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arrive at their respective destinations should not minds that there is a serious contest ahead be anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood in Trinity church, Washington. i The froight steamship Chelsea wont ashore on Bartlott's reef, near Now London, Conn. POLITICAL POIXTS. TTEDSESDAT EVEHIXG. JULY 1803.

York there was also a parade, a flag raising, decoration, patriotic music, anil dinners; in Pittsburg 200,000 people were entertained by balloons, addresses, music and a public display of fireworks which is a different thing from privately discharged pistols and firecrackers; in Woodstock tho Bowen celebration consisted of speeches and musio, but Chicago led off with a parade of 22,000 people, a salute to the flag with song, music by bands and orchestras of all nations an illumination of tho magnificent fair buildings and were elected; 3. iaHuebuison': of New "Yotkyiw 6teamerlmp; W. C'Brigham of Baltimore, cat: Narona; John B11S3, Now York; H. Bogley; John R. Maxwell, Brooklyn, schooner Emerald; C.

B. Atwood: Bomaine Crosby, oat Brant; M. Cowperthwnitb, Judge J. B. Nolson, Brooklyn: Harry Wood, IL S.

Stearns, Now York, El kot; H. N. Whitney, Brooklyn, cat; Charles. E. Dlofenthaler, sloop Alma; Clarenco M.

Blrds oye, H. Edson. The houso committee for the year will be, Dr. J. L.

Keep, chairman; E. P. Hamilton and C. P. Brigham, treasurer.

Tho regatta committee will be appointed later by tho commodore, who is attending the Larchmont races with tho Gavilan. Three special races will be held by the club on tho last three Saturdays in July, ana two races will bo held in August on August 6 tho race for Columbus cup and on August 13 the open regatta. Woman's day is booked for the lost Saturday in August. The first three races, the race for tho Columbus, cup and the women's day races aro open to of the club only. A woll known yachtsman and the commodore of a yacht club, lately sailed into Groonport harbor ono Sunday morning about 1 o'clock, and, after coming to anchor, proceoded to fire guns and explode fireworks to the annoyance and fright of tho people on the shore and on the boats in tho harbor.

IT crease in tho size of the army; but he has not yet satisfied the people on the subject of increased taxation. It is likely that tho opposition will fight him on this ground and force him to tell just what new taxes ho proposes to levy. There is a party which wants tho rich to bear the new burden, and it will want to know what the emperor moans when ho says that the people will be taxed according to their capability. PairiotiNin and Silver. Several notable utterances touching the currency problem occurred on Independence day.

A call was issued at Washington for a national silver convention at Chicago ou August 1. Senator Sherman in a interview discussed the law with which his name is associated. President Cleveland in a letter to Tammany hall, warned the country agoinst "expedients that endanger tho foundations of sound national finance." Senator Hill, in a communication to tho same organization, gave his opinions on tho financial situation. Finally, two congressmen, Mr. Clark of Missouri and Mr.

Hendrix of Brooklyn, came in direct collision on the monetary issue on tho platform of Tammany hall itself. These expressions leave no doubt that public attention is concentrated on fiscal questions. They illustrate the trying conditions with which congress will, at tho approaching extra session, be called upon to deal. Thoy dispel expectations of an easy and harmonious solution of the complications which have grown up around tho nation's erroneous fiscal policy. They foreshadow a conflict in which the advocates of honest money will, if they hope to prevail, be compolled to rally all their available forces and resources.

Mr. Sherman reiterates his readiness to vote for repeal of tho silver purchase clauses embodied in the law of 1890. That law, he persists in saying, was the only alternative to the passage of a free coinage act. Ho omits to mention the important fact that General Harrison, as President, was pledged to veto an unlimited coinage measure if such a measure had reached him. He does not show that a free coinage bill could have been carried over the executive veto.

Mr. Sherman overlooks the readiness of honest money Democrats in the house of representatives to unite with honest money Republicans in resistance to unrestricted coinage. He would lose nothing in candor or accuracy by admitting the simple truth. Republican endeavor, as the legislative contest over silver in 1890 reached its crisis, was shaped to shield President Harrison from facing tho responsibilities of his offlco. Delegates from the silver states were needed to sustain presidential ambition for a second term.

Votes wero required in the mining camps to help along the Republican poll in November. Instead of relying on the conservative constituencies and meeting the issue courageously in behalf of sound money, the Ropubli can leaders elected to retreat under shelter of an ill starred compromise. Mr. Sherman can make no partisan capital out of that phase of the controversy. He will gain more credit by his willingness to co operate in repairing the damage that has been done by the "cowardly makeshift" with which he is identified.

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All Brooklyn papers on file. For letters of credit apply to the Eaole Home Officie, Brooklyn, X. Y. Abuses of the Trolls There is room for marked improvement in the operation of the trolley system by the local surface railroad companies. Since the chango of motive power ou tho city roads many persons have been killed and wounded.

"While it was inevitable that accidents would follow introduction of tho innovation the list of casualties is wholly out of proportion to the element of reasonable risk. Although the authorities have imposed regulations requiring a moderate rate of speed the rules are constantly diregarded. In the crowded down town sections a pretext is ru3do of complying with the municipal ordinances. There, owing to congestion of traffio, the mo strictions established for their guidance. In less frequented localities, especially in tho suburbs, tho cars are rua in a manner palpably Eti PI mi' te ft 1 jpTi ijiPf ijh iiS.

perilous to mo ana nmD. livery available expose tho whole community to constant and depressing, dangers. Neither should the de sire of enterprising capitalists to increase their dividends blind them to tho obligations they owe to tho municipality that has conferred on them highly remunerative privileges. Tho streets belong to tho people. Tho people are entitled to possession of them free from menace and manslaughter.

