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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-24

In his annual report as commander OF the
Department OF the East. Gen. O. o. How
ARD once more urges liberal appropriation
Tor the protection Of the Atlantic seaboard
and the lakes. His argument that to push
steadily to completion Notifications once
begun. is the truest economy, merits the
special attention Of Congress: and it might
be reinforced by another argument, namely
the present Thickness of such work for the
unemployed. The Government could carry
on this urgent enterprise to great advan-
tage In these days.
The two main elements in the fortifca-
tion of the coast are the new high-power
guns and tho batteries in which to mount
them. Tho Watervliet factory will soon
be ablo to turn out annually twelve g.
Inch guns. fifteen 10-inch. fifteen Pinch,
and three 16-inch. II the making of
the 16-inch guns is postponed until
pressing needs OF those OF the smaller
calibres have been supplied. we may count
on obtaining. when the Watervliet factory
Is fully equipped. moro than fifty powerful
guns every year. In addition, one hum
dred and eleven seacoast guns have been
ordered from private manufacturers, be-
sides seventy-three Pinch mortars. Tho
hrst duty OF Congress is therefore to see that
It's appropriations are sufficient to keen
the West Troy establishment fully en-
ployed In gun making all the time, DUR
chasing the steel forgings for this purpose.
and to provide the disappearing carriages
aud gun lifts. second duty is to give the
Engineer Corps appropriations enough for
the prompt installment Of these guns. as
they come along, and for the purchase of
the new battery sites required.
The ports mentioned by Gen. HowARD. in
his current report. as requiring the first
attention are those OF New York. Boston.
and New Orleans; but succeeding these
are Philadelphia. Baltimore. Washington,
Hampton Roads, Charleston, Savannah.
and Mobile. while strong works are needed
on the Canadian frontier The Pacific coast.
which Is beyond his military Jurisdiction,
also demands protection. In order to mount
the guns as fast as they and their car
riages are made ready. 1t is necessary to
the emplacements. which REQUIRE
extensive foundations. and the maya
zines. Shell rooms, engine rooms. and cable
galleries. as we'll as the earthen para
pets and trayerses. the armored turrets
and easements. and other constructions.
with suitable appropriations this work
could go on simultaneously at every
point mentioned by Gen. HOWARD. 1t
should 60 on at many points. since. under
The policy adopted. no one port, however
important Is to be fully fortified at first. |
but the new guns are to be distributed at
several leading ports. giving TO each a
nucleus of defence.
Slow as the manufacture OF seacoast guns
md mortars has been, with tardy and
neagre appropriations. it now promises to
get ahead Of the construction OF batteries,
'nIsss tho latter Is pushed more vigorously
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-24
Tho Escape Of Mr.. Myers.

Comptroller MYERS manifests only ordi.
nary sagacity in declining with thanks the
nomination OF the Cooper Union gathering
OF Friday night. We are puzzled to find a
noun which describes with precision that
curious assemblage of earnest Mugwumps,
sardonic Republicans, and amused loiterers
from the Bowery. You can hardly style it
q mass meeting, for it was not massive. II
was not a convention. In the ordinary sense
ofthe word. for it lacked everything like rep
resentative character. Convocation does not
express 1t exactly; who convokedit? 1t was
not muster. for It's must has been prompt
ly disobeyed by the gentleman most con-
cerned. 1t was not strictly synod, a syn-
dictate. caucus. conventicle. a congloba-
ton. or posse comitatus. 1t was not a
conglutination. for its component parts did
not stick. 1t was not mob, for it included
some very respectable citizens. and GER
tainly violated no law or ordinance. It was
not diet, for that term implies an author
itative status. Perhaps it resembled bouil-
labalsse more than anything else: hotch-
potch dish Of all sorts OF queer fishes and
small crustaceans. the whole thoroughly
impregnatod with the saffron yellow OF
bilious politics.
The fate which Mr.. MYERS escapes by his
prompt refusal to be lured into this particu-
lar sort OF stew. chowder. broth or soup, is a
fate Justly dreaded by every sensible man
who respects himself To bask for few
brief hours in the candlelight Of the City
Clubs approval. to figure largely for week
or two In humorous aspect in the news
columns of serious newspapers. and. what
is more awful. in serious aspect In the hui
morous EUening Post. to go through the
farce OF canvass managed by nincom-
poops. and then to drop out Of sight kerr
PUNK like defunct feline with brick attach
ment. leaving hardly ripple on the surface
OF municipal politics as shown In the cleo
tlon returns: that is not an experience
to be coveted by any public servant with
either past or a future.
We congratulate the Hon. THEODORE W.
MYERS. He will not be remembered In |
municipal history as tho man who was 30 |
'bliging as to kick himself into the river at |
he request OF few strangers curious to
zee how many bubbles would come up.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-24
The Restoration or tho ObeII.k

