••Here Shall the Press the People's Bights Maintain, TJnawed by Influence and Unbribed by Gain." VOL. XX. MALONE, N. Y., WEDNESDAY, .SEPTEMBER 12, 1900. NO 37. Hacking There is noth- ing so bid for a cough as cough- ing. It tears the tender menibrane of the throat and lungs, and the wounds thus made attract the ^ germs of con- V sumption. Stop your cough by using the family remedy that hac . been curing - >^**coughs and colds , of every kind for over sixty years* You can't afford to be with- out it. loosens the grasp of your cough. The congestion of the throat and lungs is removed; all inflamma- tion is subdued; and the cough drops away. Three sizes: the one dollar size is the cheap- est to keep on hand; the 50c. size for coughs you have had for some time; the 25c. size for an ordinary cold. u » uiiijTOvurts Jne. F, MAKION MILLER, Oct. 28,1888. - Camden, N. T. Write the T*octor. If you bay» any omplaint whatever and destr* the est medical advice -write ihe Doctor comp fcest- ihe Doctor Lowell, Maw UN6S WTURALLY WEAK, ^mis sore or weakened by the £rip, or by pnen onia or successive colds, and throats raw or in- ,.rned from colds and coughing, ne«d. the balmy otfeing and healing influence of TOLUIA EMULSION. if? grand for the children, it is grand for the .own folks. It is very palatable, and as harm- '-§-** honey. A bottle of this fine preparation .soften saved a child's life by obviating the nditions leading to croup and diphtheria, while. "* adults it is a great protector agrairist Asthma, -.'mchitis. Pneumonia and Consumption. Even :ere the latter diseases are chronic TOLIJIA •I I." E.SIO1V will give more of relief and com- -T than any other remedy. It is guaranteed to -e benefit or your money is returned for the . W. HYDE, Druggist, ': MALONE, N. Y. I Digests anything and everything you eat. Ifes Indigestion and builds up the tissues, 1 increasing flesb in thin, nervous people. < g ,^«,, 1h r fitnn.^rh, mmttrr^ erres and solid flesb, in nature's w» • from plenty of wholemme food, | well digested. the GKNTTCNE, made »t e GKNTTCNE, made LABORATORIES, DELPHIA 1 snre yon get tl I Tbe JOHNSON I FH1JLAL,. "'druggists refund the •A. W. STICKWjEY, Druggist. Hit fall* to cure IT. JOSEPH'S Ursttline Academy |ARDIN6 and DAJ SCHOOL The language of the school is ENGLISH but Erench ta taughHn its purity. carriculuiu embraces the ordinary eleme&tary4uad higher branches. Also Academic coarse, Commercial course, Bookkeepl ng, Stenography, Typewriting, &c. ad Polite Deportasst, e location is remarkably healthful ample play- grounds. For par- ara apply to the Mother Superior, MALONB, N. Y. * /icago Marine Band Oct. 13th. GALVESTON DESTROYED. BASF BILL. The West Indian storm, which was ex- The base ball season of the Malone pected off the Atlantic coast, veered League Club was finished at Ogdensbura: into the Gulf of Mexico and .spent itself, last vv^ek Thursday, when the "cham- on the shore States. Awful havoc was • p j, >ns " polished off Potsdam with com- wrought in Texas, including the clestruc-4 ative ease Duquette's benders were to the ground and 4,000 people killed, i Malone bats - Whittemore brought his drowned or missing. Badness bouses batting efforts of tbe-season to a fitting bdl dd l b g were badly damaged and many residences not literall d t d d d g close by a terrific home run hit, and both Wd y g y n , not literally destroyed were warptd and Wilder and Wash burn secured three safe twisted. Water was blown over the is- land on which Galveston stands in big waves by the hurricane, which came straight from the gulf at the rate of SO miles an hour. The gale blew steadily from about 5 P. M. till midnight Satur- day. Water stood three feet deep in the rotunda of the Fremont Hotel aad was six feet deep in Market Square. Along the water front nothing escaped. Ele- vators were unroofed and sheds and ware- houses along the wharves were so wreck- ed that they failed to cover the contents. Steamships and sailing vessels were either piled upon the wharves and shores or floating bottom side up in the bay. The more substantial buildings were crowded during the night with refugees; mostly women and children, bemoaning the loss of kindred and fortune. The city was en- tirely snbmerged and cut off from com- munication with the outside world. The water works power house was wrecked and a water famine is threatened in addi- tion