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.HwHw.HwHw.HwHw.HwHw.HwHw.HwHw.HwJMn IlilM! 6 ' THE SUN, MONDAY, .APRIL 3, 1890. V I Till) If ' '11: ',, mik-. HI.;,!! -aibetttt i iijj r ' . llliF'il !! ' MONDAY. APIIIL 3. 1800. Sjff iS" i. , ' Subscriptions by Mall, Tostpnld. Il8P' i'l BA1XT, per Month BO BO BJiCrO1 DA1XY. per Year 0 00 81 !- ' SUNDAY, per Yesr a on f - .) ' DAILY AND 8USDAY, per Ttar. 8 01) I'W ' I DAILY AND M'NDsY. per Month TO fi If Ctf ' i rorlase to foreign countries added. 4rifji' I !t Titr. Sew, New York City. ; I m ' J. : SB' s, : ' tl?al Kloaque No. 12, near Grand Hotel, and i8)!j,i ! I JCIoaque No. 10, Boulevard dee Capuelnee. ;m rl i "1 eur Jriindl irae fator tt icilA manutrripfi for IfJif if 1 t tmbHtaUon with to Sato rfkeUd arltclft retinud, iAcv KgrHj V l mu$timllcaitumd$tampi for that purpoir, fiTif ) . , 8 if 6, i ; it i Q Sniff, '' Admiral Uniitr. and Consul Rose. Ivil'l ' i ""l0'11' despatch from Rear Admiral alt i It I J ! f Ka155 t Apia is concluslvo ns to thn rc ft I; fjtJ. ij ponslblllty for the murderoue outbreak of Is-lll ' I lhorebcls under Mataafa. The Ilcnr Ad fin f't.l I nriral may not bo much of n diplomat, but Slf'L'fci ' i ho ,s obl to to11 tho lrutl1 nullto tulllt 9 lf ' j tersely and squarely. fr&iiif 'il TborebelsworecncourHgodlonttackApIo $!fi!! ! by an Incendiary proclamation Issued by ! Blllf I Bwx, tho German Consul-Gonernl, In which VnV 'i l h denounced tho statomentsand denied tho j3 Is lj'( authority of tho Amorlcnn Admiral's prior j 3 Jig i proclamation warning theso rioters to din- i '111? ' ' Prso- As soon aa ConBul-Genural Robe bad i f. jSp P, Intimated that ho should contlnuo to sup- if a a SI I ' Por Mataapa's so-callod Provisional Gov- 15 jn p ' ernment, the rebels assumed thut thn Ger ' nffl ti man Oovcrnmont wan behind Hose, and I 'l f I; they procoedod to pillage and outrage, lnei f!l' If'1 dentally killing: throe British sailors and 9 1; IJ. one American manno on duty to guard I H t $5 i property and protoct life. X A . p j It Ib almost Inconcoivablo that after this 5r( I M ) occurrence tho German Government can do at; ij jj, anythinp; but disavow the acts of its reprc 12 ' i' 8' i scntatlvo and recall him from a post whero 3? '- ffi I his olly or his malice makes him a stand Si ! ' Iri 'n nionaco to tho friendly relations of wl ' ' "' ! three great Powers. Tho rcasouablo spirit h j i1 jgj J whloh tho German Government is manifest ly 1 i ' vi 'ns 'n "ie DeRotlatlons with WasbltiRton Ki ' H'i I and London encourages Americans to te Hpi p'j I' I lleve that it will not hesltnto to make HtS i lt' I prompt and proper reparation. mil m Ki5:iJn The Naval War College. f ' I ' I Although Congress at the recent session H !ji mado the customary appropriation for tho Hi ! ;' b War College on Coaster's Harbor Island, It H i'l ' ! ffil ' has been proposed to glvo up thnclassthero n 5 jjlj this summer, on account of the need of B I '' lr officers for other duty. H ' I p It seems to us that this would bo a mis- Rt I jj)j take. Junior nfllcers nro undoubtedly In II i' jjjl great demand now, but thero could certainly I ', Ij! bo found officers enough of command rank, I I1 i notably Captains and Commanders, to form S I lL aclass during tho time required foraroursn 1 fjjjj at the college. The institution, ns its record It I I!)' ehowB, is specially designed for offlcers of H I ;Jjf years and experience, and their presence m ? Illl there this year would he of material benetlt B J jP to themBelveB nnd tho Institution. Tho 1 I 'IHl grades of Captain, Commander and Llcu- B 1 lvt tenant-Commander have been Increased by Hi J ill recent legislation, and less than half of B I 'IlNl their Incumbents ore at soa. K a The case was quite different last summer, m l 'jj! when wo were at war with n naval power; H J 'Ij ; but the present situation can hardly le H lit '.' called abnormal, and Indeed if thn reasons B I ij , now offered for a suspension of thn college m ij ijj should be accepted as valid, they might bo H 3 fjsi extended Indefinitely over future years, B 1 .! since no further ehnngn is contemplated J 'ii In the higher grades. Such reasons have fl jj ', been overruled in tho pnst, with the result I K that tho college exists to-dny. B II II : Tl10 NftvnI Wnr ""W ls f 'dgh repute jj il S riot only in our Innd but among foreign B -'jj ! nations, somn of whom have paid it thn Bfl jy, ptapllmcnt of copying it. Its value in BBJi ,'. j developing tho higher training of officers Is BHj : I generally conceded, and thoo who havo BH J ' taken Its course are specially strong In H 1 Advocating it, while applications nro fre- BH S i fluently mado by foreign Governments to H 2 have tholr officers share in Its benefits. BH I 'I Ib addition, Its useful contributions to BH ;. j 00B8t defence, loth through collecting data BB ; j: ADd through tho Investigations and (lis- BH ! cussions arising out of Its practical war BBV j:, s problems, as presented tosuccesslve classes j i ; for solution, wero mado obvious during our BBJ ', 1 1 war with Spain. BBJ : l ; That war, too, has mado tho resumption BBS j- s : of the work of the college moro than over BBJ , I " desirable this year. It raised many new BH H questions, besides throwing light on old BBJ rn ones. Tho study of theso questions should BBJ j . be carried on whllo they nro still fresh nnd BK JJ. I timely, and with a vlow to such future BBHtH I ' 8 8 mn' suddenly como upon us. BBlIn i " f Te Navy Department would do well to BBhIO nnd Improve this institution as much BBF'tl ' I "S '8 Prnotlcn,)I- If a r,ftfls of (h" usual BBfil!1 ' I slzo cannot bo ordered to it, at least thn BBVHv I continuity of tho college course could bn BBvn i" rlr0Berved by ordering a smaller one, and BKflUw f tho moral effect of official approval nnd en- BBIaU uracment would he secured. It would BBA !H' 1 a m'8a'0 ovon to seem to underrate the HU;' ! Importance of tho institution. BBB B ' n . BBH B '' I Disappointment That Is Creditable. BK m '1 1 e oncr ' tH0 'cretaO' of tho N'avy BB i to Capt. Coohlan of tho Raleigh to pro- kBf 'iff I coed t0 Now York lnstond of Hampton BB' i jj Eonds, as originally intended, has given BBC U j. great nnd very uiturnl dissatisfaction to BB 1 j , the people of Norfolk nnd of North Cnro- BB S i ' llna n'B0' T'10 nic,lmourl I'i'pnleh feels It B S i' . , 60 deeply that It even accuses Secretary M If 'f f liONaof having "deliberately ordered the BB S 'i t perpetration of an outrngn" on those rlght- BB jj; l fully entitled tobn tho first welcomers of BBj IB , j tho famous ship, p ij ' Inasmuch ns thn Rnleigh was built at thn iBF 9: Norfolk Navy Yard, was nnmed after thn BB tlj capital of North Carolina, "was christened iH f J, by a dnughter of tho Governor of tho ' Old North State," nnd "thn people of jj i Norfolk hntl received ever' nssuranco j that the ship would mako her first ap- ; poarnncn on her return from Manila In i", the waters of her birthplace," bitter dls- ; i appointment and deep resentment am ex- pressed at what is regarded as an unfair