By exercising reason able caro and discrimination tlio railroad com' punies can silence complaint and reduce to a minimum tho perils growing out of their vast and constantly augmenting business. If they remain impervious to popular demands for immunity from further danger, they should be brought up with a round turn by tho elected representatives of the public. Tho Misdemeanor Amendment. Tho esteemed Times is searching for a copy of the laws of 1885, apparently with a view to verify tho date of the pns are of au act of the legislature. The following is tho full text of tho statuto to which the Times refers: 'Section CO of the code of criminal procoduro is hereby amendod as follows See.

00. Snbjoct to tho powor of removal, as provided by sections 57 and 58 of this code, mrtsof special session, in tho city of Brooklyn, shall in the tirst instance have exclusive jurisdiction to try and determino all comnlaints for mis demeanors committed in said city, when tho term of imDrisonment does not exceed one vear. with or without fine, excepting conspiracies, and to impose the same punishment as is authorized in like caBes to ba inflicted hv tho court of ses sions of tho county of Kings. This act was passed on March 12, 1885, and will be found in the volume of session laws of that year, on the 110th page. In connection with this matter of verification tho Times seems to desire information as to the political complexion of tho statespnate and assembly nnd of the city administration at the time of the passage.

There was a Republican mnjority in both houses and Seth Low was mayor, then serving his second term. Precisely what tho last two facts have to do with the rnhtter of tho presentment of tho mayor and aldermen the other day, the Times may bo left to say from its own point of view. Of course It must be assumed that the limes is not a familiar and close reader of the laws, or it never would have made the misleading statement that the misdemeanor amendment was passed in 1889. Tho act to which the Times refers, Laws of 1889, chapter 394, page 479, is a mere amplification of the first amendment. The first ten lines are a re enactment of the statute above quoted.

The remainder comprises provisions as to summoning of jurora, the admission to bail, the payment of fines, and the taking and preservation of testimony, none of which things affects the substantial matter of transferring the jurisdiction over misdemeanors from the grand jury to the justices. Both houses of the legislature were still Republican, and Mr. Chapin was mayor, but what these facts have to do with the matter is as obscure as in the other cases. Tho Times having been informed of the contents of the elusive laws of 1885, which has hitherto escaped its grasp, will find immediate and lively gratification in correcting its record. Tho Colliery Explosion.

It seems to be impossible to prevent explosions in coal mines. They are always disastrous, destroying scores of lives. The accident in Ingraham's colliery at Thornhill, Yorkshire, England, yesterday, was typical. The miners went down the shaft in the morning and a ew hours later the explosion occurred, killing more than one hundred of them. The work of rescue began at once, but the fire and tho foul nlr soon made it impossible to descend into the mine.

Divers are able to go to the bottom of tho ocean whn protected by a diving suit and supplied with pure air from above. It would seem as if some similar provision could be made for going into befouled and burning mines. It is true that the mines are deeper than the parts of the sea into whioh the divers descend and the problem of the air supply would be more difficult of solution. If resetters could carry, fresh air with them the lives of more miners would be saved and fires just started could be put out. Tho Emperor's Speech.

The new German reichstag met yesterday and as soon after organization as is possible it will begin to consider the army bill. Chancellor vou Caprivi and Emperor William profess confidence in its early passage, and many of tho deputies say that there is little prospect of its defeat. Yet the situation is uncertain. In some respects it resembles the condition in England when the new parliament assembled. Gladstone had a majority of about forty, which was made up of conflicting elements.

He could loso many votes and still remain in power and pass his bill. But parliament has been in session many months, and the homo rula bill has been before it for a long time, and there is no prospect of a vote upon it for four weeks. Von Caprivi's majority is small. According to some estimates it is but one vote. Where there is ono party in England there aro three or four in Germar.y and opposition to militarism is as general among the Germans as hostility to the notion of Irish independenca is among the people of Great Britain.

So it is more than probable rthat the emperor and his chancellor will be disappointed if they expect an early passage of the army bill. It is true that the upper house of the German legislature has approved the bill in the form which the Huene compromise left it, and that the old reichstag discussed it in this shape also but this will not prevent the new members from expressing their views, and from asking how the government proposes to raise the money to support the additions to the army. Emperor William's speech opening the new reichstag explained his policy as definitely as could bo expected. He said that he had dissolved the old reichstag becauso it failed to pass the army bill. It had been tho conviction of himself and of all his associates that the size of tho army should be increased to guarantee the peace of the empire.

The rela tions of Germany with other European powers was at present friendly, but her military strength had changed for the worse in comparison with her neighbors during the past year. Germany could not retain her place without a lurger army. Tho bill which would be offered for the consideration of tho deputies, ho sold, would contain provisions intended to satisfy, so far as possible, the desires of tho deputies as expressed in tho last reichstag. Diminished demands would be made upon the personal capacities and tax bearing power of the people. No other measure would bo proposed by the government until the bill had been passed.

