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interest Of mankind In these closing years
OF the nineteenth century, we should say II
was the maintenance OF the peace OF Eu-
rope. We. say this in view OF the stupendous
armies resulting from the conscription sys-
tenn and unparalleled In Undergraduates
whose collision would convert q continent
into shambles. and involve an amount OF
economical and social shipwreck by the
aide OF which even the ruin caused
by the Thirty Years War would seem
insignificant. There was Just one way
In which such a collision could be averted.
and that was to regstablish the friendly ties
which connected the courts OF Berlin and
st, Petersburg during the reign OF WILLIAM
l., and so long, in fact. rs BISMARCK was
Chancellor. Tho one telling count In the
arraignment Of Gen. Won CAPRIvI inccs-
sanity pressed by BISMARCK was the fact
that since the latter's dismissal from Office
the relations OF Germany and Russia had
undergone sinister change.
II this be fact no longer II 1t be true
that tho traditional friendship OF the
HoHENzoLLERNs and the RoMANoFFs Is
about to be revived: then the war cloud
which OF late has darkencd Europe will be
dissipatcd. and the friends OF peace and
industry and commerce may take heart and
breathe again. Tho Triple Alliance threat
ened a catastrophe. because 1t provoked Il
counter combination on the part OF France
and Russia. On the other hand, tranquility
was assured by tho Drei Kaiser Bund. or
League OF tho Three Emperors: for what
powers could venture to dispute fiat
launched simultaneously from Berlin.
Vienna, and st. Petersburg By tho dissolu-
tlon OF that league Germany and Austria
have gained nothing but seriously increased
military and fiscal burdens. and the last
named power has missed tho opportunity
OF sharing in a pacific division OF tho
Balkan peninsula. There is scarcely any
hope OF expeling tho Turk from Europe
and e[rccting peaceful distribution Of the
Ottoman assets except by coalition OF tho
three Emperors. The time Is propltious
for extingUishing that firebrand. the East
ern question. for England will never strike
n blow to keep the Sultan in Constantnope
so long as she is permitted to retain pos
session OF Egypt.
If Chancellor CAPR1v1 Is in way to re-
store the historical friendship Of Russia
and Of Germany. he has rendered tre-
mendous service to his country. and it mat
ters little whether he carries his new Army
bill through the Reichstag.
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pretudices Of the newcomers. Whenever
they are aware that a white man is APP
preaching. men and women alike disappear
In the plantations, where they pluck few
banana leaves and stick thcm In their
girdles. Having thus made their toilet they
present themselves to their visitors in tho
calm confidence that. arrayed In their
leaves. they will not offend tho inscrutable
sense OF propriety OF the missionaries, who
had prescribed cotton cloths. but had been
compelled to compromise on the foliage OF
the banana plant.
These missionaries seem entirely to over
look the fact that dress Is really nothing
but matter OF custom: that millions Of
people who think tho uncovered faces Of
our women on the street are shameful, have
habits OF attire that do not accord with our
notions OF propriety: and that instilling
into the minds OF savages ideas OF indc-
corum where mono whatever had existed.
may not be. after all, the best way to i'm
prove and benefit their immortal souls.
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The News from Berlin.

