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A Rational Scheme OF Rapid Transit.

Our distinguished Rapid Transit Commits
sion, which Includes men Of the highest
character as we'll as extraordinary knowl-
edge in railroad science. have confined
their scheme to the regions Of subter-
raneous darkness and rock excavation,
where. the light OF day cannot penetrate
and the air Of heaven Is vitiated. They neg
lect entirely the latest and most important
novelty In the art Of railroadlpg. which has
been invented and established In this city.
and has proved itself contribution OF i'm
mense value to the sum Of human comfort.
Why should anybody wish to dig railroad
tracks at fifty or a hundred feet below the
surface Of the earth, when they can be con-
structed from twenty to hundred feet above
tho surface In the beautiful sunshine and
the pure air7
Some time ago, before the recent craze on
the subject, THE Sun proposed system OF
rapid transit which we fancy will yet have to
be adopted before the studies and struggles OF
this metropolis are crowned with structures
answering the requirements Of the people
and enlarging their happiness and prosperity
Take the Inca Of tho present elevated
railroads; connect them with each other rs
experience and convenience may indicate;
remove their supports from the places they
now occupy and distlgure In the central
parts Of tho streets, and plant thom upon
the curbstones- or close to the curbstones; ;
erect structures Of steel, three stories high,
the first story being used only for the pill.
lars, and the second and third for railway
tracks; put tho tracks for way trains In the
second story and tho tracks for through
trains In tho third; have stairways con-
venient for passengers to move freely be-
tween way trains and express trains;
have elevators to carry tho passengers up
from the ground and back to it; and then We
shall possess system Of rapid transit rail-
ways, that will be safe. agreeable. compara-
tively inexpensive. and altogether satlsfac-
tory. And. besides. it will be purely Ameri-
can. and everybody will like II.
We earnestly commend these suggestions
to tho consideration of tho Rapid Transit
Commission. and still more earnestly 10 the
consideration Of oil thnt portion OF tie pub
Nc who arc not crazy and not fools.
The sun., 1891-06-03

lies grounds o; disbelief with q view to dis
cent from its conclusion that the letter if
bogus, but merely to coll attention to what
seems to us to be still stronger internal owl
dence OF fabrication:
The aged and beloved Mr.. JOHN HIeoN-
soN," to whom the cplstlc is addressed, is Q
well-known personago In early colonial MS
tory. He hated the Quakers at one time
but wns by no means among the most con-
spicuous and unrelenting OF their enemies
and In the witchcraft prosecutions he took
no part. The gentler spirit Of this Salem
divine. and tho unworldly character OF his
Chrstiaplty, are manifested In this interest
ing passage In an Election Sermon
preached by him In 1903. tho year In which
CoTToN MATTER was horn:
"My Fathers and Brethren. this 10 never be forgot.
ten that New Knaand 10 originally plantation OF Ne
lieop not a plantation OF Trade Let merchants snu
such are increasing cent rsr cent rsmsmoer .n'.
Let others that have over since at several times
understand ths that wosiiy gain was bot the snd ana
design Of the people OF New England. but Religion.
And n any amongst US makes Religion a. Twelve,
aud tho world thirteen. let such an one know that
he hath neither the spirit Of strue New England man.
nor yet OF a sincere Christian"
Imagine so shrewd young q man as
COTTON MATHER choosing tho author OF
these sentiments as the confldant OF his be-
lief that much spoil can be made by SELL
Ing the whole lot," WILLIAM PENN and
his ship load OF Qnakers-"t to Barbadoes,
wlere slaves fetch good prices In rum and
sugar.!
Moreover, the fatal oversight on the part
OF the fabrlcator Of the letter occurred
with regard to the Rev. JOHN HraaINsoN's
age, and not with regard to the age Of COTTON
MATHER. HIaoINsoN lived to be 80, and
served for seventy.two years In the min
istry. Very appropriately might no have
becn addressed as "ye Aged and Beloved.
Mr.. JOHN HIaa1NsoN," but not ut the time
when this letter purports to have been writ
ten. In 1889 HraoINsoN was only sixty y-slx
years old, In the prime Of vigorous manhood.
with more than q quarter OF century OF
active service before him. Twenty years
later CorroN MATHER might have addressed
JOHN HIaaINsoN as "aged and beloved; )"
in 1882 it would have been preposterous.
This slip on the part OF the forger would
be conclusive evidence Of the forgery, even
II such evidence were not supplied by the
sense Of humor Of anybody who carefully
reads the surprising document which the
Rev. DR.. HEBER NEWTON has swallowed
with one gulp.
The sun., 1891-06-03
Jones, He Won't Pay.