discrimination in favor of New York. Tho j Norfolk people were preparing to give her iH a great reception, In which many North BB h 3 Carolinians, including tho lady who had BB ; christened her, wero to take pntt, and they B : : f brought the strongest Influences to bear BB d on Socrotary Lo.no to Induco him to accord B' ,8 j . f to Norfolk tho honor of receiving thn ship, Kj;r so that now they feel that they havo been BV cheated out of a right. V- . It is a hopeful nnd a creditable feeling, BBpR C ' fr It expresses loth local prldo and na- B" tional patriotism, and wo should bo glad to Fv '' soo It gratified by the sending thither of BH tho Raleigh for repairs after her reception BBb 'vft nt exr 'or' The question where these K .A will take paco must bo docided, however, i according to tho facilities availablo for tho purpose, and it may bo assumed that It will bo decided by tho Bureau of Construc tion and Repair of tho Navy Department strictly under such compulsion. Whoro tho Raleigh makes port first lu this country, and thuruforo whoro sho first gets tho great iiopular greeting to which sho Is entitled, is not, however, a matter of so much importance as it now seems to lm In tho estimation of tho patriotic pcoplo of Norfolk and North Carolina. Naturally they havo a special prldo In tho good ship und a special tenderness for her, but for that very reason they can and should re joice at the honor paid hor In nuy Amer ican port. Nor can it be gainsaid that in no other American harbor than that of New York could sho got u wclcomo from so vast a multitude- from all parts of tho Union nt will hero hall hor com ing. New York, moro than any other city, represents America. It Is tho great commercial and financial capital and con tains and drawn to it constantly citizens of overy Stato and all communities of tho Union, When, therefore, It became known to tho Secretary of the Navy that tho Amer ican people desired to render distinguished honor to tho returning Raleigh, tho ship which opened Admiral Dewey's splendid battle at Manila, it was obvious that tho placo selected for tho demonstration would be New York. The Raleigh Is now crossing tho Atlantlo between tho Azores and Bermuda, and Ib expected at Tompklnsvllle, In Now York harbor, about Thursday of next week. Tho onthuslastlo reception and high honors she will reooivo will be extended not by Now York alono, but on behalf of all America, and in them will Join representatives from every Stato In tho Union who could be as sembled nowhere else. As wo have said, howovor, the disappoint ment of tho Virginians and tho North Caro linians because theyaro to be deprived of the opportunity to celebrate herglory which they had expected, doos honor to their patriotism. Rudyard and Wllhelm. The slx-o'clock-ln-tho-morning cablo de spatch of Inquiry which tho Emperor of Germany addressed to Mrs. KirLtso on March I is yet causing much Ingenious speculation as to the motive. "God grant," telegraphed William, I. R., " that ho may le spared to you and to all who ore thank ful to him for the soul-stirring way In which ho has sung about tho deeds of our great common race." To some people this strong expression has seemed to bo merely tho result of ono of tho characteristic Impulses that occa sionally move the Imperator et Rex to do unusual things. Others sen In It the tribute of a genuine admiration for Mr. KirLiNO's "unrivalled books," as tho phrase was in tho Imperial and Regal despatch from Berlin at :30 A. M. Others, again, havo detected a deep political calculation behind William's reminder of Anglo-Saxon and Teutonlo consanguinity, and havo connected this despatch directly with such subsequent events as tho friendly reception of Mr. Ce cil Rhodes at Berlin, the negotiations for nn Anglo-German agreement na to Africa, and tho diplomacy aiming at a better un derstanding throughout the world between the English-speaking and German-speaking peoples. Thero has been a mino for curios ity and conjocturo in the expression " the deeds of our groat common race." Tho true explanation of tho German Em peror's concern about Mr. Kiplko's health is probably very simple. Several yearsago, when Williams enterprising mind was oc cupying Itself busily with tho eternal problems of social conditions nnd trade or ganization, Mr. Kiflino addressed to him somo admirable Instruction in a poem en titled "An Imperial Rescript." This poem Is included in the collected writings of Its author, but it will bo read again now with interest by overy man nnd overy womnn who is n philosopher : "Now, this li ttia Ulnof the Oonnclt the German KaUfr decreed, To rare tho etrone of their burden, to help the weak In their need. n eentanrd to the peoples, who itruggle, and pant, and eweat. That the draw might be counted falrlr and the tallr of brlckd bo pet. "The l.nrde of Their Hand aawmbled; from the Fjut and the Went ther drew Baltimore, I.llle, and Eesen, Drummacem, Clyde and Crewe, And eome were black from the furnace, and aoma were brown from the aoU, And eomewera blue from the dya-rat; but all wera wfaried of toll. "And the youne Klne laid: 'Ihave found It; the road to the rest ye nek: The etrong ehall welt for the weary, tha hale ehaU halt for tha weak; With the eren tramp of an army where no man break from the line. Ye ehall march to peace and plenty In the bond of brotherhood ultfn 1' "The paper lay on the table, the itrone haada bowed thereby. And a wall went up from thapeoplea: 'Ay, ilgn stye reet, fur we illel' A hand waa etrptched to the Eooie-qulll.aflst waa cramped to aoraw), When the lanih of a blne-ayed maiden ran clear through the council hall. "And each one heard Her laughing aiaach one saw Her plain Faldle, Mlrai. or Olga. Oretchen, or Mary Jane. And the Spirit of Man that la In Mm, to tha light of the lelon woke; And the men drew back from the paper, aa a Yankee delri;ateapoke: "There's a girl In Jereey City who workiontha tflepboue, We're going to hitch our horaea and die for a bouaa of our own. With Kan and water connections, and ateam heat through to the top. And. W, HOHINZOLL7BN, I gueai I shall work till I drop.' And an Knullah delegate thundered: "The weak an' the lame be Mowed t T a berth In the Sou' Went workshops, a home In the Wandsworth Road ; Aud till the 'nidation ha footc-d my buryln" bill, I work for the kidx an' the Missus. Pull up J I ba damned If I will I' " And orer the Oerman benches the bearded whisper ran. 