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The sun., 1893-08-07

The excellent health of the city in these
| early days OF August Is u subject Of con-
! graduation. We call attention to the
especially favorable report for the past
| week given by the Bureau OF Vital Statis-
tics. The mortality Of the week was much
loss than that OF any other week since the
month Of June: it was nearly one-third less
than 1t had been In two OF the weeks OF
July. It Is remarkable record for the hot
season that the number OF deaths in the
city for the week that ended on Saturday
was but s29. The death rate was lower than
| the average for the corresponding period Of
| any OF the past six years.
The decrease OF the mortality has been
chiefly in that from pneumonia. diphtheria.
and diarrhpal diseases. June was bad
time for pneumonia; the average Of deaths
thereirom in that month was s5 week.
while last weeks record was but 81. The
apprehension OF an epidemic OF dIphtheria
which existed q short time ago has not
been justified: the number Of fatal cases
last week was less than 1t had been for any
other week Of the summer. There is the
same kind OF a record in diarrhpal diseases.
the mortality from which fell far below
that for several Of the weeks Of July. 1t
was only In consumption that the record OF
fatal cases rose above the average to a
small extent.
1t Is gratifying to observe that there Is
not the slightest cause Of alarm respecting
any Of the five or six diseases classified as
contagious. There was not a single death
from typhus or from smallpox during the
week; less than five per cent. Of the cases
Of measles proved fatal. and only one in
four Of the cases OF diphtheria. There has
not been single case of Asiatic cholera or a
case Of yellow fever here during any time
Of the year.
In short. the city Is at this time unusually
healthy. and the last weeks report Of the
Bureau Of Vital Statistics is the most pleas
ing report that the bureau has recently
given us.
A good share Of the credit for this health
fulness must be given to the officers OF
Quarantine and the Commissioners OF
Health. to DR.. JENKINS. DR.. EDISON. and
their faithful assistants. The port is
guarded with unceasinR vigilance against
the inroad0 OF disease from abroad; the
city is kept In condition as good as can be
expected through the labors of the sanitary
inspectors and the special summer corps Of
doctors. and through the continuous energy
Of the various departments Of the municipal
Government. There will certainly 10 no re-
taxation of their activity at any time. and
they will assuredly give evidence of their
special devotion to duty during the next
two critical months.
We rejoice that New York can present q |
bill Of health which will be received with
satisfaction by the whole country.
The sun., 1893-08-07

MARCUS DAILY. Tom PATTERSON. Senator
JONES, ex-senator NATHANIEL P. HILL.
and Ex-Governor RoUTT. must read
these mighty words OF wrath against
the gold bug. and Of compassion for the
impoverished silver bug. But beyond
and before all the silver-cuiraseed fig-
ures and beamy helms that mirror tho
inefrable brillianoy Of tho Cartwheel Of tho
United States Of Silver. we seem to SEQ an
old familiar figure. not clad In hauberk or
coat of mail, but In o long. waving.
trailing garment. q splendid stole. with
a seq OF frills and rufles and silver hem.
and broldered with many monogram.
Tho collar is constrained with q silver clasp.
and Cartwheol buttons stand sentinels at
the swelling wristbands. Who doesn't know
this Knight OF Poverty. the poor old follow
reduced to wearing night shirts, that cost
four for thousand2
Amid all that glittering cavalcade that
rode into Chicago last Tuesday there was
nobody that struck the greedy gold bugs
with 30 much fear and amaze as TABOR,
the Night-Shirt Knight.
The sun., 1893-08-07