No man should understands tho ire
pressibe slnglsnas' OF purpose now anisnat
Ink the Hon. EDWARD FEETGHrPAYER
JONES. tho most fnlnons American Lculcn.
ant-3overnor, who for the present year Is
likewise n candidate f,r Governor. He
locates his boom Il? among the farmers, and
y horde OF voters said to bn large and grow
ing. and clio 'slled as ant money men; bu.
ho hns shrpwdly put In the biggest
blow OF his canvass here IN the city OF New
York, tho district holding tho greatest con-
ssntration OF Dcmociatiu strength.
On Sunday last Gen. JONES selected the
combined press Of the metropolis to an
pounce hts plum for carrying wsr into tn,
camp Of tho ot.er gentlemen with whom
he may como in contlci ut the Democratic
Z nominating ccnventIon; bat tIln remark
which no repeats In the Interview. that II
"Governor c,n't be elected below thn Har-
lem River" will OF course be undcrsto ,d to
apply more directly t the Rcpiblrans than
to my Democratic candidate. When tho
elites o: New York aud Dir oklyn turn out
their Democratic parisans on election day
In full force. the State is surely with them.
Tho JONES progrnmm, Tor 1891, put into
historic phrase. La M!llions;" and would 1t
were "for freight but not dime ior tho
Governorship." Ho feels that the &C.
eumul0tiops. OF successful business
career and his well-known reputation for
FREQ and ready payment make him appreci-
ated as one of the natural fin uncial bulwarks
of any Democratic campaign but before
he and the New York Democracy have ar
rived at any agreement as to putting him at
the head OF the ticket he wishes to smash
all possible calculation upon his fu ture dis
bursements. As tho prize in view increases
In grandeur, Gen. JoNEs's determi nation TO
preserve his resources also increases. Mr..
FLOWER can pay. he says. by way OF putting
himself In tire light Of comparison with
other candidates.
Ia II Gen. JONES had consulted us before
thus wrapping himself up In political fru-
gality. we would have told him that his nt-
nation that the next Democratic State Con-
vention would name for Governor tho states
man who would put up the most money, is
indiscreet In q candidate for tho honor.
Gen. JoEEs's intensity for defining him
seif on the money question is not pleas ant:
but be has our forgiveness all tho samo.
The sun., 1891-06-03
A Proclaim alton


BY NajorG snsral Sanford Now York State Militia in
the servce Of the United starsa
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF Fairfax
VIRGINIA. ARLINGTON House.
May 25. 1861.
Fairfax county being occupied by the troops
under my command. deem 1t proper TO re-
Ieat publicly the assurances have personally
given TO many OF the good citizens about me.
that all its Inhabitants may return TO- or re-
main In thoir homes aud usual pacific occups-
tions in peace and confidence. and with as
surcd protection to their per-ons and prop
erty. as the United States forces in Virginia
will be employed for no other purpose than
that Of suppressinR unlawful combinations
against the constituted authorities OF the
Union. and OF causing tho laws thereof to bo
duly respected and executed.
BY order OF Maior-General Charles ". Sand
ford.
GEORGE ". MoRELr. Division INSPECTOR.
ALEXANDER HAMILTON. A. y. @.
The sun., 1891-06-03

The annual reports Of the New York State
Board Of Charities contain evidence that largo
numbers Of lunatics and paupers have been
shirpsd TO the United States. year after year.
from the British Isles, Germany, Austria. and
other European countries by local authorities
and charitable organizations. A few Of these
undesirable immigrants have been sent buck.
year after year. to the countries from which
they came. and yet tho business Of shipping
them to our ports has been carried on With
out cessation. The adoption OF the new sys-
tenn BY which such PERSONS are prohibited
from even landing here will doubtless teach
the British. German. and Austrian economists
thnt It 10 waste OF money to shin them here.
The sun., 1891-06-03
The Sunday Revolution.

