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The erring.brother experiment. we be-
| lieve, has not been tried by any maker OF
| Cabinets since the late Mr. HAYES called
Judge DAVID M. KEY from the bosom OF the
| Democracy into the Republican council
| chamber. sixteen years ago next month.
| That experiment was not satisfactory
either to Republicans or to Democrats. but
Judge KEY was not the man that Judge
GRESHAM is. Independently OF political
considerations. WALTER QU1NToN GRESHAM
would be valuable to any Administration.
Everybody may not remember that he
has held two Cabinet Offices already. He
has been Postmaster General. and he has
been Secretary Of the Treasury. The Inter
post he held for four days under President
ARTHUR. Immediately after the death Of
Judge FoLaER. Both as Postmaster-Gen-
eral and as Secretary OF the Treasury he was
Republican Stalwart Of the Stalwarts.
Everybody may not remember. also. that
Judge GRESHAM was a strong supporter OF
the third term for Gen. GRANT in 1880. As
IL Stalwart and imperialistic Republican. he
saw no objection to the election OF Presi-
dent who had already occupied the White
House for eight years.
The conversion Of Judge GREsHAM to gen.
uine. true blue Democracy Is perhaps one
OF the most distinguished services that Mr..
CLEVELAND has yet rendered to his party.
But We refuse utterly to accept as an ex-
PLANTATION OF Judge GREsHAM's present
status the statement lately put forth by
the Brooklyn Eagle. and here subjoined:
"If aaovr, CLEVELAND has offered the place wAL1ss
GREsAAn and the latter has accepted t. tho country
may that the circumstances consraining both
were such a. duty and patriotism alone dictated
"Ths Eagle takes pleasure in saying that judge
made his support Of cLgvELASp in 1892 con-
ditena the proof to him that Mr. at the
Victoria Hotel dinner. dgs.d a~d ssoasd As Tanmosy
ma. instead Of bargaining with them.
"Ths prosf furnished Then ont his letter
Of support which otherwise never would have bssn
issued"
This would. indeed. be mighty interest
ing and provocative. II 1t were true. But
it is q poor compliment both to the Hon.
WALTER @. GREsHAM and to the Hon.
GROVER CLEVELAND. to assert that the dis
tinguished ex-Republican and GRANT third
termer was won to the Democracy by any
moonshine 30 thin and shimmery.
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Good News From the Parnellites.

One OF the most forcble speeches delivered
during the debate on the address in reply
to the Queens speech was made on Thurs
day by Mr.. JOHN E. REDMOND in favor of
releasing all the Irlshmen confined in Eng
lish prisons for completely In the criminal
use OF dynamite. Mr.. REDMOND did not
seek to palliate the crimes OF which those
prisoners had been convicted. but he in
sisted that the offences were political rather
than personal. and that an act Of amnesty
should commend itself to a Government
disposed to treat Ireland with equity and
generosity. 1t Is noteworthy that every
Irish member OF Parliament. whether Par
nelliteor McCarthyite. voted for the amend
ment iavoring the release OF tho dynamit-
ers; and that every Gladstonian and Union
ist voted against it. 1t follows that the
grouping OF parties on this division has
nothing to do with their relative positions
toward the question OF home rule.
Nothing, Indeed. could be more absurd
than the notion that Mr.. REDMOND and his
eight Parnelite colleagues would refuse
to accept the Home Rule bill. unless they
could extort from Mr. GLADSTONE release
OF prisoners. which they would have still
less hope OF Wrestling from Unionist Gov
ernment. We have always. indeed. taken
for granted that Mr.. REDMOND is much too
sagaclous man to refuse an installment
OF the powers OF self-rule which his country
oovets. merely because 1t falls short OF
what he thinks Ireland deserves. On the
contrary. as an intelligent follower Of Mr..
PARNELL. he would do precisely what his
CHIEF did In l8s6-take all he can get and
then use 1t as lever with which to get
more, We are glad. nevertheless. to have.
with reference to Mr.. REDMoND's inten-
uons. the explicit and trustworthy testi-
mony OF one OF his near friends. Mr.. EDWARD
OFLAHERTY Of this city. According to Mr..
O'FLAHERTY. the Parnellite leader In his
recent letters has not said word In con-
demnation OF the coming Home Rule bill.
but. on the contrary. has declared the pur-
pose OF supporting Mr.. GLADSTONE.