The money for tho support of tho enlarged army would be raised at present by the federated states through matriculation payments. At tho winter session a financial bill would be introduced in which permanent provision would be made for the military fund. Money would bo raised according to tho capability of the taxpayers. He closed his briof speech with an appeal to the patriotism of the people, which was greeted with applause. By judicious compromise William has obtained a probablo majority in favor of an in tween the advocates of sound money and the victims of the silver crazo.

It is fortunate for tho country that the administration is committed to honest and rational principles. Mr. Cleveland's Fourth of July warning against "expedients that endanger the foundations of sound national finance" sets forth in general terms what ia known to his definite and unwavering atti tude in respect to currency reform. Ije desires repeal of the Sherman act not as preliminary to free coinage or some other mad plunge into financial folly, hut as a first step toward a return to sound monetary standards. It will be well for the United States, if, by tho time congress meets, a majority of senators and representatives can be brought to indorse the President's views and accept his recommendations as to the future monetary policy of the government.

"Why Was llo Pardoned 1 Governor Flower has commuted to six months the sentence of James Hughes, a so called "labor" leader. As Hughes had served half of a ono year's sentence, the commuta tion is, in practical effect, equivalent to a pardon. The prisoner, who was released from the Monroe county penitentiary to day, owed his imprisonment to a charge of extortion. During the contest between the clothing manufacturers of Rochester and their employes in 1890 and 1891 Hughes, who was formerly a master workman in tho knights of labor, acted as a leader of the strikers. While the dispute was at its height he informed the firm of Adler Bros, that for $1,000 he would raise the boycott which had been placed upon their products.

After paying the money thoy went before the grand jury and had Hughes indicted. The defendant, learning of the intention to prosecute him, fled to Penn sylvania. His extradition and conviction followed. The verdict of cuiltv. rendered after a full and fair trial, was affirmed by the general term and the court of appeals.

Unless the evidence was misleading and the trial tribunals grossly in error Hughes committed about as contemptible an offense as has been recorded in the criminal annals of the state. He was found guilty of perpetrating a miserable swindle in the name and through the in strumentality of the very workingmen whom ho pretended to serve. Governor Flower owes to the honest citi zens of the state of New York some explanation of his extraordinary course in ordering the release of Hughes. The explanation is due especially to the upright toilers who are misrepresented and maligned by offenders of tho class to which the discharged prisoner be longs. Will Governor Flower disclose the location of the peculiar "pull" which Hughes so successfully applied Was it the kind of "pull" that led to liberty for O'Brien, the elusive bunco steerer William Lloyd Garrison.

Just about the time the immediate surviv ors of the foremost leaders of the Union and the rebellion have clasped hands over a well nigh universal restoration a statue to William Lloyd Garrison has been unvailed at Newbury port, his native town. These are significant facts in several ways. They help, with many other things, to emphasize and illustrate the closing of a chapter in history. The monu ment seems to have been dedicated amid gen eral popular acclaim. Not so verv lone time ago, if Mr.

Garrison had arisen where his statue now stands, he would have been greeted with shouts of a different sort and probably missiles of a harder kind. Men who now delight to honor the eminent abolitionist then denounced and resisted him because he said among other things that the constitution was "a league with death and a covenant with hell." It is a striking example of the way with which fate sometimes amuses herself that the destruction which Garrison urged of the "peculiar institution" was not aimed at by the people who accomplished it, but that they began the war to save the organio law and the government founded upon it which Garrison allied with death and hell because he believed they were the strength of slavery. It is and will probably continue to be a doubtful question among speculative historians, how far the old abolitionists really contributed to universal emancipation. The success could not have been possible without tho operation of political and military forces which, in the beginning certainly, were out of sympathy with it. It may not be easy to answer the question exactly, but the abolitionist prepared the case, tilling the soil of opinion which under later and fructifying influences brought forth abundantly and finally.

If the party anti slavery men and the soldiers bnilded better than they knew, the Garri sonians certainly builded differently from the way they adopted. Is It Worth While? It is too early to form any kind of an estimate of tho effect of celebrating the Fourth of July with powder. Even in New York and Brooklyn the returns are not all in, and from Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Baltimore, Washington and other important cities no re port of damage has yet been rendered. We only know tnat in this neighborhood eight people were killed or fatally burned, that seventy were injured and that there were thirty eight fires. The fire loss so far as reported has been but half a million dollars, but this amount is easily doubled by reckoning in tho petty fires that havo 'occurred all over the Nor were the injuries restricted to tho seventy or so of people whose names have been printed.

There is not a street in this city that was not the scene of a minor accident that was remedied, as far as possible, by parents or friends, without recourse to a physician. When we multiply New York by the rest of the country, when we add the good dollars that have been burned up to make a racket with, when we consider the running away of frightened horses, when we think how many there are to whom banging and stench give no pleasure, when we consider, in brief, the danger that is courted on Independence day, it may well be asked, Is it worth while? It is safe to assume that a dozen people were killed yesterday, that hundreds were hurt, that a million dollars' worth of property was destroyed and that $2,000,000 that might have been expended for things that would have brought health, comfort, knowledge or pleasure were wasted on gunpowder. Some people assume that a protest against damage and suffering and slaughter is actuated by a look of patriotism. This is ridiculous. Is ho not a better lover of his country who desires to see it safe and prosperous than he who arms irresponsible children with pistols and explosives and sends them into the street to take their chances with others who aro similarly equipped? Moreover it does not follow that because the use of gunpowder and dynamite should bo debarred in the public highways and in thickly settled neighborhoods thero should be no celebration.

