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ALGKR's BOOM
Hsa Active Hereh.es Are Pvtsss~ a
PatehNa 70 Caxer tha f,eaSka

sscnes 70 SOver the Crooke.
DETROIT. April 6-whiio thousand Of Gen.
ayers fellow citizens in the City Of the
straits look upon his Presidential aspirations
IN the light OF huge Joke. and most OF the
leaders OF his own party snicker in private
over his overlapping ambition, the General
and hi.iittle cotcrio and his organ. tho De-
troit tribune. are saving wood. BY tho nv
eraRe Detroiter Gen. Algcr Is regarded as
very good citizen. who has made nico pile in
pine land and Its product. and who Is liberal
enough TO be liked personally BY all parties. To
the eyes OF q politician. however. he is a very
small potato. He is not a man OF largo
ideas. depending generally on some Of his
trusted s advisers wheh he is 10 n tight pinch
when The Sun published his military record
ne wrung his hands In agony and sighed
aloud: oh. why is Michael not here2 He'd
trim that Bun man in good shape!" He re-
ierred to well-known editor who was In
EUROPE. and who is really the political father
OF the Alger boom. The General hoped the
matter 81 his record would be dropped after he
w wrots MS reply. but when THE SuN's charge
sp hs ne S %sss s
b oam t 20 fry t. copntsract whatever harm his
Sin 80 the Genera eneraf 'sG return from HIS Western
Dc en- renewed. One Of Ayers most intimate t ate
lis h age pe Shs s snS
staptially:
DO you know the power OF platt in New
YORK Republican politfcsY Do you know what
Matt quay has done and can do in Pennsyi.
venia? Are ron aware Of the strength Of For
ni n fnWa With Frank Hatton's, nun
who yn% have put strength into the A. ger boom
ean u upon whom tho General depends to
Dattor down the Harrison breastworks Algcr
Is "a close communication with all these willy
nntitlc1ans. and no believes they will control
me great majority Of the delegates from the
TOUR great states OF New York Pennsylvania,
Ohio. and Iowa. The General hears daily from
these leaders, and their representations nre
Ms only political stock. He strongly beiieyes
tnat II ne can secure a majority OF the dele
gates from those States he can destroy the
chances 81 Harrison and secure tho nomina-
tion and ne also realizes that II those States
re against him ut Minneapolis on the first hal
iot MS boom Is Gursted for keeps. There Is
the OASIS OF the AlGer boom"
inc Information is as straight rs II it had
come from AIger. With purses In the hands
q able liemtcnants. the Southern vote the
GENERAL believes. can DO secured. His lieu
tenants took 1t away from Sherman four years
ThS General exoects California, to hell, him.
hisn1Ean WIN Compliment him at first at least.
and thus Gen Alger expects to make o for
midabie showing on tho first ballot at Minne-
apoiis that will paralyze the Presidents sup
porters That Is the AlGer plan OF campaign,
and the only sustenance OF tho Alger boom
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SEEKING Diversion our OF Town
Trnsnfni OF FnshionnSie Folks GoSns "a
Cuwbcriand Gsp Park Tor n weeh.

Tho slow character OF the Lenten season and
the approach OF Holy Week havo already
greatly dcpopulated tho fashionable world,
but on saturday the departures are expected
To lie more numerous than on any single day
IN the entire year On that afternoon nearly
oil the fashionable people remaining In town
will leave on tho special train Of Pullman cars
Which will pull out Of tho New Jersey Cen.
trail depot ut 3 o'clock for a trip to
Cumberland Gnp Park. They will be-
tho guests OF Commander Alfred Paget,
Mr. Creighton Webb. Mr.. De Courcey
Forbes. Dr. Allan McTane Hamilton. and Mr..
Henry Holden. for ono week. at Cumberland
Gap. which will be formally opened on Mon-
day, the llth last. md which is delighttuuy
situated near the rojnt OF meeting of the Stnts
lines Of Tennessee. virginia. md Kentucky.
