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1orn sounsr,s MISSOURI FARMS
owns over 10000 Acres All Cultivated DS
Tepnnts-Is an American Citizen.

From he 81. Louis Rspnbin
Rur1rn. Mo. Aug 2O--Lord Scully OF Lon
don, England, has Just completed tho purchhse
OF vast body OF land in Bates county. lie
now owns outright ovor 10000 acres OF inc
choicest land in tho county. Tor Which
he paid about $l,5O0.oOo. the purchase
was simply an investment. so his agents
declare, for his son and his widowed
daughter-in-law. What effect this heavy
purchase will have on the values in the COM
munity, 1t is certain that the merchants OF But
Ter are beginning to feel the effect OF the change
in ownership whether Lord Scully Is propos-
ing to carry out tho ideas already fastened on
England, l. O.. the growth OF land estates under
ono ruler with tenantry to work the farms 10
left for the future to decide. II 10 certain that
such a condition now exists on his various
farms in the county.
Tho Grst purchase OF land in this county was
made by Lord scully's agents in 1894. Since
than they have bought up. from time TO time ne
the best farms In the county. His agents; the !,
principal one OF whom was r W. kenohls Of
fSs Wien fo9 beS to peee
that struck their fancy it was bought without
question a. to the price In this way MAN. ~, Of
h So sna TsrS
the sculiy agents began to buy farm land BE-.
fore any one suspected that such big deals
T the aa ns WIZ as1
and dissppear:d from Bates county, siyinF
dsssted in the their '" eors and LORD scuii1 wa:
year or so later they appeared again In the
county and for mGn,hs they rods from
recording fees placed that ONCE at the top Of
by the he page are recorded there and the fees
are ali paid BY William scully. In one week
over $4,000 changed hands through the scully
Then the people Of the county began to in
qnire into the matter a bin preeGoenting an II,
and passed in the Thirty-eighth General As
tative OF this county and directed at Lord Scully.
The latter was too wise to be caugh mapping.
He slipped over from London. and before the
from Washington that Lord Scully had become
citizen OF this country. and had been natu-
agents continued to purchase land in his
name, which they kept up until few months
tered all over Bates county. These farms con
tain from 10000 to 10000 acres. and tho value
is placed at moro than 81 100000 at the mini
mum.
The one feature which the citizens OF the
county are 40 bitterly opposed to is tho fact
tho farms instead OF being the pride OF
their tenants. are running to waste At the
present time they are all placed under the
tant. Only So to $3.50 per acre Is charged, and
so Tar. in case OF a crop failure. this has been
refunded In many instances. Three mon who
have headquarters in Butler are constantly en-
gagged in looking after the Scully interests.
They collect the rents and otherwise look inter
the farms. Lord Scully pays about one-tenth
of the taxes OF the county and the land he owns
pleasures nearly eight square miles 4 the
there are more than 80, 900 acres OF land in the
county. the Scully lands make a big inroad on
the valuable portions.
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The Republicans Of Maryland hold their
State Convention at the Academy of Music
in Baltimore to-day.
Candidates are to be nominated for Gov
ernor Comptroller and Attorney General.
there being no Observation-Disclosures in
Maryland.
Governor LowNDBs Of Maryland has
proved faithful and efficient executive,
and all the indications are at present that he
will be renominated unanimously for a
second term. The Republican Comptroller.
Mr.. GoLpsBoRoUaH will be renominated
also and Republican nominated for At
torney General to succeed the incumbent, q
Democrat. The Democrats of Maryland in
their recent convention lodged the ques-
ton of free silver coinage, and thereby put
themselves upon the defensive as against
the Republicans.
To-day's convention in Maryland wfll
be called to order by Republican United
States Senator, In city having a Republi-
can Mayor. to renominate a Republican
Governor, and logically 1t must support
cordially and unhesitatingly the Admins
tration OF Republican President Of the
United States in his policy Of expansion
pacifcation and progress.
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From TIE Chicago Journal.
The number OF artists in Chicago was increased
recently by the arrival OF one from distant city
who during his leisure moments strolled about the
downtown streets seeing tho sights
Passing . store where q number of paintings were
displayed In the windows. he stepped inside to look
about. Standing before landscape about 1cx1<
inches In size he assumed the manner of an admirer
OF art and awaited the approach of the proprietor.
The latter advanced smiling and rubbing his
hands He greeted the visitor cordially, and said;
You admirer of paintings l see."
