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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-24

Besides suppl ying the countries Of Europe
with the grain which they need. We are this
year sending them more ship loads Of fruits OF
various sorts than they ever got In any past
year from this country. For example. We have
shipped from haze since January last nearly
million barrels Of that paradisaieal fruit. the
apple-that good. beautiful sueculent. nour-
ishing. wholesome fruit. the American apple.
raised in Connecticut aud other Eastern States.
In New York and other Middle States. and in
yet many more OF our States We have also
sent them myriAds OF boxes and barrels OF
other kisds Of fruit raised In PioridA. In Cali
fornia. and al over this broad. blessed land
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-24

Mrs. BURNS. who was charged yester-
day morning IN the Yorkville Police Court with
splitting mans head open with a Ratchet.
showed herself. in spite Of her unvoman like
energy Of action. a perfect woman in tact and
feeling. "Oh. Judge" cried she. it was all
mistake. did not mean to hit Nr. WILLIAMS.
thought It was Tox GOLD my nsighbor. who
threatened to kill me yesterday" This was
An excuse that no one but q very woman
would dream Of And further to placate the
natural vindicttveness OF the law. she brought
into court with her q small baby that lay
feeoly pulins and mulins on her ample bosom.
All! infinitely variable womanhood. what
crimes are committed and what crimes are
excused IN thy most sacred name.
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MILLS AVID BryUM
WHIST ws-sA Nave rsnswes the Elretss. OF
NJ. Mms - speaker or she He.s-.


~. NILS - speshsr OF she Hess-.
To TEE Eprron on TIE suS--SS. The op-
pouents Of Speaker Crisp who were defeated .
o few days ago claim the right to name Mr.
Mills as leader OF the House. post almost
as responsible as the spenkership ITSELF They
forget that II Mr.. Mills had been chosen rs
speaker the Craftsmanship OF The Ways and
Means Com mittee. involving the leadership OF
the House. had already been be-pokea By the
head and front Of Mr.. Nills's Northern sup
porters.the Hon. William d. Bynum Of Indiana.
II Mr. Crisp had secured anything from q sue
cessful rival 10 would certainly not have been
better than that which Mr. Mills rather sharp
" declined in the corre~rcr3ence published a
day or two ago.
There are some facts about Mr. Byuum
which mark hfs promotion to leadership in
Congress rs quite as unfortunate as that OF
Mr. Mills himself would be. In the Fiftieth
Congress Mr.. Bynum and Mr.. Scott Of Penn
syivanis were the only Northern representa-
tfves on the Ways and Means Committee.
some rather peculiar circumstances occurred
in that committee while the Mills Tariff hill WAS
being perfected Both Ar. Bynum and Mr. Scott
w roev eNss IRE ts e the fire. trade
Ia the tariff on sugar and rice. two produets
planters came before the COMMITTEES aud
threatened that II the sugar duties were NOT
restored louisiana would not be for Mr..
Cleveland. Mr. Mills and the southern Demo-
Gratis backed down and put up the duties on
sugar TO nearly o. quite their old figure. The
same was true OF rice. also n Southern agri-
cultural product.
It Was the duty 81 the Northern Democrats
on tho Ways and Means Committee TO protest
agatnst the sectional qnfairness Of this meas
ure Instead ofthis they were its blintily en-
thusiasttc advocates Mr. Scott has died since.
but his advocacy Of the sectional Mills btll de-
stroyed his political prestige and made his re-
election impossible. Mr.. Bynum pulled
through because he represented q district so
strongly Democratic that any one on that
To put either William D. Bynum or Roger O.
Mills In the leadership Of the Democratic Con-
Eress would r1sen com INITIAL Of the party to
the single line OF policy on which It was de-
fested in 1ssS No good Democrat. unless
Bourbon. will favor a fight on the
ground where the party WAS disastrpusly de-
feated. especially as it is q measure Of admin
fstrative detail Involving no single Democratic
principle. In the canvass Of 1880 and 1891
Democratic issues wers in the lead. and on
such issues the party can always win.
RoCHEsrLR. Dec. %. MoyRoE
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greater deprsvity In English society ss
compared with our own was more apparent
than real. It might be due TO the greater
honesty and less sensitivenees OF the Eng
lish in exhibiting their social defects But
the difference seems to be intrinsic and In
dicative Of an actual decline In the social
morals Of England. In no other polite
society Of the world do the siens OF cor
ruption arpear SO prominently and 50 fire.
quently. In England the old order Is pass
ing out and new order Is coming In. and
in the process OF shaking mp the social
mixture the moral sediment At the bottom
seems to be making the whole turhtd Tor
the time being.
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II Mexico makes complaint against US
because the bandit GARzIA. when pursued by
her troops. finds refuge on American soil at
times. we have o more serious ground Of COM
plant against Mexico because she permits
this bandit to encroach upon our territory.
Mexico Is bound to look after her own bandits.
and to prevent them from crossing over her
borders into friendly country. though she
may have to put her whole army into the field
for that purpose II she nesiects her duty in
this respect she commits = wrong to our hurt.
for which she deserves to be called to account.
Let President DrAz send all his military forces
to patrol the right bank OF the Flo Grande II
he cannot otherwise prevent the bandits Of
Mexico from making incursions into our coun-
try. 1t is the United States. not Mexico. that
has Q grievance ir this case.
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Nm. 8<ILts ssslrIAyE


