mczz&a Tche prnsBTmG pispatch, Wednesday,1 September 30, i89i 9 THE CETO FAULTS Investigated and Condemned by the Civil Service Beform League. CRITICISM OF HABBISOtf. He Refused to Place the Bureau Un der the Keform Rules. CRIMINALS MADE ENUMERATORS. IYoof of the Deficiency of the Count in New York and Elsewhere. T7ATKE 2IACYEAGH OXEOF THE SIGNERS Buffalo, Sept. 29. The Civil Service Reform league of the country Trill meet in this city to-morrow. A special committee has been inquiring into the condition of the Federal civil service and the question of the reform law. Their report, which will be presented to-morrow, is signed by Wm. Dudley Foulke, Charles J. Bonaparte, Richard H. Dana, Wayne MacVeagh and Sherman S Rogers. It is as tollows: Va the FiMutI ve Committee of the 2 atlonal ClTll Service Reform League: In the last Itepulmcan platform it was de clared, "The reform of the en il service, au plclous!j begun under Kepubllcan admin istration, should bo completed by the fur ther extension of the reform system, already established bj law, to all grades of the serv- ec to which it is applicable " This declara tion was embodied in the platform as a spo " flc pledge, and the construction of this w ritten agreement, made with the voters of the country, is not difficult. Tho law pro ides (civil service act, sections 1 and 2) hat the Pi esident shall appoint three com missioners, whose duty it ehall be to aid fcim in preparing suitable rule-., providing Ut open competitive practical examina t.ons, all places classified by the rules to be .111td uy selections fiom those graded high est, with a period of probation before appointment. These rules are entirely u.ider the control cf tho President aud the :miuusioner appointed by him, ana it is ithin his power under this act to extend :i em to any grade of the service to which tlicyare applicable Tho promise or the Republican platform, therefore, was not .hat new laws should be enacted, but that she !j stem should be extended by the Presi lent. Xor, within certain limits, could Mere be any question as to the offices to hich the civil service svstem was applica- !e The object of this sytem was to take bordlnate administrative places out of ie Held of political controversy, and to nake appointments to the-e places depend iKn the fitness ot the appointee, as proved v competitive examination ana nrobntion. i id not upon patronage and political favor, was applicable, then, to non-political ad mnUtrative offices TIIE CENSUS SHOULD BE STRAIGHT. If there was any branch of the sen-ice hlch should have been kept free from party on trovers-, it was the Census Bureau. It as the plain duty of those in charge of this urcau to give to the people the exact facts - to all matters inquired of, unwarpod by "Ktical bias. t, then, the promise of the Republican 'atformhadanj signiflcanceatall, it meant at the President would extend this coni etitn e system to the clerks of the Census menu, when that bureau should be estab-i-nod. Mr. Harrison, m concurring with d adopting the platlonu, distinctl made hi-promise his own, and emphasized it by ne declaration that, in appointments to very grade and department, htue-s, and not aityfremco, should be tho es-cntialand i-criniinating test," and in the statement nat "Iiirther extensions of the classilled list ei-e necessan and desirable." Ihe act oi March L 1n?9, providing for the I'.mgol the con-us, gi es the ecretar of le Interior the power to appoint the clinks the i.en-us llurtau, and provides that all xaiiuuatious lor appointment andpromo .hi shall be in his discretion and under his irection Tho -secretary is himself an ap ointee of the Pre-ident, and subject to his ontrol It would hate been easy for the resident, if desirous of extending the re irin system, to hat e had appointments in us bureau made w ithout regard to political rasiderations. This mujht have been done the appointment of clerks in the bureau lrougli competitive examinations under ic control of the Ci 11 -er ice Commission, uch a cour-c would, in the hands of the ecnt Commissioners have gi en an abso te suarantee of the lairnesa and non par an character of tnc appointments Till. PKEblDr.NT ItEFUbED If the President and Secretary were un illing to do this, the could hat e instituted ompitititc examinations for this bureau one, publiclj announcing that the places ere open to all and that political influence ould not be regarded in making nppoint ent. The President was indeed solicited the Cn il Sen ice Commissioners to cause -stem of compctitn o examinations to be lopied for the clerks m this office: but he lined tohate this don, and, in the words i lie bupcnutciidcut of tho Ccu-us (sec rc--t oi o ember d, lb-9 p ige 4), the examin ' jus required b the rules wcic not coinpe tive.but ineri.1 tested the qualltlcitions of u h candid.ite onlj as might be designated i examination b the -uperintendent of i.sus It thus appeals that the superin ndeut was permitted to retain in his own tntb the power ot making nominations irbout which admission to the Census ireauwas impossible. The well-know u opinions, of Mr. Porter, ho was selecled b the President to ad misier this office, made it certain that ese appointments would become in great ensure matteis of political patronage. Mr. Portei". opposition of civil service re rm methods clearly appears in his teiti r in before the House Committee on ro in of the civil Eenico, September 9, 1SU0. -aid (p. 125) that ciwl Kenlee methods erv "re.ttin.; n -jttcm of barnacleism." ram "'lliere vas some nflurt (p 112) to . the census broucht under the control tlicCKi! "en ice commission The main jeetion I urcd at tlic time was on account the temporary emploj mont " Mr. Porter rther stated that iu the Census Iluieau ipointees -were, as a rule.'recommended bv publicans (p. 124). A VIOLATION Or THE LAW. Tho act of March 1, 1883 (section 4), pro le" that the becretarj of the Interior ill, upon the recommendition of tho perintendent of the Census, designate the miber of supervisors, who aietobc ap intedby the President with the advice ci consent or the Senate, and directs that nch supeiMSor shall designate to tne perintendent suitablo persons, and w itli e consent of the Superintendent shall em iy uch persons as enumerators within , district, one lorench sub division, who all be selected solely with reference to uess and without reference to their pollti I party affiliations ' It will thus be seen at the act Itself endeavors to incorporate e principle underlying civil service re nn. w hich is that in these subordinate, n political offices appointments shall go merit, and not by political favor. If this n islon had been fully enforced, com tints of the partisan character of the cen- could not justly be made: but, unfortu tolv, the supervisors were themselves j;ely appointed upon political considcra np, and the result was that the appoint nts of oni merators was In many localities natter of political patronage, topublicau members ot Congress nomi ted great numbers Sometimes the ree imcndation of Democratic members and ler influent! il politicians