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Tho State OF Religion.

In the course Of paper before the Ameri-
can Society Of Church History the Rev. DR..
LEWIS OF Plainfleld, New Jersey, recounted
this remarkable conversation:
"Last July l said to Prot ADoLru HLRrAcKi win
the Protsstantism Of the next century bo spiritual
than now. lsssr He Saidi 1t will be spiritual
o. will dia' I continued; If 1t dieN what will be
the next scene IL Ghurch history He answered!
'Roman Catholicism will take possession Of the world
~ new form of paGanlsm.'"
Father HUNTINGTON, the Protestant monk
took different view Of the religious situa-
ton in q recent address at Chicago. The
danger Of the future, he thought, lies not in
hedecline of spiritual religion but In the loss
Of practical religion among Christians. He
then proceeded TO explain his meaning:
"hs ind the preachers of the great churches
ready enough to talk Of future happiness but when II
comss 70 dong out Of this happiness and peace In
this world they too often dumb The utteranceSof
the preachers the social ills of this world are weak
and timd- Nor Is II because the ministers are hypo
critics that this 10 nor yet because the preachers are
not awake to the Importance of those question: In
most cases the preachers do what they think the
wiasst They dependent for their and for
the Of the religion they teach upon tho wealth
Of who made their out Of the existing order
of thngs and to speak against social evils means the
loss OF patronage and consequent dminuon Of
their power for good"
The disagreement between the clergymen
is therefore radical. DR.. LEWIS and Prof.
HABNAcK look for the downfall OF Protes-
vantism In the next century II 1t does not
become more spiritual in Its perceptions.
Father HUNTINGTON finds that 1t Is losing
its power because 1t Is not practical. The
religious skeptclsm and Indifference OF the
period seem to him to have their cause in
the disposition OF Protestants to concern
themselves about abstract questions OF
theology rather than about establishing the
Kingdom OF Gop on earth by the actual
regeneration OF society In accordance with
the practical principles and prescriptions
laid down by CHRIST.
These two distinct and contradictory state
ments Of the religious needs Of the period
are worthy Of the serious consideration Of
all those who are lamenting the existing
tendency toward infidelity. But whoever
discusses them In the narrow spirit OF hos
tility to Roman Catholicism displayed by
DR.. LEWIS will only be helping to increase
the distrust of the current Christianity which
Father HUNTINGTON speaks Of as 80 preva-
lent. He will be furnishing a new example
Of disobedience to Christian precept on the
part Of those who profess to be guided by it.
This isnot time for Christians to be fight
ing among themselves.
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SENIOR OTE1zA,s DEFENoE
He Was on His Way to Spain to DenOunoO
tho Real PIunderers OF CutA's Treasury.


tho Real Plunderers OF CutIA's Treasury.
Luis Oteiza CorteZ, tlh well-dressed
Cuban who was arrested on Thursday night
at the Hotel Brunswick. CHARGED with embeB-
zlinR $4,000 from tho CubSn Treasury, was
taken before United States Commissioner Ly.
man yesterday morning. Tie prisoners boar
ing was that Of man Of the world who could
not be Disconnected even by confinement In
Ludlow street Jail.
senior Oteiza does not speak English. and
was not represented by counsel yesterday.
He was remanded until to-day at 2 o'clock.
This time he will have counsel. and the Com.
back to Cuba for tria or allowed to continue
his voyage to Spain by the way OF Paris.
He told Sun reporter in French his side OF
the case as follows: " have never taken dol
lar belonging to the Cuban au:horities At one
time during the absence OF tie Governor and
Lieutenant-Governoro of Cubt was In tenn
porary charge OF affairs. l thAn learned that a
certain ring was systematically robbng the
Government Treasury. and resolved to re-.
port the condition Of affairs to the Regent OF
Spain in person at the first opportunity. was
bound for Spain on that very mission when ar
rested yesterday. My family is one OF the
nobiest in Spain. | have Instructed my laws
present position and they will do 80 as soon as
they get possession OF our CIPHER code. which tB
either at my hotel or with my effects seized by
the United States Marshal. AS soon as this ts
Spanish Government. and believe that the
papers by which the Cuban authorities secured
my arrest will he instantly revoked"
The prisoners lawyers are Solom onB Kantro.
WITT ,EsberR 1886 broadway. They say that
their client is perfectly ready to go to Spain to
stand his trial. but objects to returning to Cuba
as he would not have fair trial there.
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Foreign Notes OF Real Interest.

