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No interference with Chicago!

NO IUttTttFCTCC "ht
Should the so-called National Commits
~sioners Of tho Worlds Fair address TO the
Department OF Justice a request for Federal
Interference In the matter OF the proposed
Sunday opening of the show. we think 1t
likely tina the reply would be: mo juris-
diction." Acknowledgement OLNEY prob
ably knows rs well as any other man that
tho Federal Government hns no constitu-
tional right or power TO Interfere.
In the present conflict OF authority be-
tween the Commissioners appointed by the
Federal Government and the Directors OF
the Worlds Columbian Exposition Conpa-
ny, the latter arc right and the former are
wrong. The management of the Fair and
the responsibility for its ways and means
are In the hands OF tho Illinois corporation.
not In the hands Of the Government.
1t might crafty tho opponents OF Sunday
opening II the Federal Government should
assume to enforce BY drastic measures the
provision which the Nfty-sccond Congress
attached to its act appropriating the $780,
900 In Columbian half dollars. But it would
10 a grave misfortune and n costly thing
for the nation II the principle should be
established that the Illinois corporation
running the Fair is merely the ngent Of the
Government. and that Washington can shy
what Chicago must or must not do.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-05-16

Senators and Representatives are not 90 well
come visitors at the White House just now
MS certain other politicians. Thus the Hon.
WILLIAM FRANCIS HARRITY Of Philadeiphia'
Chairman OF tho National Democratic Com
mittec; the Hon. ARTHUR SEwAbL Of Bath.
the Maine member OF that body. and the
Hon. JOSIAH QUINCY OF Quincy. the hiassa-
chusetts member OF the same. and incident-
ally Assistant Secretary OF state were
closeted with Mr.. CLEVELAND on THURSDAY.
while Senators and Representatives waited
In vain for audience. It Is o whimsical JOKE
upon the Mugwumps. after all their 1uoila-
ton over the order excluding office seekers
and over the rebufrs which some Con-
gressmen are said to have received from
Mr.. CLEVELAND or in some u tine
departments. IL politicians like Mr.. A
RITY and Mr.. QUINCY have the prece-
dence and right OF entry Mt the Whlte
House.. The recommendation by Senators
and Representatives OF candidates Tor ONCE
in their States and districts. Is democratic
and thoroughly In accordance with the doc-
trine Of local self-government: but the
Mugwunps must needs have a boss. ana
the recommendation OF candidates by man
aging politicians like Mr.. HARRITY and MIR.
QUINCY would rave the advantage OF that
machinelike regularity which is 30 useful to
a boss. II the office seekers are not allowed
to ask for office, and the Senators and Rep
r~esentatives pleading for the office seekers
arc to be snubbed, whose advice will be
asked or followed in appointments?
The example Of Mr.. HARRITY and Mr..
QUINCY. and their great success In getting
appointments for their friends. seem to show
that an expert political manager In each
State may come to take the place OF Sena-
tors and Representatives In the matter OF
advising the President as to appointments.
This would mean an exquisite non sequit,tr
In Mugwump reasoning. but that's moth
ing new or peculiar.
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n HON poIyDExTER DUyN is HERE,
But the Hon. D.. Magone Isn't. and Neither
Is the Hon. e.. :. FaIrchi!d.