The truth is that 'a much better celebration can bo had without explosions than with them. Tammany had a real good time yesterday with talk in New According to a dispatch from Taooma Archbishop Satoll! says that negotiations aro pending to bring the Greek church, under the control of tho pope. Tho national socialist labor convention in Chicago adoptod resolutions praising Governor Altgeld for pardoning the anarchists. Tho Kentucky legislature has adjourned after a session of 531 days. A convention of fifteen men held in Botlond, organized the people's party of Vermont.

coxTEJiPoitAitr nuaoK. Ladies go not now too far. Claim not all tho open car, Whilo the heated term shall last And tho open cars whiz past Through our narrow city streets. Leave, we pray, the last three seats. Boston Transcript.

Mr. Jfastboy You be careful, Sam. and do not let my wife know when she gets back how late I came homo when sho was away. Keep a close mouth. Sam Yes, I nebber forgets dat silonce am golden, but greenbacks will answer just do same.

Texas Siflings. 'You must let the baby havo ono cow's milk to drink overy day," said the doctor. "Very woll, if you say so, doctor," said the perplexed mother, "but I really don see how he is going to hold it all." Indianapolis Journal. Loafor (to boy outside the billiard saloon during tho groat match) What's trior score, boy? BoyTwenty. Loafer What d'yer mean? Tver good mind to Boy If a score ain't twenty, I don't know what it is.

Ally Sloper. DAVID B. BAYLIS DEAD. A Prosperous Business Ulan With a Remarkably Charitable jVatnrr. Ono of the oldest and most respected of the residents of this city, David B.

Baylis, died yesterday at his residence, 252 Honry street. He hud boen failing for nearly two years. His death was not due to any specific disease, but was tho result of the natural decay of his body. Mr. Baylis was born In Jamaica, L.

on March 19, 1804. He came from an old family of Long Island farmers, many of whom shared with him tho gift of longevity. He was born before tho days of public Bchools, and his education was recoived at home and at a local private school. Before he had attained his majority ho started a hardware and general store in Jamaica, prospering therein. But the possibilities of tho village were too small for the ambitious young man and just seventy years ago he came to Brooklyn.

Ho started business as a hardware dealer on Atlantic avenue in premises adjoining those until recently occupied by Journeay Burn ham. He prospered exceedingly. Thirty five years ago he retired with a competency that enabled him to livo In excellent but unobtrusive stylo in the Henry street mansion. Mr. Baylis, together with James S.

T. Strana han, founded the South Brooklyn Savings bank. Ha was controller of the institution for forty two years. On repeated occasions he had been offered the presidency, but refused it. A shrinking from anything approaching publicity is said to havo been at the bottom of his refusal.

He had also been a dlrtor of the Long Island Savings bank for many years. Hero, too, the post of president had been offered him, but had been declined. Outside of his own business, these were the only enterprises in which Mr. Baylis was interested. In 1826 ho married Mary Louisa Smith, the daughter of a Jamacia iarmer.

Mrs. Baylis died twenty years ago. Ono son, Charles Samuel, now 65 years of age, was the fruit of the union. He is now on his way to this country from Europe, having taken steamer from England on Saturday. Consequently he does not know of his father's death.

Mr. Baylis for thirteen years had boen a member of the church of the Pilgrims. He was a warm, personal friend of Dr. Storrs. He did not hold office in tho churoh.

He was a member of no clubs or societies, but took an active interest in all institutions of a ohari tablo nature. A broad and praotical spirit of charity was the keynote of his oharacter. He had a long and almost formidable list ot pensioners on his private purse. The sick, the Indigent or any person in real distress are said to have never been refused aid from Mr. Baylis.

The majority of tho callers at the Henry street house left no cards, but heartfealt thanks instead. When Mr. Baylis could walk out, prior to becoming houseridden, the poor of the neighborhood accompanied his progress With continuous blessings. Ho was a constant and liberal giver to the treasury of the Brooklyn orphanage, the Old Ladles' homo, the Baptist home, the Home for Agod Men and other charities of the same type. He held strongly marked views in regard to labor troubles, and was accustomed to declare that the secret of all friction between master and man was the result of tho former making an undue profit out of the work of the latter.

Mr. Baylis was tho eldest of live brothers Daniel, James, Thomas and Abraham. He survived all of them. Ia person he was tall, spare, and had a white board and hair. His face bespoke his benevolent nature.

The Interment will not take place until tho arrival of his son. The remains will rest in the family lot in Greenwood. Dr. Storrs will conduct the funeral services, which will be at the family residence. THE FOURTH AT SHELTER ISLAND.

Bishop McDonnell and a Brooklyn Party Anions' the Visitors. Correspondence of the Eagle. Shelter Islaxd Heights, July 4, 1893 The Fourth was celebrated here quietly, but with patriotic enthusiasm. The day was ushered in by the usual booming of cannon, and the children amused themselves with the usual amount of fireworks and firecrackers. The hotels wers pretty well crowded over the Fourth, and during the day the chief attraction was the sailinc, which was the best it has been this year; Messrs.

