Ttiis should be a good year for Ann Arbo...

Ttiis should be a good year for Ann Arbor. Al] indioations point to a revival of business here. The barborons Weyler will no louger have riie opportunity to wreek his ruth]ess vengeance npon the Cubans, as the new Spanish ministry will reoall him. It wonld be better if they wonld with1raw their entire ariny. Cnba should be free. It is hoped tbat most of the residents of the Klondyke región will be tbere next spring, but frorn all accounts, ifc looks as if the remnant of the population will be a raeager one. The early records of the Klondyke bid fair to be filled with details of starvation. A strange scène was enaoted at Forest Hills cemetery, Boston, a few days ago, when the mortal remains of the late Chas. Fairbanks were redncced to ashes by creruation, and those ashes scattered to the winds, according to the stipulations of the wil! of the deceased. Mr. Fairbanks had been a Masón and an Oddfellow, and these sooieties were lepresented in large numbers. General Neal Dow, the great apostle of tempéranos, died at hisj home in Portland, Ale., at 3:30 p. m. Satnrday. The end was peaceful. He retaiued conscionsness nntil an honr before he died, reoognizing his ehildren who were present. Gen. Dow's death "was dne to the infirinjties of oíd age. His rniud was still olear np to the time of his death, though weakuess made talkirig diffiunlt. The hottest politica! campaign of this year is being waged in New York city, where a very mixed condition of affairs is apparent. There ate fonr candidates fur mayor, any one of whoru ïny be elected, aud a fifth candidate, thé notoriuus Patriok Gleason furnishes the comedy element, as a faroioal can'. didate. The regular demooraoy, of ■whioh Tammauy is one of the elemeuts have nominated Roberfc A. Van Wyck, chief justice of the city oourfc; the regular republicana have nominated Gen. B. F. Tracy, ex-secretary of thenavy; the citizens nnion have nominated Seth Low, president of Colombia College, and the independent democrats have nominated Henry George, the celebraed apostle of the single land tas There ís a big mix np of the daily press, as vrell as the voters. Of the dernooratic papers, the World i# supporting Low, while tbe Journal inclines to George. The republican papers are likewise bolting. The Tribune and Mail and Express are supporting Low, who bas also the support of the mugwump press, such as the Times and the Evening Post. Tracy's leading supporter is the New York Sun, whioh not so very long ago posed as democratie. The Journal is taking a poll of the city, having 200 canvassers out. On Wednesday, the vote stood, Van Wyck, 17,261; George, 16,222; Low, 12,779; Tracy, 8,527. The World is also taking a poll and its poll on Wednesday was Van Wyck, 17,317; Low, 14,117;! Tracy, 8,982; George, 7,523 ; Gleason, 2, 79(5. Eaoh of these canvasses covers abont oie tenth of the votes, which will exceed a half million. More interest is being taken in this election in New York city than was taken in the presi dential election and the vote in eacb of the boroughs will be larger.