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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-08
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Past Thlrfeen Mcnths.
NrAoAhA FALLS, Dec. ITO cut through
1000 feet OF solid rock. which has held back
the torrents Of the Niagara River is the task
that the Cataract Construction Comp any has
undertaken. Last week total advance Of 262
feet was made. bringing the total excavation
up to 4733 feet In thirteen months. This
leaves only 1897 feet to complete the work as
originally intended. but In all probability 800
feet more will be excavated. bringing the total
length OF the tunnel up to an even 1000 feet.
This is not the first attempt to utilize the
power OF Niagara Falls. The early French set
tiers built mill beside the rapids Just alb I'VE
the Falls. In colonial times the British put up
saw mill there and used II to cut timbers for
their Notifications. Later the stedman and
Porter mills were built and still later two
ra SsN were built supplying power to nu-
Company cut channei Though the rock ABOUT
three-aIarteIs Of mile long from the river
Ssow the 70
the American side SCORE or more Of miniature
S " sss Sssss sosans
Nth terrific force from hoes cut in the rock
fore the water dashes over the " prec a ii il
does M its work n the mills that line the bank.
r. ns canal WA was white eisHhaId
TO satisfy q mortgage some three years ago.
LIS aO0 ieet WIDE n lG mile long. and Its
All that however. Is only drop IN the bucket
Tie CAPABLE 81 and s Hsss
have STUDIED ways and means TO avail them.
gigantic work was conceived. Il was deter
mined TO- run tunnel from tho surface Of the
bank above This tunnel d really only waste
from the ehe rvee thronsh short sur
face canals wheel pits. and cross t9n-
for man will pour out through the tunnel into
the river again. having merely been diverted
three sections. Shaft ] WAS sunk directly 9p-
postte the New York Central Depot. and after
their way eastward and westward through the
sunk aboS Ell mile shep ess
ward: and there the tunnelling was pushed
made In the face Of the cliffs in the deep gorge
just below the new suspension bridge. On an
average 1.4OO pounds Of dynamite are used
every day. or a car load every sixteen days.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-08
Lr11sAr1oN OYER crrY pnrxr,yo.
Mayor Grsst's Former Secretary and Super.
visor Kenny arc Now Hostile.

Mayor er..s. Former Secretary and Super.
william Nom snss, rI formerly n"% %.vas -.
secretary. and sunerv,sor W,,ion " u ra
Of the Gu Record are having am u nn n mSnny
@ ,oI tne printing and
D. Brown has had this contract for the past
seventeen years. and Mr.. speor has client eTS.
have had chance at It this year.
mr. speer says thu that his client had no oppor.
promised to SEND him the specifications ., the the
work ana olank , iolms' rms leads Mr.. speer
to say in an sdnvt s that M, Kenny made
S9lius s insen. TO procure s this contract for
the best interests Of the ety %na
several ways em aticsllv says that M snon IN
s ssss not s ts no u.S that Mr. SD''F
snssp eo1 Jus
petual Injunction restraining the Board o, City
Record. Supervisor Kenny. and Martin d.
Brown from executing the contract for print.
ipe the City Record in 1902 on the, ground that
S ssr sss sss an Ssa
Emra, tax payer who Is the plafntifr IN the ac-
S sss prnas T sss tssE Esf sos 1 sni
RsTE R ESs EbsTs he !: e
paid at, present. The city paid Martin b.
Brown last year for this work 70 cents per
1000 ems for plain composition and S1.23 per
l.OO ems for tabular composition. Samuel j.
Brown In his affidavit says that these prices
are excessive and that the city has been nay.
ing them through collision. fraud or other
WISE"
n r. The iaws q th is STATE
iished under a contract to be entered into Ih nv
tho Mayor, Corporation Counsel. and Commits
efoner OF Public Works and that the
law says that all proposals for this
contract shall be based upon speeifca-
tione to be filed in the Department., OF Public
with the lowest bidder Mr.. Speer SAYS that
contrary TO law the contract for 1852 was
fraSdulently entered into this year with Marlin
Board Of City Record. and that no specifica-
lions were filed In the Department Of Public
Works. He says that he told Kenny in advance
that 8. j. Brown wanted to bid and that Kenny
promised to notify him OF the proper time and
send the blanks. but that this was not done.
= Assistant Corporation Counsel Charles F.
Rlandy for the city and John H Strahan for
Martin 3. Brown opposed Mr. Speer's applica-
Ing Mr.. Speer. The joint answer OF the de-
PENDANTS denies that there ts law OF this
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-08

