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The establishment of dali y newspaper
In Toronto as the special organ of annexa-
ZIONIST sentiment indicates better than vol
umes of vague report the progress making
In the Dominion toward manifest destiny
II the Toronto Sun is conducted with brains,
courage, and fidelity to its main purpose
OF existence. no new journal on this hem
isphere has a brighter future In sight.
The great movement OF the next few
years is to be tho movement for tho polti-
cal union of the two Kindred nations of the
Western continent. The field for agita-
ton, for argument. and for effort Ia princi.
pally north OF the border. Our Canadian
friends may bo assured thnt while public
sentiment on this side OF the line may re-
strain itself from violent dem onstr alton on
account Of motives of 'irlicary not neces-
sary to exp!nin. it will be fully prepared TO
meet each Sep of advance toward the inevi-
table and impending consunma,ion.
The Toronto SIC, can do much 10 make
history. and 1lfE StN extends 20 its new
Canadian namcsakc the greeting Of good
will und good wishes. May It shine from
now on until the day OF the union
The sun., 1892-12-23

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: In tho
tompest- in a-teapot row over the dinner to
Col Cavnnagh have partly. perhaps. through
my own disncinntion to talk-been placed in
n false position regarding my letter to Gen.
Martin T. McMahOn
1t has appeared ms II I had insisted upon
presiding ut the dinner solely because was
entitled to by being the ranking officer. In
justice to mysel! and in Difference to Gen.
McNahon. think this should be said II tho
committeeo' nrransem ents had asked permis-
sion to 90 outside Of the Board OF Officers to
get rr"si.linG officer for the dinner would
hy the E)nrd. Instead Of this, they invited
Gen, McAIahon without authority. Even hen
would not have ncted. hut was urged to do
So Ivy u majority of the officers Of tho reg ment.
In taking this action no disres pact WAS meant
to Con Mcmahon. and no one regrets more
than that he was placed in such u position
] should have forfeited the respect OF the OIL :.
ccrs OF the SiNty-ninth I.cgiment had acted
differently, JAMES MOEAN.
DEC. oo 1892.
The sun., 1892-12-23
Judge Mnynnrd's RcnppointInent.

After the action OF the Legislature last
winter in rr,ync I'd 10 the memorial of tho Bar
Association of this city concerning Judge
ISAAC II. MAYNARD of the Court of Appeals.
II was absurd to suppose that the Governor
would hcc,i the renewed remonstrancc Of
the same body Of lawyers against keeping
Judge MAYNARD on the bench. To appoint
some one else rather than Judge MAYNARD
to succ. ed Judge ANDREWS. who becomes
Chief Judge Of the Court of Appeals on the
first Of January would lie FOR the Governor
to stuitiv himself and reflect upon the
Legislature.
And whatever opinion may be- entertained
concerning. the acts Of Judge MAYNARD
which have been tho subject Of SO much
criticism. il should be remembered that
tlius" acts preceded his appointment to the
bench. tnd that his presence there as Il
Judge has been Of the very greatest public
advantage.
He has manifested In his judicial opn-
ious a degree Of ability SO marked rs
tn enii:lr him. after les than II years
service on the bench of the Court of Ap-
pcals. To rank among the ADLER Judges Of
that high tribunal: and it seems certain
that with increased experience in the court
lc will continue to grow in distinction and
usefulness
The sun., 1892-12-23

Ministers have lost public confidence, and
the whole governing machinery Is from the
same cause thrown out OF gear. a Commit
tee OF Safety may become prop OF republic
can institutions. The hopes OF monarchl-
cal reaction were crushed by such u COM
mittee in 1893. and. although there are
nine monarchists In the present investi-
eating committee, they are vastly outnum-
bered and outweighed by the unfllnching
republicans who support the Chairman.
NJ. BR1ssoS.
tits certain that the moment the RIBoT
Cabinet is beaten. the bill to invest NJ. BRIs-
SONS committee with judicial powers will
be carried In the Chamber OF Deputies. and
IL will be extremely dangerous for Presi-
dent CARNoT and the Senate To attempt to
thwart tho will OF the popular branch Of the
legislature. Should such an ill-advised at
tempt be made. the machinery and the pro-
text for II revolution would be ready: but
even then 1t would be probably revolution
not agains; the Republican party, but with
in II. The form Of government would stand.
but most Of the men conspicuously nssoci-
atcd with l. since 1877 would be swept away.
The sun., 1892-12-23