ment and decision shown by our Board of Park Com.
missonen In regard to the proper protection OF tho
obesk In Central Park. and again. yesterday in tn,
replacement OF tho ancient guided cap now need the
cooperation OF citizen The estOrnt nm
o. the but tho beginning Of I'll" return tho old
decoration. As shown In the March number OF the
bulletin OF tho American Geographical POciety tho
herog yDhic characters the four faces Of the SHAFT
should be rsgdcd before the monument shall
In Its ancient glory. '''
This would cost about o, 600 and must be- done nv
private grit, through communication to tho Park
Board and that too within fow days before pres
ent costly scsuod Is removed. When tins 10 AWAY the
contrast between the brAnt cap and the dun SIDES OF
the ola monollth Will impress ali citizenb the
wise action OF our Park authorities 70 far 1s they
were ehaOei 10 Co. ana also fear the lost opportunity
for the restoration. by private munihcence OF Tho
former glory OF his symbol of the sun, "
CoLuhblA COLLEGE. Oct -. ALEIs A. JULIEN
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-24
The Politics of IL.

The eye that sees in the Federal Senate
nothing but certain collection of Senators
resisting the wish of certain other
and greater collection. naturally looks with
Indignation. pure and simple. Another eye
notices the fact that the majority in
question, instead OF being the orthodox
group OF Democrats recently placed In
control OF the Senate In the name OF the
Democratic party, is irregularly made
up OF Democrats and Republicans In
about equal force. Such spectacle is cal
culated to make any sober Democratic
statesman. alive to the possibilities OF 40
startling an exhibition OF party dlscord,
pause to consider and seek ways Of avert
Ing the threatened disaster and OF restoring
his party to union and strength.
Tho greatest political misfortune we can
now imagine In this country would be the
rupture OF the national Democracy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-24

1t turns out that the motto upon the far
Ing set piece" in tho Chicago Exposition
fireworks Of last Saturday. which was Man.
haitian Day glorifed Chicago. not New York.
The motto. Is telegraphsd TO us, was: Chi
caRo TO New York: She Can't Be Bsatw We
TOOK occasion to remark on Saturday that
this motto. though Its language was obscure,
was doubtless intended as the compliment
o, ohicaRo TO New York. not as bit OF self
Kiorihcatioh on the part OF Chicago. But alasl
hi'er AL It was merely Chicago yell Of def
Ahce In the faces OF the dlflident yet digniAed
Visitors from New York. among whom was
mayor diLhoY We get the facts from the Chi.
eago papers. This Uutlandish set piece"
consisted OF swollen and Sinking female
ngure representing Chicago under which was
the clustering label: "Shs Can't Be Beatm
WAS not this carrying things pretty far for
Manhattan Day2 Was this Chicaxo's notion
OF the proper way OF welcoming and pleasing
the most OF New York gentlemen who travelled
thousand miles through the country in
order that they might pay q complI.
msnt to Chicago last Saturday? Supposs
you were asked to pay q visit to n house,
hoid' ana. upon going there. saw over the
door or Just above its handle, q fiery motto,
she Can't BE Beat" We guess YOU would
shrink from the place and return to your own
aomicils. You did not go there to beat her:
you did not want to be told that you couldn't
oeat nor; you felt outraged when notified. lust
after you had passed through the front yard,
ana been made aware that there was sauRh-
ter mouse In the rear. that she can't be beat"
what Is the woman afraid Off Beat her2 why.
mol Listen to her gun? Can't stand 1t. Abide
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-24