OF the powers 10 be at 1rst vested in the
Dublin Legislature. II the present bill. or
any bill which could pass the present
House Of Commons. perfectly satisfied the
needs and wishes OF Irish patriots, the re-
tention OF Irish members at Westminster
might not be so imporatively called for /:
although. oven then. one should keep In
view the fact that what one Parliament
has conferred in block could bc taken away
piecemeal by another. As things are. It
would be madness to surrender nm instru-
ment OF pressure upon British parties in
the imperial assembly. The very grounds
on which tho Unionists denounce the reten-
tion OF Irish members with full powers
ought to seem. In tho oyes Of Irish patriots.
conclusive arguments in favor OF the pro-
vision. Wo do not hesitate to say that, IL
the Parnelltes Join hands with the Tories
In opposing precaution taken for the safe
guarding OF Irish interests, they will be-
tray their country.
We refuse to believe that such Intelligent
and patriotic Irishmen as Mr.. JOHN E. RED
MoND and Mr.. WILLIAM REDMOND have
shown themselves up to the present hour.
will be guilty. at this momentous conjunc-
ture. Of an irretri ovablo and objectionable
error. Wo do not believe that they would
find any support from far-sighted and So
ber-minded men on this side OF the Atlantic
In an attempt to defeat measure which,
with all its faults. embodles the first honest
and unlllnching endeavor Of an English
Minister to make good Irelands rightful
claim to the management Of her own affairs.
The sun., 1893-08-07
Tho Silver Cavalcade.

Our esteemed contemporary. the Rocky
Mountain Ne,rs. illuminates Its pages with
picture of tho Knights Of tho Free Silver
Lance Marching on to Chicago" The
knights. in full armor. presumably Of
silver. are marching toward a big tri-
umphal arch labelled Chicago" and In
GoD We Trust" On the roof stand four
figures. female Of sex they seem. with
CPrtwheel shields and swords Of the wooden
type. familiar to the supernumerary. In
front of the four is big silver dollar bear
Ing the image OF the Goddess OF Liberty
and the appropriate esuperscriptio United
States OF SILVER" United States" being
written exceeding small and Silver" very
large. With each copy Is beautiful poem.
from which We cut two stanzas:
-rheirs Is a terrible conflict. because
They must nght unseen foe,
And the gold bugs greed gives little heed
To the peoples want and woe
1T Is not strife 'twixt East and west
But between the rich and tho poor;
fright makes might In . righteous nEht
Free silver must be secure"
We can imagine with what choking sus-
ptration such eminent paupers as the Hon.
The sun., 1893-08-07
The Best Of Advice to Congress.

For tho sale ~ tbo nrcscpt good parno
and f,,uro wolf,r re NJ tho D,mocratic marty
ue opcn the o,trn sessi,r with n reading az
Tho Dom,crot,c n,otsorm od,nted M Cbico oo
on limo %. 1890 and occcpted md opnroved
by tho voters Of the United States ON Nov. a
of the snmo veor.
This nlatform Ia n mora imnortant docu-
ment even. than tho message which the
Presidcnt will scnd TO Congress, It is
printed In full on the flrst page of THE S1,S
this morpinp. II cap be rcnd In few min
utos. II ia not very long. but II is uncom-
monty strong In its decarations and prom
ises. II constitutes the pledge upou which
the Democracy has been intrustcd with the
control OF the Government: upon which
The sun., 1893-08-07
Gov. Stone Keeps His Hair.
from n. Kan.a. rny E0.O. Mou,h.

The fdr's Month presents to-day very cor.
rect picture OF MiSsouri's Executive as he an
peared at washington Wash Park last Saturday In a
The sketch is true to life and was made by
our own special artist
Gov. stone q friends will observe that he has
harvested his moustache. which gives him
much more the appearance of tho old.time
orator ana statesman. Gov. Stone is a genius.
Mouth supposes 1t was a freak OF genius thai
induced the Governor to cut Off his moustacho a
apd not serye his hair the same way
When we first became acquainted with Mis-
souri,s Governor he wore chin whiskers and a
plug hat; Soon aftsrwarI he bought q stock
cut Off his chin whiskers and now the Gov
ernor appeare In n sailor straw. and as beard
less as a boy but. through all this transforma-
ton OF facial tonsorialism. tho Governors
flowing locks remain tho same no doubt benr-
Ing the true imprint OF the man. It makes no
difference the different degrees Of hOm eiiness
his face may be capable OF assu N Ing. his head
i6 all right. SNe
The sun., 1893-08-07