is the Hon. Z. =. ralFchi'V.
The Hon. Poindexter Dunn OF Arkansas. one
OF Secretary Carlisle's Commission to investi-
cato the New York Custom House. arrived
yesterday. He visited Charles \. Fairchiids
office in Wall street. Nj. Fnirchild was In
Cazenoyia. An effort is to be made to induce
Mr.. Fairchild to reconsider lis resignation
from the Commission. Should the number OF
investigators be increased TO five by tho APP
pointment OF two New York merchants MIR.
Fairchild may decide to serve
Mr. Dunn also called on Collector Hendricks.
and offered to show his credentials as ono OF
the august Commissioners.
""TSat Isn't nccessnry;", replied the collec-
tor. "Tll take your word for IT,"
visited tho Deputy Collectors room, which
has been act apart for the investigation. and
found 1t shin shape. But not Il soul was there
Mr.. Dunn il an easy spoken and philosophi-
cal gent He is about 55. and he climbed
upon A table and swung his legs as he talked.
"Wien is the Investigation TO start p said he.
THE Hon. ID. MagoDe lives in ORdensburc,
doesn't hoP That's \ good distance from here,
isn't 1t? Tho last ! heard OF the Hon. d. Ma
lit from here. tsn't IL? Somebody. however.
said he was ut Yonkers. speeding toward New
York. Where is iopkers2 Now. this investi-
gation Is goinG to be sharp and to tho point. j
l Ms pFta hns Tia s06 sS9.' Wei. Ire MI H. ! FsIrshi ia Is Is
away. He'll be back some time. ! suppose.
here some time. Then we'll begin. Tho Hon.
Poindsxtcr Dunn is here and Is ready for Lusi-
Mr.. Dunn has a good, fund OF Southwestern
member OF the Commission.
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There are complaints from the owners Of
tenement houses that tho Board OF Health is
putting them to trouble and expense By en-
forcing the new sanitary measures that DR..
EDS ON has drawn up. In this matter. We take
no heed Of the complaint makers. while we
Justify and sustain the action OF tho Board Of
Health. The orders issued by the Board are
necessary to tho maintenance nj the public
health. DR.. EpsoN is rendering a most i'm
portant service to the city. The sanitary In
spectors are doing useful work. The property
owners will not be subjected to any unneces-
sary trouble or expense
The attention Of tho Board OF Health has
recently been called to the condition Of the
water tanks on the roofs OF apartment houses.
1t is known that many Of these tanks are
In a foul condition. and that the water drawn
from them for domestic use is unwholesome
We urge the Board to give orders for Il thor
ough inspection OF all Of them In every part
of tho civ
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TWO OF THE HONDURAS GRTNGos.
A Long Time Since Haas and ConkIInG HAD
Been Mcard From Here nc II ONE.

been bcnrd from Here at II 1ne.
Johnny Haas. the New York boy who is aldo
to Gen. Vasauez In Honduras. and whose ex-
periences were detailed In yesterdays Sun. is
the son OF John Haas. manager OF the Ter
race Garden saloon in Ffty-ninth street. The
family live at Fifty-seventh street and First
avenue. Mrs. Haas wept yesterday when tho
story Of the war with her son pictured as.ride
. horse was shown to her.
"Oh I am SO glad you brought me news OF
my SON" she said. we had not heard Of him
since January last. whom he wrote that he had
enlisted in the Government army"
Johnny's father said:
"JohnnyIwas born in Phllad elphia and We
moved to Brooklyn some time afterward.
s sse4e ue to stt Sis 1iaee ehs g yenr ard s shss x sSi9sI
In o hardware store for awhile. He got a j?b
as cashier in Batterman's dry goods store IN
siti tsia and Wanted at to y" se sf the 9. world EI3''R We " esms
to New York five years ago when l got a place
cashier. He worked 10. various places but
gould not become settled in any one Of Thorn.
I ne %sos ea sns @f' Herbere ye II r t vhs went a 70
Honduras somo years ago with q PARTY Of
Jsasss and "'e FL. Ia latter S"rT t"id hfa X shas
he he'd had had G HG;ened moi + hotel SaSnn In TefnGftfa'n =
an outfit and sent him on, He formed a, psrt.
PPsrs5ip %,!h a ma man F I'm So AtGhison; "a, ond'.he,
opt.k oolOto VI w holCl Woo lot u SUI
cess and. after losing his money. Johnny
The relatives Of "Gringo" Dewitt Clinton
Csnkllng moved from Union Hi! some months
Sso; and H afs M nov npsn lying Ing a e. a. o NsT h. street n.
married sister and " younger brothers, His
George W.. is q telegraph operator. and works
for the United Press In Newark. The other.
William. is q gateman at the West Forty.sec.
ond street ferry. A Sun reporter saw the lat.
ter yesterday and showed him tho account Of
learn something aboat his brother. ,ixho had
startled to learn that D. t is now a Colonel
IL h aSnd DeWit, Clinton nnt Genkiins
born in Mountain Dale. Sullivan county.
When he WAS eighteen he was a special police
man in Chicago. and nfterwari he wen. rail-
roa,inG. he got to. be conductor u a last
train on q branch OF the Atchtson. Hc came
East about five years ngO and worked for a
while on the West shore road. but went away
got y Government place In Central America.
In n letter about n year ago he said he had sat
up as, a contractor and WAS getting lots Of
work from the Government.
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Protest. Against the Russian Treaty.

