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The Job department of the is complete •nd affords facilities for doing the best class of W( rk. pAKIICtt.AK ATTtK I ION PAIOTO LAW PRINTING. No paper will be discontinued until arrear »f> K are paid, except at the option of the pub lisher. Papers sent out of the county must be paid lor in advance. A X"\v Jersey man who is said to be half-witted tired a shotgun loaded villi tacks at a party that was try -sng to dfi the charivari net. lie may lie half-witted, but the evidence is all the other way. The people who car ried away the tacks would seem to be llie foolish ones. Western capitalists propose to tun r.el the great continental divide SC miles west of Denver and operate an electric road through it. The tunnel will lie iy 2 miles long, and will be built to facilitate mining operations It takes more than a mountain range to baffle the Yankee engineer. Economic statisticians say the pro ductive energy of each inhabitant oi the United States is 1,940 foot-tons daily, while the European has only S9O foot-tons. In the international game of commercial football it is not (•trange that this country is so ef fectively kicking the pigskin at pres ent. ————— The introduction of trolley roads lias not seriously disturbed the busi ness of steam roads, as was predicted. Trolley lines are especially numerous in Connecticut and the Hartford Courant makes a study of their work ings. it finds by an analysis of offi cial reports that while the trolley re lieves the steam roads of some local travel it adds to the growth of citiet end towns and largely increases the ireight traffic. ' The old custom in the English par liament of members wearing their hats dates from 1199. John, earl of Ulster, was chosen as the. English champion to settle the difficulty about the duchy of Northumberland by sin pie combat, and when he appeared on the field his opponent fled. As a re ward King John granted his request to remain "covered in the presence of your majesty aud all other sovereigns cf this realm." Judge liobinson, of ltaleigli, X. C., apparently thinks that clergymen have in their own hands the power to keep order during divine service. There have been some hints of unseemly do ings in one of the churches there, anil his honor in charging the jury said: *'lse careful how you indict men for disturbing religious worship. If the preacher is the sort of fellow he ought to fie people will be paying too close attention to him to disturb anybody." Three years ago John Harris, a pris oner in ti.e county jaM in Chicago was carried out of prison dying ol consumption. He had been convicted of murder and sentenced to serve foi life, but when his health failed he •was allowed to return to his home it: California to die. Harris improved in health, joined the rush to Cape Nome end now it turns out that he is worth $500,000 and is known as "The King oi Cape Nome." The stories that come down from the frozen north would fii: muny an interesting book. Hundreds of horses and thousands of cattle in the Hawaiian islands never take a drink of water. The ranges are on the upper altitudes of the moun tains, where the cattle run wild from the time they are born until they are tent to the slaughterhouse. Except possibly two or three months in the rainy season there are no streams or poois of water in any part where the cattle range, but everywhere there grows a recumbent, jointed grass linown by the native name of maninia. '1 his is both food and drink. A new method has been discovered whereby balloonists may communicate while at an altitude of over fi.ooo feet with those on the ground. The meth od consists of a huge dyum placed some CO feet below the car which is beaten by electricity. The dots and dashes of the .Morse telegraphic code have been adopted with complete success. This will prove a great advantage in warfare. Hitherto balloonists have been limited to an ascension of 1,000 to 1,500 feet on account of their telegraph ic wires, and have thus been unable to escape the range of fire. Lncle Sam has a regular contribu tor to the general fund of the govern ment. Promptly the first week of every quarter a check for $75 is re ceived at the treasury department, with a request that it be placed in the miscellaneous fund of the treasury, Jrom which it can only be withdrawn by a special act of congress. The money is from a veteran of the civil war. He is an employe of the Phila delphia mint. He explained in his let ter that ns leng as the government employed him at a good salary lie Would not accept the pension. OUT FOR M'KIXLEY. President Eliot, of Harvard, Sup ports Republican Ticket. Per«»nHl ami Political HixOirit'n of < 11 n(I I (In I <-m Mukv Them I'peltr nliltr—Deplores Action* «if Democrat*. President Charles \V. Kiiot, of Har vard university, contributes to the Outlook for October 20 an academic article on "Political Principles and Tendencies," in which he supports the republican national ticket. He says he regards the election next month not "as a supreme crisis, une the sec ond election of Lincoln, but only one indispensable act in a long drama." Dr. Eliot takes the hopeful view. He points out that "the American peo ple have long had a characteristic po litical and social enthusiasm. Their two steady, passionate sentiments are for the security, prosperity and honor of the republic, and for the spread among the white races of free insti tutions and of the good social con ditions which grow out of them." it 11 iiicii I n of .