81ts> ~ne HFt<. - S.e1t HIN. TN1~a
tse Assault
John James Roth. the crank who shot ,h,,.
times at the Rev Dr. Hall rs he was rr,ins
FROM his church to his home 90 sunday. Nov
%. was arrAigned yesterday in tn. Cfs,.r,I
Sessions before Judge MARITIME. for trial UPON
an Indictment charging him with assault 4,
the first degree DR.. Hall sat within tas bar
with his dauxhter-fn-iaw and some meuSer,
Of his church.
Assistant District Attorney Bedford said. in
opening the peoples ease. that II would. tar-
haps. be claimed that the defendant was n
sane at the time OF his attempt to kill DR.. Hail.
but in his opinion Both WAS not q lunatic but
was one OF constantly growing class ct ven-
omous and dangerous crnnks. who are mem
ace to the lives Of men and women. not only IN
this city but In all the great cities Of the world
Or. Hall described Roth's attempt to shoot
him and told OF his visit to the police station to
see the prisoner.
the three years preceding the shooting. Roth
in the church and mad called UPON him and
nHa Dst Attorney read to
German, 70 Ir. Hail eompiainina that Dr:
Hall and his friends were persecutine. him and
sseasoa ken Dr. ha III
he were driven TO perplsxity" BY the con-
tinuance Of this persecution. he would be CON.
PEELED to resort TO "iustinabte self-defence."
anal use deadly weapons, In . letter dated
Nov II Roth told DR. Hall that II the persseu.
ton OF himself and his sister by modern
criminals" did not cease at once. with heavy
heart he would be compelled to enrry out his
resolve to take Or. Halls life within eight -
fourteen days from the date late q the Letter. ~,
sssa9s %s , sss o Al
aire. and the wealthiest clergyman in tho
world Ever since the publication Of thst
story have been overwhelmed by . dood Of
German French. Spanish Italian. and English
letters. either OF beGufn1 OF . threatening
tone. received these letters from 10th.
among others. but paid no attention to them.
until after the shooting. ] havs had other
letters from Roth. but not written in the same
strain
DR.. Hall had vague recollection that about
two years ago Roth annoyed him in the vrstf-
bule OF the church. and that Roth was elected.
He had not the slightest knowledge. Of course
OF any persecution Of Roth.
Charles J. Dorian OF TBS Seventh avenue. Q
Captain in the Sixty-ninth Regiment testified
to the circumstances Of the shooting. which he
witnessed. and Adolph E. Dick OF 80 East
Twenty-seeond street. . Lieutenant in the
Twenty-second Regiment told OF the arrest
OF Roth On the way to the police station he
spoke to Roth In German. 3nd Roth said he
ruined his prospects In life.
In his opening for the defence Lawyer Purdy
said that Roth was undoubtedly insane and
that the shooting st Dr.. Hall was the result Of
an utterly unfounded defusfon TINT Roth stiU
retained. The trial will 60 on to-day.
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But Not . Red for Bunc0mbe.
Our esteemed and able contemporary the
Chicago Herald makes this plea for the
Is, 900 600 grab game:

