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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-26

coed the Despatch rs q junketing boat for
the President of tho United States. Indian
Head is a place on tho Potomac ut which
armor plate for naval vessels is presently
to be tested. 1t IS quite possible to get
there without employing man -of-war for
the purpose. A steamtug from the WASH
inston Navy Yard would DO Just as well ns
the Tesuyius: but the dynamite cruiser has
been ordered from New London TO Wash
ington for the purpose of conveying the
President, the Secretary of the Navy and
other officers to Indian Head"
II Congress wants to give the President
yacht. let it give him one; but until pro-
vision is made by law for the construction
or purchase and maintenance OF a vessel to
I've employed for the transportation OF the
President and his Cabinet and the enter
tainment OF their friends, no public vessel
should be devoted to these purposes. This
lie good time to abandon the practice OF
degrading war ships by using them like
royal yachts. The President and Secretary
Of the Navy had better countermand the
order to bring the Vesuvius from New
London to Washington. and go to Indian
Head nfoot rather than sanction the con-
tlnuance Of this scandalous abuse.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-26
The Attacks on Mr.. She han,


In the excitement OF q political campaign
high regard for the proprieties. AS q fact
most eminent to tho meanest they are all alike
in N shsir ,y1lsarity and trIekery:. .,.,,
should ind imitators among proiessedly Cath.
d that under o. that
the the t i and unscrupulous work marked
GUS by the use it has made Of tie name Catho-
pas AK from tss Gstho Easn vo
ers. IN the name OF priests whose eyes
Fl IT'S that NE n be
pose That the thousands OF copies OF this paper
now printed and scattered through the. state
gre the sentiments OF vengeance against Mr..
sheelian expressed in it to be regarded as the
q. sns wh1 gs
another; Or are these yengeful utterances
pald for by az esfStGnes5ng committee 50
their disgust at it's methods. and their convic-
ST. a9G cry Fa against H. and Free
candidates character and record may he:
there Is principle concerned, He is known
to Be s;, clever HONORABLE. and decent man; his
has been remarkable. He denies the charge
brought against him by the purchased Jour-
huous.. But these things do not concern US,
The priests whom he Is said to have offended
have not asked that their relation with him
trary. the majority Of them would at any other
time expressly condemn the Introduction Of
private. for the priests are not in politics: facts
which make still moro heinous the conduct Of
the n, Catholic political journals: The Catholic
country. but the electioneering journal is to be
utterly condemned One is an honest OUT
the other is brigand. a bravo ready for hire
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-26

May has been taken seven times over in
October. According to NJ. DE BLow1Tz, the
popularity OF the Car throughout France
at this time is astonishing. 1t Is greater.
he says. than was that even OF NAPOLEON /.
at the acme OF his glory. Indeed. he does
not hesitate to afflrm-and the averment Is
based. we are assured. on reports from all
parts Of the country--that II President Of
the republic were to be chosen tomorrow
by a plebiscite. millions OF ballots would be
cast for the Emperor Alexander LII. There
is. It seems. an almost universal belief that
In the Gar has been found the Ion e-prayed-
for instrument ofthe national rehabilitation
The depth and ardor OF this feeling are,
we are told. by no means measured by the
eagerness with which subscriptions to the
present loan were forwarded. A much
more substantial pecuniary outcome may
be looked for. It Is calculated that the
savings made by the masses OF the French
people, and which are available for invest
ment In bonds, foreign or domestic. amount
to no less than $l00.000.0o0 quarter, or
S4OO. 900 900 year. In view OF the enthusi.
asin excited by the as yet intangible proofs
OF the Cars friendliness. NJ. DE- Bbow1TZ
has no doubt that by wel.tlmed and grad
uated approaches to close offensive and
defensive alliance. the Russian Government
might induce the French people to invest
the greater part OF their quarterly econo-
mics in its securities. We need not point
out how tremendously such distension Of
its financial resources would magnify the
military power Of the Russian empire.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-26

