The New York Herald Newspaper, October 15, 1874, Page 3

THE BOLT. Caucus of the Anti-Tammany Democrats Yesterday. THE KNIFE DECLARED. Wak T0 ° The Class of Men the Independents Want to Nominate. CREAMER’S CRUSADE. The determined action taken by the antl-Tam- many democrats at their can@us at Delmonico’s on Tuesday night was the chief topic of discussion im political circles yesterday. The Tammany leaders affect to believe that the movement wil; mount to nothing; that even if it was backed up by the leading democrats in every Assembly dis- trict it 18 now too late in the day for any independ- ent party to organize effectively before election day. However, despite the seeming indifference Of the chiefs, the ward wire-pullers did not seem to feel very comfortable yesterday over the new turn affairs have taken; and a few, who are not any too faithful to the present régime, it was evident by the way they tried to avoid committing them- seives when spoken to on the subject, will quietly bide their time and deciare in favor of the opposti- tion, once they have become convinced that there ig @ good chance of its final success, There are many, however, among the rank and file who express themselves ready to vote for any demo- crat of respectability who will consent to run on an independent ticket for Mayor, and who makes Ro bones about letting everybody know just what their sentiments are. There does not seem to be any feeling at all against Mr. Wickham among the on-professional politicians who call themselves democrats, but they say that what they are against ts THE MANAGEMENT OF TAMMANY, They contend that they will not submit to dicta- ton trom a man like Mr. Morrissey, and that if Mr. Kelly had boldly resisted. Morrissey’s presump tuous demands at the outset the respectable por- tion of the party would be united to-day, withont any danger ofa disastrous defeat. The repubii- cans are delighted over the course the anti-Tam- many men have decided upon and will do all in their power to encourage the bolters—short, pos- sibly, ofa party indorsement of the chief candi- dates, who will be brought forward by the indi- pendents; for the leaders are still in a quanaary as to what is best to be done at the County Con- vention next week, wuether it would be safer for » the party to nominate 4 AN OUT-AND-OUT REPUBLICAN TICKET or take up some thorough reform democrat or on-party man as the candidate for Mayor for all the elements opposed to Tailihigy Ua a rary roufid. ‘Wd are yet awaiting developments,’ said one of the leading republican wire-puilers to ‘he HERALD reporter yesterday, “and we will do about the right thing in the end I hope, and that 18, take up as our Candidate for Mayor some man Of democratic antecedents who can poll the full vote aus better class of the democrats-of the city.’ fe Watightngiy remarked when questioned as tothe japye ois candidate tor Register :—"We are search- Ing about for a German to our liking.. We want ‘one who will poll the (ull Ge: Irish vote: -one who {8 HOt & Catholic, a Protestant or a Free-thinker, yet who will be popular with all Feligiows denominations.” This kind of candidate, be said, would be a eae ae, the party just nuw; “but,” he added, with a sigh, “I’m afraid we can’t find such a man tn this degenerate city.”” Another one of the republican magnates stated tat Under no circumstances did he believe the re- publicans would indorse Ottendorier, and re- Marked, ‘just about election time, if every- thing does not go along just to suit his personal whims, he is always acting the part of the bull in a@china shop. I’m giad he isn’t a republican, and I think the majority of the republican Politicians of the county feel certain that he would, if elected, out-Havemeyer Havemeyer. One old woman for Mayor is quive enough for New York mm one century.” There was a silly story cur- rent ceria 308 day that the repubjicans intended to nominate Charles E. Loew tor Mayor and Gen- eral Patrick Jones for Register. There was not the slightest foundation in fact for the story, as the idea o! placing Loew a Jone on the same ticket has never entered the minds of the mgn- agers, Itis said that @ great preasure is being brought to bear upon George M. Van Nort irom certain influential quarters to induce him to be- come the republican candidate for Mayor. He, however, persists in refusing to be regarded as a Candidate; still, if things should be so shaped by the time that the Convention meets as to convince him that his nomination is a party necessity and Ladd bya be oe petri rll ot bl vate Vention, he may yield gracefully to the exigencies of the situation, It may be stated that the great majority of the republicans whose opinions carry weight with the rank and file of the party in the Assembly districts are decidedly in favor of a | straight republican ticket. One thing 1s certain, they say, and that is that no matter who the man is who receives the nomination for Mayor at the bands of the anti-Tammany combination, the re- | ubiicans will not listen to @ ben poael for their indorsement of him. They are ready and wilting, they agsert, to unite with the demooratic opposi- tion on Register, and possibly some of the other county candidates, but, as for the nominee which the republican voters will be calied upon to sup- }» he must @ pronounced republican. Be- iM DOW and\the day fixed for the meeting of the Republican County Convention the plans of the anti-Tammany will doubtless have assumed definite shape, and the desire to beat Tammany at ‘all costs be strong enough to induce those re- Pablicans who now are bent on having an out-and- it republican candidate for Mayor to support a Yeform democrat nominated by the independents. i Coe eae peanent over by Cray few who are ju Ing to indorse the ni eo! oppa- ation, gts the latter say Ry wit Perk Heke at all Nazards. Indeed, they say thas they will not make any open PROPOSAL TO THE REPUBLICANS, Preferring to make their movement a purely non- Partisan One, which men of all parties can support ‘without any sacrifice of political principle—thus leaving it eusirely to the republicans themselves to do what they please as a party organization. among the men who have been the most active in Bringing all the “outside” democrats together against Tammany, ex-Congressman Thomas J. Creamer is probably the most prominent. A HERALD reporter yesterday had a conversation ‘With him as to the intentions, plans and purposes Of the opposition, during which the situation in Prospective was thoroughly discussed to all its aspects. Aiter stating that at the meeting at De monico’s last Tuesday night an executive commi tee of eleven from each Assembly district was ap- Pointed he said:— THE ANTI-TAMMANY POLICY. “The intention of this