R ANOTHER CHARITABLE VETO.
Wm\ \ -Vtrealdent Cleveland Disapproves the Ap-
H ; proprlation for Texas liroxujht Sufferers.
K Tho following is the message of tlio presi-
B -dent vetoing the bill for the distribution ol
Ht tseeds in Texas :
H TotlioHoueo of Representatives : I re-
B 'turn without my approval house bill No.
j 10203 entitled : "An act to enable tlo
H [ • commissioner of ngriculturo to mako a spo
B crat distribution in tho drought-stricken
w -counties of Texas , and making appropiia-
W " "
"tlou therefor :
H It is represented that Ions continued and
H extensive drought has existed in certain
H • * V parts of the state of Texas resulting in the
H " 'failure ' of crops and consequent distress
H -and destitution. Though there has been
| B -some diffcreucein the statements con corn-
H ing the extent of the people's needs in la-
B -calitics thus affected , there seems to bo no
fl tioulit that there has existed a condition
B calling for the relief , and I am willing to be-
B lieve that notwithstanding tho aid ulready
B furnished tho donation ot seed grain to
B tho farmers located in this region , to
B citable them to put in new crops , would
B -servo to avert u continuance or return of
B nn unfortuunte blight ; and yet I feci
H -obliged to withhold my approval of the
B .jilati as proposed by this bill , to indulgo a
m -i > enevoIent and churitublo nentiment
K through the appropriation of public fund *
B for that purpose. I can find no warrant
R ? for biicli appropriation in the constitution ,
B -anti I do not believe that the power and
V < luty of the general government ought to
K be extended to the relief of individual suf-
j fering whii-li is in no manner properly rela-
B ted to the public service or benefit. The
E/ prevalent tendency to disregard the limited
P/ mission of this power and duty should , I
Br think , be steadfastly resisted to the end.
Wi That rem > ou should be constantly enforced
W that though the people support tho gov-
Wl eminenttliegovernuientshouldnotHupport
K thc | > uople. Friendliness and tliOL-hnrity of
F our countrymen can always bo relied upon
H "to relieve their fellow-citizens in mis-
B > fortune. This has been repeatedly and
Bjj -quite lately demount rated. Federal aid in
W such aiHi'n encourage ! ! the expectation of
Bt paternal care 011 the part of tho govern-
Hr meat and weakens the sturdiuess of our
Kt national character , while it prevents in-
H ? < lulgence among our people of that kindly
Hk sentiment and conduct which strengthens
B tho bonds of common brotherhood. It
Bi XVIH TV'1" ' "iy personal knowledge that
Hl individual aid has to some extent already
B- liecn extended to the sufferers mentioned
B * > n this bill. The failure of the proposed
B _ _ _ appropriation of $10,000 additional to
B > meet their remaining wants will not neccs-
B c.irily result iu continued distress if the
B emer enry is fully mado known to the peoh
B } ile of the country. It is here suggested
B that the commissioner of agriculture is
B -annually directed to expend a large Bum
B of money for the propagation and dis-
K , tribution of seeds and other things
E of this description , two-thirds of which
B jire upon the request of senators , rep-
B representatives and delegates in congress ,
B supplied to them for distribution among
B their constituents. The appropriation for
B tbecurrentyeur for this purpose is 5100-
H 000 and it will probably be no less in tho
B appropriation for the ensuing year. Inn-
Hp. derstand that a large quantity of grain is
K furnished for such distribution , nnd it is
V supposed that this free apportionment
K -among their neighbors is a privilege which
B may be waived by our senators and repre-
B eentatives. If a sufficient nnmber of them
HE should request the commissioner of ngri-
HV -culture to send their shares of grain thus
Hb .allowed them to the suffering farmers of
Wm Texas , they might be able to sow their
BjB -crops. The constituents for whom in
ft theory this grain is intended could well
HF bear a temporary deprivation and tho
H * -donors would experience tho satisfaction
K .ttetiding deeds of charity.
T GltOVER CT.C7KLAXD.
V - * THE E.LLTL3IOUE IXUXK XTSTERY.
b !
L -Cnger , the 2Iurderer of Sohle , Gives Hi *
K Story in Court.
H | New York dispatch : In the trial of Capt.
B Edward Unger to-day for the murder oi
Bf Ixmis Eohle , whose body the defendant
E conftfcsed to Inspector Byrnes he had cut
H § up and shipped it to Baltimore iu a trunk ,
Bj Unger related in an intensely iealastic
K manner the circumstances ot the murder ,
W& closing with a repetition of his coufession.
H > His manner impressed the spectators to
mt * omc degree with the justness of the theory
B | of Helfdefense , the violence of Bohlo being
H -dramatically illustrated. Unger related
B his story of the night ot horror which
V\ \ paesed while the body ot Bohle was behind
B % Che cot. He had a fitful sleep broken by
Bf horrible dream ? , nnd in each ot them Bohle
B appeared standing at his bed. Unger
B * would start up and spring out ot bed.
B Again and aain this was repeated. Unger
B aid in closing : "I don't know , but it
B don't seem that I did it. I don't seem to
B be awake. lama miserable man. _ _ I seem
B to be dreaming ever since. I certainly did
B it in self-def-nse. I cau't blame myself ; 1
B cm a miserable man. "
B After recess Unger was cmss-examined.
