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Tho Refugee Committee and the
Refugees.

We give prominence to letter from an
estlmable gentleman and patriotic citizen
who Is interested In the promotion Of Baron
H1RsCHs gigantic scheme Of charity by
transportation.
OF the lofty motives impelllng the gentle
men in this country who are cooperating
with Baron HIRsCH there is not the slight
est question in any fair mind. Nor is there
any doubt OF the good faith and fidelity
with which the Hebrew Charities organiza-
ton and the Refugee Committee are carry
Ing out their agreement to see that these
poor outcasts and assisted immigrants do
not become public burden.
Never. perhaps. in the history Of the
world has there been a nobler enterprise.
from the point Of view OF pure philan-
thropy. or one that has been more admira-
bly, administered in its practical details.
But. all said. there remains the broader
question Of fnationalexpediency and national
self-protection. Can we afford to continue
10 honor Baron HIRsCH's draftsp
The sun., 1892-02-17
II urrah for (,hlcagoi

To THE EDITOR or THE suS-Sir: In your serious and
worthy effort to do justice to Chicago architecture
THE Sun OF yesterday You use expression that is
back number and should be turned down: "Apd don't
You forget it," The latest is: And you t.st
It," TnE srS often shows that you realize that there
are no winged insects Chicago and thought II Won
knew the latest you wouldn't Intentionally use any
ancient expression in referring town where eyery
thing 10 new and fresh.
gentleman in Vermont who some she ets in IN q
wind though living in n temperance state after a
stsmmering effort to repeat the former finally brought
forth the latter: and will doubtless agree that il ia
more genteel and refined expression and therefore
more appropriate in any reference to Chicago AMI
you Just Iememher It. Nh
The sun., 1892-02-17
SUvBEAMs.

The Mennonite Germ colony In Irving Lane county.
Oregon. received addition OF twenty embers in
family which arrived there few days ago-mo,l-r
and father. OF middle age. and eighteen robust chi.
dren. They came from Marion. Dakota.
The late Rev. Mr. spurgeon suffered from the gou,.
and he was very heavy In his later years became
uncomfortable for him long flights Of stairs
At the time OF his death elevator building by
which he was to be elevated to the pulpit without the
fatigue OF walking up stairs His people intended
save him from the discomfort OF reaching his pulpit
u breathess condition.
Fruit growers in the West are enth husasc over the
possibilities OF OREGON as q fru,t.growing region. and
especially for prune culture. Ono fruit expert
that Italian prnes grown in the Willamette Valley
superior to those grown in Italy. The climate. 10
says is like the great fruit region Of Asia Minor One
grower has planted aboht 1900 prune trees $50
acres in the Willamette and 1t Is said that prunss
other fruits are beng planted in thousands OF other
farms. That part OF the state promises to be vast
fruit orchard in the future.
"A most interesting relic. which British Columbia
proposes to send to the Worlds Fair Is the OF TIE
old Hudson Bay Conlpany's steamboat Beaver. which
was the first steamboat to stir the waters Of the Pacific
OF the North American coast The wreck of tho
lies, with lis nose on the shore and Its about
twelve feet OF water at tho entrance to Vancouver
harbor, where 1t was run aground and abandoned In
1885. Tho engines and boilers are intact the main
mast and smokestack are standing. and enough OF the
whee!house and deck cabins remain to show what tho
vessel WAS The wreck can be raised easily and trans
ported. It Is proposed to exhibit II alongside tho
models OF the latest Atlantic greyhounds such ~ the
Majestic and the City OF Paris.
There must be particularly hot spot In the earth
under wheeling, W Va 1t 10 hoped TO sink the well
now being driven there At least q mile The vel isa
little less than lve inches in diameter Its peculiarly
Is that no vein OF water has been tapped and being pei.
tectly dry. sconttnc men have unex amplsa
tunityto conduct their Investigations Tho tsmpers
tire is being taken at various depths. At . depth
OF $50 feet the temperature 6Se At 287o feet Tp'
837b feet S2o; stl876 feet 1882 and at ASe2 fee.
Is lll' Thus the temperature II Increasing faster
and faster the deeper the boring For instance the
crease in the 1000 feet from ao7b feet 70 s7o feet
about 49, while the increase In the next 1000 sesss
more than 1872 II the heat Increasing similar
progression. depth will be reached before long where
every solid substance will be melted That however.
wiz be no INDIGESTION that tho Of thngs sr
lists everywhere under the e&rths crust. for wells
driven In other parts OF the world have very d.
tsrent rates in the increase Of heat
The sun., 1892-02-17
They Will Know After a While.