The Mexican Government has given no.
tice that its army will be reduced from $4,000
men to 10000. This 10 far too small q reduc-
tion. Mexico has not any need for an army Of
10000 men. or OF half that number. or OF more
than 10000 men. We have in this country q
population six time as great as that OF Mexico,
and yet there are In our regular army but b.
900 soldiers. commanded By 2,169 officers Tho
Mexican army ought to bs reduced to. at the
most 10000 men: and we should think that O
force even smaller than that ought to be SUM-
cient Outside Of tho regular army. every
Mexican capable Of carrying arms is liable for
military service from his twentieth to his ft-
tieth year. The regular army OF Mexico ia q
menace to the peace and the liberties Of the
country. as We know from Mexican history.
The sun., 1893-08-07

The California project OF holding a mid,
winter exhibition In San Francisco, to bo
opened next December. Ia taking shape. A
fine site for It. over fifty acres In size. has been
obtained. and the work Of getting things ready
10 to be prosecuted from this time onward.
Tho projectors expect to be able to secure a
good part Of the American and FOREIGN exhibits
now at Chicago. especially the manufactures.
machinery, electrical apparatus. agricultural
implements. mining products. and articles In
forestry. as we'll as some Of the works OF art.
1t Is believed that. in addition to these exhib-
its. many things can be obtained from the
States aud Territories lying between the Pa
oihc Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It.is thus
possible that the San Francisco exhibition may
be very respectable affair
In the extensive and rich region referred to
there are between two and three million In
habitants. 30 that good many visitors TO the
San Francisco exhibition may be looked for:
hut VIC arc not at all certain that 1t can be
made to pay Tho number Of visitors from
the Atlantic States will be restricted. though
The sun., 1893-08-07

The friends OF the Hon. JACOB SLoAT FAs.
sETT OF Elmira should bleed him, soak his
head. put him on milk diet. and see that
he goes to bed every night at eight. His
condition is alarming. On Friday he was
discovered by Tribune reporter In the act
OF using straw hat for phonograph.
If Tammany Hall were not in complete
possession OF the election machinery In
New York city," quoth Mr.. FAssErT to the
reporter. Il would confidently prophesy q
Republican Victory this fall. AS matters
stand. Tammany can roll up any majority
that 1t DESIRES"
Two years ago next fall Mr.. FAssErr took
off his coat and Skinned up the tree of fame
in his shirt sleeves. Now he seems to have
discarded the shirt.
The sun., 1893-08-07

We learn by Madrid despatch In the
81. James's Gazette that the Duke Of vERAouA
has had an audience OF tho Queen Regent.
whom he gave her Majesty particulars OF his
American tour. and that he gratefully ao-
knowledged the collection being made In Now
York OF q sum OF money to be presented to
him as the lineal descendant Of COLUMBUS" /"
We are afraid that Mr.. PALMER OF Chicago. by
first publicly proposing to take up the col
lection here spoken OF. and then appealing to
the public for contributions toward II, may
have raised In the Dukes mind feeling of
gratitude that ought not to have existed until
the collection was In his hands. and may pos
stbly be followed by feelings Of dIsappoint-
ment and modification. Tho news OF Mr..
PALMER's Chicago scheme for presenting tho
sum OF money has spread all over Spain
indeed over all Europe. and has led tho Dukes
creditors to press him In ways at once har-
assing and embarrassing. The collection
should. therefore. be made at once and trans
mitted by Mr.. PALMER from Chicago to
Madrid. Mr.. PALMKR ts abundantly able to
furnish the sum OF money promised.
The Madrid dispatch In the ST .JameSs
Gazette contains an error. that "ths collection
is being made In New York" It was In Chicago
that the project for tho collection origin sted,
1t was distinguished citizen Of Chicago who
originated 1t and presented 10 to the public;
and 1t is Chicago that ought to make the COL
lection. Tho failure OF Chicago to perform
this duty. after what has happened. would be
dlscreditable to itsolf and humiliating to tho
noble and sxpoctspt beneficiary.
The sun., 1893-08-07