BURNS. the Radical and Socialist member from
Battersea. 81 week. tho equivalent OF his
wages rs IN ochanic. is only raised with din.
Guilty and by public subscription. The result
is that labor party in Parliament Is impos.
sible. and an extreme Radical party in
any degree proportionate TO the number OF
Radicals In the country at large is al
most equally impossible. 30 long as members
OF Parliament are expected to serve their
country for nothing. This theory is survival
from the days when the House OF Commons
was little moro than club Of wealthy coun-
try sauires. but to-day II ia an anachronism.
The single change. trivial as it seems at fret.
from cratuitous to paid service IN Parliament
may really provo to DO tho most significant
and dynamic Of all the reforms formulated by
the Liberals. For good or for Ill. it may make
Parliament not only Liberal but Radical, al.
most revolutionary. and such Parliament.
being omnipotent. may bring TO pass in single
session every other OF the proposed reforms.
and. perhaps. q dozen others dear to the hearts
OF the readers OF Reyaolis's Netrsouper.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-26
Wong Volunteer. to E,.nr.,,.s Harlem,

To THE EDITOR OF The SuN-Sir: In last
Fridays Sun saw that the Board OF Forkign
Missions Is raising Sl.00D.OOo to convert the
heathens OF China. India. and other unfortu.
nate and neglected children OF God. am one
ofthose benighted heat!iens that they wish to
convert. utheathen as am. feel as II I have
Christian charity enough left to plead for a
certain portion OF New York city. Let mo sug-
Kest to tho Board that thoy leave half OF
China's share for the Fourth ward in New York
and the other half 70 tina, part OF Harlem
Ninetieth and 18th streets. This Is territory
which is situated Tong Cho China where tie
where there was not drunkard or murderer
for 800 years.
Here is the report OF q Chinese who has lust
come In from Harlem with q broken head,
split nose. and n torn and tattered cont, be-
cause he dared to walk upon their streets. IL
the Board Is unable to find u missionary who is
brave enough to live In Harlem, let It put up
the cash right hore andI will risk my life To
change ltnrlem's saragory TO humanity.
Wh6E think that a Chinaman il not good
enough to 4iye on the same land for only a
short while with u Chrstian-nay. ho even for
fcts the privilege Of becoming citizen be-
cause his skin Ia neither white nor black and
his civilization ia pesuiar-I can't understand
why the Board Is willing to nay an enormous
price to try to get these yellow skinned men
woSa CHIN Foo.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-26
The Blaine Boom in the Evening Post.

Some sensational and Enthusiastically re-
porter Is using the news columns OF the
New York Evening Post to boom BLAINE Tor
President. The dodge OF this anonymous
and dlsreputable trickster Is to represent
the Secretary Of State as person in vlgor.
Gus health. able to skip UP stairs three
steps at q time and to stand no end Of cam.
paign worry and fatigue. The unprincipled
liar boldly asserts In the ErenfnD Post that
Mr.. BLA1SEs appearance denotes robust
physique. that his eyes are as bright as they
ever were. that he moves around like man
whom the life insurance companies would
be glad to hear from. and. worst and most
impudent OF all, that he is getting better
and stronger every day.
OF course. the readers Of the Evening
Post are aware that these audacious mis-
representations merely illustrate journal
ism" in one Of its viest aspects. They
know upon the personal assurance Of Mr..
GoDK1S himself. printed conspicuously
in that part OF the Erenin0 Post
which is beyond any suspicion OF
Journalism" that Mr.. BLAINE is con-
flrrned invalid. utterly broken down in
health, without any hope Of recovery. and
as unlikely ever to return to his official
post at Washington as II the sod We're
already green and the daisies blooming
above his ultimate resting place. They
know these things because Mr.. GoDK1N
knows them and has communicated his
knowledge in an authoritative way in that
department Of his newspaper which IL con-
Quoted with u strict regard for the truth
and decent and honorable treatment Of
his fellow men.
Mr.. BLAINE Is quite capable OF bribing the
unworthy employee OF Mr.. GoDKIN to mis-
represent the facts about his physical con-
dition in the news columns OF the Erening
Post. Wretched and hopeless invalid.
broken in mind and body though he is. the
moribund Secretary Of State would take
pleasure in annoying an incorruptible Mug
wump editor who has had courage enough
to tell the truth about the miserable state
OF his health. The Posts ridiculous pic
through New York to resume his official
duties at Washington, is easily explained.
It probably had its origin in II twenty
dollar or flfty-dollar bill, produced from
beneath the Counterpart by the invalid's
trembling and emacinted fingers. and
handed over to the Posts journalist" with
q meaning and malicious wink.
This transaction accomplished. the wicked
old invalid turned over in his bed and
YEARLY resumed the occupation OF dictat-
ing codicils to his last will and testament.
and distributing trinkets for keepsakes to
his weeping friends.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-26
The Royal Yacht Business.

