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We published the other day an interview
with the Hon. JAMES, .CLARKSON which was
worthy OF long ramemb"ancc Tho Coy.
ernmcnt Of the United States he said, els
political, not business machine. | know
that there is a general belief that the re-
verse is true, but the belief is incorrect.
Were 1t true, it would, to mymind, be one OF
the worst things that could happen TO our
Government. Tho genius Of our political
progress lies in tho active interest taken
in the Government by the people. That
this interest should DO kept nlivo and
aroused to an even greater extent than
Mt present, Is most essential. Specialists
who enjoy formulating theories OF an ideal
Government, admit that their cherished
system can come only through the political
activity OF the people. TO keep tho people
active their personal and individual interests
must be aroused. Let them consider that
there is not only public. but personal advan-
tage to 10 gained, and they will work; and
for working they will be rewarded"
Against a permanent class of oiiiceholders
MIR. CLARKsoN frankly declared his judg-
ment Whatw lie exclaimed, "pcrpctuate
an ofliceholdlng class OF which every indi-
sixty shall receive II pension! Never! What
Incentive would there be for such class
to work? Continued service in the Govern
ment employ is bad for any man, and after
a certain period all public servants should
be sent to tho people to rcnow themselves.
Each Office should have II fixed tenure to
preserve the respect OF its occupant; and II
the occupant desires a second term, let him
show by his work that he is entitled to it,"
For the Chinese system of competitive lit
erarv examinations Mr. CLARKSoN has no
respect. Every man, ho says, should be
examined but he should be examined by tho
official in whose employment no is to be-"
This, we may add, WIS the system which
prevailed in the War department during
the civil war, when the number of clerks and
attendants rendered necessary on ac-
count OF tho immense force OF men
kept in the field, was counted by
thousands and thousands. Every man
and every woman was examined before
being employed; but the examination
was directed solely TO ascertain tho ability
of the candidate to perform tho work Of the
place to which he or she was destined No
ono was passed who was not able to do the
appearance and character were not satisfac-
tory to tho chief under whose direction he
was to serve. But the examination was not
competitive.
MIR. CLARKsoN also thinks that the bust
ness Of our Government is transacted more
accurately and at a lower percentage OF loss
than any other business in existence public
or private, and all because Of rotation in
Office. 1.-THE fostering of public spirit" he
says, ais essential to tho preservation OF
our best interests. 1t is patriotism, more |
than money seeking, that actuates the men
who take an interest in our political life"
Mr. CLARKsoN is we'll known as an emf |
nent and earnest Republican, but his views |
OF the civil service are broad, wise, and COM |
prehensive They are tho views Of a genuine
American statesman
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4 NEW PRESBYTERIAN CHURcH.
Services of Dedication Begun Yesterday
and to be Completed To-day.