There seems to have been an error in the
cable despatch which arrived hero from Paris
yesterday evening In regard to the duel be-
between DERouLEDs and CLEMENcEAu. Gen.
SAussIER refused to act as arbitrator in
the matter. and tho idea Of arbitration"
says the correspondent. was everywhere
ridiculed as an evidence OF cowardice on the
part OF NJ DERoULEpr."
1t is safe to say that 1t was ridiculed no.
where. except. perhaps. in some stupid quar-
ters whore the parties were ignorant OF the
thing to | o arbitrated-a matter with which IL
DEEouLEpE could have about as much to do as
the writer OF that despatch. He was simply in
the hands ofhis seconds. who. naturally enough.
worked for his best interests in tho affair: and
the question to be decided was. not how to get
out of the fight but which one OF the princi-
pals had tho right. under the somewhat COM
plicated circumstances. to the choice OF arms I:
and that was oil of the arbitration.
Tho duel may be foolish or som ething worse {:
hut any one who has taken tho trouble to look
into til" record Of the thing during tho past
two or three years has found in 1t very little
room for ridcule. Notwithstanding the De-
RouLEDE-CLEMENCEAu duel turned out to be a
sort OF GAMBETrA MARX TWAIN affair.
The sun., 1892-12-23

Preliminary steps Toward n General Over.
hauling Of the Lnws.

w,sy,xorov D., 90 o-s.or.,. r-
"Aehis',os. ooo ooere'aty lracys
recommendation In his annual report OF q
general ovcrhaullns of the laws relative to/
,ns rum anu .n par sa ,"u pe'sonhe Oh tae navy:
has taken the form OF resolution. reported
By Chairman Herbert from the House Naval
Conmittee which nrovides th,t IN. -.
shall be done during the coming Congress re-
cess by Joint committee composed OF thrce
hi, .and,mr % S.ct,on .r'.s.n,a.lves: ant ,s n
Statutes has also been introduced by Mr.. Her.
hort In tho Houso and Mr Cnmsron a. ,h.
uer. III ,me @ iiouHo ""' N''' ,"r'eron IN ths
Senate. Tho statute so amended would give
naval officers the same privilege already ac.
.o'uou o,.n.,n ."I n ..t,uo a,,au h"mey
of faithful service. in the discretion OF tho
prssident IA nromotion In Tho navy has 49,
~ilee.aon, ~ 40 rto",oeivn III VIC navy mas oeen
practically blocked Tor the past ten years. and
inc o,d nnv atom IN ,no dirocsion -, r.,,sr, s,Im
.ue o'u. my esop III .'o u''uGon y. renev,ne
the stRGnation would certainly add to the effl-
cheney OF the service. such law would bs
The sun., 1892-12-23
A Free Trader on Mugwumps.

The Galveston Np,rs. a journal which
longs for free trade more than the hart
for the water brooks. and has seemed to
have much MuGwumpcry In its views OF
things. prints long letter from somebody
In Washington. possibly the amiable Col,
ALEXAND DER HECTOR BELO himself, assault
ing tie Mugwumps with sincere muscular
ity. II have bsen free trader for great
many years." writes this correspondent,
but there are certain free traders or tariff
reformers whom he cannot abide. He looks
upon that celebrated school OF good breed
ing. the Reform Club OF this town. with aver
sion. He makes some very sensible re-
marks about these Reformers. and Is nat
urally led into some general views OF the
Mugwump squad:
do not object to people being reformed in either
morals views, but become wesried when they srs
ossnatous In their reformation and dctatorinl in the
carrying out or the principles which they have 70
lately learned to recognize right And nearly every
one u these very loud young and men are Mug.
wumps
"A AAuRwump Is man who has left ono OF the great
parties anu has yet not reached tho other He stands
out between tho two shaking his hst at the has
left and railing at the ono no must enter lie curses
the one he threatens the other e tells tho party In
font that he left tue one behind him because IL
did not do as he desired and he demands
that his desires be harIened to by .hs one in
front lie carries PASpoRAs box OF trouble
TO the party lie is going to- and he demand, that bs
allowed to smash the top and turn its contents loose
without any objection or protest. since have been
Washington have met IN all what might be con sid
cred large covey OF this bird have been particular
to notice them and can tell the readers Of the Ntes
uthfully that have yet to hear one OF them fail
say something sneerngly of tho Democratic party
when the occasion offered True they vilfy aud abuse
the Republican party But their coarseness In this is
pleasant by the side OF their at the Democratic
party. have studied these people aud know them
They all now for tarin reform To that extent
they are in sympathy with the Democrats but no fur
ther. Does anybody for q moment believe that they
believe In the rights OF the States: Does any one
lievc that they believe In other tenss Of the party
AK one OF them. and on word you viii get snser.
INK laugh for pains the late dinaer Of the Re.
form Club they were the msuAgers and with brutal.
iy that incomprehensbs on tue part OF tho people
who have had the advantages OF All education. they
The sun., 1892-12-23

