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In the West Indies was the regular winter
work prescribed long ago for the North
Atlantic squadron. while cruising In our
Southern waters was the work assigned to
what remains OF the Squadron OF Evolu-
ton. Affairs In Hayti must be watched as
well rs affairs in Chill. and the need OF q
navy coaling station in the Gulf or tho
Caribbean Sea has not been affected by tho
check received In the negotiations for Mole
st. Nicolas. At any moment revolution
In Hayti may revive this question, and in
that case the passive policy adopted by Mr..
BAYARD may not be repeated. The two
souadrons would then be within easy call
of Port-au-Princc.
But the manifest haste OF preparation at
all the yards indicates that for the moment
the complications with Chill are uppermost
in thought. and that the whole available
navy is practically modified with refer
ence, immediate or ultimate. to those COM
pllcations. Eleven fine modern steel ships.
with the heavily armed iron Niantonomoh
to round out the dozen. are moving or to
move in various directions, but In such
way as to be the more ready to unite II
needed. They carry in the aggregate moro
than hundred high-power. breech-loading
guns OF from inches to 10 inches In calibre.
In this quiet but vigorous preparation to en-
force our moderate demands upon Chill for
the protection Of American sailors is the
best guarantee that those demands will be
peaceably conceded.
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Rest for Jacob,

At Albany on Wednesday Mr. FAssETr
mentioned with Il somewhat tired feeling
that lie and Mr.. VRooMAN had been travel
ling over the State for three weeks. and
might plead WEAKNESS and ask for little
rest Mr.. FAssETr may be sure that he
isn't half so tired OF speaking us the State Is
of hearing him speak. But his time OF rest
Is ut hand. He will be put to sleep to-
day. lie will have a considerable period
to recruit his intellectuals. wearied with
tie task OF lodging facts. and to repair
his veraclty, which has suffered good
deal during the campaign.
He seems to be the victim OF q sort Of
mental neurasthenia. Until his nerves have
been toned up he will be liable to disturb the
Baptist church which he attends on Sun
days ut Elmira by yelling Tammany"
while the service is going on. and 1t will
not be surprising II he should turn up In tho
Union League Club some night with his
coat Off. His habit VI mumbling q few ex-
tremely shattered German sentences bids
fair to become chronic. unless arrested and
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The Scattering Of the Ships.

On Sunday the Petrol left New York to
reinforce the China station. the Yantic with
an unusually fine crew started from Norfolk
for the South Atlantic. and the Kearsarge
steamed away on n winters cruise among
the West Indies. To-day the flagship Phila-
delphia will depart. making first for st.
Thomas. whence she could keep on to Chill.
In about fortnight the Concords steering
gear will be repaired, and then she will start
for the Gulf. or for as much further as she
needs to go. Meanwhile the Bennington
will receive her powder and move South
toward the rendezvous for Admiral
WALKERS squadron. whittier the Chicago
and the Atlanta. as soon as their repairs
are complete. will follow her. The York.
town and the Boston are speeding away for
Valparaiso as rapidly as possible. the for
mer being by this time south of Bahia and
the latter at st. Lucia or south OF it. The
Newark is ut Boston. fitting out for the
South Atlantic.
The first point to note is the dispersion OF
the vessels which have so long remained
around New York harbor and Long Island
Sound. The squadrons OF Rear Admiral
GHKRARD1 and Acting Rear Admiral
WALKER have been gradually reduced by
detachments for foreign service. and now.
with only three ships remaining in each.
they themselves are starting away. the
former to the West Indies and the latter
nominally to the Mississippi. Only the Ve-
suvius is left OF the recent fleet. Her pneu-
matte tubes cannot yet be called satisfactory.
The next point is that these various prep
arations have bearing toward Chill. The
Yorktown and Boston are going directly
thither. The Newark and Yantic are bound for
Montevideo. which is much more than half
way. The San Francisco. lately at Callao.
will have had meanwhile chance to return
to the port for which she is named and be
locked before proceeding to Valparaiso Adj
mirM GHEEARDI's Philadelphia. kearsarge,
and Concord. and Admiral WALKERS
Chicago, Atlanta, and Bennington will be
handy in the Gulf Of Mexico for sending to
Gillian waters In case OF need. The Charles
ton will soon be recrosslng the Pacific from
China. and 1t is said that the shells which
had been shipped for her on the Petrol were
transferred to the Philadelphia.
Still another noticeable point Is the hurry
Of the recent preparations. Tho Kearsarge,
for example, was TO have sailed yesterday,
but Commander ELMER received orders that
started him the day before. The Philadel-
phia was to have sailed next Sunday. and
instead she starts to-day. Everywhere
gain OF even day or two In getting away
Is eagerly made; and SO great Is this con-
trnst with the all-sunlmer's dalliance that
IL IL naturally ascribed to the pending affair
with Chill.
OF course 1t is understood that cruising
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A LESSON IN PATRIOTISM
School Children Voting on Whether They
Will Salute tho American Flag.