TT0Rl me thIeuV0 7TfbuNf.
II 10 now conceded that the stookholders OF tho
worlds Fair will not got any OF their money back It
also is conceded that in addition their 600
the city OF Chicago will get any Of Its o. 600 600
back This $40 900 must be CHARGED up to the ac
count OF local pride and patriotism The problem no
IL to pay the floating and bonded indebtsdness ono
Of our contemporaries afnrms that the floating in.
dsbtednss IL practically lQuidatsd We fear It has
let iss Imagination run away with Its accuracy II n
will study Auditor AckermAns ofnciaI statement of
July win nnd that It will take until FAR into this
month before tho floating ndsbtsdnsssis 10 cleared on
Then there Is 100000 of bonded indebtedness 10 bs
paid, and caneeling sundars there remain but sew.
euty eight days In which do IT, In tho face OF Rrow.
ing financial strnEonoy and railroads high fares to
the Exposition seems almost useless hope that 1t
he done by the greatly increased attendance which
was expected In September and oetobsr.
The sun., 1893-08-07
Precise InTorma tIon for Poet..

from the Chicago Record.
~, This stanza occurs In ono of Mr.. Rudyard
hiplings recent bits OF verse:
This 10 the horrible story
Told As the twilight fails
"A the monkeys walk roHother
Holding each Others tails.
Poets should conserve the purity and ele.
grave error in representing tho monkeys AZ
bs bnoaing mnaS eaih 1pthsrs tails when presumably
EEu nrnss not regard this as serious blow at our
AnEuse nv "PEDA0ooUF"
monkeys; In that case tho poet 10 correct WI n
fhere hae were NOR, more than two, the poet should
IN sooth. the poet, recognizing the demands 81
wnich rnyhT: r. chose to avail himself Of that license
OF their wares. In prosaic iiie. monEavsoh
tst1 tHIftnpmterlpg bt two cannot carry each others
the realm Of poesy, however. nEeys~no mat, ~
priyilexsdm s Sw many :" there may be
OF oil demand Of rhyme and rhythm vitbnmtt bt
recourse to reason or benent OF clergy. "'N'
The sun., 1893-08-07
The SpeakershIp and the Rules.

CRISP for Speaker means one thing; REED
for Speaker means another and u very dif-
ferent thing.
1t Is not our practice to recommend Re-
publican candidates for Democratic votes.
Nevertheless. If there are any Democrats
in the House who still cherish the singular
idea that tho Democratic Fifty-third Con-
gress ought to be run on tho REED system
and under REED rules. why shouldn't they
go the whole distance and vote for Tom
REED for Speaker?
No living American is SO well qualified as
TON REED to administer parliamentary law
rs understood by Tom REED.
The sun., 1893-08-07

At the Chautauqua Assembly on Thurs
day last an eminent jew. the Rabbi HENRY
bERKowITz. delivered q lecture, part OF which
10 printed By the Tribune:
want to ssy to you. friends that the fsiisoy that
there h antaEonism on the side OF Jew against Chris
vanity should be laid aside and forever Let all
the religious forces be united and stand shoulder TO
snonlder that wo may 20 forward In a oonouering
march against vice. ignorance and superstition No
whsre In jewish pulpit writings will you md that
there hatred Of Christianity oh. let the crime of
leoo Years be speedily atoned fori Tho jew discnims
forever the guilt which has been charged upon him
and has been the source OF woos that may be
snip Him as divine the less do glory in the In
spring example OF His life As It has been pictured to
the world Ills nobility the highest product Of
Judaism itself We arc one."
This 10 truly remarkable language from an
orthodox rpbbI
The sun., 1893-08-07