An esteemed Southern contemporary. the
Memphis Appeal Avalanche. utters this
choice specimen Of sacred simplicity:
!" S rely the CLEVELAND men have never failed in
their loyal support Of Mr. HILL and under.
stand why Mr. HLLs friends should trea: tic CLEvx-
LAND following with ndign!ty."
Mr.. Hills friends in New York are the
Democratic party OF New York. They are
not treating Mr.. CLEVELAND with indig-
nifty. They don't think as much Of him as
lie thinks Of himself. That is all. They
cannot be expected to dote upon him. be-
cause the men in New York who are the
most frantic in denOuncing the SNAP
conventions are the same men who did all
in their power to defeat Governor HILL in
1885 and in 1883.
If knowledge is dangerous. the Memphis
Appeal-Aralanche Is among the safest jour
nails In the country.
The sun., 1892-02-17

II the reports from Cairo are correct.
there is civil war In the Egyptian Soudan on
account OF the pretensions OF rival OF
khalifa ABDuLLAH. The fact has been gener-
ally overlooked that there were three claim
ants for the successorship to the Khalifate
after the Mahdfs death. The successful
nsprant was ABDuLLAH. one OF the chiefs OF
the Baggara Arabs. who fought SO desperately
with OsMAN DrGMA near the Red Sea, and to
whom was chiefly duo the success OF the
Mahdist cause. The other claimants were
ALI Ell FARU1H and Ell CHA11F FL CHERIF. and
tho latter is now heading the revolt against
ApDuLLAH. FL. CHALlF was for years over
shadowed by the superior power Of ADDuLLAH.
but the growing discomfort OF the Soudanese
under the rule Of the Khalifa seems to have
given him the opportunity he has long awaited
to head q revolt
The sun., 1892-02-17
A Legislature Needing Caution.

70 TEE EDroR or THE suS-str: What are the Solous
~ Albany sbout' Are they trying to make Repub-
ucan votes for the next slectioni We. the odfssh.
Toned Democrats. who have for years been condemn.
ing the O. for their reckless and lavish sxpendi.
tures almost inclined to believe that we were mis-
taken is enough to puzzle . Phudelphis lawyer to
determine whore all the bills wh ch are pre.
sented and advocated BY our rising young
u Is time to call halt and the people should do IL
through the columns OF THE Sun with whose
In these matters every true Democrat 10 perfect &C.
men who only work eight hours out of every twenty.
four Que rark loce) reirei al an axe when ordi.
slo, them loo Wuc they are following fis cxahpie
al lhc krpub rah' WHY NOT p"nson til. sw.ep.
'is .h" h''' L" 'nr"!rd under ''e new -H,a ii0i,
, un, "tm ;u iTn.,' ane Hns ,'ch.r, too Ihe< are
such immaculate ttatesmen a. the WHY Hustled and the
goodygoody Erwin must laugh In their saeves 10 see
their old oPpopents committing political hArt kari
SPEAK out then fellow ctiEens before thus pAntonnis
the honest Democracy Of the Empire STATE:
The sun., 1892-02-17
The Perils Of Pedest trianism in Chicago