to much destitution from want of food. The electric light plant was ruined and the city is in darkness. The east end of the city, which is the residence district, has been practically wiped out of exist- ence, The damage is at present so great that it cannot be estimated. Later news confirms the awful destruction, but re- duces the number of the dead to 1,000. Au orphans' home full of children was entirely destroyed. Small shipping was carried ten miles inland, water being four feet deep ia-the highest portion of the city. Ittclfcloley's Letter of Acceptance. President McKinley ; s formal letter of acceptance was made public on Saturday and is one of the most direct and praise- worthy papers ever issued in a political campaign. It calls attention at the oui- set to the reopening of the money question and the pledge of the three platform? on which Bryan stands that unceasing effort will be made by his supporters uutii the gold act shall be blotted from the statute books and the free and unlimited coinage of silver at 16 to 1 shall take its place, ll d f And icinvitesall whoassisted fouryearsago In paving the nation from a silver basis to join again in this second battle for finan- cial integrity and safe busine&s conditions, Mr. BryajQ havinfr said immediately, .after „J* '*~ r ™"™m friends of ijimetal- lism have noc been vanquished; they have simply been overcome. They believe that the gold standard is a conspiracy of the money changers against the welfare of tbe human race—and they will continue the warfare against it." The Republican party, sajs the presi- dent, remains true to the time-honored principles of protection and reciprocity, congress has provided representative gov- ernments in Hawaii and Alaska, our rev-- enues have greatly increased and expendi- tures have been decreasing both for civic and war purposes during the last fiscal year. Congress authorized a war loan of $400,000,000 at the beginning of the con- flict with Spain, but only half that sum was issued in bonds, and _con ucKt ocajiuu bliuttld Dfe able to reduce tax- ation very materially unless something unforeseen shall happen. The president declares for American ships to carry our great foreign trade, 91 per cent of which is now handled by .foreign vessels, and for the immediate construction, comple- tion and control by this government of a maritime canal connecting the oceans, which is now more than ever demanded by the annexation of Hawaii and the ex- pansion of our influence and trade on the Pacific. He declares unequivocal- ly against trusts and unlawful combina- tions suppressing competition, and asks that they be restrained by effective pro hibitory and penal legislation. We have restored order in Cuba, fed the starving, clothed the naked, stimulat- ed industry, reduced our military esta- " rtfrnm 48/^0 tin 1"^ trrir constitutional convention will meet in November to frame a consti tution on which an independent govern- ment for the island will rest—a long_ step in the fulfillment of our pledges to that island. To Porto Rico, which we bold by the same title as the Philippines, congress has given a government in which the inhabi- tants participate which gives a much larger measure of self government than Louisiana was permitted to enjoy under Jefferson. Business there is reviving, manufactures are developing, imports increasing, fields are being cultivated and free schools established. The military has been reduced from 11,000 to 1,500 and native Porto Rlcans constitute for the most part the local constabulary. In re- gard to the Philippines, peace and the prosperity of the Phllipine peoples have alone been sought, and force has only been employed against force which stood in the way of the realization of these ends. Our title is the same to these islands as to Porto Rico and we are there with the same noble purposes. Vermont and Arkansas held their State elections last week. The former did much better than tbe Republicans expected, a plurality of over 31,000 in the State hav- ing been secured. In Arkansas the Dem- ocrats were disappointed, the Republicans making significant gains in the white counties. In the black districts the Dem- ocratic vote increased. This result, to- gether with unusual enthusiasm for the Republican national ticket in the South- west, has given birth to the hope that even Missouri can be carried by the