Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 5, 1892, Page 4

OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE CITY. TIRMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, Taily Bee (without Sunday) One Year. 1 mily and Eunday. One Yon: E1x Months. ... ‘A hree Monti, £unday Bee. Cno Snturday Vice, Ong ¥ Weekly Fee, one Year.. OFFICES, Omaba, The Pee Butlaing. Eouth Omalia, corner N and 23th Strects, Counell BIuffs, 12 Pearl Stroet, Chicago Office. 317 Chamber of Commoroe. Row York, Kooma 13, 14 and 15, Tribune fullding. Washington. 613 Fourteenth Stroet. ORRESPONDENCE, All_communioations relating to news an editorial matter should be sddressed o the k- Morlal Department. HUSINESS LETTERS, y All business letters and remittances should bo #rddressed to The ee Pablishing Company. Omaha. Drafta. eliecks and postoMice orders to be made payable 1o the order of the company. THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY BWORN STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION Ftete of Nebranka, L County of Donglas. | George 1. Trschuck, secretary of Tite BEe Pub-: Jinhing compnny, docs solemnly swear that the wetunl oirenlation of T v BEE for Ul week ending Septembor 3, 18, follows Sunday, August 28, Monday, August Tue Augs .....24,208 GEO. B 128CHUCK. Eworn (0 before me and subscribed in my pres- ence (hisda dny of Beptomber, 1802 N. P, KL, Notary Publle. for July Di. JENKINS is a Tammany tman. Of course. PERSONAL journalism and the cholera are both threatening New York. DR. JENKINS of Now York is alto- gother too previous. He deserves a seat in the steerage, CLEVELAND has not yot answered that letter from the Free Trade league, LATEST ndvices from the citizens of Omuha now quarantined in New York harbor bring the gratifying intelligence that all is well with them AT WOONSOCKET is a mill which is 20w spinning good republican yarn in ihis country. All the democ atic varns wre produced in free trade newspaper »fices. THE avernge daily wages of iron and iteel workers in Belgium is 65 cents, In she United States it is $3.25. That is e significant reason for the great im= migration from Belgium to America. ENGLAND is surprised at the prompt- ness of thiscountry’s quarantine against cholera. But that country has always been tco slow for America, and it is in a state of perpetual surprise at our ac- tions. It HAS come to be superfluous for THE BEE to announce that its reports of any future event will be fully' up to the metropolitan standard. As a reminder, however, we call attention to our special news service from New Orleans. THE fact that Omaha stands at the head, or very near it, in each week’s bank clearance increase record is not an .nccident by any means, and investors are not slow to appreciate that it comes from netural and Jegitimate causes. THE real estate owners’ investigating sJommittee is unuble to secure the at- tendance of the witnesses whose testi- mony it wants in its efforts to find out why public improvements have been de- Iayed, but proposes to keep on trying. — THE Iowa state fair at Des Moines last week was not a financial success. The Indepenaence racing meet at the same time had much to do with this result. The conclusion is that horse racing is much more attractive to lowans than are pumpkin shows. **GREAT distress prevails among the 1,000 idle employes in the tin plate works in Wales.” This telegram was aublished by the hundreds of Associ- uted Press newspapers yesterduy and aeeds o comment, except to point to she demceratic editorials on **No tin plate made in the United States.” THE destruction by fire of the old state capitol at Des Moines, Iu., was in itself of little consequence, as the build- ing had gone to decay. But it will re- call some of the most exciting political events in the history of Towa. The build- Ing was completed und fivst occupied in 1867 and abundoned for the new capitol In 1884, The structurs was once the pride of the state. THE city central committee has im- posed needless burdens upon candidates lor municipal offices. The 1dea that the convention will nominate men who can successfully withstand a long cam- paign must have actated the commit- tee. If an early convention will make certain the nomination of first class, capable men, all will be well. The chances are, however, that the oppor- tunity afforded for trades between can- didates for congressional, logislative, county and city oflices will not do the tickets any good. —— THE phenomenal performunce on the Omaha half-mile track by the wonder- ful two-yenr-old colt, Onliue, bred and owned in Nebrasks, is the talk of the turfmen, who consider it as remarkable In-its way us the lutest record of Nuncy Hanks. The young prodigy went a mwile in 2:17 on & heavy half-mile track on three shoes, having cast one of his hind shoes before he had gone 100 yards. It is only six wmonths since this remarkable infunt pacer was first put in harness. He hud smashed the two-year- «ld pacing record before by going a wile in 2:16 on a kite-shaped track, but under the circumstances his latest per- formance is far more remavkable than that: Iuvis predicted that with a pneu- maticsulky and o fast track he will do his mile in 2:10 before the end of the season. The climate of Nebraska scems to be favorable for the production of fast colts, und yet it 18 to be hoped that the cultivation of corn und sugar beets will not be abandoued. 