-\merl«*fiii*. At the outset Dr. Eliot says that it seems to him "those men and those parties that suppose the American people likely to be permanently guided in their political action by any sor did commercialism or other form of national selfishness are grievously mis taken. Some party managers and all mercenary voters are governed by mean motives, but the mass of the people is never much influenced by pecuniary consideration in politics. "The Ami-ricnn people have lor.fr had a characteristic political anil social enthusi asm. Their two steady, passionate senti ments are for the security, prosperity and honor of the republic, and for the spread among the white races of free institutions and of the jjood social conditions which grow out of them. Whenever th< people ot the L'nitcd States are to be called on for great exirtions and sacrifices they have first to be persuaded that such exertions and sacrifices will contribute to one or other of these two causes which they have at heart. The various policies, whether domestic or foreign, of political parties •should always be considered with reference to these fundamental national passions and sentiments." PiitH So 11 Ti(l Currency First. He then takes up the three principal subjects in regard to the domestic policies which have engaged public attention during the last 35 years, and puts first the establishment of the gold standard and sound banking sys tem. regarding which he says: "The important gains which have lately been made on this subject are due to a ma jority of the republican party and a minor ity of the democratic: but a: this moment the great cause of sound currency is par ticularly defended by the republican party alone." The second fundamental topic of po litical discussion, in Mr. Eliot's opin ion. "is a public service based on merit only." The most competent statesmen of both parties have pro moted this reform, "but- the mass of neither party is as yet to be trusted with it." He asks how this reform can be promoted at. the present mo ment, and replies: "The personal and political history of the candidates of the republican party should cause them to be preferred on this issue to the candidates of the democratic-populist party; for of the two candidates nominated by the latter party, one is a notorious spoilsman, and the other, being a civilian without military experience, accepted a colonelcy in time of war. That act speaks louder than orations. Moreover, recent ex perience shows that neither party can as yet be trusted to forego a spoils debauch at a complete change of the national ad ministration." Believe* in Reciprocity, The third important subject of po litical debate during the last 30 years has been the protective tariff, and l)r. Eliot inquires which of the two par ties is likely, on the whole, to lie able to adopt legislation tending toward freer trade. lie thus answers his question: "Since the democratic party has absolute ly thrown away the low tariff position, which such leaders as Cleveland, Carlisle, Wilson and Russell won for it.the reci procity doctrine of the republican party seems to afford the best immediate oppor tunity for liberal legislation, although it must be confessed that progress toward world-wide trade is more likely to come through the logic of events than through legislation—that is, through the increasing superiority of American industries and the manifest insufficiency of the home mar ket. "Against this chance of improving com mtreial and industrial conditions in reci procity treaties must be set the strangi subserviency of the republican party lead ers to small groups of capitalists, who, having made great sums of money by means of high tariff legislation, are willing to make large contributions to republican campaign expenses in the expectation of preserving their special privileges. The 'machine' or 'boss' is, however, much the same corrupt and corrupting agency in both parties. Messrs. Quay and Piatt being well matched by Messrs. Gorman and Croker." Deplores Attach.* on .InilgeH. Another "portentous" subject which has attracted much attention since 1893, lie says, is the frequent outbreak of popular disorder and violence in various parts of the country, conspic uously the Chicago railroad strike of 1594, :n which local mob rule was sup pressed by the democratic national executive and the United States courts, with the approval of both po litical parties. Dr. Eliot concludes his discussion of this matter by saying: "The striking thing about many re cent outbreaks of mob violence has been that they have not been effectively dealt with by any public authority, national or local, republican or democrat. This alarming phenomenon is probably due in some measure to the absence in many parts of the country of an effective pub lic force. Indeed, unlike European coun tries, the rural districts of the United States in general have no well-organized and trustworthy police, .constabulary or militia Hence the impunity with which trains are held up, country banks aim railroad stations are robbed, and numer ous