Republi- cans. Richard C. Kerens says that the big Sedalia mass meeting last week was the greatest Republican gathering ever held in the latter State, and was attended by 40,000 people. Mr. Kerens was astonished at the demonstration for tbe Republican national ticket. Mfilone has had the best base ball she ever had, played by a team of gentlemen, and the re put; tends throughout York, «& i • bdll clubs. >t tbe~ organization ex- be whole of Northern model for all future No one player can be tingled out as a star, but the playing of Wbittemore, Washbarn, Wilder, Beiding, Gray, Pattee and Prouse, has been a con- tinued exhibition of faithful, unselfish bail playing, and each is entitled to the highest praise. The record of the club is one to be proud of and excels that of all previous teams in Northern New York for briJlianey, they having won the pennant of the Northern New York League, and a majority in each series, defeating Ogdensburg in every game played, winning the series from Plattsburghrand Montreal and breaking even with the Paul Smith team. Finan- cially the result is very satisfactory, and the fact that but a portion of the guaran- tee fund is called for makes the season an exception in that line. The games have been attended by the very best class of our citizens, and the ladies have taken an especial interest in the contests, which have not been marred by a single disgrace- ful feature. The future of base ball in Malone is bright. If properly handled, it is demon- strated that the sport can be maintained here at a minimum of expense and with brilliant results in victories. Ogdensburg, Pittsburgh, Montreal and Malone will probably constitute the league next year, as it is doubtful if.Potsdam will be repre- sented, at least, under the same manage- ment. Charley and Arthur Prouse re- turn to St. Albans, Harry Pattee will at- tend school at Colby Academy this winter, and Washburn, Wtittemore, Wilder, Beiding and Graj*vi!l go to Brown Uni- versity. Success be with them and may they all be seen in Malone uniforms next year, with the record of 1900 to spur them on to new victories. Following is the league standing, a tab- ulated record of t be batting and fielding averages of the team and a record of the ld g games played during the season: Beiding Washburn..,. Gray Malone vs. Potsdam, Won. Malone vs. Potsdam. — " Ogdensburg, Cuban Giants, " Potsdam, Pittsburgh, Potsdam, Montreal Ogdensburg. T*aui JSnTTlitlVl Ogdensburg,' (iouverneur. Paul Sniith"s, Montreal. Ogdecsburg, Plattslmrgti. Ogdensburg, Potsdam, Lost. July 6,10 innings. 5—4 " 10, 9-2 " IS, 6—0 " 19, II innings, 5—• " 24. 9-1 •• #: 'tl " 28,12 innings, 12—9 " 10,10 Innings. 12—S " 1G. • - • *' 18, k> 21. 10 innings, " 33. 1 " 24, " 39. iept. 6, 1 Malone vs. MaseottB, Montreal. July 4, 1—.' Potsdam. Juiy 11. " 1-: Gouvernear, "" is, 10 innings. G—" " 21, -i—H Paul Smith's, Aue. 8. 0—2 Pittsburgh, " 9, 3-4 Potsdam. " IT, 3—4 •" " 30. 15 innings. Z-4 Syracuse, >% 27, . 3—18 Paul Smith's, " 30. 4—1< Ampersand, Sept. 3, 8—l: BASE BALL NOTES. The Malone club has now disbanded and been paid off. Several of the—boys, with ladies and a eh*pfr»^ have—»tece—beei ampmg for a number of days at the Col lins cottage, Lake Titus. An assessment of 85 per cent, of the guarantee fund has been made to make ends meet, and it is generally conceded that tbe managers have done very well in not being obliged to call for the whole of it. Malone has enjoyed many good games this season. They have made business for hotels, hack drivers, &c., and have fur- nished healthful diversion for theV people. The cost has not been exorbitant and everybody seems well satisfied with the results. An amusing game was played on the fair grounds Monday between two home teams of amateurs enlisted for the occa- sion under the titles of the Bachelor* and Benedicts. The proceeds were $15.20, which goes to the W. C. T. TJ. for relief work. The Benedicts were clearly out- classed by the Bachelors and lost to the tune of 17 to 11. There was fun for every- body, hits and errors in plenty, and a pre- tended kick on about all the decisions of Wallie Smith who acted as umpire. Prom beginning to end the game was a roaring farce, as Intended, but there was some good work, particularly that of Briggs and Ames at the bat and Donahue and Murphy on bases. Proctor made a phenomenal running catch of a fly to right field. R. Channell made a balloon ascension from the box in the fourth inning, giving his opponents 11 runs. The following is the score by innings:— Benedicts 2 8 0 1 1 1 4 O-il The stock barn of G. JD. Boomhower, at Chateaugay, was destroyed by fire early Sunday morning of last week. It was a commodious building, located well, and was used mainly for earring horses., The cause of the fire is unknown. There was f 1,300 on building and |500 on contents, but the loss is much more than that. ! OF LOCAL INTEREST. iVo -vill be RU important meeting of' the si Y.'