Prot Bruins OF TuebinEsn has made experiments with
the SmAlLbors rna which 10 Just about to be introduced
iAto Belgian and nnds that the wounds made
at all distances much less dangerous than those In
nctsd by other AT short the aoerAton of
the flesh Il marked and the soft parts
much injured while at long ranges the shAtterinE of
bones decrsaSeA The wounds resemble eutk and are
therefore easy TO heal
There in France e7T associations Of employer e9l
Of workinRmen. and 507 Of farmers The WorkinGmens
aGsoeiAtionA which were formerly political organizA-
tionA have become for the part purely mutual
bsnsnt societies Of late The agricultural asSoea
tons DO not aRitats politically like our 0rangerA They
to . large extent cooperative and technical The
farmers association near PontAinsblsAu for instance
owns slaughter house at which every member has his
cattle killed At very low prosA This and other similar
cooperative devices of the French farmers associations
show that tho French peasant stupid and help
less As he is generally supposed TO be.
In the case Of the Church Association against the
Bishop OF London to get the rorsdos in St. PAul6
removed on the ground that 1t included too large and
too prominent nEure OF the cTucinx another decision
has been made by the Court Of Appeal Lord KShsr and
Justices Pindlsy and ROpss sitting and agreeing Tho
Bishop refused originally 70 consider the application
the Church Association and they obtained mAndAmus
from the Queens bench, Lord CoeridEe and Justice
AAniSty agreeing and Baron Pollock diSaErssing direct
ing the Bishop to give hearing The Court OF Appeal
have reversed that decision holding that the Bishops
discretion upon such question was absolute. An ap-
peal will be taken to the House OF Lords
The GLdSOOU Herald publishes returns from all the prin.
epaiShipbuiding centres throughout the United King.
dom The output during 1885 the largest on record
In IssS the year when the boom" was
AtiS height total OutDu the country was
21OOOO tonL This JeEr the vessels launched approach
closely 70 272OO1 tohG The Clyde hsEds the Lar
with total tonnage OF Ssl.2OI tonA Next comes the
Tyne with 2Si7lO tonG The Wear Il third on the list
with 2I7356 Then tile TseA with ITO 4ss tona
The shiPbuidnE yATdb in Belfast TONNAGE
IN Iha NJ
various yards the river Clyde and In dnsrsnt STAGES
Of construction vessels AGErsEAtAE SOoG29 touG Lass
year there were 81 the hAS time vSSaSA q hama nav
laG . tStAl SGHs2OG tsaA
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Crazy Hans, or Stnnislnus Chelek, Says his
Employer Beat Him with n Horsewhip.

Crazy Hans, or Stnnislaus Chelek, Says his
Employer Boat Him With n HOrsewhip.
The story Of the murder Of Nicholas Mil
ler was told in the Harlem Court yesterday by
the murdered mans wife Kate and his nephew
q lad OF IA years. named John Elmer. Nicholas
Miller was the squatter In West Seventy first
street who was killed on Thursday night by a
farm hand known as Crazy Hans.
Hans worked on Miller's farm for his board
and clothes. His clothes would distinguish
him among hundreds, as they were made from
bagging. He was an easy man to trace, and
Capt BerRhold and Offlcer Cain caught him on
the Western Boulevard Thursday midnight.
The prisoner was armed with butcher knife,
from tho edge OF which great pieces had been
broken. He gave his name as Nicholas Heller
and said he was 40 years old. In court it was
finally decided that his name Is Stanislaus
Chelek, and that he is a Pole
Mrs Miller said the prisoner came up behind
her husband. who was standing by wagon,
and without warning or proyocation struck
him on the head with wrench. Miller fell to
his knees. and the prisoner showered blows
upon him until he fell prostr9te. Gheek ran
and threatened to brain her with the wrench.
The boy told substantially the same story.
The prisoner. In a rambling way, told how
Miller had constantly annoyed him. On Thurs
day night Miller boat him with horsewhip
until he ran out OF the house. He got the
wrench to repair shovel, and while so en-
gaged was again struck with the whip. and he
defended himself. Justice Power committed
Chelek for the Grand Jury.
The sun., 1890-01-04
War Ships Of the Future.