2 APOTHEOSIS OF THE BRUISERS. For nearly two months pnst a large the United States who kaep themselves | informed upon current events have been | more or less absorbed with the question | as to the ‘‘condition” of half a dozen | pugilists, who have been in training for fights which are to take place this weck in New Orloans. The daily papers have | given this subject greater consideration than almost any otber. unless it be the cholera. Sporting editors wereelovated from the bottom to the top round of the journalistic ladder, their company courted and their opinions eagerly sought, and it is but just to say of these gentlemen that they have not failéd to show a proper appreciation of their im- portance. They have industriously kept track of the progress of the several bruisers in their preparations for pound- ing each other and have told about it in the best language of the sporting edit- or’s vocabulary. This popular interest has been stead- ily worked up, until but little else has been tallked about in public places for woeks past than the comparative physi- onl condition und slugging capabilities of Sullivan and Corbett. Men of wealth and political and social prominence have pnid their respects to the sluggers, and women who rank well in the social world have eagerly sought opportunity to be presented to them. Their train- ing places have been besieged daily by hundreds of people curious to get a view of the burly bruisers, and whenever they have shown themselves to the pub- lic they have been greeted with plaudits of admiration, while men pushed and jostled each other for the privilege of shaking hands with them. When Sulli- van and Corbett departed for the scene of battle they were the recipients of an ovation, and all along the journey they received as much consideration as if they were on a mssion for the benefit of humanity instead of having a brutal personal encounter as their object. Admiration of fine physical develop- ment, of manly strength and athletic skill and prowess is a natural and alto- gether proper feeling. It is instinctive in the race and has been manifested in all ages. The ancient Greeks and Ro- mans sedulously cuitivated physical de- velopment, and the gladiators of old enjoyed o large measure of popular fa- vor. Butin this more enlightened and Christian age the attention thatis shown men who make a busivess of fighting, who use the splendid muscular powers with which they are endowed, in bruis- ing and pounding each other into insen- sibility for a money consideration, can hardly be justified on the ground of a natural admiration of superior physical manhood. The prize ficht is essentially brutal, and the popular toleration and approval of such exhibitions must neces- sarily have a demoralizing influence. Its tenaency is bad upon the youth of the land. It incites every muscular and combative boy to become a brute among his fellows, ill-using and tervorizing those whoare inferior to himin strength, and it fosters a desire among such to emulate the example of the Sullivans and Corbetts. The influence for evil is greater now than formerly, when the prize fight had to be conducted stealth- ily and all concerned in it were liuble to arrest and punishment, becauso it now has the countenance of wealthy and re- spectable club men, and in a measure the protection of law. The brutal sport, if sport it can properly be called, is now given asort of *respectibility” by reason of the patronnge of men whom society regards as respectable. It is not creditable to the American people that this method of *elovating” the prize fight originated in this coun- try, and it is to be hoped that if it is destined to continue long it will be con- fined to the localities where it is now practiced. Every community will ae- cide for itself as to the desirability of encouraging prize fighting, and we have such faith in the 1ntelligence and self- respect of the American people gener- aily as to believe that there are few communities where this ‘‘sport” can become permanently established. A REMEDY FOR LABOR TROUBLES. It is a promising fact that the labor problem is receiving the attention of some of the ablest minds in the country, who recognize the commandiag import- ance of the question how to remedy the troubles which are constantly arising between labor and capital. Among those who have recently contributed to this subject, finding the inspication thercto in the Homestead difficulty, is Hon. Chauncey F. Black, of Pennsylvania, a ‘gentleman whose views are entitled to the most respectful consideration. Mr. Black urges that it is the duty of the state to prevent such outbreaks us that at Homestead by depriving mobs of all decent excuse for existence and removing the grievances which in labor controversies are alleged us their oc- casion. Whether these grievances ex- ist or not, ho says, must be submitted to some other arbitrament than that of clubs and guns, hot water, electric bat- teries and dynamite inthe very near future, if any peace is to be kept in the land, The steadily increasing concon- tration of workingmen in large num- bers in mills and mines and at raflway terminals has changed all previous con- ditions. Capital massed on one side and men massed on the vther mnke a situa- tion to which neither the common law nor the statute law of our foregoers is at all adequate. The principles of those laws are as applicable and us effectual today us ever, but they need elaboration aud the support of new machinery. While executives, courts and juries are confessedly unable or unwilling to cope with unlawful combinations of capital, how can we exvect them, asks Mr. Black, to deal promptly, successfully and jusdy with vast multitudes of ag- grieved latorers, too often technically ut fault? Mr. Bluck’s remedy for labor troubles