Independent Democratic Executive Committee is to have nominations made in the early part of next week a complete inde- nt democratic ticket for the county offices, Congressmen, Aldermen and Assemblymen in ever embly district. The nominations for ‘county offices to be made in mass meeting of the rigid of the John KellyJobn Morrissey party. At the caucus at Delmonico’s Oswald Ottendorter Wished it to be distinctly understood that the Germans-did not Magna the Tammany ticket be- cause they haa not been given the Mayoralty or the Registerahip for they asked for neither. What they did asi was the nomination of a re- Let competent and independent man for office ‘ali the Ge: of Mayor, irrespective of his nation- 5 rman democrats woula have been satisfied,” said Mr. Creamer, “with such men as Edward Cooper, Abram S. Hewitt, or some ether pi oped citizen who is not a mere creature and fool Of the successor of Tweed, who is evi- dently a man without a tithe of the brains or sa- @acity of the fallen chieftain.” “Do you believe, Mr. Creamer,’’ asked the re- Porter, ‘shat Tammany will succeed at the coming election f” “4wo years ago,” was the reply, “Abraham Lawrence, who is by far an abler, more experi- enced and in every respect more competent to fill the office of or than Mr. Wickham, received, with the assistance of the Tammany Hall nomina- tion, but 47,000 votes, st 87,000 vast against him--34,000 for Mr. O'Brien and 53,000 for Mr, Havemeyer. I deal simply in round numbers. Now, it many could poll no larger 3 vote for Mr. Lawrence than it did, owing to the rottenness Of the organization and THE BAD REPUTATION OF THE LEADERS Of the organization how can it expect uny chance Of success now with a canuaidate like Wick- haw, who is in no way the equal of Mr. Lawrence, and who, it is Generally conceded, is simply a elly, WhO has termed him ‘my Besides Mr, Lawrence had the sup- Port of two-thirds of the German democratic vote of the city, wntle Mr. Wickham will have the deter- ott oye Bs a @f that vote, possiblity. “Do you think “nf the Germans ‘want & candidate of aye: “ ey Want any ian nominated simply because he rH a ‘German. I know the German people, T hat presented them in office for she last ten years. As & general thin; all other candidates ja Naons; for |, tha Aan rman, American and | f NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1874.—TRIPLE SHEET. of Irish parents, bave repeatealy been elected over German candidates by Gernien people.’? “Do you believe the antl-Tammany democrats pr Bernd republican indorsement to elect their “I would prefer that @ candidate should be se- lected jor office of or who would receive the support of all the citizens, irrespective of party; lor the etty government at vest 18 but an experiment, a8 no attempt has ever been made before tp an. ponte to govern a city of a million of inhabitants by officers selected through univer- sal suffrage. I have we been an advocate, while in the Legieieiups. of aying se) elec- tions, to be held in the spring of each year, for charter offices. We oiten see at Presidential and State elections, as we May also witness this year, candidates for cbarter offices riding into oMce not On issues affecting their own local government, but, perhaps, on questions as to the policy of tne Rational government Etre the te of Louisiania or some other national issue that should not im apy way influence or control the yoter when he 1s voting to select municipal officers. 1 believe the sentiment of a large portion of the re- polices voters o/ this city ls and that it will force heir leaders to sustain any responsible or com- petent democrat, who may be nominated in oppo- sition to the John Kelly-John Morrissey party. Ido not believe there is any chance for @ repup- ican candidate for Mayor in any contingency. The democratic majurity in this city will be er than the repubiican vote. It is an imposaipility to elect a republican candidate for Mayor in this city with so overwhelming @ democratic majority and their leaders know jt.” “Ig the movement against Tammany among the democrats prompted by good motives ag a generul thing—do they really meun ‘reform?’ “t can only speak for myself. I have not at- tempted to enter Tammany since 1870, when the old Ring and the Tammany sachems closed the doors against the majority of the General Committee. I am opposed to the sworn secret political organization known as the Tammany So- ciety, where seven sachems hold and control the building and have the power to disband a general committee whenever they can’t control it, Thus you will see 1t is BRICKS AND MORTAR, NOT BRAINS, that control the Tammany party of this city, The ‘Tammany Society farce shouia have been broken up and disbanded when the old Ring was driven from power. I know of no one in the movement Sane Tammany to-day who would take a seat with John Kelly and Jobn Morrissey in the Gen- eral Committee if 1t was. offered. Now, far from being & sorehead myself, the local leaders have tendered me the nomination for Congress, which 1 peremptorily declined, preferring to fight this local battle for the people, in the belief that I oan render some assistance to the citizens of New York by forming & political organization to piace popular men in nomination tor public office, As Jar as my preferences go I would dr for Mayor such a man us William Butler Duncan, John K. Hackett or August Belmont, as { believe either of these gentlemen would consolidate our city debt and negotiate with bankers aoroad for funding tt, even as low as four per cent. No city in the world suffers SO much Irom Oppressive taxation on its Teal estate as ours, This affects the tenant as well as the landlord, by increased price of rents, Our whole system of taxation is a farce and an outra; on the working classes, perpetrated by the Legislature of the State. The oor man’s twenty-five foot front lot and two story welling heavily mortg: ig taxed, while the stockholder and __ Dol with millions carefully hidden away, escapes without a penny towards the expenses of the State and city overnments, In Pennsylvania ex-Governor Cur- ‘in informs me that not a dollar is collected from taxation op real property. Personal taxation alone pays the entire expenses of the government of the State, ‘The consequence {s rents are cheap, the dwellti of the poor are respectable and com. fortabie, while our working classes are huddled here in six story barracks not fit tor human beings to live in, and for that exorbitant rents are de- manded. In this State there is three times the amount of personal property that there is in Penn- syivania and there is no good reason, if we had competent and experienced men at the head ofour » rei id not be entirely exempt from any tax whatever, And