procured the pomtmentot a leu, the object beingap rently to add to the political strength of office The great mass of officials,clcrks, ci visors and enumerators came from the publican part Whatever the motive , such a line of conduct was sure to dts idit the result Lien had it been true it it w as not possible to select the enu rators under civil service reform moth 's. It was certainly possible to select both rks and supervisors witnout reference to itical considerations and the appoint ntofsupei visors in tins way would to a ge extent insure the selection of non-par-n enumerators, as the law required. TJIE EFFECT-? IN XKV YOKE. ndOHbtedly, the w.irst effects of tho itmage sj stem of apjKinmeiiii arc ap--ent in .ct Vork. One C H. Murray, a publican polillcan, was mide vupcnUor fcocciisu, of that? city. Tno li.'loHlmr .Tun. ..,-i. .... ..u, wiucii nas man uy times been published without question of its authenticity, shows the manner in which enumerators were solected: "Dkar Sra You will please forward to this office a list of the applicants that the Repub lican organization of vour district destces to nave named as census enumerators. Viils list must be sent hero on or before April L-" Of this method of appointment President walker, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who was Superintendent of the 2inth and Tenth Censuses, says: "If the selection of the enumerators was made upon any such basis as is implied by that, the census could not have been otherwise than bad." Such a method is a direct violation of section c or the act providing lor tne present census, which prescribes that enumerators "shall bo solected with reference to fitness, and without reference to their political affiliations." Such a method is also a viola tion of the Supervisor'i. oath of office. The manner in which the appointments -wore mado pursuant to the plan outlined in this lettor appears irom the statement to a representative of this committee of M. A. Greaves, who iras personallv present at the meeting on March 2S at 2250 Third avenue, Republican headquarters. All applications had been filled oat In ad vance. Mr. Frank Raymond, a Republican leader of the Twenty-third Assembly dis trict, presided. i.iKing tne applications, no sealed himself at the table, with a couple of partv workers beside him, who examined the "Republican roll and checked off the the names as the appointments wore made. The process was simple: Mr. Raymond would call a name, the man called would go to the table, and Mr. Raymona would ask him, "Are von upon the roll?" His answer was always in the affirmative. The next question was, "What district would yon llkeJ" Tho applicant would choo-e a dis trict, which, if it had not been already selected, would be assigned to him. CRr&ILKALS AS ENUMERATORS. It is ev ident enouch that among men thus appointed there must have been a consider able number who were utterly unfit for the work. And it is not surprising thatnmong these men Police Inspector Byrnes should recognize well-known criminals. Mr. Byrnes states: "I know that some of the enumera tors in this city wore thieves. This very morning one of these enumerators came here to call upon me. He baa been three times an inmate ot tue state prison, tie was appointed upon the recommendation of a Republican judge. This thief's name Is known to all the cltv detectives, and his picture occupies a prominent place in the Roeues' Gallery. He did not take the oath in his own name, and his dealings with the Census Bureau were under an alias." The danger or employing such men as census enumerators is very evident. Private houses were opened to them with the un derstanding that the Government was satis fled with their trustworthiness. These things led to the beller that the count was inaccurate: aud the police au thorities, by order of the Mayor, had the population of the city recounted. Tho re sult showed a population nearly 200,000 greater than that shown by the "ederal enu meration, and the Mayor accordingly asked the Census bureau for a recount. This was not granted. The request was then made to the secretary of the Interior; and tho books containing the names.as taken by the police authorities, were sent to Washington, where Mr. Kenny, their custodian, offered to the Secretary of the Interior to take them for his inspection to any place the Secretary might designate, and to keep them there for comparison with the Federal schedules as long as might be necessary, the books still remalnine in Mr. Kenny s custody. The Secretary refused to receive them unless they were absolutely surrendered to the exclusive enstodi of the Federal authori ties, w Inch Mr. Kenny was not authorized to do. The 2ew York authorities, consider ing it Impracticable to procure copies of the entire lederal enumeration, which would invoUciast expense, determined to take one of the wards of the city and make the necessary comparison, and a copy of the Federal enumeration in the Second ward was demanded, this being one of the small est wards in the city, and one in which the comparison could be most easily made. A copy of the Federal list for the Second w ard was furnished. It contained 826 names, and eight or these were round upon inquiry to uei ilontr to the First ward. The police enu meration for tho Second ward contained 1,340 name a differenc of 41, or more than 4,1 pei cent above the Federal enumeration. DEFICIENT ALL OVEK THE COUNTRY. Indeed, there is strong reason to doubt the completeness of the enumeration, not only in J.ew Yoik City, but througl.o it the entire country. Numerous correctiots aud addi tions have been made; and, in cases where a recount was ordered, the enumeration was found to be greatly defective. Thus Mult nomah county, Ore, had a recount, the re sultof which showed a population of 75,657, whereas the first enumeration gave only 61,000. In several other cases the enumera tion was lound to be incomplete when com pared with the results of subsequent re counts by the local authorities. For in stance, in the city of St. Louis over 12,000 names, and in Augusta, Ga., 4,153 (oroier 12 pei cent, of tho whole), appeared to have been omitted. Of course, there is always a question which of the two enumerations is the more trustworthy, w here two have thus been mado: but, since the total result rails lar short of what is to be expected from the statistics of emigration, vital statistics and other evidences of srow th, it is not unfair to presume that in many places where the first returns are still uncorrected they are proba blv inaccurate aud unreliable. Your committee submit that the following piopositions h.ie been established by the I esults of their inquiries: L Tliit the refusal to apply the civil serv ice reform system of open non paitLsan com petitive examinations in appointments to the clerical loioe of the Census Bureau was i iolation by the President of a promise con tained in the Republican platform in ISiS, and mdorsedin his letter oi acceptance. 