II recent kilograms can be trusted. a re-
markable change has taken place in the
relations OF the st. Petersburg and Berlin
Governments. Taken by itself the visit Of
the Czarawitz to WILLIAM ii. was an incl
dent hard to reconcile with the reported ex-
tstence OF treaty of alliance between
France and Russiu But II it be true. as 1t
is alleged BY a semi-ofilcial newspaper, that
the Czarawitz denied that any such treaty
had been made. the significance OF tho visit
Is singularly enhanced. We are also told
that the German Emperor has been invited
to meet the Car at Warsaw in the course OF
the coming spring, and that meanwhile the
concentration of Russian troops upon the
frontier Of Poland has been stopped, and
that Gen. GouRKo has been summoned to
bt. Petersburg, apparently for the purpose
OF receiving fresh instructions upon the
subject, II is evident that Prince BISMARCK
believes these reports and puts tho most
favorable construction on them. for his
organ. the Hamburger Nachrichten. expresses
for the first time approval Of the diplomatic
achievements of Chancellor CAPRIvI.
" We were asked to name the paramount
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1t would be In vain to try to guess what
effect will be produced upon the minds of the
people who listen to every sermon in tho Sc
ries OF sermons to be preached on successive
SUNDAYS In n Harlem church this month md
next ihe pastor OF tho church has made an
ARRANGEMENT by which representative clergy
men ol the various Protestant denominations
snail. ono alter tho other. present tho claims
ot the denominations to which they respec-
lively belong. Tho theme of the Presbyterian
Clergyman Is 10 be why | Am Pres
byterian;' that Of tho Methodist clergy
man. why ! Am a Methodist" that of the
Baptist. why I Am Baptist" that OF
the Congregationallst. ''Why / Am a
CongreGationalist." and other clergymen
OF yet other denominations are to tell
why they belong thereto. 1t Is certainly
remarkable programme. 1t has been pre-
pared by mo Rev. DR.. CAMPBELL OF the Lex
ington Avenue Baptist Church. who is dssir-
Gus that the arguments Of the ablest defend
ers OF each and every denomination OF Prot
estantism shall be submitted to his people.
He is not in tho least afraid Of the result. He
himself is steadfast. confirmed. established.
double-riveted. and intransmutable Baptist.
and 1t is almost inconceivabe that his mind
should be any way unsettled by tho sermons
ofthe Rev. DIR. VIRGIN. or tho Rev. DIR. RAMSAY.
or tho Rev. Dr. UPHAM. or the Rev. Dr. TYLER,
or any OF the other clergymen who are to
preach In the course. But how are the ordi-
nary people In tho pews likely to be Influenced
By the arguments addressed to them by the
successive preachers OF tho disagreeing de-
nominAaonsf 10 1t mot possible that the
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TIE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM.
Additional Protcs: Against Architectural
Outrage In sinnhnttnn Square.


know why one of their costly public buildings
should DO disiigurel and converted into an
atrrhltccturai mons,rosty. That is what the
have decided to do hy accepting the idiotic
plans for the new lecture hall. witch they arc
nov nc ryns to crowd through in such haste
moving item to this extraordinary course
The Park Commiss sioners. for equally unac-
countable Reasons. havo arIuiesced in this
and .nrpear 10 nave Gtdtcate,d their proper
functions in regard to Manhattan square
which IS to be the scene "i tho proposed archi-
tectur1i nonstrosity. Why have they not
guardians OF the public squares of the city
and insisted upon the carrying out OF the orig
innl plan OF the museun building ns adopted
in lsi2. when Mr., nim,tcd, the architect OF
Central Park. was President of tho Board?
From the time the building was originally
designed TO the present day 1t has always been
should cover tho entire park. with crucform
division in the centre. One Of the arms OF tho
interior Cross was hui and has been standing
for fifteen years. fully attcstin. this architcc-
tural purpose. Now. suddenly. without public
discuss sion. without consultation with the Park
mniiSs:oncrs: and entirely ignoring Mr..
and who was rrorarly consulted at every pre-
Nlous stage of its construction and extension,
tho whole plan OF the building is to Le uban-
dnnel. and Il lecture hall Is TO lie added to 1t
building as 1t now stands.
II IT, is purpose Of the museum trustees Is
carried out. II huildinG which was to have teen
an architectural ornament Of tn. city. and on
which - large amount Of public money has
been expended is irreparably dsngurcd and
utterly, spoiled. The Park Commissioners
they propose to submit to being permanently
Superseded by the trustees OF tho museum
something certainly should be done. and
quickly. to prevent the contamination OF this
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minds OF many OF them may be thrown into
confusion. and that the faith Of some OF them
may be disturbed1 The risk must be taken
anyhow.
Another programme not less attractive. and
even more controversial In character. might
DC got up through slight change in the titles
OF the Lectures. For example. DR.. UPHAM
methodist. Why Am Not Baptist" or DR..
RAMSAY. Presbyterian. "Nny Am Not a Con-
gregatonalist." These titles OF negation
would give better opportunity for assault than
tho titles OF affirmation. But let things stand
while tho debate goes on. Sometimes truth
is advanced by debate.
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administrative practices as he had stigma
tized. 30 tremendous was the enthusiasm
elected by CAvAIaNAo's speech that Pre-
mier RIBoT was constrained to accept the
motion. although his colleague. BOURGEOIS,
covered beside him like a whipped hound.
We have never doubted that the French
republic would survive the Panama scandal,
but we have also recognized that corrup-
tlon had eaten 30 far into the core OF the
present Chamber Of Deputies that firm
hand and sharp knife would be needed to
excise the cancer. It looks as IL both hand
and knife would be forthcoming.
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squand ering tho Peoples Money.