In view OF the determination OF both fac
tions OF the Irish Nationalist party to ac-
cept the Gladstonian bill. the officers Of the
American Home Rule League must regret
the manifesto in which. relying ON the au-
thentlclty or proressed ADVANCE draft of
the measure. they proceeded to denounce
and reject it. They ought to have remem-
bered Mr.. PARNELL's warning. that half q
loaf is better than no bread.
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Foreign Notes OF Real Iuteres.

now scheme OF signalling for war purposes, by FASH
iug Morse signals from lamps enclosed IN
balloon made Of translucent aterial exhibited to
military experts In London week by tho
Eric Bruce. Incandescent lamps It was shown could
be used In the hydrogen contents of balloon with per-
feet safety. The chief point claimed for the device
that secures elevation beyond the capacity Of
other means
German statistician nnds that the most unlucl v"
day OF the week. far accidents to human belngs
are concerned. Is not Friday. but Monday; 1914 per
cent OF all accidents occur Mondays 1851 per cent
on Tuesdays. 1851 per cent Wednesdays l547 per
cent on Thursdays Is SO per Fridays the same
per cent on Saturdays and 289 per cent on Sundays
From these figures It not only appears Friday Is
not the DAY IN this regard but that day
10 pretty much As another The lucky" character of
Sunday is explained by the fact OF little work
being done that day.
During twelve months ending June 80 1891 l. 1913
shipping casualties occurred on the coasts of tho
United Kingdom. There was heavy increase in the
number OF lives lost compared with tho previous
twelve months. the number being 523 against 400
The cases of total loss from oSl 3i4 and tho
serious casualties from S21 to S57 Ono thousand
four hundred and seventyfour collisions occurred In
the year OF tho 41Ss casualties 3894 befel British
and colonial ships and iST of the 523 lives lost
from these shirs In tho past thirty years 4s97
sells have been lost the shores OF the United King
dom. involving the loss OF 81. .v4D livea
Brazil s yolvcd in serious diiculty with both Italy
and Germany because OF outrages perpetrated Ger
and Italian subjects IN Brazil. An italian was
horribly mutlatcd and tortured so that he died. bv
members ofa guerrilla band at san V!ncente In the
State OF Rio Grande. last November. and another
Italian was hrualy maltreated by LsntenAnt OF po-
lice at viamao IN the same State. In December The
Brazilian authorities promised that punishment should
be dealt and rcparaon made, but this has not been
done Instructions heen sent to the Italian
Minister Mt Rio Ge Jaueiro to inform the Brazil
ian Government. that sufficient time hAv-
ing elapsed tor full inquiry into tho matter.
Italy looks for prompt and complete satisfaction.
and that should this not he given, she will be
PEELED to adopt measures demanded by the gravity of
the c.rcums tances' Germany seeking satisfaction
because us alleged last Christmas hay tho police of
San Paolo entered - private meeting of the German
workmens Club at Hat place. attacked men. women
and children with their naked swords. and ended by
plunderns house The reason alleged for the as
sault is that mulato detective was refused admit
tance to the club Tie German papers say the police
men 'perpetrated acts Of brutality such as sayaxes
would shrink from
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nExsDr rds ooAr Hxronrrox
The Indicted Coal Dealers OF Rochester.

To THE EDITOR OF TIE SUN-Sir: That
the coal dealers have themselves combine
does not warrant the State socialism that is
proposed to supersede them. Another remedy
will be found for this illegal combination. 1t
is In the PROMPT. thorough. and impartial en-
forcement Of laws against conspitaciea
The patriotic and intelligent Grand Jury OF
Monroe county only a few days ago brought in
eighteen indictments against as many local
coal dealers OF Rochester for illegal combina-
tons under the laws against conspiracy. Tho
Grand Jury at tho same time mado a further
presentment OF the coal miners md railroad
owners whose illegal combination primarily
raised the price OF coal. The fault OF Roches-
ter coai dealers lay not in putting up the price
OF coal. which they had to do but in attempts
to boycott those who sold under the price OF
the local combination. or otherwise ruin their
business. These larger conspirators who are
mainly responsible for high prices OF coal by
their combinations to restrict production are
Dictrict Attorney Of New York will have the
lacts presented to tho Grand Jury Of this
auhoytes ~ before him and 20 will the
these illegal deeds were done.
Conspiraey is now unfortunately am ong the
most com mon crimes in the calendar. The
iHco n1 Is OF seriousi social import. 1t shows
year more dicult WHAT p'H shall he the rene SHsey
dyf Shall the State enact now laws sun
n pressing private business and taking 1t In its
many. many. It will not bo taken by. Democrats.