consists in giving laber organizations the character of corporations, under which they would be enabled to make contracts for the men belonging to them, such contraets to have the protection of law. He would have the labor organi- zations & counterpart of the capitalist corporation, possessing all the rights and functions of the latter. He thinks the state can make this labor copora- tion for all the purposes of its creation, | quite us responsibls as the capitatist vorporsiion, and it can reguiate the conduet of both asses of corporations and provide methods for the settlement of disputes which would relieve the sheriff and the militia of o large part, it wvot the whole, of their disagreenble duties, The state shouid «lso provide for the peaceful settlement of disputes botween the ngzgregations of capital on the one side und vho aggregations of men on the other. 1t must do this not only in jus- tice to the parties immediately con- cerned, but in justice to itself. Pro- visions for arbitration, provisions for speedy litigntion in default of arbitra: tion, provisions for preserving condi- tions against radical changes while tho legal settlement is in progress, pro- visions agninst call-outs, lockouts, and strikes in the interim, and above all, provisions against evictions of workmen and the introduction of armed forces— these are the outlines, says Mr. Black, which the wisdom of a logislature bent upon a fair solution of the most difficult problem and the rsmoval of the gravest danger of modern times might be ex- pected to fill in with details that would not defeat the great object in view. The plan proposed is somewhat novel and there are obvious objections to it, but it is neither i)rational nor neces- sarily impracticable. The great dif- ficulty in the way of its success would be found in the impossibility of any labor corporation drawing into it all the workers in its class, and so long as any large body remained outside of it it would be at a disadvantage. The oninion is growing that sooner or later the state wiil have to take hold of this problem, and every such contribution to its solution as that of Mr. Black is therefore entitled to serious attention. Thero is certainly no subject of greater gravity and importance to all interests. THE ATE FAIR. The state fair at Lincoln will* open to- day and it will be an exhibition worthy of Nebraska. All of the departments are reported to bo full and it is said that in most of them the displays have never been finer than they are this year, while there will be some new attrac- tions. This has been a good agricul- tural year for Nebraska and theve is every renson why the exhibit of the products of the state should be com- plete and attractive. The industries of the state have also baen well maintained during vhe past year and will make a satistactory display. The wmercantile exhibits, in which Omaha will have a prominent share, will be quite as full as usual and they constitute a tost attract- ive feature. The display of stock will be uncommonly large and fine, illustrat- ing the steady progress of Nebraska in this respect. In short, every depart- ment will present at least its usual claim to attention, and that prime attraction of all well-appointed fairs, the racing, will be up vo the standard of former vears, Alrsady Lincoln is filling up with visitors, which indicates that popular interest in the fair is as keen as ever. Most people could find no more instruc- tive and enjoyable way of passing a few days than in gong to the stato capital during fair time. Lincoln is a plensant town to visit and during the prosent week it will be especially attractive. The success of the fair as an exhibition being assured, there can be no doubt regurding its popular success, and it is to be hoped this will be greater than in any previous year. Every Nebraskan should feel it tobe a personal duty to visit, if he have the time and means, this annual exhibition of the products o the fariners and factories of the state. THE Grand Army encampments at Superior and Grand Island have gone into history. Their success is known to everybody. While the object of these great gatherings is by no means poHti- cal there were many evidences that the great majority of veterans in this state still cling to the political principles of which the republican party has for thirty years been the foremost expo- nent. In short the boys wiil vote as they shot. A A THE mayor of South Omaha has is- sued a proclamation calling upon all citizens to clean up their premises promptly. This is commendable. Should the dreaded cholera reach Omaha its first attack would in all prob- ability be made in our prosperous suburb. THEODORE ROOSEVELT, on his way east from Dakota and Wyoming, says his private letters from New York all give assurance of republican victory, and he has seen nothing to make him doubt republican success in the west. And so it goes. emm————— Paralyzod by Peok's Rocks, New ¥ork Tribune, Rainbow echasers have run against vory hard facts in the Empire state. e — Faots Do the Tatking. Indianapolis Journal, No ropublican need *'talk through his hat:* all the facts and urgumonts are on his side. bt i Truth Telling a Grievous Mistake. New ¥ork Commercial. Poor Peok! Democrats will never forgive bim for telling the truth, He meant well, but the facts were all against him. Grover's Opportunities Muitiply, cinelnnati Commereial. The threatened clam famine in Rhode Isl- and offers the calamity prophet of Buzzard’s Bay an opportunity. Fall Political Pleasantries, New York Commerelal. Tho Nebraska state democratic convention has