* He agnin described the fracas minutely und
! -without the slightest variation from his
} tormer relation , and as he described and
enacted hi * part in the fight , Unger's face
• wan a t-tudy. At the moment he was re-
\ fating with uplifted hand how he held the
arm of Bohle. who had a butcher knire in
bis hand , there was an expression of
bard exertion and a trial of strength in
Unger's face , and when he in his memory
I ran from the furious Bohle. who was after
film with a knife , and told how he stooped
and with one band on the bedroom door
rtached half behind him with the other
hand for the hammer in the tool chest ,
keeping his eye on his assailant the mean-
while there was that frightened , hurried ,
terrible took which one might expect to see
-on the face of one in that actual scene , and
lie said : * * I didn't know I would grab the
hammer. There were irons then * , and I
might throw a piece of iron at him. " As
be struggled to hold Bohle's right arm alott
and to strike with the hammer , he said :
* * I knew I was gone if he got his arm loose
-with that knife , and I struck him on the
forehead and then as be pulled roe across
the room , trying to set his hand loose , I
hit him in the head. He staggered and fell
back upon the sofa. There were a few
twitches or jerks of his arms and legs and
; that was alL"
"Terrible , terrible. " It was Juror Ryan
in the box who broke the deathly stillness
by hia exclamation , uttered in a hoarse
-whisper , unconwriously and involuntarily.
He expressed the thought of every hearer
f -of Un-r * s tale. At the request of his law-
% .yer , Unger looked the jury squarely in the
'I ' lace ami Midi "I have told you all I know
* -about it. " The defense rested.
\ THE riSUKSUCS QUESTIOX.
l New York dispatch : In an interview
j - + with & reporter for the ifail and Express ,
. \ Sir Lionel West , British minister at Wash-
t i $ tcn. said : I do not anticipate any trou-
I , bte whatever about the fishery question.
* Negotiations arenowgoing forward inLon-
ion between Minister Phelps and the Brit-
iah. government , and I think the question
will be finally settled before congress ad-
jouras. Even if the retaliatory and non-
intercourse bill goes through and becomes >
a. law. I do not think the relations between
I thw country and Canada will be strained.
TTw president will have power to put the ;
law w force or sot as ha sees proper and I
that as a provision that will prevent any
feanfe and rash measures from being taken
-astil all other paci&e remedies are ex- '
laMteoV' '
"
1 if 11 Ii ii iirrffllir'Tl'MrMMilsMlliM WmllWIIlMMrr BIIMlMIM 'I himiM
X11E SEWS BRIEFLY XOLD.
Tho Illinois G. A. 11. adopted resolutions
sharply censuring Cleveland for vetoing tho
dependent pension bill , nnd adopted reso
lutions ] eulogistic of Gen. Logan.
Opposition election-placards in Berlin
announce that tho government contem
plates supension of universal suffrage and
suspension of the constitution , iu case it
.
pusses a majority in tho new Reichstag.
If pending negotiations fail , Russia will
occupy . Bulgaria , with Germany's aid and
Austria's consent.
A labor convention will be held in Cincinj
nati , for tho formation of a new political
purty devoted to laboringmen's interests.
Tho South Carolina senatepassed a reso-
lution ' < sanctioning popular voto on prohi-
bition and tho question will bo voted upon
in ' November , 1888. '
The senate passed the bill increasing tho
naval establishment.
Judge Thomas M. Joseph , of Galveston ,
treasurer of the grand lodge of Texas Odd
Fellows , is § 23,000 short and 70 years of
uge.
Tho enshicp of a bank in Havre , Franco ,
departed with $55,000 in gold.
The Great Eastern was sold at auction in
Liverpool for 5130,000.
The president vetoed the bill qppropriat-
ing j | $10,000 for the distribution of seeds to
tho j drouth stricken counties in Texas.
The New York senate by a voto of twenty
ayes to nine nays , passed tho bill granting
women . the right to vote in municipal elec-
tions.
.The president sent the following nomina-
tions to the senate on the 17th : Samuel N.
Aldrich , of Massachusetts ? , to be assistant
,
treasurer tit Boston : John M. Mercer , of
Iowa , to be surveyor of customs at Burl-
*
ington , In. ; Owen McGlaughlin , 01 Iowa , to
ho 1 , surveyor of customs , Dubuque , Iowa ;
Arthur . N. Delancy , of Wisconsin , to bo colt
lector of customs for the district of Alaska ,
and W. W. Armstrong , to bo postmaster
at Cleveland.
With reference to tho reported interview
with Sir Lionel West , British ambassador
at Washington , in New York on Tuesday
iu reTerenco to the fisheries question , the
impression ; , prevails in ofilciul circles at
,
Ottawa that a mixed commission , similar ,
to that which sat in Halifax in 1872 , will
be agreed upon , and that the fishery ques
tion , including such international difficul
ties as that involved in the headlands mat
.
ter , will bo settled forever.
A. MYSTERY SOLVED.
I'inTcerton Says the JloeJe Island Robbery
and Murder Will be Cleared.