To IHE Ep'roR or TuT sry-Sir: went to the Garden
Theatre yesterday afternoon to chase three
al evening perrormanc OF Robin Hood this week
was told by the man at the bONofics window that the
beat seas lie had were In the third from
the back. As I turned away TO leave the place,
arothrr man whom recognized being IN
the box Office (at the time | asked for seats
at the window stepped out and offered mo
seats IN the second or third row from the front.
an HGNhn" over the regular rates Of course Needless
tosay, did iot purchase t"u. The question as to
where TIE extra half dollar would have gone had pur.
chased the seats. immediately arose In my mind II
certainly look I'd As II II would have gone back u the
box Once Orchestra chairs at this theatre So
or inoru Than any other theatre ~ the o;y hr!-,t
except DalyS where nothing III tic WAY Of ticket
speculation is allowed Non win "hiiyc ne II Won III
pft III" facts as they are wiha view prevent anl
hing of thus kind happening again. 4 q.
The sun., 1892-12-23
Cathedral OF ~. John.

Iiom III, Hn'on Hr,dd
Next Tuesday will h. Of the most memorahi" iaNs
IN New York that the Protestant Church hn, hu""n
II will be the laying of the corner s'or o.. in" dir
dral Of IT John the Divine TIL. hrs' frul Sep IN the
building oi great lro"si cathedral, NOT merely u
Bishops church. not merely place where great masses
sl"us cditce. IN which AL the groat interests "l TIC
community so far as they come within the radius Of
liz religious life, are considered and treated VIII he
taken Bishop Potter has risen TO hi, lars central
idea and has awakened the people Of New York To some
understanding OF what can be done The idea is great
and noble one We hintel At It the other day in the
idea of civic church Ia represent the Pilgrims at
Plymouth.
The sun., 1892-12-23
THE ToBAcco-FLAroR1Na CASE
Formal Areumant for an Injunction Made
Before Justice Lawrence.

hefOrc Justice Lawrence.
When the case OF Baldwin Brothers Il Co.. who
want their former EN- ploy ees. John BolGer and
Albert Won Micheroux, restrained from maxi
ing and selling q tobacco favorinG. was heard
before Justice Lawrence Of the Supreme Court
yesterday. W. D. Guthrie. in his argument in
behalf of the plaintiffs. attacked their partner.
George B. Seymour. who is joined with the de-
fendants.
He accused Mr.. Seymour Of collusion with
them in stealing the Baldwins secret process.
and declared he was the real defendant in tie
case. As proc; of Seymour's completely with
the defendants Mr.. Guthrie said that. although
he surerintended tho experiments made ~
Folger when employed by Bn nldwin Brothers
& Co. and had then declared the favorin2
extract to he the result OF his own ahors lie
now says he lad nothing to do with its inveu.
tion and declares Bolger to be the inventor u
the secret process.
W. J. Gaynor OF Brooklyn. for tho defence.
said the cont roversy was whether Boic"r. hav-
ing served his torn with the Badwns. was
prohibited from using the methods OF his own
discovery which he had employed while hs
was in their service.
Affldavits sustain in the arguments % coV1.
sci wore haded in for Judge Lawrenco's con.
sideratiou.
The sun., 1892-12-23

The English literary organ. the Author.
America should provide it's own literature
for itself" America should provide itself with
Just such books AS II needs. without caring
where or when they wcre written. Art is
universal. We are the heirs OF all the ages
We tako tho works OF the great authors OF
Greece and Rome. AS all other civilized coun-
tiles fake them: md also the works of me-
dinval authors. and likewise the worthy works
OF modern authors OF all the races and ma
tions OF tho world We gather them In and
use them for our Information: wo criticiso
them and bettor their instructions. The
American mind Is truly cosmic.
Yet. Tor all that, we aro getting up lttera-
turo OF our own, vast and voluminous original
anu valuable. dealing with every branch OF
knowledge. and illustrating all the faculties
and forces OF tho mind OF man. Look at the
big catalogues Of new American books that
are issued by our publishers this year! 1t
would take lifetime to road these books. read
ing on the eight hour system.
We tell tho .iuUtDr that America. by which
we mean this great. glorious. and prolific re-
public OF the Unitci States, is providing a
literature Of It's own for itsrlf," u literature
which resembles Niagara Falls. the Rocky
Mountains. the corn and cotton folds, tho sun
shine and tho breeze. the electric fluid and the
mystic forces. the soul Of freedom and the
genius OF Democracy. the loves OF tho people
and the life OF New York! And all that we
have to say to the .iuthOr upon this subject Is.
Don't YOU forget 1t!
The sun., 1892-12-23
A Slight Accident Interrupted the wsrk, hut
II VIII Soon Re Continued.


