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SPECIAL NOTICES. TllKltK BE A Stattsbiiry No. 24. (' A A. Tbursdiy e.euilu".

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IHU.MKS KI'BBEK GOODS, 511 Uth n.w. JelN 7Nt.K RKMOVAI NOTB-K I' Harding Architect, hss removed ols from the weak. L-an and Trust lg to the 2d fl. or at So. st.

w. wl-Xw RiaiOVAI. NKTH'K. i have moved my offlcp to No. 131it tirst floor, where I have bi tter facilities for transiii-tlng mv business.

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We are up to date. Moore Hill, au30 8t "IT Mth st. n.w. sfoi kettng The stockholders the Wcshington Theralcal Company are hereby notified that the lioard of directors of the company have called a general meeting of the stockholders, to held at the office of the company. No.

123 South Itoyal Alexandria. on SATFRDAY, the 2tJtb of September, at a.m. By of the i-f directors. su2ft-30t I.OI'IS BEYER. Secretary.

FIRE INSl'RANCB. lower than Is charged by any Stock or Muttuil Co. In the city. Life and Accident Insurance. WALKER, La.

ave. Tilt phot 141 2. au4-7St THE FIRM OF MME HEMONKT A SON WILL closed until OCTOBER 1. HXjO. and the will then be ccnllnued by Jules A.

Demonet. All claims agilust Mine. LemoUeC boo must be sent In immediatelv to Jfl.ES A. DEMONET. 1712 Pa.

Chesapeake Beach Lots. T. A. Wickersfaam, GENERAL AGENT. LAND DEPARTMENT.

CHESAPEAKE BEACH RAILWAY. OFFICE AT BATH 1IOFSES, ON BOARDWALK. 5 The sii -ess of this ni summer resort Is assured. Nearly J2.i*tO.OOl> has been expendeil in the development of the ton Electric lights and waterworks. RESIDENCES AND BI'SINESS SITES, lO Cash and $11 Month.

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COM PAX TEAM MATCH Dispatch to Tlie Evening Star. SKA GIRT, N. September morning: at 9 o'clock the team representing the District of Columbia took its position on the firing line to battle for honors In the famous Hilton trophy match. This event, which is the most Important feature of the meet, Is of great interest to the residents of the Dls targets In position for the skirmish It was nearly 4:30 p.m. before the flrst shot was fired.

Gen. Bird W. Spencer, accompanied by Post Adjutant A'fred T. Holley, at the sounding of the bugle formed the men participating in the contest In column of fours and marched past the club house down the mom avenue to the end of the field lying close to the railroad tracks, In the rear of the firing point. In the meantime the targets were being placed in position at 'the other end of the field, just in front of the 300-yard targets.

Each competitor was armed with twenty rounds of ammunition, to be fired at Intervals from 700 to yards and back. In all there were ten halts, five advancing and five returning, with thirty seconds' firing Interval at each halt. The men advanced first at quick and then, at the signal, double time until ordered to halt, which was Immediately fo'lowed by firing after the sights had been adjusted to the estimated distances. After each halt for firing the line advanced in the same manner as before the first quick and then double the succeeding halt was ordered. The club house of the New Jersey State Rifle Association, which faces the targets, was crowded with spectators long before the event took place.

In the party were a number of Washington ladies, wives of officers of the District camp, who had come from Asbury Park to witness this grand spectacle of a skirmish run. It proved an interesting contest, and did not conclude till the sun had disappeared and dusk had settled down upon the targets. The weath AN IMPORTANT COMPETITION. trlct, by reason of the fact that it holds the world's record. In 1895 the record of 1,087 points was scored by a team of District riflemen, which has never been.equaled since.

It was won In 1878 by the New York team. In the team from Massachusetts came within one point of the record. The team competing' today is composed of twelve men. The shooting will be at the 500 and 000 yard ranges, with seven rounds to a man at each distance. The prize is a handsome trophy valued at which was presented by Henry Hilton cf New York.

