first day, although
there were some very bad smash ups during
some part OF the spirits,
Miller, the New York crack. was sprint
ing u $50 gait trying to gain u lap on the
rest. when nc struck puncture In his tire.
which threw him twenty yards head tfst
along tho track. He rolled from tn top OF
the high bank on the track to tue bottom,
which lost him just one mile behino the other
riders. 1t wes iound he was badly scratches
UP. but no bones were broken, Though his
wheel was smashed all to splinters. he is
stun In the race and thinks ue has yet Al
chance TO win, as there are eight more hours
yet TO 40.
Young Norman from Galveston. who Is
quito a favorlte in the race, also got n had
fall. He went over the top Of Miller, and ~
lost him two laps
Walthour and Rcpine arc even favorItes In
the betting for first place. while Dau nm /
ond choice. II Is great struggle between
Herman Of Galveston and Gill Oh Houston for
fourth place, Roberts and Huchings OF Hous-
ton are holding up we'll. BENG only two
laps, which rs quarter Of a mile, bshl I'D
the front man. They are certainly putting
up hne race, and many times during the
long ride when one crack tries to gain a
lap on another, they make a wonderful speed
Sometimes they show i.i0 gait.
There were a great number OF ladies out -
watch the race yesterday, and they cheered
n 4
Prince stated 10 Post reporter that today
would be ladies day and they would all be
admitted free to all parts Of the grounds, also
the grand stand
Following Is the official standing vi the
scores at the end OF TIA fourth hour Walth-
our, Atlanta, 81 miles and I apa; Repne,
Nashville, 81 miles, laps George Kreamer,
Chicago. 81 miles. laps; Dan KtCamcr, Chic.
ago, 81 mi,es, laps stone. Denver 81 miles,
laps; GU, Houston. 81 miles. 2 laps Rob
erts, Houston, 81 miles. 2 laps, Huchings
Houston. 81 miles, laps; Herman. Calves
ton. 81 miles; Miller, New York, so miles, 4
laps.
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the witness of course to keep within
bounds
In reply TO Major Lee the witness stat
ed that he knew where O'Malley's slaugh-
ter house used to be located He also
knew OF herd of thirty or forty con
demned cattle being driven there for
slaughter. He saw some of these cattle
the next day in a city market He knew
OF the carcasses going afterwards to IA
canning establishment. He would not give
the name of the concerf unless the firm
denied it. The cattle had pleuro- pneu-
monia. This occurred eighteen months be
fore Dr. Devoe took charge Of the bureau
OF animal industry at the stock yards.
How long will canned beef 1eepT'
IF properly canned it will keep for
twenty years.
The witness stated that the present pro
cess robbed the meat of it's nutrition and
the sterilizing feature of 1t generated
gas which tainted the meat
rs fresh beef prior to or during ship
ments directly or indirectly treated with
any chemicals?"
"A man would be fool II he did not
treat 1t chemically under ordinary circum-
stances, because meat going from here to
London could not be sent there under the
ordinary temperature of an ice house with
out having on its arrival deposit of at
mospheric germs and the meat would be
unstable in London
Witness did not think there was any
harm in so treating beef If It were done
intelligently.
Captain X, p. Wainwright OF the First
United States cavalry eaid in Cuba there
was no complaint by his men about the So
called canned roast beef. II was gener-
ally eaten by them. There was general
dissatisfaction, however with II, on ac-
count of it's unpalatableness and non-appe
tizing qualities.
The last witness examined in Chicago
was Lewis II. Wilson who served with
the Seventh company of the volunteer sig-
nal corps in Porto Rico. He stated that
on all occasions the men in his company
complained of the canned roast beef as
nauseating, unpalatahle and entirely I'M :
it TO cat
No more than 10 per cent OF the meat
issued to his company was consumed.
The court left for the East tonight a-~
will meet in New York at IL O'Clock Sat-
urday morning
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The wife Of the DISTINGUISHED Mckee
Rankin. mother of the accomplished and
versatile Phyllis Rankin, herself the fore
most and best known character actress
and stage artist OF this generation such
is Mrs. Mckee Rankin. A magnificent
specimen OF American beauty, a perfect
picture OF health. a paragon of womanly
graces and accomplishments.
What Is the secret of such success ?
What rs tho explanation of such varied
and dazzling achievements? No one thing,
probably and yet although many thugs
may have combined 60 perfect this re-
markabe woman, yet In her own mind one
thing deserves first mention. We quote Il
recent letter from her TO Or. Hartman, in
which a clew Is furnished TO her own
opiuion as to one element of her success
She says:
No woman should be without bottle
Of Pe-ru-na in reserve. The inventor de-
serves the thanks OF all TO whom clear
voice is means of livelihood. Az a
remedy for catarrh of the head and
throat, II Is, | believe, without an equal,
Even a slight cold or cough often abso-
lutely incapacitates an actress for bust
ness. Pe-ru-na is an effectual preventive
against these nearly inevitable affections"
Mrs. Mckee Rankin.
A healthy woman Is becoming more
and more rare. But comparatively few
women who arc suffering with catarrh
know that this Is the case. Their trouble
is called dyspepsia, heart trouble. female
weakness. weak lungs. nervous debility
Indeed, almost the whole category of med ,
ical terms has been applied to catarrh OF
some organ OF the female anatomy. n
these women would only realize that their
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bones or THREE PERSONS.
list of Victims Of the Hotei Fire
SNNrIIrh To Iilghteen.