crimes of violence are committed in secluded places on private properties and persons. Even in lurjre cities race riots and strikes, accompanied by prolonged violence, have repeatedly taken place. "In this state of affairs any attack on the independence of the judiciary Is much to be deprecated. Such an attack Is made lor the second time in the platform Of the democratic-populist party." CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER i, 1900. An to Forelßi Pollele*. Turning his attention to foreign pol icy. President Eliot says: "Whenever a powerful nation goes to war no man can tell what the real issues are to be. The war for Cuba was no ex ception In this respect. It had inev itable consequences, which no mortal could have foreseen, and the gravest of these consequences are that the coun try is already committed beyond imme diate recall to the maintenance of a large navy and a considerable army, and that it is involved In the struggles of the nations of Europe for new territory, influence and trade In the far east, Un der these circumstances the patriotic cit izen has to consider this fall whether the public interests are to be better ad vanced by maintaining in power the pres ent administration, with all Its short comings, or by providing a wholly untried one . "In regard to foreign policy," Dr. El liot continues, "it is not easy to state any material difference between the de clared policies of the two great parties. President McKinley and Mr. Bryan use different phrases in describing their for eign policies: but when it came to action, in ail probability their policies would be much alike." He criticises the course of the ad ministration in Cuba, i'orto Rico and the Philippines, saying: "President McKinley, In his unwonted function of sovereign and arbitrary ruler, committed a lamentable error in the tone of his proclamation to the Filipinos of December, lf'9B, and thereby involved his country in a cruel war—or rather a long series of military executions—with a semi civilized but liberty-loving people who fought by our side against the Spaniards, and who ou;;ht to have been invariably addressed with the utmost consideration, not as purchased subjects or conquered foes, but as comrades and friends. "His administration is responsible for gross delinquencies of public officers in Cuba, and for a less than generous treat ment of the people of Porto Rico. It has also succumbed deplorably to a temp tation which always besets rulers in time of war—the temptation to keep from the people the knowledge, not only of future plans, but of past events and of docu mentary evidence relating thereto. This is one of the worst Incompatibilities be tween war and public liberty. it may be wholesome, under temporary excite ments, to bear in mind that our free in stitutions have been two centuries and a half in attaining the present imperfect development, and that it will doubtless take as long to perfect them. It is al most the universal American belief that they are not destined to be destroyed." See* Danger In a Change. (In the other hand, he says: "The patriotic citizen may well hesi tate tu contribute by vote or influence to a complete chanse of administration. President McKinley is now surrounded by cabinet officers of capacity and expe rience, and he has put good men at the head of affair, in Cuba. Porto Rico and the Philippines, while in case of a change in the presidency nobody can tell to what sort of persons the great offices of the government would be intrusted. "It must be confessed that a peace loving citizen, who would like to see his country keep her breath to cool her own hot porridge, cannot but be much at a loss how to select his Immediate political associations. The republican adminis tration, supported by a lepublic&n ma jority in congress, has, as a matter cf fact, been fighting in foreign parts for two years and a half; the last demo cratic administration took a very im perious tone with Great Britain in an in significant dispute about an unidentified portion of the boundary of Venezuela, and the actual democratic ticket, in spite of Mr. Bryan's definition of the paramount issue, is supported by eminent advocates of American participation in all the great contentions of the wide world. "The war-hating citizen, who clings to a domestic definition of his country's business, is further embarrassed by the reflection that some wiespreading and pregnant benefits have already resulted from I'nited States expansion in the West and East Indies—incontestably in Cuba, and probably in Porto Rico, the Philippines and China." BRYAN SCORED BY A FRIEND. V \<»l»ra»Ln I)c morriit Leaveii (lie I'arty ninl Denounce* the Cn vid iilnte. Matthew ,T. Gering, of I'lattsmouth. Neb., the brilliant orator, democratic leader, and personal friend of W. J. ISryan, on October 20 left the demo cratic party. Ilis change has created a big sensation. On the subject he says: "I stumped J .he state for the party in 1896 and 1.598, when I felt that it was no longer the democratic party: that It was wander ing far from the teachings of Tilden and Jefferson. I have stayed with demoocracy for four years simply through my love of it, In the hope that it would come back to its old principles. Now, when it takes a di rect stand against the