The event has attracted unusual interest in years gone by and each year the interest increases among the crack riflemen who gather at Sea Girt to contest for the handsome prize. The District boys were up early this morning preparing for the fiercest battle of the week. They can be relied upon to give a good account of themselves in this event, as every man on the team has his heart bent on recapturing the cup to bring home with them at ihe end of the week The roster of the team in the Hilton match was announced by Major Beil todiy and is the following nun: Private Maurice Appleby. Company A. Battalion; I.ieut.

Horace Bell, mpany 5th Battalion; Private' Walter Cash. Company 5th Battalion; Cookson. inspector rifle practice, fiih Initiation; Private Dickey. Company A. Battalion; Lieut.

Milton Farr inpector rifle practice. 4th Battalion; I.ieut. H. H. inspector rifle practice, Battalion: F.

W. riuartermaster. tith Battalion: Private Edmund Seott. Company A. Battalion; Sergeant Albert Whitacre.

Company 5th Battalion; Private James Steuart. Company A. Uth Battalion, and Private Charles McC. Taylor, Company A. Battalion.

Two alternates will take the place of the two men scoring the lowest in this event to complete the team which will shoot in the interstate match, which is scheduled for tomorrow morning at 1) o'clock. The Interstate Mutch. The interstate match, which will be shot tomorrow, promises to be an exciting contest and will give the District riflemen a chance to show what they can do at the targets. This event was won by the team from the District last year and in 1893. The Georgians won it in 1895, 'IHi, "97, and still hold the prize.

conditions of the match require each member of the team to appear in the uniform of his corps. It is open to one team from each state or territory in the United States, consisting of twelve members of the regularly organized and uniformed National Guard of their respective states, including the District of Columbia. Each team is required to show a certificate from the adjutant general of the state it represents. certifying that each of Its number is a regular member of their uniformed militia, in good standing, on the 1st day of July. 1899.

The distances will be 200 and 500 yards. er was ideal the attendance of visiting riflemen very large. The result of the scores in the skirmish run yesterday afternoon was as follows: of the Teanin. SECOND REGIMKXT. C.

N. O. Whltncre 142 Grooine 120 Holt 127 1H3 Horace Hell 134 Appleby 144 Total 830 FIRST ItEOIMENT. C. N.

O. Younjf 171 Weaver K7 AlliHi.il I.eiii-ar ....172 CYtUariay 135 l'ink 114 Total Sll SIXTH It. C. N. O.

Tnvlor 142 iNmluti 131 Sim-rs 132 MetJovern 151 117 Total 77U COMI'KTINC TEAMS. Fourth New Jerwey 7X1 Itattery It. Massachusetts Artillery 724 First New Eleventh ulled States Infantry 7o7 Fifth Kattuiiou, It. N. Fifth Maryland.

H4S New Jersey 574 Sen-lid New Jersey Capt. Alfred Bobbins. accompanied by Ills wife -md snn. sp? at yesterday at Asbury Park. Dr.

and Mrs. Stephen O. Miller of WashI ington were the guests of L'eut. A. M.

Allison in camp yesterday. They are sojourning at Asbury Park. Maj. Sims the Battalion claims yesterday was his "busy day." He kept the scores of the District boys on the firing line, challenged two shots anil spent the remainder of the day chasing a man to whom he owed $'i. in order to settle all of his debts before he left Sea Girt.

Private "Bill" Oolladay of the 1st Battalion has come to the conclusion that "-1 compound is the best remedy fur Jersey Lieut. A. M. Allison is the "hero" of the District camp since competing in the Wimbledon match on Saturday last. Maj.

Jesse B. K. Lee left today for a trip to Boston. He will stop off a few days at New York. Since his arrival in camp he has proved his ability in entertaining several of the Sea "belles." At last Team Quartermaster Chas.

G. Mortimer has succeeded in locating Lieut. Denniscn's trunk, which was left en route. Now Lieut. Dennison wears a happy smile on his face wherever he According to the official enumerator of the census in camp there were at the last returns in the District delegation twentyfive married men.

six unmarried, two anxious be married, one to be. and one didn't care to be married. The returns are now in Maj. Bell's pigeonhole for consideration. Col.