A distressing incident is reported from
Chicago that illustrates vividly the awful
danger OF pedestrianlsm In that mighty
city Of wind and slush and sewage. few
nights ago. according to the Chicago Herald,
Mr.. ARCHER c. CRACRAFT an cstimable and
responsible business man, after "sumptu-
Gus repast" with some friends, sailed forth
confidently without lantern or body guard
on the perilous journey toward his home In
remote part OF the town. This remarkable
temerity. inspired. probably. by the afore-
said "splendid banquet" redolent only OF
tho luxurious security OF an effete civillza-
tion. soon found fearful catastrophe.
In the Thirty-third ward OF Chicago. south
OF Eightieth street. to the east OF the
nickel Plate" Railroad, there stretches a
gloomy morass. into which, says the vera
cious chronicle OF the Windy City. "man
seldom ventures. So treacherous is 1t that
COWS and horses have. in the wet season.
failed to reappear from it's interior. Hunt
ers give this particular fen wide berth,
and even the dogs hesitate before plunging
into it in search OF the tumbling plover or
duck" Into this man-nnd-(iOD-forsaken
slough was Mr.. CRAcRAFT beguiled by some
ignis fatlus Of the marsh or of his fevered
brain; and here after midnight he was dis
covered by passing wayfarer up to his
chin In the bog" with nothing OF him visi-
Bile save "a white face and staring eyes y
and "a hand grasping stunted tree"
The stranger summoned other brave citi-
zens Of Chicago to the rescue. Planks
were laid across the treacherous morass.
and finally. with the assistance Of five
sturdy men. the meandering. thoughtless
pedestrian was saved, an unconscious body.
from that parlous place.
Hitherto the frequent tales OF the inse-
curity Of Chicago's foundations have fallen
upon incredulous ears. but the most skcpti-
col must be convinced by this appalling and
authentic narrative. The revelation has
come none too soon. In two short years
Chicago expects to welcome to her trem-
bling quicksands. her tainted waters. and
her windy wastes. millions OF strangers
from every quarter Of tho inhabited world.
tawny Turks and dainty Japanese. home
staying Frenchmen and many-languaged
Russians. all Of them Of necessity less per-
fectly acquainted than Mr.. CRACRAFr with
the lurking dangers that beset the casual
pedestrian In town Of such peculiar nat
ural conditions. It Is possible that these
visitors will indulge In banquets less Lu-
cullian. perhaps. but not less distracting
than the banquet enjoyed with such disas-
trous consequences by Mr.. CRAcRAFT.
Without due warning they also might
neglect the precautions Of body guards and
lanterns to guide their desultory steps
along the devious. swamp-bordered ave-
nues and that ever-yawning abyss In the
Thirty-third ward. south Of Eghtieth street.
might claim innumerable and not unillustri-
GUS victims. were not the utmost possible
publicity thus given betimes Of the fearful
danger Of walking by night. unlighted and
unattended. In the city Of the Worlds Fair.
The sun., 1892-02-17
No Such Man as Col. Abe Slupsky.

A prolonged sojourn in the European cap
itals Is not a toerable excuse for questions
like these from live American citizen
ITO THE Ep,roR or THE suSSr: During the last year
Ihave been In Europe At last ain again at home.
Will you tell me aboat SLursgr7 Who and wha. ia he
IL the SLoorsKY or SLrPsKr to rhyme
with Pupsky or has 1t the Holland sound OF as in
DE RUvIERf II OF ch ancestry. this latter may well
be- 1s he full Colonel only by brcvet: Was he in the
Revolution the OF 1872 the Indian wars the Mex.
lean the OF the Rebellion, is he in the Sal
walton Armyt Is he Champion OF boarding school, or
day school, Sunday school, or riding school, or sing.
ing school. or swimming school Reform
"Axos PERKINS.
"29 PARK row Feb 49,"
Still more astonishing is the remark which
came to US yesterday. written in a bold hand
across the face Of an envelope. on which
there were two cents Of postage due, subse-
quently paid by this Office:
"sR: You are deceiving Mr. STAIRS says there is
NO such person as Col. SLrrsKY."
II Mr.. STAIRS means that In this nation OF
sixty-five million souls Col. ABE SLUPsKYs
name and fame are unrivalled and unique:
that there is only ono satisfactorily
equipped and universally recognized repre-
sentative Of School Reform: that all other
pretensions to leadership are audacious
and ridiculous; that the eyes OF all friends
OF School Reform in every State. county.
and township Of the Union are fixed upon
Col. ABE SLUpsKY and on him alone: that
never in the worlds history has splendid
reputation been more suddenly achieved.
and with less personal effort: that the fame
OF Col. ABE SLUPsKY shines to-day super
eminent like Venus in the western sky. bar
ring considerations OF sex; that his name is
household word everywhere. and the
musical symbol OF hope to thousands upon
thousands OF hearts that beat warmly for
School Reform: If this is what Mr.. STAIRS
means when he says there is no such per-
son as Col. ABE SLUPsKY. then Mr.. STAIRS
is right.
There Is no man like Col. ABE SLUPsKY.
no name or fame like his!
The sun., 1892-02-17
carefully prepared In advance. and were
uttered solemnly, and amid peculiarly Inn