chosen a fuil set of presidential electors. Let the boys haveall the fnn they want while the pleasaut summer duys are with us, e ——— Deserves Sevore Punishment. Chicigo Herald. The protense of tho officials of the stea ship Moravia that they did not suspect the presence of cuolera on their vessel, altoough all but two of tweuty-four passengers at- tacked died on the voyage, seems to be most ubsurd, If there is any law to reach these villians or their employers It should be in- voked without delay. —————— Agitating His Whiskers, Washington Post. Maxwelton’s brays may be bonny—wesup- Poso they are; but they are uot in it with the brays of Colonel Jones, of the St. Louls Republic. Listen while we repeat one of Jories' recent noises: L “An inevitaple effect of the high tariff is the centralization of the coutrol of money wna production and one of the worst results of this we are constantly witnessing as it forces the constantly recurring use of wilitie ln&u ular soldiers to restoro order." o PR o 0 uot call Jones' attention to the oen- H ks tralization of ca#tfiin free trade England and to the constafiy recurring strikes and disturbances in PAW happy land. [t wouid 4o no good. Jontm does not think, and those who eajoy him mesemto aot anxious that ho should, Jones willdose his greatost charm on the day on which ne becomes logical. roetion) an on Tonst, Vet ¥ ork Sun. “The Washington(l>ost published a poem called “The People’s Party Kuows 1t "It is signed by M. H, Jlagon und aated at Me- Cook, Nob, This;poem originaily appoared 1n the Sun of Julydy and Me. M.” H. Bacon had o share in 1té qomposition, Bacon is & fraud.” e |t Washiugton, Post. It has been but a fuw days since the Sun was imposed upon by that eminent liar in prose, M. Aloridge C, Pettibone, and {t can therofore sympathize with the Post. It af- fords us pleasure to bo avle to place the credit for “The People’s Party Kunows [t whero 1t proverly bolongs, At the same time the Post reserves the right to entortain n vigorous opinion of Mr. Bacon, or any othor individual who stoops so low as to filch oetry, Maino is building its first iron sailing vessel. Seven-oighths of the bread used in London is made of American wheat. A Borlin inventor has inventod an instru- mont which measures the 100th part of a sccond, The gold the dentist buries away in human teeth amounts to 1,800 pounds a year in the United States, A chomist in Berlin claims that he has dis- coverod @ system of reproducing natural color n photography. Loadon’s six principal railway lines carry annually over 200,000,000 people ana tho tramivays about 150,000,000, \ The chemists havo found out that an alloy of 78 per cent of gold and 22 per cent of alum- inium is the most briiliunt known. French florists are oultivating a plant which bears a flower that is white in the morning, red at noon, and blue at night. Parchmeat used for banjos, ete., is made from the skins of asses, calves or wolves, those of wolves boing considered the best. The longest canal in the world is the ono which extonds from the frontier of China to St. Petersbura; it measures in all 4,472 miles. Thore is another canal running from Astra- khan to St. Petersburg which is 1,434 milos long. Both of these were bogun by Peter the Great. In a new Kkind of stears which has beeu broucht on the market by an ingenious mechanician, the cutting blades are con- uocted by a capsule. in which & simple lever movement, on the closing of the instrument, causes thoone blado to be drawn under by the other. The lowar cheek then acts as support, and the upper cheek asa knife, which severs the object on the support. The United States is making rapid strides in accumulating wealth, The rovised census figuros give the wealth of the nation as §043,648,000,000, or about $1,000 each for every man, woman and child. Population has about doubled sinco 1560, and so has the per capita wenlth, which was then only 8514, The wealth of Great Britain is estimated at $50,000,000,000. Uuncle Sam 1s ahead in the race, and yet he has only commenced the real development of his vast resources. The Niagara Falls tunnel upon the Ameri- can s1de will probably ve finished in about a moutn and 1t is expected that power may bo furnished soon after the new year. The ultimate capacity of the tunnel is to be 100,- 000 horsepower for twenty-four hours, Tho rates announced for power are; $10 per borsepower for 5,000, horsepower or more; $10.50 for 4,500 horsepower: $11 for 4,000 horsepower, and by ascending scale to§21 for 300 horsenowet, all for twenty-four hours a day if desired. "Phe tunnel on the Can- adiun side, also under construction by the same company, wil need to be only one-tenth as long as the Awmcrican tunnel to develop an equal power. The wer will probably b electrically msmnuzg New York has pwarded the, contract for the construction of {16 Croton osarvolr dam at Cornell. The contract price is $4,150,573, the successful biddeér being James S. Cole- man. Thosite of the new datfis about mid- way between the presént Croton dam and the Quaker bridge. The dam will be of masonry aud earth and extend across the valley of the Croton river. The masonry will be 650 feet long, and the entlre structure 1,200 feot 1n length. Next to the dam proper pillway 1,000 feet long; this will - provide for ~ the overflow. Tho masonry section in its highest part will be about 160 feet above the present river bed, and the foundations will extend down about eighty feet below this, Tne base of the dam will be 185 feet wide and the crest twenty fest. The earthwork section in its highest part rises 120 foet above the