Chicago dispatch : Pinkerton is about to
duplicate ] his success. He has caught and
sentenced the robbers of the Missouri ex-
press , and now has , it is believed , the au-
thors ot tho Rock Island crime in which
Kellogg Nichols , the messenger , was raurv
dered. The velvet-footed men havo acted
with ' extraordinary circumspection and
Mr. Schwartz of Philadelphia , has told
about all he knows. Pinkerton has all his
money ; that is , all he received from the
robbery , with the exception of $3,000.
Tho statement that "Bill" Gallagher ,
Schwartz's cellmate , gave up _ anything of
importance , or in fact anything at all , is
pronounced by Pinkerton as a diabolical
canard. It is a long story , but as usual ,
murder will out. Continued pumping by
Pinkerton 1 has resulted in"the squealing of
Schwartz. HeiB chicken hearted and lacks
' • gall , " and when pressed told all he knew ,
so it is said. He , with others , planned the
robbery. Tho murder fell to a third man
who is unknown to anyone but Billy Pinf
kerton . , nnd the murderer is not in a posi-
tion to be reached , at least to-night. His
colleagues took two men out of Hankin's
gambling den at a late hour to-night , but
what they are wanted for is vain to conjec
ture. Schwartz is as good as salted. Wil-
Ham Pinkerton told a Republican reporter
at an early hour this morning that the
Rock Islunu express robbery and tho mur
der of Messenger Nichols would bo cleared
up within forty-eight hours.
CA.TTLEMEX X3T COyVEXTIOX.
Denver special : The second day's session
of . the Range association began this morn-
ing. After some preliminary work J. H ,
Brush of Colorado introduced two resolu-
tions ; the first demanding retrenchment in
the expense of dressing and shipping beef
cattle ; the second demands that the gov-
eminent shall give the range cattlemen betj
ter weather service. A resolution was
adopted _ thanking President Cleveland for
prompt response to the telegram of Presi-
dent Head in relation to the memorial on
contagious diseases. Communications were
received from the National Butchers' nsso3
ciation and Brooklyn Butchers'association .
asking . for co-operation for the benefit of 1
butchers . and cattle growers. Mr. McGalJ
Ian of Cleveland. 0. , addressed the aesocia1
tion . and charged the commission men as
. being the canse of cattle men not getting
just prices. He closed by offering 11 p ? n to
organize an immense corporation partici-
pa ted in by all cattlemen which should
butcher and market all cattle and sell
direct to consumers. "Several other unimt
portant addresses were made. The after
noon session was taken up by the discus-
sion . and revision of the constitution and
by-laws.
.
MRS. CLEVELAND'S JtECEPTIOX.
Washington special : Mrs. Cleveland's re1
ception at noon to-day was a large and
nocable one. She was looking very girlish
.
in a silk dress of a soft brown shade , one
side of the skirt and the waist handsomely
trimmed 1 with brown and gilt beaded passe-
menteries. Tucked in the button of her
waist was a single red rose. Miss Cleveland
joined j her down stairsafteravisitfromMr.
Corcoran < and was soon surrounded. She
wore a black silk and jet dress and follow-
ing i her usual custom had a pink rose in
her ] corsage. Thegreen parlor was enwded ,
so many calling to pay their respects to
Mis3 : Cleveland by her suggestion when
meeting them last Thursday evening.
Among , the visitors were Mrs. Endicott ,
Miss ; Mildred Lee , Commodore and Mrs.
Harmony ; , Mrs. and Mrs. Lamar , Jr. , Mrs.
Cockrell. 1 Mrs. Blair , Minister and Mme.
Romero ] and Mrs. Stanley Matthews. Miss
Cleveland < remained down stairs even after
1 o'clock and the conversation kept up in
the merriest style.
.
, A Dublin dispatch says twenty moonlighters
broke Into a farmer's house on Mill street ,
J
County Cork , Friday night , took possession
of , the farmer's guns and fired them over the
heads ; ot the farmer and his family. They
then 1 shaved the hair from the heads of four ,
daughters ( , because , as they alleged , the ]
jouug women had disobeyed the order of the
1 league , prohibiting theui from speaking to '
policemen. ] At mass in the church at Mill j
street Sunday the priest denounced all secret
societies ; in the most scathingterms. . His ut1 1
terances created a creat deal of excitement. <
John D. Lhde , discount clerk in the First >
National bank of Baltimore. Is reported to be \
a defaulter for 130.000. 1
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THE ASTI-MOR3IOX HILL. .
VrovMoHS of tho Conference Uunder Which
tho L'ccuUar Institution Will Cease to Ex
ist.
ist.Tho
Tho first six sections , of tho Utuhpolygcl
amy bill apply to prosecutions forbigamy ,
adultery , etc. , and make a wife or husband
a competent witness , but not to be com
pelled to testify.