government, 1 will support the statesmen and patriots who are at the nation's head. "Bryan is going about the country a Robespiere and Danton roiled Into one. He is using his oratory and magnetism to stir updiscord between employer and workmen. He has such a grasp on the hearts of the people that clergymen and courtesan alike will throw their dollars into his campaign fund. But that is not statesmanship. "McKinley is a pure-minded leader. He does not rant about hts patriotism in pub lie; it is something which he cherishes in his heart. Bryan flourishes his patriotism; he appeals to men's passions; he Is develop ing Into the most colossal demagogue of the age. He is urging men to oppose the gov ernment; he is pretending to them that the white house Is a rendezvous of traitors. There is no such thing as militarism in America, and never can be. Every soldier in the United States army is a volunteer; no man can be pressed into the service un der the army code. And if 100,000 troops maintained when outside hostilities exist are a menace to the nation, so also would _'s,tKio be a menace; there is no line of de markatlon. "Jefferson, the founder of democracy, did exactly what President McKinley is doing to-day. It was Dix who said: 'lf any man haulsdown the American flag, shoot him on the spot,' and it is Bryan who says: 'lf any Filipino shoots an American soldier, haul down the American flag.' " Democrat* Piimkcil the Army Hill. In all his speeches Mr. ltryan takes care to refer te> the "dangers of mili tarism" and to talk of "a large standing army." lie has repeatedly asserted that the president anel the republican congress increased the army to 100- 000 men "when no arm was raised against the nation anywhere in the world." In view of these assertions, •Senator Scott, of West Virginia, re cently took occasion te> investigate the records at Washington in regartlto the passage of the bill of February, I?<J9, which temporarily increased the army to its present size. The facts which lie recalls shows how in terly unfound ed and insincere are Bryan's attempts to make people believe that the increase is a permanent one and 1 due entirely to the republican party—Chicago Tribune. BRYAN IS A BOXER. That Is What Don M. Dickinson Calls Nebraskan. Pontmnatrr (irnrrnl I nilrr ClfVflnnd, an "American" llemorrß), Comn Out StroiiKly the i'lilincriit Candidate. A Washington special of October 22 announces that the following letter ha* been written In Don M. Dickinson, who was postmaster general in the first cabinet of President Cleveland, to a gent.leman in that city: "Dear Sir: Since the adoption of the Kansas City platform and his nomination I have never entertained a thought of vot ing for Mr. Bryan. "I confess, however, that. In common with very many democrats, I hoped for a time that I might, with a clear con science, stay away from the polls. But Mr. Bryan's speeches, particularly his later ones, have destroyed that illusion and convinced me that I must vote at the coming election. "I criticise no man of different views who can reconcile himself to the other course, but as for me, with the light I have,l am forced to the conviction that I would be a recreant American, false to my country and false to my party as well, if I should take to the woods. An American Democrat. "I am a democrat on ail the fundamen tal Issues on which our party joined battle !n the past with the republicans, the whigs and the federalists—a democrat without the prefix 'gold.' because my party has been the parly of sound finance from Jefferson to Cleveland. "I could not be a republican if I would, and I say the creed of democracy with all my old-time sincerity and faith. "But I recognize scarcely a vestige of democrratie principle in either the Chi cago or Kansas City platforms. The organization is in the hands of the pop ulists, and by these the livery of true democracy has been stolen in which to serve ali the devils that make for so cial disorder. "Mr. Bryan is preaching the gospel of hate. Voicing that, he appeals to the en vious, the discontented, the improvident, the Incompetent and unworthy idle. Call* Itr,vii 11 a lloxer, "The words of the Prophet Samuel were aptly quoted in Gen. Bragg's speech the other day as applying to Mr. Bryan and his following: " 'And everyone that was in distress, and everyone that was in debt, and everyone that was discontented gathered themselves unto him, and he became a captain over th< m.' "But worse still, he endeavors to set friend against friend, neighbor against neighbor, family against family, section against section and nation against nation. "lie makes the always dangerous appeal to the evil in human nature. "His postulates are Boxer and his prop aganda is Boxer. "He speaks 110 encouragement to the un successful, but tells him to lay the blame at the door of his more fortunate neigh bor, and that his sole remedy is to attack him. Huh Xo Word of Hope. "He Invariably speaks of creditors as 'merciless creditors,' and to the debtor he teaches that his friend who has loaned him money or trusted him is his enemy. "When a man fails and becomes despond ent he does not seek to inspire him with the American spirit of perseverance; he does not appeal to hir.; to be up and doing and to try again, but he tells him to stop