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THEY WILL. ADDRESS THE WORLD.
Advocates OF Universal Peace Prepare -
Abolish War.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct 12.--The opening session
OF the committee 10 perfect arrangements for
tho meeting OF tho Pan Republican Congress
and Human Freedom League began hero this
morning In Independence Hall. Whom the
meeting opened only about as OF tho 800 nom.
bers OF the committee wore present. The mem.
bers Of the committee represent nearly every
state in the Union. and were elected by the
societies in those States that believe in univer-
sal freedom FOR mankind and the abolition Of
wars.
In the absence OF Judge William II. Arnoux
OF New York. President OF tho committee. DR..
John Clark Redpath OF Greonchstlc. Ind. took
the chair. Dr. Persifor Frazer. Chairman OF
the local. committee. in welcoming tho dele.
gates said that the object OF the congress
was for the attainment OF more justice. .
theft aud murder called generally annexation
and war and the substitution OF arbitration
Addresses o1he peoples Of tho world. invit-
in2 wer nt then prsscptsd by the Rey Edward
college. Goi. Ethan Allen d New YORK. CT
aE5DIs s S Sst Da H Hna Ds EFS S%t and Dr.
lselpath read their own addresses. long de-
bate followed on the question OF adopting all
SIX OF the addresses. and sending them out or
choose any ono Of them or draw "r . new ono.
q committee Of i've. with power 10 select which
they ,y eonsih,crrd best from the six addresses.
AMI SuS SmepSd E II in I new ADDRESS ~ a.. ,,,
sraft II" rroi & Bfown S"Yd q TIC
Massachusetts. Mira Lucy stone Of Mnssarhu-
sets, Gen Gen. parlinH. and the rR Rev DR.. Dana
will remain in session Tomorrow, and will
hold its, deliberations in tho Academy Of
Music. Addresses will DO made by prominent
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TIE SUPREME COURT MEETS
Three Of the justices Absent on Account q
misunderstanding on the President.


WASHINGTON, Oct. 12.-Thc Supreme Court
OF the United States met for the October torn
to-day. Three OF the Justices were absent
from the court. Chief Justice Fuller is still in
Chicago. where his daughter is very ILL., and
Justices Bradley and Gray have both bcen i'll.
but arc now recovering. Tho SPACE reserved
for the bar was well filed with prominent law
ycrs. Attorney General Miller. Solicitor Gem
eral Taft and ex-Attorncy-Gcnern Garland
were also present. Tho only business trans
acted was the admission OF applicants to prac-
ticc before the court and an announcement by
Justice Field that the most important OF the
cases advanced for argument next Monday
were postponed until the second Monday in
November. This step Is taken for tho reason
that It Is desired that they shall be heard
bb|H,u,,a full, bench. .nHnd Tho, TIE rrobai
nct be present on Monday next; inc list II:
question NJ Of tic iarisdiction OF the Unitai
States over tho seal fisheries in Behrlng Sea.
tho anti-lottery eases. the elevator case. and
stitutionnlity Of the Mckinley tariff act. The
court adjourned few minutes after IL o'clock.
and went In a body to pay its respects to the
President They arrived at the White House In
carriages ut about 1890 P. NJ. and were at
once ushcrcd into the Blue Parlor where the
Attorney Genorai Miller and Solicitor-Generai
Taft. There being no noed OF formal intro
duction the ceremonies were confined to a
general handshaklnR all around, and q few
moments conversation between the President
and each Of tho Justices.
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Judge MADDOX Of Georgia has acted like

Judge MADDOX Of Georgia has acted like
an honest man and an upright Judge in vim
dicating the dignity Of his court and Of tho reg
ular legal process Of tho land against the
vociferous ISLANDERS Of the notorious SAM
JONES. mscalled tho Reverend. and his extra
legal Law and Order Club. You. gentlemen
OF the Grand jury" said Judge MADDOX. ARE
the only Law and Order Club necessary. .
You can have those men who make the charges
brought before you. and they will DO compelled
to prove what they charge or to stand convicted
OF slanderlng the people,"
The Grand Jury accordingly gave hearing
to the Rev. SAM JONES' discredited his charges
that in the city Of Romo gambling and do
bauchery. official misfeasance and judicial
partisanship were rampant and universal. and
testified to the honesty and honor Of the Judge
Is It only in Rome. Ca. that calumniators Of
tho people poison the air with perversions Of
fact? Are not JACOB SLoAT FAssETT and
THOMAS G. PLArT malodorous rivals OF the
Rev. SAM JONES? Let these men be called
before the Grand Jury OF the county OF New
York to substantiate their charges. and they
will meet the same fate that befell the Rev.
SAM JONES In Georgia A special Grand Jury
will convene for the vindicatlon OF this city on
the 4th OF November next.
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Mr.. Flower. Honorable Ambition.