'Lagtr, der girls und der dollars, dey makes or dey hrrals a man If Scumitt haf -iillarad der dollars, ha collars dar girl deremlt , But If Soiiain butt in der pUnesa, wa collars dsr girl from Sen miT." " They pataed one resolution ; 'Your snb-commtttea believe You can lighten the cuw) of Adim when you're llghtenrd the cure of Eva, But till we are built like augels, with hammer and chisel and pen, Wa will work for ourself and a woman, for ever and ever, amen.' " Now this is the tale of the Council the Oerman KaUer heU Tha day thct they razored the grindstone, the day that the ( at was belled, Tha day of the Figs from Thistles, tha day of tha Twisted Bands, Tha day that the laugh of a maiden made light of the Lords of Tbelr Hands." No Emperor personally exercised over tho fundamental principles of political econo my and sociology over got better or stralghter advice, than this, from Rddyabd j Kifltno. Tho cablo despatch of March G was manifestly William's reply and ac knowledgment; nnd tho Incident Is cred ltable to both of tho two young men. Jury Box and Sentry Box. Tho annual report of tho Board of Elec tion Commissioners of tho City of Boston contains a recommendation that will causo surprise, indignation, and pain In all parts of tho United States, In Canada, in Groat Britain, and in Paris. It is this : " Weateno KOod and sufficient reaaon why mem bers of the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Com pany should be relieved from acting aa jurors." Wo seo hundreds of good and sufficient reasons why members of tho Ancient nnd Honorable Compnny should bo relieved fioui acting ns jurors, and tho Election Commlssioncis must bo ungrateful nnd reckless men not to sea or to scorn thoso reasons. Tho company Is ono of tho most vonerablo of Massachusetts Institutions, only two years younger than Harvard Col lege, only eight years younger or less old than Boston herself. It Is entitled to special privileges for Its antiquity, as well ns for Its shining modern services. If tho musters which It has Ullcd with Its pomp wero set In array, one after tho other, thoy would reach from Boston Common to tho headquarters of Gen. Sambo Bowles at Sprlnglield. If tho election sermons to which it has listened were bound together thoy would exceed In cubical contents, h" not In woight, tho writings of Aladdin At kinson and Gamaliel Bradford. If tho chief part of the rations that it has con sumed In sprinkling tho dusty ways of war wero catalogued, thero would bo a complete history of wot supplies from 1038 to 1800, from West India rum to and past New Eng land rum, from flip nnd negus to thn wines of Kentucky nnd Champagne. Surely a company with such a history is to bo pro tected tenderly. It Is a monument. Thero is llttlo doubt thut tho disappear ance of tho Indians, including tho powerful tribes of tho Nipmucks and Hassammessets and Caleb CiiEESHAnTEAUMUCK of Martha's Vineyard, was principally caused by fear of tho Ancients. This Is a fact not sufficiently elucidated by tho historians, but accepted by all who can guess from tho moro rocent achievements of tho company what a thun derbolt of wur it must havo boen in tho good old Colony times. Of those moro recent achievements it is superfluous to speak, even If they are not treasured by tho Boston Election Commis sioners. Tho world cannot forget thoheroio band that has never allowed tho tides of war to dilute the basement of supplies, and has charged desperately in buffet cars upon Quebeo and Halifax. Who Invaded England and brought her to her knees? Who celebrated tho fall of tho Bastilo in Paris ? Who has arranged a grand sories of international banquets nnd excursions for the Honourable Artillery Company of Ijondon? Terrible In battle, yet mission aries of peace, tho Ancients wero nevor busier, never moro beneficent than theyaro to-day. Their plan for International peace Is moro feasible than any that will bo pre sented at the Czar's conference at Tho Hague. They seek to stuff the world until It gets too fat to fight. If war over ceases, thoy arn the men that will have shortened Ita breadth and doubled Its girth. Nicholas II. has much to learn of Sid Hedges and Fred Pdrmort. As men who can be depended upon to beat tho sword Into a corkscrew tho Ancients nro justly exempted from Jury duty. They servo the Statn amply now. And If they wero not entitled to exemption on tholr merits, they would still havo to be exempt ed for tho unanswerable reason that they nre so occupied In giving and consuming bnnquets ns to havo no time left. They t,ro n perpetual jury to try bills of fare. Mr. Hoar tho Expansionist. Tho letter from tho Hon. George F. Hoaji to tho Massachusetts gentlemen who havo asked him to name tho day for denouncing again our armed presence in the Philippines shows how inexorably the anti-expansionists are driven toward agreoment with the expansionists. "Let us do for the Filipinos," said Mr. Hoar, " what we pledged ourselves to do for Cuba compel other nations to keep their hands off, and keep our own hands off as well." No anti-expansionist who has taken part in tho public debate upon this question has failed, we believe, to admit that tho United Statos may properly and oven wisely retain a coaling station in tho Phillppineb ; nnd tho issuo as to the "consent of tho governed " has not boen raised. Mr. Hoar goes further. He would havo us estab lish a Philippine protectorate, and com pel other nations to koep their hands off. Whero ho and expansionists disagree la on the question of "keeping our own hands off." How tho powers of Europe, whlchnrodally staking out broader claims along tho Asi atic coast, even in tho great empire of China, could bo induced to keep their hands off tho Philippines unless thoy found tho hands of tho United States thero first, is a problem worthy of tho ingenuity known as mugwump, to which tho argu ment of facts has no practical relation. Opening of the Outdoor Cyclo Season. The bicyclists, malo and female, who re sumed their favorito pastimo last month were more numerous than over before at tho commencement of spring, and, to judge from their countenances, they were no less happy than in years past. But March fur nished very few days In which whooling could bo enjoyed thoroughly, and tho beau ful weather which must come with April will give thn riders new courage. It is not surprising that tho present out door season should set in with unusual zeal on tho part of tho pedallers. Last fall, shortly after tho first appearance of snow, their admiration was aroused and their cy cling spirit was kept active by the exhibi tions of expert rldeis on Indoor tracks, nnd thoso performances were followed by a rep resentative cycle show In Madison Square Garden, Another display of wheels and wheel appurtenances last week In the Grand Central Palace helped to keep the riders In touch with the latest mechanical develop ments in cycledom, Tho new season has not failed to bring with It many thlugs for which riders should bograteful. Tho improveuioutof highways has been progressing eonstontly ; additional attention has been given by the lawmakers to the question of wheelmen's rights on tho road ; prejudice of every sort against tho wheel's use by professional men and also by womenis fast disappearing; tboadvantages and the dangers of cycling hove become generally understood ; truckmen and othor drivers havo gained wisdom by experience ; and, with the increased expertness of bicycle policemen, tho scorcher, formerly a terror to well-meaning humanity, has become a lasinn inilll mm r - moro subdued Individual. To an oxtremoly pleasing extent ho has drawn In his nock nnd straightened tho