trying, and that the remedy is to pull down the more successful. "Where is the intelligent citizen who be lieves in his heart that his republican neigh bors are not as good Americans and as good patriots as himself? And yet, in connec tion with his making a charge that the re publicans demanded a larger army tan in tlease, by the way, that was voted for by the Bryan men of the st nate and carried in the house with a minority vote of but lie has repeatedly said in his public speech es as he said at Indianapolis: " Why do they want It? So that they tvtn build a fort near every large city and use the army to suppress by force the discon tent that ought to be cured by remedial leg islation!' Teacher of Treason. "This from a candidate for the presidency of the United States, using all the power of his eloquence to carry conviction, especial ly to our foreign-born workingmen, whose Votes he solicits! "What intelligent citizen loving his coun try, with a :take in home, in family or in property, however great his sympathy lor the unhappy Boers, would, if he could, have had his government aggressively in terfere for their protection at the risk of war with Great Britain? "We seek no more wars. We want the friendship of all nations. But now. as ever, w<- stand 'at peace but ready to battle' wiUi any of them lor the integrity of our terri tory, the honor of our flag and th« protec tion of Americans everywhere. Who be lieves that a man that seriously attacks that policy is a safe man to trust with power in this country? "Imperialism? The theory of our govern ment, lixed in organic law, cannot be changed in form or in substance unless our congress, wilh its house fresh from the p. ople, and the supreme court of the i'nit ed States are parties with the executive to the treasonable conspiracy. "With a written constitution, the unique feature of our system of government j»nd Its sheet anchor is that great court at V, i-hington, removed by the law of its es tablishment from partisan conflicts and from the influence of popular clamor, whose cl-ief and exclusive function is to construe that constitution and its distribution of powers, and which can say to the congress: 'Thus far and no farther,' and to the chief executive: 'Thus far and no farther.' "This talk about 'despotism' and 'despote' Bill 'airs of eastern potentates,' the exer cise of 'royal powers.' 'governing without the consent of the governed,' 'King George 111. and the like, is not at all new in re spect of the government of unorganized territories of the United States. "All these phrases and epithets were used and applied to Jefferson and his adminis tration of the newly acquired Louisiana purchase under the bill signed by him and drawn by Madison. OI«l Cry Is Familiar. "The same is practically true of Flor ida. when, following the Jefferson prece dent. its government was debated. An amendment providing that all the prin ciples of the constitution be 'declared to be applicable to the said territory as paramount acts' was voted down. Web ster indorsed the same theory as to Flor ida In 182 S. "But these populists and Boxers set up a sort of joss and then desecrate our calendar by labeling it St. Jefferson. "The Philippine question is a problem to be solved by the congress so far as the whole territory is concerned. It may be determined to withdraw the flag, as in Cuba. "But in no place on earth must that flag be hauled down under fire. "On the finance question, two or three respected friends use this logic substan tially: AVeiideil to Free Silver. " 'l* is true that the Kansas City plat form leclarcs for national and commer cial I'ishonor by the "immediate*' free coinaf, =■ of silver at 16 to 1 as legal tender. " 'it is true that the candidate who stands upon it has said "If there Is any one who believes a gold standard a good tiling or that it must be nz..'.-'.. !rtcd, I warn him not to cast his vote for me, because I promise him that it will not be maintained in this country longer than I am able to get rid of it." " 'lt is true that the same randidate made it a condition of accepting the nom ination that the declaration for free sil ver should be inserted in the platform. Nevertheless, by reason of republican leg islation and a republican senate the can didate we support cannot accomplish the result he eleclares for.' "Even it were true, which I deny, that Mr. Bryan, if elected, coutrl not or der the payment of the public obligations in silver, or that the mere election of such a man on such a platform would not elestroy confidence in the credit and honor of the nation, and before inaugu ration drive gold out of the country and Into hoarding places; now, even If It were true that such a declaration indorsed by the American people would not entail individual and commercial demoraliza tion, as well as financial elistress, still I with all deference to men whom I re spect, this logic seems to me the baldest sophistry. Anarchist of Finance. "It may be admitted that the man who proposes to have the nation make a debt paying dollar or labor-paying deillar out of 50 cents of silver and 50 cents of vacuum, Is sincere in his views of po ; litical econeimy. So is the anarchist sin | cere, and his physical and moral courage . i though perverted) cannot be questioned when, takins