After q week the party Will o brought bat K TO
town by Il special train In time for service on
Ea as sunday morninR;,.
iSn Minister, and a. family. hunter ' d
alton Of Wellington s"cie,y viii be ad ds to
tho party. At Baltimore another stop will be
mall md ner"a ar , WIN II, the rarty eharcr.
Garrett with NIFTY guests. A number Of Phila.
T hs q, at BE- , sh"f Fro. on IL Sf wn
@ ' r. Of MI Mr S H'" s%h
An attractive programme has been prepared
for tn. week. AMI everything, without regard
T. cost. has boon arranged Tor be ronfor. OF
tho aW, guests who arc expected TO h" Qlnr.
tered in The I'm" now hotel called the Four
s"a.on.:., Monday viii be drv","i TO an insr"r.
iervcnins there viii baa ban mt. followed
guests viii Visit ihc F'nnace M"',ntaip a AMI
place. ending with coiilon On "Wednesday
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Er-PREs1DENT BEhRs's PENSION.
His Successor VIII Resist Payment Until
the Courts Pas Upon the Contract.


1t is believed that William II. Beers. the for.
NOR President Of tho New Y ork Life Insurance
Comrany will apply to the courts to enforce
the contract mnde upon his resignation. by
the terms Of which he was to receive S37.JOU a
year for life In consideration 1T his Sc vices In
nm advisory capacity. Mr. Beers has not re-
ccved any payment on this contract and has
demanded none. lie IL aware however that
President John A. Mccall has expressed his
determination in forcble words not 10 pay
him cent unless the courts Say that the con-
tract is binding The matter can only come
into court upon the Application Of a trustee or
policy hold':rto have III" validity OF the con-
tract passed upon. or upon Mr.. Brer,'s suit to
hav"t'i contract enforce |. Mr.. Mccall said
yesterday:
tees when tn" p"u>on was voted. to Dir. Beers
aud the cpntTar; agreed to. lf ! hat been |
should not hay voted for It. No money has
l. can paid to NJ. Bcrrs on tho contract and
none will he with my consent until ,ho yalii-
i,y Of this contract Is legally settled. My po-
sitinn is simrly tins; ! have been chosen to
this company. AMI / regard It rs my d.ty to
oruosc Il, enforcement II TIL, contract"
Mas Mr. BEERS ,rnd.,"d the ro;nrnany any
~! think" said Mr. Mccall. smiling. that
Mr.. Beers has I"en ready to render the com
rany services. 9nd would have done so II ne
had been Asked.
The cont net requires that Mr.. Beers will.
So far as his health and strength r"rmit serve
III" company an advisory rnparity.s and viii,
tie ALL AMI nsais.anrr thai Il. within his
power" II" is not 70 connect himself with
any ether comnany. In" .iher9tion he to
during ~, r"mainlrr 81, his Iiir," This Is
si 10" a" w"rss e Hetn srS:
The frst quarterly payment was due on Feb
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From going to theatres. balls. and horse
races. Methodists arc prohibited by section
242 OF the Book OF Discipline: but this section
IL disliked by many justified Methodists. and
one Of tho local Conferences now in session
has ordered that the question Of repeating 1t
shall be brought before the General Confer
ence OF the Church this year. There Is no
doubt that in these times many believing
Methodists violate the prohibitory section and
enjoy the forbidden pleasures without being
either disciplined or communicated for the
offence. They do not look upon the ballroom
as sinful. or the playhouse as wicked. or the
turf as ungodly: and they do not think that
the devil is In all the good things Of this world.
The Methodist ministers could not expel all
the violators Of section PAP without emptyng
many OF the foremost pews in the churches.
1t would seem. therefore. to DO an net OF pru-
dence on the part OF tho General Conference
to abolish section that cannot be enforced
and is not essential to Methodism.