In one sense the loss OF the United States
steamer Despatch may be regarded as an
opportune event. Fate seems to have drawn
her on to well-known shoal. although one
would have supposed that there was sea
room enough between Virginia and Africa
Neptune probably thought there was IL
manifest incongruity between republican
form OF government and royal yacht: SO
he confused the navigator and brought tho
vessel to destruction.
This significant hint from tho sea god.
however. is apparently not TO DO needed by
the Administration. The announcement IL
already made that the Vesuvlus Ii to sue
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-26
Keep tho Rascals Out.

Mr.. FAssErT stopped at Cohoes on Satur-
day long enough to make an impudent mis-
application and misrepresentation Of a
famous phrase Of THE SUNS. I'VE will
turn the rascals out this year" he said.
land open the books"
Turn the rascals out" was the watch
word Of The Sun and the Democracy in
their long fight against the inefficiency. the
extravaganza. and the corruption Of the
Republican party in national affairs. In
New York. fortunately. the Executive power
is in the hands Of the Democratic party.
and there 1t must be kept. The Republican
organization must not be allowed to control
the State Of New York.
Keep the rascals out
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-26
The Lost Half Billion.

We find in our esteemed contemporary,
the Chicago Inter- Ocean. which has frankly
admitted that Republican politicians sent
the Worlds Fair to Chicago an interesting
computation OF the amount which New
York has lost and Chicago will gain by the
operation. The computer "has from the
first organization held an important office
in connection with the Exposition" He
regards Mr.. DEPEw's $500. 900 estimate
as too small. Wequote this candid and off,
!. Clal mathematician Of Chicago:
"Ihavs svsry reason for believing that Chicago win
be enriched BY at least billion of dollars BY the
Expedition Il has been estimated six days the
sty during the Fair will the visitor than
ESQ and that the will be close to the hundred
mark Basns ali estimates upon previous international
sxpositonA We have perfect right to believe that
than $500 900 will be spent in Chicago simply
BY the sghtseers. Now. have Questioned a number
of most Intelligent wholesale merchants from
them learn that they figuring the Exposition
attracting purchasers to Chicago who will spend $780,
100000 cor goods who ordinarily do their buying in
other large city On top Of all this you must add
nearly quite another 600 that win b spent
in the Chicago retail storeA that would under other cir
cumstanoss 60 into the ts of the merchants in the
smaller cities all over the world Without doubt Tam,
nanyvis entitled to place charge OF $500 900 900
on its ledger against Chicago"
II Chicago expects to make $500 .0O0, 900,
New York would have made more. because
more people would have come to New York.
But $50o. 900 600 Is sufficient figure. II it
had not been for Mr.. THOMAS G. PLAT, that
sum would have been added to the wealth OF
this city. Every interest. every trade and
occupation would have had share in that
half billion.
Nowis the time to serve on Mr.. FAssErT's
keeper notice that the citizens Of New York
have not forgotten the man who robbed
them Of half billion dollars.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-26
SIZE cor HER WEIGHT IN GOLD.
Jack Dcmpsey's Luck Calls Forth . De.
lighttul Reminiscence.