When Thomas Jefferson was told that men
were unit to govern themselves he blandly
askeu ~ tn % wmere could be found race OF angels
evils of private business rivalry, who. then.
snail cure the greater evils that will result
when the state exceeds the simple functions
that properly belong to it :? SO sure ns licenses
character.
J., While the Monroe Grand Jury was consider
Ing me Indictment OF Rochester coal dealers
confirming the conviction OF James Hughes, a
!aoor leader found guilty by Monroe county
HirS OF cons piracy to destroy tho business OF
roc. noehester clothing merchants: Mr.. Hughes Is
Able counse are trying to avert n like fate for
the coal dealers by attempting to prove that
the Grand Jury admitted some evidence it
ousnt not to have done and thus setting aside
ike this vii he only lame and impotent con-
ciuslon Tor both sides. The dealors are wealthy
ana leading men in business circles They
miSht better afford to stand trial than to get
reieaso from Ii OH a tech Unhealthy.
Justice that is tempered with mercy IA tho
onty true Justice. The seal OF public condem-
nation has Deen put in this county on extortion
by the conviction Of Hughes ami the indict-
most responsible for raising tho pricos of coal
reside elsewhere. and must be dealt with Lv
authorities Of other localities. But tife state
ment OF facts already made shows that what
the enforcement without favoritism OF those
on the statute books. IL the State can have
ms. Il VIII do away with the call for State
socialism, and show that sum ptuary and pater-
dangerous. MoSnoE
ROCHESTER,. Feb. 8.
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DIR. RUPPANER'S HALF MILLIOM.
Litigation Begun and Contest By . Sister
Expected.

Litigation Begun and Contest by = Sister
Expected.
The estate Of DR.. Antoine Ruppaner. who for
many years was the physician at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel. has been brought into litigation
in the Supreme Court in an action to deter
mine the validity Of the will and codicil. There
are large number of claimants to the estate.
which is valued at over half q million dollars.
and many Of them reside in Switzerland.
DR.. Rupraner was brought here from
Switzerland when he was poor boy. and was
educated by Prof Agassiz. In his later years
he accumulated wealth rapidly. and at the
time OF his death had fortune in securities
amounting to about $3.50. 600. and also safe
deposit box in the Second National Bank at
Twenty-third street and broadway. in which
were bonds and papers OF tho value OF $4,000
These. under the terms Of his will. were put In
the care OF the Farmers Loan and Trust Com
pany. The Doctor died on July 80 last at
Concord. Mass. while on visit to friends. In
him he also had a valuable collection Of paint
ings., water ,colors. and brtc-a-brac. He exc.
made cedicii two days later: he appointed
John 5. keyes o. Concord and Theodore E
seo s%h o OF ss e cSu4t
By the terms Of the will the Doctor left to
the ineome q to s. se
BIZ the overseers OF the poor to buy bread twice
a year and distribute It among those who are
n want and need He left to ca5l Mssebaeh
for the purpose Of educating his children. and
to Ida; Clara s.. and Anansla Haselbach. the
annual income OF 25.OOO iranca To Barbetta
left the income for lie of $4,000 francs The
Doctor provided that his library. should 60
TO the Universityioi Berne. with 20 OOO,frapcs
for it's care and maintenance
ly his codicil executed tyo days later. S10-
for the, use Of the Harvard Medical School. to
be called the DIR. Ruppaner Fund. and the
bach Of Switzerland.
4 sister OF DIR. Rurpaner. It 10 understood.
intends to contest the will OF her brother. as 1t
makes no provision for her
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1nrrxa MOCK sYsrnm ON rHr srusH.
Street CIeersrE .. Not Easy .. the Nrisdie efs
Winter Storm.


The block system Of street cleaning was put
into effect at o'clock yesterday m orning In
the district extending from Twelfth street to
Fifty-ninth street and from river to river. 1t
was very unpropitious duy. the streets being
deep with mud and slush and continually slop-
py with moro rain. but Commissioner Bren-
Aan was we'll satisfied at the close OF the day.
"There was lots OF laundering" he said.
"and some OF the sweepers never even found
the blocks thoy were assigned to. but on the
whole We made out u good deal better than
expected. considering the difficulties OF get
ting started and the Storm"
There are 593 blocks In tho district. and ono
sweeper was directed to begin scraping tho
surface OF each at o'clock In the morning.