1t appears that the plans Of the 7,500-ton
armorclad are at length completed, only to
be- marked with essential modification or
else abandoned altogether, so that another
vessel may be asked for In place Of the one
authorized by Congress.
AS an armorclad the new vessel Is thought
to be needlessly small. In Secretary TRACYs
demand for forty new armored ships he
mentioned 5000 to 10000 tons as the proper
displacement for them; hence beginning,
1t is suggested, might as well be made on
that basis with the armorclad already
authorized and not yet contracted for In
stead Of experimenting on smaller d.
mensions. When the Maine and the
Texas were asked for, armored YES
sels OF their class were new in this
country, and modest beginning was made
with "about 5000 tons displacement for
each. Still, the plans of the Maine were
found actually to require 6,64s tons; affd In
the third armorclad the demand was ad-
vanoed to 1900 tons. This was intended to
produce something like the English Warspite
and the Imperleuse, which are OF about 7, 400
tons; but 1t was aimed to give the new vessel
q little more speed and armor than theirs.
AS Congress. however, has made q lib
eral allowance for this vessel. sufficient, In
fact to build an armorclad Of 5000 or 1000
tons In Great Britain, the Navy Department
could easily increase the statute displace-
ment In Its plans. as in the case ofthe Maine.
But an alternative has been suggested. A
new style Of war ship Is coming into vogue,
that OF the enormous protected cruisers
Blake and Blenheim. In the Baltimore We
have, as Secretary Tracy said the other day.
the best and fastest cruiser OF Its displace-
ment in the world. That is something to be
proud of. But since the plans OF mo. N"
were purchased by Mr.. WHITNEY for the con-
struction OF the Baltimore, advances have
been made In displacement. First come the
Reina Regente; then, in great leap to
double the Baltimore's displacement the
Blake and Blenheim The Blake Is 375 feet
long between perpendiculars. with an ex-
treme beam OF Co. and a displacement Of 1900
tons, which is double that OF the Baltimore.
Her engines are designed for an aggregate
of 10000 horse power. which is an enormous
excess over the Baltimore's; and under
forced draft 1t Is expected that she can make
the railroad speed OF twenty-five knots
an hour. Her great displacement
furnishes her with a remarkable bunker ca
paclty. 1900 tons. and possibility OF 1S00
At ten knots she could go more than half
around the globe without recoaling, With
natural draft she is to develop 1900 horse
power and twenty knots speed. The largest
OF the Baltimore's guns are S-incb, while
those OF tho Blake are ga and she also has
ten 6-lnch guns. Especially noteworthy 10
her curved steel protective deck, which has Q
maximum thickness Of six iRohOA and aKS
The sun., 1890-01-04

BOSTON, Jan. 3.-Although 1t was an
nounced ON Wednesday that G. P. Brown. ex-
Treasurer OF the Riverside and Oswego mills
and member OF the firm Of Brown. Steese &
Clark. was Ill at the Parker House here and
was unable to appear In court 1t was stated
there that he had left the hotel. MIR. +. Diekin-
son, Jr., counsel for Steese and Clark. said no
was quite sure that the assignee had not been
in any way concerned in the return OF Brown.
Judge Lowell. who is counsel for Brown. said
yesterday that he had not seen his client since
his return from Montreal. In regard to his
whereabouts Judge Lowell could give no infor-
is not made publit, 1t Is said that Re Is in the
city. and that as soon as possible he will meet
in settling up tho Affairs Of the llrm. He is
threatened with pneumonia, and yesterday was
confined to his bed.
The sun., 1890-01-04
The MiIdest winter on the Upper Hudson
In Sixty Years.