There has recently been enlivening news
from Canada TO the effect that the Dominion
will adopt new measures to encourage immi-
grafton: that 1t will not tolerate any moro
political corruption: that 1t will strive to stop
the never-ending flight Of Canadians to this
country: that 1t will undertake several big
jobs: that It will get square with the United
States: that 1t is anxious to find new foreign
markets for its products: that 1t will stimulate
the activity OF the Canadians: that it will SUBJ
sidize a fast line Of steamers on the Atlantic,
and that 1t will do. or try to do. talk of doing.
many other things that ought to be done by
Canada in the interest OF the Canadians who
speak the Toronto dialect Of the English Ian
guage or the Quebec dialect OF the French. All
right Go aheadi And all we have to say at
this moment to the Canadians OF all the prov
inces. from Conception Bay to Cape FIattery.
Is. Go aheadi
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-08

We notice that there is some feeling
among our friends the reporters about one Of
the characters in Mr.. HowELIs's delightful
novel which Is now publishing in the Sunday
suN. They think It constitutes an attack upon
their profession. and some Of them have APP
piled to us for an opportunity to defend Il.
We have declined to grant this on the ground
that the New York reporters do not fall within
the scope OF the novelists structures. Il is
only the Boston reporters that he has In view.
and they ought to know how to take care Of
their own dignity.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-08

The Sunday Breakfast Association Of
Brooklyn has just introduced singular inno-
walton into practical homiletics Last Sunday
the association served corned beef sandwiches
and coffee free from 8 to 8 A. NJ and then had
two successive sermons preached to the feast
ers and edited them with other religious SER
vices for the space Of three hours. For once
the church seems to have borrowed from the
saloon. and. II this innovation is generally
adopted. as we'll It may be. for sandwiches and
coffee. no less than the traditional cakes and
ale. are powerful attractions to starving
stomachs. one may expect to see breakfast
counter spread in many q crowded aisle that
is to-day deserted.
II human nature Is the same everywhere.
there may be no little worldly wisdom in i'm
porting the willy methods Of missionaries in
China and Africa into darkest New York and
Brooklyn. but the skepic may not unresson-
ably wonder how many of the oongreGa-
ton will be attracted only By . hunger
and thirst after righteousness Prayer used
In old times to be associated with fasting. but
II 1t is prudent not to talk the business OF this
world to man before his breakfast, It may be
no less ill-advised not to speak Of the moro
serious affairs OF the next world to the break
fastless
Is this new departure still another sign OF the
general change from medieval asceticism
Is 1t return to primitive Christianity with its
love feasts? Is It an indication Of what is often
called tho neo-hellenic spirit that has already
awakened our colleges to q sense Of the sane
tity and all-importance Of physical heath and
development? Or Is 1t merely one OF the many
recent manifestations OF the modern dalliance
OF religion with socialism,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-08
Exit tho Whale.

The fate OF the American bison seems
about to overtake tho so-callcd Greenland
whale. This huge animal is becoming so
scarce that it no longer pays to hunt him.
His oil Is quoted ut good. round price,
whalebone brings very high figure. but
the supply seems destined to cease entirely.
Every year fewer whalers are sent out from
Dundee and st. Johns. Dundee whalers
say the business has ceased to make fair
returns and that the past season has been
an utter failure. In the past ten years our
own whaling feet has decreased nearly one
half in number of vessels. and over one
third In the product secured. Tho business
of American whalers has dwindlcd to less
than 81 100000 year.
1.-THE decline in the whaling industry"
says q recent Census Bulletin. sis largely
attributable to the scarcity Of whales and
their increased shyness;" and yet this great
cetacean once swarmed In the seas north
west Of Europe. Those were halcyon days
for the whaler when short cruise in ,Spitz-
bergen waters filed his vessel to the matches
with the most remunerative products OF the
sea. But long before the advent of the
steam whaler and the gun harpoOn. the
whale, hunted to death. had practically dis
appeared from the region between Novaya
Zemlia and Greenland. Modern improve
inents in whaling outfits have hastened the
ruin OF the whaling industry. and the
schools" are few and far between In the
waters Of Baffin Bay and Lancaster Sound
that are haunted by steam whalers from
June to October. The same is true Of our own
whaling grounds or the coast OF Alaska.
Dundee and st. Johns must find new whal-
ing grounds OF abandon their great indus
try. It Is not surprising. therefore. that
they arc looking toward the Antarctic Ocean
for the prosperity that has deserted them
In northern waters. One OF the chief pur-
poses OF the coming South Polar expe-
dition. for which money has now been pro-
vided. Ia to inquire into the value Of the
Antarctic whaling grounds: and steps have
already been takenin Scotland to establisha
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-08