Many OF tho sweepers are Italians and not re-
markable for intelligence or knowledge Of
the city. That is why many OF them did not
find their stations until several hours after the
time assigned. Eighteen OF them did not turn
up at oil. and their blocks went unswept As
a general rule work was not begun In ear
nest until nearly noon because OF the difficulty
the bosses had in making tho sweepers under
stand that their business was Just to 40 ahead
aioot and didn't seem to know what to do.
openscn ssSn d yaea Ts ss nss
der y. Dowd. Thomas BRADY. Jonh McCormicR,
and T.. j. Campbell
"It. will take three or four. days to get the
men familiar with the work and the machinery
well oiled" said Mr. Brennan. Then think
we will show you some pretty good work"
The managers OF the Stewart building, In
which the Department OF Street Cleaning has
its rooms. nre on strike against the horde OF
applicants for Jobs From ifty to, 200 men
not as q rule elegant in appearance. The
tenants have protested against riding up and
down In elevators crowded with them. and at
last the managers of the building have de-
olarod that applicants must walk up stairs.
Mr. Hrcnnans rooms are four long flights
up. and applicants will not walk II they can
get into the elevators by hook or crook. A
man was stationed by the Chambers street ele-
yator yesterday who scrutinized every person
thnt tried to enter the car.
Heretofore applicants have had to pass the
required medical examination In the rooms In
tho Stewart building. Commissioner Bren-
nan said yesterday that next week these medi-
cal examinations would he made In a room in
the basement OF the City Hail. That will re-
lieve the sensitive noses OF the tenants OF the
Stewart building.
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A Much Moro Serious Danger.

II IL Its discussion Of tho public statues OF
skEcw York city. the World expresses en-
i0piriou which applies TO q far larger ques-
tion than that Of tic proposed stntuo TO
Gen. ARTHUR. which has called IL forth:
stsndng where they do Troy are daily advertise.
snts OF fns Ignorance and lack OF ins;o which have
lbnntreied the municipal Government l. has been the
practice to permit aimo anybody to erect In pub.
places almost my costly thing tina, purpor'ed TO be
i,asiatuc. however mons,roa' it might be"
Il The World olso commcnds the attitude OF
1.-The Advisory Art Committee, which has re-
tported adversely to tho ARTHUR statue out
Of desire to establish more fitting stand
ard ur municipal art in New York.
j j but compared with another Objectionable
sEsmonumcut. tho ARTHUR statue Is but a
pebble TO boulder. Tho trustees OF the
4 sAmcrican Museum of Natural History
lately presented plans 10 the Depart
mont OF Public Parks for adding to
The Museum building in Manhattan
| square. at present tho largest and
/ most important structure provided for
K by the city Government. which. rs in the
! chso of designs FOR statues. werc duly
referred to tho established authority in
snch matters. iAo 1.andsrar" Architect.
lsThcy proposed such nh amazing violation
So tho ,,Io - ,,,,,,n Ia oft ~ had nj rooty
SI.,,, nmd s,,,,, -, ,rn,,i,ootur,I monetros.
~. i,' ,,i,,,,,,,n ,h,, ,h. I,n,,sc,ne arcbi.
~. .,onn,,i,,od ,,,on, with rod onn MIN.
sls ~ ,hosn ,ro,,,s. ''' ''' " w.
NJ. .',.',,
!, ,ss ,..nrs ha c.,nc,. win ,ho,. Of the ey,,tnr
sbli,d.ns, with which 1t !, wholly inconsruous In
my Judgment the architectural rropo''tion as thu.
presrntea' 3" aw.wara IN nessn 'nn' ,no result
' w." " Wv,
ih's cei'"ihiF s""'''" nave pee" co.e'u-
sNo quito .o s''heea"'n1 ,',''on' Nv. 90
were the i''i't''''''''' "o"'''a"t a''ions
tne ,rus.ees upon e"''y.ns p'' wv, NV , 'uea
3 ~nch M'luo". ""''",i1 t',. nav WI mou
I Sinucpohueh. VI w, '''.s ."'n Wv u io,
4 sSoniinulne l"' ou,''.''S' Via. t"'s ~ piesseu
w. oo'"'uou AZ 'nt.l p"n az .,I,, .n.onsn
u,'ueheos "s ioi.is" W NV .i,eli,9 v, I" p"on'
'ehie "' ans ."". e,e' "s.o'u.. . .,'1 e,e
hoA =" s."'u I.Ie''on Va tno i1anu-
sSapo hr.ia'ce.e p''.'.,o .. .e.o 'G,,. inoy orc
iuom p'tpar,ns w '''"ne y, pun, m ou.,"nk, ,.,
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The Hosting Of tho Flag in Hawaii.