list Of victims OF the HDtel Etrc
SWcIlcd To Eighteen.
New York, March 90 What are sup
posed to be the remains OF three bodies
we're taken from the Windsor hotel ruins
at a late hour tonight Thee three bring
the list to eighteen The iirst was found
near the corner Of Fifth avenue and Forty
sixth street The workmen uncovered the
remains OF body consisting OF mum
Der OF charred bones. on II were parts
Of a silk skirt. II Is supposed TO be the
body OF woman. The remains OF what
are supposed by the police to be two bodies
we're found near the elevator shaft. Moth
Ing was foura TO Identify them.
Shortly after O'Clock tonight frag-
rnent or cnarred flesh was found on the
Filth avenue side Of the ruins
The five bodies that were recovered on
Monday or Tuesday or what remains OF
them. are still AZ the morgue.
The fire department still has It's line
about the ruins, isolating considerable
section of one OF the busiest parts of the
city.
force OF about $50 men was employed
throughout the afternoon and the new
shift or the same numDsr was put on AZ
night The laborers reached tne elevator
shaft II the Fifth avenue and Forty sixth
street corner tonight and began 70 dig
away tho Debris. Al cloyhtor In this SHAFT
was thought 10 have been ili!ea With people
who started down after the fire broke ont.
Some fire is sim smolderins in the ruln9.
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Capital Punishment.

To the Editor of The Post
Dallas, Texas, March S Ill is with feel
ings of mingled regret and disappointment
that have read in today's Post your aston
ishing editorial las to Capital Punish
ment"
! had come to look upon The Post as the
champion of justice and the eloquent adyo-
cate of the religion of love. The ferocious
anger Of the bloodthirsty Jehovah of the
Jews hardly exceeded your comment; Tho
only regrettable feature about capital pun
ishment is that It is SO infrequsntly in
iicted."
II amazes and shocks me that 90 able an
educator OF the people should Hesm to
! seek 10 re-establish In this Nineteenth
century of civilization the sanguinary Law
OF the Hebrew peOple--'an eye for an eye
and tooth for tooth" Read again your
unccnsdeyed editorial in the fight of that
grand doctrine Of mercy and love as taught
by tho great brother Of al mankind" the
meek and loyable Nazarine. Look upon
this man as He hung on the cross MUIR
dercd by the Intolerance Of the orthodox
religion Of his time and thiuk OF the
boundiess love OF the great throbblng.
breaking heart az II saws OF tits MUIR
dcreTs Father forgive them; they know
not what they do" Ohi war contrast
TO The reveugeful spirit OF your edltoriaN
There are in the whole world only two
reasons that will at all iustfy the pun
ishment Of an offender against the laws
of society The first is the reformation or
the offender, and the second is the proven
tion of further injury TO society BY that
patlcular offender. which latter can be ef-
feetually sco- -nn'ishrd by restraining the
Ter OF his liberty. Society can have
no right - panis4 ne In order 10 dster
othcra from Going * injury.
/ Your eOueCDtlOQg Gf the rigi-fR n man
seem crude and cruel to me when you say
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BID FOR THE BIG FIGHT,
A Chicago Promoter Offers Purse oI
$4,000.
NATIONAL LEAGUE AsGNATtS 10 MELT
Rumors Of Deal WIN soon He Given
Authcnticis or hnociscd on,
--Ucsult~ OF Races.