Some pesslmistic observations OF Mr..
LEcKY's are reproduced by several OF our CON-
tsmporaries from his earlier writings:
when the tyrants ali buried and the evil laws
pealed,
When upright men are ruling and every wrong seems
healed.
Then the ancient feud reopens and the tardy bolt
cast
And the land is filled with bloodshsd the evils OF
the past.
And men will talk OF Justice storm Of carnage
raves.
And the are murdered for the guilty in their
graves.
"Ths ssrvituds Of ages lsaves its imprint rsca
Because the fathers suffered the ohidrsus hearts are
base:
You cannot win BY kiuaussA In vain you ussss sss
The hatred and the impotsnes aud the savsh type ~
The dead are still our masters. and power from the
tomb
Can shaIo the characters Of men, their conduct and
their DOOM"
This style OF thinking and writing has fallen
into comparative desuetuie sinco the doctrine
Of evolution was established as the law OF uni
vsrsal development When all the multiiorm
phenomena Of human history. the struggles
and successes. the failures and victories. the
advances and retrogressions the blessings and
the disasters are considered - forming part
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-08
Told Conceraisg . Historical Painting.
E.os. H.. CAIonoo Dahl. zS-SS.r.a

<To@ Me Chseu0o Oduy 1rSoansA
The writer went into o Wabash avenue
house where pictures are made 2 specially
bed scene Of Abraham Lincoln. It was shown.
and then followed the conversation below:
This does not contain the figure OF Andrew
No: that was left out"
WAS johnson not present at the time Of tho
death Of Lircoln9'
1.-The figure Of Colfax appears In the group:
Y Il not fact that Colfax was not present on
II understand It co."
.Then why is It that johnson is left out.
when It is certain that he was there. and Colfa1
is put IN II, when it is certain he was not
ri am told that when Carpenter was paint
Ing the picture he PVT in JohnsoHE A. the
against johnson increased. and the enemies
OF the old man. as he was called. made de-
mand on the artist to have Andy left OF the
canvas 90 the figure Was painted out and
told that the artist simply painted out the
head Of Johnson and put on Johnson's body the
head OF Colfax. do not vouch for that part OF
the story"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-08

Why should the BARRIERS International
Union ask the State Legislatures to enact
laws prohibiting all the BARRIERS Of the United
States from plying their razors on Sunday
There is no law in any State requiring BARRIERS
to engage in Sunday shaving. Every barber
in the country is at liberty to refuse to shave
anybody. or trim anybody's beard. or out any
bodys locks on Sunday. Any barber has the
right to close and bar his shop every Sunday
Of the year. The International BARRIERS Union
had better let the Legislatures Of the States
attend to public affairs while its members
regulate their own business.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-08

A Frenchman in France has taken re-
venge upon another Frenchman for insulting
him by calling him German" An ortho-
dox Hebrew In Syracuse. N. Y. has brought q
libel suit against Hebrew paper there for
bringing him into disgrace among his people
by calling him Christian" A man in this
city fred pistol at another man and shot him
in the leg last week for outraeing him by
clubbing him BISMARCK" People must be
careful how they apply epithets to other
people who are sensitive about their honor.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-08
This Glorious Congress.