2. That by the appointment of enuinera toia on political grounds, in open iolation cl section 5 ot the census act, great numbers of incompetent men havo been onga;:ed in taking the census, and that in manv places attempts havo been made to use official po sitions lor the benefit of the party in power. S That wlule in some places the lCsults of the work appear to be fiee from partisan color and to be accurately and well done, ct in many cases tho work has beencare fesl and badly done, and is open to the suspicion that partisan considerations have not been nbsenr, and that finally there is a widespread distrust of the accuracy of tho census, which greatly impairs its value to the country, and which is caused in great measure by the fact that the Census Bureau has been conducted upon the spoils system. M00NSHINEES CAPIBBED. They Aro a Bad Gang and Have Defied Arrest for Fifteen Tears. Charleston, AV.Va., Sept.29. Special. Word has just been received here of the capture on Friday last by Deputy Marshal Dan Cunningham, of Prcs Mullins, the leader ot a gang of moonshiners, who for 15 j cars hae operated on Mullins mountains on the State line between Kuchnnan county and McDowell county, W. Va. The gang has been known as among the most desperate of mountain moonshiners, and have constantly defied ar rest. Among other crimes charged to this gang are the murders of several persons. Party alter party has attempted their cap ture, but all have hitherto been unsuccess ful, except for the capture of Harve Mul lins, a son of Pres, who was arrested last spring and is now serving a sentence in the penitentiary at Moundsville. Wlusky.has been their only teacher and the Winchester their preacher. Mullins is about 50 j ears old; has jet black hair, sprinkled with gray, and he has a piercing black eve. Along' with him, Cunningham arrested his son, Sob Mullins, aged 22, who is under indictment for murder as well as for moonshining. The party under Cun ningham also captured the still in which the "mountain dew" was made. It was of about 00 gallons capacity. AUIED AT THE EXILES. The New York Citizens' Alliance Wishes Them Subjrct to Extra Taxation. New York, Sept. 29. The New York Citizens' Alliance to-day adopted resolu tions denouncing that class, of American citizens who hold large real estate interests here, and putting them in the hands of agents, take up their residence in foreign lands, where they spend their moncv, free from all military or jury dutie's. The resolutions call on the United States and local governments to impose special taxes on the property of such citizens. Daniel McGowan, Vice President of the National Citizens' Alliance, was appointed a committee to present the resolution to the Irish National Convention to be held in Chicago this week, and request its endorse ment by that body. The Popular Arnica. Most people have an idea that arnica is a kind of liniment, compounded of various drugs, but it is nothing of the kind. It is the tincture or active principle of a Eu ropean plant, a sort of weed, called by a German name translated leopard's bane. TAXING THE HUKGRYJ i Collectors Use the Knout.an.Rassia?s, Starving Peasantry- EUINO 'BREAD MADE 0F40FF4L, Wheat KurniShed for Seed Is Eaten TChile Farms Lie Fallow. FIKES SWELL. TKE LIST OF II0BK0RS London, Sept. 29. Every day adds to the horror of the famine which is nowflcnaw ing at the vitals of some of the provinces of Eussia. A circular has been issued .by the Minister of the Interior, who cites 33 gov ernments in which the people-ore completely famine-stricen, and eight in-wrhich la par tial famine prevails. The great fair which is annually held at Xijni-K ovgorod, and which is attended by merchants and dealers from all parts of Eussia, was a failure this year. This was due to the enormous number of bankrupts and the consequent withdrawal of4rade. In many villages the peasants have nailed up their huts and have left their communes to scour the country in search of work. Hun dreds of them have failed in the search and are begging along the roadsides. In numer ous cases the seed corn which was furnished the peasants by the Government has "been eaten instead of "being planted,, and'thdland is lying fallow. ONLY DEATH A3STD TAXES 6UEE. Notwithstanding the terrible condition of the peasantry, taxes continue to be extorted from the starving people. Everything is taken from them to satisfy the demands of the tax-gatherers. "V7hene the peasants dis play any unwillingness to pay over their taxes, the collectors retort to physical means to extort the money from them. The knout is extensively employed by the offi cials of the tax-collecting department of Eussia. The peasant boards have sent petitions to the Ministrv. pravinir that the taxes and arrears of taxes be wiped out. The peti tioners declare that the Government will be obliged to maintain the impoverished peo ple lor months, and that it will be utterly impossible for them to pay the taxes. "What little food it is possible for the the peasants to obtain is of the vilest de scription, but so sharp are the pangs of hunger that they glady eat food that at other times they would not touch. In many cases their onlv food is the sweepings and refuse from the flour mills. In Saratoff" the land owners found this refuse so injuri ous to their cattle that they; would not feed it to them. But, though it was not fit for the cattle, the land owners made bread of it and sold it to thetpeasants. BREAD OF .-STRAW AND BRAN. Bread made oP finely chopped 6traw and bran, mixed with a very small quantity of rye, is considered a god send. In many districts the starving-peasantry are not able to secure even these miserable substitutes for nourishing food and are reduced to the most dire straits tt procure anything that willprolonglife. Irathese districts the starv ing population arc keeping themselves alive by making what they call "hunger bread." It is hardly to be believed that human beings could "be in such dire neces sity and live upon such a compound as this so-called "hunger bread," yet it is stated as a fact that the ingredients entering into the composition of this bread are dried offal, the powdered bark, of trees and ground peas and goose-foot, a pjant more commonly known as pig weed. This mess is greedily eaten by the famished people. Heavy rains have fallen and the ground is so soaked with water that potatoes are rot ting. The price of potatoes has already uouuieu auu is sun rising. In addition to the scarcity of food, the distress has been intensified by the enor mous number of unusually disastrous fires that have occurred throughout the famine stricken district. In many of the districts entire villages have been destroyed. The inhabitants of the burning villages, weak from lack of food and with no prospect of improving their condition, made no attempt to check the progress ot the names, but stood and watched their dwellings burn. EMBEZZLEMENTS BROUGHT TO LIGHT. A cable dispatch from Berlin says: The Cologne Gazette prints a letter in which the following incident is related in connection with the famine in the province of Saratoff: A Marshal of nobility quarreled with the President of the Zemstec, and the Presi