The New York Herald prints an interview
with Senator SHERMAN. in which that dis.
ungulshed and experienced parliamenta-
rian Is reported as declaring himself as in
favor OF a closure rule. Mr. SHERMAN does
not believe in Mr.. Hills plan OF limiting
debate on any bill to thirty days. He saws
that such q rule would defeat many
worthy measures: no time limit should be-
maze at ALL He wants broader closure
rule. one that will give to the majority
ample power to control legislation" The
reporter asked. "Would you favor closure
RUE We quote the material part Of Sem
ator SHERMAN's energetic reply:
most certainly would have been in favor Of
such rule for the last twenty years Tho npb,Ic
seems TO have Just awakened 10 the fact that the Ban
ATE was poWerless to act against the active onnostio,
VI Small minority OF Its own memberS such a co,
aon OF AHA'rs In the highest legislative branch OF
our Government Is absurd. The rules shouId h.
amended The right of ma iority of the II smh.rs n,
the Senate to rule be questioned In I, f.
the cardinal principle upon which our Government
10 based. / believe that a change IN. nnch
needed change in tho rules could be brough, about
Hthere was Asmuch viRor In tho sound money Demo
er"s MS has already been displayed by the silver men
In this night Lot them amend tho rules in such v.x
no give she majority the power to bring this or ANY
other bill to vote have known for year. that m.
Mt rnls
and that some such occasion as this was needed to
sring about change"
DO senator SHERMAN has been in favor OF
closure raie for twenty years He has
recognized for years the fact that under
the present rules tho Senate was powerless
to act. has he?
IL Is not twenty years. but less than ten
years. since there was a thorough revision
OF the Senate rules by Committee ON
Rules OF which Senator SHERMAN was n
member With two Republican associates.
Mr.. FRYE and Mr.. INGALLS,. he controlled
the committee charged with the revision.
was IL Alr. FRYE or AIr. INGALLS,. or both,
that prevented MIR. SHERMAN from formu-
iating and reporting to the Senate. In the
forty-eighth Congress. tho closure rule
which he now says he has SO long and so
ardently desired?
This question is likely to occur to every
Dody who now witnesses Senator SHRR- |
MANS zeal for reform in the Senate's |
methods OF doing business. Why didn't he |
prlng In closure rule at that time? He |
TOOK leading part in the discussion of the |
proposed rules as revised by his committee.
Out we have looked in vain through his re-
marks for the slightest intimation ON his
part that he favored closure OF any sort,
or even that he recognized the fact that the
senate was powerless to act under the rules
committed to him for revision.
Far from that being the case, we find the
Hon. JOHN SHERMAN arguing learnedly and
against every proposition made
W li'e SeRRte for rule To enable the ma
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-24
Red Man aud White NJ aid w i'd d

co hsHEvIILE. N c., Oct lot has lust be-
e epd ksnoWn here that Cha Lah- Kee. or Rich-
easter" band Of the Cherokee Indians was
W1Yff'e ea Sh the 25th Of last July at jamestown;
BAPTIST clergyman oi thai nIace niss DicE,
s soh vas formerly a teacher at the Government
S SCmna o. rue band. and Was there wOoet ~
Sung ma, Lah, kee. She was dismissed ~
ncaunpoerihlendent Spencer and the young brave
eHpnpiained OF his action 10 tho Government.
an agent was sent to Investigate the matter.
anu q n. ateI the superintendent was sent 70
snni' iI held II IL stated here that Mrs Smith
III iS sn her husband. who 10 with his tribe. In
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-24
VigiiAut-VaIkyrie Echoes.