ALBANY. JAN 8-Not since 1880 has tho
upper Hudson remained open until Jan. g. In
the winter OF 1872 the closing was Jan. 2
The first day of 1882 boats came to this city
but tho river was filled with floating ice. The
following day 1t was frozen tight To-day there
is no signs OF ice in the stream. Prior to 1882
the is a long stretch back 10 1880 before any
record is given OF the river remaining open
until January. That W inter II closed on Jan.
a and opened ON March 10. III In 49, the o. en-
winters. leo hary esters are becoming alarmed
over the prospects Of a harvest. The supply ON
hand is the smallest In years. III fact there are
only few small portions OF stocks remaining
along the entire length OF the river.
The sun., 1890-01-04
ProposinG to Revive tho whipping Post in
Virginia.

RICHMOND. Jan. 8.-In the Virginia House
Of Delegates to-day Mr. Downing OF Clark In
troduced bill providing for the punishment
Of petit larceny by the inniction Of stripes. The
bill proposes that the stripes shall not exceed
twenty In any one day, and not over twenty
nine, the limit under the old ante bellum
regime. The whipping post existed in lir-
was resorted to as puni. .hment for nety
thefts. The criminal records show that tho
great majority OF these offenders are
negroes- The commitment 10 jail and other
penal institutions. Of this class OF Offend
ers is not regarded by them as any great pun
ishment When Malone came into power one
OF the first measures he advocated was the re-
peal OF the law authorizing corporal punish
ment. 1t is this law that Mr. Downing pro-
poses to revive.
The sun., 1890-01-04
A Legacy to vassar Cut Down one-halr

PoUGHKEEPsIE. Jan. 3.-The matter Of tho
legacy beaueathed to Vassar College under the
will of Jacob p. Girard. Jr. deceased came be-
fore Judge Barnard to-day on motion to con-
strue the will. The amount beQueathed to
Vassar was $4,000. William Fl. Meeks. the
executor. brought the action on the ground
that the legacy to the college was void as to
Vassar taking the whole amount named. as
under the statute Of 1860 testator cannot be-
queath o any literary scientific or benevolent
institution more than one-half OF his estate. 1t
appearing that the Girard estate is valued at
but little more than the legacy 10 the college,
the Court held that he college can take one
given under the will. In TWO codcs the tes-
tator begueathed to Vassar $4,000 10 trust. the
chase Of a species of North American birds
and $3.50 per annum for the same purpose. The
Court decides that the $1,000 can be taken by
the college, but revokes the $3.50 per annum.
The sun., 1890-01-04
70 1n1rnoHr 1HE PosrAB sERTIoE
Mr.. vsn Cott Hopes for Authority 70 IntrO-
duee morse end MaEon CeIleetIons.