dent boxed his ears. The Marshal chal lenged the President to a duel, and the challenge was accepted on the condition that the Marshal account for the expendi ture of 70,000 roubles of the famine fund. As a result the Marshal was forced to re sign, and inquiries into further official rob beries are pending. CHINA'S MULTIPLYING TB0UBLES. Unable to Control tho Hnnanese Troops and Honnded by British Spies. London, Sept. 29. The Times to-day publishes a dispatch from Shanghai saying that the Chinese Government will not be able to control the Hunanese troops unless a fleet is despatched to the scene of the troubles. A British customs officer named Mason has been arrested by the Chinese Govern ment. It is alleged that he wanted first to gain the confidence of the Government, learn what action it was proposed to take, and then betray the secret to the rioters. It is stated that the Chinese ironclads, un able to ascend the Yang Te Kiang, will be detailed to protect Shanghai and coast towns. A CATTLE SHIP IN A HUBRICANE. An Accident That May Have an Effect on tho Trans-Atlantic Trade. London, Sept. 29 The British steamer, City of Lincoln, at Dundee from Montreal, on September 26, ran into a hurricane. Her cattle fittings on deck were smashed and many of the cattle in the deck pins were washed overboard. Others w ere killed and a number injured. Some of the injured cat tle are in such a condition that it will be necessary to kill them before they are taken from the steamer. The vessel presents a sickening sight, and there is no doubt that the incidents of this voyagcwill be used as arguments in favor of placing" closer restrictions upon the trans Atlantic cattle trade. THE EEPLY TO CHINA Only tho Ei idence of Accomplished Facts Will Satisfy the Powers. London, Sept 29. An identical note has been issued by England and Germany in response to the note issued by the Chinese Government, in which thePekin authorities promised to protect the lives and property of foreigners in China. In this note England and Germany state that only the evidence of accomplished facts will satisfy the powers. A Prophecy of Continued Peace. Berlin, Sept 29. Dr. Von Boetticher, Prussian Minister of Commerce, delivered an address before the Bhenish Agricultural Association at Bemscheid yesterday. The Minister said that the welfare of agriculture depended upon the preservation of the golden gift of peace. It had been appre hended in many quarters that the peace of Europe was endangered, but, notwithstand ing, peace was never so surely guaranteed as now. Fighting Carllsts Led by Women. Madrid, ept 29. A Carlist faction at Puenta de la Reina, in Navarre, lias risen ( against the oldCarlists of Ciranqui-Minern. ae two parties, jieau,eu py women u armed with fowling pieces and old muskets, marched into the open to-dnv and ex changed fire, several persons being wounded. jluk cumDaianis wwe iiuuuy aisperscu vj gendarmes. Isolated fighting, however, is continued. LABOR FAVORS LIBERALS. ARRANGEMENTS FOB THE BRITISH- ELECTIONS COMPLETE. Obstacles to the Representation or Work ingmen In Parliament to Be Removed The Half-lfearted Measures From tho Tory Party Are Not Desired. London, Sept. 29. The report of the Council of the Liberal Federation, to be presented at the Newcastle meeting, has the character of a manifesto. Arrangements are now complete for the general elections. Every labor representative now in Parlia ment will receive the support of the party. This recognition promises to result in a sub stantial addition to the number of labor members of the House of Commons. The Council renews its pledge to do what it can to reduce the obstacles to an increase of labor representatives in Parliament by cheapening election expenses and recogniz ing the principle of the payment of mem bers. Dealing with the outlook for the coming session, the report says that the Government is obviously preparing, in view of the elections, to reappeal to the fears of the halfhearted and to persuade them that a compromise may be found between home rule and coercion. "It is impossible," said the report, "to believe that the country will prefer an in complete liberal measure from the grudging hands of Tory Ministers who have assumed to associate themselves with a programme which a few years since they vehemently denouncee. The electors would rather wait for more thorough provisions from the party from which the home rule idea oriei- ,vnallyemanated. " EUSSIA'S IMPERIAL FUNERAL "The'LastiSolemn Service Oier tho Remains of the Qrand Dnchess. St. Petersburg, Sept. 29. The im- 'perial funeral train bearing the remains of the Grand Duchess Paul arrived here this morning from Moscow. All the highest court officials, the members of the Ministry and other members of the Government were awaiting the arrival of the train, and as the funeral car entered the station everyone reverently bared his head. In the private waiting room were the Czar and the King of Greece, the father of the dead Grand Duchess. The coffin containing the body of the Grand Duchess was borne to the Cathedral of St. Peter and St Paul by the Czar, the King ot Greece, Prince Waldemar of Den mark, Prince George of Greece, brother of the deceased, Grand Duke Paul, her hus band, Grand Duke Constantino and Grand Duke Constantinovitch. The streets through which the funeral cortege passed from the station to the Cathedral were lined with troops. "When the Cathedral was reached the royal bearers carried the coffin to the steps of the high altar, where they deposited it upon a dias covered with a pur ple pall bearing the imperial arms of Eussia. A grand requiem mass was then celebrated. All the foreign diplomats were present at the services. A SECOND MUTINY ON THE PINTO. The Captain of the Chilean Cruiser Again Implores Foreign Folic Aid. Hamburg, Sept. 29. The troubles be tween the officers and crew of the Chilean warship Presidente Pinto, which is at present moored in the Eiver Elbe, near this city, has broken out afresh. The crew are mutinous and have refused duty. The cap tain is unable to enforce discipline, and for the second time he has appealed to the authorities to assist him in confining the mutineers. A short time ago the crew were insubord inate and refused to perform the tasks. The captain was obliged to appeal to the Ham burg police for assistance. On that occasion the authorities decided that it was not within their province to board a warship of a foreign nation to assist her officers in restor ing order. NOT A CLOUD IN THE H0BIZ0N. ST. Ferry Comment. Upon the Unique Sit uation In Europe Now. Paris, Sept. 29. M. Perry, in his St Die speech, said: "The present state of af fairs is unique in modern history. For 20 years we have not gazed upon a horizon so peaceable. There is not the slightest fear of a Ministerial crisis or of a popular agitation of any kind. The events at Cron stadt and Portsmouth administered a serious lesson to dissatisfied political and other parties, namely, that only a stable govern ment conld have secured such honors." The Temps comments upon the signifi cance of a speech