The Metropolitan Museum OF Art was
opened last Sunday afternoon. in accordance
With The resolution lately passed by the
trustees, and moro than fourteen Thousand
people visited Its collections. Very proba-
bly, the number may have been larger than
1t Will be when the Sunday opening Of the
museum is no longer novelty; but. as q
matter Of course whenever hereafter tho
crowd in the Central Park Is great on Sum
day the museum will be attractive to thou
sands Of them. 1t will not interest the peo.
ple as much as the collection OF wildbeasts
birdE, and snakes, but 1t will be favorlte
place OF resort for very many of them.
Tho sight Of the museums works OF art
viii have. Of COURSE some influence In tho
way Of popular education; but the people
Will not visit tho collection for the sake Of
gaining instruction In art. but simply to
smuse themselves. They will go to 1t as .
free show. and going. their tastes may be
improved. The motive OF their visit will be
secular curiosity. and tho profit they may
get will bo secular also. The opening OF
the museum will not serve religious pur-
pose It will merely add another opportu-
nifty for the amusement and rela xaiion OF tho
people. the object for which the Park and all
its various features sro pr0vided-the band.
the donkeys. the restaurants, the merry
go-rounds. tho menagerie. and the rest.
That Is. according to the Sabbatarian View.
the admission Or the people to the museum
on Sunday will Increase tho temp.a; ions to
break the Sabbath, as they emil T.. But. NJ
1t IL. tho Sunday opening II tho Park gem
orally is IN violation u the commandment
ss to the keeping II the seventh day as the
Sabb ,tarians interpret the law OF Binni, ap-
plying 1t to the fret day OF tho week under
tho Christian dlspensation. Nobody goes
thero as pious duty. II is not sacred
ground. but pleasure ground merely.
II man is strict Sabbatarian,
no must IN consistency keep away
from the Cenral Park Oh Sunday.
unless he goes there 10 warn the
sinners WHO. NE disporiing themselves
within liz gates. Eycn that pious cnler-
The sun., 1891-06-03

reserve fund. II has distributed among its
stockholders a dividend of 20 per cent. The
Dutch Government nrpoars in no present dan
ger Of eollapsinR. The profit OF q few Of these
African companies 10 large. but the business
requires large capital. and the big COM
panIes have acquired such advantages that
they can monopollze most sources OF trade and
freeze out any concern which IL not able to
lose money patiently till il eots foothold.
The sun., 1891-06-03
REcoLnECr1oNs OF THE CIVIL VA
A Proclamation DRAFTED by Presider
Lacoln,

A Proclamation Drafted by President
LiAcoln.
To THE EDrToR OF THE SUN-Sir: have
the honor to enclose you copy Of proclama-
tion drafted by President Lincoln. printed ut
tho Government printing oi1ce. and personally
takon by me and carried into Virginia. and dis
tributed among the headquarters OF the sew.
eral commands and among tho Inhabitants.
Lieut.-Gen. Scott personally ordered me to
carry out the order and return and report to
him all that transpired on that eventful May
70. 1861.
Gen. sanford and his stan returned to their
quarters in Washington about 9 p. Al. of that
day. reported to Lieut. Gen. Scott about 10
!. NJ. and he ordered mo to take charge OF the
Ariinggton HOUSE with he Eighth iegiment. n.
diatsly, and that night our plckets wee Tired
npGn. remaiged In command until relieved
by MAior-Gon. Mcdowell.
As promised TO send you this. hasten to
do 3d. / an faithfully. and respectfully yours.
TARnYTowS. May So 1891.
The sun., 1891-06-03

Tho dollverance OF tho Presbyterian Gen.
etal Assembly in the BR1aas case docs not
seem to have put an end to the controversy In
the Presbyterian Church over the BRIGGS tho.
oloRy. 1t looks rs though that controversy
had Just begun.
The sun., 1891-06-03

It must BE- acknowledged that WILLIAM F.
SuRxNAH's declaration IN favor Of HoswzLL fLOwtR
for Governor 10 highly sguinc ant-fso FORK Tribune.
Mr.. sHEEHAN's declaration 10 not tho only
significant fact Of the sort: and 1t 10 quito
within bounds TO say that Mr.. FLOWER looms
ahead OF other aspiranis for the honor OF tho
Democratic nomination.
The sun., 1891-06-03
Activity in tho Hawaiian volcano.
From "a, San P,ane.eo caronfc,s

HoNoLuIU. May 16-The volcano Is eYcep.
tl"nully active Fiery tonntnins oi LIQUID !sSs sSs
Great break down which engufed Hale, maui
innn. Dana Lake. New Lake. fourteen or nitecn
blow holes. and the blufs surrounding thc Eits
~ 2tOO ieet. forming ~ pit with On estimnited it
depth OF 500 feet. tho rldes being perpsnalsevus Ava
brran to reappear. and by April 26 II had risen
In the pit about 100 feet virtually formlnga
lake of liIud lava $50 by 900 ieet In dlametetr. t
ing aud failing ns much rs forty 20 MY ieet
within rn !.our. n most splendid sight
The sun., 1891-06-03