This Glorious Congress.
Now We stand upou the border
OF tho doing OF = Congrsss
Such a. We have never heard OF:
Such m va had never thought Of.
Such q Congress- a some ConRress
Nixht have made by lss,slstins.
Or . poet in his frenzy
nisht have captured from his fancyi
Come the members from the forests.
Come the members from the pralriss.
From the hills and from the valleys.
From the towns and from the cities.
Havssed hare and bavssed wonder.
sockless statesmen in their glory:
Wbislers. for the winds wild vhistl,ng.
sawloRs, waiting for buxz.ssw;
SLOUGH hats, plug hats, skull cans. derbiss:
Silver for the gray cloud', lining;
Liquor straight or mixed with water;
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-08

Of one continuous action. many Of the mystic.
rfes and many OF the outraees and woes OF
the long panorama are cleared up. lightened
away. and reconciled with each other as tend
ing always to the hnal divine end OF the peace.
progress. elevation. and dignity OF man.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-08
MERRITT. INDIAN RIvER. FLA.
A. I.sot wslsh,.s ss.eee Ps..s..

SOUTH BETHLEHEM. Dec. 1.-THE first ingot
OF nickel steel to be used In the manufacture
OF armor plate for the United States navy was
cast in the open-hearth department Of the
bethlehem Iron Works on Saturday afternoon.
The weight of the ingot Is 10000 pounda II
IL forty-spven inches thick and ninety inches
wide. The mould In which 1t WAS cast weighs
fifty;-six tons. This armor plate Will be used
Navy Yard. Its casting 10 the result Of the
recent tests at Indian Head.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-08

Another triumph Of the West and glory
OF the Worlds Fair is on exhibition in Miohi-
gan City. A COW claiming residence in that
Indiana metropolis has given birth to five
calves Evidently the bovine family has re-
covered from the impression caused by the
impossibility Of getting an honest count under
the PORTER census. Besides. Chicago juts out
In the distance. longing with unavoidable
desire for everything rich or rare. from SITTING
Bulls cabin to quintuplets OF veal.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-08
Who will comfort the New York Times :

Our valued contemporary. the Kansas
Cstv Times. denies vigorously that the energetic
centre Of business which Il glorifes and speaks
for has any "llchens on it's lumbar region"
No moss. It declares. has ever gathered on an
inch Of Kansas City.
We arc glad to believe that this is 80. Kan
Sos City is q great. growing. galumptious. and
Undertaking metropolis.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-08

The Hon. CHARLES 81. TURNER. Iceman
TURNER OF this town. is to be doorkeeper Of
Congress. and he is a good. honest. hearty
young man for the place. We hope tho Hon.
CONSTANTINE BUCKLEY KILooRE will not take
upon himself to discharge the powerful but
perilous function Of door kicker. With the
disappearance Of the REED patent quorum. the
doors can be allowed to swing upon their in
nocent hinges unrebuked and unlocked.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-08
Mrs.. Jack 0srdneTs Interesting Con.
FROM he Bo~Soa Daily Gio5e.

Mrs. Gardner has q stone OF wonderful
beauty. which she shows occasionally to her
guests. It ts some sort OF a diamond. but In:
rainbow colors 4 throws out q steady light.
bright, pure, and luminous. and looks as u the
beautiful liquid. She hor ght 1t In India and
paid the fabulous sum OF $4,000 for 1t.
Knowing how reliRiously .austere she Is.
think It Is more than likely she values It not as
an ornament. but as an amulet OF charity and
beauty.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-08
Nay Lave to yssAt Another nay.

May Lave to y1ght Another Day.
A big man on the Maritime Exchange glow
cred down upon little chap yesterday after
noon and roared:
Come outside and I'll knock your head Off"
The little man cooked his eye and piped back:
Come. outside and III kill yonl"
and then walked on In opposite directions.
They were members Of the Exchange. but no.
body seemed to know them.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-08
A Co.fsAerate's Widow Got. Federal Fs.'