Tho bill further npplies to tho marriage
ceroniony ; disapproves and annuls all ter-
ritorial laws recognizing the capacity of ii-
legitimate children to inherit or bo entitled
to any distributive share in the estate of
tho father , disapproves and annuls terrlt
toriul j laws conferring jurisdiction upon
probate courts ( with certain exceptions ) ;
makes it the duty of the attorney general
of tho United Stutes to institute proceedfl
ings j to escheat to the United States the
property of corporations obtained or held
in i violation or section 3 of tho act of July ,
1802 , tho proceeds of such escheat to bo
applied to tho use and benefit of tho com-
mon schools in the territory , disapproves
nnd l annuls all laws of tho legislative as-
sembly creating or continuing tho Perpet-
ual Emigration Fund company , and dis *
solves that corporation , and directs tho
proceedings for the disposition of tho prop-
erty and assets of tho Emigrating Fund
company , all such property in oxcess of
debts ami lawful claims , to escheat to tho
United States for tho benefit of the com-
mon schools in tho territory ;
disapproves ' and annuls the acts
of the legislative assembly in-
corporating or providing Tor the Church of
Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints , and
disolveu that corporation ; makes it the
duty of tho attorney goneral of tho United
States to institute legal proceedings to
wind up the affairs of that corporation ;
makes provisions as to the endowment of
) widows , who are to have one-third or tho •
income as their dower ; makes it unlawful
for any woman to vote in any election and
annuls the act of the legislative assembly
which permit female suffrage ; requires of
voters an oath or affirmation to support
tho constitution nnd obey the laws ,
especially the anti-polygamy act of March
22 , 1882 , and this net ; gives all religious
societies , sects nnd congregations the right
to hold , through trustees appointed by the
probate court , property for houses of woroi
ship and parsonages ; annuls all territorial
laws for the organization of militia , or for
the creation of the Nauvoo legion ; and
gives the legislative assembly of Utah the
power I to pass laws for organizing militia ,
subject to the approval of congress , the
general officers of the militia to be ap
pointed by tho governor of the territory
\ . ith tho advice and consent of the council.
CAPTURED IX CAXADA.
" "
A Boston Embezzler Hrourjht Each From
the Dominion.
Boston special : William P. Spear , clerk
for R. H. White & Co. , lert Boston for Mon-
trenl on December 24 , 188G , carrying
$4,500 with him. Ho obtained tho money
by holding back silver certificates obtained
in i exchange for silver at the United States
sub-treasury. Spear and his family took
rooms on St. Catherine street , whither he
was traced by an agent of Wiggin & Wood ,
of this city. This agent told Spear he was
selling American cigars smuggled to Canada ,
and wanted a partner during the carnival
week. They ran a booth near the tobog-
yun elide. Then Spear was told that in
order to get any more cigars he must see
J
the ' 'boss smuggler , " who did not dare to
enter Canada for fear of arrest. Tho ex-
clerk fell into the trap , and accompanied
tl t e detective on a sleigh ride. He was
taken | across the line to St. Albans , Vt.
Spear and tho agent were sitting down to
dinner at a hotel when Detective Wood en-
j tered. "Here is my boss , " said the detec
tive as Wood entered the room. "I am
glad to see you , " said Wood. "I am not
glad to see you , " said Spear , recognizing
him at once , and sinking back much oyer-
come into the chair from which he had just
J risen. Finding himself thuB safely caugnt ,
Spear made no resistance , and agreed to
come to BoBton without the governor's re-
quisition. He was arraigned before the
municipal court " yesterday , and pleaded
guiltv to the chargo of embezzlement.
RIVERS AXD HARBORS.
- moimfe Devoted to Most Important Points
Total of the Appropriation.
Washington dispatch : The following is
a list of the total amount of some imporai
tnnt I items in the river and harbor bill ,
which have been inserted or increased by
the | senate committee appropriation :
Harbor ] of refuge , Grand Marais , Mich. ,
? 35,000. Portage Lake & River Improve-
nient , company canal and the Lake Sue
perior Ship-Canal , Railway and Iron Com-
pany Canal , ( purchase , ) $350,000. ( Pro-
vided that no part shall be expended until
.
property is conveyed to the United States ,
nnd j the attorney-general shall have certi-
fied ) that the title is perfect ) ; Kenosha ,
Wis. , $5,000 ; Menominee , ' Wis. , $0,000 ;
Milwaukee ] , Wis. , $80,000 ; Superior Bay
and St. Louis Bay , Wis. . $12,000 ; Asha
land. j Wis. , $10,006 ; St. Croix , Wis. , and
Minnesota 3 , $10,000 ; Wabash river , Indiit
aim , nnd Illinois $34,500 ; ( of which $24.-
000 ( is for Grand Rapids and river below ,
$1,000 J Tor Grayville , and $2,500 for the n
river 1 above Vincennes ) ; the Illinois river ,
IilinoiK. j $115,000. J
The "Cullom amendment , " with respect *
to-the 1 Hennepin canal , is incorporated in ?
the j bill , and the sum of $50,000 in addi-
tion j to any unexpected balance of the last
river and harbor bill is appropriated for f
surveys and expenses.
The Missouri river below Sioux City getsv
$300,000 ; reservoirs at tho Headwaters of p
the | Mississippi , $20,000 ; Mississippi river , ii
between 1 Aiken and Grand Rapids , $7,500 ; v
Mississippi ] river , at Des Moines Rapids si
canal , $35,000 ( of which $20,000 is for a -
pier 1 connecting the outer wall of the canal n
J with the pivot pier of the bridge at Keo- °
kuk ) ; Mississippi river , from the head of H
the passes to the mouth of the Ohio , $1- *
500,000. { P
The total appropriations recommended
by 1 the committee is $10,385.800 the net a
increase over the house bill being $22,070. s
I
BE2AIL LIQUOR DEALERS ORGAXIZE.