Services OF Dedication Begun Yesterday
and to be Completed To-day.
The congregation OF the Park PRESBYTERIAN
Church. which built its first church thirty
seven years ago ut Eighty-lourh street and
Eleventh now West Ind aYGnue, assembled
yesterday morning. afternoon. and evcnin. to
dedicate thor handsome Lew ediilce at the
northeast corner Of Tonth avenue and Eighty
sixth street. Tho building is OF Il reddish
brown stone and is in the modern Gothic style
OF architecture 1t cost 100000. and the chapel
neXt door cost $4,000. Tho Rev. Dr. Henry b.
Chaplin was acting pastor from 1859 to 1872
and was succeeded by President Patton OF
Princeton College. Dr. Chaplin and the Rev.
Dr. Davidson. who was at the meot.Ug in 1858,
from which the church orgHul ZION ioOs its
start. were present Yesterday. The present
pastor is the Rev. Arson T.. AlirrhurY,
Tho churgh was docyGtl"d "lih ia ms and
flowers. The Rev. Or. ". l.. Singleton read tho
eighty-fourth psalm, tn" l,"N Ir. W: II.
Gleason offered prayer and l"-t"r Att"rhury
ward to tile clt"rs. be service IN go aiier-
noon consisted OF n -si0""l by q - NOM
bcrS of the SUNDAY F.IOut singing by gIriS and
boys. rGcitat,h+ ara as4'' INK ITTn. -: o:
Church. and the Iiey !. Falcon shaw of tho
Nost Ind Charcl Ill., tlg "y nh- meeting
addrcs es were made " IL2 ley pr C4ares
and tho l;rv mr. J.. }, rhurm.
This evening ITO iiull ard,raory exercises
vii! ho hold. ~ sermon VII Io IIogchel by
tho lie, d. C,args H. InrE hurst OF me Mndi-
son s lunrn rr"shytGrian Cnunh aud lrof.
Marvin l.. Vincent %. mon I Geological SeWl-
nary fLo no, ~ Wilton Merle Smith, tho
lev W L. Eichald7 of Il&,n'ch, the Roy
Dr. Charles \. ir'E-" AMI ~" i'%" Jesse +.
Forbes VI ID ratog oil tho AoW ok Ite5bytory
,ril TAXA H.
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JUDGE sUBPGNAED BY GRAND JURE
Judge Lippincott says that, of Course, ho
WIN Not Appenr and TESTIFY.

WIN Not Appear and Testify.
Tho following is n cory OF tho subpIn,v,,,,
was served on Presiding judge Lipr,rc0,t OF
tho Hudson County Court of Sessions Iy a COW
staDIo attached TO tho court on saturday might;
Directions When you arryc NJ r.o Court House hand
,,,,or' n,,." ~ ''' '''' " ''' '''''
'"''i O'"'o
%l,r 'g A.o J.Is,h C'',y u. L'a.o9 ''-To lob
ldprncoHt You arc hereby rc1nitot AMI commanded
be and appear Mt the Court o o. In Jcrso, uhy in
the county aforesaid on Nonaa 30, iath d,v of NAV
is.p. att ncIo,rr NJ 20 ,i. q, I.rr, in, ,cInIC ~,
,bo sot, ,,, 49, 49,, -, ''""' u,
, 3"' S,, .'' 10 '"e 'r""' jury "o" s''"S' anu
heFe'h tml not atyonr peril
BY order OF Gle court
Ul.Ni. Me. ,r.uilN Clerk
Dated tho ia.h day Of NAV. l.pl.'5
-.
This is said 10 bo the FIRST tima in tho history
Of the State that the irrsil.g.s indigo of q
! county mas oeeh supp nued to opnoar before
4 Grand Jury which auarto Ills own court.
Inc PROPAGATION Tor .uing tho -uhpa n was
tcnce on lhrGe polCy.shop koQrcrs ON friday
Ias'' part oi Whlch We as follows:
Tho Court has kent gu N AL como iun in order that
mo .irnnd Ivy might indg. your principals, Their
m mS to- carr DS' q" & ana YET the are stl
rnUn Of IL" Jaw AID Gr , r s SgGN an nIm ,
he g'and Juror otN,r u'.,r NLo arc re-. p"u.,"o
to i, men =, afm r'rRgm Ana II should earn ne
Tho Jury, whom it first heard OF tho Tudces
remarks de, deI il is aid to mal' Il re-
sentiment against him ~ Supreme Court JUS
tire Dixon. one mcuhor ui tho Jury thought
that making II urcsonimcut would BE- TOO ses
were on ltu Judge. Then tho speech was dis-
cusso4, and tho. issue OF tho subpoena was
| sort OF compromie rucasure. y NUN reporter
talked with Jud-c l.irpinuutt Yesterday,
Ofcoursc.' SAID tho Judge " will not obey
thG subj ma. l do not amrohoqd that any
thlnG VIII como rom the ulsObudioMCU. | do
MT SEQ what can. ] shall not refuse 10 obey
out Cl any dlsrcsprct Tor tho Grand Jury. 1t is
not tn" intention ot the Court to impnto any
want OF integrity t. tue Grand jury IL u hody
or 10 auy one oil IT. MON berS On tho contrary,
tho Court has many personal friends on the
Jury and has Tor them n l"Cling of the greatest
respect. But IN tho administration of the
! law ihero can DO no friends or ioos, and
IL was tho administration OF the law in this
matter which 1t was intended to cririciso and
condemn. The Grand Jury. or any of It's mon-
bore. can, ut any timG, resort to tho Prosecute
or tho Court for any Information which they
may possess, either in omen court or by com
municaton. 1t is a common tang in trials Tor
matters to DO brought to tho attention OF this
Court, through the Prosecutor and roiorrcd 10
the Grand Jury tor their action. Tho Court is
not able to gi'e, auydircct testimony of any Of
lonco a-itlhSi mo law. IT 49, 10 Say tho least,
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DLFAcrIJE AMntNI5TOM.


