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The sun., 1891-03-02

France; and that he would not suffer the
masses Of the faithful to be arrayed in irrec-
oncilable conflict with the civil government
under which they were destined to live.
OF course. the dissolvlng process to which
the monarchical party now seems certain to
be subjected, will encounter in some quar-
ters some obstruction and delay. Especially
may such recalcitrance be looked for from
those Orleanist politicians who do not easily
submit TO ecclesiastical dlctation, and who
support the Comte DE PARIS, not because he
is the heir OF the Comte DE CRAWFORD, but
because he Is the grandson Of LOUIS
PHILIPPE. One Of these, NJ. D'HAussoN-
VILE, declared the other day at Mines that
not the Pope himself had any right to
order Catholic to become q Republican.
The Pope has issued no such orders.
He has merely admonished French Cath
olics to stop intriguing and plotting
against form OF government repeatedly
and definitely sanctioned by great major
ity of Frenchmen. He has at the same time
pointed out that It Is by using the oppor-
tunities and instruments afforded under .
republican regime. and not by remaining
implacably aloof from them, that Catholics
may hope to gain such reasonable conces-
sions as freedom to educate their children,
to nurse their sick. to keep their clergy out
OF the communicating atmosphere Of o bar
rack, and to maintain the existing bond be-
tween Church and State.
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Brazil has now adopted the new Cons,itu-
ton and elected President under 1t. The
various departments OF the Government. six
In number. are established. and the Cabinet
that WAS organized In January continued to
hold office up to the time of our latest advices
from Rio do Jsneiro. The articles Of the Consti-
tuition were debated fully and freely In the Con-
stituent Assembly; many Of tho amendments
proposed were carried. and finally It was
adopted By large majority. We have not yet
seen Ito text but We infer from those parts Of
It already published that It Is q creditable doc.
umsnt ct once liberal and conservative and
that It gives more rights to the provinces than
they have heretofore possessed Tho sppre-
tensions entertained by many republicans
during the past year that Dictatorship would
be set up have been dissipated.
Tho new President OF the republic. Marshal
DsoDoRo DE FoEsEcA. has acted as Provisional
Chief OF State since tho revolution OF Novem-
ber. 1889. He has shown himself to be a man
OF energy. hrmness. intelligence. and pacific
character. desirous Of promoting the develop.
msnt Of the resources OF Brazil. though per-
hsps too rssdy to involve the Government N
The sun., 1891-03-02

In reply to pcrsonal appeal from Mr..
wASAMAxER. Congress has created the ONCE
OF Fourth Assistant Postmaser.G General. with
salary OF $4,000. This appeal was addressed
directly by Mr.. WANANAKER to Speaker REED.
and t Is so personal and even pathetic In It's
character that It IL worth reproducing:
The fact 10 that the Postmastsr. General and the
three Assistant General are 10 overloaded
with work that the question OF method Of relief
10 matter Of life and DEATH"
Observe hero the same quality OF imaetna-
tive and artistic exaegsration which leads Mr.
WANAMAKER to say in the columns Of the Phil.
adelphia newspapers:
"rhs fact Ia ws can beat the present and past in
mattress nakine aud selling. and will sell OF make 70
order 70 ns any bsdstsad pound mattress for sio.
The ing will be absolutely pure and free from a cat
tie or Siberian hair Forty thousand pounds Of pure
South American horse hair will Be made into 1000 mat
trsssss for SIS CO.," e.
No wonder WANAMAxER 10 ovsrworked. Al
though We are not inclined to accept literally
his statement that It 10 . matter Of life or
death with him.
The sun., 1891-03-02
Beile Boya's Husband.