New York special : The retail dealers have n
completed all their arrangements for a V
grand demonstration to-night to "protest a
against the brewers' pool , who have cona
spired to make Blaves of the retailer , and n
also to protest against the proposed high '
licenso and other bills before the legislature
n
detrimental to our trade. " P. J. FitzgerI5
aid of Troy , president of the association , °
is to preside , and speeches are promised by nj
J. T. Atherton , of Kentucky , president of V.
the national association , the mayor of
Baltimore ] , Mr. C. M. Knight of Boston ,
and several others. Resolutions will be of
fered 1 at this meeting proposing a boycott §
against all members of the brewers' pool p
and . their product. The intensity of the g
feeling ' againat the members of tho pool is
manifest in the impatience with which the
dealers , await the signal to proceed with b
the | boycott. Yesterday Barny Kearns , ai
president of the association , led the van by3
throwing out Eh rets beer from his saloon ,
and at the same time conspicuously dis-
playing this card in big letters : "No pool
beer ' sold here ; down with monopoly. " Ap-
plications immediately multiplied for copies 8
of this card , and before night it was dis- E
played in hundreds ot saloons in the east a
side. The leaders of the movement claim fi
that after to-night it will be Been in more tl
than half ot the saloons of the city. ai
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TiTiTrj "rMlJliri - 11 11 11
A VERDICT FOR HDTLER.
Tlte Lester Suit Decided in Favor ofBenJa-
mtn.
New York dispatch : Judgo Coxe , at tho
cIobo of the arguments iu tho enso of Lester
against Benjamin F. Butler , which has been
on trial for several days , said :
Before I direct tho jury to find a verdict
jt favor of tho defendant , it will bo ncces-
eary to roviow tho facts in 'tho caso and
consider ( U.ie timo whon theso acts took
place. No ono who has listened to tho tes-
timony can doubt for a moment that Lesi
ter < was helping the confederacy. It will bo
seen ( that the plaintiff was a slave owner ;
that ho was enguged in the mnnufacturo of
arms for the confederacy ; that when he was
arrested , he hnd in his possession a con-
tiact to purchase a fast vessel to run a
blockado ; that , when Mrs. Lester was
searched ( , drufts were found in her posses-
siou on tho people in Canada who were conI
noctud with the confederacy ; that Lester
had taken several oaths of allegi-
anco before he crossed the lino , and
that ho was " connected with blockade run-
ne.R. All these facts wore considered by
tho military commission which was a le
gally constituted body. The defendant
was a major general in command of tho do-
partment of Virginia , and according to tho
| military codo was bound to obey the com-
mands of his superiors. He received or-
dera , from the secretary ot war to cxamino
and arrest tho plaintiff and if ho had dis-
obeyed these orders ho would havo been
_
punished. Tho act of May 1G , 18G4 , ex-
empts tho defendants from prosecution for
damages. As the commission was legally
constitutd _ ( its judgments are not to bo
questioned. I can see no defect in tho or-
ganization of our court , and it is entirely
clear that this defendant cannot be held
responsible . for these acts , and I direct you
to find a verdict in favor of the defendant.
Tho jury brought in a verdict as tho
court directed , and Lester's counsel mado
a motion for a stay of proceedings for
thirty days , which was granted.
HORRIBLE MURDER MYSTERY.
Thestox , N. J. , Jeb. 17. At Eddlngton , a
small village between Schanks and Bristol ,
on the line of the New York division of the
Peunsylvanla railway , farmer Ilihbs this
morningfound the naked truuk of a man on
the edge of a pond. It was wrapped in paper
and tied up with light cord. The head and arms
had been sawed and the lower extremities
backed off.
The trunk was shipped to Bristol at noon ,
where . an inquest was held attracting hundreds
of ; people The most important testimony
was that of Dr. Wilson who said that an ex-
animation showed that life had not been ex
j
tinct over twentv-four hours and that death
was not from any ordinarv cause. The disJ
covery ( resulted in fully suspending all busl1
ness. Dr. Wilson says the trunk is not from a
medical collece , as that part is always kept.
The pond will be drawn ana the country
searched ' for ttie missing parts.
.
T/.IE PEXSIOX VETO.
Now York special : Inquiries by the
World show that there is practically a
unanimous call from the Grand Army men
of New York and other states for congress
to , override tho president's veto on the de-
pendent , pnrents pension bill. Only one of
the general officers and one or two of the
council of administration heard from sup
port the veto , but in this city and Brook-
lyh . -j the vote of post commanders and lead
ing . G. A. R. , men interviewed stands 33 in
favor of the veto to 21 against. Editori-
ally the World supports the veto.
JUDGE KELLEY ON THE SOUTH.
The Great Progress Made In That Sec-
tion of the Country Since 1875.