Frank Markoe, commanding the 5th Maryland National Guard, arrived in the Maryland camp yesterday and was pleased at the excellent condition of affairs among the Marylanders. The revolver team. Troop Maryland National Guard, is expected to arrive at aiy moment. They will enter the troop WAITING TO IIKGIX FIRING. ten rounds at each distance for each member of the team.

To the team making the highest aggregate score a large bronze 1 dier of Marathon" will be presented by the commander-in-chief of the i-tate of New York, on half of the state. The trophy is valued at A medal is given to each member of the winning team. At 2 o'clock in the afternoon the company team match will place. The match is open to teams of live men from any company of the National Guard of any state. The distances are 200 and 500 yards.

The prizes are: First. second, third. $lo, and a medal to each member of the winning team. The teams from the District entered are as fellows: Company 4th F. B.

Wheaton. Lieut. B. F. Edwards, Sergt.

C. E. Groome, Corp. M. B.

Atkinson and Pvt. R. 1,. Pile. Sergeant Groome is team captain.

Company A. Oth Maurice Appleby, C. Dickey, James M. Stuart, E. W.

Scott anil Charles McC. Taylor. Company ('. 5th Horace M. Bell, Lieut.

W. C. Whipp, Sergt. Albert Whltacre. Pvt.

Walter S. Cash and Pvt. C. E. Russell.

The remainder of the ilay until 6 o'clock will be occupied in pool shooting at all ranges and individual matches. RrKimrnlal Tram Match. After a delay of over two hours the second stage of the regimental team match (interstate) took place on the camp grounds yesterday afternoon. The event was scheduled to take place at 2 o'clock sharp, but owing to the delay in placing tbe silhouette team match and individual revolver contests. Since the presence of a representative of the Naval Battalion, District of Columbia National Guard, in camp the men in answering the roll call to CajJt.

Robbins answer with "Aye, aye, sir." Lieut. Bert Neiiingan has been named "postmaster" of the camp. His numerous correspondents keep him busy from "reveille" to "taps" answering and mailing letters. Capt. Thomas S.

King has been restored to duty as a captain. He was called "lieutenant" on several occasions since his arrival in camp, but is now known as "Capt. King." Lieut. B. F.

Edwards and Private C. E. Russell are among the latest arrivals in camp. ('baric? Nolle Pronged. The case of Michael McQuade, charged with felling a "doctored" horse to William Jones of 1'pper Marlboro' for $67.50, was nolle prossed by Prosecuting Attorney Alullowny today.

The testimony heard by the attorney showed that there fwas no cowhide on the horse, as had been alleged by Jones. What dropped from the animal was hoise hair, and veterinarians who examined the animal say It may have resulted from being overdriven. The action of Mr. Mullowny exonerates Mr. McQuade.

Little Will Hever Grow If promptly treated with Perry Pain-KUlw, AN UNEXPECTED APOSTLE OF PEACE. WEATHER INDICATIONS. Fair Tonight anil Thursday; Mght to Fresh Forecast till 8 p.m. the District of Columbia, New Jersey, Maryland and Virginia, fair tonight and Thursday; light to fresh northeast to east winds. Weather conditions and general forecast? The tropical storm now shows a somewhat more rapid movement and development and is central this morning near the northwest Cuban coast.

In addition to the heavy rains it has caused some high northeasterly winds as far north as Jupiter, Fla. Heavy rains continued at Santiago, 17.40 inches having fallen during the past twenty-four hours. Warm weather has been general, except in the extreme northwest, where there has been a considerable fall in temperature, due to an area of high pressure which is cfntral this morning in the British northwest territory. Rains have continued in Florida and on the gulf coast, and there were also showers and thunder storms from the northern upper lake region westward and in the central and southern Kocky regions. Fair weather Is indicated generally tonight east of the Mississippi river, except in Florida and on the gulf coast, where showers will continue.