WASHINGTON. May 15.-Mr. George Kennan.
the well.known writer on Russia. left tho city
last night for New York, whence he sails on
Wednesday for Europe. He will be absent six
weeks or two months. Before leaving Mr..
Kennan sent to the Prosid ont Translated copies
OF four protests against the recently ratified
russian extradition treaty by public assem-.
hlies or organized associations Of Russian and
Polish refugees In various parts OF Enrope.
dressed to the Secretary Of state In Washing
ton By the United States Minister In 81. Peters-
burg. is overdue. and State Department on
On April II the treaty was sent from ~. Pc
tersburg by e1press and It was confdently sx-
mail steamer. It should. have reached the
state Department early this morning. but 1t
ives MT Hriiv~rnd.
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getting Themselves returned to the next
! ReichstaR? Tho chances are that they will,
and that the rupture Of the Ccntre party fs
irreparable. Thcy are likely to have the
assistance of the Government as against
any opposing candidates except Conserve
tives. 1t will also be obviously expedient
for the Emperor to further the reelection OF
Major HINzE and the twenty or thirty seced-
ers from the Freisinnige organization. The
seceders who showed themselves ready to
meet Chancellor CAPRIvI half way. now
call themselves Unionist Radicals. while
their more stiff-necked comrades under the
leadership OF Herr RICHTER have combined
with the South German Democrats. and
formed n new Radical Peoples party. Both
the Unlonist Radicals and the Peoples
party have put forward candidates for the
six seats allotted to Berlin. and this ivis-
ion OF the Radical vote may lnurc to the
advantage Of the Socialists. unless the Con-
servatives, who cannot hope to elect any
nominees OF their own IN the capital. cast
their ballots for Unionist representatives.
The election in Berlin will bc further COM
plicated by the fact that the Centiists Will
try to keep their votes together by placing
candidates In the field with the intention.
doubtless. OF throwing their strength to
the nominees OF the Peoples party, where
a second ballot Is required. The Prussian
capital, however. does not have the weight
in the Reichstag which would belong to
1t were seats redistributed according to
population. Berlin Is some two and q half
times more %populous than 1t was In 1871.
and its parliamentary representation ought
IN no prOn0rtionntply increased.
Outside OF Berlin the split in the former
Freisinnige party can hardly fail to
weaken both sides OF it. and it will profit
the Socialists rather than tho Kaiser's
friends. because the Radical constituencies
were found in the cities n large towns.
That the Socialists arc far more effectively
organized and better supplied with money
than ever before is plain. because they have
already arranged to contest upward OF
$40 seats. Of which they are likely to
carry more than fifty. These votes. like
those Of the new Peoples party, will be
arrayed against the Army bill in every
form. As for the Poles aud Alsace-Lor-
rainers, there Is no reason to anticipate
any change in their numbers or In their
attitude toward the military project.
Reviewing The whole field. we cannot but
SEQ that every day which has passed since
the dissolution Of the Reichstag. deepens
the impression that the Kaiser made a
grave mistake in repudiating the com-
promise which CAPRIv had arranged with
n section Of the Radicals. He has to all ap-
%pearances no chance OF securing more then
Major HINzE offered to give him. and he
will be very fortunate II he can induce the
new Reichstag to acquiesce in the amend
ment which he too hastily rejected.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-05-16

That debate In the Latin tongue upon
Tho Souls Spirituality" between students
OF St Francis Navier College is to be held to-
morrow evening. and must arouse the inter-
est Of LRtinists. The debaters are not to read
prepared papers. but are to speak extcmpo-
raneously; and all persons are invited to pro-
nose difficulties. which. however, must be In
the Latin and In syilogistlc form. We sug-
gested a while ago that the professors of
Latin in Columbia. Yale. Harvard, Prlnceton,
and other colleges might And 1t worth their
while to listen to this scholastic disputation;
and we are pleased to learn that the faculty
OF St. Francis Xavier have given them.
and a good sumbsr OF clergynen of
Protestant denominations. the privilege of
hearing It We do not doubt that It will
be to their ediacation. We could wish that a
debate OF the kind were held between students
Of the Jesuit institution aud students OF Co.
lumbia or any other college not Catholic. It
would tend to promote that proficiency In the
use OF Latin which 10 Of SO great Importance to
scholars. and SO helpful in the culture OF the
mind. We fear that q good many OF the clss-
steal students in some Of our colleges are not
perfect masters Of the ancient speech OF Rome.
i'"'" II - o'thr'- graduation and II is oven
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-05-16

A respected correspondent In Ballston
desires to know our opinion on the teaching
OF foreign languages In our public schoola.
What" he says. should be taught at the
EXPENSE OF the taxpayers? 2" We answer that
nothing should be taught at the expense OF
the taxpayers but that which Is absolutely
essential and necessary to the performance OF
the simple duties ofa citizen. Children should
be taught to read. write. and cipher; they
should also know the elements OF the English
language and Of geography. But ns to foreign
languages. or other fancy branches Of the
higher edncation. those things should not be
taught at tho expense Of the taxpayers. and
should not form II part Of the system OF in
struction In the public schools
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-05-16
Only Sons OF Maine to Subscribe for the
B,a,n- Statue.