arc described by his spinal column. Tho months of April nnd May In 180S left a somowhat unsatisfactory record. Thoy wero conspicuous for tho number of mishaps to coasters and for frequent col lisions of bicycles with pedestrians at street crossings, Tho riders' Inactivity during tho winter seemed to mako them unmindful of tho dangers of recklessness, nnd it required two or threo months of wheeling to set things right again. It ought to bo unnecessary now to repeat the painful lessons of last spring. With tho welfare of road riders reason ably secure, tho raoetrack is likely to tako care of Itself without much difficulty. That wus found to bo tho case last fall, when Taylor reduced tho one-mile paced record to 1 mlnuto and 31 4-5 seconds. Since cyclo racing began, no season has passed without bringing somo rider luto special prominence, or without a fresh impetus to tho spirit of competition. Speedier wheels and hardor muscles should make this year's races in America oven moro interesting nnd popular than their predecessors ; and before 1000 it is likely to bo mado clear to all that American cyclers, liko Amorlcnn gunnors, are hard to excol. The meteorological record of tho un wholesome month which haa jnst departed will be inspected with romlnlscent indigna tion. There wore only-six clcardars In March. Thoro wero only twelve dayxln which It did not either rain or snow. The total precip itation was 0.78 Inches, exceeding that of any month for seventeen years, nnd exceeded only by one March, namely. In 1870, during the past twenty-eight years. On days when the rain or the snow or the slush was not inimical to com fort and dangerous to health, the humid wind generally was. It wns an appropriate endlmc for an extraordinary winter. CAXADIAX nKFENCK Some Sharp Comments on Our Neighbor's Military nnd Mnvnl Policy. Montreal. March 30. Tho Parliamentary windmill at Ottawa Is still hard nt work swing ing its arms lound, but as yet It has turned out no grist, nor, if one mayjudue by the 4poeches. whotherof the big men or the llttlo men. is it likely to. No mntter what tho importance of the subject of which tho speakers treat, the only object seems to be to obscure tho situation and keep the people In Ignorance of what is going on. According to the publlo accounts thore has boon a handsome surplus of revenue over ex penditure, yet every one knows that thero Is no surplus, but very much tho reverse. Figures have been juggled with. It has been obtainod by the Bimplo process of charging things to capital account properly chargeable against rei enue, then figurine out a balanceon the right side and calling the result a surplus. Tho con sequence will be to raise a long nnd vehoment discussion In Parliament that will confuse the public without producing any effeot except to waste time, which Is precisely what the Gov ernment wants, The trade and navigation returns for the past year have also been presented by the Minister of Customs. andgl Interesting de tails with regnrd to the currents of Canadian trade and tho revenue derived from it. Britain takes the great bulk of tho exports and the United States supplies the larger share of the Imports. The Imports from Britain wera $32,500,017 In value, jleldlng J0.04H.428 in duty, being an Increase of J400.000 over 1807. Tho Imports of American goods wore valued nt J78.70r00. yielding duty to the amount of S0.rt41.024. ncainst $8,147,075 in 1807. Tho exports to Britain were 5104,008,838, and to the United States $4.".7n,'5.:i30 The trade with 1-rnnce showed an incrense of $1,708. 500 over that nt tho previous year, which nmounte.1 to S3.2JW.0t7. whllo thnt with flrmnny fell oft slightly from $7.r:i8,800 to $7.4'.M.4H2. The trade with Newfound land and South America increased by about half a million in eaeh case, and that with the West Indies and China nnd Japan fell off about the same In each case. The total export were SltH.lS'J.Ort.'). and the ImportB $ 1 40.323,0."rt. How much of the former was of American origin nnd how much of the latter wns for American use Is not stated In either cane, but It Is known that a considerable portion of tho exports were not of Canadian production. Tho total customs reeeipts amounted to $22.. 157.7Ky. Major-Gen. Button, who nnturally looks on his department of Canadian affairs as tho most Important In the Htate. Is putting In n claim for oloe on $2,000,000 for the defence of the frontier, and. follow ing the precedent set In higher places. h speaks of the money spent on guns nnd war stores ns "capital expenditure," and not to he Included in the ordinary cost of the national army. This army he describes as Intended to maintain Inviolate tho Integrity of Canadian soil and to defend the rights and liberties of the Canadian people, whic' would appear to ho int-nacod from ,-omo nnnientlonod. perhaps t should say unmentionable, and msterfous quarter. Henslble people shructhelrshoulders nnd smile when they read In official print that all this military array and expenditure is to " placo Canada In a position of unparalleled dignity and Influence among nil the possessions of the Crown." The force that Is to do this consists of 3.-1,1 i.l officers and men, of whom 25.211 were whollyor partially trainer! In 1XH8. It Is proposed to make Montreal the military eentreot Canada, which, of course, meets with favor here, ns It means eayety and expenditure of publle money. Thedefenco of the lakes is also to be orgniii7ed. and It Is proposer) to raise a naval brigade. The object Is said to bo to educate the seafaring population and Improvo the shipping Interests of the Inland waters of Canada. It was probably from motives of dell eaoy that no reference was made to tho po-,-,1-blllty of Toronto or some ot the other Inko cities being attacked by Turkish or Japanese battleships, England belnit happily at peuce with thoso countries just now. In re- !'ly..t0 ft, ')orr, '. ly." to..n Person as to tho likelihood o( Gen. Hutton obtain ing the money required for the patriotic ob ject he has in vlow. he said that It nil deponded on whether Sir Wilfrid I.aurlr thought It would gain or lose him votes. I think he wns right In passing I may note thnt of the fifteen Maxim guus that have been issued to different regiments ol thn millti.i, tinne.havo been given over In charge to a French-Canadian battalion. It is hardly necessary to point out the signifi cance of this fact, taken In connection with tho race feeling which Is being continually stimu lated by the Ontario jingoes and their allies hero In the United Empire League Tho Toronto Navy fragile, w hich comprises such old salts ns judges. lawjer. doctors, mllltla colonols and. I bellove. ono professional sailor among Its members, has decided that the safetv of Canada calls for tho immediate organl7atlon of a naval force commensurate with tho Importance of Cniiada's iilacn in the empire They are fortified In this hy tho written opinion of Lord Charles Ileresford, who Is going to bring thn subject to the atten tion of the British Parliament. It Is In this and