NoTTHryEIr. Ind. May 3l.-The body Of T..
NJ. Ha' k.ll. who il9s Eeen drnh ior over twenty
II beng pnr on Il 10 pnt the body 10 nnoiher
lQ'. When his body was exhumed Il WAS ionnd
inches long. HIS wi . said that b.iore he died
he hnd been sh Nep. and oil his hair must have
grown alter his burial.
The sun., 1891-06-03
Youth In Old Are,

That's q prrtty old alligator. guess" re-
marked "Ds Tourist I" nn"lher as n huge cay
man opcnn!l his cnvcrnous inw- and took In u
into the liver.
He may be old" returned tho other, but
him yet."
The sun., 1891-06-03

A few months ago the Dutch Commercial
Company OF Rotterdam made a great outcry
because the duties which the Congo Free State
desired TO Impose upon some classes OF mer-
chAhdise would entirely ruin the Congo
trade" This company now reports that after
putting $4,000 Of tho years profits into the
The sun., 1891-06-03
LightpIsG Calculation.

~ am little short and will PROFOUND to you 90
nnnaIum In mental arithmetic, said IetrOit man to
q - All right; lot me hear IT," answered bis friend.
well" said the man that WAS short suppose you
much would remain z,
Tun dvars" Was the prompt reply.
The sun., 1891-06-03
Doesn's Have to Eiy.net His Ears.

Prom the Jhtiads pAta Record
A KensinRton man can wag his ear hsrd enough 10
dip Ey Oh IL, 10 tbs astoDishmsnt Of The latter.
The sun., 1891-06-03
Progress. tn she Cleveland Democracy.


"Ths Cleveland pemocracv." Kays the Courfer has
dsernned Io ,sinGish At . e,nh house permanru,
IL certainly should II has ~ saIs In which u can
keep It, Wo knoW IL because the chattel xn.e
ilics brUvo A..
The sun., 1891-06-03

Dut allow voursslf 10 triG- Wit cold and 70 sn, y,
the eveiop pnrnt of soms latent pulmonary
ea.. whir II often sHd- fatally iou nsa
better cur. your cough or cold W promptly IessI1n
TO Dr. D Jaync's Expeeiorant an o'd time feuieV 50
all coughs, lung aud throat affections a-1da
The sun., 1891-06-03
OF the Georgia P,e.,e Season

FF0m ENk Uc0IlFe En'eTVTIJt.
oh. let us 10 the picnic grounds
with cakes Aad ne sud rustard,
Where bosttls snakes msAnder round,
Ala Ito,ic In the m mustAru.
The sun., 1891-06-03
Russell Catching It All Around.

PROM the GiOte, Democrat
President Harrison has to be profoundly thank
full that hisson. Russell was not born twlna
The sun., 1891-06-03

They Dsnt Let Their Toes Drag ehiud.
Prom fhe UHca HrJti.
Three out Of every ave women who ride 10 street
sit with their toes IN
The sun., 1891-06-03

VNeUTIy tH0 VupIC L1toIIuEb III 8Fo"
in support OF the eight t-hour movement take
place In Cooper Union. Yet Potter Cooper, In
letter to- Congressman HaEdenberg Of Jersey
City. In June. 1852, said: TO contend lor an
/. as workinGman, claimed II as my privilege
TO spend ten or twelve hours Q day IN bodiIy
those who have nothing TO sell but their lahor.
Had not done so, should not have been abe
10 fOu nd the cOoper Institute"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-07-22
BUSINESS ISSUES.
Sherman Says All the Issues OF
To-Day are Business Issues.
They Appeal to the Democrats and Repub
licans Alike-Modes Of Raising Taxes
Other Important Questions

CINCINNATI, July 21.-This afternoon, at
the close of Change hours, Senator Sher-
man was escorted into the chamber OF
commerce. He was greeted with loud sp-
piause and speech called for. The Sena-
tor, in part, said that all the issues OF the
day are business issues. .Pm not going to
talk politics, bat there are issues that ap-
peal to the business man whether be be q
Democrat or a Republican. The mode OF
levying taxes will always cause differ
ence of opinion, and parties will always
divide upon the question of how shall the
money be raised To supply the government,
and so the mode Of levying taxes will inter
est you all. Now the question Is, is the way
we have done IL wise ones
Take the question OF the develop
nent and protection of sugar. We
are experimenting with the production
of sugar by means Of beet as well as with
cane There is question OF tin. We hear
a good deal about Tin norns and the ike
We consume about six million tons of tin.
Now the tin Of commerce IS ABOUT 20 per
cent. iron snd tue question Is 10 produce
our own tin and We are experimenting 20
that end. There is the question OF recs-
procity with nations, q special arrange
ment By which We can get articles In free
which we do not produce ourselves oy reel
procity with other nations on something
which they cannot produce; reciprocity
and about the question of the silver issue
which touched the pocket of all business
men,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-07-22