CARTRIDGES Ioadrd In iS75 Found 10 be
Dangerous 80 CI"cdmoor.
While mombors Of tho ,rhirtnonth Rogment
Of Brooklyn were -hootiug 4. CiCeimoor dur
ing tho carly ra { Of tbs month they found
that many Of tho clrtIlgo Shells burst in tho
gun, and were dangerous. Tno ammunition
had buon issued duriu, tho riots Of 1874 and
hau become dangerous rs we'll rs defective
from ago. Tho shells were loadod probably
about l,7j. Dr. George q. Cochran, Captain
OF Company |. nearly lost tina Signt Of his aye
b. nm exploding cartridge shell. His taco was
painfully burned.
There has boon Il large luUutity Of mis- d.
fcctlVn ammunition stDryI ~ the a..,". 10
armorie since tho 1871 RIOTS rom 1Upl %
lUJGU rounds were assigned n lH1t lm" 10
each agmory. II l. row to ho returned Is Or
and this Wi! lgaYr IN, armUroa UHlraN.ted
wish any umuljt Oh except such as Is iur-
Nshed by the regiments Thorn ".N"-. lAu'n -
plenty oil Government ammunition within
rrach. huwCv +. IN c"ro 0' emergency capt,
y. Atwo u lruucn, inspector 81 ll.o Iraci!ro
for the Thirteenth ,uEIpuui la already 10
turned the 900 rounds OF the 1870 Amwuut-
tion which was stored in the i.UcrnLi.s ar
mOrv.
Capt. French gives it us his personal ounion
thai all this ammunition (. .l, 10 ie con
ton. he sGYs, WAS stored ~ tHe !. 7"urnt
where ii lnuGmO dame. i.' .t47 e.. II no
Wero to tgl, duel or To- do 'hrt.i - lor
any otlpr S".Y particular " co. .n Won
not want T. u.o me that had +. ~ !n1std moro
than ,lA months.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-19
Gladstone Tells the Queen How 1t Hap.
pencd.