To THE EDITOR OF The sUN-Sr. ! was
much interested In an account Of Belle Boyd.
the rebel spy's. escapads at Hoosick Falls, as
reported in Saturdays sUN. but SAID report
was incorrect In at least one regard Belle
Boyd was not the wife OF Cole Younger and
Jim Starr. Belle Starr was shot by cowboy
In Indian Territory some two years since.
Belle Boyd made tour Of Michigan three or
four Xsars since. accompanied BY her husband.
by the citizens Of Detroit. but suoceeded in
beating Q number Of Michigan publishers out
Of printing bills; reference TO yonr files will
bear me out In the statement that Belle Boyd
and Belle Starr Were two distinct characters,
W. A. Fox. Editor Rochester. Mich, Era.
ROCHESTER, MICH. Feb. "a.
The sun., 1891-03-02
The Direct Tax Bile

The Senate Direct Tax bill which has been
passed in a slightly amended form by the
House, seems to he based upon the theory
that II A and b arc subject to tax and A
pays but b doesn't. A is entitled to have his
money refunded 10 him. The act Of Aug.
6, 1861, imposed tax for the purpose OF
raising money for the prosecution Of the
war. The majority Of the States paid. The
ton States which eeceded paid from
two to fifty per cent The Direct Tax bill
proposes to scntter slo227.0 .0s2 the entire
sum raised under the act OF Aug. 6. 1851.
among the States and Territories. The
money is to be held in trust by the Gov
ernors and the Commissioners OF the Dis
trlct of Columbia for the benefit of the per-
sons who paid tile tax. Claims must 10
filed within six years after the passage OF
the bill. II any money escapes tho claimants.
1t is to 60 to the State, Territory, or Dis
trict. Probably most Of the claims are In
the hands Of spectators.
About the only argument advanced by the
supporters OF the bill IL that all tho States
should pay or none. Either the States In ar
rears must pay, or tho States which paid
must get their money hack. 1t is an extra
ordinary argument The arguments against
the bill are unanswerable. It Ii extrava-
giant. unnecessary. unconstitutional. 1t puts
the Federal Government into the position OF
generous and an eccentric guardian who
pays back the sums he has received for the
maintenance OF one ward because the estate
OF another ward hasn't paid up. But the
whole subject wss made sufficiently familiar
during the famous filibustertns OF the Hon.
WILLIAM G. OATES in the Fiftieth Congress.
Mr.. CLrvELANp's veto OF the Direct Tax
bill in 1899 was ono OF his few meritorious
performances. Unfortunately he had signed
the Oleomargarine bill and the Mexican
Pension bill, and talk from him In regard to
unconstitutionality and extravaganza was
very cheap.
The State OF New York draws t2,2ls. $50
under the terms Of the Direct Tax bill. It is
big bribe. but 1t does not prevant the New
York Democrats from calling that bill just
what It is, a swlndle and fraud. Probably
the Senate will hasten to accept the unim-
portant House amendments and send the
bill to the President, who will rejoice to sign
It, It gives Indiana q handsome sum.
None the less, 1t is bill which should never
have been passed.
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Prom ths Paldild H.rald

o A surveying corp. at the mouth Of the St
days ago. at Tltnsville. and. he to a reporter.
yesterday, tho particulars u u most desperate
encounter between an alligator and = shark at
The frat +. mentioned place. The engineers pad
above its mouth, and were eating their din.
ner under u small clump Of palm.
All at once their attention was attracted to
yio!Sn! e31mm9tion con in tho water near tho shore.
spray, interininGlei with blood. so heavy that
they could not mske out what the two objects
were. Finally. alter about half an hour OF
such work: the monsters seemed y be grow.
be fight to the death between large alea-
tor and a ,man-eattng shark. The former
seemed 10 bo trying to net to shallow water r,
while the shark was equally, as determined
not to 20. The y ght was still going on. nj.
though growing le 8 vigorous All the time,
when one o, tho parties got his Winchester and
On pulling them ashore the alligator wass
cut on with surgeon's knife, The shark had
numerous ugly gashes on his body VIII ch
would probably have killed him soon. the
party ssipnea the alligator and saved some
OF the teeth Of the shark as mementoes OF this
singular and sanRuinary encounter.
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WHAr WE ARE AL TALKING Anon,