Although the protectorate established by
Minister STEVENS over the Sandwich Islands
finds o precedent in Lord GEORGE PAULET's
similar act In behalf Of Great Britain half O
century ago. the two cases have remarka-
BILE points Of difference.
No sooner had King KAMEHAMEHA III.
ceded the islands to the commander of the
Carysfort than he sent a protest to Presi-
dent TYLER, dated March 10. 1s4S. against
his own act. He said he had thrown him
self upon the generosity Of Great Britain.
under the coercive measures Of Lord
GEORGE, and he therefore begged the United
States to induce Queen VICTORIA not to
take advantage Of his helplessness. As is
well known. Mr.. WEBSTER promptly OBJ
jected to any control OF European power
over the Sandwich Islands. and q few
months later the Earl Of ABERDEEN IN be-
half Of the British Government, disavowed
tho attempted protectorate as having been
made wholly without authority.
In the present instance the de Jfacto Gov
ernment Of Hawaii. after its recognition by
the representatives. OF all the foreign powers
at Honolulu. urgently applied to the Ameri-
can Minister TO hoist tho Stars and Stripes
over Honolulu. In ls4s the act OF accepting
protectorate had been compulsory: in 1898
1t was voluntary. and 1t originated with the
island Government. Indeed that Govern
ment had already sent q commission to
Washington to secure permanent annexa-
ton. b that the petition for temporary
protection by the United States was almost
a natural sequence OF the other important
act We cannot conceive Of the provisional
Government Of Hawaii now sending a pro-
test either to Washington or London. COM
planning that its request for protectorate
had been obtained under coerclve meas
ures: and this is the essential difference
between the pending conditional cession
and the one OF fifty years ago
There are other points for consideration
In the act OF Minister STEVENS. Capt.
WILTsE OF the Boston approved and exe-
cuted " the proclamation. as his addendum
to 1t shows; and his was the only war ship
In the harbor. The provisional Govern
ment did not know and could not know
what other vessels OF other netionalities
might hurry to the scene and what instruc-
tions they might bring. But, having taken
the decisive step OF applying for annexa-
ton to the United States, 1t felt that It's
huaih oe"ihot any pSooioiO SouuUcl-
revolution. whether instigated by European
powers or otherwise. must be the American
flag.
The white population of Hawaii is derived
from many nations. The Americans GER
tainly outnumber the English. and also out
number the Germans: but the Portuguese
far exceed all three. with the French added.
The extemporized military force comprises
a considerable number OF Portuguese. and
with the rather motley character of its own
armed supporters. the provisional Govern
ment might well have felt some anxiety as
to whether these could be relied upon.
Should the followers Of the deposed Queen
make bold effort for the support Of the
combined European powers. or even seek
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Sustain Minister Stevens

At tho request OF the Hawaiian provi-
sional Government our Minister has con-
sented to protect it from violent assault.
while abstaining from any interference
with the civil administration. II there
were reasons for apprehondlng an uprising
on the part OF the native or Portuguese
element OF the population. 1t is clear that
the provisional regime had to seek protec-
ton somewhere: and whence could 1t be
sought with 80 much propriety as from the
power which had been formally invited to
annex the islands,
As there is no cable between Honolulu
and our Pacific coast. 1t was impossible
for Minister STEVENS to telegraph for In
structtons He had to act on his own
Judgment In view OF the existing exigen-
cies. 1t Is also probable that he had to
act promptly. II at all. 1t was by the
moral influence Of vigor and decision that
he could hope to avert revolt against the
newly established order. for the material
force at his disposal is very small. He
certainly deserves no word Of blame In
advance Of full information regarding the
circumstances under which he acted. and.
II It be shown that he prevented a san
culinary revolution. he merits the hearty
appreciation Of his countrymen.
Tho whole civilized world expects the
United States to assert at least protec-
torate over the Hawaiian Islands. II it does
not at once proceed to declare them Ameri-
can territory. Against such proceeding
no word Of protest has been uttered by any
Of the powers. At the worst then. Minis
ter STEVENS has simply done In the interest
OF Hawaiian peace and order what pres
emily must have been done in the name of a
wise and patriotic policy by our Govern
mert at Washington.