LoBoutellier and O'Day of Yale are spending the summer at this place with their parents. The following party sailed down from Sag Harbor on the launch Phoebe on Monday morning and spent the day in taking in the sights around Shelter Island: Right Bev. Charles E. McDonnell, Rov. P.

J. McNamara, V. Q. Rev. J.

H. Mitchell, chancellor; Very Rev. J. G. Hart well, C.

liev. J. I. Barrett, secretary; Rev. John Crimmin, Bev.

E. W. MoCarty, Rev. D. Or.

Hickey. Rev. L. J. Guerin, all from Brooklyn, and Dr.

Sterling, Charles Cook of Sag Harbor; also Miss M. E. Lynch, Miss L. C. Guerin, Miss T.

V. Guerin and Miss M. L. Guerin of Brooklyn. The party stopped at the Prospect house.

A party from the yacht Comache registered at tho Prospect house, including Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Maxwell, Mis3 fitch, John A.

Christie, J. E. Hughes, T. Y. MIdley and T.

H. Hatzol. This has boen a modol day for sailing. A good broozn was blowing and the weather was delightful for this sport. Many yachts were to be seen sailing about, and the.

jolly laughter of the occupants floated over the bay. Among other boats sighted were the Curlow, Yolando, Lizzie. Pigeon, Imp, Tigress and Greyling. All wore well loaded. The now casino and amusement hall at Prospect house was dedicated on Saturday morning with the following programme: March, "Washington Post," Sousa: overture, "Stradella," Flotow; selection, "Fencing Master," DeKoven; song, "Last Night," StreUtzkoy; "Funeral March of a Marionet," Gounod; cello solo.

"Danso Hollandaise," Dunola, Philip Egnor fantaslo, "Hungarian Fetras." Mr. T. G. Austin was tho musical director. A suitablo programme will be carried through every morning during tho season.

On Saturday evening young pcoplo crowded the parlors and hall ways ot the place. Many familiar faces and handsome costumes wore to be soen, and the majority of them seemed to be from Brooklyn. Among others wero the Misses Cartledge, Miss Demarest, Miss Miller, the Misses Schrodor. the Misses Butler, Miss Kalley, Miss Britton, Miss LeBoutollier, Miss Fronoh, Miss Porter, Miss Smith, Miss Riley, Miss Shorter, Miss Breedlow, Miss Miss Cole, Miss Provost, Miss Bossiter, Miss Alice Reno, Miss Paula Reno, the Misses Sherwood, Miss Wcstlako, Miss Martin, Miss Bromond, the Misses Totten, Miss DeBost, Miss Chauncey, Miss Tuller and Miss Fowler. Thosoventh annual meeting of the Shelter Island STncht.club was held at the club house.on Saturday evening.

The election of officers for the year resulted as follows: Commodore, R. B. Lynoh, sloop Gavilan; vice commodore, B. B. Bosevelt, jr.

eatboat Olga; rear commodore, J. B. Edsoh, steamer Pnlos; secretary and treasurer, C. P. Brlgham, eatboat Narona; treasurer, Charles Olmstead.

Trustees were also elected as follows: Mr. B. B. Lynch, chairman; T. A.

Howell, Charles H. W. H. Bradley, Bov. J.

A. Asplnwall, D. P. Hathaway, IL E. Nltchie, F.

A. Dr. J. L. Keep, J.

B. Edspn and H. L. Coe. At the meeting the following new members an oath oflsallegianco shouted in respons6 to Carter Harrison's adjuration.

Firecrackers add nothing to the joy and glory of such things. It has of late become tho habit of people who are able to get away from town on the Fourth of July to do so. They prefer tho serenity and sweetness of the country to the banging and tho smoko of the city. Wero they to combine to secure a sane and enjoyable holiday in town it is possible that somo of the noise makers would he willing to forego a little of their disturbance, for thoy could be kept interested in other ways. As it is, no effort is made here to entertain the people; there are no parades, concerts, free theaters, games, races, balloon ascensions, Japanese day fireworks, drilU or.

any other thing than a tire some fizzing and popping and a stench of smoke. The increasing dangers of the Fourth of July make a reform in the way of celebrating it imperative. Tho Disturbance in Paris. Two causes are responsible for the riots in Paris. One is tho excitability of tho French temperament and the other is the objection of the people to the interference of tho police with their lawful gatherings.

There are those who say that there is a third cause, even more potent than either of these. They declare that the opponents of the present government are inciting the rougher part of the mob to deeds of violence, so' that the ministry may be discredited. It is certain that politicians are making capi tal out of tho disturbance and it is possible that they may be encouraging the rioters. Tho trouble began lost Saturday night, when the police interfered with a demonstration which the students rooming in tho Latin quarter made against Senator Berenger because of his motion to restrict the freedom of the press in certain respects. Tho police niado a charge along the route of the parade.

and killed a clerk who happened to be drinking in a cafe. When the students learned that the clerk was dead their indignation bocame boundless and they attacked the palace of justice and other publio buildings. On Monday they sent a committee to the chamber of deputies to ask that the police be censured for their conduct. The committee was admitted to the floor and its chairman was allowed to deliver his message. The min istry opposed a vote of censure, but it could not defeat a motion urging the speedy punishment of the officers responsible for the trouble.