In the twenty-one schools OF the Children's
Aid Society in this city unique election took
place yesterday. The pupils are the children
Of the very poor. nearly half Of whom are for
eigners. Col. George Y. Balch. Auditor Of the
Board Of Education. conceived the idea OF in
stilling patriotism by means Of the ballot He
thought it would be good idea to let the chill
dren decide for themselves whether or not they
would salute the American flag every morning.
So it was decided that every child years
old whose name was on the school register be-
fore Oct. 90 was to vote. There were 5.132
pupils eligible to vote. or these 2,OS3 were
born in foreign countries. Nearly 1900 Of
them came from twelve foreign lands where
they had never heard word OF English. Three
They were pupils. While the polls we're open
the children marched up to the ballot box, be-
hind which the inspectors sat, and handed
their ballots to the teacher, who In the sight OF
the inspectors dropped. them Into the box;
The ballot itself bore this:
"Shali this school salute the nations flag
every every day at the morning exercisesf My an
yes" and mo" came where the dash
is. The pupils were to cross out either word
according to the way they wanted to vote. On
the back of the bnllot was a brief statement OF
the duties Of an American citizen suited to the
comprehension Of the children.
The result Of the voting Is to be announced
In each school tomorrow.
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Supreme Court OF the United States.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 2-The Supreme Court
assembled to-day with full bench. Justice
Gray having recovered from his illness. The
court advanced and assigned for argument on
the second Monday in January the case Of
Ekin agt. the United States. involving the Chi
nese exclusion act. and the suit Of the United
States against the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company. involving the overlapping land
grant question. The court denied the motion
IN the case OF the United States against the
Western Union Telegraph Company to decide
graph tolls to tho Western Union for messages
over the subsidized Union Pacific Railroad.
against Gibbon to gain title to the Vancouver
military reservation in Washington,
solicitor. General Taft moved to advance the
suit of Edward II. Homer against John W.
Jacobus. marshal OF New York. involving the
constitutionality Of the anti-lottery net. q pro-
vision OF which enables courts to try persons
charged with offences under the act In the dis
trict In which the lottery letter is received.
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What a Democratic Vote Means.

In 1888 the people Of New York voted their
approval Of Governor Hills administra-
ton. It had been honest efficient. econom-
ical. able. The same qualities have marked
1t in the last three years. The business Of
the State has been well conducted. and the
Democratic party is entitled to vote Of
confidence. 1t presents candidate whose
character is guarantee that according to
the measure Of his abilities and opportu-
mites he will serve the State faithfully.
Judged by its record and its candidate. the
Democratic party deserves to be continued
in power. 1t stands for obedience to the
will of the people as manifested In
their demand for Constitutional Con-
vcntion. 1t stands for obedience to
the Constitution Of the State In striving.
against continuous Republican opposition.
for q reapportionment Of Senate and AS
sembly districts so that the most populous
and rapidly growing communities Of the
State shall not be deprived OF their proper
representation in the Legislature. 1t as
serts the principle OF home rule and opposes
the Republican policy Of perpetual legis-
lative Interference with local affairs. 1t did
all in Its power to secure for this State the
profit and the prestige that would have
been secured by holding the Worlds Fair
In this city. On every State issue that is to
be passed upon to-day the Democratic
party deserves success.
From q national point of view a Demo-
cratic victory Is equally deserved and
desirable. The Republican party showed
no sign OF repentance after the stern
judgment which the country pronounced
against it last fall. 1t made n dcs-
perute and all but successful effort to pass
the Force bill last winter. 1t defends the
extravagance and all the other sins OF the
Fifty-first Congress. 1t needs further chas-
tiscment to turn it from the error Of it's
ways. II has changed in nothing since last
fall, and the opinion of New York in regard
to it has not changed.
A decided Democratic victory In this State
this fell will make palmer the path to a
general Democratic victory In 1892. Every
Democrat entitled to vote to-day should
turn out early and vote for FLOWER and
SHEEHAN and this rest OF the Democratic
ticket. A Democratic vots Is vots for
good government In New York and the
whole country
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-03
Tammauy Hall.