='-' Friday evening at 7:00* o'clock. All member? are urged to be j present. j Georgp WJtb<>reil, of Chateargay, is i contemplating parting anc^hfr show on' the rosd next year, thouch he has-sot j yet decided on the nature of it. Wh£n work slacks up on the farm the old de- sire to take to the road agaia overwhelms him. W. R. Adams, of Baneor. is haviug >od bueee=* in canvas-ing for a book written by Charles Morris, entitled. "Fa- mous Men aud Great Events of the 19th .'entury." It contains a fund of infor mat ion. i^ up to date and should prove a valuable addition to any home or library. The plans for surveying tbe Grasse river at JIassena, as presented by U. S. engineer Fitch, of Oswego, on his recent visit to that town, have been approved and the allotment of money for the survey made. This is favorable to the project of using the big canal and the Grasse river for navigation of U. S. vessels arouiad the Long Sioux rapids. Jefferson Jeffway, who resided a few miles south of Chateaugay, was kicked by his horse a week ago, just after reaching home from the village, resulting in death in a few hours. Jeffway got out of the agon to assist in unhitching, and put bis band on the horse's hip. Tbe horse kicked in a couple of ribs which pierced his lungs. He was partially blind and 58 years of The friends of Mrs. M. C. Dawson, nee Cora Baldwin, will be sorry to learn that Mr. Dawson has been very ill for some time with typhoid pneumonia, but glad to learn that be is now considered out of danger. Mr. Dawson has had charge of tte Wagner Palace Car office in Xew York, and was transferred to Montreal, where he remained for some time, but was recently assigned to a similar position in Toronto, Ont. The Osrdensburg Advance says that the Poorer & Light Co, tUere has* taken pos- session ot the match fatetory building and the work of fitting up \be big 500-horse power -Corliss engine commenced last week. Tbe main driving belt will be" 160 feet long, three ply, forty inches wide, and costs $1,200. The company will ^oor, possess one of the best plants north of the N. Y. Central R. R. The New York Central offer excursion rates to Ottawa and return on account oi the Ottawa Fair—Central Canada Exhi- bition, September 18th and 20th from Ma- lone at $2.95, Constable |2.&0, Loon Lake t§ SO. Paul Smith's $4,20, Saranac Lake $4.40, Tupper Lake |4.75. Tickets good going only on the morning train (No. 655; of the dates named, returning leaving Ottawa on or before September 24th. Full particulars may be had from N. Y. C. agents. George Tomiinson, of Syracuse, and Mrs. Carl E. Myers, of Frankfort, bet- ter known as "Charlotta," made a balloon ascension in a basket from thi Sandy Creek fair grounds and landed in a pasture on a farm in the town of Martmsbnrg, Lewis county. The balloon traveled about 40 miles and at times was 7,000 feet above tbe earth, while ai others it was so low that the occupant* ket could plainly hear the ex clamations of farmers along the route. The aeronauts passgd over portions of three counties, Oswego, Jefferson and Lewis. An appalling accident occurred at th< Santa Clara Lumber Company's mill, ai Topper Lake, recently. " John Bis sonette, an employee, who run the circu lar saw, or bolter, was on top the fram< filling the oil cups," says the Enterprise, "when the helper, not knowing he was fhere, unset the brakes and started the saw. The unfortunate man was borne up against the floortimbers with terrible force and remained there some minutes, being pounded to pieces, until some men saw blood trickliug down. He was releas- ed, but lived oniy*£bfee hours. His skul was fraeturejfTboth hips sma^l >y a bolt in the roof. He leaves_a wife and four chil dren." The State reservations along the St Lawrence have proved so popular this season and have been" so well patronized that