Those New Yorkers who are always disturbed
BY the rattle Of the elevated cars should At.
tune their minds to its sound. There Ia now
evidence that Is is not impossible to do 80. In
the roem OF Walt Whitman that was printed in
the ns shsasT rarospa
% some %srnTSiors don't ike may. after alter s Mn'Ss Se
shs sev Thers ssnS Ssn mi ). lines
doubt that this is the way to get tho best out Of
the rattle.
There are humorous stories about the way
in which Inspector Byrnes has suffered during
the pnst few days on account OF tho honor he.
slowed upon him BY the King OF Italy. and IL
sn Il nqs Il Sss ass.d psS's 10 sossS ss
From ana mSSrnng IL ,ns m nsht Police
where else he has teen aaluted rs Chey alier'
scmo. other titular diRniiary by royal favor i.
with commendabis humor but It Was 'too too
much for him to think OF the prospect Of bear.
Ss % ,sa IL IL A: &. I'd Il Ss% Ss,SsT
Aworkman who had occasion to do some
repairs IN the basement OF French boarding
house in Prince street, found that his only
companion in tho font basement was very
snd s soas hs ts S9p He sd e.
hnbv was in big clothes basket. aud had a
bottle Tor sustennnee and amusement In the
sIi Ss + SS:
sponkei IL Then sho fund half a dozen Bits
Of sind,ing wHoh and threW them T.a into the bas.
Went wei TT 10 her % SoseworR Saaa Stairs Per-. sa:
hups some other mothers will draw o moral
from this; perhaps not.
On n Third avenue car yesterday conductor
made great deal of trouble by insisting that
half dozen passengers should leave their
sents so that he could lift up piece o.. the
io,r rack md get q quarter Of dollar which
,lropped by a passenger. There was no uss
leaving that for the, car cleaners" sud he.
drivers make Il prac.ce to liz, ali tho Sls foor
~: ssy Hssn na sSs &C. sn SSss
@ nssiecss do ths the ndpss 70 to she eiesa a..
opinion. no one mikes dollar day out Of
these findings.
Here's your latest trick-a box OF make.
believe matches. They look exactly like
matches. and the boxes are regular match
hoxes. but you may scratch 'em and rub em
anyway md anywhere and they won't light.
sng Gr Se ss san:s sss
peddler on Fulton street chante,i all day long
yesterday but he was not quite truthful; His
iercusston M M powder on the sds OF the stick and
goes OF with a bang when you give It to your
friend to light his cigar. That Is. you give
him ono II you are practical Joker. which
Heaven forbid.
Nothing is more evident than that In five
years there will not be paddle wheel or
single. .decked boat In the ferry service on the
North River. The crush Of wagons and the un-
ayoidable nth OF West street compel tho build
ing OF wo-story ferryboats. and the expert.
on both ends OF q boat make It certain that the
old paddle wheel Ii under sentence Of abAn-
donment.
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A Law that Need. Explanation.

The State Senate has Just passed bill. In.
troduced by Mr.. AHEARN. entitled an act for
the better protection Of life and limb Of
mechanics and laborers In cities having q
population OF over five hundred thousand.
The bill, which OF course applies only to New
York and Brooklyn, is In these words:
the srsciea repair of buiidinss or elevated struc
lures Of any description the pantns Of the same
any undertaking operation requiring the employ
mens OF scanod or staging swung or suspsudsd from
overhead support or supports 10 citss having .
population OF over nvs hundred thousand. shall
attach to every such scalbld owned used BY said
person corporation when the same 10 in uss .
safety railing rising least thirty four inches above tho
noor portion Of said scanold and extending the
entire length thereof said railing bsns properly at.
sustain the weight of mans body leaning against It
"sEc. Any person or corporation failing or rsfus
Ing to comply with section one Of shis act shall be
deemed guilty Of misdsmsanor.
"sEc. 8 This act shall take eject Immediately"
II this measure becomes law. the ques-
tion is certain to arise ss to whether the
"scaffold or staging" to be provided With
a safety railing thirty-four inches high In
cludes boards such As are ordinarily en-
ployed by house painters. which they
raise and lower at will by means of ropes
and pulleys from the roof. These board
platforms may come within the letter Of the
proposed statute. and yet railings would be
Of very little use upon them, as the painters
do most Of their work seated. when the
danger Of falling is very slight.
Another question suggests itself as to the
meaning OF the phrase elevated structures
OF any description" Scaffolding or staging
is extensively employed by men at work in
repairing ships in dock. Would ships thus
placed be deemed elevated structures
within the intent and spirit Of the law?
Finally. we should like to know why the
operation Of the statute is to be confined to
New York and Brooklyn. Is not the life Of q
mechanic or laborer Just as valuable In AL.
bany or Buffalo as 1t Is here2
This limitation Of the law cannot be justi.
fed. II 1t is good for any Of our large cities,
1t is good for all.
The sun., 1891-03-02
A Now Era IN South Carolin..