like the foregoing from a man of the bellicose reputation of M. Ferry. The Russian Loan Agreement Withdrawn. Berlin, Sept 29. The Mendelssohns and Warschauers have formally withdrawn from the Russian loan agreement. The German opposition to the loan has greatly surprised Bussia, but it is believed that German firms only offered to open a subscrip tion in Berlin in order to keep on friendly terms with Bussian financiers. The Empire's Existence Threatened. Berlin, Sept. 29. A sensation, or rather a feeling like consternation, has been caused bv an article in the Wursburg Frarikischa YolksUalt, aCatholic oraan, proposing the disintegration of the German empire and the re-establishment of the presidency of the Emperor of Austria. CLIMATES FOR THE SICK. Meteorological Statistics Are Now Carefully Studlrd by the Physicians. A man who comes over to New York from Philadelphia every week makes a pretty little pile of money by telling New York physicians where to send their pa tients for new air, says Dr. St. Clair Smith in a letter to the St Louis Globa-Democrat. He makes the climate fit the disease. I re fer to Dr. Bushrod W. James, who runs over two hours every week and spends them inaoouple of rooms at the Windsor, closeted with brother physicians or with patients. Climatology his only begun to be reduced to a study resting on known data. Any physician will tell you if you have consumption to go to Colorado, or if you have your yearly hay fever, to seek the Northern woods, 6ut there are men now at work collating the meteorological statistics furnished by the Government with histories of dieoses submitted to varying climatic in fluences, and reducing the thing to some certainty and precision. All sorts of chronic troubles are found to be bettered by certain distinct atmospheric influences. Here will be the humorist's chance, probably, and he will lay out the country in zones, basins and valleys, the liver complaint zone, the sick headache basin or the diarrhea valley. All the same, the treatment of disease is resolving itself more and more into putting the patient where nature will get best the chance of do ing him a good turn. Blaine Gets the Cream. CLEARriELD, Sept 29. Special. The Republicans of the county met here to-day and nominated their ticket The resolu tions indorsed President Harrison mildly, but gave Blaine the cream, while Mavor Stuart received recognition for punishing Bardslev. GOT.. RUSSELL AGAIN. Massachusetts Democrats Benomi nate Their Former Leader. OUTSPOKEN" FOR HONEST MONEY. The Platform Also Strong for Civil Service and Tariff Reform. FREQUENT BURSTS OF ENTHUSIASM Worcester, Mass., Sept. 29. The Democratic State Convention opened at Mechanic's Hall this morning. It was nearly n:4g when Hon. John Corcoran, Chairman of the Democratic State Com mittee, called the convention to order. He made a brief answer, which was frantically applauded. The Chairman and Secretary of the State Committee served as tempor ary officers of the convention. The convention permanently organized by the choice of Hon. P. A. Collins, of Boston, with a long list of vice-presidents. On making his appearance Mr. Collins was given a rousing welcome. His address had a telling effect upon his hearers and at the close bedlam was again let loose. John E. Bussel, of Leicester, mounted the platform and renominated William E. Bussell for Governor. In the course of his remarks he said the independent voters should be with the Democratic party this year. "Their votes for our candidates on our platform will not be protests against the early records and origin al creed of the Republican party, but against a party bear ing a once honored name that is now con trolled by Quay, Piatt and similar spirits, and whose leadership will be taken or given at its next convention for James G. Blaine." GOVERNOR RUSSELL RENOMINATED. The nomination was secondod by Hon. Edward G. Donovan, of Boston and William Eustes Russell, of Cambridge, was unani mously declared the nominee by acclama tion. A platform, of which the following is a synopsis, was then adopted: The principles of the NationaliDemocratio party are endorsed and the State adminis tration commended. The demands that all commissions and administrative appointees be responsible to the people, through their Governor; believes in free schools, provided with free text books; congratulates the peo upon the action of the Legislature in regard to the constitution amendment; renews the paaty's declaration upon the subject of labor, affirming sympathj with all wise and constitutional measures in its interest. "The McKinley tariff bill, against which the Democratic party of Massachusetts pro tested at its last convention, was repudiated at the polls by one of the most emphatic votes ever cast by a free people. We re new our demand for tho repeal of all of its provisions which increase rates of duty, and ior the enactment of a genuine measure of tariff reform. CIVIL SERVICE REFORM. "We believe that public office is a public trust, and that appointments should be made for fitness, capacitv, integrity and the spirit of Civil Service Reform. The Repub lican administration has shown the hypocrisy of its pretentions in favor of this reform bv destroying the efficiency of the Census Bureau for the sake of political spoils by neglecting to bring prosecutions for the punishment of violations of the Civil Service law.by ignoring the recommendations of the Civil Service Commission for the dis missal of officials who have openly defied the law, by reviving the active participa tion of officeholders in partisan politics, and the assessment of Government employes for .partisan purposes. -we believe in honest monev, the gold and silver coinage of the constitution and in a currency convertible into such coinace without loss. This declaration, expressing the uniform opinion of this partv. we un- reservedlv reaffirm as contained in the plat form of 1888. We believe that all dollars coined by the United States should be of intrinsic value and that all paper currency issued by the Government should be re deemable in either gold or silver coin at the option of the holder, and not at the dis cretion of the Secretary of the Treasury. Wo are opposed to the free and unlimited coinage of silver. AN OVATION FOR TnE GOVERNOR. The various planks were warmly ap plauded, especially those relative to freo schools and honest money, while the denun ciations ot the Matunley bill were followed by derisive laughter without a murmur of opposition. liovcrnor itussel entered the hall a few minutes before 1 o'clock. If the uproar which greeted him could not be heard all over the State it was no fault of the dele gates. When silence was finally restored His Excellency addressed the convention. He followed substantially the same line of argument used by previous speakers, and reiterated the r)rinciple3 and denunciations of the platform. John W. Corcoran, of Clinton, was unani mously nominated for Lieutenant Governor. The committee on the remainder of the ticket reported as follows: For Secretary of State, Elbridge Cushman, of