present ground level. Its apex is thirty feet wide, providing an eighteen-foot roadway. The dam when completed will raise the water in the Croton river thirty-six feetabove the top of the present Croton dam and will im- pound from 50,000,000,000 to 34,000,000,000 gallons of water. The reservoir will have an average width of half a mile and will ex- tend back sixteen miles.to Croton falls, It will drain an area of about 376 square miles. The time alloved for the completion of the contracy is soven yoars, The contractor ‘will employ from 1,000 to 1,500 men almost constantly auring that period, ACCIDENTAL OVERHEARD, Phitadelphia Kecord sorlous falllng off in my business” us ‘the aerial ucrobat remarkod in reply to a qusstion u8 to whether the profession paid, “There s often a Indlanapolis Journal: Ikey—Wonder w'at's do matter wid dis cumpalgn, dat dey alr so slow about openin’ up? Chlmmy—w'y, dey'ro walt y * for ae Sulll- van fight to be over, you chur ther ‘duy, according to the Transeript, “Well” was' the reply, “I'm a. bullding materialist." The tank drama will have o titke & seat. A Chicago author has produced u pluy in which a pile driver ind a live calf are made to assume the leuding s, It 1s bound to be a striking as well asu Washington T b Rallroad suporintond- ent (eumbIng onto the engine)—That baid go abead i3 vory weak, but by putting onall stoum I think the train can pass it. Englueer—All right; but if T were in your placo I'd tuke a soat 18 the last car. Superintendent—1?. O, I'm woing to got off. Malsie=What do_you sup- pose that horribio Mr. MeUhubb 1 was en- gaged to at the beach hus done? ladys—Give it up, Muislo—Ho had the impudence to call on mo whon I got back to town. Harpar's Bazur: My dear saild Mr. Bunker to hut hus beeome of that vo e on my birthday?" rs.” - \ ‘eli. zot It please. Jimmie wants to smoke, and’ I think we ean give him wll he wants In about three scconds.” Ohioago Tribune: *Thoy'vo raked in a pretty tough-looking lot this mornin 2, haven't they?" observed the strunzer who hud dropped n 48 Lo polfce court. *You ure looking xt t) sald hose 1060 New York Weekly: the reporter to whom he DOl 5 I ure not the prisonors, Those ure the lawye Smith, Gray & Co'& Moulhl(: Artlstic Den- tlst (to sufferor)—Now. sir, AX your eyes on the iefyside of thutehundelier, think of some- thing plonsant and gy Lo emlic, The Sufferer (wildiy)—Holy smoke! Whut in bluzes do you thitk you are golng to do? "Arl-lllllo Dentist—Ihm about to draw from 0, 8ir. a Baltimore News: “I'1m a trifle 1ato this even- ing, Dorothy.” suid the luwyer whon ho roached his suburbaw home, “but T fell in with & highwiymun, gud that detained me." “Uh, John, dear,” excluimed his wifo in tazim, “did he trodt you rou shlys” s, L rather think he did. Tle only had #8.63 00 biw, but 'l get more out of him you." Back Buy pod the onr Plutforn at- wrong side. Tl atd the conductor. I i #ido,” sho Inslsted. t, mudam," 'was the ropl o exalitmod, tadi " de o Boston Transeript horse car. At — s Gentlew -, ploase dy ollmb the gate” ALWAYS AT WORK. Indiauapolis Journal. Whon th pugliistio thumper isu't thumping, 150" thumplng, the minions of the law, Ho loves 1o keen the youn reporter humplug A-taking Giwo the KPS OF L Juw, -tuking down the ouspu 3 e {CONFIDENT AT WASHINGTON fecretary Foster Says There Will Be No Trouble in Keeping Out the Oholera. DR. HAMILTON'S VIEW OF THE SITUATION Mo Thinks That the Plagne Will Not Pre. vall in the United States—The Prest- dent's the Present Emergeney biscussed, Power in 513 FounTRENTI STRERT, Wastixatos, D, C., Sept. 4. One of the results of the visit of Dr. John B. Hamilton of Chicago to Washington will b seon tomorrow, when a circular will be issued from the Troasury department, modi- fyiug the order recently made concerning the fumigation of the baggage of passengors on steamships. Surgeon Hamilton and Sec- retary of the Treasury Foster went to New York at 4 o'clock this afternoon, but before thelr departure this now regulation was agreed upon. It was also determined that the surgeon, who is the chief assistant of Surgeon General Wyman should, be sent to Montreal to see what the Canadian authori- ties are doine to protect their ports against au invasion of tho epidemic. The now order for fumigation will proteot the costly clothing which will be brought in by cabin passengers. The order heretofore issued was for the generai fumigation of all baggage with sulphur, This would ruin silks and other costly goods. At thesug- gestion of Dr. Hamuton, the fumigation of these «fabrics will be by dry heat at a tom- perature of 60> centigrade, or 140° Fahvenheit. This is 10 degrees higher than is reqnired in the regulations of the Public Health association. Secretary Foster Feels Hopefu Secretary Foster's equanimity has been entirelv restored by the coming of Dr. Ham- ilton. In this emergency, entirely new to him, he foit naturally nervous. Dr. Hamil- tow's experience in Marine hospital work and his contidence in himseif gave the secretary confidence in him and tho fact that_he was Mr. Foster's physician and nurstd him through a severc illnessa year ago makes the secretary still moro reliant on him. He accompanied the secretary to New York, at his request, to inspect with him the work that is being done at quarantine and to offer such suegestions that may occur to him for the modification of existing regulations. Dr. Hamilton says today that the steps that have beon taken thus far, with ex- ception of the order for tho twenty-day quarantine, were in lino with the action that had been taken by the Marine hospital ser- vice in the