There will also be showers Thursday over the-latter districts, along the south Athiijfjc and in the lower Ohio valley, and northern portion of the west gulf states. It will cooler Thursday in the lower Ohio valley and the muthwest; elsewhere the temperatures will remain high. On the New England and middle tlantlc I coast the winds will be light to fresh north to east. On the south Atlantic coast they will be northeasterly, high over southern Florida and becoming high over northern Florida by Thursday. Storm warnings are displayed on the i Florida coast from Certfir Keys to Miami.

The following heavy precipitation (in inches) has been reported tiuring the past twenty-four hours: Corpus Christi, 1.16; Jacksonville, 1.38; Santiago. Cuba, 4.82; Nassau, 4.00; Cuba. 2.K8. for Mourn. The following were the thermometer and barometer re tilings at.

the weather bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning at 2 p.m. yesterday: 4. 4 p.m., 82; 8 p.m., 7.S; 12 midnight, 71. September 4 a.m.. 00; a.m..

74; noon, NO; 2 p.m.. 88. 4. 4 p.m.. 30.15; 8 p.m..

3O.10; 12 midnight. 30.18. September. 5. 4 a.m..

30.11); 8 a.m., noon, 30.18; 2 p.m.. 30.15. Maximum ten.perature, 00, occurred at 1 p.m. September 5. Minimum temperature, 07, occurred at 5 a.m.

September 5. Downtown Teniperatnre. Affleck's standard thermometer registered as follows today: I) a.m., 85; 12 01; 2 p.m., 03. I'p-Rlvcr Water. The Baltimore and Ohio agent at Har, per's Ferry reports both rivers clear at that point this morning.

Conilitlon of the Water. Temperature and condition of water at 8 a.m.: Great Falls, temperature, 80; condition. 30; receiving reservoir, X5; condition at north connection, 3tt; condition at south I connection, 30; distributing reservoir, tem' perature, 85; condition at influent gate house, 30; effluent gate house, 30. Tide Table. tide, 10:55 a.m.

and p.m.; high tide, 4 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. tide, 11:50 a.m.; tide, 5:04 a.m. and 5:34 p.m. The Sun and Moon.

rises, 5:31 a.m.; sun sets, 0:27 p.m. Moon sets, 2:22 a.m. tomorrow. rises, 5:32 a.m. The City The city lights and naphtha lamps all lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; extinguishing begun one hour before sunrise.

All arc and incandescent lamps lighted fifteen minutes after sunset and extinguished forty-five minutes before sunrise. COOKEIl WEATHER COMING. Chief Moore a Storm Later In the Week. A tropical storm, which has been moving slowly westward over the Caribbean sea during the last few days, crossed Cuba Tuesday night and Is central this morning near Key West, Fla. Thus far the storm has been attended only by heavy rains and winds of moderate force.

The outlook is, however, that the center of the disturbance will move northward with a marked increase in intensity and cause dangerous winds along the middle and east gulf, Florida and extreme south Atlantic coasts tonight and Thursday. Continuing a northward movement the storm will probably be felt far north as Norfolk by Thursday night, and is likely to extend over the midtfle Atlantic and south New England coasts Friday. Aside from indicated high winds along the Atlantic coast, this disturbance promises to cause general trains over the eastern part of the country, whiclh will cover the south Atlantic coast and gSilf states Thursday, the middle Atlantic states Friday and New England Friday and Saturday. It will also terminate of high temperature which Was prevailed east of the Mississippi. WILLU5 L.

MOOKE, Chief U. S. Weather Bureau. Real F.xtntp' No. 1404 Massachusetts alvenue northwest B.

Bradford to Julius C. Burrows, part lot 1, square 213; $16,000. Second and streets T. Browning et 'trustees, to John F. Donohoe, lots 18 to 25, square 755; $10,000.