To fnr EDITOR The srN--Sr: Mr.. Fasse.ts sole po-
itcal capital in the present crmpagn is the arragn
ment Of Tsnmany Hall for unnumbered sins, which Is
an attractive cry for some unthinking persons: but
freedo.!ovtng people do not lose sight OF Tamnanys
virtues. II has since its organization been the buwark
OF the peoples rights and during the dark days Of the
war. when many feared to acknowledge their Democ.
racy and Democrats reNied for their principles
by those in power. Tammany Hall stood like wall
IRE for Democracy and maintained Its organization
point for Democrats In the entire country and u 4 mad
standing for tho rights Of the people would to-day
have scarce civil right left 1t was due to Tammany
Hall that the spirit or fanatcism and Capitalization
was checked and that We were again reegated to con-
stitrtiOnal government. L. X. ALsURIls,
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A southerner on War with Chill.

To THE EpIIoR or The suS-Sir: War between Chill
and tho United States would end forever all sectional
talk in this country call for volunteers would meet
with instant response from every Southern State.
The men OF the North and tho men Of the South
marching together to uphold the republics honor would
disrupt the Republican party
Some OF that partys stale old stock in trade would DO
thrown overheard Tho cry Of the souths disloyalty
would cease and the talk Of the solid South be heard
no more in the land. No man could again resrrect tho
bloody shirt The Southern soldier march.
ing to the music OF yankee Doodle" would cause
groans Of anguish from the cantng hypocres who de-
light In flaming alive the sumberng embers OF sec
tionAl hatred.
oar with Chill would unite country in . new
brotherhood Then. indeed. 1t would be = blessing In
disguise. EIsorrHFRS SOLDIER.
NV YORK. Nov. g
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nat ne Tbousht for = While Yesterday
that That Fate ConfronteA His.