For many years the weliknown Mr.. Flower. now
more prominent than the choice OF his party
high office. has cherished the ambition to be Governor
OF his native State. o has made secret OF It. md
In consequence he has been ridiculed extensively by
tho unthnEing US well as the malicious. ono would
imagine that the desire to be ruler In the land indi
Gated weakness OF intellect. Mr. Flower Is wealthy
man. and acquired his wealth b. tho use OF abilities
superior to the ordinary lie noted for the kindness
Of his disposition. his numerous quiet charities his
simplicity Of life. Vain display has been his fail
ing. In political life he has been modest and sin,
cere as in private life and he has waited for his
opportunity with the patience Of a levelheaded bust.
ness man. Above the prestige and influence which his
wealth. his abilities and many political honors have
gained for him. Mr. Flower has placed the honor of be
ing Governor OF his own State. lie has not sought the
ONCE to crafty vanity to 1t for selfish purposes
he has sought It because 1t seemed to him noble
honorable position, which to MI would crown useful
HE with glory.
Should not an ambition Of this kind be as highly
commended In our day in the days of old Rome |.
And should not the attempt to picture Mr. Flower as
mere money'bag eager TO gild himself with political
honors. be stigmatized as an outragsi
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THE PASTOR's SINFUL ETE.
Women Involved In His Singular Pulpit Con-
fesslon are Now His Disciples.

From the San Ftanrisoo Erami"er.
The Rev. Mr.. Monroe OF Stockton arose in his
pulpit, some months ago and announced that
suspected Of having this sort Of an eye. apd tho
founded listeners could catch their brecths the
speaker added to the CONSERVATION by naming
Of fs whSse 81 r
flushed and ears .tineled. Indignation sue;
coeded surprise. The preacher was requested
friends. and these he gathers about him, civ.
INK Ms no hs ont the fes tbs
Sidaaiiy FRA oSlisstyey: slSSsst 9, lis Follow
Of opinion nSH foTeed Monroe from tic nSpt
strong minority went with him Amohg those
Miss Mary Ingis. u young woman who had
long becn known as an earnest Christian. Her
father is local capitalist; man OF excellent
ond TO none Miss Mary Insisted on FOL
l"WnE MSnr@e sweet 4nd refined GiTl t Tno
uation with Monroe, and his method Of instill-
ing righteousness: that the father and mother
seni her East SO as TO be beyond tho reach OF
the eN-prearher's spell; 81" ma9aged to soc
MoprGe again and ne t2ld her the lord had re-
besa NEST stubborn and aJsoStey defined to co.
eT IN tie s nsr Of
Kitchen. hoping to break her spirit and divert
Another woman mentioned was Mrs, A. NJ.
SoblH, also belonging to 1 1 q the local tirst
attracted toward her. so anxious was he tn
show his penitsncs that lie hung about tho
Noble residence. pounding at doors and win
husband he fanciod he l,Nd injured. lie had
to 10 driven away by threats. Reccntly one
Of Stockton's respected women called upon
the Monroe family and was invited into
She knelt She heard. the key click in tho
lock OF the door. and her devotional. mood
posed that she remembered the bad eye. for
as Monroe bent his knee beside her she hur-
and fed. leaving the cx-pnstor to put up his
petition alone. Ehe has not been back since. :.
as others. that Monroe. exercises u hypnotic
power over his hock, and that his profession OF
faith f. something akin to Christian Science or
the fifth cure.
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NIpPED LETTERS 70 pLAY THE RACES
A Post Once Clerk Caught with the Stolen
Money In His Pocket.