A bill has been introduced into the Legis.
lature to compel the people OF this city to
spend S1.175,0o0 for a new building for the
free college now situated in Lexington
avenue. OF this sum 100000 Is to go for a
new site and S575OOO for the structure.
The money is to be raised by bonding the
city for the amount.
The expenditures for necessary improve
ments which the present Legislature Is
called upon to authorize in New YORK will
be many millions In tho aggregate They
are requisite for the execution Of plan of
municipal development essential to the
prosperity OF tho town. But their cost will
be heavy load for New York to carry.
At such timo 1t Is proposed to tax the
city further with the expense Of new site
and new building for n college whose
necessities are amply provided for in its
present situation. AS Commissioner GE-
RARD explained at the meeting OF the Board
of Education on Wednesday OF last week.
the institution Is not crowded where It Is.
Only about sixty out OF the six hundred
students entering 1t yearly go through
its college course and nre graduated. A
great part OF them never enter upon that
course at all. They drop out at the end OF
the Introductory or high school course.
which lasts for a single year only. The
college classes then diminish in numbers
steadily until less than threescore stu
dents are left in tho highest
1t Is for such an institution that the bill
before the Legislature loads tho people OF
this city with n debt OF Sl,175.OOO at a time
when necessary municipal improvements
Yeouire vast expenditures and when the
Board OF Education Is asking for steadily
increasing appropriations to meet the i'm
perative demand for primary and grammar
school instruction.
The only proper bill for the Legislature
TO consider is measure abollshng the
Lexington avenue college. an unpopular in
stitution, as Commissioner GERARD very
Justly described 1t. upon which S15O.0OO OF
the peoples money is already and waste
fully expended every year.
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Tho Outrage Cannot be justified.

The Ne,o York Recorders remarks In con-
demnation of the plans to add to tho Natu-
raj History Museum building In Manhattan
square. proposed by the trustees Of the soci-
ETY., will be found in another column. In thus
considering the affair Of the Natural His
tory Museum, our contemporary helps
largely also in protecting the official man
agement Of municipal affairs from subor-
dination to private influences that have no
proper place In their control.
The plan under contemplation In Its in
ception and its meaning is beyond justin-
cation. 1t never should be inflicted on tho
city in material shape. 1t should be with
drawn and changed.
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Eugene Fields Tribute 10 Phocion Howard.