let me gay in this connec- tion that Tammany Hall professes to be the friend of the democrats. Well, Mr. Augustus Schell, who is used a8 a fi ead of the Tammany tribe, and ig the constant presiding officer at all meetings and conventions, ts but another proof that shows how the cone 10 follow the present Tammany leaders are led and defrauded. Mr. Schell is the rep- Yesentative of railway corporations in this coun- try whose capital is counted by hundreds of mu- lions of dol Whose property escapes taxa- tion oy fraud and deceit. For instance, the New York Central and Hudson River Rail- Toad Company, whose.stocks and bonds exceed $100,000,000 esca} taxation in this city by a sworn aMfidavit that the company pay their tax at Albany, which they claim is their headquarters, and I have no doubt that in Albany county a simi- lar amdavit can be shown that exempts them there, on the plea that they pay their tax in New York county. This is but one sample of the ine- quality of taxation in our State. The amount of personal property in stocks and bonds of railway and other corporations that escapes taxation must exceed the entire assessed valuation of real estate in New York city about $80,000,000." “It is Said, My. Creamer, that no anti-Tammany movement ‘can take away the Irish vote from | Tammany? What do you think of that?” “John Kelly and John Morrissey,” was the reply, | “claim and their friends claim that the Irish vote cannot be taken away from them. I consider tnis @ gross insult to the [rish voters of this city to cast such an imputation upon their inteliigence ana | character, No class of citizens have shown them- Selves to be More independent in the selection of their candidates than ‘THE IRISH-AMBRICAN CITIZENS, and they will, I think, never follow the leadership of such men as Kelly and Morrissey, nor are they controlied by feelings of nationality. Witness the Case of Mr. Lawrence two years ago when run- ning tor Mayor carrying the First, Fourth, Sixth and Fourteenth wards—all Irish ‘wards—against Mr. O’Brien an Irishman. The danger to ap- rebended by anti-Tammany democrats is not | m the Irish, but from some American democrats, who, while talking politics in clubs and denounc- ing everything in connection with the government and Drephesying the fall of republican institutions, never take the trouble to register or vote on the oat of the election.”” in gpeaking of the heel he made against Mr. Kelly by Mayor Havemeyer Mr. Creamer said:—“I have no fight against Mr. Kelly or Mr. Morrissey personally, but politically I deny their right (claiming that they are not the proper men) to dictate who shall be our cl officers. Politicians and public men are so in the habit of throwing mud at each other, charges of corruption are so often made without any foundation, that it would re- quire stronger evidence than any that has as yet been produced, judging from bis past record, to make me believe Mr. Kelly peculiarly dishonest or corrupt. Mr. Morrissey surely is not, as, I believe, he simply uses his power to gain notoriety, to ad- vertise nimseli at the expense of the democratic arty by claiming to be one ofits leaders. But all intelligent men must admit that, -if the reform movement that bas been agitated so strongly dur- fog the oy three years is to produce no better results than. THE REIGN OF KELLY AND MORRISSEY, the republican form of government for a city isa failure, which I will surely belteve if people at | the coming election will not resent the insult that these men have given to the democracy and the city by the nominations they have recently made at their conventions.” Mr. Creamer con- cluded by saying that the anti-Tammany democrats Were in earnest and that no pack steps could taken. They would not be lacking in tunds and if the people really desired to show thetr inde- pendence of party next elections and secure good men for office they would not have to blame tne independents for lack of interest inthe public Welfare or for haying put bad men in the fleld. The Independents’ Caucus Yesterday. The conference committee appointed by the German democratic organization which nominated Ottendorfer for Mayor on Monday evening and the conference committee appointed by the anti-Tam- many democrats who met on the same evening at Delmonico’s held a private caucus at the Palette Club, in Twenty-second street, near Broadway, yesterday afternoon, There was a delegation of \berals present also, headed by General Jonn Coch- rane, Thomas E. Stewart and ex-Police Commis- sioner Manierre. Among those present were Tnomas J. Creamer, Dents Burns, Alaerman Van Scbaick, ex-Alderman Hardy, Alderman McCaffrey, ex-Speaker Hitchman, Theodore Giaubensklee, Morris Ettinger, Nelson J. Waterbury, George Beatty and William W. Niles, Mr. Creamer pre- sided. The proceedings were begun at four o’clock and did not close until halfpast seven. The situation Was discussed {n ail its phases, and all the gentie- men took advantage of the invitation extended by the Chairman to speak their minds freely and to give such suggestions as to the best plan to be adopted by which independent republicans and democrats alike could be made to unite on a com- mon piatiorm in the support of inaependent county oMcers without in any way interfering with their predilecti¢na tor State candidates. Mr. Creamer remarkel that all that was neces- sary to achieve success was a detérmination on the part of every citizen who desired to rebuke the attempt of Joho Morrissey and John Kelly in their insolent attempt ‘o jolst men upon the dem- ocratic party and the dty regardiess of the wishes of the great mass Of respectable voters in the cit to work harmoniously together, each acting with unselfish motives, having in view the greatest gooa of the greatest number, rather than the suc- cess of any particular ¢lags, nationality, clique or club. Speeches were made Messrs. Glauben- stiee, Stewart, Cochraae, McCaffrey and others, mesonaay urging that the movement against Tam- born! should be carried on as a non-partisan one, and that every effort should be made to induce the voters who seldom meddle with politics or go to the polls to come ou} on election day and vote. “if the hundreds who aga ral thing stay at home on election day Will only register,” said one Of the speakers, ‘‘and vote the people's ticket on the 34 of November next success is certain.’ The presence of this claes of men at the polis will | a sub-committee, who had conferred with Messrs, | Nave a good effect and do muoh to offset the vote those men who vote county pad tickets, no of nt who the didas mater Canmdarana ananean on other matters relating to the loca) canvass it was resolved that any one of the following pamed gentiemen would be acceptabie to the “independents” as @ candi- date for Mayor, viz.:—Oswaid Ottendorfer, Royal Phelps, Alderman Schaick, William H. Neil- son, Thomas J. Creamer, Henry A. Anderson, Robert B. Roosevelt, Wm. Butler Duncan. It was announed that Mr. Duncan would not be @ candi- date. These names it was decided should be pre- sented by the two respective conference commit- tees to their respective organizations to-night, and that anoiher meeting to compare notes would be hejd to-morrow afternoon. THE GERMAN BOLT. A Disaffected Campaign Organization in Session. ‘The German Central Campaign Organization, re- cently formed by delegations representing the different German democratic and liberal republi- can ward organizations, neld @ meeting at the Teutonta Assembly Roome las: evening to com- piete its organization and to adopt measures for ap active campaign in ald of the Syracuse plat- form and State ticket. In view of the action of the Tammany County Convention on Saturday, a considerable disaffection and Irritation appeared to be manifested among the parties assembled, and there was apparently no disposition to engage in earnest business, Otto Sackersdorf presided, and the first thin, done after the preliminaries had been disposed 0! was & motion to adjourn until November 4, This ave rise to an sngry debate, and Dr. Mierson, Sharies Kinkel and others insisted that the dele: gate, Mr. Authenried, who had made the motion, be required to retire, but @ motion to that effect was tabled. On motion of Coroner Eickhoffa resolu- tion was passed directing tne Executive Com- mittee to eapare resolutions, to be sabmitted to the organization, on the subject of the nomina- tions, alter the same have all been made. This campaign organization is now composed of delegates from some eighteen different district organizations, about five additional delegations Raving been entered since the last meeting. DEMOORATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE, The following congratulatory despatches were recelved at and sent from the headquarters of the Democratic State Central Committee yesterday :— The despatch from the Chairman of the Demo- cratic State Committee of Ohio says “Ohio sends greeting to New York; not less than 15,000 democratic majority for State ticket anda Gain of six or seven Congressmen.” The despatch from the Chairman of the Demo- cratic State Committee, Intiana, says :— “Returns indicate a democratic majority in the State of from 15,000 to 20,000 majority—the election of nine out of thirteen members of Congress and @ majority on joint ballot in the Legisiature—a clean sweep.” THE COMMITTEE'S REPLY TO OHIO. J. G. THOMPSON, Columbus, Ohio:— New York thanks Ohio and will respond with 50,000 majority for Tilden, which shoots Dix on the spot. CHARLES N. SWAN, Assistant Secretary. THE RESPONSE TO INDIANA. NEw YorK, Oct, 14, 1874, J. E. MCDONNALD, Chairman Democratic State Committee, Indiana :— The Democratic State Committee send greeting to your great victory. New York will respond on November 3, with fifty thousand majority for Til- den and reiorm. WM. W.GORDON, Secretary. AN AMALGAMATION MEETING, At what is known as Jerry Johnson’s Hail, on South Fifth avenue (Eighth ward), a meeting was called last eventing in opposition to the nomina- tions lately made by Tammany - Hall tor Mayor and Register, The name of one Howard Kelly waa signed aa president to the call, ‘and upon the meeting being called to order the blacks greatly outnumbered the whites. Kelly assumed the chatr, and under- took to run the meeting, claiming that 1t was” in | the interest of every poor man to oppose Tam- | many Hail if they wanted work this winter. The election of permanent officers was then called in question, the sere wanting an equal division, Kelly would not put the question, owing to the colored citizens being largely in the majority. Thereupon, Mr. Kelly was compelled to vacate the chair, and Hn Johnson (colored) was calied to preside. Over an hour was spent in the offering of motions anda resolutions, when it was finally resolved to sup- port none other than the conservative republican icket, INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS, The Independent Democratic General Committee of the First Assembly district met last evening at No, 24 Laight street. Hugh Dalton presided. The | Executive Committee reported having appointed Nicholas Muller and James Healy, who had con- sented to be nominees—James Healy for Alderman and Nicholas Muller for Assembly, The report was | on motion accepted and adopted. The nominations of these gentlemen were approved by the meeting, and a committee was appointed to wait upon them | and inform them of their nominations, The Execu. | tive Committee were also instructed to confer with | outside organizations and report back to the general body. | FERNANDO WOOD NOMINATED, | The Congressional Convention of the German- American Independent Citizens’ Association of the Ninth district met last evening at Loo’s Hall, No. | 694 Ninth avenue. Mr. George Wohlbrecht pre- sided. The Hon. Fernando Wood was nominated by acclamation tor Congress irom that digtrict. THE REGISTRATION YESTERDAY. The following table shows the total registration | during the four days of last year devoted to that purpose a8 well as for yesterday and last Tues. day:— . | 1873. 1874, ‘Second First Day. Day. | Day. 1,487 2 3.426] 1,600 1237] 900]} 1,236] 1,370 1,172) 960 1,076] 1,166 1,907 1.123}) 11683) 184 1,675 1,396|| 1456] 1.716 1,275) B06]] 261) 1,317 1086) Livi! Vien] 1315 Teg] 3.282) Las6l) Lag) L956 1; 2100) 8241] 1/870] 1,941 708] 1,286] 16821 L186 1133) 1.383 863} 1,518] 1 Laia|| 159) 1739 1,140) 1,588 072|| 1517) 1,463 Lies! 1585) 1,748] Liat] esol Liza | te TE 1,368] 1/963] 1,906] 1,38/| 1,973] 2008 Lago! 13531 1.9041 1;844]) 21000) 1.105, 1473) 2,282] 2.44) L900]] 2,823) 2.600 ava] 1,843] 1.9701 61) L941} 2.013 808} 1172] 1,070 “6sa|| 1.008] 1.237 1,643] 2481] 2,729) 2,000|] 2,453) 21048 1081) 2,772; 2,708) 1,847 2,541] 3,129 ~ =| =| =| 908} 019 | =} - =| = 499) "525 | 24,568] 34,991] 87,539| 26,562|| 35,819 152,808 149,010 | 13710 | + 7569 | REGISTRATION IN BRQOKLYN. | —— | Interesting Statistics Showing the Num- | ber of Voters in Each Ward and Dis- | trict. There were 33,669 voters registered in Brooklyn on Tuesday last, the second day of registration, as against 14,689, the number registered on the sec- ond day of registry in 1873. This great compara: tive increase in the enrolment of voters ts duo mainly to the fact thatthe Registry jaw for Brook- lyn was changed by the last session of the Legis- | lature, so as-to permit of but three days for | registry, instead of foar, as was formerly the case. | The total number of votera in Brooklyn ts esti- | mated at 75,000, which would leave still unregis- tered 20,567, om the subjoined table it will be geen that there is an increase in the First, Third Seventh, Filteenth, Sixteenth, Eighteenth and | Twentieth waras:— whseay, | ] los | > 2 Districts, gf 8 gs af || af et jd |e | 40h) 50h Gin) Ten [Brn oe] T&L TR) Pe 162] 19s] 197|222|184|196|210/ —| —| 40) 480 ‘Ana St =P) Ma ae) ag a ea | =| =| =| val) 8G 173 isla sls 174)225) — =| 1,358|] 734] 1,324 xsulaaal re ea; gael a6] ea uae! 268)) 2) 1 88 .