past. *“There is nodanger that cholora will get into this country if the zulauions are rigidly observed,” nd even if 1t should break out in any particular place I have not the slightest doubt that it could be controllad and conflned to that place.” How long Secrotary Foster will remain in Now York depends very much on what the bealth authorities do with the steamer City of New York and her passengers. He goes to meet his wife and denghter and will re- main in New York until they leave the steamer, They will arrive about Wednes- day. He will probably send Dr. Hamilton back to Washington within a day or two. Dr. Hamilton's View of the Situation. Your correspoudent had a long talk with Secretary Foster today and ho oxpressed tho utwost confidence 1n the ability of the gov- ernmant to control the threatened epidemic and keep il from our shores. In a conference with the attorney goneral last evening DUr. Hamilton called attention to a law enacted, which was drawn up by him, and after being submitted to the solici- tor general for his opinion was sent to con- gress and duly passed tnd sigued. It pro- vides “That whenaver it shall be made to appenr to the satisfaction of the vresident that cholera, vellow fever, smail pox or plague exists in any state or territory or in the District of Columbia, and that there is danger of tho spread of such disenso into other states, territories or the District of Columbia, he is hereby authorized to causo the secretary of the treasury to promulgate such rules and regulations as, in his judg- ment, may be necessary to prevent the spread of such disease, etc.” Dr. Hamilton held that under this statute tho government could quarantine agaiust the vessels now In New York harbor orto arrive, urnder such regulations as seemed to the president to be necessary. ““Tho harbor of New York," said Dr. Ham- ilton. discussing the matter todav, *is a part of the state of Now York. These ships on which cholera bas broken out are within the jurisdiction of the state of Nev York, thero- fore within the state, Uuder thia law, then the president has a right to cause the secre- tary of the traasury to issue regulations for the quarantining of the vessels to prevent spreaa of contagion to other states. Differs With a High Ofcial, t'An autbority whioh I will not name, but 50 high that I do not care to argue the mat- ter, holds that the United States has juris- diction only at state lines. But it seems to me that this nullifies the intention of tho law. It was enacted at the ume we had a yellow fever epidemic in the south to con- trol. There wus no law then to permit us to establish a quarantine, and we had estab- listed one the consent of tho governors of two states without warrant of law, and we were airaid that the railroads might take the matter 1nto the courts and fight us there, so wo went into congress for a law, so that wo should be prepared for such an emer- goncy as the present one. Now it soems to me that if we have to go back to state lines to establish & quarantine the mauifest purpose of the law is nulhfied. 1n that construction of the law we would have to go back to the New Jersey live. In case the pleague oroke out in Now York, and, then, if it broke ont again beyond us, say at Newark, we would have to retire with our quarantioe to the Pennsylvania line.”’ Secrctary Foster, who was *not prosent during this conversation, said later: *‘Iv may be that we have the powoer to establish a quarantine under this statute, but 1 take even a higier plane. I think that we have the power under the emergenoy which has arisen.” Dr, Jenkin's Position Discussed, Questioned about the attitude of Dr, Jen- kins, tho secratary said: ‘‘He has modified his position very materially in his latter statements and [ think that we will nave no trouble with him, But whatever he muy do, the collector at New York has bis instruc- tious and he will prevent passengers lauding from vessels within tae twenty-day limit, or longer 1f wo see fit. “I think that the president hasall the power now that congress could give him ir the mat- ter. If congress were called together it could ouly vote more money, and although we have an fosuficient supply of money to meet a great emergency, we will get it somewhere if it is necessary. Borrow 1t if we uave to, Thore will be 1o luck of money.” “I have no fear that we will be attacked by the cholera,’ samd the secretary, con- fidently. *“I have had no fear from the first. Why, only five years ago, Dr, Hamilton tells me, thero was more cholera in the harbor thau there is todey and thoro was no such fuss made over .~ To be sure Lhe infection then came from ports which were not so0 near o us, ports ou the Mediterranean, aud as for preading, Dr. Hamilton told us story last night which illustrates how th oughly 1t be controlled. During the epi- demic of 1873, when they had cholera in New Orleans and it spread up whe Mississippl and the Ohio and the Cumberland and broke here and there in spots aud broke out m a little town in Minnesota, it was traced back to New York, Someimmi- grants from one of tha iufocted districts had come through New York, passed tie inspec- uion there and had gone on west without opening their bagg: Thern were about ten of them. When they opaned their bag- gage the cholera broke out, but it never got beyond that spot. It was confined thero and although the bagrage had gouo clear ncross the country the disease did not break out anywhere élse. Butistied There 1s No Uause for Alurm, “No, I am satisfied that vhere is no danger and tbut there is uo ocuasion for auy alarm, Dr. Austin will go to Montresl today