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Show OHICItl. hUlUSMU'l' UStUMUHL'. The News regreti to sea a disposition disposi-tion ou the tart of aome of Its cotem porarlea now and then to avoid a manly confession of error when they know they havo rnadu a mlstaki; they evidently think It mora dlanlfled to seek lo crawl out ot Ibe position falsely taken, or lo cover their enforced retreat by hurling slurs and Inuendors, than to acknowledge the error and strlvu alter greataccuracy In the future, A csso lu point Is before us! Yesterday Yester-day ue showed that a cotemporary, with an eye to the spoils, made a mistake of several months In the date given for thu expiration ot the term of office of the resent Governor and tiecrotary of this Territory. This morning the same cotemporary declare de-clare that "Governor Thomas takes excel tloos to the statement that his term of office would expire In Hay, 1693, and places the date In December. The Governor was appointed to aud took poesesslon of his cilice lu May, ISj'J. Whether the effi-clal effi-clal term dates from aoceaalon to office or confirmation by theBsnsta or the department records, Is a question uot finally determlued. Hut all this cuts no figure." Win retipon tho pa; er concludes to "stand by Its original statement, state-ment, oven to go uue belter and say that his exc-elleuoy's term Villluxplra before May, 1893." Now, It happens that It was not the Governor, but theUccretary, who took "exceptions to the stat nieut," and signified as much In n risjwct-ful risjwct-ful way to thu editor of the aper ruferrel tu. Ills letter .WM a afollwa. Your reporter called at my ouico yea-torduy yea-torduy louik wbotilhootikumriu otltio Governor and Sooreury would expire. He was Informs I that tins dau uxol hi tliolr communion Irom tho l'rusl lent wm Pec UO,lbil 1 now read In vour Issue of today thu. the luforintUou gls en was changed to read "My. IW " Will oubu kind enough to nuke tho ror-roo ror-roo luu? I lu vii Ski lis, The reader will see from thu lira quutatloti above how tho editor afoiu said showed that hu waa "kind enough to maku thu correction." Thu it.ua bis no Interest In the dikes or In the present or futuru IncumbeuU of them Hut It does like to ttu the proprieties observed. |