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Tho People Arc Not Fools.

Mr.. George L. WEED. member OF the
Assembly from the Eleventh district. in
Brooklyn. WAS the only representative from
Kings who took a position on the question
NJ demonstrating the communities about New
York harbor which deserves any respect.
When the bill for referring the question
~ vote OF each Of the communities was
under consideration in the Assembly, no
oaid that his constituents were In favor OF
The proposition and had right to be con-
suited % to q subject OF 30 much concern
70 them.
For this expression and for his corre-
spending vote on the measure the Brooklyn
Eagle demanded that he should be retired
summar1ly to private life as misrerresent-
in9 the vicwy OF his constituents. No sem
ttment Ia favor OF tho scheme. 1t declared.
exists 10 tho Eleventh district.
: Mr. WILLIAM Fl. MARQUAND. a resident OF
the district. thercupon wrote letter to the
EdOk sustaining the statement Of Mr..
WEED. and as that pnpor refuses to publish
II. or at least Ias not yet published It. lie
ssnda the lettsr to THE Sun. The substance
OF what Mr.. MARQUAND snys is that Mr..
WEED correctly expressed the senti-
inent OF the district when he said the
VcOp0 WSt0 III IANVE Va bNo btuouC vi
consolidation. and that such an opinion
has boon declared by many OF them
10 both himself aud Mr.. WEED; for they
balievo that the project can be brought
about without any surrender Of municipal
Independence" rs spoken Of by the Eagle
IN It's condemnation OF Mr.. WEEDS wiae and
honest conrse. This Mr.. MARQUAHD says.
although he Is now Democrat. while Mr..
WEED is y Republican.
A test Of tho continent Of the district
might he applied by running Mr.. WEED for
election OH the consolidation Issue. Let
him hc nominated again. by all means. and
let his Legislative record on this question
10 the Issue before the people Of the dis
trict. 30 that we shall be able to see whether
he OF the Eagle represents its sentiment.
We do not believe that body OF free clti-
aens 80 intelligent and so self-respecting
would vote away tho right Of determining
for themselves how they Ehall be governed.
Tho measure for which MIR. WEED voted
simply recognized that right. 1t simply
referred the question OF consolidation to
their decision.
The citizens OF the Eleventh district
would DO unworthy Of the suffrage and OF
governing themselves II they voted to de-
prive themselves Of the right to home rule.
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triumph Of right feeling and good sense. IL
,,r<,,,ld io ro,,,,dia od AZ Aha hallok hoy

triumph Of right feeling and good sense. II
would be repudiated at the ballot box.
Nothing could be more preposterous than
| to suppose that because We have made
some Of our Territories walt some time be-
| fore we have bestowed on them the full
rights OF Statehood. we should deal In the
same way with Canada. The inhabitants OF
our Territories are the subjects Of our Fed
eral Government. possessing only such
rights as 1t sees At to give them. Tho
Canadians, on tho other hand. are freemen.
our full political equals before as well 90
after annexation. and we should well I'M
derstand that. II they offered to enter the
Union. 1t would be q question OF now or
never. and that the opportunity once missed
might never again present itself. We should
treat them with az much Difference and lib
erality as we treated Texas. which. 1t will
BIO remembered. had been an independent
republic for eight years before 1t was ad-
mitted to the Union. To Texas we made
some extraordinary concessions, Including
tho right to divide itself at Its own discre-
ton into five States. and to acquire cor
responding representation in the United
States Senate. The privilege has never
been exercised. and we mention It only to
show how differently we comport ourselves
with regard to the admission Of an inde-
pendent commonwealth on the one hand.
and with reference to the admission Of one
OF our own Territories on the other.