°"jaby sot ing! 2S] || tal sas 9... 24g) 21 778] —-| —| =| =) =| “‘sa|| 468] 975 10: |2sola4e 290 aro|2gs|ga[230] —| =| Faq] b3e] 2.257 12: tal asa 0) 3042204399239) =| =| bral oor| ast 12.27 aaa ao) $30} 2241385)208| —| —| b7l4]] So) 1.013 28. 1A74l Apa at eae] lash iga| =| | tags ]] 791] 1199 i 1454 |200!280}524|8i3}475] —| —) 1is8i|| 821 18:: 06/315 |ate|302}205|.86 [214] —| —| ieaa|] 743] 1,029 16, : 308] 182/197 | 202) 169208) 1444185) 201) 1,654)) $05) 1,109 17°. 7a a8 250] —| —| 15:@|| 705] ‘937 18. ;:]260] 266 =| =| =} 1008]} $98) 686, 19. [aga 16088 3 slat =| etl] Bt! ay » Ber aal ats 173,380] =| 1, Bs) 1.401 198) 234]1 SPE] =] isus]] 600| a33t Baral al aay ass =} =} =) 139)) $99) "308 38... aolansteae| =| =} =] = 3 Grand totais, “ Registered September 874 (first day) Rogiovered October 5, 18 4 (second ay) TOtA] .....onnamnncesess ss | pest in this race, or she hi ugh di | Since she came in second to Attila ia i very | Hyder Ali being the three | but AMERICAN JOCKEY CLUB. Fourth Day of the Autumn Meeting at Jerome Park. Fine Weather but Cold Winds. DANGEROUS SPORT Daylight’s Rider Narrowly Es- capes a Broken Neck. SIX EXCITING RACES. Survivor, Nettie Norton, James A. Grinstead, Limestone and Trouble the Winners. The fourth day of the Jerome Park races opened under conditions favorable to good racing, but un- favorable to & large attendance. Morning broke cold and clear, with a cutting wind that sent in- tending visitors to the races in search of their winter wrappings. Even with this precaution only the hardiest ventured forth. As the car- riages rolled out from the city the exhibition of fura and the generally wrapped-up appearance of the occupants suggested the idea of a sleigh ride more than a visit to an autumnal race; but it was man alone had put on his winter garb. The trees, whose branches Tustied in the cold breeze, were clad in russet browns and the golden-tinted yellow even mingled with leaves still green that lingered as if loath to part from the generous summer time. The sun, too, resented the intrusion of the unseasonadie wind and smiled brightly on trees and fleid as if to compensate the wayfarer for the | absence of the gentle south wind. Few ladles, however. ventured out and the sombre hue of the grand stand showed how much such meetings lose in interest and picturesqueness by the | absence of the brilliant plumage of feminine | fashionables, Some there were who defied the cold, and these deserved the homage bestowed on them by the assembled turfmen. The first race was set down for two o’clock P. M., but it was after that hour when the bell rang to clear the | course, and the mingled crowd of swells and jockeys who had been promenading on the course and in the green paddock before the stand crowded to obtain seats of vantage whence they might survey the race. THE RACING. The cold, disagreeable weather yesterday seemed to throw a chill over the sport, notwith- standing that all the racing was good; but it was not relished with the gusto it would have been on @ pleasant summer afternoon. Six races were | ran, the first a dash of a mile, the second a mile and a quarter, the third three-quarters of a mile, ‘he fourth one mile gnd three-quarters, the fifth | ofié inile did an eighth and the sixth a steeple- chase of about two miles and a half, all of wich were brought cn promptly and ierdiinated Batis- factorily, except the steeplechase, which ended with the falling of a horse and @ slight injury to the jockey. In the first race there were seven starters, con- sisting of T.G. Moore’s bay gelding O'Neil, carry- ing 85 lbs.; Lawrence & G, Lortilard’s chestnut colt Resolute, 108 lbs.; John Coffee’s brown filly Ida Wells, 92 lbs.; Owner’s bay colt Survivor, 115 Ybs.; P. Lorillard’s bay colt Stanford, 108 \bs.; Dugala J. Bannatyne’s bay colt Audubon, 101 Ibs., and Wood Stringfield’s bay colt Ravenna, 714 Ibs, Survivor was a great favorite, Stanford being tne second choice and Jda Wells the third in favor. Audubon showed the way for turee-quarters of a mile, but when the fipishing came he was not up) to the mark in staying qualities, and was beaten by Survivor arst, Stanford second, Resolute third, Survivor won a very ease race, . The second race was for three-year-olds, with penalties and allowances, There were four start- ers jor this eyent, comprising James Thompson’s chestnut fillf Emma, carrying 100 Ibs.; T. G. | Moore’s bay gelding O'Neil, 102 lbs.; John Coffee’s | bay filly Nettie Norton, 105 lbs., and Owner's bay | coit The Hoaxer, 105 lbs. The latter was a great lavorite, in some of the pools selling for more than all the others together. He was beaten by Netue Norton, apparently very easily. The winner is a fine looking filly, and has stylish racing action. She has been out of condition the whole ot this summer, and her owner and friends seemed to be in doubt about her racing capabilities, as she was sold very low in the pools, Emma being 1! econd choice, The latter did not seem to be doing he; teriorate 6 spring; but “you cannot always sometimes tell.” In the third race six two-year-olds faced the starter. These were D. D. Witters’ bay colt Ath- lete, carrying 95 lbs. ; Lawrence and G. Lorillard’s vrown colt Hyder Ah, 107 lbs.; Owner’s chestnut colt Aristides, 103 lbs.; Thomas Paryear & Co.’s brown colt Leader, 95 lbs.; P. Lorillard’s brown colt James A. 95 lbs. and August Belmont’s chestnut colt Babylon, 96 Ibs. The betting was large on this race, James A., Aristides and reat favorites before the start, there being little difference in the amounts invested on each. James A. won the race, Aristides second and Hyder Ali third. They came in according to the weights they carried, James A. naving 95 lbs, up, first; Aristides, 103 Ibs., second, and Hyder All, 107 Ibs., third. They are all grand two-year-olds, and next spring, should no accident bi them, their races will be worth seeing. They are all sons of imported Leamington, out of Lexington mares, which ap- ars to be the beat “nick’? oi the day. Toe fourth race was for all ages, with penalties and allowances, and had five starters. These were Uwner’s bay colt Wildidle, 108 lbs,; W. Cot- tril’a brown horge Lyttelton, 114 lbs.; Lawrence | und G. Lorillard’s bay horse shylock, 114 \bs.; Thomas Puryear & Co.’s