other wavs that our patriots am diverting themselves nnd amusing others during the In terval between the break up of winter and the seeding time of spring. The Meaning of Nirvana. From tKe Waihington 1'otU Major James Albert Clark, President of the Theosophlcal Society, devoted his efforts last night to the su meet "Nirvana and Devachan, as Taught by tho Culture of the East." The lecturer. In ndmlttlne that several au thors have given ovor to despair nnvnttemnt togrnsp the subtile abstractions of Oriental metaphysl"!, claimed, nevertheless, that a clear line of demarcation had been Ignored, thnt which differentiates the teachings of priest craft from the logli-al and scientific conclusions if a culture In the same environment. The sage In the Eat was ever a nature studont: tho priest Is nn exponent of tho fanntlcnl fend of the mind Nirvana, ns lellned in its most succinct form from thn Sanscrit. Is a "sublime state of conscious rest in omniscience" The commentaries on this epigrammatic crnspnro not outof pace with the roasoningor Huxley and other aldo scien tists of the Occident, that. In tho ultimate. If man continues to expand, there must, accord ing to Inevltnble evolution, come time when Mich knowledge would he ull-lrnouledgM or omniscience A conscious rest" In such a state or condition Implies the presence of In dividuality, but nn annihilation of all person ality. It Is because of this marked distinction thnt superficial missionaries construe that ex tinction means Nirvana and vice versa. Failed of rlpprovnl. From ik. Chicago Ktening roit. "How does it happen that the Croesus girl has left her husband, the Count ? Everybody said her father bought him for her." "Evidently it was a mistake. He only had him sent up to the house on approval," TO ATOP riLJDVSTEItlXa. Steps Taken hj the Government to Close the Business lu Our Unit States. New Orleans. March 31. Tho United States Government. It Is understood, will Interfore soon in the Central Amorlcao revolutions, en gineered from Now Orleans and Mobile, In a new way, and will proceed against the men who direct theso movements rather than against the llttlo republics charged with com mitting outrages on American citizens. There has been so mucli troublo with the Control American republics of late that thn Washing ton authorities evidently see very clearly that some action must bo taken to prevent further annoyance. The United States District At torney here has accordingly boon Instructed to investigate this revolution business and sen what should be done to put a stop to It. The investigation Is already under way before the United Btates Grand Jury, and four or flvo Indictments aro promised nt an early day. The testimony secured from some of the so-callod filibusters shods n great deal ot light on the subject ot revolutions and filibustering ex pedltlons. During Mareli tho United States have beon involved in diplomatic differences with threo of tho Contral American republics, Nicaragua, Honduras and Guatemala. There was a nar row escape from similar troubles In Coata ltica. whete a revolution was started In Han Joso Immediately opposite tho hotel in which a largo number of Americans were boarding. The hotel was rlddlod with bullets, but for tunately tho Americans oscaped any injury, or we might havo had a bill against that ropubllo also for damages. Tho trouble with Nicaragua grew out ot tho Blueflelds revolution, in which many Ameri cans. In v lolatlon of our troaty with Nicaragua and of the neutrality laws, took part, nnd for which volunteers were recruited In the United States. Tho condition of affairs grew very so rlous on tho Nlcaragunn const, nnd it Is by no moans satisfactory yet. The United States tried to communicate with the Consul at Blueflelds to learn tho actual condition there, but tho Nlcaraguan Oovernmontstopped the despatches. The United States demanded an apology and sent two men-of-war to Blue Holds, and even occupied tho town for a whllo. Nicaragua finally backed down and explained tho telegraphic troublo by saying that tho wires did not work well, and that was why the American Consul got no mossage. Whether the story wns true or not. It served as an ex cuse, and the United States accepted the ex planation. Gen. Estrada, commanding tho coast provinces, showed a great deal of good sense by shipping tho American revolutionists out of the country instead of shooting them, as President Zelava wanted' him to do. Any shooting would probubly havo caused very strained relations between tho two countries. At tho same time 'jtherdifllculties were grow ing up with Honduras. In which country also the American element Is dominant, controlling the railroads, mines and commerce. Gen. Vns quez, who was ousted from the Presidency by tho late President Ilonllla, has been scheming to restore himself to ofllce. and counted on en listing In this country tho men who would place him In power again. He or his men have engineered no fewer than threo revolu tions, one from Mobile and two from Now Or leans. Tho first collapsed completely, the sec ond met with some Buccess, Puerto Cortez be ing captured by the revolutionists nnd held somo time. The present revolution wns to have spread from Guatemala, where President Ca brera had promised his assistance: but Cabrera dickered with both sides in Hon duras, nnd finally abandoned the proposed revolution altogether Tho affair caused n great seeno on the Honduras-Guatemala frontier, whero martial law was declared. In San Tedro during this scene, when the feel ing against the Americans was running high, Frank Tears, a merchant and a resident of Pittsburg, was killed by a soldier. The evi dence would seem to indicate that Pears was murdered because he was nn American, and under all circumstances the Government was responsible, ns tho demoralized condition of affairs around San redro was due to Its Ina bility to preserve order. The net result has been a demand by the United States on Hon duras for an explanation nnd $100,000 dam ages for tho murder of Pears, and the Machlas has been sent to Puerto Cortez to Impress the Honduran authorities with tho Idea that tho United States are In earnest nnd don't propose to havo their cltlrens murdered with impunity. This is difficulty No. 2. Difficulty No. .1 with Guatemala grew out of the same troublo President Cabrera of that country had lent his assistance to the Vasnuez revolution. havlngmadn some deal with Vas quer. nnd the revolution was organized In Guatemala nnd the arms and ammunition landed there. For some reason Cabrera sud denly changed his policy, went bnik on Vas. qucz nnd supported Ilonllla nnd Sierra, the outgoing and the Incoming President of Honduras respectively. Alter having en couraged the revolutionary movement In the neighboring republic, ho expressed great horror of revolutionists and flhbiitters and ordered them out of tho country. There happened to be a number ot Americans in tho countrv. They said they went down there as railroad men, but they labored under the dis advantage of having been