I. Manning et al. to Harvey E. Heacock, part of Manning tract; $10 (stamps, Third street southeast between and E. Van Riswick et al.

to Geo. T. Moran, lot 7, square 800; $10 (stamps, 50 cents). I street northwest between 8th and 9th streets and Metropolis Schulteis, executor, to Anna M. Schultels, lot 2, square 403, and lots 43 and 44.

block 11, Metropolis View; $10 (stamps. $1). street northwest between 17th and 18th Wolf et trustees, to John G. Campbell, lots 70 and 80, square 155; $10 (stamps. $11).

John G. Campbell conveys lot 70 to Eliza S. Pettis; $10 (stamps, John G. Campbell conveys lot 80 to Eraile E. and Emily G.

Mori; $10 (stamps, Harry Cardoza paid $10 in the Police Court today for assault. Roscoe Lehman was the prosecuting witness. CardoSb entered a plea of guilty. 11:00 high QIESTIOX OF ABUTMENTS. Mr.

W. Himnell to an Assessment. Mr. Charles W. Russell of the Department of Justice was recently sent by the municipal authorities a bill of $134.71) for curb and sidewalk, and one of $1.53 for paving of an alley, the bills representing special assessments against sublot 130, square which lot abuts 115.33 feet on Newport place, and fronts but 2.50 feet on 21st street.

Presuming that these bills will be followed by similar charges for curb and sidewalk on 21st street and for water mains on that street and Newport place, as well as still other special improvement charges, Mr. Russell wrote the Commissioners, inviting their attention to what he claims is the fact that he, and not the District, should be paying bills concerning the part of the lot in question. "In my absence," wrote Mr. Russell, official business in Porto Rico, fall of 1808, my lot. 130, was taken to make a street.

A jury, as 1 learned in course of time, allowed me and others $2 per foot for our lands, omitting in my case 2.50 feet of the lot. worth, at that rate, This proceeding. paying me for part of the lot when but 2.50 feet were left, was sufficiently extraordinary. The present assessments, however, rise into the domain of the grotesque. "They purport to be made under the act of August 7.

concerning assessment and permit work, to be charged in part to 'abutting There is no doubt that my land is and equally no doubt that it 'abuts' on the sidewalk. In fact, abutting is about all it does or Is good for. It abuts on two streets and an alley. If there were any money in abutting, few properties of the same size could compare with it. Rut is it really supposed by the persons attending to such business that Congress intended by the act of August 7 to charge the expense of Improvements to people treated and left as I have been, with regard to 2.50 feet formerly part of a building lot?" Mr thinks not, and as he says he cannot build a house on a lot with a frontage of bu' 2.50 feet, nor use it as a farm, he what possible utility can a sewer or sidewalk have to It or its owner.

He thinks the Commissioners really ought, if they have the power, to pay him or at least see that sewers and sidewalks are made at the cost of the public or of the lot owners, and not at his. Mr. Russell's communication was referred by the Commissioners to Mr. J. W.

Daniel, the special assessment clerk, who has reported to them that in his opinion the assessments in question were properly levied against the lot under the act of August 7, which provides, he states, that property shall be assessed according to the number of linear feet abutting on work done. "The small portion, 2.50 feet." says Mr. Daniel, "left of sublot 130 was taken into consideration by the jury In determining the amount of damages due Mr. Russell, by reason of the opening of Newport place." The Commissioners have the case now under consideration. Received.

The District Commissioners have received the following proposals for the construction of an eight-room public school house at Hillsdale: Pavarini Greer, $35,400 or and Gleason Humphrey, $34,800 or $33,500. The District appropriation act approved March 3, 1899, provided the sum of $30,000 for the construction of this building. but the Commissioners were unable to secure its for that sum. At their request, Congress provided them with $8,000 additional in the current District appropriation act. For constructing the heating and ventilating apparatus for the building but one proposal, that of Mr.

H. I. Gregory, was received, he agreeing to do the work for It will therefore be seen that the Commissioners, by the acceptance of the bids received, are now enabled to construct the building, one which is said to be greatly needed in the locality. Trip to Pacific Slope. Mr.