carefully prepared In advance. and were
uttered solemnly. and amid peculiarly Inn
prcssive surroundings. as indlsputable
truths declared by minister Of the truth.
II "rum.soaked crank in a barroom had
made them, the case would have been differ
ent. They would not have been worth ex-
animation: but when they are proclaimed
from the pulpit OF the Madison Square
Presbyterian Church they must be investi-
gated to the bottom.
For the sake OF his own reputation and
for his own vindication this preacher must
demand an investigation. He processes to
have spoken from high and sincere pur-
pose of public duty and under tho pressure
OF Christian obligation. and he ought to
crave the opportunity to justify his
charges as the most effectual means OF cur
ing the evils he denounced Otherwise he
is not an honest man. but q slanderous pull
pit blatherskite. a cowardly defamer. and a
public nuisance. II he can prove his
charges. he will be public benefactor. II
they cannot be proved. and are baseless. he
ought to DO locked up as an outrageous Of
fender against society.
District Attorney NICoLh owes 1t to the
preacher. to himself. and to the interests
OF justice generally. to bring to account the
Rev. CHARLES H. PARKHuRsT. d. D. His
charges as uttered from the Madison
Square pulpit have been published to all
the world and as coming from such n
source they will be believed very widely
and cause great damage to the reputation
OF the individuals assailed and OF the COM
munity which keeps them In office. Hence
1t is the imperative duty OF the District
Attorney to take proceedings to make DR..
PARKHURsT prove his words or be made
criminally answerable for them.
The sun., 1892-02-17
Pointers from North and South.

From Tie Wilmington Messenger.
with Virginia. perhaps and North Carolina certainly
against Mr. Cleveland is nudicous to pu. the Illus.
tous and true Democrat before the people be kned
From Tie Savannah Ereninq Pres.
There Is grow ing sentiment in Savannah in favor OF
David h. liil a. the candidate OF the Democratic
party for the Presidency. That cannot be denied The
sentiment extends to all classes OF the people but Ia
most conspicuous among tho work era, tho men who
stand around the polls and get out the votes and
among the worxingmcn. Down in tho Fort" ths
feeling in favor of Hill Is getting stronger day by day
and bids fair to be enthusiastic in short time Ills
admirers are talking for him and making converts
every day. They will leave stone unturned to add
to his followers here.
From Me Manchester Daily Hirro- and American
The Democratic Club of Ward 4. In Portsmouth held
ameeting to consider tho matter. and unaniInously
voted Ahat:
Hhera,, -Four Year, Of Grover C1re'and u more than
AKA That We. the Democratic Club of Ward of
as "s nss s re
ana ana oppose the eso% Of s.raes H tn y
State convenoi who win by either voice favor
tonal Convention AS advocates Of Grover Cleveland
Mayor urch says. and he knows that outside tho
bosses there very few Cleveland Democrats New
From the Co,pus Christ Call.r
David Bennett Hill, OF all the Presidential possbili.
ties far named by the Democratic party Is At the
From he Decatur Pos.
The Hill boom is still making step by stem and ere
long 1t will cover this whole country.
Tro, lie IYi.r Dtmoerat- PORTER.
No doubt David b. Hill would make first class Presi.
dent.
From tie P'or and Hummer
David h. Hill is bigger man than old Goliah," as
Democratic leader.
Irom the ChiLirep Star.
Hill gets closer to the people every day.
From the GaineriNs Regiasr.
Hill would make . good President.
from Is Ydnnin CD,Rtv Fdrorits.
Hill also managed the Affairs the Democratic party
90 put them In possession Of all branches Of the
New York Legislature II that's peanut politios then
there lot OF politicians In the Democratic party
whose proportions would be vastly enlarged II they
should develop the standard Of the peanut variety
from the WoV City Sun.
Hits nomination and election means death to the
Republican rule.
From lie Smithds,d Monitor.
David Hill is gaining ground rapidly and it looks
like he vii. the standard OF the Democratic party
through the neat ralHiaIgn.
Major Jones Again In ~ Gs aclous Mood.
From ne ST. Lons R,puHi.
II the Hon. Roswell r. Flower behaves very nicely
and roosts very high during the four months he
20 the ticket Uce.Prssidsut to help West.
srn man sweep the country.
The sun., 1892-02-17