Chicago Herald makes this plea for the
$1,000, 600 grab game:
1T oushs to b uadsrstood shAs Chicago does
not desire loan for the Fair. Chicago has pus
COO OF hsr own money iato this natanaI enter
noe worth 100000. ceasrsssonAi Asas Of assioasI
honor must be different from what Americans generally
hold thsm Be. Chicago does want the loan Of
dollar from Congress II merely sugysss the equity Of
making An spproprsrtan to complete national pledge
Chicago Is at least frank In asking for .
gift outright. As for the I'll. OOO. 900. IL she
has really raised that sum. 1t represents
only small part Of the money she will
make out Of the Fair. Very likely she has
made that sum already by the rise OF real
estate and the stimulation Of business in
preparation for the Pair. The extra $780,
900 Is for the profit Of Chicago. and the talk
about the national honor Is pure buncOmbs.
The nation has fulfilled tho pledge 1t made
to Chicago. Chicago has broken the pledge
she made to tho United States.
Chicago has . fine business instinct. She
wants TO have the Fair ~ big a. possible.
and to make as much money out Of 1t a. she
can. and for a. little expenditure on her
own part as Is possible. Naturally she
finds it convenient to forget In 1891 what
she was promlsing 50 loudly In 1890 II she
can milk the United States for 81. 0O0. 900. she
will. Of course. But back Of Chlcago's little
game there 10 bolder and o slyer one. the
game of the Republican politicians who sent
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Csss.I 6Asa Wssa - CAl,ess Sunday
0eA00la.

0eAo0laI
To MI EDrroH OF TIE SUN-S1: In your
issue Of the I'D inst It gave me no little pain
70 see that my predecessor. Owysng Ming.
was brought into the Sunday school question
as . non-sympsthizer with . cause which had
done 50 much good for the Chinese resident tn
this city. While OwyanS Ming was Consul at
this post he was indefatigabis In his Efforts
toward promoting the welfare in the different
Sunday schools OF the Chinese people. and he
never had missed an opportunity to visit the
different schools wherein he could give some
encoura2eue emit to the Sunday school works.
When first came did So likewise. and have
seen nothing but what was proper and in con-
formity with regulations and rules. When I
was not able to go my secretary. Mr.. L Wing.
would 30 In my stead. who also brought 10 mo
behavior.
The recent attacks upon the Sunday schools
are ridiculous. Where one or two have miseon-
Quoted Themselves. they cannot he taken for
the whole. What the police official said about
the Chinese In your issue OF the I'D inst is in
deed lapehable. II that police enicial. who
has such large experience in Chinese mat
tiers: will come to the consulate. would b.
glad to see him.
sHIS woox. Chinese Consul
NEW YORK Dec. x
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The people OF New Orleans have become
aware that they are In danger from the yellow
fever thxt exists in Vera Cruz. which Is not far
away from the Queen City Of the South. and Is
In constant communication with it. The
warmth Of the weather along the Gulf coast
and the bad sanitary condition OF both the
cities reterrsd TO are favorable to the propaga-
ton Of the plague which has in past times raw
aged New Orleans, as we'll as the Mexican sea-
ports. There are two lines OF steamers. be-
sides trading craft. running between Vera
Cruz and New York: and our Quarantine au-
thorities are aware Of the fact.
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He sun, THURSDAY. DECEMBER. z., loyl.

the Fair 10 Illinois. What motive have the
Democrats in the F1fty-second Congress to
allow this game to be played2 II they can
be brought to consider IL constitutional to
appropriate five millions for the benefit OF
Chicago. 1t 10 still unlikely that they can re-
gard it as the duty OF the Congress. and
especially Of the Democrats therein. TO con-
tribute to the Republican campaign fund.
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The Italian Government Is now recover
ing from the illness under which It has suffer-
Ell ever since Tia New Orleans affair. and its
Premier is alleged to be disposed to consider
the propriety Of sending Minister tn Wash
ington. Any acceptable Minister who may be
sent will be eourteously received at the State
Department. after which the debate that was
suddenly interrupted there last spring can be
resumed. We shall do the fair thing BY Italy.
which Is u country that is highly esteemed by
the American people. and from which we must
have received over 100000 stalwart imri-
grants this year. besides nearly half u million
in the previous decade. It is = glorious eoun-
try all the way from the Alps TO the Straits Of
Messina- not to speak Of the islands Of Sar-
DINA and Sicily. and we are friendly to it.
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tt. csu.S.s - CAIe.se'. Falls. P-....e..