.1. Henry Small, and Mr. Milton E. Ailes, private secretary to the Secretary of the Treasury, left yesterday for an extended trip through the west. Including the Pacific slope.

They will go by way of Chicago and St. Paul to 15utte and Helena, taking in the Yellowstone Park en route, and then visit Spokane and Seattle. After several days In the Puget Sound district, they will go to Oregon, where Mr. Small will have the pleasure of seeing his uncle, Mr. Jacob Small, one of the pioneers of that region.

After visiting California Mr. Small and Mr. Ailes will return home by way of Denver, taking in the interesting Colorado points en route. They will be gone several weeks. Laudanum Causes Illness.

Mrs. Mamie Duffy, living at No. 402 South Capitol street, became ill suddenly about 10 o'clock last night and Dr. Charles C. Smith of the Emergency Hospital was summoned to attend her.

The doctor found the woman suffering from the effects of a small dose of laudanum. She was soon out of danger. FRIENDS HELP. ST. PAUL PAHK INCIDENT.

"After drinking a cup and a half of coffee once a day I always felt languid and dull, having no ambition to get ti my morning duties. Then in about au hour or so a weak, nervous derangement of the heart and stomach would come over me with such force I would frequently have to lie down. "At other times I bad severe headaches; stomach finally became affected and digestion so impaired that I had serious chronic dyspepsia and constipation. Mrs. H.

A. Holier, for many years State president of the W. C. T. a personal friend, told me she bad been greatly benefited by quitting coffee aud using Poatum Food Coffee; she was troubled for years with asthma.

She said It was no cross to quit coffee when she found she could have as delicious an article as Postum Food Coffee. "Another lady, Mary Baker, of Red Wing, had been troubled with chronic dyspepsia for years and found Immediate relief on ceasing coffee and beginning Postum Food Coffee twice a day. She was wholly cured. Mrs. Judge Stocker of Minneapolis told me that Postum Food Coffee waa a Godsend to her, her heart trouble having been relieved after leaving off coffee and taking Postum Food Coffee.

"So many such cases came to my notice that I concluded coffee was the cause of my trouble and I quit and took up Postum. I am more than pleased to aay that my days of trouble have disappeared. I am well and happy." Mrs. Mary Harrington at. Paul Park, Mfaw.

MR. GAGE REPLIES Prompt Rejoinder to the Criticism of Mr. Carl Schurz. AGREEMENT ON THE MAIN POINT Mr. Bryan, if Elected, Would Assail Gold Standard.

THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION Gage this morning made public his reply to Mr. Carl Schurz, who assailed the recent interview given The Star by Secretary Gage. The interview pointed out what Mr. Bryan might do toward impairing confidence the government's intention to maintain the gold if elected President. Mr.

Gage has addressed the following letter to Mr. Schurz: Secretary Letter. September 4, 11)00. Dear Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of yours of the 3d instant, in which you utter some words of crltlcism upon the statements made by me in a newspaper Interview published August 2S, in which I expressed the opinion that Mr. Bryan, if elected President, could, by the exercise of considerable "perverse ingenuity," put the government on a silver basis, ruin its credit and bring incalculable disaster upon the business interests of the country.

You deny that the dangers set forth by me in that interview really exist, and that any President will be able to do what I declare might be done, "unless the republican party, in control of the government in both the legislative and executive branches, proves Itself utteVly dishonest in its professed purpose to maintain the gold standard." You say your denial "is not based upon the reasoning of those of your critics who seek to show by figures that a President, desiring ever so much to put the country on a silver basis, would lack the means of doing so." On the contrary, you admit "for all I say on that point. It would not seem, therefore, that there is any particular difference between us as to what Mr. Bryan as President could do under the law or in spite of the law as it now is. Mr. Probable Attitude.