No place in South Carolina has > brighter
completed q sale OF the canal to q syndicate OF
Northern cspitali.ss. who WIN pay down $3.50: !:
q 900 600 on the * sn@tsrprise @ In the c9urse ol
some CharlestoniAns and Northern men. An
electric street and suburban railway is to Be
built and operated. and . number of other
business enterprises are to be set on foot. The
population Ia eteadily increasing.
The Oolumbians have not been slow to real
igs the advantage Of government Of the peo-
pie: They !see that the men who sustain the
TillmAn AdmintetratiQn como from all the
wake q liie. ,LeaInsd iaxysrs, upright bank.
skilled physicians. self sacrificing teachers
and deaE women. are upholding the hands oi
The judicions course Of the last Legislature
anG,e dnd o. Coy Tlman man On fhe Wssis. claim n9
sep,ta! from 9 ID. distance. IS n. The actio3 10 that
ent administration. every man who thinks be
has claim against the State vill have . hear
Ing. II It proves to bs Just Il will be paid. No
lapse Of time and no tschn icality will stand in
the way Of ANY creditor whose claim may be
lust.
The sun., 1891-03-02
Alliance Philosophy Of Woman Suffrage

1t is one OF the interesting curlosities OF
Kansas politics that the Farmers Alliance,
which is supposed to owe 80 much to the
should have furnished the most resolute
opposition to the bill for female SUI.
fra9e through a member Of no less pollti-
cal consequence than the man selected
as Speaker OF the lower House. BY way
OF giving clearer exhibition OF this notice.
able fact and fairer show to the Kansas
men now threatened with such an engulf-
ing revolution OF the States suffrage. we
reproduce some OF the arguments which
Speaker ELDER formulated against tho bill
with such unreserved boldness:
"II. Experience has shown that public sentiment 10
against the policy Of snfranohsing womsn-as mani.
tested by the uniform defeat OF such kindred
In fourteen States in 1899 and eight States in lss1
NV Tue relations OF man and wife are one and In.
separabs the good TO BE- derived from or ether
evils be suffered by laws imposed and the addition
Of suffrage will not better their condition but 10
frauGht with danger and evil to both sexes and the we'll
being of society
"v This privilege conferred will bring to svsry
primary CAUCUS and election. to our jury rooms the
bench. and the Legislature, ambitious and design.
Ing women only 10 engage In all the trcka
inrisusS and cunning Incident 10 corrupt poli,i.
cal campaigns only to lower the moral standing
Of their invites and creates jsaiousss and scan.
dAs and jsopaSdizss their high moral standing. hurs
opt from their central nxed orb nxsd by their
Creator 70 external place In the order Of things that
promiscuous minsling with the inscriptions around
and exciting slscttonA tends 10 familiarity
that breeds contempt Tor the fair ssx dsspy to b
plored.
"vI. The demand for female suffrage 10 largely con.
nnsd 10 the ambitious class possessing an
unsuitable desire for the forum, and when obtained
will unnt this class for all the duties Of domestic fs
And transfer them Into polioisss and dangerous ousa
"yII Whom the laws Of nature shall 90 change the
female organization to make It possible for them to
sing bsss shsil thea BE- quite willing for such bill to
become . law.
"vIII. II u grave mistake an injury 70 beth ssxss
and tho party, TO add another 'isA to our creed"
While leaving Speaker ELDER In the
hands Of his female constituents one can
not but rejoice that although In great
measure q product OF feminine politics. he
still cherishes an ideal Of woman whom It
would be as ever q delight to adore In the
The sun., 1891-03-02
Tho Vatican and French Politics.