To THE EDITOR or THE suSSir; You have a rule
taken such broad ground on what regret to call the
Jewish question that am sorry to see in todays Sun
an evidence OF an opposite train OF thought. You
would restrict immgration in plain English reject
Russian Jews who canno: provo prima facie their
ability to support themselves despite all ther claims
not only TO sympathy. but to b.otherly welcome as
victims Of oppression.
The fact that typhus fever contracted on board
the Mass!ia many weeks after thcse hapess Russians
left the alleged contaminated districts OF Russia and
therefore past the period OF ncubai ion and
some OF the passengers shortly after they left the
ship, 10 to be the for rejecting all Russian
Jews OF the class referred to. whether they ar
rive by Cunarder by any other vessel As ell carry
out the argument and allow no ste eamship OF the Fabre
line to land at this port, ship th,t indirectly
from Russia because the Massln dirty and fever
laden
No person more deeply regret the sad events OF
the past few days than every one Of the gentlemen
who compose the management Of the Hebrew Char,.
ties the Refugee Committee but the fault ia neither
theirs nor Baron Hirschs can 1t properly be laid
against any OF the poor immigrants Investigation will
probably show that the Fabre people at fault.
agree that the should DO extremely eau
tious that no seeds of disease be imported and that
special pains he taken prevent the landing of peope
who are likely to be charge upon the public Yet out
Of the hundred thousand and more Russians who have
landed here since 1891. and have been with few ex.
ceptions prior to this yenr made self supporting with
scarcely pecunisry help from Gentle Sources for
the unfortunate sickness Of even sixty eighty Of
the number to be the OF the OF whole
worthy class is decidedly opposed to ones
and patriotism.
The jews of this city need credit for their aving
thusfar carried out their agreement with the authori.
tos; they have kep, their unwrten word, and these
immigrants have not in a single case been charge
upon the public Let not The suS stand in the way OF
enlightenment The Russian Jew will be h credtabls
American citizen IL he be given reasonable chspcs
EEw YoRK, Feb. l6. Isl
The sun., 1892-02-17

Subscriptions to THE suN mav Be made through
0s Purchasing Department Of the american Err
press Company al any place uhere that Company
has an agency. Agents ,riu oirs q money order
receipt for subscriptions. and niu Jorrrard tho
money order attached to an order TO send tho
paper for any stated time free Of any charge. er-
cepthe usual fec for issuing the order.
The sun., 1892-02-17
King MENELEK OF Abyssinia is trying to

King MENELEK OF Abyssinia is trying to
put an end to the pretensions OF young
man in his northern province OF TiGrc.
who asserts that MENELEK is n fraud. and
that he himself is the only genuine ruler OF
Ethiopia. This young man is son of the late
King JOHN. and in n recent letter to King
EUMBERT OF Italy he signed himself "Ras
MANGAsCIA son Of JOHN. King Of Zion. King Of
Kings OF Ethiopia" TiGre has been more than
half disposed to ratify the young mans pre-
tensions ever since MENELEK came to the
throne. Tho province has recently been act
ing with such disoyalty that MENELEK has dc.
cided to teach it a lesson and abatc the pre-
tensions Of his young rival. Tigr6 has on one
occasion forced its candidate for the throne
upon Abyssinia. but 1t is hardly probable that
she will be able to raise Ias MASGAsCIA to the
high place his father held.
The sun., 1892-02-17
The Dis wiAAy's Latest boast
Prom A1 CAtpso Rsrsh
chicago y NO village. She 10 great. numb city.
To the Clam.