New York, March es.-wheu W. a. BRADY
and Martin Julian meet 20 decide where rltS-
simmons aud jcrries VIII nght they VIII
consider n new propos.tcn from C. c. Rem
nett, Chicago promoter. who has oacrod y
$4,000 purse fer the men TO battle, for Mr.
Benefits $500 fotfcit has been sent 10 the
Police Gazette ohiee. and Brady, who has
had some corEespondcuo, with him. is anxious
to discuss the details of the fght.
Bennett propoT,s to have the light take
place in an amrbitheatrc erected Tor tho oe-
easion In Illinois. Indiana or Missouri. lie
Is now IN Kansas City looking for a suitable
Battle-Ground in thar Locality.
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BROADER GENERAL LLOYD WHEATON.


city lieutenant colonel of the Twentieth United states infantry
did soldier
In
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attack Fort Bakeley Ala He battles
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FAST TRAIN WRECKED.
Engineer killed and Fireman and
several Passengers Injured.

Cleveland. Ohio. March 22.--Train No :,
fast train westbound, on the Erie road,
jumped the track at Rittman, ten miles
west of Akron Ohio early today, the en-
glue and baggage car going into tho ditch.
Engineer Wallace Logan was almost ip-
stantly killed and Fireman Ward seriously
injured.
The train was running sixty miles an
hour when Il jumped the track. Five
coaches, including two sleepers, were
thrown into the ditch. the engines and
three cars being demolished. The follow
ing passengers were injured: Frank e..
Wilson. Cincinnati. leg broken and badly
bruised on body; II l.. Little. caught mn
der car; several others were slightly hurt.
The wreck was caused by tho Breaking OF
driving rod on the engine.
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TIIiG RACES.
Nc,, Orleans Entries.

New Orleans. March 2e-Ninety-ninth day
Crescent city Jockey clubs winter meeting
weather clear. track fast
Mile and twenty yards--Diaturbane Lauro-
ate, 'rskal Time ia,
Mile and twenty yards-Dr Marks, Miss
Ross Little Biy. Time :l5.
Mile and six turlOnes-Possum. Sadie Law
The Planter. Time a0G.
Mile and aiStecpth undergraduates
Egbart. Lady Callahan. Time 1915.
siN aud hilf furlongs- Banrica, SIN W.
cAilster. Time Ply.
one milo. ssllings aiyarez, zoio II, Midg-
len Time l:l2ja.
The stewards have declined TO allow Jockeys
iioss aud Gilmore to ride here during the
remainder Of the meeting.
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Hon, y. 2 Hood. not only In my own
case, but In number of others that have
come under my observation. e, u. Hood.
Every woman should have a copy OF
DR.. Hartman's book entitled Health and
Beauty" This book contains many facts OF
especial interest to women. Dr. Hartman
has treated more ailments peculiar to wo-
men than any other physician in the world.
This book gives in brief his long ans!
varied experience.
Send for free books on oatarrh. Address
Or. Hartman, Columbus, Ohio,
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ter from Charles
ton. W. Va, to DR..
Hartman, says. 1T
affords IN e great
pleasure to say a
few words IN com
nendation of your
remedies, pe-ru-na
and Man~a-lin. /
have used them
both, and. as a tom
ic. pe-ru-na cer-
tainly has no SUI
perior, Man-a-l iu.
IN case OF chronic
constipation, II a 8
proven Its worth
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each delegate his complete freedom of ac-

each delegate his complete freedom of ac-
ton.
Il attended tho indianapolis money
convention and supported Palmer and
Buckner. | have no warrant in asking
your opinions of what tho democracy
should do in the National convention more
than year from now, yet you will, per-
haps, In view of your peromptory demands
for my opinion, permit me to assume that
you deem the money question az presented
IN tho Chicago platform In 1896 az now
paramount to all others; that you insist
on the infnlllbllity OF the conpge ratio of
l6 10 l as test of democracy. and that all
democrats must line up IN 1900 on a Fed
eral statute making cyory contract Illegal
which stipuates for the payment In gold.
A law TO prevent wage ourners aud salary
carriers from demanding and securing
payment In gold dollars. IL they prefer
gold dollars, would not be winning IS
sue" t
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Two rrelght Trains coIlide.