There have been OF late several indlca-
tions Of decided change in the attitude Of
the Catholic Church toward the French re-
public. II the change now foreshadowed
shall actually take place, two things will
doubtless follow. The republican regime
would thsnceforth be regarded as impreg-
nably established; and there would be for
the first time within the ranks OF Republi-
Conservative opinions.
After the collapse Of Boulangsm and es-
pecially after the disclosures which placed
tho representatives OF the monarchical prin-
ciple in an odious and even ridiculous light.
some of the lay adherents Of the Conserva-
tive party. and conspicuously NJ. PIoU. be-
gan to feel and to acknowledge that they
had taken the wrong course. But, no matter
how we'll grounded may have been their
impatience and disgust they would probably
have proved unable to modify the pro-
gramme OF the Right. had they not sudden
ly received unexpected assistance from q
distinguished member OF the French
hierarchy. 1t was Cardinal LAv1aERIE
who. In speech which commanded
tho widest attention, declared that the
time had come for French Catholics
TO abandon the posture OF hostility
to democratic institutions. The republic.
he eaid. had come to stay. and 1t was the
duty of all Frenchmen, whether actuated by
zeal for their religion or by devotion to their
country, to make the best of the actual polit-
ical regime. He advised the members Of
the Right, and the great body OF Catholic
constituents behind them, to renounce the
hopeless effort to restore the monarchy, and
to concentrate their energies upon fusion
with the moderate Republicans OF the Centre
and Left Centre. and the consequent orea-
ton Of new party which should be at once
conservative and constitutional.
This declara tion fell like thundercap on
the more hide-bound and uncompromis-
ing leaders Of the monarchists. for they
were perfectly alive to the fact that
without the cordial support Of the
Catholic episcopats and priesthood they
would be In the position Of Generals
without an army. They determined to ap-
peal from the Cardinal to the Pope him.
self, and they persuaded another eminent
French prelate. Mgr. FREPPEL, to accom-
pany the Duo DE LA RoCHEFoUCAULD to
Rome 1t is no secret that their mission to
the Vatican was unsuccessful. To their dis
may LEO XIII. not only ratified but empha-
sized the view Of the duty of French Catho-
lios against which they had come to pro-
test. In vain did they endeavor to
demonstrate that the republic In the hands
of its present managers was still perse-
cutor Of the Church. and had even by the
suppression OF EARDoU's "Thermidor" pro-
claimed Its approval OF the most hideous
atrocities OF the Reign Of Terror. The
Pontin made them distinctly understand
that 1t was for him to give. and not receive.
instruction touching the state Of things In
The sun., 1891-03-02
A PEARL KING FROM TAHITI
A Young American Who Formed . Lucky
Partnership With . Cannibsl Potentats.
Prom TIE San KSanetseo DIilr Report