or fo- morrow 1o see what the Canadian authorities ure doing. They tell us that they are taking every precaution, but they seew to be a liwle Wasuisgrox Bureav or Tie Ber, } slow about it We have the border thor oughly guarded anyway.” Discussing the effoct of the twenty-di quarantine, Dr. Hamilton smd: 1 think that the result of this will be that the fest olass steamship lines will make arrang ments permanently to corry their cabin busi- noss and their steerage business in different ships. There is no more sense in brineing over immigrants on the same vessel with first class passengers than in carrying them on fast expross trains. President Harrison's Letterof Acceptance, ‘The prosident’s letter of acceptance will be given to the public Tuesday morning. The tntention, originally, was to give it out for pubtication tomorrow, but it was deo- layeo and tho presidont has given orders that it be given out tomorrow night for pub- lication Tuesday morning. Nothing has excited more interest than the speculation asto wuat the president might say on the subject of the force bill. ‘'he attempt of the democratic press, with tho assistance of Senator Gorman aud Sen- ator Ransom, to make the force bill an issuo in the campaign, has put the country on the qui vive on the subjoct and led to much speculation as to what the prosident is likely to say. The membors of the cabinet were equally aaxious w keow, in_ common with the rest of the peopie who read the residout’s last annual message. They had orgetten a littio passage in it, which they found whon tho president road the lotter to them., It was tho key note of what be had to sav on this subject. After discussing the question of election frauds and tho gorrymunder in the message the preswdont said: “I be- lieve it would be pussible to constitute a commission, nonpartisan in its membership, and composed of patriotic, wise and impar- tial men, toswhom u consideration of the question of the evils counected with our cloction system and methods might be com- witted with & good prospect of secuving' unanimity 1n some plan for removing ojrmiti- gating these evils. The constitution would permit the selection of the commission to be vested in the supremo court if that method would give the best guarante: of impar- tiality. This commission should be charged with tho duty of inquiring into the subject ot elections as relating to the onoice for of- ficers of the national government with a view of securing to every elector the free and unmolested exercise of suffrago and as near an approach to an cquality of valuo in ench ballot cast as is attainable.”” Tho president goes on to discuss at length the quostion of the right of overy citizen to cast his vote freely and fairly, But the sug- gestion above, for the appointment of a non- partisan commission for the cousideration of tho question of free ana fair elections and the gerrymander, is_the keynote of what the prasident says in his letter of acceptance, now lying in the white house waiting to bo ziven to the public. The president troats the question rather briefly, but directly. Beyond ronewing this sugzostion he simply congratulates the peoplo of the south that they have shown a disposition to take hold of the election question thomselves and tind a remedy for it. P.S. H. Waest Wasmixaros, D, C., Sept. 4.—|Spocial Telogram to Tz Brk.|—Tho following list of ponsions granted is reportad by Tue Brg | and Examiner Bureau of Claims: Nobraska: Origmal—Johu B. Stewart, John F. Hines, James Noble, Bdward P. Folsom, Francis L. Caldwell, Duick B. Worloy, John W. Mitchell, Myron T Bron- most entertaining book, Published by Charles L. Webster & Co., Now York. Not the least unique feature of the North American iteview for September is the appeal thet hns been made in bohalf of Mrs. Mayorick, under the titio of “An Open Lotter to Hor Majosty, the Queen.” It is written by Gail Hamilton, and makoes public for the first time other previous pati- tons of great weight. Senator Justin 8. Morrill of Vermont has writton an abie articlo entitled ‘‘Erratio National Tarift Platforms of the Democracy” in whioh he reviews the history of that party in Its atti- tude 1o tho tariff, Justin McCarthy gives “A Forccast of Mr. Gladstone's New Ad. ministration,”” Amelia E. Barr discusses “Society” and Richara Manstield furnishes ‘A Plain Talk on tho Drama.” Taken as a whole the September number of this ever popular magazine ie & good one. “Stealing & Kiss,” the titleof the picture which adorns the frontispiece of Frank Les lie's Popular Moaothly, Is a valuable work of art. George J. Manson has & very good article in the same issue entitlea *“‘An American Gontleman's estate.’ An intensoly fnter- esting articlo 1s “A Birds-Eye View of Latin Awmerican Politics,” by Jose Borun ana tho samo may besaid of Corwin C. Linson’s paper “With the Paris Art Student.” The Saptember number of this magnzine is an ex- ceedingly good one aud orimful of attracuve reading matter, Cassell's 'amily Magazine for Sentember contains two completo stories, one by John Auderson, “Crooked Cronies,” aud the other by Fred Barnard called “My Struggles with a'Camera.” Thero are also some excellent papers ou instructive and eutortaining sub jeots, such as “My Wood Curving Ex- oriences,” by (. H. Titohow: “How a ildervess Becamo a Garden,” by A Prac- tical Gardener, and *“The Uses of Sea-Bath- g, by A Family Doctor. Current Literaturo for Septomber appears in & now form—enlargod to tho size of the standard magazines. T'he page form is now double column instead of siugle, and an in- ereaseof fifty per cent of reading mattor