Boston. Mass. March %. "A collision be-
tween two freight trains occurred today
on the Flint Pere and Marquette railroad.
the result Of O heavy fog. Lewis Hale of
Saginaw. fireman, was killed and Joseph
Rose OF Saginaw. engineer. badly injured.
Two brakemen also sustained serious In
Jury. The damage amounts to 100000.
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trouble Is probably catarrh OF the stom-
ach, or liver or lungs or pelvic orgens.
aud cure themselves With pe-ru-na how
much unnecessary sunerlag would he
saved.
Not one whit less enthusiastic are the
men In praising Or. Hartmans remedies
for catarrhal diseases,
Hon. u. E. Hood, Clerk OF West vlr-
glnia House OF Delegates. IN a recent lnt-
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rhcatricaI Manager suicides.

New York March 22.-Hoface 7 VAN. a
theatrical manager. shot and Killed himself
in his room IN the Putnam house today On
the table 10 the room lay number Of letters
with postage stamDs aftxec. 10 letter aa-
drsEssd TO Edwin KNOWLES proprietor o. flp
Fifth Avenue theatre ne aEss tart hla b1dY
be cfemnted aud the ashes sent % tis " H.
Wall was ~ wears old. ScarA aso he alar-
aged Edwin A. Sothcrh.
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Baltimore. March 2s-Mauricc iIerford.
manager of A. Bulmsn, this city, signed
articles today for twenty round bout with
Tommy Ryan OF Syracuse, New York the
champion wclterweglit Of the world Tho
men viii meet before the Monarch Athletic
club. Syracuse, on April a.
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RcsnIir md OnI.Innh..

San francisco. March 20 Oakland results:
Futurity course, selling Msinhar, cayailo,
New Moon Time 1;13h,
Seven furlOa gs- Castako, Heigh lilo. Jim
ruwnell Time 1 al
Four furlongt-orthis, soece, Garibo. Time
.5iM.
Miie ana alSteenth-Pat MorrIssey, ned
Glenn. Plan. Time 1881.
81, furlongg. selling. Montgomery, Eta H.,
Jfkf Time 49,.
Futurlty eourse-Festona Peter Weber IA
Trta. Tine 1914.
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Futurity course. sellag Florence Fink.
ctarmsnte Nay L.. odd Eyes 10,
Seven furlongs. selling-nlck Behan Road
Runner l25. Durwad. Heritage 100. Maiahai
III Dupraiaa 100. siromo, Cen Dalton l06,
Cross Molina 1914
Watefhouse stakes. four aud half fur
loass sarainc. Wiuyah l2o- Moanicbauk, Lo-
mead liS.
SIS furlongs, haadienp--hhuss i25. Rubieol
10 DR. shcuprrd u.s. Morirgf. Highland Bali.
siie apc a slxtcrth. sfiiirg--Topmaat 49,
EGile fnpos H. tey del Terra ~, r, \.
FiHasr1ii 20. Prince f;lsIcs 100. MSTih,i M.
seven fvrioaes, sellhs Sweet William i-s
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NATIONAL LEAGUE MEETING.

schedule Is 10 He Given Ont by Snt-
Urday.
Washington. March President Young
arpounoed tonight that q special meeting Of
the league is scheduled for Friday next at
the Fifth avenue hotel. Nav York Routine
busincgr. the details OF the ST. Louis l3Ve-
land transfer, and the approval OF the SEIZED
ole are to be the chief features of the meet
ing. The schedule viii be approved and given
Saturday.
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Everhardt and Burn. Matched

Memphis, Tom March 22.-Jack Ever
haFdt Of New orleans and Charlie Burns of
Cincinnati were matched tonight for q twenty
round contest to take place 10 Memphis. April
~ during lhe race. meeting, before the South
Memphis Athletic club. Everhardl Is IA train.
Ing here.
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III salado. Colopial Dame, Rose Maid lis,
ulm. Casdalc, Campus 100, faruha FOG, jingle
Jingle 10I.
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WHAT NEGROES DEMAND.

A press dispatch from Boston,
Mass. dated Oct. 10th. says Bishop
Alexander Walters, president of the
National Afro-American Council, in
lecture delivered at North Russell
Street \. NJ. +. church in that city
on the night before on Trial and
Achievements Of the Negro Race,
came out boldly for social equality
OF the races. He denounced the
clcction-law Of Mississippi, Louisiana
and South Carolina. and the proposed
Constitutional amendment in this
State restricting suffrage, declaring
the AfrO-American Council will test
the constitutionality Of the law
Among other things he said:
The good to be reached by Afro
Americans, all that is guaranteed to
Americans by the Constitution and
Declaration OF independence, is
liberation from the mob, the right to
cast a free and untrammelcd ballot,
to hold office, admission to hotels,
restaurants. steamboats, and all
pllblic places.