described ns filibus ters In the newspapers. Several escaped from Guatemala when thoy learned of Cabrera's change of front, others were escorted to tho steamer and sent away under guard, but seven nre still confined In Guatemalan jails, nnd two nro said to have been shot. The men are mainly from Missouri, and of some local prom inence, nnd tho United States havo beon called on to Intervene. Theso threo difficulties nil arose within a few weeks of ono another nnd havo put tho Government to considerable trouble nnd ex penso In ordering vessels hither nnd thither, nnd in making cable Inquiries and Investiga tions, and all threo have led to rather sharp diplomatic Interchanges. They represent, moreover, only a part o( the difficulties we havo nt present with the Central American re publics, for tho State Department is overrun with capitalists and speculators who have claims ngalnst the several republics which thoy want thn United States to colloct. Thn prac ticooftheContr.il American Governments Isto sell or give away franchises liberally when coming Into power. Most of the deals are mado with Americans, When the Government goes down in revolution nnd onlv two or threo at most havo escaped tho fate these franchises aro confiscated nnd resold to other Americans, with tho result that thorn aro hun dreds of claims in existence which play no lit tle part In tho revolutions, since the claimants nro ready to put up money to help nlong a revolution which will recognize tholr debt From tho Instructions sent District Attorney uuney it is evident mat the (iovcrnment would like to prevent these Central American troubles In future nnd to break up the revolu tionary nnd filibustering organizations main tained In Mobile nnd Now Orleans, where re cruiting for n revolution In Honduras or Nicaragua Is carried on as onenlyas for tho United btates Armv, and where half tho young men of adventurous spirit out of employment have been engaged In one or more of these Central American affairs. When thn Kunsas City filibusters came down hero a few weeks ago tho District Attorney was notified to keep a watch on them and see that they violated no neutrality law. Tho watch was so strict that the movement broke up here and the men re. turned home without doing anything. Tho order since then has been b keep up a strict watch and try to bring tho men who engineer these affairs to justice. Thn United States Grand Jury has heatd considerable testi mony, and thn chances are itidlctments. The Central Amorlcnn revolution business In Mobile and New Orleans Is as well organized andassystcmaticasanyotherlndustry. Ileyes, Soto, Yasquezorany of the exiled Presidents who wlehes to return to ofilco gives notice that bo Is willing to plank up $100,000 or $200,000 or whatever amount he may think the Presi dency is worth, He comes down here, meets one of tho organizers, generally a daredevil American, who agrees to steer tho thing through tor him. Generally, two or three ex- Presidents pool their Issues, as Berts In Nloaragua and Tasquez In Honduras, as that prevents ono of tho Governments from going to tho assistance of the other. There la always a largo stock of arms in New Orleans resorred for Central American revolutons-and a Tery sorry stock it Is, too, of much the same olass as the arms sold to China by philanthropic Eng lish or Gorman merchants. Theso arms havo played a part in a dozen revolutions, for ns soon aa a President gets into ofilco through them he has no longer any uso for them and sells them as junk to Now Orleans dealers, who reserve thorn for tho next affair. Thus tho arms which placed Pollcarpo Bonllla In tho Presidential chair of Honduras wero sold to New Orleons dualors. Tho lattor disposed of thorn to Soto, who used them ngalnst Bonllla. but failed In his revolution, tho arms being stopped by tho United Btates Custom House authorities at New Orloans, as thoy loft this port concealed in bales of hay. They were llnnlly bought by President Hceria some weeks ago when ho found thnt Vasquez would Invade tho country from Honduras. Now that the danger Is over thoy will probably come back to the junkshops until the next revolution Is organized. Tho lesson taught by Gen. William Walker in Nicaragua is thut GOO orCOO Americans can conquer any Central Amorlcan republic. After tho arms have boon obtainod the next sten In n revolution Is to secure American recruits, llograu. Soto, Vasquez. all surrounded them selves with American guards, and placed the polico of the eountry undor American control. Thero aro several hundred young men In New Orleans who at one time or another have taken part In these affairs, and it is considered quite a picnic. These soldiers of fortune come back Colonels, or possibly Generals, and the risk is very small, for In nil these revolutions not over half a dozen Americans have been hurt. Whllo the sentiment among the American merchants in Central America nnd men doing business with that country has generally beon in favor of these revolutions, in the hope thnt they will result in the United States assuming some sort of protectorate, buslnoss has been so much unsettled ot late bocauso of them, and tho local prejudice ngalnst Americans has been so Incroused, that thev will probably wel como tho disposition shown by the authorities to break up theso frequent filibustering expe ditions. A revolution that would nlnco In power mon morn friendly to the Americans or put tho republics under American control would bo welcomed. But If this be Impossible, then the merchants nnd businessmen would prefer peace, for tho present frequent dis turbances which come to nnught and revolu tions that fall ore doing great harm. This is the growing sentiment of all thoso who havo Central American Interests except the few who make money out ot revolutions by selling arms and ammunition. The Grand Jury inquest Is directed mainly against those labor agencies which send men down to Central America to work on railroads or plantations. These men find too often the railroad imaginary and they are expected to shoulder a rifle Instead of a shovel. It is said that tho agencies that will be indicted are lo cated not in New Orleans but In Western cities. oxrn maaKST coast-dbpexce aux. The 10-Inch Army mile Now Tiring Con structed nt Wntervllet Arsenal. WisniNOTOx. April 2. By the early autumn ordnance officials expect to have mounted nnd teiidy for trial the great 10-inch army rifle now being constructed at the Watervllet Ar senal as a part of the main battery for tho pro tection of New York harbor. This rifle is throe Inches larger than the heaviest gun made for the navy, and bv far the greatest piece of ord nance ever undertaken in this country There are lew guns as large In the coast-defence s tein abroad, and none. It Is believed, capable of such destruction. Thnmnnufnctureof the gun Is In the nature of an experiment, nnd nntll its sueeess Is fully demonstrated there is no probability of the army turning out others of the same size. The n,ekel steel Ingot from which the mnln tube is