Yes, to some extent" was the reply.
THAT Ia n pretty bit OF scenery" the dealer re-
turned that you are looking at thsre-that little
clump of green trees and the red house. 1t has Q
charming atmosphere about IL. don't you think 2
With the frame. just ss It Is. asking only SI5
forit. Now. that over there is = companion piece;
same size. same frame. Now. IL you would like to
buy the pair" he continued. becoming very earnest
I'VE could let you have them forfeit me see-take
them along for $25."
well it's evidently fair price. but the fact 10
/ don't want to buy them; am 4 painter myself"
"oh, you are an artist" smilingly remarked the
dealer. well perhaps you would like to do some
painting for us?"
"Oh. don't know; perhaps so. But what do you
pay for = canvas like thAt1" indicating the small
picture under discussion.
WELL" replied the dealer, becoming confidential
and stepping up close to his caller that Is cheap
painting. and II you paint them fast you can
make good money"
We'll. what do you pay ?" asked the artist, impa-
tenuy.
For that size We are paying eight cents"
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Taken oil round. the prospects for the har-
vest in England this year do not appear to be
very satisfactory. This time last year the
British farmers were congratuating them
selves on a wheat crop OF rhirty-six bushels TO
the acre. while this present season they con-
slider it will be fortunate IL they secure an
average OF thirty-two bushels. In some
districts heavier yield is expected. but the
unfavorabe spring weather and the sharp
frosts and cold winds of May told heavily
against the crop in general. only partly made
up for BY the finer weather OF June and July.
ing com pared with last year's. which averaged
nearly thirty-six and half hundredwsights
to the acre. That OF this year is not expected
to run over twenty. nine hund redweights, or
two and quarter below the last periodical
average Of thirty.ons and quarter. Meadow
weights to the acre. as compared with the
period zeal average Of twenty-nine and quar-
ter. aud last years, yield Of thirty-four and
quarter. The total hay yield this year is esti-
3lS.3133ls ascertained last year: a very
serious difference
Barley has done worse than wheat in most
parts, and oats are in general a very poor crop
Peas and beans have been seriously injured by
insects and roots. with the exception OF pota-
toes which are heavy and fine quality crop.
are poor. Hops promise an average crop: and
fruits. with the exception OF plums. which
were ruined by the spring frosts. are likely to
be better than last year.
an English paper says that they have presented
the British farmer with one OF those puzzling
years in which. while nothing at any one time
seemed going very badly. has yet turned out
winter food and summer drought threatened
bank ruptcy,
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States. These officials would not have been
needed had Great Britain been as faithfully
served by her consuls as Is the American
Republic. This is evidently recognized by
the London trade journal above mentioned,
which owns that, las compared with the
commercial reports issued by the United
States Government, our consular chronicles
are strangely incomplete and irregular"
According to this authority, British con-
suls, as a rule, content themselves with maxi
ing commonplace and often obvious COM
ments upon the belated returns Of foreign
custom houses Consequently, their obser-
vations lack that sense Of actuality which
Is a characteristic feature Of similar publ
cations OF the United States" The same
newspaper does not hesitate to say that our
consular reports possess value which Is
"singularly absent from 80 per cent. Of
the pamphlets OF various sizes which are
issued by our Foreign Office from consuls
abroad"
In view Of such concurrent and weighty
testimony to the worth Of the work per-
formed by our consuls abroad, our readers
can Judge for themselves how much founda-
ton there Is for the assertion sometimes
heard from denationalized Americans, that
our consular service Is 1.-THE worst in the
world"
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NEW BUILDING CODE DRAFTED.
1t Covers the Entire City-Municipnl
Assembly Has 1t Now.

1t Covers the Entire City-Municipnl
Assembly Has 1t Now.
The report OF the Building Code Com mission.
including the draft OF q new code OF building
laws for the entire city. was presented to the
Municipal Assembly yesterday. The report
contains 1873 pages. In the Board OF Alderm on
Mr.. Mccall Tam. J, the leader OF the majority,
attempted to rush the report through to
adoption. but he was defeated. II was sent to
the Committee on Building Department, on
motion OF Alderman Goodman tRsp.) with
instruction to tho committee to hold public
hearings. In the Council 1t was referred to
the same committee.
The new code consists OF thirty six chapters.
divided into 134 sections The commissio ners
have held 100 hearings and sessions. and their
secretary. George II. Nicholas. has been at
work on the report about eighteen hours day
for the past two months.