AUGUSTA. May 15.-Quite a number Of people
in different parts OF the country having no.
ticcd the efforts OF the Blaine Memorial Asso-
citation to secure subscriptions for q Blaine
statue. have written the subscription Commit
toe expressing n Willingness to subscribe.
Tho committee assured them that such Offer
iuGs would ba thankfully received. but no ons
living outside the State save sons OF Maine
would be asked to subscribe, lio work Of
securing subscriptions begins to-day all over
Maine. tine com mittee having made arrange
ments to have everytown cAnyassed.
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CHEF MAGEE TO BE REr.lsEn
A Result OF his Fall Into the nny froIa tls
Niantononoh Last hummer,

ARiantonotnoh Last SUMNER.
Chief Engineer George W.. Magee wa. do
tarhed yesterday from tho monitor Man
tonomoh at the Navy Yard and ordered before
the Medical Retiring Board. 1t has been vi.
dent for some time that Mr.. Magse would NOT
be able TO continue on active duty IN conse-
Tuenco OF the accident which brfell him last
fall. when he was nearly drowned in tho up.
per bay. The MiRntonomoh WAS on her way
from the Navy Yard to the lower hsy on &c.
10 to take part In the naval parade when ca q
MaGee and Pdymas'er J. q. Barton. who had
been leuning against the wire guard rour.
were thrown overheard by the rome Z wing
way. laymaSter Barton saved himscl. ~
catching the rope as he fell over. aud. with tho
assistance Of another officer and on" OF tho
crew. clambered at once on board: hut rhiei
MaGee was swept a long distance from n"
back he kent himself atioHt until picked up ~
one Of ths !ifeboats. He has i,een on the sick
list most Of the time since. and in tn. hosi i!al
u part OF the time. raymnster Barton has also
been an invalid. and is now n patient ~ tho
soon 20 on the retired list.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-05-16
Will This Be the Next Step in Reform ?

According to q Washington despatch
printed by our esteemed contemporary, the
Philadelphia Press. Mr.. CLEVELAND has not
succeeded in protecting and saving his
tim from intrusion by forbidding Office
seekers the White House. 1.-THE visits of
Senators and Representatives are as fire.
qusnt as ever. and prove almost as great a
source OF annoyance to the President as did
those OF the applicants themselves" OBJ
viously. therefore. tho next step must be to
forbid Senators and Representatives from
calling at the White House. or, at any rate.
to curtail greatly their present freedom of
access to the President. Nh. CLEVELAND ia
thought to be preparing to take such a step
IL our witness Is not mistaken:
"since his recent order clearing the White House Of
once seekers, the notion that n new system is TO be
promulgated has been growing. lis believed that the
efforts or Congrcssmsn In procuring once for their
constituents vii. not be recognized except AZ 4 source
OF In .ormation with regard to applicants,
"Tae President is said to believe that the necessity OF
. change lies in the fact that II late years the work OF
Congress mas been seriously i%ntorfered with on account
o. the inatteut.on of membors TO the business before
Il. Alarge percentage Of the members are kept Inns.
Ting for Offices for their &C constituents to the enr
OF oa1lic business
1T has frrlusuily occurred that a lack Of . quorum
IN both branches of ConyrcsS has bssn caused by mem
hers so.eniiag themselves from the chambers in order
to i,npo.:uae heads OF departments for onc.s for their
2sapie at home"
IT IL true that II Mr.. CLEVELAND should
pass u Congress Exclusion act for the
double purpose Of preventing members of
Congress from pressing upon him the ap-
plicatlons OF their constituents for Office. and
OF keeping Congress at work. the latter
branch OF The reform might bring out in a
little altered form the cpigram lately made
~ tho Hon. SYLVESTER PESNoYER OF
o." ~ i"rt tn"ro 10 ONE c'rhnncN ti'"t
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-05-16
Law AND BISEELLL IN BOSTON.
The Legislature Holds AN Early Session SO
that Members May 90 TO the Game.