After the very gratifying decrease OF army
desertions reported year ago. it is a disap-
pointme ent to find decided increase for the
twelve months preceding July l. 1893 The
outlook is all the worse. since tho system OF
discharge by purchase is still in full operation,
together with that OF reease at will for all
whe. having honorably served out three of
their i've years. desire to leave tho service
The drain from these sources is great: and IL
now We are to sec an increase also in the drain
from desertion. which the purchase system
was exprsssoly designed to check and steadily
diminish. tho recruiting officers will certainly
have their hands full in trying to keep tho
ranks uD to the authorized strength.
The chief question that suggests itself is
as to the causes Of this unpleasant revelation.
On that point the only suggestion thus far
made is that We must look for the explanation
to the legislation Of Congress last wintor
which prohibited the reanlistment Of private
soldiers after ten years service. 1t will re-
Quire some careful examination OF the facts
to say whether this is the sole cause. 1t will
be well. for example. to see how many men. In
the years record. deserted before that act was
passed. and also how many deserted who had
served long. and how many recruits deserted
who had enlisted after the legislation.
But. as the facts stand. 1t looks as II the in
justice caused by taking away the chances Of
retirement at the end Of thirty years. and OF a
share In the benefits OF the Soldere' Home, on
the faith OF which the men had enlisted. had
been an inducement for some OF them to quit
the service in this discreditable way. They may
have argued that their contract had been vio-
lated. and that they were NO longer bound un-
der It II this Is so. it forms an additional
argument for repeating that unwise legislation.
The sun., 1893-08-07
His Carriage Driven By N.phthu.

-, ~ W" ''' 'V' '"yH'H DaN1 HtPu6If0un.
e T.. simopds OF Lynn has made stoom
miles an hour. The carriage weighs only i1n
ppEnusi En. r., ana can carry two persoDs at time
IN 'front.' except there are no proyiSionvsa varTafe
a9r nre , h0rEs The wheels are ofcyeie make and
inehes ana In nnm'sr I'm The hind wheels are zS
VII NTH rubber tires: Tho boiler and engine iene. nrs
lnst IN the rear Of the seat and give the cars
steam steam generates IN what is called porcuptne Inc
Hoi,er, M which weighs 100 pounds. THe stonm
Ihe naphtha Is kept In u cylinder. enon. etS
tnst hst iof % %sevSn yen hours and there Is water tan
eonsista M % Goia ten gallops. The steering part
si enrInn ,ne W can steer and attend to tSS
The sun., 1893-08-07
Foreign Notes or Real Inter-s,

Diamonds to the value Of over $4,000 600 were soIH
In one lot recently by the Do Beers Company of South
Africa TO syndicate
Prof 81. George Mivarts work u,ppinesx In Hall
which appeared originally IN the Mn, ann ,,, ara
which provoked lengthy controversy And a.,,. a.
comment has been placed by the Vatican In the Ind.x
Expurgatoruk
For once Emperor william ia a,.,..., ,
army to secondary place I'm The agor. =, ~
He has given orders that tho Autumn m.,nnv..S
only to be held this year IL IL c,n h. ,,.., s
that the agric ut ursl dlstrct in which M, 49,
plnce will not suffer from the IN, l,,.rv o,sr.,i.
After postponinv Tn, m,,,.. va. - ~
sonsiderable p.r,od IN. pr,r,n ., 'eA. io'
its consent to n schem. ,or 60. w I"ss heh
ing Tho new ruIea vim oomm..,a m r'eueh Ape.r
appear in small boor ,.,uod nv ,hs -. win SHORTY
the alterations to be subm tted for nubIic .nno, -
the suppression OF the hypben IN com nonna .,
tho reduction to symmetry of regular n,p,.,. ~, -
ing the addition Of ~" the uniform ,yn n, ~. -,
number '
Anow law repu,a,lng III.
France has ust be.n ,,omn,u.,,. ~ .o''khers N
Under the o,d INV ~ si,h.r n,,, @ w , ""' '."'''''
born in France IN. ,h,a h.. ''s '" eh'u W"
fore in tho ca.s of n so,.,,,. - ' e"e' ana 'nele
his children were t,.nch -, ,s "''eneh "Ho'
ehld of n Frsn,h mo,,.. 81. 80, ~ "'" "m 'ns
may bs tween nj. .,., ., no, 80 ~ D''"k foreigner
French natio,ni,I, 7, ," aee''he' 10 aoceps
Ing FIRE n.h n.,ion.,,, a., ' VI MS ho' ushouho
he become. . v,.n,h 80, s"' 'o'" aafihK 'has year.
rh. r.,,.. CO.,
ann. .,~ ,.r,, 'eI OF Arbitration. inaugurated
cornor.,,a 80 =, ~ "nae' inc Joint auspices of the
,no.n,,on a '.e .nAmosr OF Commerce. was atits
and sir monsn., "u 'AVor oy lawyers and Judges.
The sun., 1893-08-07
when tho fern a n Law. R.p