they have often been too thickly pop- ulated for comfort and there has been a great demand for larger reservations. The State forest, fish and game commis- sion were on the river recently and look- ed over several tracts of land with the view of purchasing them as soon as suf ficient money can be secured. It is prob- able that the commission will ask the legislature for a special appropriation for this purpose next -winter. Fifteen new ovens, similar to those now on the State land and costing f 15 apiece, have been re- cently ordered by the commission and will soon be placed in position. This make 30 ovens, in all for the public use on the State land. The Gouverneur and Ogdensburg fairs enjoyed good weather this year and both were fairly successfuL presenting roost excellent programs for the entertainment of the public. X«. L. Sayles started the Thompson colts, Jack Harding and Paul Smith, at Ogdensburg, and also L. L., the sturdy trotter owned by W. E. Smallman. Notwithstanding that the track was in very bad condition Paul Smith wen the 2:29 trot with ease in three straight heat*, time 2:26, 2:2$, 2:22^; but Harding is more sensitive to his footing and lost the 2.24 trot which he ought otherwise to have easily won. He took third place. L. L. had an apparently dead cinch on the 2:18 trot after winning tha. first heat easily, He was the speediest trotter in tbe field and led in the second beat by several lengths when the home stretch was" reached; but at the~100-yard pole he west lame and had to be drawn from the race. Until the Ogdensburg races- 'Mr. Sayles had beep singularly fortunate with his string of horses. The list of landsaod notice of State- Tax Sale for 1900 will be found on our inside columns. The Rev. T. G. ISass will speak at the BaptiSTTTojarcb both morning and evening, Sept. 16. His evening subject •will be " Moses and the Exodus." It is Mr. Cass' purpose to speak for some Sunday eve- nings upon old Testament characters and their^simes. , Everybody welcome. A Watertown dispatch says that Samnel A. Nutting has been granted a,divorce from his wife, who, according to the evi- dence, lived for a time with one Brayton Wilder, and was sold by him to one George Smith, who had fallen in love with her, for a three-cent piece. Mrs. Nutting evi- dently liked the bargain, for she still lives with Smith. The Stella pyrites mines, located a mile from Hermon village, are shipping six carloads of refined ores per day. This is one of the most substantial industries now in St. Lawrence county. About $200,000 have been invested and the mines are proving a success. There are excellent pyrites mines in Franklin county which are wholly undeveloped. There ought to be money in working them. " Tub " Provo, a fighting character re- siding in Dannemora, disappeared about two weeks ago and has not been seen since. A circus exhibited there on that day and Provo quarreled with several of the show- men early in the evening. LatetCat^^_ he left McCurry's hotel with the intention of visiting tbe show ground? and fighting the men with whom he had been quarrel ing. That was the last seen of him. There is an abandoned mine near the show grounds, which i& filled with water to a depth of 1,200 feet, and it is believed that Provo fell or was pushed into it, in which Cist the body would probably never be recovered. Dr. Emile LaRocque has been desig- nated as medical examiner of immigrants entering at this port. A great many Chinamen are coming this way now, 25 of them arriving in a single day last eek, aad ll more a day or two later, and the government deems ic a wise pre- caution to have them examined Tbe designation is an imp.jr*ant one and one worth striving for, a.hd tt±e doctor is to be congratulated on bis good fortune. Dr. Van Vechten, of Chateaugay, goes soon to Europe, and there will be a vacan- cy, it is believed, on the pension examin- ing board. If so, a Chateaugay physician will be appointed in his stead. It is quite probable that in tbe near future the oil engine now used on the Clearwnter 8c Raequette Lake branch of by an engine driven by super-heated wa- ter, and that these new engines will soon be operating tbe short lines. of road throughout the country. Mr. Carrier, formerly superintendent of the St. L. & A. R. R. at Malone, gays that two of these engines run by super-heated water are now on trial in the yards in