Lakeville; for Treasurer and Receiver-General, James S. Grhinell, of Greenfield; for Auditor, W. D. T. Trefry, of Marblehead; for Attorney General, J. M. Stearns, of Chicopee. The report was adopted. A CONVENTION'S QUICK WORK. Nominates a State Ticket and Adopts a Platform in Two Hours. DENVER, Sept. 29. The Democratic State Convention, called to-day to nominate a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, broke the record for conventions by meeting at 11 o'clock this afternoon and adjourning sine die at 1 o'clock this morning. There being no oontested delegations the appointment of all committees, except on Platform, was dispensed with. Hon. Luther M. Goddard, of Leadville, being the only candidate, his nomination was made unanimous for Chief Justice. The platform approves of tho Australian system of election laws enacted by the la3t General Assembly, favors free coinage of silver, recommends the speedy completion of the State Capitol building and the issue of an additional 5300,000 worth of bonds for this purpose, sends greeting to Governor Campbell, Governor Boies and brother Democrats in Ohio and Iowa, and congrat ulates them for the brave stand they have taken in behalf of "constitutional, money." J. H. Broady to-night sent a letter to Chairman Ogden, of the Democratic State Central Committee, positively declining to be a candidate. CONGRESSMAN GAMBLE'S SUCCESSOR. South Dakota Republicans Name Colonel John J. Jolley For tho Seat. Aberdeen, a D., Sept 29. The Re publican State Convention was called to order at 2 o'clock this afternoon by Chair man Clough, of the State Central Com mittee, and Hon. Carl G. Sherwood was chosen Permanent Chairman. The convention got to work "without speech making, and the informal ballot for Con gressman to fill the term made vacant by the death of Congressman Gamble, resulted: Jolley, 133; Frenoh, 108; Lucas, 86; Starr, 52; Kennedy, 49; Gardner, 46; Good, 34 Preston, 12; Goodykontz,. 14; Melville, 3. The first formal ballot was so strong for Jolley that his nomination was assured be fore the list of counties was .more than half called, and it was made by an unanimous vote. Colonel John L. Jolfey is at present State Senator from Clay county The platform endorsed the administration of President Harrison, commends recipro city, congratulates the Republican, Con- gress in passing the McKinley law, asks for additional appropriations for developing the Northwestern artesian belt, favors anti pool legislation, favors such further in crease in the coinage of silver as is con sistent with a sound financial policy, and favors complete demonetization of silver. It endorses the Inter-State Commerce law and favors Government regulation of tele graph and express companies. COLORADO REPUBLICANS. They Indorse Harrison's Administration, but Not Big Monetary Views. Glekwood Springs, Col., Sept. 29. The Republican State Convention was called to order at 12.30 this afternoon with nearly 300 delegates in their scats. Their being no opposition to Chief Justice Joseph C. Helm, his nomination was made by acclamation. The Committee on Resolutions made their report The platform heartily indorses the administration of President Harrison, and While not agreeing with him upon the question of coinage of silver it recognizes his administration as square and upright; recommends the voting of additional bonds or the completion of the State Capitol building; favors protection against every form of convict or servile labor, the prohibition of children in factories and mines, and adjustment of dif ferences between employes and employers by arbitration; denounces all trusts and combines; urges the speedy ratification by Congress of the removal of the Southern Utes from Colorado; reaffirms a belief in the Republican doctrine of protection and favors free coinage. ALABAMA'S EXPEEIENCE. The State Once Indulged In the Sab-Treasury Idea to Its Cost. Montgomery, Ala., Sept. 29. Special. In his speech in Camden county, Gov ernor Thomas G. Jones formally accepted the issue of the pending campaign as being the Democracy against the Alliance. He charged the Alliance with the defeat of the soldiers' home in Georgia, saying: "They humiliated Georgia before the world." He combatted the Alliance ideas in detail, but his best point was his reference to Alabama history as a warning against the s' b-treas-ury scheme and the Government land loan idea. He said on this subject: "As we all know, the State of Alabama once indulged in the business of banking or loaning money to the people. As a result the State was compelled to wind up the bonks and the taxpayers to foot tne bills, which were enormous." THE OYSTER IS A FIGHTER. How One of the Bivalves Killed a Star Fish in Four Bounds. .New York Son. 1 "To look at an oyster you would never imagine that there was any fight in in it, would you?" asked the observant fish man, as he pried open the shell of one. "No one would, unless he had been a witness some time to the oyster's fighting qualities. One of the most exciting contests I ever saw was between an oyster and one of its most deadly enemies, and I am glad to say that the oys ter won the light The enemy was a star fish. "I saw ihe starfish working warily along over the oyster, and then settle slowly down upon it. The bivalve was on the lookout, however, and when the starfish was near enough the oyster's shell closed like a steel trap on one of the starfish's five rays, and cut it off as slick as if it hod been done with a knife. A starfish doesn't mind the loss of a ray or two; in fact, it can stand the loss of four of its rays, and then go off and in a short time sprout and grow the lost mem bers again. But if the fish loses all five of its rays its doom is sealed. It will die al most immediately. "The oyster has no sooner clipped off one oi its loe s legs tnan it sets its trap again and awaited a renewal of the attack, which was not long in coming. The starfish dropped itselt slowly, and with a confi dence that I could almost see and was soon astride of the oyster again. Again the trap flew shut, and the starfish arose with only three of his five rays left. But the starfish was pluckly,and returned for the third round with confidence apparently noi the least im paired. The round was a repetition of the other two, and the starfish was bereft of another leg. The persistent enemy of the oyster had apparently set his mind on hav ing that particular bivalve, and, without a moment's hesitation turned his crippled body to the asiault The oyster was mad all the way throagh,and shifted its position, turning its open snell upward as the starfish dropped down toward him. This was the last round of the battle, for the oyster caught both remaining rays of the starfish in the trap and snipped them off at one bite. The rayless starfish turned over and sank to the bottom, dead." HO PUN IN TAR AND PEATHERS. The Pain When the Coat Hardens Is Awful and Its Removal Is Torture. People who read of tarring and feather ing by White Caps and others know that the punishment is very unpleasant one, but few imagine how terribly