Show Silver Still Has Its Friends NEW YORK August SThe Sun thinks the facts of the past silver legislation and the prospects of any future action on the part of the House founded on the ascertained views of the members justify the conclusion that any proposition looking to the stoppage of the coinage of the silver dollar will probably meet the same fate in the new probab9 did in the last one This opinion is already expressed by Senator Sherman and by Randall Ran-dall of Pennsylvania who are much better judges of the matter than Wall street bank presidents The only recent utterances heard against silver coinage in the South come from a few bankers and merchants living in the large cities who know little or lvin ltsor nothing of the sentiments of the great mass of their fellow citizens on public questions An analysis of the House vote as at present constituted shows only 124 votes at the outside out-side favoring the stoppage of silver coinage which is 39 less than is necessary for a majority ma-jority on a full vote Exciing Yacht ISacc Jit Newport NEWPORT R I August t The race for the Goelet cups was sailed this afternoon over the course of 45 miles in a strong breeze The following yachts started Schooners Mohican Fortnna Mon Shooner Grayling sloops Priscilla Puritan GracieBedouin Athlone > Isis The race was magnificently sailed Ii aroused unbounded enthusiasm The won by Puritan beat race for sloops was Putan beat rac ing nearest competitor by 1 minutes and forty seconds her corrected time being 5 hours 2 minutes and thirty seconds The Fortuna won the cup for schooners beating beat-ing the Montauk by 2 mutes and 38 seconds onds Her corrected time was 5 hours 45 minutes and 5G seconds Both winning yachts are owed in Boston Th Puritan the most dangerous corn is looked upon as dangerou cor petitr of the English yacht HGenesta in the coming race for the Queens cup |