Tho hrst test OF the Gordon disappearing
gun carriage was begun at the Sandy Hook
proving grounds on Wednesday. but was In
terrupted BY an accident. q crosshead Of one
OF the plungers breaking after the first shot.
Tho Gordon carriage is In competition with
the pneumatic disappearing carriage. which
was satisfactorily tested on the same grounds
In August. Unusual interest is felt In the
Gordon carriage. as the inventor. Capt Cor
don. is An army officer. His invention has re-
ceved especial attention from the Ordnance
Bureau.
Wednesdays test was made under direction
Of the inventor. and Major Comfy Of the Board
OF Ordnance and Fortincation and Capt.
Fran Heath. com mandinC officer at the
proving ground. On the carriage was mount
ed tho same 10-inch gun used in the Angus,
tests The first shot was for the purpose Of
noting the recoil The recoi broke tie cross
head on tho plunger for the reaoon. Capt.
Gordon explains that he neglected to storo
the air chamber with sufficient air. This in
no wise. he says. indicates any defect in tho
mechanism. The damage will be repaired as
soon as possible and tho tests resumed.
Considerable work is gong on Mt the rrov.
ing grounds. The Abbott gun lift In the con-
crete fort has recently been satisfactorily
tested. dynamos are being placed for lighting
tho concrete fort, and a 12-inch gun is ben!.
removed from the fort for TRANSPORTATION to
Chicago, whore 1t will be exhibited at the
Worlds Fair
The sun., 1892-12-23
ABANDONING LOWER CiLIEOENi4.
Tho EuGlIsh Syndicate Allows Its tonces-
sion Of 5000, 900 Acres to Lapse.

SAN Francisco. Dec. 22.-rrivate advices
from London say that the English syndicate.
OF which Sir Edward Jonkinsor. 4. e. b.. is
President. called tho Mexican Land and Colo-
niZation Company. has decided to abandon its
vast enterprise in Lower California. allowing
q concession Of S.OO0.O00 acres Of fertile land
to lapse to the Mexican Government. This
syndicate. composed OF wealthy residents ot
London. lont several hund "cd thousand do.
lars to the original concessionarie.. taking an
assignmp pnt Of the vast land franchise.
rohold tho land II was necessary to build a
railroad from san Quentin, Lower California.
to Yuma. Ariz.. 300 miles. Part Of this was
huilt and the who!" route was surveyed An
irrigation system WAS planned and consider
apl" land was sold. The steel rails, arc
covered with grass and tho con nSirn"tlon lor"-
motives are rusting away. An officer ~ i's
syndicate now here says that III" roah won,I
have been completed. though IA" cost ""Glt
have been heavy. but for the Barring ft.Urs
The concession thus thrown awny was - h.rs
had an autonomous government, hN' InTio
was more than mere rumor in -" o'vfE ~
It was to afford England an"'h"r nhWI ~
tion on the Pucilc. II is imported iha, -
Huntington intends 10 take ~ tue 'h'''!''''
The sun., 1892-12-23

DIR. D. Jonosco has complied stat sues con-
cerning trees which M" struck ny 's"'hinH'
and arrives attlclo,lowuG It"Festing concln-
sions, whirh are siyHr in tn" last issue OF 'hs
El.r,rncn1 va, .. It has been sHfhoseu lorhlo
TINA tbat rol,alu hrnl- o!'rccs arc PARTICULAR
,r .,,i,.c, I, ,'.-truriion by lightning. while
o,h.r, are GDirn rec from danger, Among
~, u,.,.i. ri,c nlk. ami among the latter no
n,rrc, 81 Ne-tlgatlon of this statement iei
H.; H. ~ A. i,rr 10 tho following conclusions
Wv ,"', i .h potential electrical discharge al
E,ui, I'd 'rrcs may be subject to destruction
.y"ni nuhtuing. Trees containing oils are i'Ss
si.IlrT to le struck. those containing very
much oil beng protected tho most; i.i:ht-
,iur appears 10 prefer those trees which roh-
taln oi' t" n slight d-gre" only. n summer.
The quantity OF water ,rontanri ~ NE Irt"s
las no effect on their liability I" Elm. struck,
Dead limbs Of trees OF those containing s'hfrh
as we'll as OF those containing on are phT'irl'
iariy subject To- being struck. 'amnunl, tarh;
ana leaves do uo alter tie r"H9uulNhy p'
trees The nature OF the, Hpl! mas ~ COZ, , e.,
tion with tho irruuency q. destruction VI '"'
trees by lightning"
The sun., 1892-12-23
1t is said that Chicago is to have m OBJ