That the public debt OF the Dominion
Government would be assumed by this
country and incorporated with the national
debt Of the United States is a matter Of
course. Why not? Would not the Cana
dians. transformed into American citizens.
be doing their part through taxation to pay
the interest on the whole public debt thus
consolidated? On the other hand. We could
not bo expected to assume the municipal
debts contracted by Canadian cities. But
Indirectly VIC should help to pay them.
through the tremendous increase Of Cana
dian population and prosperity which would
ton OF the provincial debts might present
some difficulty. and indeed this Is the only
point which would require mature consid-
Grafton and concessions on both sides. It
Is probable, however. that II the Canadian
provinces would. in their collective capac-
ity, do what Texas did. make over to US
certain portion Of the outlying public lands.
VIC might deem 1t expedient. and even
profitable. to relieve them Of their pro-
vincial debts. and thus enable them to start
fair In their new political career.
Let the Canadian Liberals pay no heed to
the sour representations OF their Tory
opponents. but give ear to US. who are their
friends Let them once carry Canada on an
annexation programme and they may be
certain that its futilment will encounter no
obstruction on the part Of the United States.
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Let Him Hide Himself.

DR.. PARKHuRsr said yesterday that he
intended to go into the country In the
afternoon for vacation.
1t was q wise intention. He ought to
seek the solitude OF desert where he can
hide himself from the sight Of decent men.
The whole community rises In revolt
against his proceedings in II house Of evil
resort as told in tho sworn testimony at the
Sixth District Court yesterday. given by
actual and friendly witnesses Of his dis
graceful behavior.
Within our memory an exhibition Of tur-
pitude 30 revolving has never before been
made by professed Christian minister.
Yes. out OF respect for public opinion. II
not in abject shame. let DR.. PAaKHuRsT
hide himself from the sight OF menl
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To Iur Enron IuE SrH'i'3 All the ln''e! States
are now iut.rrs'" IN the spccr's Of he tolnInbia
Expo,tiou .,tl ~ u ma al rcN,w New York bay
and every Effort II, Il be made ~ pnpgnriai the coun.
try with foreign u,'ionS Columbus sailed from the
mort of ruo. A,u AGg D. lS.i!, nni ilrre are to
he tmpusug ceremonies there on ihAl anniversary by
ali tina nav! 4, /. " ''l"5
Whnt ma rs m"re hitins han That The IIte
State. a.. Trrr"rrn rd thcrr I'ret al new
crnisrr, ma r command Of SENIOR cheer Il the
nnyyv n,r Nliliral bancroft EhrraH, has under ma
cO,nnun mud 'iiH'rly available ~" our tes
shiIs tie 1T hdalph n. NrMar". Cun'"'a. monitor
Man ,Ornluua ana lynantrr N"-nNiJ1. 10 which can
b. adj ir,l m dr.patch vessel Ia pau mas uaslI my
Heel ma 80 Nitericans N0u Il he rrunt II
II ,Urr.r lrrs not rrluT" Hf.siU,+u' 20 -foS low
much Meter Il woHd D." Ia rIp"v iu"' ru % iAero
than ave thcn sp,Hd the suHIE,r uums Our coast.
MN NUEA, Aprl a. AL.
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angels Of heaven. Even II the Church be
ablo to save one Of tho fallen only. It full
nls Its mission and manifests the law and
spirit OF CHRIST by making the effort.
DR.. PARKHuRsr may be ablo to betray to
human punishment a hundred times as
many OF those poor women by melting
them to the exhibition OF degradation; but
the angels OF heaven cannot rejoice. He
filings his victims deeper down into hell in
order to crafty his desire TO witness their
sin and shame. It is the devils who shout
with glee. Tho angels can only weep over
tho depths to which the depravity Of man
can descend.
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Redemption and Punishment.

Tho annual report OF tho Margaret
Strachan Homo for Fallen Women shows
that 4s1 OF these unfortunates were ad-
mitted to the institution last year. and 267
OF the number left It's protection to fill stu
atoms obtained for them. All Of the rest,
with tho exception Of - still remaining In
or cared for otherwise.