New York, and that they have proved success- ful and capable of running 40 miles with oat recharging the strong tanks with hot water. They carry no fuel, and are, of course, bandy to run and economical. Dr. Webb and other roilroad men have an interest in the invention. Edjjion The Democratte=______ heat early lastTweek when ex-Governor Hill in a Labor Day speech attacked boss- es in politicsr*"~Richard Croker took all Hill's words personally to himself,thoogh he was not mentioned, and broke out in the most scathing denunciation of Hill, declaring that he is deceitful, dishones and false to his friends, and that hi couldn't be a captain of an election dis- trict in New York city. "Senatoi Murphy." said Croker, 'is straightfor- ward and honest: you can;believe what he says. Hill trits to take advantage of friendship. None of his friends can trust him. He is so- ^small^ that the meanest politician wont have anything to do with him. I don't know whether he will quit when he gets up to Saratoga or not; you never can tell about him. If he wins, of course ha'H say that hp Tnppmt mfi—M—t be around in two years saying that he meant somebody else. He is always the same, you can never pin him down. I have always been a Demo- crat, and have stood for Democratic prin- ciples and for the organization. There must be a head to the organization. What could we do without a head? We should be scattered and disorganized. Where would Hill be if it was not for the organ- ization? You've got to baWit; everyone knows that. That's what I have stood for, and I never will stand for anything else." Later in the week Richard Croker got tired of the Coler talk and broke out with a fling at him as tbe only honest man in the party, who goes around telling people that Croker works for commercial- ism in politics. Then he showed where Coler had made over f2SO,000 in stocks of companies, some of which he claimed did business with the city. Mr. Coler paid no attention to Croker's rage, because no- body would consider Croker's words seri- ously; but it showed the deep feeling which has been stirred up among Demo- crats and tbe condition that party is in at the opening of this campaign. In marked contrast to sach exhibitions has been the course of the Republicans of the State. Numerous candidates wanted to be gov- ernor, but if Mr. Odell would consent to run all were ready to withdraw, because they knew him to be the choice of tbe great bulk of Republicans,. There was never a more harmonious convention than that which nominated him, and all ele- ments of tbe party were fully and fairly recognised in tbe distribution of conven- tion honors and in the makeup of the bal- ance of tbe ticket. There was not a con- testing delegation UL the convention. Ex- Governor Blac* paid, higtf tribute to the candidate when nominating him. Black has bent counted, of late to be out of sym- pathy with Senator YUtt. Governor - * *• Tedttie richest words of com- the nomination which had t*«fo made, mad declared that Mr. Odell bad t**en bis c|oeest and most trusted ad- Timely,Sn •rs of tbe Farmer. Dear Sirs: The village of Malone should maintain its reputation not only for being beautiful and well-kept town in its out- ward appearance, but as a law-abiding, self-respecting community, careful of the moral training of its young people. Yet there are certain tendencies apparent among some of the boys of the communi- ty which if allowed to go unchecked can not fail to result in trouble to the boys themselves in the future. A recent arrest should be a warning to others who are much more fortunate in their advantages, bnt who are entering upon courses of conduct which must bring trouble to themselves and their parents. Innocent amusements should be encouraged, and if older people conld more often associate with the young in their matters it would be better. But running in the streets without restriction, and especially at night, tbe secret meet- ings of boys to learn to smoke cigarettes and tell questionable stories, the purloin- ing from each other of small articles, the stealing from orchards and gardens ought to be dealt with firmly, not only for the protection of peaceable citizens but for the good of the boys themselves. Permit me, therefore, to exhort parents, teachers and officers to place a firmer grip %poo the moral training of children, and to take especial pains to