lghttul ReniinIscence.
"Whew-w.w." whistIod Capt, Heilly the
other day. in the Thirtieth street station
house as he laid down copy Of THE SuS con-
tanning despatch telling Of Jack Dempsey's
big subscription purse at the Pacific Athletic
Club benefit in California last week. He got
$39. 900 from admirers at the benefit. That Is
more than John I. Sullivan ever made at one
time by putting up his fists.
Say. Cap" exclaimed Scrgt. Oliver Tins
as he concentrated his mathematical intellect
upon the news OF Jacks good luck and figured
Oh n bit OF foolscap. ut didn't strike you. did
it. that that subscription purse represented
nearly Dempsey's weight in gold. That's a
big compliment. isn't it2 But he's a square
fighter. and q square fighter nova days ought
to be worth his weight in gold"
"Hunph!" replied the Captain musingly.
that weight in gold idea is an ingenious way
Of estimating Denpsey,,s luck"
learned sereeant. BY recalling that I once nee
saW woman get her weight in gold as we'd
'"something. suppose. like the school book
story Of the olden days OF the pine tree shil-
Ling when the old GoSeTnor s got out his big
ssnSa and h gave iii to
her on her wedding day"
e. lust the same; lust the same" replied the
fact. solid fact 1t was In the fall OF 1855 at
the wedding OF the daughter Of Contractor
Pollock. head OF the firm OF Pollock d Cum
mings. the John .. Crimmins Of that day. He
lived IN West Eighteenth street between Eighth
and Ninth avenues, next door to the old
Eighteenth street school. long since torn down.
She was charming, rosy-cheeked girl. with
q small but dainty figure; Directly after
the marriage ceremony. while the wedding
guests were still gathered in the parlnr,
Contractor Pollock weighed his daughter with
gold pieces on old-fashioncd Dutch scales, q
tremendous affair such as they use for weigh
ing cheese IN Holland. and he piled gold pieces
into the ether 9th scale until The little womaa
9s6 s6d S43 % Ing
This Created the biggest kind OF n sensa.
ton in the town. recall that THE sun had q
afterward crowds used to GO to the old school
to get glimpse OF the recipient Of this gener-
GUS dowry. The lower windows OF the school
looked right into the back parlor OF the Pollock
OF the little woman as She. sat there
sewing or playing the, piano. She seemed
that her fathers whim had excited. The old
gentleman was Jim Dandy anyhow. md that
Sl6.ODO could easily be spared because he was
literally loaded with ducats. It Is Interesting
to recall it all now. Cap. for these things arcnt
done nowadays. although there is no question
70 my mind that sweet brides who are worth
their weight In gold are as plentiful In this
great town as the flowers that bloom in the
spring, or pretty nearly So"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-26
s.s.er,p,,on by Ma,i-ro.s.ps,a.
The Next Legislature and the Press
Gag Law.

The Sun presents this morning in brief
form the results OF interviews with one
hundred candidates for election TO the next
Legislature. in regard TO the Electrical Exc
cutlon law Of 1888 and its unconstitutional
provision abridging the liberty OF the press.
Fifty Of the candidates interviewed are Re-
publloans and fifty orc Democrats.
This canvass shows that the outrageous
press-gag provision. devised by Commodore
ELBRIDoE T. GERRY and his assistant
cranks. is doomed to be swept of the statute
Mt the next session Of the Legislature. The
sentiment Of the gentlemen who constitute
the Senate and Assembly OF 1892 is over
whelmingly against the gag. 1t Is almost
unanimous. In this county, for example,
out OF forty-seven Senatorial and As
sembly candidates. there are only
about half O dozen who have not made
up their minds that the law restricting
the freedom Of the press must go. In the
cases Of four Of these, oil Republicans. the
candidates have no Ideas upon the subject,
or. having ideas, they refuse 10 make them
public Only one candidate in this town, and
we are sorry to say that he is Democrat,
defends the press-gag provision. His name
Is GEORGE P. WEBSTER. and he Is running in
the Twenty.third district. He deserves to
be beaten.
1t is an interesting and instructive fact
that while the candidates were interviewed
with especial reference to the press-gag
provision. about one.third OF them took oc-
casion to declare themselves either as
squarely in favor OF the repeal Of the whole
Electrical Execution law or as opposed to
capital punishment in any FORM
The GERRY press gag will 60.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-26
Sentimental Finance.