We worry Ge ply regret the death of our old friend
Phoruu Howard FOR good many ycars We have
thought much more uf the old gentleman than We cared
to tell II Tom time TO time We haNS raed aud 10 kcd
at his expense 1t was because knew his worth and
thought much OF him personally for be it undersood
We never frvOl with those whom do not nike Pho
cion understood II all Whenever he to Chicago
he climbed the stairs to US and were always
glad to his ruddy face and TO hear his big CHEEKY
voice rhocion did not do much fooling himself and
perhaps that is why he did not dislike bsdinage
PhoCion Howard was one OF the old school-one OF
the few pioneers left here for long time In tho West
e utterly improyident. utterly irresponsible Ut
terly impossible. Once he mere less I'M empcr
ate hut he sopned that folly time ago Up to the
last he was generous aud self sacrificing the degree
Of fault his synpatLles were easily enlisted and his
enthusiasm and loyalty never ialtsred, Oftentimes
betrayed and imposed upon and wronged he never lost
confidence in his fellow men; his head may have
failed him in emergencies. bat PhnCtons heart was
Always ready win generous gracious. HOle
So We think al the nh man trndcry as We speak
have 10 hold ren in check II commit US 10 an
utterance Of those deeper feelings In heart which
perhaps Mou.d seem mere sentlmentaiity You Who
may not have known this kindly old soul
This world OF ours IL very beautiful and life here
sweet for in this beautiful world humanity, with its
Our OLD friend Phocion loved this world OF ours and he
loved his fellow men; and 1t 10 this love, perchance
hereafter :. 'A'
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TIE MORNING STAR,
Something More In Connection with the
Mysterious Lost ShIo.

To THE EDIron OF TIE SuN-Sir: Noticing
the interesting suggestions in your issue OF
Wednesday. among which Is one to the effect
that tho romans Of the lost ship arc those OF
the Morning Star. AN ordnance sloop." which
lyin. off the Coffee House in tho East River"
blew up in August. l17S. beg to say that this
is improbable.
Tho Coffee House. in 177S called "the Old
Cohce House." was tho Merchants Cofrce
House. which stood nt the southeast corner OF
wall and Water streets, on the site later occu-
pied by the JorUndl of Commerce. There are
| notices OF the Merchants Coffee House as carly
qs l1ii.nnd during the wax the loynlist men,
bcrs OF the Chamber Of Commerce held their
meetings there. When first erected this part
OF Water street. which pointed northward on
tho triangle known as Hanover square. was
called Queen street. or The Strand" Tho
property next westward on the same line of
ZION 10 on. GARNER at "A much earlier period
on condition OF the erection ot II wharf or
now termed u bukhend. "%"y "%h." girn. T.WI wn+ns Is
mark Of the lot on which the Coffee House
STOOD STOOD was lVl feet and some inches below the
This coffee house was called tho "Old Coffee
liopsc. t" distinguish it from ia" coffee house
built not long before The war on tho opposite
cross anglo Of Wall n:ld Water streets where
'ne r., q T"ntnI .1s co"s I!ou,n was erected
Jimnse Slii." mud there WAS n hrilg" called
The CoAcc House Bridge" whore y"nlu"s or
auctions ,wcrc held. IL" wharf or pi"r ut tho
foot oi Wall street WAS known MS Murray's
whnrt and II was here hat Washington landed
in l7S,.
Your correspondent. Mr.. Lincoln. in his in
terestinG communication. is correct in saying
that they" was cOti"" house at tho junction
OF Broad and Dock inow Pearl streets, This
anullGInE set NJ on arches at that point about
100 II Mritc from memory, WAS called the
ROYAL INchnnEr.' and Il coffee house existed
hero for short period. Lut it was OF small ro-
day ns the Coffee House. Its proprietor had
nciore k"rt tho, G"nt,eman's Coffee House.
which stool on The east side OF Hroud street
and appears in tie history OF tho Stamn nct
TROUBLES under tho sign o! the Kings Arms
Later shall enaravorto take some nnrt In
this curious investigation. A
.IoHS AUSTIN STryrSs
The sun., 1893-02-10