This Is tho Christian method OF dealing
with tho Magdalens Of society. It Is a
Christian method Of combating All evil
which now exists. and hss always existed
under Christianity no less than under pa
ganism. A compared with tho whole num-
Der Of these unhappy creatures. those who
are rescued by such means from . life OF
vice arc undoubtedly few. Probably. too. a
very considerable part OF those thus raised
up fall back again.
There IL law. determinable to some de-
gree by statisticians. which regulates their
number proportionately TO the whole num-
Der Of women In q community and the
prevailing conditions Of its life. They tend
to conRregate In the centres OF popula-
ton. going thither from smaller COM
munities In order the better to hide their
shame from those who know them.
and because the floating population
Of great city affords the best opportuni-
ties for their vicious trade. A city like New
York. therefore. contains not only its own
natural average Of these wretched crea-
lures. but also such outcasts from all parts
Of the Union and tho world. As DR.. LIEF
FNawRLL shows by comparison OF Eng
lish statistics In bis book on illegitimscy.
which we reviewed quite recently. while
crime. considered - trade or profession.
fourishes most In centres OF populs-
ton. tho proportionate number OF lleRiti-
mate births Is smaller In urban than rural
communities. The city suffers because OF
the oouptry's load Of immortality. Tho vice
generated In the country Ia shifted on the
city's shoulders; and. moreover. pursued as
. trade. Its custom comes largely. II not
chiefly. from outside the city also. Tho
strange woman OF the town finds her most
profitable field among the strangers So
journing In the town.
Tho problem Of dealing with this evil is
accordingly most serious In great city
like New York. Here. 40 In Ill the capitals
OF tho civilized world. experience shows
that the police. no matter how efficient. can
only regulate II. They cannot eradicate It.
In every one Of them 1t exists and fourishes
under the eyes Of the police. 1t has Its
seats. also. hard by churches; aud they can
resist 1t only by religious teaching. charity.
and example. It 10 only ono Of the many
suises taken on by the old enemy. the devil.
The method OF undertaking the rescue Of
the fallen pursued by the Margaret Strn-
chan Home Ii In strict accordance with the
spirit OF Christianity. Even II II 10 success
full proportionstely to small extent only.
It Ia In obedience TO the Christian doctrine
that tho redemption Of even single sinner
y a. OCCASION for rejoicing among the
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Our Metropolitan Poets.

A correspondent whose signature shows
that by birth he Is an italian, puts to us
this searching question: How many poets
are there In New York city2
We answer that Mr.. PORTER has not
given us q census OF the poets OF this
city. and II he had who would conflde
In lt9 There are not 80 many poets here
as some people may suppose. We doubt
whether. leaving out sonneteers. there
are moro than eight or ten thousand
Of them, all told. including epic poets.
as we'll as lyric. dramatic. elegiac.
cosmic. amatory. macaronic, bucolic. comic,
idyllic. pastoral. and orphic poets. besides
dithyrambists. We make this guess at the
number. but our estimate Is not mere
guessing. for It u based partly on tho
statements OF book publishers. partly
on our constant study Of about 1000
papers and magazines Of all sorts that
arc printed here. and partly on the manu-
scripts that are daily received and welcomed
In The Sun Office. We assure our italian
correspondent that, unless he bs very ex-
pert consumer Of poetry. he cannot master
one per cent. Of the amount Of 1t that
rolls from the presses which are perpetually
fed by our eight or ten Thousand poets.
Some Of this poetry 70 meritortous. as care
full readers Of THE Sun are aware: much Of
IL Ia poor. or even had. or abominaable.
We urge our correspondent TO read only
poetry OF the best kind. That kind will ele-
vnte his soul. while the other kind Is sure to
weaken his brain and nervous system.
We sre proud Of tho fact that New York
has a. many as eight or ten thousand poets.