1t is said that Chicagois Is to have IN " OBJ
servation wheel" revolving OH a shaft sup
ported BY two towers 125 feet high. There
will be rooms on It. and visitors will
speak. When not in motion It can be
used as a hotel 1t seems an excellent idea.
Tho only criticism we would make is that
125 feet Ia not high enough up to get air In
Chicago. hotel on towers 1.50O feet high
would be beyond the region OF eternal smoke.
Thev view would lie hetter. and tho odors Of Cook
county would come up as a caress instead of a
blow. We believe that a series o; balloon
hotels has been proposed. hut an aerial wooden
hotel would he more popular A Chicago man
has no thoughts OF heaven that don't include
an elevator
The sun., 1892-12-23

failed. Mr. DuRBoRow will try to con-
tent himself with Bureau OF Roads
Secretary Rusx warmly favors the PROPOSE
tion.' You bet nina to q million he does
We knew when JERRY got after the horses that
II was only question Of time when he would
get after the roads He will be bowling for
Bureau OF Wheel Grease ere the groundhoe
comes out for another observation. JERRY
has the clouds above the earth. wants the
roads on the surface OF tho earth. and IL he
had four years more OF office would ask Con-
gress to establish Bureau for the Acclima-
tion of SRlamanders in Sheol
The sun., 1892-12-23
S,to;. New CIty Charter.

The r"rort that it is proposed 10 if'N'
New York city with an entireiy now CHATTER "'
the coming session OF III" Legs "''Es "''
brought 10 the attention OF Mayor'c'er' ''"''
yesterday. i,
"IInow Of no such proposition sA'' w.
"Thrrc seems to be no necessity FOR a new
c,,rtn, and l. for one. would be- "prnsea %
one Ths present charter Is eAtr"me,y p',t,
hie and adaptable, OF course, ~ pnsntis pro~tiss
W.nJ.d anJ / do not imag me- that 1t Will ~
AMENDED TO any greater extent by the c9m,ns i..
Legislature than it has been oy PAST A''"
lRturAA"
The sun., 1892-12-23

The Hon. WILLIAM ALFRED PErFER OF
Kansas saddened the hours In tho Senate yes
terday with continuation Of his serial in
favor of the Anti-Option bill. Mr.. PETER is II
kind man. and would like to see trsnsconti-
mental railroad running through every farm in
the Sunflowcr State but no is an incurable
victim OF the whiskers habit which prevents
his getting a correct view OF anything.
The sun., 1892-12-23
The Only Fight in Sight.

Our esteemed contemporary. the Utica
Observer. always a most ardent supporter
OF MIR. CLEVELAND. and now with impartial
Democratic partsanship an advocate OF
EDWARD MURPHY. the manifest choice OF
the Legislature. for Senator. permits itself
to suggest that because Mr. MURPHY's en-
emies allege that as n Senator he would
"opposs Mr.. CLEvELANDs appointments
and policy" he would do well to express
himself upon the question in tho way OF
contradiction.
We suggest to our contemporary to brace
up. We feel that we can say in behalf OF
Mr.. MURPHY that his first idea in politics
is not to open his own mouth because
Mugwumps begin to chatter. But what In
the name OF nonsense is there to swell an
expectant Senator with the thought OF be-
ginning his career with war upon the Ad.
ministratlon which has just como into Office
In the name OF his own party2 That aues-
tion must be answered before we can sup
pose such an idea to have entered Mr.. MUIR
Phys head. The idea is absurd
The only conflict in sight is that which
the confirmed nnti-Dcmocrats hope to re-
new with greater fury than ever against
the organized Democracy in this State, by
getting under their own control the i'm
mense political influence with which Mr.
CLEVELAND is to be intrustcd ate. the 4th
OF March. They are SO crazy for the over
throw and humiliation of the New York
Democrats rs 10 be ready to confer the tro-
phy of fSenatorial victory upon CARL ScHURz,
the foremost beneficiary left in active life
OF the vil!ainy pructised upon SAMUEL J.
TILDEN and the Democratic party in 1875.
II Mr.. MURPHY shall go to Washington
to represent the Empire State in the ma
tional Senate. he will 20 as the same loynl
Democrat he has always been. from whom
there is no need OF explanation. apology,
denial. or assertion whatsoever.