TIE CShisVse - ChSesSo's False Prsesuess
To TIE EDITOR OF TIE SUS-Sr: Your arti-
Giles on Chicazo's present desperate begging
are right To the point.
That community which SO b!atantly An
nounced its assumed ability H. provide for al
international exhibition should colIapss so
completely Il bad enough: but TO that Is added
An entire ealloUsuess TO the fact that IL played
game Of false pretences throughout. and
now. without even one blush. Is calling on its
dupe. the United states Govern ment to pro-
Stfe IT with the means OF making its con-
sptrAey a success
been developed. eA
The question is sim ply this: Will the United
StAtes Government put its hand in It's poek ed
and reward chicanery and make this shame
less conspiracy . triumph. thus putting its
stamp OF approval on false pretences2 This
would establish dangerous precedent for All
future time Or will the Congress sustain the
reputation OF the country for good faith and
probtty ty putting IT, heel with eru shing forrs
on this deploraole scheme OF false rretaures5
The moral eaifbrc II the eountry il reflected
~ It's chosen representatives. viii it allow
them % commit - in favor Of faisehood ami
deceit Are We to havs q Government an
Rsoyal Of ehieAnery. th1A liking Q standard for
the people generzIly?
B1ooKLxN. Dec. q
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The committees announced yesterday by
Speaker Cnrsr will. we think. meet the sp-
prevail Of the country. They are. on the whole.
composed with Judgment as well as inde-
pendence. Ifthey work wen and turn out no
mischievous legislation. who will com plain Of
them, We thank the Speaker for putting Mr..
HOLMAN In the right place.
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COST OF CLEAN SIREET&
Tie SON % 01,15e,6A0 AwarssA - Cen
alssseaer Drsunaa's Oepaysn,nk

TIE SON % 01,15s,6A0 AwarSsA - Cen,
aissse0eP DseaDaa's OeDsYsD.nk
At its session yesterday the Board Of EST
mate and Apportionment arranged the final
estimate for the Street Cleaning Departments
for 1892 Commissioner Brennan asked fog
s1.97a540 II this sum were allowed. he
guaranteed to keep the streets clean
Comptroller Myers opened his eyes very Wide
at this, and argued that 81. 5s4. 600 was enough
for the work. This was the amount Of last
years appropriation. and the Comptrollsr
couldn't understand why Il should b tn
creased by nearly S4OO.OO0 scIl the Comp
troiler was willing to share the responsibility
Of allowing the increase with the Mayor.
The Mayor promptly replied that he wanted
clean streets and II the amount asked for was
necessary in order to assure cleanliness hs vas
ready to vots In favor Of the sppropriatton
asked for. President Barker Of the Tar d.
partment nodded hts approval Of this and the
s!sasss g IL !: ss: new sess
ssrsss ds@@issioass Hsipt.p Ut. q the .nnsz.d
lie essi@ssss 1srs eonads1sd nrovissezsnS e
$500 fas.ssdsf eo@ais:iepre Ia Hslnssss
vent this anouat ron being reduesd Anose
spsssS NSse e got sSiaass Rssiasas
" "a Err; sssss hs,s Ne x0rr. IS '-.
As citizen and ta1psysr Of the Twenty
third and Twenty-fouxth wards" replied NJ.
Norris.
Then" asked Mr. Barker. In the same dry
manner. how do you reconcile your present
attitude with your poeition . few. days after
the recent election. when you called on me
and bitterly dsnsgncsd cOmmissionsf Hsints
NJ Norris eoIoIsd and admitted ths. he hsd
Changed bis mind
When was tn the Park Department some
years ago." said Mr.. Barker. you were Known
as the Oliver Twist OF the Twenty third and
Twenty fourth wards, because you were a.
retorted MI. Morris
In order to check any further Tow Of sub
urban eloquence. the Board Knocked smother
$1,000 Cd the amount. and gave Mr.. Heintz
District Attorney Nieou wanted $50. 400 for
salaries He got S12a9eO Besides this he
has $15. COO for contingencies. The estimates
for the Police and Fire departments VII be
considered to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-24

We have not heard Of the grip in any part
Of Africa recently. but We get news OF il from
both Europe and Asia and also from Australia
and both the Americas. In Mexico It Is more
prevalent and more dangerous than it Is In
this country. and It has brought n ueh suffer.
ing to some Of the republics that lie still fur
Their south than Mexico. The man who dis
covers cure for it. or preventive Of Il. will
be beneiactor OF world wide celebrity.
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NJ. 9. Ci..s T.st. HE n.rn-