bay colt Grinstead, 90 ibs., and P. Lorillard’s bay colt Stanford, 104 Ips. Grinstead was @ great favorite for this race, Shy- lock the second choice, Stanford the third, Lyttel- ton fourth in favor. The favorite won the race in good style, Shylock second, Lyttelton third, show- ing that the backers of the respective horses were | not far out of the way in their knowledge of the capabiities of the horses. The winner has done a great deal of racing the past summer, but his run- ning has been mainly in stakes where be haa to Ces 110 Ibs., in Which he met with poor success ; uring this meeting ne has had two chances pi lighter weights, and he has won both of em. The Members’ Cup—the fifth race—nad three starters, consisting of L. A. Hitchcock’s chestnut colt Limestone, tae wee lbs; ‘I. B. & W. K. Davis’ chestnut horse ladeen, 149 Ibs., and A. Belmont’s gray horse Gray Planet, 145 lbs. Fadia- deen had the call in the betting jor this race, Gray Planet being second choice, Limestone bringing. § low figure in the is. The latter won the rac by @ length, Fadiadeen second, half a length in front of Gray Planet. Ihe horses were ridden admirably by the Pigeons ke The winner was mounted by ter, ladeen by A. Clas- son and Gray Planet by Belmont Purdy. Tne dresses of the gentiemen were much admired, but | appeared much too light for the season. A heavier costume would have been much More comfortabie no doubt, The race was the most interesting event of the day, = The ‘wind up”? was a aveepjacnane, which had four starters, comprising A. H. Torrence’s chest- nut gelding Trouble, varrying 160 Ibs, ; M. J. Tully's bay coins Vesuvius, 142 1bs.; Owner's gray mare Mary Ciark, 145 Ibs., and A. P. Green’s bay filly Daylight, 1401bs. Trouble was the first favorite, Mary Clark the second choice, Daylignt third, Ve- suvius fourth. The latter took the lead and heid it for about two miles, when Daylight went to the frent and kept there untill she reached the last hurdle, just bap a the furiong pole, on the hom stretch, when Trouble reached her head, and the: jumped the brush fence together. The filly struc! the top rail, and, failing, rolied heels over head, knocking her rider insensible, Fortunately the fears of serious injury were soon dispelled by the man stating that be was not badly burt, although considerably stunned by the fall. The filly was not injured, The following are the details of the racing:— Phe First Race. Purse $500; winners of $1,000, or of the mile race on the second day tu carry 7 los, Meh os | maidens allowed, il 4 years old or less, 7 lbs. ; if 6 or more, 121b8, One mile, STARTERS, on, . Kes peryeeers Nowe dam by Lex- 1 ara Old, 1 jenneasey)...... Pp Loriivards b. 6. Btuntora, yy Dick, dam by Scythian, 4 years old, 108 Ins, (Barvee)........ Lawrence ‘and 8 Loriliard's ch. c. Resolute, by Revolver, dam Mattie O, 4 years old, 02 Ibs. Monaned SAMAP ARP OUD OOD | | pata $35 | Was first into the homestretch, but was so closely | pressed by James A, thathe had to receive a re- | THE BETTING, | Grinstead. -$110 1,500 1,300 500 | Wildidle. 85 480 450 140 Stanford 60 420 510 175 | Lyttleton. 65 + 640 400 170 | Shylock 850 600-290 \*Limestone following leisurely, As tuey D. 4. Bannatyne’s b. c. Andubon, by Australian, | dam by Scythian, 4 j years Old, 101 lbs,(Connor) @ T. G. Moore's b. c. O'Neil, by Lightning, dam Zin- ‘ara, 3 years old, 8 ibs. (O'Neil) .. . . John Coflee’s br. f, lda Wells, by Leamingten, dam Jessamine Porter, 3 years old, 92 Ibs, (LOWS) .s-- 2s ccecrencccseesssecscrceetecseescss, 6 Were weeneseia'e », c Rorenss, by Rivoli, dam jurvivor’s dam, 2 years old, 713, ba, ya | Time, van ayres) 7 THE BETTING S10 Survivor. 260 (260 125 150 180 15 65 = 105 no 80 9125 130 «105 40 3 35 45 THE RACE, | Stanford was first to lead, but Audubon quickly | Went to the front and showed the Way around the turn and to the quarter pole, closely followed by Resolute, Survivor, Stanford, O'Neil ana the others, As the horses passed around the foot of Resolute second, the pin Audubon led one length, one length ahead of Survivor, O'Neil fourth, Sjan- | ford fith, Ida Wells sixth, Ravenna seventh. ‘The | horses passed around the hill out of sight in this way, and when they reached the jower turn Audu- bon was stillin front, Resolute second, Survivor third, Stanford fourth, the others all beaten om. The horses entered the homestretch in the order er but before they reached the furlong pole jurvivor had the race in hand, and aiterwards gai- loped in an easy winner by @ length, Staniord second, Resolute third, Audubon fourth, O'Neil fith, Ida Wells sixth, Time, 1:46, Tne Paris | Mutuels pald $11 30, The Second Race. Purss of $500, for three-year-olas ; Ol 106 Ibs.; beaten maidens allowed 6 los.; winners during the year of $500 to carry Ibs. ; Of $1,000 0s.; OF $2,000 10 Ibs. extra; e mile and @ quarter. STARTERS, John Coffee’s b. f. Nettie Norton, by Leaming- ton, dam Long Nine, 105 Ibs, (‘Taylor) Owner’s b. c. The Hoaxer, by War Dai to carry | Lass of Sydney, 105 lbs, Boeriing) 2) James Thompson’s ch. f, Emma, by y \ dam Maria Innes, 100 Ibs. (Feeney). A H T. G. Moore’a b, c. O'Neil, by Lightning, dam Zingara, 102 lbs. (Jones).... aeeveeereseee Time not taken, THE BETTING, 540 825 500 500 550 «380 165 190 = 130 105145 55 THE RACK The Hoaxer was first away, Nettle Norton sec- ond, Emma third, O'Neil fourth. As they passed the stand Nettie Norton led a peck, Emmasecona, @ neck In front of The Hoaxer, O'Neil fourth. Net: tte Norton showed the way around the turn, and Was ove length avead at the quarter pole, The Hoaxer second, @ length in advance of Emma, who was several lengths ahead of Q’Neul. Passing | around the bluff the places of the horses were un- | changed and when they came in sight on the lower turn Nettie was still one length in front, The Hoaxer second, two lengths in aavance of Emma, Who was half @ dozen lengths abead of O'Neil. Nettie Norton led into the homestretch, when tak- ing the extreme outside position she Be in front, and won the race by two lengths, The Hoaxer sec. | Oud twolengths in advance of Emma who beat | O’Net] a dozen lengths. The time of the cash was not taken, the timers being Chg, from their nosts when phe ase fell fora start. The Paris Mucuels 0, The Thira Race. PURSE $500, for two-year-olds; beaten maidens. allowed 5 lbs.; winners of $600 to carry 8 ibs. ; of | $1,000, 7 Ibs. ; Of $2,000, 12 lbs. extra, ‘hree-quar- ters of a mile, STARTERS, P, Loriilard’s br. c. James A., by Leamington, dam Maiden, 95 ibs, (Spariing).............. SMe Owner’s b. o, pets by Leamington, dam wim) .. Hyder An, by © | 107 lba, (Dona- 3 4 Thomas Puryear & Co.’s br. c. Lead: ington. dam Jessie Dixon, 95 lbs, (khodes) 5 A. Belmont’s cn. ¢. Babylon, by Kentucky, ai Baola (Connor)....... Ree ose pak 6 me, 131834. | THE BETTIN James A........ 750 = 1,100 | P25 1,120 560 1,080 265 805 170 880 160 830 Tl Aristides was first away, James A. second, Hyder Alt third, Leader ‘fourth, Athiete fith, Babylon sixth. A’ they passed around the blur, Aristides was leading two lengths, James A. sec- ond, tour lengths in front of the others, who were | in a group. Aristides went out.of sight around | the hill with two lengths the best of it, but when he came in view on the lower turn the hip og H Was nearly closed. Hyder Ali was four lengths be- hind, @ neck in front ot Athlete and Leader, who were a length in advance of Babylon. Aristides minder of Say gu betore reaching the furlong | pole, James soon afverward passea him and | came home @ winuer by two lengtis, Aristides sec- ond, two lengtns in iront of Hyder All. Athlete was fourth, Leader fifth, Babylon sixth. Time of the three-quarters of the mile, 1:184. ‘The Paria Mutuels paid $12 80, Swim and Sparling were suspended lor the remainder of the year jor digo- bedience of orders. - The Fourth Race. PURSE $600—Three-year-olds to carry 90 ibs.,; | four-year-olds and upward, never having won a race above the value of $1,000, allowed 4 ibs. ; above the value of $600, 7 Ibs.; maidens, tour years | old and upward, allowed 12 Ibs.; one mile and three-quarters, STARTERS, Thomas Puryear & Co.'s br. c. Grinstead, by Gilroy, dam sister to Rartc, 3 years old, 90 ibs. (ConMor)............ écdapdvaet Lawrence & G, Loriliard’s b. h. Shyloc! ington, dam Edith, 5 years Old, . Lyttelton, by Leam: dam Fanny Holton, aged, 114 Ib: land). Owner's 5 wild, 4 years old, 108 Ibs. (Sparling). P, Lorillard’s b. ¢c. Stanford, by ba by Scythian, 4 years old, 104 los, (Henne! Time, 3:10, THE RACE. Grinstead got away first, but Lyttleton soon pane him and tvok the lead, Shylock third, Wild- dle fourth, Stanford fifth. At the bluff Lyttleton led two lengths, Grinstead TP shird, le 5 Stanford iourth, Wildidl Lyttleton led out of sight two lengths, Grinstead second, ‘Shyloc! third, Stanford fourth, Wildidie fitth. hen the horses appeared on the lower turn Grinstead had snut up all the daylight between himself ana Lyttleton, and it was apparent that he could pass him at any mo- ment, ‘ttleton led {nto the homestretch, Grin- stead second, Wildidle thira, Shylock fourth, Stan- ford fiith, As the horses passed the stand Grin- stead showed his head in front of Lyttleton, who was & neck ahead of Wildidle, the latter two lengths in advance of Shylock, who led Stanford two lengths, molne around the upper turn Lyt- tleton again had his head tn front and led a neck to the quarter pole, Grinstead second, Wildidie third, Shylock fourth, Staniord bringing up the rear. Passing around the biuff Lyttleton led half @ length, Grinstead second, haifa length ahead of Wildidie, the jJatter being half a length in {front of Shylock, Stanford fifth, The horses then passed out of sight in this order, and when they appeared in view on the lower turn, Lyttleton still had a neck the best of it, Grinstead second, Wildidle third, Shylock fourth, but well up, Stanford fifth. Approaching the three-quarter pole, Grinstead dashed to tne front, and Shylock made bis brusb at the same moment. As the horses entered the homestretch, Grinstead led one length, tleton second, a length in front of Sbylock, who was a length in advance of Wildidie, the latter three lengths atiead of Stanford. Grinstead Rept ahead up the homestretch, and won the race oy @ length, Shy- lock second, ten lengths in iront of Lyttieton, the latter bet? three lengths in advance of Wildidle, Stanford six lengths behind. Time of the mile oy lt a hee 8:10. The Paris Mutuels paid The Fifth Race. MBERS’ UP, a piece of ee of the value of and $250 in money, added to a sweepstakes of $26 each, play or pay: the second horse to re- ceive $100 out of the stakes; bers of the club to ride; lowest weight, 140 lbs.; one mile and an | eighth. ~ TERS. STAR’ A. Hitchcock’s ch. c, Limestone, by War 4 years old, 140 Ibs, B. & WR. D :'h.’ Fadiadeen, ‘by Dance, adam Nora Creina, aged, 149 Ibs. Classon).. 2 A. Belmont’s Eagiess, 6 ye: 3 Gray Planet. Fadladcen Limestone THE RACE, Fadladeen took the lead, Gray Planet second, assed the stand Fadiladeen led two lengths, Gray Planet sec- ond, three lengths in front of Limestone. Going around the per turn Fadiadeen opened the but lanet second, Limestone Prone around the hiliin front of the biafs the ‘ses Were two lengths apart, in the same order. They then passed ont of sight, and when they ap- peared on the lower tarn ladeen was Only haif ngth im front of Limestone, who was two athe ahead of the Fadl: retch, but gap es hom ns, soon ‘ard Up and passed him, and coming on finely won the race by @ length, Fadiadeen second, half a length in front of Gray Planet, Time of the mile and an eighth, 2:03}4.. The Paris Mutuels patd $23 60. The Sixth Race. HANvICAP STREPLECHASE.—Parse $800, Of which £200 to the second horse: entrance ikea, Three | ond, Mary 3 the property of different owners to start of face. About two miles and a half, H. Torrence’s ch. g. Trouble, by Ulverston, a r ye é dam, Kate McDonald, 4 years ‘old, 160 Iba, (Hyland) .....-+.++++ anetdidbtedarsaccdeca Ae Owner’s g. m. Mary Clark, by Lexington, dam |, 6 years Old, 145 ibs. (Little) .. ae | ‘gb. g. Vesuvius, by Vandyke, dam aged 142 lbs. (Jim Henry)....... 7 . Daylight, by Lightning, dam 4 Laura Spelman, 4 years old, 140 ibs, (Midgeley) Me mesceonesccccecccce O THE BETTING. Daylight. 200 330 210 1608 Trouvle. , +800 400 «170-20 Mary Clark. 800 350 820 Mot Vesuvius ,...., 20 8-375 60 oak 7 RACE. Vesuvius was first away, Daylight second, Mary; Clark third, Trouble fourth. The first jump wast over a hurdie about one hundred yards .irom tho; Starting place, and Vesuvius led two lengths afte; alighting, Daylight second, about the same dis-! tance in front of Mary Clark, Trouble fourth, bist jockey having order3 to make a “wait and win’? Tace of it. The second jump was into the north field and then over a hedge andy then @ fence and next a hurdle at the foot of the bin, Vesuvius leading, Day light second, Mary Clark third, Trouble ‘fourth. The horses then circied around the south fleld,, Jumping three or four fences, and afterward came: Up so the water jump in front of the stand. This Was prettily taken by Vesuvius first, Daylight sec~ lark third. Trouble fourth. There was: no change of the positions ot the horses until they” Were on the hill at the picnic grounds, when’ Trouble took the third place away from Mary Clark. Coming down the rocks and into the north flelay the horses closed up, and when they jumped? the stone wall Vesuvius Jed one length, Daylight second, two lengths ahead of Troubie, the iatter