This was a victory for the students, and they loft the chamber to renew their rioting. The striking cabmen and crowds of Paris toughs joined the mob; streets were barricaded; the police who charged the crowd with drawn swords were overpowered and attacked with their own weapons; the military was ordered out and preparations were made to subdue the disorderly crowd. The peaoe officers seem to be in a state of terror and thoy attack every group of people that they see. Thus many innocent people have been hurt and indignation at the official outrage has increased. Whether politicians are responsible for the growth of tho riot from its small beginning or not the disturbance has had the effect of discrediting the government, and there Is talk in Paris of the overthrow of the ministry unless peace is soon restored.

This is because the Paris police, a3 well as the peace officers throughout France, are under the control and direction of the national government and the national government is responsible for inefficiency in the department. The municipal council of Paris, which iB the local governing body, supports the students, because it wants the ministry to give to it the control of tho police. So the question of municipal home rulo is also involved. Herr Ahlwardt, tho German Jew baiter, wore a dress coat and white waistcoat yesterday morning at the opening of the new reichstag in Berlin. Monsieur Higginbotham of Chicago it seems is not the only man to appear in evening dress before sunset.

Miss Susie Young of Bolton, committed suioide because her lover had married another girl. She left a note declaring that he "had acted real mean," and giving him something to worry about all the rest of his life by telling him that "on resurrection morn howiU have to face mamma." This is the most poignant posthumous revenge ever heard of. The Virginia clergyman who "attacked the rum power" by breaking several bottles of liquor in the world fair exhibit belonging to Sir John Powers, a Dublin distiller, forgot himself, as many other well meaning clergymen have done. The work of the minister is to remove from men the desire to get drunk. When this is done there will be no demand for liquor and the ram powerwill cease to exist.

PERSONAL JIENTION. Justice Blatchford is growing weaker and his death is said to bo near." Emperor William has conforred the grand cross of the Ordor of the lied Eagle upon Dr. Johannes Miquel, tho Prussian minister of finance. Ambassador Bayard gave a Fourth of July roception at me xsucKingnam faiace note! In London. Miss Virginia Withers, daughter of the Into AUrod Uennam Withers of How York, will be married to Baron llobert do Boulement at tho end of July.

Tho nawab of Rompur has arrived in Victoria on his way to the world fair. KECEXT ETESTS. Two hundred and sixty persons died of cnoiora in Jieeea yesterday ana 430 in Jeadah. Annio Ferguson of Philadelphia, who remained in tho surf too long at Asbury Park, was saved from drowning by a woman. Tho annual meeting of the Society of the Cincinnati of Now Jersoy was held at Spring lake.

Annie Dunlap ot Mendham, N. killed herself becauso her parents objected to her lover. The Bov. John T. James of Aldio.

Loudon county, demolished with his cane a part of tho world fair exhibit of Sir John Powers, a jjuonn distiller, no said tnat ne was attacking the whisky power. Three hundred and oightoen silver mines in Colorado have been closed. Half of the town of Potrolla, was burned. Kioting continued among tho Paris students and they barricaded several streets. An explosion occurred In Ingram's colliery at Thornhill, Yorkshire.

England, killing 145 workmen. Governor has pardoned James Hughes, master workman of district assembly No. 231, Knights of Labor, who was sentenced to a ycar'6 imprisonment for extorting money from a Eochester clothing manufacturer. Tho annual convention of the Christian Endeavor society opened in Montroal. Boy Elstor, a balloonist, fell from' his parachute into the Jlissouri'rlver at Omaha and was drowned.

The Rev. Father Ward celebrated tho fiftieth space on tne respective routes is improved by the in a fashion calculated to frighten the most self possessed of passengers and the most courageous of spectators. Whether tho persistent efforts to attain rapid headway are in accord with corporate permission, or only with the ambition of motormen, they are manifestly at variance with the regulations laid down by the authorities. That some of tho accidents recorded are attributable to tho carelessness of individuals is no excuse for deliberate and continuous violation of rules by tho companies or their representatives. Railroad managers and employes cannot escape responsibility because a few pedestrians, unacquainted with the dangers of tho trolley, have exposed themselves to slaughter or injury.

Trolley victims have hitherto been num Tjered among persous run down by tho cars while crossing public thoroughfares. Last evening's disaster varies the dismal record. The killed and wounded, in tho collision at OBITUAKY. Walter G. Howey died Monday afternoon at his homo, 77 South Eighth street, after suffering unconsciousness for moro than' three months.

It was induced by a paralytic stroke. Mr. Howey was well known' in this city, where for many years ho was associated with railroads and the water works. He was born in New York September 1838, and graduated from the college of the city of New York. He served in' the late was taken prisonor and confinod in Libby prison where he contracted a malady which eventually led to his death.

In politics he was a Democrat. He was a momber of the Hanover, club and the Amphion Singins society. EXCCESIOS BATE TO CHICAGO. The New York Central railroad has made oh ex cursiou rate for the world fair of $32 to Chicago and return. These tickets are valid for passage on the Chicago night express, leaving Grand Central station at 0 :15 P.

M. overy day, and good to return at any time before November IS. The same standard of luxury is maintained On this train as on the soven other fast trains that the Now York Central operates between New York and Chicago, including coaches. Wagner palace sleeping and dining and the trip may be made just as comfortably, the only difference being that this train consumes more time in reaching tho objective point. BUSINESS NOTICES.