his life In his hand, he adopts assassination as a proper political method. I "Suppose in order to get the anarchist ; vote, the piatfeirm had indorsed assassi nation as a political means, and suppose | the friends of the candidate appealed to I us for veites on the ground that, although | the declaration for assassination was in I the platform, yet in fact it could never | he made effectual, because the republic !an police protection was too perfect, | would we listen to the proposition'.' ! "Vet the logic is the same, and the j analogy should not offend, for the turpi i tude of the two declarations would differ little in degree in the opinion of the two I or three men who are endeavoring to |so reason themselves into voting for Bryan. Reenll* a Hit of History. I "If there are any who, while differing | radically with Mr. Bryan in these things, j yet from political expediency think that | they should vote 'with the organization,' ; let me call their attention to a bit of recent history—including anew An old lesson sadly learned even liv Mr. Web ster—'that political honesty is political ex pediency.' "Memory In the northwest need go I hack less than two decades to recall the | time when greenbackism dominated the i democratic party. Within the same time | we have witnessed the struggles of mem i bers of our party to escape their records ! as greenbackers. | "In every case the man with political j ambition of prominence, on whom could |he fastened the greenback record has ] passed protesting, into private life. "While the republicans are responsible | for many evils that beset us in our do ! tnestic economy, the crisis is such that | this is no time to discuss them. "The house is on tire; we must help our fellow occupants to put it out, however much we may have differed from them on the policies of housekeeping, and al though against our protest they had per sisted in the policy of using kerosene to start the kitchen stove. Time for Honest Action. "Bet no democrat be influenced by false reports as to the attitude in this crisis of any man whom we have trusted, who, pointing to his record to speak for him now, may deem it unnecessary to speak again. "We should never lose faith in the sta bility of the works of Goil—least of all in the noblest of them—an honest man. "I take my place prouelly by the side of Abram S.Hewitt, under whom 1 fought in the great battle for Tilden and democ racy in I*7o. "Waiting in confidence the call of men like him to gather for the reorganization of my party, like him I conceive it to be my solemn iluty te> vote against Bryaniz itig the democratic party, anel to rid the party and country of Bryanism; and so, like him. in the ranks of the true de mocracy, 1 shall gi> tei the polls and cast my ballot for President McKinley. "DON M. DICKINSON. THINK IT OVER. Facts and Fljsnres That Will Interest Every Dae Who lln« a Vote. Exports of the I'nited States for two years under the Ding ley republican tariff $2,455,505,C32 Exports of tin United States for the first two years under the Wilson democratic tariff. 1,690,145,103 Balance in favor of repub lican tariff » 768,360,529 Exports of the United States for the year 1899. $1,450,000,000 Imports of the United States lor the year 1899 727,000,000 ' Balance in our favor for 1893..$ "23,000,000 Savings bank deposits under democratic administration in 1895 $1,841,000,000 Savings bank deposits under republican administration in 1899 2,199,000,000 Increase under the prosper ous McKinley Kstiniated number of id.lc men in the United States at the close of the last democratic administration, 2,000,000. Estimated number of idle men in the United States at the close of McKin ley's iirst term —none who were will ing tow ork. Kstiniated increase of wages under republican ruie, from 15 to ~5 per cent. —Judge. In Croker'n Power. Mr. Bryan has conspicuously put him self in Croker's power and Croker will as relentlessly exact his pound of flesh, should Bryan win. as ever Shyloek did. We don't know what Croker will de mand. but what ever it may be he will get it. Mr. Bryan has never had any experience of that kind, and probably never will have any; but he has sur rendered himself to the nrchconspira tor against good government, in New York, and if he should happen to pull through in November he may depend upon hearing from Mr. Croker. That would be sad for Bryan, lint it would be worse for the country. Fortunately, we have no reason to lose any sleep by worrying over the prosp. et of it.— Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. Po|iu lis tie "Patriotism.'' Here is the patriotic sentiment voiced by n populist oiateir at Welling ton: "The American flag in the hands of McKinley lias become an emblem of the skull and crossbone?. and it should be torn down and trampled under foot." Kansas City .Journal. Filling I |i the Profits. Experts estimate that Croker's dis play of fireworks in honor of Bryan cost a stun eejual to the profits of the ice trust for an entire week.—X, Y. STOLE A FORTUNE. A Bank Teller Is a Defaulter for $700,000. Ml« Peculation* Wore Carried on foi a Lone Period and Ilr Dn rUril Bank ifianilnrra and Kxpert Accountants by Falslf'y- Ins the Hooks. New York, Oct. 24.