David Eckcl says that IL It hadn't been for
tho races he wouldn't lie n thief. For five years
he was employed in the General Post Office IN
tho distributing department for outgoing do
nestle mail. He lived with his young wife and
their three children at 112 Madison street.
Eckel was the smartcst Of the ten clerks in hi,
department.
Six months ngo he began playing the races.
and he has been playing them steadily and
unluckily ever since. He took to "nipring"
letters. and stealing those which contained
money. Nipping consists Of tearing the lower
edge OF nm envelope sufficiently, while sorting.
to see II there is money In it. II there liz. the
thief puts the letter in his pocket: II there
isnt ne aroHs 1t IN the Gag IT Is an old trick
SO when Postmaster Van Colt began to re-
ceive complaints Inspector s. s. Hartshorn.
Jr.. was put on the cnse. The inspector dis
covered that the leak was in Eckcfs depart
ment. watch was put upon the ten clerks.
On Sunday afternoon Superintendent Havey
saw Eckel leave tho room. When Eckcl re-
turned. Superintendent Havey went to tho
fragments Of some letters Et; upon the fooE, -
down and confessed that he had just extracted
the money from stolen letters. He further ad-
mitted that he had been stealing at intervals
for. six months. In all he thought TINT he
had stolen about seventy five letters. which
contained about $500. Inspector Hartshorn,
however, thinks blink, that his Gec9aticns will
sioner Shields held Eckcl In $1,000 for exam
iuatiOD.
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MORE sALARr FOR supr xART1M
ne will Now Get 5000 . Year, s.d his
Assistant $4,000 q Year.

The trustees Of the Brooklyn Bridge met yes
terday afternoon for the first time in three
months. Trustee Swan said that some time
ago worry tempting Offer was made to Super
intendent and Chief Engineer C. c. Martin by
tho Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute Of Troy
to become its President. Chief Engineer Mar
tin and his assistant. Mr.. Probasco. were the
builders OF the bridge. he said. and the bridge
could III afford TO part with either Of them. Hc
therefore moved that Mr.. Martins salary DO
increased from $1,000 to $4,000 yenr. mud
Mr. Probascos from 5000 to $1,000.
Trustee Skinner thought the Chief Engineer
should got more money. but he wanted the
matter referred to the committee Of three
which had been appointed 10 consider salaries
Trustee Barnes said that ever since he had
been trustee OF the bridge the Board had
been increasing tho salaries OF everybody tx
cept the Chief Engineer AMI his assistant
The time had como. he continned. When they
SrSss w phe N.Y. Martin Would 1E be %
without his right hand He wanted to see tho
=" Do It promptly and Handsomely and with
all the GRACE possible. he said.
Trustee Riley was OF the same opinion. WHICH
wanted It S MnIerstooG. 10 said that Ge ,idnt
oppose the proposed Increase Of the Chief En-
did believe they Should take tho same course
a. shH G sa tSS Eaar Ind to
definitely on the matter to-day because he and
Mr.. Martin that the matter would be- brought
up and finally disposed OF, md tho honor Of the
President and the Nice-Prcsident demanded
that It should be.
This settled It. Trustee Skinner gracefully
withdrew his objection and Trustee Swans
motion was carried unanimously.
A. resolution was introduced making tho
bridge responsible TO tho property holder,S;
the city OF Brooklyn can flont its 3 per cent.
bonds to pay them. Owing to the stringsncy
OF the money market. 1t was said. It was i'm,
possible to get rid OF 3 per cent. bonds. The
object Of tho guarantee was TO pay these prop
erty holders . per cent. until such timc rs
make some other arrangements. There was
something wrong discovered in this resolu-
tion from technical point Of view. and the
OF the Comptrollers OF New York and Brooklyn
and the President and Vice-Presdont to be
Strengthened out.
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Advertisements for THE WEEKLY SuN.
ISSUED tomorrow morning. must be handed IN
fhis evening before 8 o'clock.
Tho Voice Of Brooklyn.

The platform OF the Brooklyn Democratic
City Convention contains this resolution,
addressed to the Republican party OF this
State, and In particular to its present
standard bearer.
self government shouid be secured to Brooklyn and
to all ctios Of the State BY constitutional amendment
and BY wsrdsvssd general laws. We arfa'sn the Re.
publican party for its treatment Of cities The med.
ding 81 tho Capitol with municipal governments the
sending forth Of rowing legislative committees and the
Withholding from the great cities Of their full represen.
tation in the Legislature are the practices OF Re.
publican State GENERALIZATION akin TO that national
policy which plotted aud carried ont :hs fraudulent
census"
Mr.. TAssETr, who has tho assurance to
pretend to be friend Of homo rule for
cities. is tho most conspicuous offender Of
tho Republican meddlers with municipal
self-governmcnt. He Is the most conspicu-
GUS OF rowing legislative committeeman.
He has helped deprive tho great cities OF
their proper representation In tho Legisla-
ture. Ho has mado himself an especial
champion Of PonTER's lying and worthless
census.
Down with him.
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RECEIVED BIZ THE PRESIDENT.
How Member OF the Congressional Party
or Chill Got HImself Recognized.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 12.-Mr Julio Foster. one
OF the members Of the Congressional party OF
Chilli who came to Washington early last sum-
mcr to seek recognition from the United States
Government. and who has remained hero as
the sef-constituted mouthpiece OF the Junta
and the new Government. has at last been re.
ceived by tho President. The fact that Mr.
Harrison did not know he was receiving Mr.
Foster seems to DO regarded rs unimportant
by that diplomat. who adopted a rather
novel plan for getting. himself "recog-
nlzed." Learning that the, President would
this afternoon receive tho members OF
IN session here. he obtained card Of Invita-
he passed WITH tke line no ts Bne
kGom and 1 was received" with the others
grasped his hand. and. thinking that Mr.. Eos.
ter was one Of the distinguished Methodists
honor for which Mr., Foster has long sought
was granted. 1t Is the only recognition the
dent or the State Department.
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The Anarchist Cases Before the Supreme
Court