painful and dan gerous it is. In Wyoming I once saw a man who had been tarred and feathered, and, though he fully deserved the disci pline, I could not help pitying him, says a writer in the St. Louis Gtobe-Derrwcrat. Hardened tar is very hard to remove from the skin, and when feathers are added it forms a kind of cement that sticks closer than a brother. As soon as the tar sets the victim's suffering begins. It contracts as it cools, and every one of the little veins on the body are pulled, causing the most ex quisite agony. The perspiration is entirely stopped, and unless the tar is removed death is certain to ensue. But the removal is no easy task, and requires several days. The tar cannot be softened by the application of heat, and must be peeled off bit by bit, sweet oil being used to make the process less painful. The irritation to the skin is very great, as the hairs cannot be disengaged, but must be pulled out or cut offi No man can be cleaned of tar in a single day, as the pain of the operation would be too excruciating for endurance. SARAH BERNHARDI'S TOMB. A Widely Circulated Canard Exploded by a dispatch Correspondent. While in Pere Lachaise, writes Ida M. Tarbell to The Dispatch, I recalled a newspaper item of the summer, which traveled widely: that Sarah Bernhardt had erected a tomb in her own memory, and was in the habit of going mornings to lay the laurelsof the night before upon it. I made a pilerimage in search of the tomb, and found it easily, a granite affair, chaste and handsome, with the name Bernhardt in huge, plain letters. There were no Iresh flowers on it, and by inquiry I discovered that instead of its being one of the actress' fantastic freaks, it was really -a family monument erected by her over the bodies of her mother, father and sister. Certainly such a proper and commendable aw""1 w uub ueserve to De uaeu us a newspaper canard. On the principle that the aevu ought to have his due, I want, in this case, to defend the Bernhardt. Diamonds and Finance. The diamond is always a barometer" of finance. If money is plentiful everybody is wearing them. When there is a strin gency in the money market the diamonds are sold. The New York money market has been in a state of stringency for some time, and that accounts for the scarcity of dia monds in that great city, which so many visitors have noticed. The Language We Use. Jones Dobson, is it right to say when water is still thav the water stands? Dobson I suppose it is. At any rate, I know it is right to say inkstands. FOREIGN ENTOTS FED. The Final Entertainment to the World's Fair Commissioners. A FLORAL GLOBE WAS A FEATURE. Three European Countries Are Awarded Their Chosen Space. GERMANY WISHES A TILLAGE BESIDE Chicago, Sept. 29. A royal foretaste of America's welcome to the world in 1893 was given to-night at the Palmer House. The recipients were the Government World's Fair Commissioners from various European nations, and the entertainment took the form of a banquet. Nearly 300 of the city's most eminent business and professional men paid their respects to the envoys. The royal and imperial com missioners have been in Chicago about ten days investigating plans and prospects, and banquets have been tendered them en every hand, but to-night the grand finale eclipsed all its predecessors. W. T. Baker, ex-President of the Chicago Board of Trade, presided at the feast, he being the President of the Exposition and the Chairman of the Committee for the Re ception of the Distinguished Foreigners. SOME DISTINGUISHED GUESTS. By the side of President Baker, at a raised table, sat Sir Henry Truman Wood and James Dredge, representing the Gov ernment of Great Britain; HerrAdolph Wermuth, Imperial Commissioner from Germany; Dr. Emil Meyer, Royal Commis sioner from Denmark; Major Moses F. Handy, General Ben Butterworth, Ferd W. Peck, Judge Lindsay and Commissioner Bullock, -of the National Commission to Europe: Director General Davis, Vice President Bryan, Secretary Dickinson, Lyman J. Gage, Consul General Bunz, of Germany, and the other speakers. The other guests were placed at 30 smaller tables. Gorgeous floral decorations filled every available space. The largest and most magnificent piece was in the shape of a globe about five feet in diameter. It some what resembled the grand floral map of the three Americas that was arranged for the banquet to the Pan American delegates two years ago. The globe was placed just opposite the entrance, and was the first thing to meet the eyes of the guests. The namo of each country was lettered across this floral globe in flowers of beautiful color. The geographical outlines were traced in roses of various colors, dahlias, sweet peas and carnations. STRAINS OP HIDDEN MUSIC. Ravishing strains from a concealed or chestra onda quartette of voices made the air elysian, while the company were deep in a menu beginning with blue points on the deep shell, and continuing with such inci dental"! as Maryland terrapin in cases, fillet ui suie, aim uieusi. ui puririuge wuii iruwes, to say nothing of other rare delicacies. The toasts responded to began with "The Society of Arts" response by Sir Henry Wood. Then fallowed "The Exposition Abroad," Benjamin Butterworth; "Ger many at the Fair," Herr Adolph Wer muth; "The States at the Exposition," William Lindsay; "Great Britain at the Fair," James Dredge; "Internationalism," Lyman J. Gage, and "Denmark at the Fair," Dr. Emil Meyer. The final address was by E. B. Mason on the apt theme, 'Rewards of Columbus." The banquet was the climax of an im portant day, another notable event being that the World's Fair sites for England and Germany were finally awarded by the Committee on Grounds and Buildings. SITES FOR FOREIGN EXHIBITS. England will build its State navillion in a triangular-shaped tract at the extreme southeast portion of the improved part of Jackson Prk. It will have a canal on the south and Lake Michigan on the' east. As tho ground there is in the nature of a promontory a series of stone steps will be built leading down to the paved beach. Germany is located northwest of England, on an irregular-shaped tract 375 feet in its longest dimensions and 225 in its widest Dr. Emil Meyer, the Danish Commis sioner, was promised a special building for an exhibit of the dairy products of Den mark. It is to be 80x150 ft et Dr. Meyer saia ne wouia comer wiin nis ciovernment upon returning home, and then advise the committee as to whether his plan was to be carried out or abandoned. Herr Wermuth asked, in addition to a site for Germany, that one-tenth of the space in the Midway Plaisance be granted for a German village. The Plaisance is GOO feet wide and- over a mile long. The matter has not been determined. The Transportation Committee of the World's Fair has secured from the railroad special low rates from the Eastern seaboard for the transportation and unloading of ex hibits for the World's Fair. Exhibits will be returned free, with the exception of a charge of 8 cents per 100 pounds for switch ing. This arrangement applies to all ex hibits except horses and other