Judge W. D. Kelley , of Pennsylvania , who
has returned to Washington after a six week
tour through the south , unbosomed himself as
follows to aA'eio York World correspondent :
"I made ray first journey through the south
In 1867 and went again in 1875 , visiting the
same places I have just come from , and no one
could haye convinced me that the people of
that ] section had made such strides as they
have. I could scarcely convince mvself that
the places I visited were the same that I saw
0d my former journeys. They are enjoying
down there not only progress but prosperity
greater than is enjoyed in the north , and it is
all owing to a change of sentiment on the
question of labor. The old planters are be-
ginning to recognize not only the dignity but
the ) value of labor. "
"Is their moral and social progress as welll"
asked the correspondent
' • Yes , the progress in that direction is equal-
jj marked. The people are living in a better
class of houses and beginnine to show taste in
art : adornments and are introducing the com-
forts of life that were unknown to the middle
and lower classes a few years ago. Theiesl-
dences of the people are more neatly kept , the
eiteriors : are painted in taste and the interiors
of those I entered were comfortably furnished
with : sliius of refinement The educational
privileges of the colored people are now better
than ] those the whites enjoyed when I last vis
ited the south and those of tho whites are
greatly improved. The class distinctons which
were the curse of that section exist no longer ,
or , only to a limited extent , and the social po-
sltion of a citizen is no longer reckoned by
what his father was , but by his own conduct
and ability. It is no longer degrading to work ,
but the producers are more respected than the
Idlers.
"The towns I visited , " continued the judge ,
"are under prohibitory enactments , and the
moral : condition of the people is much improvi
ei thereby. The money that was formerly
wasted iu drink is now employed to promote
the ' welfare of those who earn it , and the re
sult Is greater comforts , better health , and an
Increased power of production. The negroes
arc industrious and thrifty as a class , and the
man who earns a dollar iu a mine or a manu-
factory has a purchasing power in those little
towns equal to live times that of the planter
who is dependent upon the 3ield and the
prices : of cotton. The rate of wages paid work-
inginen is about that which is paid inPennsyl-
vania ; for the same class of laborers and the
same kind of employment and the negroes
are > ' proving themselves admirably adapted to :
mechanical industries. "They love the heat
of ; the mills and sing at their work. They save
their | wages or spend them wisely , and as
their emplovers are beginning to see that the
prosperity of the country depends upon the
colored people as laborers they are no longer
treated like beasts. I went into their houses ,
and ] their schools , sometimes by invitation and
sometimes incognito. I told them simply that
was a northern man and was interested in
seeing how they were getting on , and I can
not express av ith too great emphasis the im-
pressiou made upon my mind by what I saw
and the value of the information I acquired.
"The people of the south are making more t
money tban we. Thoy can produce rough iron
much more cheaply , because the materials are j
'r such close juxtaposition. I stood on coal
beds which had iron mines on each side of me , •
not more than two mile3 away , and limestone •
lying between. In Pennsvlvania I can assert t
on good authority that it costs $7 to get the t
materials ; together before the manufacture of
the . iron commences. In the south , or in '
those parts of it I visited , it does not cost l
more than $2. Then , again , land is so much :
cheaper. , -
"In Pennsylyania land costs from $100 to
$700 an acre , while In the south land can be *
purchased for $1 or $ 123 that is equally as r
good tor the purpose. " a
• Where does the capital come from ? " j
"Most of it originally came from the north ,
but now local capital is becoming Interested l
and the profils of the business are immediate-
reinvested. " i
"Will the south compete with the northern
states in the manufacture of fronl"
"Yes , and outrun us. They are not making
anvthing hut low-grade Iron now , but sell all -
they can make at the same prices we get for a il
similar | quality. They do not make enough to v
supply , the demand , so there is no bidding
against us , but the time will come when their
facilities for cheap production will be felt by ,
the producers of my own and other northern j '
itates. "
WW * * "
' ' < 1 I 1 1111ian.Hi
A MUCH-USED PRONOUN.
3k. Pew ObsnrvntloiiBou tho First Per-
son Slnculnr Modesty Not a
Characteristic of Some Peo
ple Wo Moot.
A recent number of The London
Queen contains an article on "Tho
Tirst Person Singular. " Tho writer us-
: erts , nnd without doubt tho assertion
s well grounded , that tho letter" ! " is
he boundary of tho whole world of sen-
ation and tho mirror wherein are re-
lected I all outside phenomena. Wo
ive j , and think , and understand by. its
.
eal zation , and through its power of
ibsorption wo get a glimpse of tio | " 1"t
if ; others. It is the Alpha and Omega
if all speculation the soul beacon of
ight in the midst of universal darkness.
Jn it all naturo is focused , and all
.
ifo represented. . . . "What tho "I"v
loos 1 not know has no existence for
nan ; " "What the cyo does not sec
; he ' heart does not crave , " and "what
J10 T does not know the mind cannot
• iccept , " are truisms. That which
lomu organisms feel and believe aro
ion-existent for others. A person who
las always been blind can have no per-
seption i of color , a deaf person no idea of
mrmony. This is the metaphysical as-
ject of "I. " Tho "I"of every-day
ifo is in some persons tho most objec-
.j ionable sign-post ever set up in the
ughway of life. It meets ono at every
lurn and seems to obstruct the way to
ivery ' other domain. What I think and
vhatl do where I have b < sen and what
have seen , is tho string on which is
ounded the everlast ng monochord of
igotism ; and it never occurs to theso
clf-couta ned harpists that others may
yeary of the sameness of their tune.