WASHINGTON. Oct. 12-Moses Solomon OF
Chicago. who Is associated with the Hon.
Benjamin Butler. will tomorrow file motion
In tho United States Supreme Court to advance
for hearing tho cases OF Samuel Fielden agt
the state OF Illinois and Schwab agt. the War
den OF tho ponitentIary Of the State OF I'LL
nols. Both Fielden and Rchwab arc
serving. sentences in the Joliet pcniten-
tiary for connection with tho Anar-
chist conspiracy cases In Chicago some
years ago. The case OF Fielden comes before
the court on a writ Of error by the Chief JUS
tice OF tho Supreme Court OF illinois,. The
question to be presented will BIO that the Su-
Ireme Court Of Illinois violated tho constttn-
tional right of Fielden when 1t refused to
amend tho record showing that he was present
In the court room. whom. as o. matter OF fact.
no was not present: also that the Court had no
power to sentence him in his absence. .Conse.
auently counsel will insist that the judgment
and sentence were void.
The case Of Schwab comes before tho court
on an appeal from the action Of Judge Gresh-
am Of tho Circuit Court Of Illinois In declining
to issue q writ OF habeas corpus asked for by
counsel. on the ground that schwab is con-
Issued by the Governor Of the State. which
Communication. counsel will insist, is no ai-
thorty for tho r confinement OF any one In the
raised that the computation did not specify
any penitentary In Illinois In which the pris-
onor should be confined.
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Cannot This Horror BE Averted?