fancy ani mals, except cattle, sheep and hogs, on which tariff rates will be charged in both directions. IMPKOVIHa THE JIOHKEYS. A Iilch Han's Plan to Produce an A ristoc racy of Intellectual Simians. Washington Star. '' A man of large means, who resides in Washington, has recently declared his in tention, privately, to del ote $100,000 to a very original purpose. The idea is that no satisfactory opportunity has ever been af forded for the development of the intellect of the brute. This rich man proposes that monkeys orapes shall be taken as subjects. Let 50 of them, half males and half females, be placed in a paddock, suitably provided with sepirate quarters for the sexes. Then have them breed, pair by pair, as shall be directed by those who superintend. Some of them will develop certain abilities more conspicuously than others. For examnlc certain individuals will exhibit a superior understanding of the commands addressed to them, or will show a greater dexterity in the handling of objects. Those which appear stupid are to be ex pelled from the colony, their places being piled by fresh recruits. When a male and a female are tound who exhibit the same sort of aptitude in any direction they are to be mated. This procesi, carried on for generations, would necessarily result in the development of superior characters until finally, after the lapse of 25 years, perhaps, there would almost certainly be apes or monkeys far higher in the scale of reason than any known up to the present time. Born in Jail; Married In Prison. The career of Eobert Western, who was drowned at St Louis recently, was remark able. He was born in jail, and spent 11 years in the penitentiary, yet he and his parents were eminently respectable people. .Robert's father was keeper of the county jail here at his Tiirth. For 11 years he drove the prison carriage, and was tendered a reception at his marriage, which took place at the penitentiary. Those Two Spooney Notions. New York Sun. A mechanic of St Petersburg has in vented a ranco-Hussian brandy bottle. It can be filled with two kinds of liquor with out mixing the one with the other. On one side of the bottle is inscribed "Vive la France!" and it is destined for French cog nac; the other side is destined for Bussian brandy, and bears the inscription "Vive la Eussiel" Pressing the cork you may get either kind of the spirits. SH DOLLARS A HOffl Electrical and Medical Treatment , at 507 Penu Avenue In order to mora extensively introduce our renowned method of scientific electri cal and medical treatment for disease, the EXECTBOPATHIO INSTITUTE, Of 507 PlJfS AT1S- wtte. will treat all patients applying during' THE NEXT 30 DAYS FOR THE SUM OF SIX DOLLARS PER MONTH. This amount to include all medicines and the proper ap plication of all needed electrical treatment. This offer holds good until October 22. and. applies to old patients as well as newcomers within that time. Who They Are. The staff of the Electropathto Institute recognize the fact that theyare not open to the charge of "nameles," or to that ofusins obscure or doubtful people in anyway, in connection with their institute. In proof of this we call attention to the fact that Lewis G. Davis, 31. D., is at the head or the staff or physicians and snrgeons of the Elec tropathtc Institute of 507 Penn avenue, Pitts bunr. Dr. Davis gradnatedflrs at Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia in 1879. After two years of private practice he took the post-jrraduato course or Bellevue Hos pital Medical College of New York City; graduating in 1832. In addition to these dis tinctions. Dr. Davis has special-course diplo mas in Physical Diagnosis under Proressor Janeway; In Chemistry under Professor poremus, in Skin Diseases under Professor" Shoemaker, and in Snrgical Anatomy under Professor Keen. Hisstaffof able associates nave no less honorable credentials of tlielr training, experience, skill and knowledgo needed to practice medicine safely and suc cessfully. WTJAT THEt CAN DO. Mr. Thomas F. Robinson, the well-known boat-builder of Lafayette street, Ilazelwood, Twenty-third ward, says of tho Electro-, pathic Institute, at 507 Ptnn avenue: Thomas F. Robinson, Lafayette street, wood. Hazel- "After I began to recover trom tho (Trip I wa3 attacked with facial neuralgia, and suffered pain, continuous and almost crazmir, in my face and head. I was also afflicted with lumbago. The constant strain upon me finally resulted in complete nerv ous prostration and insomnia or sleepless ness, that nearly set me crazy. I was in duced to applv to the physicians of the Electropathto 'Institute, nt No. 507 Penn avenue, this city, and was under treat ment less than a week when I began to grow better and I am now completely cured. I cannot speak too highly of tho physicians of the Pittsburg Electropathic Institute." 1 507 PENN AVE, PITTSBURG, PA. (DON'T MISTAKE THE NU3IBEK). The physicians in charge of this Instituto are BEaisTFRED asd qcalificti physicians. They receive and successfully treat all patients suffering fsom chronic ailments: XERVOC3 DISEASES, BLOOD DISEASED. BUEUXA- tish, paralysis, neuralgia, scrofula and CATARHii. and all diseases of the Eye and Ear. Operations in electrical surgeryperformed by the consulting physicians of the Institute. Drunkenness Cured. Onlnm Habit rurpil. Consultation and diagnosis free. Ladies will find a trained femaleasslstans in charge of their special department. Offlco hours: U a. at. to 13 si., 2 to & p. ic., 1 to 8 JO r. M. Sun day: 10 A. Jl. to 4 P. K. se2G-wssu ii m he. Some people, for the sake of a few cents difference in price, buy "Whiskies that they know nothing about. Isn't it worth the difference to get Whisky sold under a sworn guarantee of purity? Klein's celebrated "Silver Age" and "Duquesne" are both ac companied with the distiller's affidavit1 certifying that they are unadulterated. Physicians everywhere prescribe these brands, and leading hospitals use them ex clusively. "Silver Age" sells at ?1 50 and "Duqnesne" at 51 23 per full quart. Once used, always used. Goods expressed any where. MAX KLEIN, 82 FEDERAL ST.. ALLEGHENY. se2S-Mw se23 HORSE BLANKET IS THE STRONGEST. Hone Gennlne without Hone stamped inside. Price of G lb. Shaped Blanket, f 1.50 " - 8 lb. " 5.50 Ilk to see the 100 other 9a stjlej at prices to salt ererrbodj. Sold by all dealers. WM.AYRES A SONS. PHILADELPHIA selB-15-w Stop That Cough! Thirty-six years ago Dr. Grlfflth discovered the best remedy on earth for la grippe, coughs, colds, bronchitis, pneumonia, asth ma, consumption, all diseases of the throat and lungs. The first dose givesirelief in ten minutes. Every bottle guaranteed or money refunded. Sweet as honey. Children like it. Thousands in Pittsburg and Western Pennsylvania testify that Ta-va-zon Lunjj Cough Syrup has no equal. Price25c, 50c and I.L Take Ta-va-zon Pills for biliousness, sick headache, etc., 25c a box. HKADQUARTEKS-301 Grant St., corner Third av., Pittsburg, Pa. For sale by JOSEPH FLEMING 4 SON. 112 Market st M- Jy29-wjr J I -V 4W .1 Ss,--
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