When the sherman Laws Repealed.
With money a: q premium and with many daily
scares,
There is trembling down In Wall street among the bulls
and bears;
With wheat gone down to nothing and NO stun to nay
tho hands,
Thsr. Is oussns the hill.idss and in the pa.tur.
lands;
There is moaning and groaninT and boarding up Of
gold
There 10 stunR Of old stockings there are failures
manifold;
But great sunburst OF gioryl nood tho whole nnsu
ciai field
when Grover Hres hi. message and
Tho
sherman
Laws
Repealed
State.
They are shouting and hurrAhing for old Bloody.
brides Waite;
Out Kansas they yelling "Down with Wall stree,
And they swear by PETERS whisfers and by Jerry
They win battle with tho Gold Bugs and win die b..or.
they yield,
But they'll all get good and peaceful when
The
Sherman
Laws
Repealed
Old Governor Waite win then not wish to wade through
bloody seas.
But he win sing. "Thsrs never were such bully tmes
As these"
And wheat and corn viii 30 rish, up and every kind
Of stocks
VIII boom. and every breksTn have his pockets full Of
rocks.
And every merchant in the land will do Q hummipR
trade,
And every rOSuistis man viii swing his pick and
spade.
And from the golden glory happy harvest nsld
will ring the cheers fer Grover when
The
Sherman
Laws
Repealed
The sun., 1893-08-07
uin.ioint Amputasiau.

To EpiroR OF The sus-Str; In THE suN OF July
40 appeared article hipjont amputAton. stating
that operation teapitsD had been performed at RAh
way. n j. and that was "ths thirteenth OF the kind
In the annals Of surgery" Permit to correct the
statement. By reference TO "AEnev's surgery" It
viii be that the late Dr. AEueW. who . pro-
fsssOr OF surgery In the University Of PsnnsylvAnil
had collected reports OF GOO hiDoint (capitAb
Dutaiions in this country. These were ofncialy
corded In public and private hospals but did not
elade an that may havs been made By physicians In
their ordinary practice. TnohA1 LOUIl O0IKh
WEST CHlSrEl IA, Aug. D.
The sun., 1893-08-07

we are all aware Of the delightful attractions
OF California
The winter months are good time for the
exhibition. The climate Of San Francisco at
thatseason OF the year Is generally mild and
pleasant while south Of the city and In the
Ban Joaauin Valley rosos bloom throughout
the winter and trees aro green
The sun., 1893-08-07

We are obliged to the Government OF Rus
sia for furnishing regular Official statistics OF
the progress OF the cholera in that country.
The number Of cases Of the disease in the va
rious provinces in which 1t exists and the
number OF deaths from 1t arc published for tho
Information OF all the world. and have been
thus published ever since the time Of tho ad-
lournment OF the Sanitary Conference that was
held In Vienna last year. That Conference.
which was made up Of authorized representa-
tives OF many European countries. requested
oil Governments to perform the duty which
Russia alone has performed. France Ger
many, Italy. and Austria have failed OF their
duty In the matter. and have thus subjected
other countries. including this country. to
dangers that might have been avoided II they
had carried out tho terms OF the Vienna Con-
ference.
We must give Russia credit for her conduct.
we wish that. in this case. all the other powers
OF Europe would follow her example.