The portents are all for war between
LARRY" GopKIN OF the Second ward and
the earnest although somewhat anonymous
young gentlemen who carry on the NeW
York Timts. The relations between the two
powers in Mugwump journalism are
strained almost to that point where diplo-
macy surrenders its pen with sigh and
prepares for the worst. Observers who
watch with scientific interest the daily an
tics OF the alethometer in front OF tho
EreninO Post building report an area OF high
pressure and IN era OF lower readings
than that instrument has recorded since
the divvle was afoul OF pat" FORD.
LARRY" has already taken down from its
peg on the wall the shillelah OF his sire;
while behind the walls Of Indiana o0lite
which shelter the mysterious but no doubt
courageous persons responsible for the New
York Times Is heard the sound OF the grind
stone sharpening such weapons OF satire as
toy arsenal affords. Everybody expects a
fight Even the moon. now iE its half-and-
half or Mugwump phase, looks down upon
the preparations with countenance aghast.
In the interest OF public decency. we sub
nit that the impending spectacle should be
prevented II possible. A violent exchange
OF abusive language between the Evening
Post and the Ner York Times will be as
scandalous all affair rs would have been q
hair-pulling and face scratching encounter
between the venerable PECKsNIFF himself
and his first born. Miss CHARITY PECKsNIFF,
In the front parlor OF ToDoERs's. before tho
eyes OF all the boarders. II there are
two newspapers anywhere which are
bound to pence and harmony by
the ties OF mutual obligation. those
two journals are the Ercning Post and the
Ne,D York Times. AS LARRY" has already
delicately reminded the Times. 1t is indebt-
cd to the Erenin0 Post for most Of the ideas
which distinguish Its editorial columns
from the columns Of words in a spelling
book As the Times has not yet reminded
the Post the latter journal owes to the ex-
istence OF the former the circumstance that
it Is not clearly and beyond escape the most
ridiculously pretentlous and solemnly alb
surd hypocrite and humbug In the whole
field Of Nugwump journalism.
Therefore. before proceeding to extremes
which are sure to shock the moral sense Of
the community. the EreninD Post and the
Times should at least make an attempt
to reconcile their differences by arbitration:
and for that high and almost holy function
The Sun ventures. as IN impartial although
not uninterested bystander. to suggest the
names Of Col. ELLIOTT F. SHEPARD. the
Hon. GROVER CLEVELAND. and the Hon.
ELL PERKINS. all Of New York.
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Grated In the coast towns. they arc not
wanted in the interior. Our Consul-General
and those Of tho European States get no
nearer to tho Moroccan court than Tnngler,
and transact their affairs Of state through
the Sultan's Minister, who Is kept there to
net as Intermediary; and as 1t is an eight
to twelve days journey through the almost
pat hless regions between'the coast and Fcz
or Morocco, tho diplomatic relations be-
tween the Sultans palace and the outer
world are conducted with truly Orlenta
elaboration.
Morocco is the only Mohammedan conn
try having diplomatic relations with eight
great Governments In which non-believer
can enter mosque only ut the peril OF his
life. Europeans are forbidden by law TO
enter any mosque In the country, and even
In Tangier. where half the population are
nom Uhammedan, 1t Is dangerous and fool
hardy to make the attempt unless accom-
panied by Mohammedan officials. Morocco
opposes. also. far more strenuously than
China the growth OF Western ideas or the
development OF Western trade. She is the
Canada of Spain. for Spanish criminals find
safe refuge In her coast towns. and oil
Spain's efforts to secure an extradltion
treaty have been In vain.
Rich as Morocco Is In natural resources
above all other North African countries. 1t
Is lucky for MULEY HAssAN's peace OF mind
that European rivalries have had the result
to keep oil hands of. A great deal OF non.
sense has been endured. actual affronts
have been wlnked at by the European pow
ers. because none Of them is willing that
another shall take any stepi In Morocco that
may give it an advantage.
upon the country because she once possessed
Tangler. and also because she pulled the
Sultan out OF his financial slough when he
knew not where to turn for the money
Spain demanded az war indemnity after
the unpleasantness Of 1860. Spain is firmly
convinced that her interests are paramount
because the country Is her next-door neigh
Dor. because she already possesses Ceuta.
on Moroccan soil. and because not few OF
her citizens have emigrated thither. many
OF them. she must admit, for their country's
good. France cherishes the idea that Mo-
rocco would appropriately round out her
Mohammedan possessions In North Africa,
and. II the prize werc hers. that Algeria's
frontiers would be secure, and there would
be no vexatious boundary questions. Ger
many and Italy. while having no preGmp-
ton rights to advance. are firmly persuaded
that the status quo must be preserved. So
the powers really agree in nothing. SO far
us Morocco Is concerned. except that mono
OF them will be permitted by the others to
pick any quarrel with MULEY HAssAN that
might result in war Of conquest; and fur
%h,& oil ~ Inv NIL ~ hov no
to keep on the right side OF his Highness.
and will smile blandly on most things Mo-
roccan except the pirates on the northern
coast. who require little European can
nonading now and then to keep them in
order. Morocco and her European woocrs
present rather interesting spectacle.
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For Mayor of BROOKLYN.

The citizens OF Brooklyn have double
opportunity Of serving themselves by vot-
ing for DAVID A. BooDY. Besides acquiring
an able and worthy Mayor, they will get in
blow ut tho arch enemy OF official munic-
ipal self-govcrnment.
Mr.. PLATr Ia n candidate for Governor
under the name OF j. SLoAT FAssETT. Ho
is a candidate for Mayor OF Brooklyn under
the name OF HENRY A. MEYER.
Brooklyn has no use for PLATr either rs
Governor or Mayor. as FAssETT or MEYER.
Home rule and FLOWER: home rule and
BooDY--that Is the ticket and the platform
for BROOKLYN
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success In tho local elections here. what
was Mr.. CLEVELAND doing? The I'VE " Is
confession that no saw what other Demo-
Gratis saw. 1t was no dimness of eyes. then.
arising from overstuflng or other cause,
that must bear the blame OF his conduct OF
last foil. He saw the Democracy In stress
and peril. and lie lifted neither hand nor
voice. Out OF his own mouth no is con-
temned.
You skalked behind the fence and snessed away"
Some people will ask what the wrocker Of
the Democracy ia here for.
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ut is very important" said the Rev. R.
HEBEE NEWTON. at All Souls Episcopal
Church. that a large man. a great man.
should always be selected for the Office Of
Bishop" Tho sermon was on Tho Episco-
pacy." and many illusions. even more direct
than this were made to the conservation Of
the Rev. PHILLIPS BROOKS
The new Bishop OF Massachusetts is undenl-
ably both great man and u large man; but is
not the supply OF Episcopal timber likely
to be too limited for the demand II only clergy
men six feet tall or over are eligible?