constructed alone weighs 222.3011 pounds. Its diameter is 74 Inches, and its length. Including the sink head, llm Inches. The cost of the gun so far In Its crude hhape has amounted to over 70.000. When finished Its total coitwlll be $150,000. The estimated muzzle velocity Is l.n7." feet per second. The penetrntlon in steel will be 33 8 inches nt a distance of two miles. Its range will exceed fifteen milos. nxxs seek orn iiet.v. They TVnnt Aid In the Protest Agnlnat Itua InnUIng Finland. The Finnish-American Central Committeo, recently appointed by Flnlanders resident In tho United States to organize opposition in the Western Hemisphere to thn Czar's recent ukase for the Itusslfleatlon ot Finland, has Issued an addrena. printed In Finnish and Swedish, to all Flnlanders In the United States and Canada. The American and Canadian press nro asked to uphold the Finns in their struggle, nnd Finns nn this side of the ocean are begged to interest people In ft so as to In sure a speedy presentation of tho cause of Fin land to the Government nt Wnshington.and through it to fie United States delegates to the International Peace Conference. Mrs. Kdward T.. Iloiren's Membership In riymonth Church. To TnE Editor or The Bun Sir: In the obituary notice of Mrs. Edward E. Bowen, printed In yesterday's Sun, you say: "Mr. and Mrs. Bowen were among the early mem bers of Plymouth Church and wera close per sonal friends of Henry Ward Beecher until tho breaking out of tho famous Beecher-Tllton scandal, when they united with the Church of the Pilgrims." Mrs. idwnrd K. Bowen was a member of Plymouth Church nil her life, as were her husband and all their chil dren. our error resulted doubtless from the Identity of name with Mr. Howen's brother. Henry C. Bowen. who had something to do with the famous scandal referred to. But Mr. l.dward 1 liowen was rendered conspicuous nmqni; the loval friends of Mr. Beecher hy a fidelity maintained bv him at considerable sacrifice of personal relations with his brother and of material worldly advantages: and It would seem only just to bis memory to make correction of tho accidental misstatement. ,. , . w- B- Howard. Bbookltn. March 31. The Status of the Congressional Record. To mr EnrroR or Tn Srs Sir I obaerre In your issue of March 27 In the editorial, "Seven Armordada and One Adjective," the following state ment: "The CotiprrMiiannl K'conl la aa official pub lication known as such to tbtj law." I tale the liberty of calling your attention to the fait that It has been decided, not only by each bouse of Congress but by the Supreme Court of the Uultfd Btates, that the ongrminial A'Mni is an un official jmblliatlon end stands practically on tho same footing at. a newspaper. By act of Congress eitracts from tho Journals of rath bou-c of C-mcr'fa aro made evidence in all courts of the I'nltrd States when duly authenticated by the Clerk of the IIoue of Repreentatlvesor the Secretary of the Senate under eeal. It has also been decided by Comptrollers of the Treasury, as well ss by several Altorneys-Oeuers, that the i ourta and the account.ng officers must look to the test or language of the law and not to the language of tha lawmakers for the proper construe tlon of the law. It matters very little what Senators Hale, Rutlir, Tillman, and Chandler may have said In debate. Doubtliss each Senstor gave bis on view sud Interpretation, but it docs rot follow that tbdr views were shsred by the Senate because no Senator spole In opi ositlnu. The debate occurred at luidnUht, when Senators wera worn out and tlftpr, the bdl being purpocly huld back Into the closing hours of the lati Cougreas. Ai to the enor referred to, whether It be "said act" or "this act. ' the chances are seven out of ten that the error waa made hy a clerk and not by a com-i'""or- HrNar II, Shith. Maokoua Hrr.iyas, ria March 30. The Vassar Girls nnd Their Chaflnc Dishes. To tub HuiTOR or Tut. Srs--.ir Regsrdlngthe danger of fire In Vasaar College, no ono donMs that the authorities have takt n commendable precau tions and, as they believe, minimized the peril. Rut It seems to u e the real danger has not yet bt en named, I refer to that from the students themselrrs, while In their rooms. There are hundreds of such students: they have matches, and dainty dlabea are cooked. If boys will Im boys. It la to be eipe ted that girls will b girls; and, tliouuh these practices may be uncon stitutional, It is too much to eipect that they can be wholly prevented, Since there was. Is and always will be danger from fire where firs Itself Is permitted In any room. Is It too much for parents and friends to ask that tha ropes and outside firs escapes ha apeedlly forthcoming t , w BsoosLT)", April 1. POLITICAL NOTE8. Tha number of bills Introduced In the riftr-tfn, Congress waa 18.463 S.tiM In the Senate and 13,oos In the Home, Of these 1,457 became laws. H The town of New Rochelle.onoofthr original t.,i of New York, baring been founded In March, I ,c.a, H haa become one of the clUea of the State, Oov. IIoo.p H relt having signed ita cbartsr of Incorporation T ,e H terms of the present officials are eitended to A' r I I i 2R. On April 18 tha fret election of city oflhluls H will take place. A Mayor, eighteen Aldermen ani four Supervisors will bo chosen. H The Chicago City Council has appropriated m,. H OOO.oo.tor municipal purpoe, inMudln: s-hiis H public library and sinking fund, for nett year the B amount set aside for tho schools, public lihrarr and H Inking fund wss 18,0.19.1)41, while that for other H purposes was f P,000,ooo. H Tha Utah Legislature, which has adjourned, hal H 41 Democratic members; tho previous Legislature Hj had 21, The number of Ilcpublirana In the lait HJ Legislature was HI: in the previous one It was H 2, The Ilepnbllcans of Utah polled 12,000 rotes H In 18H2, 21,000 In 1RU4, 20,000 In lSlir.. aud 2lt,0u0 H In 1 BUS. There Is woman suffrage In I'tih. H The Flaibroucka of Ulster county form one of tha Hj beat ktiown families of that part of the Stale, and Hj some of them have recently been participants in an Hj honor paid toone of tbelr number, Deputy Attorn-. H General It. D. II. Tlaabrouck, to whom haa been pre- Hj eented a silver loving cup lined with gold and c Hj which are the (xiat-of-arms of the Slate, the ccat-of- H arms of the Ueebrouc k family, and the names of the H donors. H The New Tork Stale tax rate.lt In estimated, wtl H be2.7f this year, compared with 2.08 a year at H and the city tat rate for lSdO compared with 1S) H will show a still larger Increase. There has been a H reduction, not an Increase, In tha number of State employees, and a reducUon In the salaries paid br H the Btate, though not by tha city government. M The Republican members of the next United States H Senate will not only have a clearmajorlty of to total H memkorahlp, but alto the advantage arising from H the addition of many new members of great ora. H torlral power. In the number of these arn Senator I Beveridge of Indiana, Senator Depew of New Y ik H aud Senator McComber of North