The antipathy which tho Liberals have for
the Queen Is cuua,led only by the Queens do
tcstaton OF the Liberals Yet her Majesty IS
periods to memUors OF tho Liberal party ana
amusing stories arc told Of the CatIiko friend
linoss that obtnns on these occas ions. Her
turc, aud she seems TO take a delight in worry
inG her LIBERAL guests With unpleasant allu-
sons, "reminiscences. and hadinaGe. ller pJ-
stiOn is such that no rotaiiutOn can be- in
dulgel; in farl, Gladstone is tho only momber
OF the opposition wno presumCS to talk back
to tho old lady. Gladstone has always ad.
dressed the Queen rs '.mum',not madam
honest Scotch mum and it is perhaps tins
fearless dlructneSS and native 6impllcltF hat
have appealed to Tho august lady Tor tol"gatiai..
II ICONS that upon one occasion hay nE boon
invited OUT t. dlnNrr. Mr. ana Mrs. Ola i~luHr
entered II cab and attcmntcd 20 E1t'Hir"EH
Pic"ndii!y That tn"ruuGh'aro We lln"1uHy
about IN tho rank ana Oln Tor two u T, W.
worthy couple wero compgIIol to nhani"l incur
purpose turn OIL nj Il side ,tic"l. u ~ 'ttuln
the Grand uld Nan, and ..5 HrGMIn' LHGo7
Euyrd him good dcGl anopt miTip ~, ~, ~
press got hold OF il AMI di.!i11 y u, ~ io mn
nnuseam. Tho result VA" thhL .II .tnno
finally got Very Wnary ,' the lUko ana ne began
To ry!ucn temper whcncNc. II WIS lt!eIreH OF
ia the occasion Of the rest reccr;"n given
~ .hr queen to the .naaor q, iup llLCEal
party her NaI"sty, who hyh en- 'Feh ,,lopYaE
up tho disngrccahlo "-t Tor 'eIc!" WoGih,
R"I@nd uu"n Ihn iirrt orIprl0n'lr - " 10 tho
leucntiN had m anu me- experience n Ilcca-
Oily; pray to-! me @! II, ~ Qr"rI wv imhy
share no merrim"n, when II HAS given
M Gladstone wa5 greatly nettlrd, but he
had 10 keen ms tem!"l. MayLi lio"so }onr
most -t"rnly rucr" P"" . departure q ms.
adventure, ana n ro;uru aud th&' vas the long
and tue short Of the nhito.' MAUI
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distance above the level OF the island. Mar
liners report that new land has come into
view, and that the two peaks, the steam
escape valves that the Corwin described
have added n good deal to their stature.
Four new islands are reported near the
original addition to Bogoslov.
Altogether, this ncighborhood is ut present
very interesting part of Uncle SANS do
main, aud the additions it is making to our
landed possessions should be included in the
next census estimate of our territorial area.
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Farm Mortgages In the south.


rrOm me ANdqid JdITHd'
We re dice in the belief that neither in the amount
farm mortgages nor in the unproNtableness OF farm
labor, are the Southern States bad of OF tho
West our chief agricultural product cotton, brings "a
far irice, and tho commercial and Industrial world
must have IT, else their business would 20 to stag.
nation and wreck. Still. tho unfortunate condition of
ohcr agricultural Interests should be solemn adIuOnl
ton To southern farmers. They should give no mort.
cages eNropt such are unavoidable, MIKE their
amounts as low AS their pressing necessities will allow
keep close up the paymen Of Interest and put away
something every year to meet the principal when due
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-19
Getting Ellis Island Ready for Detained
ImmIEran

Supervising Architect wIn!rm Of the Treasury De
partuont accompanied by secretary Wiudoms son aud
Col Marshall Superintendent of Repairs went over to
Ellis Island yesterday AMI looked around. Cot Mar.
shall snid that the island probably would he ready as
landing place for immigrants WITHIN ninety days The
powder aud iynaiui have been removed and thu
work az rrpaIr,n. Old and scrviceab.G buildings ana
erecting now ones will begin next week In order Ia
relieve he ovcrrrDwdcd BARGE once the island Wi s
temporarily used tor the bCi and detained Immigrants
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Now Earnums heart is broken quite,
Because he cannot see
How lie can coax the White House folks
To loan lin Kid Mckee
For with u feature such AZ this
However great tho deaTth
OF other things, T.. 7 would have
The greatest show on earth.
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SuDerlatIve DuIness.

From The Scranton Times
What THr suS said about AanunR's Albany Argug be.
ing dull paper is truth itself But 1t didn't put It
Sroug enough The AIOus is the duest paper in all
ClIrIsrCudOui
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-19
An Annoying Episode.