two. lengths in front of Mary Clark. The horses them ran out of the fleld to the foot of tne blurt, jumping the hurdle there, then into the south fleld, over a fence, without changing places, but when they reached the brush fence on the right side of the soutb fleld Daylight went to the front, quickly foi~ lowed by Trouble. On they came into the regular track, when Vesuvius retired to the rear rank, and Tone geiaed gradually on Daylight until he was even witn her at the last hurdle, when they both took the leap together over the brush. Day- light fell, and Trouble, going on with tne lead, won the race by ten lenghts, Mary Clark second, Vesu- vius third. Time, 4:363. SEA VIEW PARK. The Sea View Park Association, New Dorp, & Ly threw open its gates yesterday for the frst time, the occasion being the commencement of the in~ augural trotting meeting over the new Nalf-mile track. The grounds, which contain twenty-fourt acres, are adjoining the railroad station, and cam be reached from the city in littie over an houry The track is sixty feet wide, and will, after sumi~ cient working, become a fast one, he time made in the 40 race seems to demonstrate, thoughy at present it 1s somewhat uneven and wavy. Tents have been put up to accommodate and shelter the spectators, and the level space sur~ rounding the track will bold a large gathering without the least inconvenience to each other.{ ‘There were two events on the card, SUMMARY. New Donp, 8 1, Oct. 14, 1874.—INAUGURAI TROTTING MEETING OF THE SEA VIRW PARK AS-' soctaTion—First Day.—Purse of $500, for horse: that never beat three minutes, mile heats, bes three in five, in harness; $300 to the first, $150 toy Lhe second and $50 to the third horse. Judges—~ William H. Van Name, H. G, Claugon and Bilis A. Campbell, STARTERS, Henry Van Cleef’s b, m. Belle of Richmond. H. W. Howe's gr. g. Henry Miller, Jr. James Black's bik. m, Blue Bell James Ward’s gr. m. Luey..... TIME, Quarter, Hay. aie, First heat. 8934 1:20 2:41 SAME Da 600, for horses that neve: beat 2:40; mile heats, best three in five, in har. ness; $350 to the first, $160 to the second ana $1 to the third horse. STARTERS, P. Waterson’s b. g. Boy. 211 E. B, Gaddis’ bik. m, Ade! 222 J. Lawrence’s b. m. Nelly 884 William McRoberts’ br. m, Mollie Carew 4 6 @ J. Parks’ ch. g. John (former! 546 A. B. Smith’s bik. g. George 66 da James Warda’s b. m. Bessie B.. 72 a ‘TIME. rst heat. 2337 | second hea’ 2:36 Third heat. 336: Fourth heat. 2:30 \ THE HAMILTON PARK RAOES, NEw Haven, Conn., Oct., 14, 1874, | gia the races here to-day T. 8, Foster’s Harr. Spanker won the 2:35 race in three straight heats, H. Gilbert’s Harry Gilbert second and P. B, Mor~ ton’s Jimmy Morton third. Time, 2:383¢—2 :37—2:40, The open to all special purse of $2,000 avast contested by American Girl and the pacer Coppers bottom, The Girl won in three straight heats, Time, 2:283{—2:27 4<—2:28 x. Three half-mile heats of the running race wera completed, Little Jim taking the frst, Jerald sec- ond and Camden third money. This race will finished to-morrow, when the meeting closes wit! a 2:40 and 2:25 races and the running race, mile eats. ‘ GERMANY AND PORTO RICO. The Abbe MoMaster’s Reply to Rear Ada: miral Polo de Barnabe—The W or Truth and No Inventions—Who Wrote the Denial in the Madrid Papers. To THe Epiror OF THE HERALD:— I would be very loth to think that Admiral Poles has read and given his consent to having his named | Signed to any letter of which the one that appeared in this morning’s HeRaLp ts a substantial transq lation, Iwill refuse to believe it till I have evi- aénce of a better character than the publication im, the oMctal Madrilentan press, whose character for: truthiessness-has been so abundantly attested. Ican fully understand the embarrassments off Admiral Polo if he proposes to hold his position tn, the Spanish navy under Serrano. i can even; imagine that he will not disavow the letter pub« lished under his name, as dated at Valencia, Sep~ tember 17. I do not believe that he signed such a letter with his own hand. The exposition of the despatches that passed ne-. tween him and the Dictatorship at Madrid, pub< lished in the HERALD of August 18, was forthwith: telegraphed to Europe, and excited the livelt attention among many governments and in the press of various countries. Admiral Polo has beem late in disavowing its authenticity. What does not concern me, but must affect pud~ lic opinion, is that cumulative circumstantial evi- dence has been brought forward from various quarters, and that in government circles of tha nations interested no doubt exists that the over- ture for the temporary cession of part or all of Porto Rico, to become permanent in time, was om the tapis between the German Empire and Ser. reno, The letter attributed to Admiral Polo by the Madrilefia press is perfectly correct in saying thas. if the documents published by the Freeman’s Jour- nal were forgeries, they would be too “absurd and contemptible” to have been imagined. That ig precisely one note to prove them geuuine, to those that need external marks of their credi- bility. ‘Profoundly absurd to have imagined, therefore the more clearly authentic.’” Admiral Polo is made to deny that he offered his resignation, and to say that “the Minister of Marine required my (his) services in the Davy,” wo serve a8 tender to the nine German vessels of war cruising in It was unnecessary red his resignation. A sharper, and prieien, dental of my allegations in the in’ Je . would have looked more like the conviction of trotofulness in the minds of those who concocted the letter. In the face of this letter of tibetan 17, attrio- uted to Admiral Polu, | most distinctly and posi- tively reaf rm what t Published August 18, as to the despatches that passed last spring between the Madrilefa Dictatorship and Admiral Polo. ‘Their dental ts & desperate act on the part of the Serranists, but desperate positions require des- perate expedienta, Tam in hopes tnat, between now and Christmas, matters may be so arranged that I can show through Whom the pda of these despatches came tome. Before then, also, L have reason to t trustworthy intormation as to whether ‘al Polo has been ao indiscreet as to author- ize the publication of the dental made in his name. If, contrary to my persuasion, he has done so. } can attribute it only to the he was in during his last in Washington; ta the su; on that some more skilful hand Vag pared the despatches to the Serrano dictatorshi which he signed withou: fully understanding theit intedness, and to the fact, or supposition, that Re nad not his official letter book witn Lim Valencia when this denial was written. 1 am aware, Mr. Editor, that the Serrano dicta- xceedingly anxious to find out or ~ 0 ee ee