A slender Young man. with 2 Jeyish cast o.
Tahiti. He = an American. and was born
the Isa tslsnd: IN tie sosisty s sroup
ars saacsssd &, h. school.
of San Francisco. and on beipe eraduated vent
dtsa aeIsss e.. :ad 81, ,Hsas e TsSiti variety q
r the sai + TssdnE IA e. vas .Iay sy g isS1: vish
ety esnE ogs ' ssss snd sss psepis sss Enss ~
When they saw him again he was on The hieh
road to prosperity.
p.s.s. ha 3: fsR h aoss s
that repntaiicn. Hs sestisd on the Islands. ads
sss one = ;! Ii sas eIinsissi ssisi AZ xnsila.n =
ssfa q hss ct h. fS
induced tSe Head eSieSi e saie h!m i9s2 PAT:
e n Rist osS.:
% dispose q HE psarls:. which be did a prices
VIZ ii,ss: ss ss. sSss 2; ,ss %
sxistsnes and sighed ior @ q change: The ehisf
and Harris has been for twelve months trying
to induce tho old fellow to let him 60. But the
Il. Harris. however. determined to pay visit
TO San FRANCISCO despite the chief and at last
ship continue even II Harris should remain
away six months.
In the mean time the, chiefs fame has been
South Seas as the Pearl King. and most OF the
traders there think he 70 the chief Of the isl.
stay 10 the background and lot Harrts conduct
his business for him. When Harris left the
islands to take ehip for San Francisco he was
boats.
M. Harris intends to spend some OF his time
on the islands practically pennilese. and now.
by means OF not neglecting his own business
while looking after the chiefs. hs IL worth
lar90 fortune.
The sun., 1891-03-02

slow. told the same story. In fact, the cutting
down Of calculated speed from this cause ID 30
enormous that some Of tho naval experts ad-
Wise return TO the practice Of shsathinG In
spite OF ito drawback OF extra weight And the
recent order OF Secretary TRACY. which re-
auirss frequent bookings, shows how much
expense must bs expected from this cause
alone. There 10 also the greatly Increased
consumption OF coal needed to produce ordi-
nary speed With vessels whore hulls are thus
cloResd. II. aoeordinsiy. the new substance
proves effective. Il will save srsat sums OF
money besides securing more sficisncy. This
particular contribution to the naval art comes
with special appropriateness from Japan,
whose skil in al branches OF lscauerinR has
been famous the world over for centuries.
The sun., 1891-03-02
a Democrat 10 Count On.

You can always tell whore Hill stands and
will stand: and when he votes NO ono is ever in
doubt as to how he voted. and hs never waits
until the hsht 10 over and tho victory won to
let the people know that hs is Democrat.
He goes to the front early In the fight And
stays there until the fight Is over, a. william
Mckinley. Jr.. OF Ohio knows to his lasting re-
Rrse Governor Hill is neither coward nor .
hypocrite. nor, least Of all political Pharisss
who thanks God that he Is better than bis party.
aud that all political wisdom will die with him.
He 10 satisfied to be as good 40 his party. and
he doesn't pretend to bs any better.
The sun., 1891-03-02
Good Policy Even After Death.
Hom hr Ph,,Id>,phi1 re I'd


Years ago an old fellow. vino is since dead.
used 10 be the MorGne keaie". He was Y.
tremsly tariturn. For DAYS ha hah been
to any one. and he had no patience with Te.-
sons OF unstanched speech. These chatac:
teTisties site n!1 gained Tor him the nickname OF
One day a corpss was brought In which no
Sns %as eGis h ay ,n sa
tour days later a woman whose lroheerr
had disappeared came to the Morcue hS
dlately began to cry, and INFORMED 9 Sliel
riil" that ihe body wa. undorItrd ,ha, 81
OF the arm. o. the corpse. The movement
caused the dsad man lower jawto drop down.
XII .w perfect sets o teeth shs
mark that 1t was not her b. other. for he wa.
minus three front teeth. She walked out oi
and clo;et tho corpse's mouth with snan . +,
You're liko the res; OF 'em." sa q he:
cent buriai.' -
The sun., 1891-03-02

traditional way. and who would continue
capable Of rousinR the lovely mutual senti-
ments that from indeterminate ages have
preserved the sexes In bllssful harmony.
The single point to be raised in c'iticism
Of his attitude is upon his logic. 1s that
wrong2 We entreat tho women Of the Bun
flower State to ponder these sayings ear
nestly before they determine to press on to
wrench from the farmers the coveted privi.
leQe OF voting.