"This, said the museum lecturer is the far.famcd
phantom liamctta'
II don't see no phantom, said one Of the audience.
well that amt my fault she's there. lrNOu can't
see a ghost YOU can't blame me"
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As You Like IL.

from N" ittcG rb"rr'r.
The Third Keystone district will 20
IL bent for cOurtiy Richard NauE.
With THye their lips the Reps did puaw
When IN the race came Richard NaWA,
Al usly Democratic row
" as ended by old Rirhard NHuN.
80 noaters IN quintupla blocks
Need come Tor bids u Richard NauX.
For him lis public love that talks,
Then here's TO gallant Richard NauN'
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Secretary PRoCToR's recent order amend
ing the regulations for canteens, suggests way
In which Congress may break its present dead
lock on that subject. When the canteens wore
established, the salc of ardent spirits in them
was expressly forbidden hut ;Eat OF beer and
light wines was allowed, under careful reatric-
tiors, with the express view Of inducing ;he
men to give up "rcsortnE for strong intoXi-
cans to places without the post limits While
the House has formally approved of this policy
at the present session, the Senate. under the
lead of that eminent crank. Mr.. BLAIR. who
says that lager beer is moro "insidious and
dangerous" than the vile and fiery compounds
which the soldiers get in tho Grog shops, de-
cares that beer and light wines shall not be
sold. The War Department has meanwhile
published an order excluding wines, but leav-
ing beer on sale Mt tho cantecns as before.
Tho question has thus at last been reduced to
its simplest form. Is Congress ready, by
taking away the soldiers present facilities for
getting glass OF light beer at tho Government
cantcen, 10 tempt him to go outside the fort
and get drunk in the low liquor saloons that
are waiting to make him theirvictim!
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HThnt was curious scene tho other night when in tho
midst OF q crowded party. Mr. j. Mie;, the well.
known artist endeRvorug to teach Carmcncita TO
sing Little Annie Rooney is My sweetheart" Miet
has a lovely tenor voice. and lie would have made
a capital leading man IN liGh: opera company. Flu
his ATTEMPT To instruct tho beautiful Sanish dancer in
tie mt.cac,"s OF the English Ian proved failure
Carmenc.Ia could say lit" but little WAS beyond
her power; and she could say sweet" but sweet
heart" she could not II very picturesque aud
amusing all the and witnessed Millets failure
with satisfaction. We have hal Kind Of gr4lge
a.ains: linn ever since no abaniOnal the newspaper
profession to devote himself to painting aud made n
splendid success of it,
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HrEwmIER MARRIED AND HArPY
.'...

rho average woman 'YEowr.ter sGcms t. lie
Il pretty level -hcado3 sor Of creature. andthat
Is why she marries well. + ! was going 10 start
IL mulrmOnial tureau for women should have
no one who was not q typewrItor"
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"Ths is wonderful" said Tompkins, as 10 looked at
the remnants of large cheese when brought tins
home it was American, but since the rats have taken
hold It is fromuge debris"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-19

New York has tho last OF the Park Departments
tulips for this year, and the bulbs in several public
squares have been taken up make room for other
plants The this years tulip beds fully UP
to Gardener WooI0nis expectations and The COMPARE
lively low temperature In April served to keep the
plants in bloom for days longer than he had an,
tolerated,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-19

Concerning; the outrageous questions in
Guided in tho census schedule OF injuries,
several cOrrcspondents have written TO us in II
strain like this:
Your article headed Refuse 10 Answer IS sound ana
grand Thirty dollars isasu'. OF considerable mggui
tudc to poor man Nuw tell rs the best way u ig.t
the 0ne without having to Pay lawyer more than Tie
fine itself. Then we viii all refuse to answer
- REruHE'
Section 2,lgl of tho Revised Statutes. being
part OF tho general Census law oi 1880, under
which the ccnsuses Of / $50. 1860, and 1870 were
taken provided u penalty Of so Tor refusal to
answer either Of the inquiries authorized by
law. But the fine had to DO suod Tor and re-
covered in a civil action by the Ass slant United
States Marshal in tho district
The law of 1879 and again the present law of
1889, provided penalty mot exceeding 400"
and made misdemeanOr OF wiiiul failure or
refusal to respond TO tho enumerator's inter-
rogatores. The present law also provides that
the penalty may be enforced "by indictment or
appropriate action IN any court United States
Court u competent luJisijct or
Tho present law was worked through the
House by tho late SAMUEL $. Cox at a session
when hardly more than n score of members
were present. At the last division previous to
pSsshGe the vote was. ayes, 81 uoea. y. The
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-19