I'm old Santa Clans,
Yankee Doodle
Amt in it with me;
Nor the Star-spansied Banner,
Nor the Fourth Of July,
Nor the American EAsis.
Nor g. Washington ChiidA,
Nor jeremiah simpson.
I'm the sockisss So. Nicholas
From Kris Krinssvine:
Bus I've got em
Hung up on every manieIpiscs
From the sprucs-gum ellis Of M1inS
To the ORANGE groves ot florida:
From the storus-sossed shores Of the Atlantis
To where the tired Paeide
Stretches It's weary waves
Along the golden sAuss
And sinks to Sleep
That's Why I'm sockless.
And don't care who knewstti
DO l.
Ys roliicfins bids.
with curly heads
And chubby heels
And sparkling eyes
Aud happy hsarsss
Dol.
Wen. ssoatd sails. dessi
And you doo't either.
Do your
Gssl who's Hsw. there.
Ton tworforty rstnAssr tsAai
Don't Be trying % 30 doSa
Two shtmnsys ~ once
wtth ons sled losd o(
Christmas goodies!
Yoa east do 10!
I've soe enough for svsry
lid in tAis hrvAd
Land Of Freedom.
And thsy'l AL gss
Something. you bssl
Amt . eosker!
H. thsss, JohnRiA
Look out for sAntyi
And sAifis and kittts.
And the los Of you.
shut thsss peppers of ysurs
whiis load your stsekiAssi
Goily. bat this u fGni
Whoop Ai
Christmas Gifsl
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Beu. 81 Ds....s.,...s r.sss-...


Ffam s A~sSa kssa1"o rrsH-1tH-
There were many more persons at LII Ira
mont street this morning than on any day dur
ing the eoutin uance there 81 the doll show Tor
the Kindergarten for the Blind.
4 New York farrisr bought the dolls con-
lands. sd: Mr.. Whttney's Q. SIS: Nrs Lev. P.
Norton SIS; Mrs MeKee's. 81: Redfern :;
3l1; Capt Alfred Thompson's 81: +" Aunt
Mrs. President Harrisou's. $3.50. and Georgia
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c.,,.,, C...,..y {. E...,s az. T...,.e.

The General Term OF the supreme Court.
second department. has banded down q decis-
ion affirming Justice Bartlett's opinion declAr-
ing Mayor Gleason's attempt to levy q TAI 90
Calvary Cemetery unlawful None Of the prop
erty now owned BY the Cemetery com any can
hold all told $50 acres OF land for cemetery
purposes exempt from taxation.
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Is it really Col. ABE sLUPsxr. the Col. AsB
Of School Reform. the sLrpsxr whose name
and fame mi the land.
II n h really Col Ann sLrFsxY. then the
West has sent to New York a Christmas pres
ent indeed
But let Us not be over hasty.
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There Is comparison Of creditabfe accu-
racy between the boxing men OF the past and
present contained In the match made on Tues
day between fighters CoRBErr and MITCHELL
for six QuEENsBERRT rounds MITCHELL Is one
Of the drst boxers in existence. His weight.
which may be in the neighborhood Of 100
pounds. rather over than under. places him
in the class from which champions have
always come. No one who saw him on
his first appearance In this country In Madi-
son square Garden years ago dog9edly face
the angry and overwhelming SULLIVAN. who.
after MITCHELL had chaneed to knock him
down. proceeded with GOODNESS and re-
inconsistencies to batter poor MITCHELL
up and down and over the ropes. until
the protector Of the peace. Capt WILLIAMS.
brought the affair to q stop, would think Of
denying that the Enslishman has the quality
OF gameuess. soon after ArrCHHLL's appear
ancs Is q boxer a recognized expert declared
his judgment to be almost balanced as to
whether SAIxRs. MACE. or MITCHELL was best
He is a hrst-cass man. and NO mistake. He is
at that time OF life when he can call upon his
powers with confidence that they will respond
In full
Bat on Tuesday when besst by CoRBErr Of
California. he backed away squarely from q
proposition to determine coneIusively which
was the better boxer on the QCEENsBERRr
plan. unauestionably the fairest known to the
ring. and refused to agree to contest any
longer than six rounds.
No other explanation Is reasonable than that
MITCHELL knew CosnETr. hundred and ninety
FOUNDER Of the fashionable type OF size and
strength. is better than he. And yet CoRBErr.
in the general opinion. is the third or fourth
artist now before the public. The boxers Of
the present day are not only bigger but
greater than their predecessors.
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Let cA,<.s. r.. z, Her on, Money.

Frups he GIsb~ Dunnr--n.
A Chicago paper boasts that there are . doz.u or
more citizens Of thst place worth - 600 to
S25,oOooCo apiece. and AZ least 100 ochers worth
Sl.oOoooo each. Would il . good itea for thess
sftuent individuals to furnish sha $1,000 600 that
Chicago Is trying TO obtain from tbs Government fog
worlds Fair purposes.
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with the Usual FIRE. :. tee.

From ES~.kIsw Ey.
Psss'sps-I hear you are engaged TO mss otrgoat.s
AZ LAST.
R.s,naid-Tss. she refused .iI times. but per.
severed.
Psasio,s-rhen you yer. vel shaken b.tor. taking.