CrARksBUR0. W, Va. Dec. 5.-The flrst PEN
zion ever, granted 70 the widow Of Colied-
ss soldier ao WAS xssa S5 M Mns
Killed at the siege OF VicksburR: After Nor.
ris's death the widow remained single for sew;
eral years. when che met o man named
Thomas. who had served IN the Union army.
They were married, and some tire, since
Thomas died. when his widow applied for
Il was granted. The Pension Bureau has no
record Of similar case.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-08

II the German Emperor tries to apply to
his black subjects In Eastern Africa the policy
that he enforces upon his white subjects in
Germany. he may find out that black savages
have rights that white Kaisers are bound to
respect This remark is founded upon recent
occurrences In Bagamoyo and In Berlin.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-08

The United States Civil Service Commits
sion is OF cheek. as the French say. 1t asks
for an increase Of $4,000 in it's appropriation.
1t Is as likely to get 1t from the Fifty-seoond
Congress as Sheol Is to form Q Stove and
Furnace Trust. Millions for defence. but not
red for bosh.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-08

Three beauties from O nearby mill held q
foot race during dinner hour yesterday across
the bridge at Second street and MONTGOMERY
colors which were revealed during the run
represented Yale and Harvard colleges. Ihs
Girl with golden tresseR won the prize. Whril;
Judging from the Whispering OF their err
friends. WAS u pair OF yellow carriers with SAL
yer buckles.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-08

Tho eldest son Of the eldest son Of Queen
VICTORIA has been allowed to form an engage
ment to be married Perhaps he will turn out to
be tolerable sort OF person when he has been
apprenticed at the institution of marriage.
There has been general. but perhaps an erro-
neous. impression that he is UNDERGONE. half
baked incomplete in the upper rooms. short
OF brain lobes. not too bright gawk. gump
and gull but one must not ask too much Of
princes. II they can road and write. they are
patrons OF literature and science: and il
they know enough to 60 in when it
rains. they are experts in meteorology. The
Duke Of CLARENCE probably knows enough
to keep from falling into butt OF Malmsey.
and II 1t is really true that he knows enough to
get married. appreciation Of his intellect will
increase rapidly. The University Of Cambridge
made him Doctor Of Laws some time ago.
but we believe he Is not yet an F. RS.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-08

A History or = Violated Constitatios.
From The PAiadepAio Psic L~iser and Daily Tan.ript.
The history of enumeration and legislative appor.
tonmsnt IN New York Is the history Of violated Con-
StitutiOn
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-08
An Adleu.

Prom the Omdha Nornisg Wosid-HerakL
IAN upward Jerk OF the chin 10 not y bow" says TIN
sgS MOI but out here In NebrAska II Ii parting with
the-World salute
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-08

It was made evident last night that the
Democratic party means to name its own can
didates and its own policy; and outsiders may
60 hang.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-08

while New York young lady was being married TO .
wslltodo young farmer Of Long Island few days ago,
her mother stood outside the church and wep II was
explained that she had the bridegroom walking
abou. his farm In his bare feet and had thus taken
dislike to him
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-08

Tho game OF "Inuooence Abroad" 10 tho best home
game published for Ills full Of fun Il Il ss sas
Beautiful folding Beard IN handsome box With u''S
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-08

Ths 0aAs 81 "IAAeesAee Akroaa.S
xhs best home CANA fos yeans % elA.-AAS
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-08

II there be i'll feeling toward the United
States among any Italians living in Italy. there
Is no sign OF any feeling OF that kind among
the hundreds Of thousands OF Italians who
within the past few years have left Italy for
the United States. where many Of them are
pnosparouR
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-08

Mrs. BEsANT in one Of her lectures on
"Occnltism and Thoosophy" asserts that
memory Is stronger. logic clearer. the rea-
sontng faculties more acute when the brain
Is In state OF letharey than when it is active"
This may be proved by analogy or observation
It all depends upon the eye and the mind
The faculties dependent upon the brain
are strongest, in the occult sense. when they
are weakest In the occult sense. q man
prophet or woman prophet, CLEVELAND or
BLAvATsKY. is leanest when latest. and black
est black is whitest white. BUST your brain
and shut your eyes. and I'll show you some-
thing to make you WISE" is the great theo-
sophie motto
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-08

Senator Voorhees, Of Indiana Is charged with
smoking the Nv, worst ciSHrs OF any prominent
Senators get boxes Of cigars as presents from
their wives. they hand them over to Voorhees,,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-08

Why Not No Satisfied with Making His.
t0rys
From tho Hartford C,uranI
To-day the Fifty second Congress begins making his.
tory and Republican votes
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-08

The Hon. WILLIAM NJ. SPRINGER threw
the deciding vote. and II was mighty good