Among the men who were consulted by the
commissl toner's in making up the code were
Prof. William H. Burr. OF Columbia University ;
EH-Mayor Cooper. John Cooper. Of the Archi-
tcctural iron Association Charles Buck. archi-
tect. and PresidentOf the Builders' Joint Com
mittee on Building<Code: +. c. Moore. Presi-
dent OF the Continental Insurance COMPANY
Charles q. Brown. CONSTITUTIONAL engineer:
Francis H. kimball. the theatrical architect
The report says that two Invitations were sent
to the New York Chapter Of tho American In
stitute OF Architects TO examine the tentative
report. but the Institute refused. and would
only consent to examine the complete report
Tho commissioner would not permit this be-
leyng that the final report should be submit
ted to the Municipal Assembly first.
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sFvrHn1M,s STORY NOT BELrrrrn
He Tried to Bring an American Cou,u,o.
Onicor Into tho DreHfnn Cnsn

WARRINGTON, Sept. 5.-The State Dnna-,
ment sent instructions to-day TO Oliver I n
Hughes United States Consul at Cohurg Gor
many, to investigate charges made in AtlnD,,
Ga, by Charles L. Bentheim to the efrcc, tina.
Alvin Florschutz. the American Vice and Dom.
uty Consul at CoburR. had used initial
States consular envelopes and letter ho,g,
in transmitting French military eecrot.
to the headquarters OF the German General
STAT In Berlin. Mr.. Hughes was directed +,
forward any statement that Mr.. Florsrhu,3
cared to make and to inquire carefully into all
the allegations Of Bentheim.
That part OF Bentheim's statement which
concerns the United States Is to tina
effect that while he was empoyei n.
a French translator In the Headquarters
OF the German General Staff at Brrlio
he saw a great many docum ents relating I,
French naval and military affairs that were rs.
ceived in Berlin In envelopes bearing the on.
cial seal OF the United States Consulate At
nneberg. Germany. and that the stationery
OF the Sonneberg Consulate was usoi
BY officers OF the German secrst ser.
vice In forwarding Communications from
other sountFtes At that tine tot, Fpr'eha4
at sonnebers. On June 1 1893. Sonpeberg wt1
reduced from a consulate to consular agency
sui at Cobure. The records OF the State Depart.
ment show that Florsehutz was appointed vlns
and Deputy Consul at Coburg on Nov. .. 1898,
on the recon enc dalton Of Consul Hughes. who
spoke highly Of his ability and standing. He
has aerved In the United States Consular Ser
vice for seventeen years. There has not been
9, flaw IN his record as an employee of ths
Germany and was a su bject OF the emperor
An examination Of the records in the State
Department elbows that the dates given BY
Nevertheless. tho officials OF the department.
are inclined to think that he has been romance
ing. At the German Embassy the officials say
that the story cannot be true.
Bentheim said In his story that he was horn
in Denver thirty-six years ago. and that during
the war with Spain he served as an enlisted
man in New York regiment. He pretended
TO know great deal about the transmission ot
French military secrets to the German Govern
ment and said he never heard Dreyfus's mana
mentioned in connection with such secrets
while he was in Berlin.
II 10 believed that the French Government
will not mako any representations to tho
United States with q view to ascertaininz
whether the story ID correct.
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American and Anti-A american.

The Hon. JOHN JACOB LENT, the sono-
rous Democrat who is the Representa-
tive in Congress Of the Twelfth Ohio dis
trict, is dissatisfied with the Admin
istration. He said so on Sunday at the
meeting of the New England Bimetallic
League. The question Of the hour" cried
JOHN JACOB, "is brutal warfare against
the innocent people," being those gentle
Tagal lambs that wanted to burn Manila
and extermnate the foreigners in it. IAN
innocent, freedom-loving inoffensive peo-
pie on the other side OF the EARTH" Mr..
LENTz calls them. In his view they are
Arcadian sheep and the United States Is q
ravening wolf.