To EDIT0R or THK sUS--Siri have been a faith.
full reader OF THE Sun for years. turing which
time nothing has aroused my dignation as III. LET.
pu6lshed In Yesterdays issue over the signature OF
The prejudice which he evinces toward the Land OF
the Free" undoubtedly did not cause him hesitate
IN coming TO thus country for his bread and butter
am always glad 10 welcome personalities OF any
nation who come to our glorious country 10 better
themsslves but do not take much stock a chApDie
who would denouncs the land OF his adoption Id 40
atSgusuhs terms. n, son, FGiLAET.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-24
nh, H. -, ~, =, hroHSF 7. .IDMUSDr.
The Hon. JoHN W. STEWART. MiLdlebury, u
You Can Vote Only Whore You R.,,d.

To TIRE EDITOR or THE suS-Sr, Can a person who
lives In one town. city election district and owns
property in another place. paying taxes on the same
or who does husness in an election dts,r CT town
or city olher than the on he tamil, live in yor,
where he IL paying taxes 80 WI
What constitutes legal residence for n -
single man A srnsrr,nuv VI
Your residence Is in the place where you and
your family habitually live. sleep. and take
maalR
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-24

they win effect great saving in weight, ami,
according to the Chief Engineer. will be us@d
generally In our new vessels. At any rate He
Is confident that we need not apply to JoHN
BULL to learn about boilers
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-24
UueompronIsi ng Impatiener.

From The Uioa Obserpsr.
Is fear OF revenue tArin that depresses bust
nsSs Those who say so arc ignorant or dishonest
The people voted protection on tho hooks and
they wait with impAtsnco the day when th cir do.
sires shall be Accomps
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-24
SURPRISE IN THE SUPREME COURT
A Point OF LAW that some OF the Justies.
Seem Have FORGOTTEN


Seem to Have Forgotten.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 23-Some of the m em bers
OF tho Supreme Court ofthe United States had n
revival Of information upon point Of law that
seemed TO surprise them. Ex-Assistant Attor.
ney-General CLANCY moved the court for leaye
to file petition for writ OF ha beas corpus for
the release OF John II. Bonner Imprisoned BY
order OF tho Indian Territory court I'm the Iowa
penitentlary The Chief Justice asked II the
Iowa Circuit Court had been asked for relief
90, IL has" responded Mr. CLANCY. .judye
Shirns heard the case and refused the writ,
ms an appeal been taken from his lud1-
mont asked the Chief Justice.
:, Tho chief Justice said that 1t was the prac-
lice 10 require attorneys To take appeals in
eurl cases ana not to bring the m after up
originally In the supreme Court OF the United
AT this point an idea occurred to Justics
Jackson: lie asked Mr.. CLANCY: ''
Mas the Applicant lon made to the court bs-
low at Chambers Or In Term2"
~ tnambers, the attorney replied.
i. ls there no appeal from the Judgment n,
the Court at Cham bers In such cases ~ nsk II
Justice Gray with an incrsdulous Air IonIIoa
irom the attorney TO Justice Jackson. '''A'ne
:. Inso understand the law" said Mr. Chanev.
The Chief Justice repeated The s same ouas-
marked Very we s viii fa@ tax nhnsTsr r.;
bonner was sentenced to one years i'm nrjs.
ohhient "a me penitentiRry and fined Si 'uu0
70 interfere. CLANCY SAYS on tho eronnS u inst
the judgment OF the court below was Void and
Una. Una. Relief ay In another direction In the
u mum une. however. the prisoner would probe
SeINe out ms term. and MIR. CLANCY deter
OF the United States. N'uft
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-24

Uotr friends nho Jdror us Nth ndrnscvfpfsJ oT
publication irish 10 hare REGRETTED articles returned
esev n,ust In all leases sr"d Stamps for that "a posr
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-24
a Frank OpInioa.