The notion that sentiment plays no part
{ IN financial operations could not be recon.
/ oiled with the promptness OF the response
I Of New York bankers to the appeal OF Sec.
rotary CHASE at the outset Of our civil war.
] or with the alacrity shown by the French
peasants In paying the pecuniary indemnity
exacted by Prussia in 1871. A recent and
/ scarcely less impressive proof Of the inilu.
ence which the feelings OF the heart may
exercise over hard-headed men OF business
has been afforded by the fact that the new
Russian loan. placed upon the European
market by q syndicate OF Paris bankers.
was taken In one day seven times over in
France alone. What renders this transac-
ton especially memorable Is the circum.
stance that the financial situation Of Rus.
sla Is. owing to the failure Of her crops. In.
comparably worse than 1t was five months
ago. at which time the same loan could find
no subscribers in the French capital.
Curiously enough, the former rejection
Of this loan. like Its present acceptance.
must be attributed mainly to sentimental
reasons. How on the previous occasion the
Czar came to be rebufTed has lately been re-
counted In the London Times by NJ. DE
BLowITz. who. being himself an Israellte,
has had exceptional opportunities for OBJ
tanning the inner history of an affair which
really turned upon the Jewish question. It
seems that the Paris branch OF the RorHs-
CHILDs had entered into written agree
ment to procure the money needed by
ALEXANDER Ill. and at the beginning of last
May were on the point OF carrying out their
contract. On May 8. however. Lord RorHs-
CHILD sent from London letter recalling
the persecution to which Hebrews were SUBJ
jected in Russia, and protesting earnestly
against the rendering OF pecuniary aid
by Israelites TO the oppressor Of their race.
His Paris klnsmen on the receipt OF this
remonstrance forthwith took advantage OF
cancellipg clause In their contract. and
informed the Russian Minister OF Finance
that the state Of the Paris money market
rendered the floating OF the loan impossi-
BILE. As matter Of fact. the sole unfavor-
able feature OF the market at that juncture
was the attitude OF the RoTHscHILDs them
selves. Certain Christian bankers. and
notably n. HENRI GERMAN OF the Credit
I.yoanais. were disposed to oblige the Gar.
but did not venture to do so In view of the
position taken by the great Hebrew anan-
ciers. The loan consequently fell through.
aud the RoTHscHILDs had once more DEM
onstrated their claim to be considered one
OF the great powers OF Europe.
But everybody Is stronger than anybody.
The Gar had only to stretch forth hand
Of welcome and utter cordial greeting to
tho officers and seamen of the French fleet
at Cronstadt to win the hearts and open the
purses OF the French people. There was
scramble among Paris bankers to act as In
tsrmediaries Of the popular desire to serve
the friend OF the French nation. and, as We
havo ssen. the loan which was refused In
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-26

From The TNs York Esening Post Of o. 9-Edito,ta!
For nearly half year his tMr. Blaine's connection
With the State Department has been only nominal and
his next friend Senator Hale said the other day that
there no prospect Of his returning to Washington
any time in the near future. OF course man would
abandon his ONCE for six months his health were not
utterly broken down. and every we.informsd person
knows that this 10 Mr.. Blainss condition.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-26

;, The Sun uses the word team in the popular bnt
theorfcc sense In which that word In this
isy,ana more universally than in Come
correct use OK the English language and were Tns SEX
not 90 much inclined also to teach and discipline its lax
contemporarles for their mistakes. We wouldn't
t.Gn ~ But u is because The suS such purst and in
eruetof In the Of the English language that
attention TO this error-Rarg ,ord ton1da.
II you will consult the literary remains Of
the late n. WEBSTER OF Connecticut. or any
other good authority on the meaning and
derivation OF English words. you will learn
more about the exact significance OF the word
team than you now know. While we are on
the subject OF the correct use Of the language.
we should like to ask the Hartford Courant
whether in Connecticut the comparative de-
gree OF the adjective universal is more univer-
sal, or universaller: and how is IL when you
get to the superlatlve? Most universal. or
uEiversallest?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-26

From tpsteh at Roehner BY he Hon. Chaeey H. Dep.r
Fassett is that he is a young man. / was
elected Secretary Of State when was % years
old; and thought then that young man was
30. YOU see. am consistent when l say that
Air. Fassett's youth Is not valid objection to
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-26

Our esteemed contemporary. tho Brook-
I'm Eagle. was fltty years old yesterday. The
Eagle was good newspaper and good Dem.
ocrattc newspaper when 1t started In 1841. and
we may add that in 1891 1t is among tho few
foremost OF the great Democratic journals OF
the United States. q credit to its managers and
to the city Of BROOKLYN