Dakota. Added to Senator Burrows of Michigan, who has been re H elected, Senator Lodge uf Massachusetts, who baa received R like honor, and Senators Wolcott of Colorado and Spoonor of Wisconsin, who hold over, the oratorical forces of the Itepnbllcan majority In the upper house will be stronger than they have) been for a number of years. The political plan of apportioning all the eligible municipal Commlaalonersblps among the Tammany Ilall and Brooklyn district leaders. Is having its dis advantages. Many of these leaders well qualified for the routine labors of politics, have shown little aptitude for tho executive duties devolving upon them under the somewhat complicated provisions of the chsrler, and the plan of having the work done by tha secretaries has not been so succeesful as was hoped. Many of these secretaries possess an abun dant willingness to undertake any duties of an offi cial character which may be Intrusted to them, but their dearth of experience and their lack of knowl edge in city affairs have had the effect already of in volving their principals In some dlfflenltles which might otherwise havo been avoided. Some of tha secretaries are strangers to the city. Francis II Plerpont, frequently described as tha first Governor of West Virginia, died recently In Pittsburg, and a somewhat vague view of his rtla tlon to the affaire of that State appears to bn held by many persons. Mr. Plerpont was not the Governor of West Virginia; he was the Governor of Virginia. and succeeded William Smith aa such. The western Virginians were favorable to the Union, and formed In ISM a Constitution which the people ratified in J8S2, and West Virginia was admitted Into the Union as a separate Bute In March, 18S3. The first Oovemnr of Wast Virginia was Arthur Borenun of Tarkersburg, and although Mr. Pierpont was an active agent In securing tha retention of West Vir ginia In the Uuton column, and has sometimes been called the pioneer of Weat Virginia sovereignty, and with considerable reason, he was not Its first Oor ernor except so fsr as a Governor of the whole of Virginia at that time was the Governor of the coun ties of Virginia which were cut off to f onn the prea-. ant State of West Virginia. There are already two vacancies In the rifty-alxth ITonsc, one from a Republican and one from a Dem ocratlo district. The Republican vacancy Is in Maine, the Democratic vacancy is In Nebraska, and tlie special elections to bn held in them to fill tha vacancies caused by the death of Mr. Dingier and Mr. Greene will not in any wise affect the political divisions In the next House. The New Tork eountieswhich will hold their town ship elections en the second Tuesday in April ars Albany and Niagara, and In both of them political supremacy Isnnceitaln, Albany belnggenerallyclose between the two parties and Niagara Invariably in the doubtful column. Last year Judge Van Wrck carried Albany by fiOO and Col. Roosevelt carried Nlagsra by 600. The closest county In thn State Is Rockland, in which the Roosevelt majority was eight votes. In supplying tho city of New Tork with an in. creased amount of wholesome water the duties of the Aqueduct Board are somewhat varied and tech nical. Ita members have recently had submitted to them the proposition of a resident of the pictur esque Tillage of Golden's Bridge, Westchester couniy, aa louuws: "tientlcmen: I will purchase tha dwelling now occupied by me near the village of Oolden'a Bridge, Westchester county, together with the outbuildings upon the place, and will pay the sum of $176 therefor." Tha offer waa accepted. In accordance with a resolution passed by the As sociated Cycling Clubs of New York a bill has been introduced In the Legislature at Albany to provide for an appropriation of $1,000,000 to carry out the condttlona of the Highway Improvement law. The last item of State or municipal expense caniad by the official service of E. J. H. Tamsen as Sheriff of I New York has been provided for in a bill w hich Gov. RooseTelt has approt ed. eppropriaUng $1,000 to tho heirs of Senator William H. Robertson, the referee appointed by Oov. Mi rtm to take testimony on charges against the Sheriff. The money will be paid to Senator Robertson's widow. The Arizona Territorial Legislature is made up or twentj-oneDemocrate and fifteen Republicans aud Ita last act at the recent session waa to refune an ap propriation for tho Stato militia. The raililia of Ari rona has an authorized membership of about Skhi Tho newly elected Unltod States Senator from Nebraska. Judge Harvard. Is n New Yorker by birth, and has been a resident of Nebraska for more than thirty years. He was the Kcpuldliau csndldaln fur Governor at the last general election in NobraiTta, but was defeated by a very small majority. Senator Allen, whom he succeeds, wss a Judge lefore his election aa a Senator, aud since tho closo of bis term he has been reappointed a Judge by the I'opuUst Govornor of Nebraska, whom Judge Uaynarl de feated. It wr.nld sceni ns if Senatorial and iudiihl offices In the Via kwater State were somen hat .n tercbangcable. Ivnator-ilcct Hav ward toned in tha Fifth New York Cavalry during the civil war. Quo "Wnnhdres? To thf F.niTonorTHF Sns-.Vir Anent "Ameri can Free 8 -honls," I have a daughter Just over six teen attend tig Ihe a-hool in this district She Is C. bright snd intelligent, snd generally ladylike, but despite of home infiueni e. she mispronounces about four words in ten, drops every "g," and hss gen erally tha sllthi rrdialectlo features of the low oil si I p. Up to date she has not had a grammar In her hand and linows not one mta of ,t They are teach Inuherthet "Oim Vardls" l the correct protiun elation of what I was taught to prom inn 'Quo vajdls;' tint "Ksvsir" Is correct for Cesar An yet she has not .truck "Ki. k r." and I hni.e h will not: It does not round like a fit as.ocivtlon for s young gill Is this as It should he? incidentally, to take a little consequence out of some one will you priut thecorrect pronunciation of "Quo Vadt i 1U West NiMTi-tianiH sihiet, March 2ft. The President's Lnst Iny In Georgia, r'rom tSr Atlanta ConiUiuUorx, The last dsy that President McKlnley spent In Georgia was one as bright In Its sunny smiles as the lmpre,sion whleh our Chief Magistrate na ruid upon our people. It Is a pleassut thing, amid t! a divisions and asperities of pollUcs, to find a resting time when citizens msy commingle and find out each other's true merit', which will act as a season ing to soften the asperities of sny future divisions which may take place. The President's visit must have been a pleasant recreation, snd an experience which opened up to him new views as to the conservatism snd strung native character of the Georgian. Here he found himself treated with distinguished hoiintvllty on every fide, the most profound respect for his offica, and an Ideal exhibition of thn equality which exist between President and citizen, without In tha Least derogating from tha dignity of tha former. v faaaalalaaaaaalaallsllimM '"''' -'- -A-