Nor do they think that anyone has
mown aught of which they them-
elves have been ignorant until now.
They * discover things which have been
mblic • property for centuries , even to
acts of Greek and Roman history. If
hey j , go over to Paris for the first time
hey discover Paris , and give their
icighbors I who have lived there for
ome years the benefit of their experi-
. nces , in the cafes , and news of the
jonduet ' of the crowds in the streets ,
J nd the queue made at tho doors of the
heaters. 1 It they take up a new study
hey j instruct the expert if they have
.dopled ' a new fad they convert the
le rophant or it may be set forth as
ncontrovertible. the superficial reasons
rhy such and such a fact should be ac-
epted , to one who has gone down to
lie 1 roots and rejected after profound
xamination. Tiie.se intellectual ego-
ists i never discriminate Their " 1"
torninates t their judgement and what
hey 1 hear and learn , if it strikes their
ancy they hold fast to , sure that great
xpansive "I" cannot be deceived , and
hat j thoy have no need of caution. The
anks of the superstitious are recruited
rom those of the intellectual egotists ,
nd the people who accept as gospel
very folly afloat are those who are
o , sure of themselves that they take no
• recautions against blunder ng. To
, o sure , among the swallowors of
macking-ducks are the absolutely sim-
tie and non-egotistical. But their fault
3 folly , not presumption want of
• roper self-assertion not too much ar-
ogance.
. The writer continues : People who
ive ' in their own "I" are now prone to
onsidcr themselves slighted , now eag-
r . to accept as supreme honor the com-
nonest courtisies and the smallest
dvilities. Everything unusual they
ake as something done in their honor ;
, nd things which havo no kind of
eference . to themselves thev accept as
heir assigned homage. This had an
I lustration of a sort when Cato the
'ounger took the demonstrations of re-
.
. pect J and greetings made by the
Lntiochians as witnesses borne
o his own deserving. It was
tothing of the kind. The what
vc should now call deputation was
vaiting for Demetrius , Pompey's freeda
nan ; and Cato went for nothing in
heir eyes. We say this was an lllus-
ration of a sort ; for Cato the younger
vas by no means an egotist , and the
nistake was not unnatural. And , talka
ng of ancient matters , it was Plutt
ireh's father who first gave that most
iseful advice against egotism in speech
bidding his famous son always say
< we went" "we saw" "we did"
iven when his colleague should chance
o be absent ; and never to push forward
hat obtrusive "I , " which some peoc
jle seem to think the note of admiration
if j the universe.
"I" has also become a universal form
> f locution. Young girls who travel
; re prone to disdain the modesty of the
: , ollectiye ( pronoun "we , " and from
heir conversation it might be gleaned
J hat they spend their lives in going
ibout the world alone and unattended ,
[ t j is not a nice form of speech , but it
* elongs to the intense individualism of
he times. Self-assertion is the fashion ,
> ut it will pass away if we will wait in
jatience. This self-sustained worship
> f the "I" has received many a hard
mock from poet and philosopher ; yet
t still survives : "Sic volo , sic jubeo"
itands ) as a kind of monumental warnt
ng in the way of arrogant speech , and
"I am Sir Oracle , and when I open rav
ips let no dog bark" is a phrase which
ve all know by heart , and of which ,
nany of us have had occasion to make
ipplication.
Sir Philip Sidney says : "There is
lothing . sooner overthrows a weak head
ban opinion of authority , like too
itrong ' liquor in a fra 1 glass. " So that ,
is the "world is nothing but brabble , " T
iccording to Montaigne , these opinions
jf authority that overthrow the weak
leads are not always those which ought
o carry most weight. "I hardly ever
-et saw the man who did not prate too
nuch and speak too little , " the old
French humoristic philosopher goes on
say , and his sarcasm touches , 'of ail
sen , , those who worship their own "I , 1 * j
md believe in themselves rather than \
In i science , by which we mean absolute
knowledge.
The nudity craze is said to be spreading , j
Shoulder straps and belt is now the regnla .
lion corsage for evening dress. Boston JTer-
As coal rises all over the country , so sink
the hearts and purse * of Mt beastt poor.