know just what the children are doing. A word of warn- ing at the right time may be invaluable and save much trouble. It may be that the awakening of interest in nature study in our schools may have been responsible unintentionally in producing some law- lessness. I have been a teacher and am interested in the children and have en- couraged nature study, yet I can see how* theletting loose of children to sj:ady na- ture without oversight or restraint, or careful cautioning as to Ihe rights of property, may place children in tbe way of temptation without the proper safe- guard to resist it, and so gradually lead them to idea? of the rights of proDerty which are entirely wrong and vicious in the outcome. Small beginnings sometimes make terrible endings. It is because of a deep interest in and sympathy for tbe seri- ous business which parents, teachers and village pfficers have on their hands that I have thus Bpoken. J. H. Myers. Fair Notes. This has been a great year for crops of all kinds in field and garden. Tomatoes and melons have ripened earlier and bet- ter than ever before, and of fruit and vege- tables there has never been greater abund- yh will be beyonci_doabt_,!tbe, n Trait and vegetableThalls this year ever seen on the Franklin county ground?. Fair patrons are studying the premium Ii*t8,each planning to add some- thing to the attractiveness of the exhibi- tion. The premium l%rbooks can be se- cured by writing Walter Mallon, Malone, N. Y. This year the game ticket system will be adopted as heretofore, bat^ the use of members' cards and season tickets not transferable has been so abused that the officers have taken steps to prevent the occurrence in the future. A separate gate will be erected, through which all persons holding members' cards and season tic)^efcg day when used. Ali tickets wil\ thus be examined by the same officer when the hqlders eater tbe groGod», A great crowd at the fair is expected. and the special and regular attractions are J such as to warrant it. The usual excel lent railroad arrangements will be ttjade and the attendance will no doubt eclipfejf that of any exhibition in the societv's history. Thi? has thus far been proved' a good fair year,and a good fair year on the average means a tremendous year in Ma- lone, which in good and bad years always has a big fair. -••> . Col. William J. Morgan, comptroller of this State, died suddenly at bis Albany '• home last Wednesday night, of heart dis- -eas§;—Goi^Morgan had been in attendance a€ the State convention at Saratoga,- but was ill most ft tbe time while there and compelled to remain in his room. He started tome before the convention ad- journed and before his renomination, be- ing advised to seek the quite of his home, C«ll Morgan was one of the ablest public officials in the State. Under his admin- ,Wtratioo much more money was collected from indirect taxes than ever before, and it was under his advice and counsel that the extremely low tax rate of this year was secured. The governor has the right to appoint his successor till J&auary let, and tbe Republican State committee has authority to fill the vacancy on the Re- publican ticket caused by Col. Morgan's death. It is probable that bis first deputy will be named to fill out Lis unexpired term, and that an Erie county man will be substituted by the State committee in his place on the Republican ticket, The new German cable to be operated in connection with the Commercial Cable Co. and Postal Tel*gr*ph Cabie Co. ha§ been completed and is now open to the public It is the only direct cable ever laid between tbe United States asd Ger- many and will materially lessen the time of transmission of mesMftes with po!ru- in Germany. TB€ line extends from New York tcFayal and thence to Emdeo, Ger many. The German emperor sent the first message over it to President Me Kinky. who sent a^elicltoas message in return Both expressed satisfaction at the opening of closer relation*, sure to strengthen the cordiality of the nations and oemect them to mutual friendship in the paths of peace. .The work of grading the road-bed for Norfolk's sew railroad has been began. Public exercises were had when the first spadeful of earth was lifted, addresses being made by prominent dtisen«. About 70 Wfcn and 20 teams are sow working on the excavation for the canal and for the foundation of the factory at Norfolk.