TEMPERANCE DRINK Fop temperance people a health giving drink for the masses. Not a harraf nl ingredient In its np. Noth lnx but tho purest and most carefully selected herbs, roots, and berries. A 25 CENT PACKAGE MAKES FIVE GALLONS OF A DELICIOUS. STRENGTHENING, EFFERVESCENT BJEVEBA.GE.

Be sure and set HIRES' MANHATTAN BEACH. SOUSA'S BAND AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PAIN'S STORMING OP VICKSBUBGr AND GRAND FIREWORKS. ON THE LOVELY, COOL PALISADES. ELDORADO ELDORADO ELDORADO A SPEOIAX BOAT LEAVES JEWELL'S "WHAHF EVERY EVENING AT 7:30.

FARE FOR ROUND TRIP. INCLUDING. SEAT ON GRAND STAND. ONLY 7oc. 4 A deliffhtful oxcursion to witness Bolossy Kiratfy's KING SOLOMON.

I The world's moat magnificent nnnntAnln. The famous boxing Kangaroo. Vaudeville and Grand Band Concerts. Paintings and art objects loaned by Messrs. Andrews, Avery, Belmont, Bishop, Blodgott, Clarke, Garland, Huntington, Marquand, Sampson.

Tiffany, Vanderbilt and others. 23d st and 4th av. Open 9. A M. to 6 P.M.

NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGN. GRAND ANNUAL GARDEN PARTY, GROUNDS OF ST. AMBROSE'S CHURCH, TOMPKINS AND DEKALB AVS, FATHER SHKEHY. Pastor. TO MORROW AND FOLLOWING NIGHTS.

SPORTISfi. MONMOUTH PARK RACES, RACING EVERY DAY, AT 2:30 P. UN TIT THURSDAY, AUGUST 34. Fast express trains every fifteen minutes from Cortlandt, Deabroeaea ana. and from Ttoetor st.

Faro, round trip. including admission to field. CONEY ISLAND JOCKEY CLUB. SPRING MEETING. Racing Every Day (rain or shine).

FIRST RACE AT 2:30. Trains leave every half hour from East 34th st and foot of Whitehall at, Now York. Special parlor car leaves 34th at at I P. M. Train leave Flatbush av station, Brooklyn, every half honr.

i BRIGHTON BEACH EAOES. Racing Every Week Day Boginnlng at 3 P. M. REACHED BY ALL ROUTES TO OONEY ISLAND. Grand Stand, $1.

Ladies, 0O0. Field, 50c. CHAS.V. SASS. Secretary.

H. ENGEMAN.Presldent, EXCURSIONS. "The New York World's Fair." Most Magnificent DAT SUMMER EESOET in the World. A delightful sail on fast steamers. Two Grand Con rerts doily.

Wonderful foliage, raro plants and horticultural curiosities. An nnequaled Menagerie and Aquarium. "KLETN DliOTSCHLAND." "Tho Dairy." Boating, bathing fishing, bowling and billiards. Steam Launches. Genalno Glen Island Clambake.

Dinner la carte. i STEAMERS LEAVE: ffiS 11:05 RETURNING, LEAVE GLEN ISLAND: 10:45 A. for Pier 18 and Thirty second st; 11:45. FOR ALL LAND1NHS. 3:15, 5, 0, 7 and 8P.M.

40C. EXCURSION TICKKTS. 40C. EXTRA BOATS ON StTNflAVR. EOOKAWAY BEACH, STEAMERS Gen.

Slociim and Grand Republic. DAILY TRIPS. Leave: Morn In tr. Afternoon. West 22dst, Now York 8:4010:00 West 10th st.

Now York 1133 1:50 mattery lanainc. few iorK. ad joining Barpe oftico 9:15 2:05 Jewell's wharf, Brooklyn 11:00 2:20 Returninc, leave Boaoh. 11 :30 A. 5:00 and 0:30 P.M.

50c. FARK. ROUND TRIP. 00c. WEST POINT, NEWBURGH AND POUGHKEEPSIE Sundays by Day Lice Steamers NEW YORK AND ALBANY.

From Brooklyn. Fulton st (by Annex) 8:00 A. tew York, Deabro3sest Pier 8:40 New York, West 22d st Pier Beturnine. duo in New York at 5:30 P. M.

awimiju anu Ai ixnuufl uurrCJirtTa. FISHING BANKS, DAILY, FROM Bridge dock. Brooklyn; rodncod fare; sents 50 cents, ladies 25 cents well efttablfahed steamer Schuy capacity 1,000 nasRonaors, leaves East Twenty third st. Now York, 7:15, and as above, 7:30 A. St; fresh balt.

tackle, reiroshmonts oo board Hancox. A SUMMER EXCURSION BOOK, 5k m' WITH' LIST OF CAT8KILL MOUNTAIN BOARDING HOTTSEIL oouu G.QH aijuaiix iAx iLalL. Dosbrosse st pier. GLEN ISLAND Bay Ridge, wero cither employes or passen gers. JLne crasn occurred on inira avenue, at Sixty fifth street.