duse H1orse and waEon Collections.
Postmaster Van Colt believes that he car
give the new perambulatInR Post once system
OF Berlin good start and still beat It in tfb
collection and despatch OF the mails iithe ger
eral Government will only give him the assis-
ance for which he has asked. His plan is less
cumbrous and elaborate than the German ole
OF having q regular branch Post Office on
wheels galoping about the city to collect he
malls and sort 1t az 1t runs Postmaster Van
Cott says that this may do In Berlin, but In
New York it would waste more time than 1t
would save. The sorting Of the mail. he Rys.
can be done best at the branch stations wiere
it is received. and the great thing is to get 1t
out Of the boxes and into the branch stations
as quickly as possible.
After convincing himself by actual expert
ment that there would be large sadnR Of
time by adopting the system OF collection by
carts. the Postmaster figured awhile On the
expense. He had estimates made OF the cost
Of euuippinR and maintaining the hose and
cart system by the Government directly, and
also asked for, offers from private indviduals
Tor the fnrnishing OF the animals, carts, and
drivers. The result indicated that the work
could best be done by contract Two Rsponsi-
bic men offered to furnish tho required 75 carts
and IT'S horses Tor $4,000 per yeaL Out Of
S5O.OOO. through the reduction In the lumber OF
men required to do the work OF collecting un.
der the present system. The net expense Of
the more rapid service would therefore be but
trihe of SIT 900 per year.
All these figures and a full report OF his ex-
periments Postma master Van Colt transmitted to
the department at Washington In september.
He has since heard nothing Of them. but sup
poses that authority to make the change roc
commended will be among the things for which
the department will ask Congress when 1t re-
assemblies and settles down to business. Com
gressonal action will be necessary before the
expense necessary to & he adoption OF the new
system can be incurred.
Postmaster Van Gott has another new scheme
which he hopes to get authority soon to carry
out He wants to establish q new branch in
Thirteenth street, between Fifth and Sixth
avenues. especially for second class matter,
which includes newspapers and other periods
Gals. At present all this matter has 10 come to
the general office, and as 1t is very bulky and a
vast amount OF It Is turned out by publishers
above Bleecker street, the expense, delay. and
inconvenionoe to the public isyery great, while
the business Of the general Office Ia mpeded
by the immense issues OF periodicals Of vari-
Gus sorts continually pouring IN upon 1t.
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The Wool supply or tho Unlted states

BOSTON, Jan. 3.-The Boston Commercial
Bulletins annual telegrapho canvass OF the
wool supply in the United States shows a
heavy increase over that Of last year. The de-
tailed and Classified reports from the markets
and ths>Gfowers show a total supply in deal
sTs snd hanas 6S 0 81 TO0O9oO9 pounds
OOOOO0 poundS OF domestic and l7,000,0OQ
pounds OF foreign In 1883. The New York and
Philadelphia stocks are less than those OF last
year, but Boston shows an Increase OF IL .00Q.-
600 pounds OF domestic wool, and most OF the
smaller markets follow the lead OF tho chief
wool market OF tho country. The Imports OF
ciothinE wool coming from abroad show . de-
cline Of ANAEly 70 DOE cent
The sun., 1890-01-04
Post Onlce Subsidy.

Tho Morning NelDs OF Wilmington is an
other Republican newspaper which regards
JOHN WANAMAKER as "a most valuable
public official and the most prominent men,
ber Of President HARRIsoR's Administra-
tion." It labors almost as energetically as
the hard-woFking Philadelphia Press to
spread the fraudulent idea that WANAMAKER
Is attacked because he is q business man.
and that the business men OF America are
insulted when he is rebuked for ridiculous
and scandalous behavior in public office.
Rather curiously, the explanation OF the
Witminaton Nelcs's zeal In WANAMAKER's
behalf Is supplied right alongside OF its re-
marks upon the subject. For the purpose OF
exhibition we compress into ono columns
width two passages that are beautifully con-
tiguous In the columns Of our contemporary:
Prom the Wilmington EesOS or Jan l.
ooineh French Loom The sUS S certainly leAV-
Bhooting at e5 centA ing the beaten path Of re-
e0.inch FLEMISH sheeting, spectacle journalism whom
At rs cents It rushes in the byways
and hedges to attack our
Handkerchief. Postmaster General. Its
Mems plain white Hand. u, mean AAsAu''S upon ~.
kerchisfa ~. 50 dozen ,, - t az, - -. -,
Same very nne 81 doz ~ @ 1920 49,, " -. 49, a., ,s
- -, ~ = =, ssne. -, country by calling the great
KmbFoidsrsd- slightly tum. .u -, ~. -
~ Seu - Dse ~ 80. - ~ =, ~ lated TO raise THE Sus very
anu SsH1 - high above the horizon OF
JOHN WANAMAKER DopulaTty.
None OF these subsidized and hGrd-workinR
journals really believes that THE Sun is
"slapping In the fAce every business man In
thu eOantEy" whom II LnSiStS that WANA-
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RANT MORE Ply.
Jersey City FIremen Going to Have Leg
lslatIye BIN Drawn UP.