Imuse upon an empty house.
Built daintily and true;
ASH great Nature had but this
One work on hand to do.
l'swal's Of polished mils.wh,te pearl
Curved iewsIrlean and far.
That anyLing msIht wish to own.
Are dssoiAte aud bare.
Where 10 the tenant that oucs claspsa
Thereto each ross-piLk loop.
And lived lordiins st its easss
AlAsi It's IN the soupi
The sun., 1892-02-17
affection. but an example OF such eelf-con-
troll could hardly be expected from Emperor


Mr.. MATTHEW MARSHALL. in q series OF artf.
ole, In THs NEW YoRk has been irving 70 shor that
within few years tho United states will no longer
have surplus Of wheat for export-Denrer Rpse'feua
Accuracy is q virtue in newspaper.
Mr.. MARSHALL has never written series OF
articles. or one article. on that proposition.
The sun., 1892-02-17

Keep up that rsspins cough at the peril Of bgestF
SoMn Sos. lung. and shrs.. Irsas q: .,e,.,
so!Ant vhloh cures ali coughs and colds and sms1s
sssss ~ lung oompucAttonS And throat Aila-AA
The sun., 1892-02-17

Gen. ALGER meets THE Suns attack on his
record with prompt NAL Of the story that lie
absented himself without leave from his command
Springfield ReJ.uHicun
No. no. that is more than he has dared to do.
Gen. PHILIP II. SHERIDAN and Gen. WESLEY
MERRITT both recommended his dishonorable
dismissal from the army for absence without
leave. He doesn't contradict them.
The sun., 1892-02-17
Mr.. FREDERIC r. CouDERr was quoted

Mr.. FREDERIC r. CoUDERT was quoted
yesterday In the Tribune as denying that the
Mugwump spasm over tho New York Demo-
cratic State Convention is IAN anti HILL
movement" This ute rance is charged up to
its neck with the sentiment Of respect for Mr.
CouDERT's recent eulogistic welcome Of Gov
ernor HILL to tho Manhattan Club but it won't
wash. It is rs diaphanous as Mr.. CouDEHr has
been trying to make his Manhattan speech ap-
pear for several weeks past.
The sun., 1892-02-17
A Matter OF Addre IS,

From tie IHd1,ndDoiis ynIrnaL
sent !" " "
"lsuPpose to-if 1t is properly expressed"
The sun., 1892-02-17

interruption Ii concluded. the serscant-at-
Arms will escort the Committee Of Fifty
down the front steps, and the Democrats
will proceed TO business.
The sun., 1892-02-17

"HJUT JUhtH NE"Ih IN q actOuS Mood.
From hs ST. Louhs Republic.
II the Hon. Roswell r. Flower behaves very nicei
and roosts very high during the next four months
oan 30 the ticket vicePrssidsut TO help Yves,
sru man sweep the country.
The sun., 1892-02-17

James R. Hill of tho Seventh Assembly dis,r,c, M.
been appointed to asooo clerkship In the Depar,m
Of Public Works.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-12-09
Knnpp and va Partner Foo.

KANSAS CITY, No.. Dec 3.-E II.
Knapp the messenger Of the American
express company who stolo 81, 500
from the company in Chicago, and
who was caught here yesterday by the
police, and his friend, H. w. Blood
good, the railway postal clerk whO
helped him spend some of the stolen
money, were both taken back to Chi
cago last night in charge of Superin-
tendent Keim OF tho company's agency
In Kansas City. Mr.. Kehn and the
two young men said before leaving
that the whole matter had been settled
in Chicago and the stolen money made
good and that no criminal prosecution
would follow tho young mems esea.
pada