that That Fate Confronted His.
Mr.. Robert L. Cutting. Jr.. OF 141 Fifth ave-
nue.. was considerably startled yesterday after
noon when he saw in the evening papers that
Judge Barrett had signed an order for his com.
mitment to the City Prison. The order was
granted on account OF Mr.. Cuttings refusal to
nay n personal tax. amounting to s115.92 I'm.
posed in 1890; but II has no force unless Mr.
John @. II. Meyers gets out q warrant and
Mr.. Meyers says that he will not do that. New.
ertheless. Mr. Cutting. being unaware OF Mr.
Meyerss pacific intentions. felt trihe nervous
last evening. and gave orders that no man
having any resemblance to q Sheriff should be
admitted to the house.
The cause OF this little unpleasantncss be.
tween Mr.. Cutting and the Tax Collector dates
back many months. In 1890 Mr.. Cutting was
assessed on $4,000 personally at the rate Of
10 per cent A citizen who intends to swear
Off his personal tax must do 1t before May Of
the year OF tho assessment Mr.. Cutting failed
to do this. and consequently a tax warrant
was placed in the hands OF the City Marshal on
Mi. Cutting was notified. but refused to nay.
ceiyer OF Taxes. who turned the matter over
to Mr.. Meyers. the receiver Of personal taxes.
IH ss s1ns TaS sSsa twas
weeks ago. Mf. Meyers served on Mr.. Cutting
notice OF motion for an order to show cause
why lie should not be punished for contempt
This brought Mr.. Cutting to the Tax Col.
lector's Office. whore he claimed that there
was no reason for taxing him so heavily. He
made IN AFFIDAVIT before the County Clerk to
the. effect that he was In no bushes. that he
had no property but his clothing. that he was
entirely. dependent on his fnther for support.
and that he received about $3.50 month from
his father Mr.. Meyers's petition and Mr. CUT
Barrett and he decided that the latter must
pay his tax. the interest. and costs, amounting
In all to 81 1892. or go to tho City Prison. Mr..
Meyers will notify Mr.. Cutting OF the order to
nay. and not invoke any Of the stronger ma
chinery of the law.
Mr.. Cutting said last night to SrN re-
"This is all very dsagreeable. especially rs
there is no reason why should pay this tax.
have no money OF my own which can he
taxed 1t really makes me ashamed OF myself.
too. to be compelled to make out an Affidavit
try where every one else is working. But I
got out OF the law school only last year and
have but Just returned from Europe. When l
learned OF Judge Barretts order thought that
should surely be locked up. ] shall probably
fight the decision in the courts"
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From he Indianapolis Sentinel.
The Sun prints interviews with 100 candi-
dates for the New York Leeislature-ffty Of
them Democrats and fifty Republicans-nearly
all OF whom declare themselves in favor Of re-
poalinE the section Of the Electrical Execution
law which forbids the publication Of full re-
ports Of executions in the newspapers. The
section in question is not only against public
policy. but it is clearly unconstitutional It is
dead letter on the statute books and It Is
gratifying to know that the next Legislature
is certain to wipe 1t OUT.
From the Springfield Daily Democrat
THE Sun presents short interviews with 100
legislative candidates respecting the Electrical
Execution law. The opinion in favor OF repeal
ing the press-gaE provision is almost unani-
nous. There is no doubt that the attempt
made by this law to prohibit the publication Of
the facts respecting executions Is an infringe
ment OF the freedom Of the press. which is un-
warranted by the spirit Of our republican in
situations and uncalled for by the best inter-
ests OF society. Tho very first duty Of news
paper to its readers is TO publish the facts re-
specting oil matters Of public interest
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-11-03
THE r1CTORI4 HOTEL SUICIDE
Capt. Homer Supposed to Have Been an
Agent OF tho English Secret Service.

Sapt. hOfner SuPpOee0 10 nave Deen An
Agent OF tho English Secret Service.
The body OF Capt. Algernon Horner once An
officer Of the British army. who committed SUI
icide in the Victoria Hotel on Sunday by shoot
ing himself through the head remained at an
undertaker's yesterday. An agent for Reu-
ter's news bureau. with which the dead man
had been connected. made himself responsible
for the funeral expenses and those OF inter-
ment in case Capt. Horner's relatives in
Leicestershire. England. to whom notiflca-
ZION Of his suicide had been cabIed. were not
henrd from.
There is a suspicion. based on remarks
made by Capt. Horner to other inmates OF the
Victoria Hotel. that the dead man was in the
pay OF the British secret service. According
to Deputy Coroner jenkins. however. nothing
~ his private papers bore out this theory: or
Reuter- agent Nothing is known at the Brit
connection with the British Government as Is
surmised. An ACQUAINTANCE is authority for
the statement that Capt Horner derived an
income from an estate at Dulwich. England.
which. although not large. made him indie
pendent
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LOsr AT SEA, IT rs FEARED.
The Schooner urnEuny with Edwin sloseev
as n Pnsrcnrcr.