views in the press, in which the improved
condition Of Ireland; the fact that agrarian
crime has diminished: trade increased:
evictions leasened in number: ooycottlng
almost ceased; the plan of campaign Is al
most extinct and exigration decreased, are
considerably touched upon. During the
past week i've Of the principal banking
corporations of Ireland have held their an
nual meetings and declared a dividend OF
10 per cent The Standard, referring 10
this improved condition of Ireland, asserts
that the discontinuance of subsidies, re-
ceived from the United States,
is largely responsible for the improve
ment. Tenants" the Standard adds
''oribed by American dollars will persist IN
their dishonest and unlawful conspiracy,
but left to fsce unaided the consequence OF
their criminal mistake, first in one place
and then in another, they have found 1t
necessary to surrender, while the humlI-
tating collapse of the plan OF campaign has
given warning as To the worth OF the
solemn pledges of agitators-"
Gladstone has already stated 1t Is unde-
niable that the Conservatives, in some re-
spects, have "a great advantage IN under
taxing home rule legislation, for when the
Tories propose radical legislation the lords
growl, but they bear it. In the meanwhile
the most remarkable feature is the rap
proachment betweed Balfour and the Irish
members. The Irish see their arch oppo-
nent 10 after all human and that he has
qualities of sincerity and courage not infe-
rior to their own. The change has been on
both sides, and Balfour has, perhaps,
learned most
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-07-22
MRS. BROWN-POTTER
1t Is Denied That She Has Mar
ried Kyrle Bellew.
No Divorce Proceedings Yet Instituted-The
Husband Is Greatly Chagrined-Her
Parents Are Indignant

lSpecia TO THE HERALD-Examiner Dispatch.
New YORK, July 2l.-The story of the
marriage Of Mrs. James Blown Potter and
Kyrle Bellew as teiegrsphed from San
Francisco cannot be verified. Mrs. Pot
ter's lawyer, Franklin Bartlett, was seen
to-day: Il don't believe Mrs. Potter has
married Mr.. Bellew," he said, ''for if she
had done so she would have committed
bigamy. for to my knowledge not only has
there been no divorce, but no papers have
been served" At the county clerks office
no divorce papers have been filed.
Mr.. James Brown Potter is a coffin
broker with offices at No. 81 Wall
street. He refused 70 discuss the
matter. A gentleman who Is well
acquainted with him, however, said that
he would not be surprised TO learn that MIR
Potter had begun proceedings against his
wife, or that he had come into another
state to avoid the unpleasantness and pub
licity which such proceedings would bring
upon him here. "Mr. Potter is a very SEN
sitive man." he said, land the coupling OF
his wife's name with MIR. Bellows some
years ago at Tuxedo when the actor was
requested TO leave was the climax which
brought about the separation. l know the
children are forbidden 20 mention their
mothers name and several servants have
been discharged for talking about her,
There has been no communication between
the husband and wife for several years and
the breach betweed them will never be
healed. Mrs. Potter has lost what social
prestige she once had, and even those
friends who stuck to her after she went on
the stage, have ceased &c know her,"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-07-22
THE MEN ARE ARMED
The Miners at Coal Greek all
Have Shot Guns.
THE STATE MILITIA IN CAMP
A Committee Will Wait on Governor Bu-
chanan-The Men still Demand the
Removal Of the Convicts-

NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 21.-A special
from Coal Creek town to the American
says: A meeting Of miners was held this
afternoon, When the men first assembled
there were few hot heads, but they were
quickly suppressed. There were speeches
by a number of leaders, all of a conserva-
tive tone, and advising against any act Of
violation of the law. The men said they
simply wanted the convicts sent away and
nothing more or less. Finally resolution
was unanimously passed to appoint com
mittee TO go to Knoxville and Nashville, il
necessary, TO confer with Governor
Buchanan and arbitrate the present diff
culties. Commissioner Ford and Assistant
Alleman were invited and asked TO go with
the committee. A resolution was also
unanimously passed that each man pledge
himself on his honor that not one dollars
worth OF property would be destroyed, and
the compeny's property would be guarded.
1t was further determined that no cna
should offer violence to any one excepting
in self defense.
There is a sense Of relief and quiet since
the meeting. A telegram was received
from the Kentucky side at Joyce to-day Of
fering a large number Of men in case help
was needed. A reply was sent from here
to hold themselves in readiness in case
they were called for. Nearly every man
present at the meeting had a shotgun or
Winchester rifle besides revolvers.