BosToN. May 15.-Tho House met ut IL
o'clock this morning. tho purpose being to
get through early TO give momEers an oppor-
tunity TO attend the opening game Of tho sea-
son at tho Boston baseball grounds. Mr..
Crosby OF Worcester. immediately after the
prayer. made a motion which. r. adopted.
and require a roll call on all points OF order OF
no quorum. Mr.. John Quinn. Jr.. Of boston,
supported Mr.. Crosby. saying it was absurd
for ths Legislature. when the people were de-
manding 9 short session, to adjourn for a hall
O'Clock. Both motions were defeated. Gy a
large majority.
The House adjourned at $3.50.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-05-16
The Supreme Court and the Chinese.

Taking their cues from the Six Companies.
n very great part of the Cinnamon in the
United States. who are subject to the pro-
visions OF the GEARY law. refused to provide
themselves with certificates OF residence
during the year allowed for the purpose
by that law. They chose to risk everything
the Six Companies to overthrow the law in
a hearing against its constitutionality to be
held before the Supreme Court.
That hearing has been held. and the effort
to set aside the law was defeated yester-
day. With three dissenting voices. the
Supreme Court. in a test case. decided that
the statute ia constitutional. Now JOHN
CHINAMAN is inquiring where he is at.
Til. leading counsel of the Chinese. Mr..
JOSEPH H.. CHoATE. is to be congratulated
on having vigorously repealed. during the
argument. the insinuation that Lo had ad-
vised his clients not to register. Had he
lone anything so foolish, he might nave
much to reproach himself with to-day. The
Six Companies. on the other hand. blind
leaders Of tho blind. may we'll be disturbed
at tho predicament in which they lave
placed their followers. There was no ade-
quate reason why the Chinese should not
have taken out the protection certificates
to which they were entitled. testing the
law nfterward. on its constitutional
grounds to see whether it should not be
removed from tho statute books. The
prestige Of the Six Companies is likely to
suffer from that false step.
Tho first question that arises Is as to the
plight Of the Chinese. and what can be lone
to relieve them from 1t. Every Chinese
lnborer who did not register by the 9Th In
slant, is liable to arrest. imprisonment. and
final deportation from tho country. "un-
less he shall establish clearly to the sat-
istaction Of said Judge that by reason OF
accident. sickness. or other unavoidable
cause he has been unable to procure his
certificate" SO says section 6 OF the GEARY
law. Will doubt as to the constitutionality
OF the statute be admitted as an excuse
under this language? Evidently not.
But the power to arrest is within the con-
troll Of the Secretary OF the Treasury. The
law Is not mandatory on that point. The
Chinese laborcr may be- arrested" but
Secretary CARLISLE has suspended arrests
to await the decision now rendered. 1t
would seem a judicious as well as q geper-
Gus policy to continue this suspension until
something. II possible. can be lone for our
misguided Chinese fellow residents.
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South caronu. Stat. BOND. Valid.

COLUMBIA. May 15.-Ths Supreme Court rem
dersd a decision TO-DAY sustaining the validity
OF the State bonds recently issued. The rues-
ton raised was that tho new issue hal not
been voted upon by tho people.
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The Columbian caravels cannot go from
New York to Chicago without passing through
a thousand miles Of British territory. They
must be towed from here n%orthward to
the Gulf Of St Lawrence. southwestward
through the river St Lawrence. and onward
to Chicago by way OF the lakes. one side OF
which is American and the other British Ca
madam. 1t is a pity. and such q condition
should not continue.
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possible that there may be professors OF Latin
In some colleges who might ind 1t hsrd 70
hold MP their end In the debate provided
By the Jesuit fathers They can put their
Latin to . test tomorrow night.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-05-16

Commissioner OF AZ. cunts OweA and Whhls
filed with Maror Giro yesterday reports OF
their Investigation Of the administration Of tho
Excise Donnr,ment. tho kc.ister's flee. aad
tho el,yen civil district coufts. Vh, reports
on the Ixcisa D.rrartmsnt and ne itesisters
Office commend tho g,usine+slih" 'lt4raeter Of
IJse1,tS sr.Iiinonses were ISSUED and 33.SIy
landlord and tenant cases INST tlet ~ tho
munsn. ts.u- and 3U.59 - d!s, o>-r~s proccti-
i9Gs lesGn in iSt 81, tn The rsy""a@ from onl f faoss
iNrt WA, HI i 1903. Thc.- was deficiency
OF sGGin 1881. and slu3.5n in IT, The de,
Tciency was accounted for on nc score -
l;rlns, clerk Of no llrst Dist.ir Court. who
retained PSS rs subject 20 demard' when 10
amtners show that the clerks ollre Of tli
Fourth District Court is, the model one. ano
that no clerical errors or deficiency In accounts
were charCaRble ngainsti