From the American Musician.
The SUNDAY edition Of THT suS is OF the best most
Interesting most ably edited and let add most e1.
psnLiTs papers published IN the country.
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What more grotesque error could there be
than that which led tho woodcut department Of
the New lOrS Press to present yesterday, as
the alleged portrait of MILES FAREEN manager
of Broadway gambling house. the respected
aud respectable countenauce of Mr.. GEORGE
WILLIAM CURTIS?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-19

Bme flags are blooming in Central Park. Here they
have been specially planted and cultivated; but in
Bronx River Park tluy grow wild in great abundance.
The crime of waking tho grass is unknown to the
laws OF Bronx River Park. AMI all the plants and
shrubs there the work of unaidcd nature children
pluck the flowers withou, fear Of the policeman,
who tradition says makes his lair somewhere in That
beautiful wilderness
The II Thomas Il Carroll of Saratoga Springs has
recently very III aud glad announce
that this sturdy Democrat of the Old fashioned sOr is
much hoter again There always need for partisans
such as lie.
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The BYNUM-BAYNE episode in the House
settled one important point. 1t is not parlia-
mentary to call n momber sewer. but 1t is
parliamentary to call him a conduit pipe.
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point OF no quorum was not raised, because
Mr.. Cox personally pleaded with members not
to break down the bill by stopping proceedings
In discussing the matter OF penalties In the
case Of officers OF corporations refusing TO
answer. Mr.. Cox said I'VE have simply FOL
lowed the pro visions Of the previous law. There
has never been any prosecution under 1T and
is not likely to be-"
Our correspondents can judgo for themselves
how likely they are TO be indicted, tried. con-
victed OF misdemeanor ana fined Tor refusing
to answer questions which the United states
Government has no Constitutional authority
to ask But If there should be general agroe-
ment on the part OF citizens to resist this OBJ
noXious and unnecessary inuuisition, the
position OF each individual refuser would be
better 1t would DO an interesting experiment
II the Census officers should indict tho whole
community for refusing to disclose its secret
physical ailments and its private debts for
the benefit Of statistical science.
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There is something to be said for the
memorial which tho Chicago Board OF Trade
has sent to Congress. asking to have modern
high-"lass vessel substituted for the Michigan
on the Northwestern lakes. But tho reason
assigned by this Board is not sound ono. 1t
says that foreigners visiting the Worlds Fair
will laugh at tho Michigan Now, 1t must be
acknowledged that this craft is not very
formidable war ship as vessels go. She is OF $50
tons measurement and GSj tons displacement.
has barkcntine rig. carries four small guns.
and employs paddles instead Of screw pro-
peIlor But SO far rs the foreigners are con-
cornei, instead OF laughing Mt the Michigan
they are more likely to be amazed at finding
any naval vessel at all at Chicago. They GER
tainly Will not expect, after bcing taken
thousand miles into tho interior, TO see Bon
bow or n Duillo. Besides such foreigners as
visit our country in those days will enjoy
great display III New York harbor that will
fully take caro- OF the nautical side OF the
COLUMBUS celebration.
There are certain reasons why moro effoc-
tive vessel might properly replace tho ancient
Michigan, but they have nothing whatever to
do with tho Worlds Fair. Don't lose any time
in worrying about the Michigan.
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"You remind mo Of gAo spring, B,ybeLL"
"HOw 50 d"
"You make me uEed"