Mr.. LENTZ is not content with the Ameri-
can flag at which the innocent and inof-
fcnsive people are shooting. Flying above
American forces engaged in asserting the
right of the United States to its own terri
tory, the flag pains Mr.. LENTz:
IF the flag ia to stand for murder and repression
for the extinction Of that liberty which the foun
dstion stone Of this Republic for denial Of Justice
and God given rights to struggling people. then
say down with such a Gag. and make another
which shall be more in keeping with the spirit Of
our republican institutions"
Perhaps he would substitute the white
flag, an emblem upon which the innocent
and inoffensive people are especially fond
of practising workmanship
Finally, the war Is an unjust war;" and
will eventually result in the murder of
AGuINALDo, who is one Of the heroic figures
Of this generation"
We have followed Mr. LENTz in his anti
American maunderings simply because he is
O specimen Democrat. AS he talked in
Rhode Island, so will he talk on the stump
in Ohio. SO will the Democrats talk in
other States. They will hold up AGUINALDo
for admiration They will denounce the
Americans as murderers and brutal oppres-
sors.
The Democrats have taken deliberately
the side Of the armed enemies Of their
country. They are recognized by AGuINALDo
himself as his friends. So the controversy
rs to Imperialism and anti-impcrialism Is
simple On the one side are the Americans
who love the United States; on the other
side are the anti-Americans who love
AGUINALDo. Do the Democrats believe
that there are more Aguinaldians than
Americans?
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Mr.. BaEley's Defence Attacked On Histori-
cal ,Grounds-Burr, HAMILTON, Arnold.

| Mr.. BaEley's Defence Attacked On Histori-
cal ,Grounds-Burr, HAMILTON. Arnold.
To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: In your
issue OF Sunday. Aug. 81. there appeared an
| article giving the history ~ Of house In
| Cranbury. n. j., and the evil influences which
| have followed Its many occupants during the
past ninety odd years. because Aaron Burr
once used its spacious garnet as place OF
| refuge.
As to the truth OF the many statements or
rather misstatements. concerning the house
and the circumstances OF Aaron Burr's visit l
will say nothing further than that II made
pleasant reading matter. But tho treatise on
the life and character OF Burr IL only too true.
In to-day's issue a correspondent who signs
himself F. B. Bagley, attempts to defend the
character OF Aaron Burr. which was assaulted
by the author OF the article which appeared on
the 9th ult beg to supplement the latter's
remarks with the following. which trust you
will publish
agree with Mr. Baeley that the history In
the first article 10 very defective. but the char
acter OF Aaron Burr was not painted half as
badly as 1t should have been. ANY one who
knows the charming life OF Aaron Burr" says
Mr.. Bagley. will never believe him capable OF
h"norsd Any ooe ahe Knows sns
thing about tho private life Of Aaron Burr
Go with me- to Princeton ' and asf any one Of
the students to direct you to a grave where
lies one Of the Victims q Burr's charming
men: AK the old ipha bitsnts Of TrsSton a
example to be stunned
and pubic conducted of himself q, ina IN s ss
m r,n mi tu bnt the fact Is that IN his
writer can prove this only too easily" '' Gnu '"'
In his enthusiasm to defend Burr, Mr.. BaRley
attemp PTS to question the character Of AleIan;
Aaron Burr ever do for this country. after the
duel duel with Hamilton but to harm II? True.
Arnold Burr rescued brigade at New York.
Arnold performed even greater acts Of bravery
chester lines, Arnold held command Of West
Pc Point This does not prove anythnS as to the
init high treason History story is my witness 'o
Put Hamilton in one side Of a balance and a
tn BrT and Anods the other and
condition q this country to-day and praise
Aiexa9dcJr Hamilton. What haye we 70 thank
Arnold to thank for, their, brave deeds but we
have patriots TO thank that neither Of them
Mr.. Bagley then closes by saying that writer's
on historical subjects should remem Der that
important matters is available, and that there
Is ever someone to take pleasure n defending
Bagiey living somewhere, who will rise in nia
might and defend Arnold. the traitor on the
ground that his revenge was juetilabe.
While Mr., Bagey may. give authentic infor-
nation as to dates and places. doubt very
much II he is ina position to give authentic
testimony as to the character OF Aaron Burr
fatter myself that my testimony as to Burr's
character is nearer the truth than Mr. Bagley's
IT r9m the LIPS Of
the designer OF the present American flag
Peter H. Wendover, Of New York city
EDWARD WENDovER.
NEW YORK. Sept. 4.
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SEPTEMBER GRAND JURF SWORN IN.
1t Ia Expected to Investigate tho Ramnpo
Water scheme and Elm Street Delay.

1t Ia Expected to Investigate tho Ramnpo
Water scheme and Elm Street Delay.