The real greatness Of city can always be
measured by its output Of poetry. In the
days OF Grecian glory. Athens was hiy-
ing place and swarming place Of poets: and
We still have long roll Of the names Of
tho chosen ones. though the memory Of
many hundreds has persisted. In the times
OF Roman grandeur. there were enough
poets in the city Of Rome to make cohort.
II not legion: and We still preserve the
works OF scores OF them. In this way wo
might 60 down through later ages making
reference to shining cities other than
Venice and Florence. Lisbon and Barcelona.
Give us any dty's roll Of poets and we will
tell that city's rank among the powers Of
the world and Of time. What. then. Is the
rank Of Now York;
Can We publish list Of tho eight or ten
Thousand poets In tho city, We cannot.
The printing Of such list would stir up
jealousy and rancor. would imperil the
public peace. and might oven harass the
metropolitan police force. In whose ranks
there is at least one passable poet.
We assure our correspondent that there is
always room here for new poet. for more
poets. II be himself has in him the stun Of
which tho poetic immortals are made. he
may yet shed moro glory upon tho city
than Is shed by all the millionaire between
tho Battery and thu Harlem.
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WASHINGTON. April G.-The President has
RENTED the unexecuted part OF the sentence
of First Lieut.. James NJ. Swift. Ninth Cavalry.
US. A. Lieut.. Swift was tried by court martial
In June. 1891. on the charge Of duplicating his
pay vouchers. borrowing money and falling to
pay it. &c. He was found guilty and sentenced
by the court martial to dismissal from the
gated tho sentence TO n reduction in rank. so
that Lieut.. swift was put ut the foot of the list
Of First i,ieutcnants. to remain for five years:
will be in the line VI promotion from Aprll =
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Tho Herald objects to Chinese immlera-

Tho Herald objects to Chinese immlgra-
ton because tho Cinnamon do not believe In
our religion" but are pagans. Let us look at
the American religion" We have in the
United States number Of powerful religious
Systems. including Professionalism in all its
varieties. Catholicism. and judaism: while we
have here Also 1t must be admitted. Q very
large number OF people who are devotees OF ir-
religion. some OF whom are organized In So
cieties OF agnosticlsm. Then We have Faith
Curists. spirtualists. Ghost Dancers. Sohwein-
furthites. Normons. Mumbojumbolsts and
what not. Truly indeed. the heather Chinee.
whether Buddhists. Confuciusites, or Mug
wump Taoists. would ind 1t hard to pick out
the American religion by travelling over this
country In JosEPH's coat OF many colors.
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where 10 s,ud'ou. Men Com. u~s
Eorh Ils'a, E..ni,g R.nJ.

WA told ye.t"rdny ,yn prominent base.
standing that the u!"ni rrs ri tho different
srGrtinG clnnsm - liar ;,t,d n4ye IN srcirty, 10Th
Ter .! III" g ew. tint viii give hlm an crtr,'e
into H." vn'y highest social circles. They arc
Looked nlun as tho choice few Thon the foot
shcrod ~ quite so high u social standing as
is the raw: Then the nnsnl oil mcH CON" lnst.
e. ".ursr ne tH.r latter enjoy n " nS v.ry
select circle. This soonls Ike reg Mar ieudsi
SYSTEM
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Senator PEFFERs bill for pensioning the
people ut largo. changing the nature Of things
IN general. and establishing the lawful equlli-
brium all over the country. has been sat upon
by the senate. The bill has served purpose.
In showing tho breadth. depth. and levity OF
PEFFEBs brains.
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In signing the bill which formally author
lies the women OF this State to vote for School
Commissioners. Governor FLOWER has filed an
explanatory memorandum. in which he says
that the bill morely extends tho provisions OF
an existing law under which women are snti-
tied to vote at school meetings. Tho new
measure is IN direct and specific terms. salts
factory to advocates OF the extension OF female
suffrage. whom Governor FLOWER has repeat.
eddy favored. and who are rejoicing over his
act In this oase.