T. A. Slosson. the stock broker OF SO Wall
street. believes that his 21-year-old son Ed
win has been drowned at sea Until yesterday
no had glimmer OF hope left. But that went
out with the arrival Of the schooner Phoenix
yesterday afternoon. She reported that the
four-masted schooner Uruguay. which is sup
posed by her agents. J. II. Whitney g. Co. OF IA
State street, to have foundered in n gale of
Matinicus. Me-. on Tuesday last. sailed from
Windsor. N. g.. o week before the Phoenix did.
Young Slosson was making sea voyage on
the Uruguay as tho guest OF Capt. William
Parsons.
Tho Uruguay left this port on Oct 3 for
Windsor. to get cargo OF plaster She carried
a crew OF twelve men. Mr.. Sloeson heard from
his con from Windsor. where he reported that
no was having fine time. On Oct n the
Uruguay started home again. She encoun-
tered severe storm at the head OF the Bay OF
Fundy and stopped at Spencer Island untilthe
storm abatcd. The Uruguay was compelled to
stay there two days. and that is the last defn-
,'s On neS Sst oi 2f' the schooner seraphps Capt
Mens DOWN os s %e IN ss
storm and that mot fHp Ss sS
the account 81 the catastrophe written in Capt.
saturday morning Ine schOoneT crosSeu
our bows heading W. 3. w. was hoye to with
my head to the eastward at 3 A NJ. when
wore ship and set .double-reefed mainsail and
lib and came UP close undcr hcr, lee at 1O:3O
A. NJ. We ran along until p NJ. and about
two miles ahead Of her. Thirty minutes later
1again wore shipwhich brought mo wi thin hall
mile OF her. Up to this time had not noticed
the stranger. being SO dstantand do not believe
the crew knew they were so near their doom.
But ut 4 p. NJ. she hoisted distress signal Mt
her jiggermast head. kept off and run for
her after shifting my deck load OF spilin1.
hnAy
ming. and a strong n. 81. wind blow
ing. In less than half an hour after
she hoisted the signal OF distress ! saw
her go under. took in my mninaail and kept
OF and run down for her but when reached
the place where thought she sank gould
find no trace. OF the wreck or any living thing.
We cruised Tor some time around the place.
but discovered nothing. There was no chance
to see her name after the signal OF distress.
Tho weather was not thick Mt the time. The
vessel was painted black. with bright mast
heads. From the way she WAS headed think
she was from Windsor. The vessel was not
deeply loaded. From all appearance .she
sprang q leak. evidently through tho starting
OF a butt or some timbers. When last seen she
was noticed to take o violent lutch to star
board and then settle down bow first and en-
tirely disappear"
J. II. Whiting & Co.. the agents OF the YES
sci. were pretty sure from the first that the
wrecked schooner was the Uruguay. Since the
PhGnix's arrival yesterday. however. the firm
ara nOSitiya
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The Fraudulent Census In the New
York Campaign.

Long before this campaign opened THE
Sun charged ROBERT P. PORTER with falsi-
flying the census statistics Of municipal eS-
penditure and taxation so as to make q
very uufavoreble showing for New York In
comparison with other cities Of the United
States.
The evidence Of the utter untrustworthi-
ness OF PoRTEE's tables was conclusive.
There was no difficulty In demolishing their
outrageous misstatements. The reasons
for believing that these misstatements were
the result not merely Of gross careless
ness and OF incapacity. but Of a deliberate
purpose to deceive. were strong. but not
quite conclusive. It is not SO easy to prove
o motive as to establish q fact.
The campaign now ended has made as
clear as daylight the original purpose Of the
fabricators OF Bulletin No. 80. and the mo-
tive OF the census people In their stubborn
refusal to correct the false statistics when
their fraudulent character had been ex-
posed and proved.
From the first day to the last day Of the
Republican canvass. PoRTER's fraudulent
figures concerning New York city have been
the backbone and mainstay Of the partisan
attack on our municipal Government. Every
false charge Of extravaganza and corruption
in the management Of this towns affairs
put forth by FAssETT on the stump, and
echoed in the columns of FAssETT's newspa-
per organs in New York and throughout the
State, has, when challenged, reduced itself
to direct citation from the lying tables.
footlngs. and averages Of Bulletin No. 80 Of
the Eleventh Census. The use to which that
document has been put during this cam
paign OF unparalleled mendacity proves be-
yond a reasonable doubt the purpose Of its
fabrication.
Honesty and Justice and Truth meet at
the polls to-day to settle with Mr.. JACOB S.
FAssETT. the responsible utterer Of the
forged statistics supplied to him from Mr..
ROBERT P. PoRrERs establishment in Wash
ington. PoRTER's own share in the crime
against New York city will be determined
later. when the Eleventh Census becomes
the subject Of investigation by the Fifty
second Congress.