It ought to have been apparent to you, as it no doubt was, that I was speaking of the possibilities of the case under circumstances and conditions as they now you proceed to point out how, at the next session of Congress, which will meet in December, legislation could be had which would completely forestall unfriendly action toward the gold standard, even if Mr. Bryan were elected, and should still cherish the firm-set purpose declared by him on September 16, 1806, at Knoxville, where he said: "If there is any one who believes that the gold standard is a grod thing, or that it must maintained, I warn him not to cast his vot" for me. because I promise him.it will not be maintained in this country longer than I am able to get rid of it." You rebuke me in polite terms for sound; ing a false note of alarm, disquieting to the business community, and especially so when uttered by one In authority. I am not at all skilled in controversy, and have had no practice in dialectics, but I will indulge in a few words In the way of rejoinder to your criticism. UnotlnK Mr.

Sehi.r* in 1HIMJ. In the first place, then, no more serious disaster could overtake this country (in this. I think, you will agree with met than the breaking down of the gold standard and the adoption of that principle of money for which Mr. Bryan contends. In 1800 you yourself are quoted as having said: "The mere apprehension a possibility of Mr.

Bryan's election and of the consei quent placing of our country upon the silj ver basis has already caused untold milI lions of our securities to be thrown upon the market. Scores of business orders are already recalled a large number of manufacturing establishments have already stopped or restricted their operations, enj terprise is already discouraged and nearly paralysed. And if these are the effects of a mere apprehension of a possibil! lty, what would be the effect of the event itself? There is scarcely an imaginable limit to the destruction certain to be wrought by the business disturbance that Mr. Bryan's mere election would cause." I myself am unable to perceive why the I same consequences, in a minor degree perhaps, would not ensue now, which you so forcibly foreshadowed then. Proponed Keinedial ion.

Now, when consequences so great as these are involved, the forces operating to inauf gurate them should be resisted at every point. Even the possibility of danger should be avoided. It is a familiar fact, and one altogether too much in evidence, that an administrative officer filled with hatred and contempt of a particular law can, by perverse ingenuity, practically nullify its operations. You point out in your letter that if the course indicated by me in the interview referred to should be contemplated by Mr. Bryan, the republican Congress which meets in December next could in advance restrain him by new and more effective mandatory provisions.

The proposition that, in case of Mr. Bryan's election, the present Congress can tie his hands so that he cannot give effect to his expressed intention, appears to me to be fallacious. It would require new legislation by a party whose policy would have been rejected by the people through their last expression at the polls. Further than this, the next session will expire by operation of law on the 4th of March, 1001. The free silver minority would be justified by their constituents In using all the resources of dilatory procedure to prevent such legislation, and against such tactics affirmative legislation such as you suggest would be probably impossible.

Can any one doubt that Mr. Bryan would urge action by his friends in Congress to prevent the further strengthening of the policy which he denounces as criminal? Your remarks upon this point seem to indicate that you rely upon the exercise of the power already conferred upon the republican party to prevent the country from experiencing disasters which Mr. Bryan will, if he can, bring upon us. May I not suggest that the way to secure safety is not to take power from those upon whom you rely for protection and confer it upon those whose action you may have i good cause to dread? Injurious Effect I'pon Bunliteim. Since you have raised the question of further legislation let us look a little farther forward.

If Mr. Bryan is elected President, It is of all things the most probable 1 that the next House will have a democratic majority, but even admitting that that Congress, dating from March 4, 1001, will not be able to effect any change in our present financial legislation, what, we may fairly ask, will be the effect of the tinued agitation of the question upon busi! ness and industry, set in motion by a President bent upon the restoration of free silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 and elected upon that platform? You end your letter by suggesting that I retract what I have said in fairness to the business community, which should not be unnecessarily disquieted, especially not by those in authority. Thinking as I do that the election of Mr. Bryan would be a real menace to the commercial and industrial interests of our people, because of the purpose he cherishes and the power he would possess, I do not feel at liberty to act upon your suggestion; I feel it my duty least wait until after Mr. Bryan himself has retracted his statement of 1806 that "it (the gold standard) will not be maintained in this country longer than I am able to get rid of it." Policeman Warned.

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