From e Adrsrfifer. London Cunadl
THE NEW foEK Sur 10 the most uniformly bright and
Interesting daily bstwssu the Gulf Of Mexico ana the
froEsn ssas.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-24

=, In one q his recent campaign speeches In
MhssaouuHts M; GMEsnALGk taid that the nomr
Gratis would take the Tree list OF the present Tar
ami make II dutaoe. and take the dutiable list and
make 10 free.-BsfOn journal.
GREENHALGE is talking through his hat. or
course the Democrats will put just rate OF
duty on every article now In the free list. but
they will make no new free list out OF articles
that now pay duty tariff for revenue only
does not admit Of a FREQ list The now consti-
tutional tariff has to impose about 30 per cent.
ad valorem upon every article that 10 imported
from any foreign country
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-24

Advertisements for THE WEEKLY Sur. ISSUED
fo-mo-rou morning mus, be handed in Uis eren-
mo before . o'ctDcE.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-24

We should like to be told what kind Of an
element OF society" is WILLIAM NELSON of
Orange. n. j.. who signs his name to a letter
in the Tribune. expressive OF his bitter grief
because the lower elements OF society have
obtained n mastery in New York. BROOKLYN
New Jersey. Chicago. Buffalo and to some ex-
tent In the general Government" II NELSON
will take the trouble to send in his picture. we
shall give 1t Place in THE Sun. so that his fell
low citizens may form judgment as to Tho
personal appearance OF that social element OF
which he is aspecimen. What presumptuous
fellow he must be
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-24
To Test tho Cons.itu,IouniIty OF the D,..
prnsary Inv

CHARLESTON. Oct. 23.-The whiskey war a.
sumsd an entirely different phase to. day when
Mr. Gibbs Whalcy. the counsel for the state,
hied petition in the United States Court ask.
Ing Judge simmonton to issue an order to IN.
IeeSSeiiyer OF tho South Carolina HALLWAY for.
i Eiiuunf mat road to receive any lntoxicatine
u mas the olicial stamp OF tho State Disnenoo
tatoS on 81 tba me Gaestoo involves an nterpre-
making the application the state suhmits ,by
question to tbs court and admits its ;urisdics
s sct ne eonstltutlonality Of the Disponsarv
Alignment morpom will DO heard on the motion to.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-24

Little did the United States realize, in MIR
chaslhx Alaska the rra value OF the cnuutr III" iurx.
hnnstble wealth contained IN It's mines MS pine FOR
ests, ITS furs and It's fisheries III, H,tm r "
Just as little do We now appreciate the value
OF Hawaii: but after annexation the utility and
splendor Of the acquisition will soon 10 ict and
understood.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-24
THE VICE-PRESIDEN7's AUTHoRI1y
How an End May Re Put to Obstruction 4,
the Senate.

Ex.Gov Stewart Of Vermont recently addressed A
ioterto ex-senator Bdmunds of that state asking his
opinion M to the power OF the presiding ooer Of tho
senate under existing rules and consistently with
established principles of parliamentary law to term
nate debate and bring pending question TO n vote;
and also AS to the existence OF such power In the pre-
siding oflicer wnen the pending question is itself
change In the rules OF the Senate To that letter Mr.
Edmunds returned the following rcply;
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-24

The Democratic party has never been on
itself.-th,r,yo R,r-,nL '''''"'e'
1t was as solid as rock no later than one
year ago on the momentous issue Of the Force
bill. Democracy will solidify it every time.
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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-03-23
Silver WeddinR.

About two miles north of Oueids, sur
rounded by fertile hills, are we'll kept
farm buildings which are the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Schory. Last Saturday,
March IL, there was an unusual stir in this
family. They were making preparations
to 20 10 Minerva to sit for a family por.
trait. All OF a sudden they see the road
lined with vehicles whose occupants, led
on by General William Foltz, seem TO be
determined TO take possession OF their
home. After short paIley they quietly
surrender, on being told that whereas
divorces were Alarmingly on the increase,
they had been loyal to each other for 25
years, and were, therefore, worthy Of
especial honor. The ladies took posses
sion Of the house and prepared such re-
past as can be excelled nowhere. Short
addresses, appropriate TO the occasion,
were made by Rev. J. C. Smith of Wsynes'
burg, George Smith of Oneida, az d the
writer. Several beautiful presents of
quadruple silverware were given to the
family. Conspicuous among those pres
ent was father Schory who celebrated his
Goth birthday on the 14th OF February.
About 65 guests participated In the festivi
ties of the day, rejoicing that In this the
greatest Republic on earth, there are yet
many loyal homes which are the pillars
and pride Of our nation.
]. GRossMAE.