is prosented to its roaders. The chunge isa great improvement and the publishers uro to ve congratulated upon giving to the public an attractive and extremely entertaining mag- azine, and ono which keps its readers posted on the literature of the day 1n the quickest, casiost and pleasaniest way. The Broedor and Fancier s ono of the most interesting publications 1n the west, te is & monthly magazine devoted to poultry, boos aud farm pots, and 18 published by W. B. McUermut at Bellovue, Neb. Mr. Mo Dermutis a practical breedor and fancier,unc is also one of the most artistic printersic the west, Tho magazine shows his handi work both in varied and instructive contents and in exquisito 1y pographyandpressw ork It is o thoroughbred of its ciuss, “Why Young Men Defer Marriage” is the subject of an interesting article on this trutn. asserting topic, by John Lambert Payoe, in the September Ladies' ~Home Journai, Other attractive features of this month's 1ss of tho sume periodicatare: “Botween Mistross anu Maid,” by anumber of ladies of prom-: inence; “Gouting Home from the Country," by Helan Jay; *“The Chicago Society of Decorative Art,” by Maude Haywood and “‘Women in Jouraalism,” by Foster Coates. Of course there is the usual amount of excellent fiction, son (deceased), John L. Russel. Additional —Noah Misnler, David Worden, George C. Hornby, Martin Ellaro, John Mangold, Jus- tus Mandefeld, James Denison. Increase— George D. Burdick. Reissue and increase— | Duncan Chalfant, Marcena C. Forbes, Orig- | inal widows—Emily M. Ballou, Mary Joe, Ellen M. Bronson. ' lowa: Original — Samuel J. Bushletr, | Lewis L. Abbott, Franklin H, Qoiggie, (Gus tavus Wokersen, Charles Biind, Wilham H. Rumbaugh, Alpheus T. Rlackman, Ernest Biang, Sumuel Byors, William Kidd, Edwin E. Johnson, James Norrick. Additional— Park M. Jenks, George S. McKay. Increase —William James, John W. Bowman, Thomas Lakin, Robert Colbert, James S. Hued, Ste- phen H. Woodard. Reissue— William Cross, deceased; Franklin F. French. Original widows, ete.—Margaret 1. Roo, Nancy Cross, Elizabeth Musser, Maggie A. Moore, Kliza- teth Cox, minor of William Potter; Marga- ret K. Russell, Colorado: Original — William Taylor. Original widow—Made Jesus Aboyta de Martinez. Wyoming: Original—John T. Huff, North Dakota: Original —~Cyrilla Boucher. Additional—David R, Holbrook. South Dakota: Original—John W. Nes- bitt, Niles Blodgett. Additionai—Thomas Purcell, Spencer Parkburst, Willlam A. Guild. Increase—Daniel Scott. NEW BOOKS AND PEKIODICALS, A book that will creaie no iittie stir among scientific men is *The Speech of Monkeys," by R. L. Garner. Weare all of us interested in the simian race from whom, if the Darwinian theory be correct, we must trace our origin. Somebody has said that the mo= keys could talk all right if they wanted to and tlio only reason they remain silent is that thev believe if they were to letit be known they could talk they would be made to work. This work embodies Mr. Garner's re- searches up to the present time and shows that he has devoted considerable ti careful study to this 1mportant subj is divided into two parts, the first boinga record of expriments with monkeys and other animals, and the second part a treatise on the theory of speech. The work is writ- ten in a charming style and so s to bring the subject within reach of tho casnal reader without impairing i1s scientific value Asido from its importance as a valuable additionto our stock of biological knowledgo 1t 13 a Short Storles for Ssptomber contains eighteen tales, and all of them good reading, though perhaps the most noteworthy are: “The Farm Girl,” selectod as tho winner of the monthly prize offered by the Current Literature Publishing company; *His First Case aud Last,” a dramatic_story by Sidney Grundy; “Love in_ Niffon,” by K. T. Taka- hashi, an extremely quaint and interesting love story by & Japanese author; “*A Delicate Position,” one of Halevy's graceful and pretty stories and “Shirt Creek Dave's Con- versation,” by *Dan Quin," ‘The Jenness Miller 1llustrated Monthly for August contains numerous articles of specia interest to women. Mrs. Milier writes in- terestingly of “Liberty, Love and Art;' Miss Mary K. Seymour has a timely article on “Typewritting as a Trade,” and Baroness Von Meyerinck discusses **Music and Voice Culture.” Then there is an interview with Supertendent Jasper on **Public Schools and Women as_School Teachers’ and a_bright paper by Vance Thompson on “The Writgs — of Young France.’” Good Form, which claims t ba a magazine veopie, has some very roadable arti 1 its August number, among which A Year in Paris in o I'rench Family,” by Fran. ces E. Willard, is an_especially good one. Another paper tnat will attract attention is A Magnetic Courtsnip,” by Opie Read. J. M. Barrie has contributed a very enter- tainng livtle volume to the literature of Scotland under the name of “‘Auld Licht Idylls.” It is full of charmingly writtor cuaracter sketches of villago life in Fife. shire, interspersed with many humerous and pathetic passages, Published by Lovell, Coryell & Co., 43, 45 and 47 Kast Tenth street, New York. “Anthony Melgrove,” by Thomas M'Caleb, 18 a facinating love story which winds up tho good old-fashioned way; that is, after going through many trisls and tribulations tho ardent lovers bacome united in wedlock and live bappily the rest of their days, Q P. Putnam's Sons, 27 West Tiventy-ihird streets New York, 9 T Marshal McMahon’s Souvenirs are to fill three or four volumes, which will appear wilhin two years st the latest. 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