—Onirics L. Al- Tord, jr., note teller of tlie First na tional bank of this city, is a fugitive and a defaulter to the extent of $700,- 000. The announcement, when it was made Tuesday, created the utmost excitement in the financial district of the city, but the well-known stability of the bank and a statement issued by the bank had a quieting effect. This statement was as follows: "The note teller who has been in the employ of this bank for a great many years is a defaulter for a large amount. His operations have been skillfully concealed through a manip ulation of his balance book. The dis covery was made by one of the bank's employes a few days after the com pletion of the examination of the books by the I niled States bank ex ominers. During 1 the continuance of his peculations periodical examina tions have been nuide by several dis tinct corps of examiners representing* tlie comptroller's departnv nt, all ex pert accountants; and the bank has also had frequent independent exam inations; neither of which developed any irregularity. The aggregate of the false entries, amounting to $700,- 000, has been charged off on tha books of the bank out of the reserve fund, without diminishing the surplus and profits of the bank as reported in its last published statement. It is expected that the shortage will bo materially reduced by a substantial Bum, of which there is fair prospect of recovery." Alvord had bepn with the bank for 20 years and was one of the n.ost. trusted men in the institution. His stealings extended over a long period, but no suspicion of the truth was known until ten days ago, when he sent word lhat he was ill at his home. After he had been away for a day or two the bank put experts at work end some irregularities were found. As the experts delved deeper and deeper into Alvord's books the extent of the robbery began to dawn on the officers until they were overwhelmed to find that it reached the enormous figure of $700,000. Whether that sum is all that he took is not yet known. It has not yet developed how tha n®te teller was able to put his hands on so much money, but one of the directors said that Alvord was able to lake such a large sum because as note teller he had charge of the mail. This he opened every morning and lie had ample opportunity to extract notes, cliecks and money. Of course he had to be especially skillfull to make his accounts balance. This di rector admitted that he was at a less* to account for the failure of the bank examiner to discover Alvord's pecu lations at their last examination. Forest liaynor is in charge of the national bank examiner's office here. What Ahord did with all the cash is also a mystery as yet, except that as usual in such cases it is said that a large amount of it went in stock speculation. One story is that lie had lost $75,000 in one elcal, but what deal it was is not stated. During 1 the summer Alvord visited Saratoga, where he cut a great figure, spending money like a prince. He rented a» cottage, kept a fine stable of horses and besides playing the races is said to have frequented gambling houses. In' this city he was known as a man of very regular habits. Among his associates he was looked up to, and on Wall street was known as "Happy Alvord" because of his cheery ways. His home was in the suburb of Mount Vernon. This home is a magnificent place located on Chester hill, one of the most aristo cratic sections of the suburb. It is surrounded by luxurious grounds and there are extensive stables. Alvord has long been considered one of the big men of the town. His family entertained lavishly and gave large sums to charity. He was prom inent in church circles and his wife is; considered one of the most, beautiful women in Mount Vernon. Invitations had been sent out for a grand dinner at the Alvord home a. week ago to-night. The day set for the dinner messengers scurried' throughout Mount Vernon recalling the invitations. That night the house was in darkness. Friends of tlie family were told that Mr. Alvord. was ill. The darkened windows since then and the fact that no callers were admitted led the neighbors to believe that his illness was serious. It was not until yesterday iliat the* residents of Chester hill heard of his defalcation. There was a rumor that lie left the town on the day that the dinner invitations were cancelled and that he took a steamer for South Amercia. This could not be corrobo rated. Mrs. Alvord is said to have told friends that, owing to his position in the bank, Mr. Alvord was able to obtain tips which enabled him to make SIO,OOO to $30,000 a year over his salary by operating in Wall street. Shei boasted that her husband's tips were so straight that he never lost a cent in the street and always made a gain. Linton's (.rent Fire. Mobile, Ala., Oct. 24.—Derails of the Port Limon fire reached here Tues day. The fire began at 2 a. m. Octo ber 14 and raged for more than hours, completely destroying four blocks of buildings and partly de-- stroving two blocks. The office of the commissary department is a total: loss. The property loss is estimated; at $1,500,000 and there are about. Ji.ooo natives homeless. The progress, of the fire was only stopped by blow-, ing up buildings with gunpowder.. The fire is supposed to have beet*, iturtcd by an escaped cony;^.
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