The September Grand Jury was sworn In
yesterday by Judge Mcmahon in Part l. OF the
Court Of General Sessions. Although the Judge
did not refer to either subject in his charge. it
is understood that this Grand Jury will inyes-
tigate the Ramapo water scheme and also the
last term OF the Grand Jury called attic ntion to
the Elm street delay and suggested that it be
considered this m onth
inc mem beers OF the Septembe Grand Jury
are: Francis Nj Bacon. merchant 90 Franklin
street. foreman: 7. +. Bruner. real estate, 500
broadway: Thomas Graham. builder, 1888
Lexington avenue; Henry Thompson, retired,
40 Central Park South: Gynlo Armeni. pens
~ Nassau street; Francis HENDRICKS. metals.
4DClH street: 5. :. Stewart, woolens. So White
street: Arnold kohn. jeweller, 6s Nassau
SSGuarn; Frederick r. Leferts., treasurer. SO
Washington place Reed Mc1lvaine. wines. 10
Dey street Theodore Cooper civil eng neer.
35 Broadway:H II. Livingston Center, real estate,
12O Eaat Thirty fourth street; G. H. Hackett
clothing. ~ Broadway: Ralph NJ HYDE
Jeweer. 10 Union square; j. Sinclair Arm.
strong. publisher. 81 East Tenth street:
Sigmund Iecrburger hats. a5 Blocker street;
Thomas ); Olive merchant. IL Tenth avenue:
Matthew Covgan, builder. 222 East 1Oeth
broadway; William Bawden. tailor. a West
Forty-second street; and Harry de b. Parsons,
mG,ha1ical engineer. % William street.
The Court told the Grand Jury that there
were POO prisoners in the Tombs. 20 Of them
awaiting indictment.
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MARYLAND REPUBLICANS.
Probable Adoption of n Plank FavorinR
McKinlcy's denomination.

BALTIMORE. Sept, 5.-The Republican State
Convention tomorrow will renominate
Gov. Lloyd Lowndes OF Allegany, and
also state Comptroller Phillips Lee
Goldsborough Of Dorchester. and John "
/. FindIay OF Baltimore City will be the NOM
inee for Attorney General, The platform. of
which an abstract was published in The SuN
on sunday was finished this afternoon bv SEN
etors WELLINGTON and McComas. 1t was pro-
posed this evening to incorporate n plank
recommending the renomnati ion Of President
Mckinley II this Is adopted and there is
every reason to believe that II will be. the Re-
themselves on record. rs favorinR the contin-
uance OF the present administration.
The adoption Of this resolution will be all the
more noteworthy from the fact that senator
Wellington, who controls the convention ALSO
lutely. has heretofore opposed the war policy
Of the President. Harmony prevails among the
Repubicans. the local differences having been
adjusted Tonight the Legislature conven-
tiop met In the city. but adjourned without
making any nominations. after selecting dele
gates e the State Convention and choosing
State Central Committeeman This was done
at tho request Of the State leaders so as to give
the local delegations an opportunity to pre-
sent strong ticket.
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MR.. WAKEMaN LIKELY TO STAY.
Tho Attempt to Secure His Removal as
Appraiser Said to Have Failed.

Appraiser Said to Have Failed.
WARRINGTON. Sept. 5.-Secrctary Gage said
to-day that the Treasury Department would
finally dispose OF the complaints made against
the administration Of Wilbur +. Wakeman AZ
Appraiser Of the Port OF New York. next
Thursday or Friday. The statement Of Mr..
Wakeman preferring counter charges against
other officials OF the port had been received. he
said, and was being duly considered Secretary
Gage declined to go into details in reference to
this statement and he likewise refused to give
any hint of the final outcome Of the Appraisers
shin scandals 40 far as the Treasury Depart-
ment IL concerned.
There is high authority, however. for tho state-
ment that at the present time IL is the intention
OF the Administration to retain Mr.. Waterman ia
ONCE. 1t was said plainly to-day by a Treasury
official that Mr. Wakeman would not be- re-
lievad. and that the efforts, political or other
wise. to get him out would come to naught.
He declared that the fact that some prominent
New York Republican leaders advise Mr..
Wakeman's removal. ostensibly in the interest
Of good adm Illustration OF the Appraisers
stores. would have no effect on the outcome
The speaker admitted that the report ofthe in
yySstiEating committee was strongly against
Wakem an In nearly every department. and
1t Is known that every m ember Of the commit
tee regarded the findings as 80 damaging that
Wakeman would probably be asked to resign.