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SAVAGE RACES. IK
Will They Xot Ho JC.xtormlnntod oy lm
Xaturul ] .nw l | 9p
Speaking of the rate of savage pro- mM
gross. The London Spectator says : It | *
seems to us that modern checrinoss has | | | l
slightly infected scientific men , and | wj
that t in eager hopo to show that nntural * M I
science future L > ' $
presages a great | j |
man they leave out of view some un- jBlj
pleasant facts which militate against | | |
their theory. Thoy take time into their | Mt |
account at one point and not atanoth'W \
er. They will assert that tho develop- M't
ment of man from a monkey or a rep- SI
tile , or whatever is tho latest theory * SI
about his ancestors , must have occu- k I
pied cycles of centuries , and that cycles ,111
more past before man could uso tools- 91
or make fire ; and then ( hoy expect , or 81
write as if the-expected , another cnor- 111
moiis advance within a trumpery peri-
od marked in recorded history for e.v- m I
ample , some two or three thousand 31
years. Why ? Where is tho evidence SI
that the man of the Niger would not It I
take a million or so of years beforo he- , Jl
unassisted , attained to civilization , es- jgjfl
pecially if iio passed through that pe- mm
[
riod of "arrestment" winch has certain- f I
\y j struck somo races , and tho duration : JI
of which is as uncertain as tho duration Jl
of tho world ? Scientific men are con- 1 if
scions of the greatest of tho marvels
of the universe , the astounding way in Mm
which productive or creative energy is rcfl
wasted , generations of creatures per- jKfl
ishing j , uselessly beforo the creature to- Mm\ \
survive is born , and forests dacaying Jjl $
that a few trees may live ; but thoy
seem unwilling to expect such waste of m\ \
men. Why not ? Is it because of the- \ H
valuo of sentient beings in the economy H
of tho universe ? If humanity all per- fl
ished j , to-morrow through some vast ca- fl
lam ty , say , by tiie emission from all vol- H
canic regions of some poisonous vapor , H
a thing believed to havo occurred on * 4 fl
a minute scale the loss would be far I H
less j ( than the loss of babies which has j H
occurred since the beginning of tho , ' H
world , and would bo less , indeed , than H
the loss of stillborn children only. If -H
nature , or law , or providence , can af- H
ford to wiste human beings , even. B
Aryan beings , at that prodigious rate , \
why should it not waste whole races of \
savages ? It has wasted two within | H
quite ! a short period tho Caribs of Cu- \
ba and theTasmanians and it is wast- \
ing j two more qu-te visibhthe Austra- L\
lians of the mainland and the Maoris. * - \
Why should it not wasto tiie remainder. M
leaving j the world altogether to men of \
somo higher type , or other type , as M
has happened with some animals ? We H
do 'not see , we confess , though we wish J M
to see , why , on the scientific theory of H
the universe , wc should expect so much fl
progress in savages , or why a Digger \
Indian , say , should graduullv advance H
until he can count up to the number , H
which astronomers are accustomed tc H
use. Why should he not perish , or , if H
his j vitality is strong , as is the case with H
some negro tribes , why should he not H
survive as a kind of half-developed H
man ? He has done so for ages in Ans- H
tralia , and why should the ages end ? H
We can see a hope for him in the Chris- H
tian theory , which assigns to the negro , * < H
as iu Newton , two lives , but on the H
scientific one wc see nothing for him , H
if j he remains unconquered and of un- H
conquered and unmixed blood , except fl
a doubtful probability of advance at a H
rate which the human mind can scarce- H
ly j discern , and which , as a factor in H
history j : , it is even useless to consider. H
Judged by Christianity , the savage has H
.1 future ; but , judged by history and H
science , the best thing that could hap- H
pen to him would be to disappear as H
rapidly as possible , and make room for H
the useful peoples , who two centuries H
hence w.ll have scarcely room to H
breathe. H
The Kind of Stove lie Wanted. M
"I want to buy a coal stove , " drawled H
a man with sad eves as he dragged his H
attenuated form into a Madison street H
hardware store. H
"A coal stove ! " gasped the merch- H
ant , knocking over a chair in his haste H
to reach the customer. H
"Yes. a coal stove , " replied the sad- H
eyed man with a sigh. "I thought you H
would think I was crazy , so I took the H
precaution to bring a certificate from _ H
my physician , " H
"Very thoughtful , " the merchant H
chuckled , taking the stranger by the H
arm. "What style of stove do you H
v
"A coal stove , " replied the sad-eyed H
man with a wail of despair. H
"Of course ; you told me that before. H
I mean what kind of stove do you want ? H
Self-feder ? " B
• • Suffering Cajsar ! No ! Self-feeding H
stove with coal at $7.50 a ton and a H
famine close at hand ? You must be I H
insane. i : I want a stove that can feed 1 1
with a spoon , one that doesn't get 1
hungry more than twice a week , and W
has enough humanity in it to heat W
three rooms when the thermometer is | H
below zero. A self-feeding stove ! I H
want one that I can bring up on the H
bottle. " Chicago Herald. H
Men are Not Susceptible to Flattery H
Wife ( to husband who is arranging 1
his toilet at the mirror ) "Can't you H
take me to the opera to-night , dear ? " M
Husband ( decisively ) "No , I can not. j H
Opera indeed ! Do you think I'm made k H
of money ? " H
Wife ( after a pause ) "I don't see any H
need of your spending so much time j H
brushing your whiskers , dear. " H
Husband ( turning around with an H
angry glitter in his eyes ) "Why not ? " W
Wife ( smilingly ) "Because one H
brushing is enough. And you are W
handsome | enough without going to all m
that trouble. It would be hard for you H
to { make yourself any handsomer at M
least in my eyes than you are natural- M
ly , no matter what care you give to H
your toilet. " H
Husband ( after completing his toilet ) H
"I'm going down town for awhile. H
By tho way , Bella , on the second H
thought , I guess I can manage to get a H
couple of opera tickets , so you can coa- m
shier the going settled. Ta , ta. " M M
Wife ( solus after his departure ) H
"I thought I would fetch him. " ilosto-v. H
Courier. ' H