At that crossing stood a YrrtwrHftr1 Third nwnnfl nnr A TTftmilrrm 'irae car, also crowded, was descending the steep grade from Sixtieth street. It is cus tomary for motormen, when they strike this 1 A 1 1 1 1 i ifmuo, lu auuscii urunr uuu iul luu cur down by force of gravity. Motormnn Mc Hugh of the Hamilton avenue car fol SV' lowed the familiar practice. To his horror, jfyCwhen he neared the foo' of the hill ho found 'that his brakes would not work. The result 'was that his car crashed into th Third avenue j.

with apalling consequences. McIIugh was so badly crushed that he died in a few that the Republicans in congress will be in favor of "good money" may be accepted as reflect ing the general Republican attitude. If he accurately defines the Republican intention, that party entertains still some regard for its own future. The summons for a silver convention is couched in characteristic language. It de clares tho existence of a "concerted purpose" to 'seize upon tho present opportunity to destroy silver as money," to "establish finally and forever the single gold standard" and at "one stroke to change all debts to gold debts, with a never ending rise of gold and fall of prices." The present financial disturbance is attributed to a "conspiracy" to overthrow "the money of the constitution." The close of the Indian, mints to silver is described as part of that "conspiracy." Among those invited to the convention are members of tho Bimetallio league and all economio and industrial organizations.

Members of congress and of state legislatures are specially invited and governors of states are requested to appoint as many delegates as "they may deem proper." The call is broad enough to satisfy every fiat money fanatic in the United States. There is not a silverite, from the opulent mining king to the wild eyed Kansas populist, who cannot find in it surcease from the sorrow produced by heartless "gold bugs." While the convention will probably contribute nothing new to the silver side of the controversy it may serve a useful purpose as disclosing the comparative strength remaining in the pro silver movement. Although it may spur the silver agitators to greater exertions it will have the compensating advantage of reinforcing anti silver feeling among conservative and thoughtful men. Three aspects of tho silver controversy were presented at the Tammany celebration. Senator Hill's letter was as enigmatical as anything ho has written on tho subject.

Its grandiloquent generalities are unrelieved by any symptom of a disposition to meet squarely the principal issue in the silver controversy. Of course he denounces the Sherman act; everybody does that. But when it comes to discussing a substitute for that ill starred measuro Senator Hill is as vague and foggy as a typical inflationist of tho wide and wooly Southwest. Hewrite3 of repeal as "necessary to lay the foundation for the enactment of that legislation or the inauguration of that international concurrence whioh shall eventually lead us to the goal of free bimetallio coinage." The senior senator from New York, in other words, is still coquetting with the elements which would continue to "help silver" by artificial meuns. While he does not specify precisely how "free bimetallic coinage" is to be accomplished or "international concurrence" invited, while all the world is gravitating toward the gold standard, he, at least, pre serves his reputation as a trimmer between the sound money oamps and the intrenchments of the silver party.

Mr. Hill had a dangerous rival at Tammany hall for tho favor of the silveritea. Congressman Clark, fresh from Missouri, announced that the Western Demo crats wanted, instead of the Sherman law, "tho money of tho constitution, both silver and gold and a sufficient paper currency to be kept at par with and redeemable in such coin." Congressman Hendrix, in reply to the Hill and Olark attemDts to evade the crucial question, put the issue plain ly. He contended that the gold standard was the only practicable ono at the present time Ho pointed out the failure of experiments abroad with bimetallism. He warned Democrats that unless they go to congress prepared to settle tho matter at one blow that business will be paralyzed throughout tho country, that industry will be hampered and that the Democratic party will be cursed from Martha's Vineyard to tho Aleutian islands.

"The voice of New York in this matter," as Mr. Hendrix pertinently said, "is the voice of experience, of industry, the voice of sanity," ond, as he truthfully added, "what is good for Now York is good for. the whole people." Divergence of opinion on tho financial question confirms' the bolief of observant ixbinutes. Seven other persons were seriously Injured. Tho collision would have been avoid iSCs ed if tho brakes had worked.

It. would not Hf; have occurred but for the dangerous practice of letting cars run at high speed on the down erade. Tho latter abuse is by no means the Bay Ridge section. Wherever there Mg' is a declivity in nn outlying nighbor Wxl liood motormen follow tho dan serous custom or giving rreo rem to ineir inclinations lor "making time." What is liable, at any mo. meat, to follow relaxation of this sort is grew soniely illustratod by the smashup at Bay Ridge.

Similar mishaps in other pities, many ofi them attended by fatal results should havo Mi warned tho Brooklyn carmen against addic tion to the mad habit of racing down hill. Of equal importance with cessation of operating I'; cars by gravitation is frequent inspection of the braking apparatus. Provision of effective brakes should be made an indispensable pre liminary to running of any vehicle designed to cany passengers by electric propulsion. "With all its evils, tho trolley has undoubt edly coino to stay. Its establishment, as the chief means of urban transportation, should rouse the authorities to the importance of adopting more stringent measures for its proper regulation.

Tho public are becoming weary of the procession of horrors which have in its train. They believe tho time for the mangling of men and women and the decapitation and mutilation of children has ypassed. To remonstrance and admonition the companies have interposed profuse promises of amendment. These promises have hot been kept. Unless more vigorous steps are taken to enforce the rules no at tempt to keep them will be made.

Mayor JSOOay, WHO lias several Limes reierreu ciua jtically to the shortcomings of tho trolley operators, has before him an excellent oppor Rtrj'i tumty to servo tho public in a spirited ana iM. 'TOTinft n. lnran nrnnortion of the nassencrers k'csrried want to ride rapidly thoir imputience to L7.