FINn!Ay Feb. GA resolution was intro.
dured in tho Cay Council Tonight to begin a
suit for damages. involving scvera! hundred
thousand dol lars. against the Northwestern
wells IN this county adjoining those of the city.
ana which supplies the city of Toledo with
study Of the legal inspect OF the ease by Mr.
Alexander. who introduced il. and upon his
recon nendation 1t WAS referred TO the City
favor OF vigorousl IS prosecuting the suit As
tho iocS pressure has gradually decreased. the
Northwestern Company has introduced three
immense pumps at a stntion six miles from
the city. at cost Of $4,000, in order to force
the gaI through the forty miles OF pipe, and
jnred tho city's territory. and the claim will be
male that the uso of artiilriHl means to get the
gas from under the contiguous territory Of tho
city Is Illegal Tn" question has never been
raised in the courts.
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AS befts the gallant and goodly man he

AS bcflts the gallant and goodly man he
Is. the Hon. GEORGE ZERUBABEL ERWIN. tho
Lily OF Potsdam. says that the United States
should give the deposed Queen. who. under
stand. Is a very beautiful woman. n pension"
U. subtle power OF beauty! Con. NoS SCHwARz-
BEop. tho Governor OF Alsace. in conducting
Senator ERWIN to the French frontier during
tile Potsdam statesman's European trip in
August. 1881. said: MY dear sir you will
understand Of course that there is nothing
personal In begging you to leave. but the fact
is that the cathedral people complain that
they can't start the clock"
The sun., 1893-02-10

Mr. CHARLES MITCHELL, an English CO.
lebrity widely known for tho sweetness OF HIS
language. tho mildness OF his temper, and
many other endearing young charms. is on his
way to this country. and it is said that no
means to mako It his homo. Tho coming OF
this eminent immigrant will he made as pleas
ant as no deserves. and. rs there is no law to
prevent 1t. ho will be allowed to land, But
what has he got against tho United States?
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from NE Boston Er~nihJ EsooTd.
There is considerable speculation In yacht
ing circles. now that Gen. Butler is dead. as to
into whose hands the old America will fall.
Mr.. Paul l;utler told me that he had not the
slightest idea as to whether he should retain
IT. or not. Currenr opinion in Lowell has de-
ciled that he will not. His pet hobby is ca
nong; and 4 is doubtful IL h" will change at
this day. Tho Generals last cruise by the
way. he told me. was taken with the New YORK
YACHT Club. when he sailed up with them from
Aewnort the America giving many OF the new
ynchtsa tus lie. After that he took number
ni short trips UP along the north shore. but
that was hi, last cruise.
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What is this yarn about n scarcity OF coal
In ChicaGo3 What are these tales OF cloud.
nna'inG piles in Cook county forsaken by their
occupants because thore is nothing to feed fro
WIN OF hotels where the huddling guests are
struggling to keen from freezing TO death by
p'owing on their fingers or grasping the nu-
meroms fingers OF whiskcyP How can Chicago
DO cold' Why doesn't she open tho trap door ?
IL Is generally supposed that there is plenty of
mro underneath the town. Warm up, Chicagol
ihere Is always room enough at the bottom.
The sun., 1893-02-10