The Jersey City tlremen want moro pay
and they have formed an association to push
their claim. A secret meeting was held on
Monday night. A representative OF every en-
gine and truck company In the city was pros
ent. Engineer Keough OF Company was
elected President OF the association. Stoke1
George 7. Green Of Engine, Secretary. and !.
II. Quack ckenbush of Engine. Treasurer. 1t
was resolved to have a law framed for presen:
tation to the next Legislature which would
abolish the place Of stoker. driver. tillerman.
only two grades In :the department that Of en-
sineer and bremen The os engineer to recelyS tk
iremen's pay is: Engineer, s1,00O stoker,
$3.50: driver. $3.50: tillerman, 5000; permanent
hosemen and truckmen, $500.
The sun., 1890-01-04

Mrs. Louise Thomas OF 1893 Broadway, Brook
lyn. owned little franc house in sheppard avenue
near Liberty In the ward. 1t had been vacant for
Some tllne and on Thursday she sent friend to look
at the house II repairs were required, He
soon returned ami reported that the house ha dSap
peared stick having been carried on clear to the
foundation. Mrs Thomas communicated with the po.
lice and Louis hesner who 10 suspected OF having out
the houSe TO pieces aud oarted it away for ending
wood has bean arrested Another little frame house In
East New ork IL said TO have disappeared
The sun., 1890-01-04

James W. Stewart, a well-known Brooklyn
builder has hecn missing from his homo AT S7s Quincy
street for couple Of weeks lis owed considerable
money for building materials and his creditors have
filed lens against houses he putting up In
Macon street ranging from 500 to S4 COO
Stewart 1t 10 said has 10 Nova Scotia whore he has
rslHtiyeL There Is another rumor. however. 70 the
elect THAT pretty young widow s the partner In his
night aud that whom last heard from they we[s In New
Jersey. HIS wife docs not credit tue Story. when Nj.
str"ar failed IN business couple OF ago he soon
resumed his wifes agent He |, more than 90 yeGIU
Uh ana 3 patriGrchai in appearance
The sun., 1890-01-04

Victor Emanuel and Garibaldi, who arrived
here yesterday from Boston oil the steamship Lake
Huron detained by the Collector aboard tho ship
charge OF Inspectors Cocheu and brew They per.
forming hears without guardians The Lake Huron
brought the two Wanderers and cir four fieamontese
masters from Liverpool INTO Boston rGrUur New
Years Day Boston has n law against bears and 80
they and their guardians were not allowed land Tho
SurTeptitOuBly lett the shiu At Boston aud the
king and the borAtor in bearSkin came here unAt-
tended They very me iAnchOly bears AMI Bpen
Central Park or to the property clerk At Police Head.
The sun., 1890-01-04
ArrnnrIur for . Bic Rev,val.

All the Protestant churches In lower Jersey
City with Two exceptions the Centenary aud the Trinity
Methodist ChuTcheh have united 10 hold series o: Te
ViyaI msStinEG beginning Feb g. The Rev B. Fay AilA
the evanRsst who conducted the revival p the bill part
OF the oty last gDrnE when more than thousand con
veTt1 were made has been engaged. The music will
ssG e Oi sS y SaST % sSO
The sun., 1890-01-04
Anniversary of the McAuley Mission.

The eighth anniversary OF the McAuey-
Cremorne Mission Io4 West Thirty second street. will
be celebrated sunday In the afternoon the speak
ers will bs the RsyS J. h Paxton, ID. and S. H. vir-
gin D. d. and there will be musical programme under
tho direction OF spencer oOe Mr. Bushnell bart
tone Of Dr Mao Ilhurs church IMr GRAF tenor Of Or.
quartet In the evening the speAkers will be the hevs
nenry Van Dyke, ID. and Frank Russell. ID. and
Gen Clinton B. PtAk.