The City Improvement Society Is an as
sociaton OF gentlemen whose declared pur-
pose Is to promote the good government OF
this town. by calling attention to tlemishes
and defects in the municipal administration.
The purpose OF the society is lnudable. but
moro valuable results might reward the
righteous activity Of the members IL they
were moro saGaciously directed. The follow
Ing correspondence is published by our pro-
foundly neutral. and sometimes interesting.
contemporary. the Citv Record:
- Crr IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY,"
NEw York. Jan. 10. 1898 }
"Hor TuoxAs ,. Gulor. Mayor. Ctr man,
DEAR siRi We have the honor to pr to Won tn.
following suggestions In regard to the better lighting
OF the city:
"That Columbus avenue. as we'll a. the district south
OF Warrington square for several blocks and the
ment district east and OF tho Bowery be lighted
by electricity We Furthermore beg press upon YOUR
attention the insufficient light generally furnished by
gas companies to the city In the street lamps
1--WE trust you will bavc these importan. matters
duly considered at the next meeting OF the Gas Com.
mission Very truly
CIR IMPROVEMENT SocIr-r,
y. COLLINS PUNPEIIY, Secretary"
1t is popularity OF municipal reformers
1mprovers. perfecters. and reGenerators that
they invariably part their names in the
middle. 1t is the trade mark OF the municipal
reformer. They keep their first full names. so
to speak, out Of the politics: why. no one has
ever been able to discover
The Gas Commission consists OF the Mayor
tho Comptroller md the Commissioner OF
Public Works. In answer to the communica.
tion OF Mr.. j. COLLINS PUMPELLY the Secretary
OF this Commission-his name is McCoRMICK,
and he Is not the first municipal officer bear
Ing that illustrious family designation sent
his response as follows:
81 South Fifth and Greene street. south Of
washington square. arc under contract to bs
shted by electric Lamps but the other locations men
toned in the communication OF society do not con.
tain subways for electric lighting.
~ The Mayor will not to the erection of any
additional overhead wires in tho city south OF Harlem
River.
3 In the absence Of subways ana without the use OF
overhead wires electricity cannot be utilized for pur
poses OF illumination in tho territory referred to b.
Mr., J. COLLINS PuMrElLx"
Such Is tho present condition OF the CORE
spondence between City Functionary MCCoR-
MICK and Reformer PUMpEILY. 1t is no more
than fair to say that SO far MCCORMICK appears
to have the better Of the argument Tho City
Improvement Society must try again. and may
PuMPELLY and his associate reformers have
better luck next time.
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The sentences on the Panama convicts in
Paris do not seem too severe except In the
case OF tho elder DE LEssEPs. He Is not only
~ years OF age. but has lost his mind and Is
actually no better than an idiot. For this rea-
son. we presume. that in his case the sentence
Will not be executed: but tho others will doubt
less have to serve out their time.
The sun., 1893-02-10

The Northwest is taking its annual dose
OF blizzard and snow In order to prepare itself
for tho tardy Joys OF spring. Without q large
crop OF frozen ears that favored region might
be UNEQUAL to hymning and humping itself as
the Banana Belt.
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BnowN.StouAnp failed. Journal.

This may be true in Kentucky. but elsewhere
1t Is not 80. Tho elixir OF youth Is constantly
In demand in France. and is made and sold by
various chemists. The best is supplied by the
discoverer himself and only month ago tho
Figaro attacked the Government for permitting
him to manufacture it for sale in his profess
sional laboratory in the College OF France.
The sun., 1893-02-10

Milwaukee brewery has bought the
right to soil beer at tho Chicago show. Some
arithmetical genius estimates that 90. 900 bor-
feis VIII DO swigged. However that may be,
no sane visitor will drink the sewerated water
which trickles mudlily in the Bacillarium OF
.he Mest cup OF cold pizun is more
healthful than that.
The sun., 1893-02-10
Still ON Decx.

From The Hasiinstn Evsnin9 sfav.
Mr. William Dech. the Nebraska Populist
leave his party. narrowly escaped success. 1t
is understood that Mr.. Dech would not have
elected TO Congress-. A more popular candi-
date saved him from that, fate and now an
active physician. aided and ahetted by stom-
ach pump. has rescued him from less terri
Bile ending to all earthly ambition.
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steam ana Ei-c,rie,,y In "a Tug or War.

II0Tl ne u Il1n F'TiIiOI Y 'ofL
At tho T. H. l.. works in West Lynn a few
days ago locomotive was coupled to a mann
moth electric motor. and power WAS applied
to them in opposito directions. Neither one
gained u particle for quite while hut finally.
with the aid Of sand thrown on tho track, the
locomotive came of victorious.
The sun., 1893-02-10

From, n, WIN. and Synii Ga.,,,.
THE SUS voices the sentiment OF the Dcmorratir
masses more correctly obaby than any other paper
published iEklis city