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The sun., 1894-03-24

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Csart'ns ~ KinIng FSur Resets.

gfOn ne PnfRtugA Efsr1frh.
snid J. N. eeissiman LATELY rI1obSem reesII 70 nv
mind an instance OF remarkable coolnees and
bravery which people IN the shensndcsh ysl.
years after the wsf. and fhsvs often heard The
principal actor, Lieut.. Ferris, referred to a. the
The .pfns 81 SRsS the line. b,
ehasssd every few days. Ferris Tlcutenaat
10 the Filth NeH York Cavalry. made the 40
SS.a 81 so ySey Il to S .. q
love at first sight on both sides 20 gre., aid
thst be VAS scenstomsd nee to steal p thpousS ,Rs
lines, never giving thought to the reckless
Ing of ths YANKEES ofeer and resolved 10 G trSp
the % notorious jim Wiltshire. to capture him I'm az
he was calllpg upon his lady love As the dc.
from the Bonhsm mansion. the orderly who
was with Ferris discovered their approach. and
h%sss tS ala not h Ssss g f ss faf S
In fact ne Sas 2 80 i slSr slow X moyinS y, that Mss
orderly TO 90 saddle his horse. quietly asking
how manv lets we're In the party. The ordet.
stable srestiy excited. Ferris. took icSvs oi
Miss Bonham, and laughing at her fears OF Ills
The MosSy men were 10 the lane leading 10
the house by this time. and as soon as They
saw feTFls jim NlttnlTo, WHO was mounted
on splendid animal. snurred his borse. lead.
Ing his detachment. and clearing the gate
Ferris told him he had something else to do
and turned to 20 Into the stable. Wiltshire
o sss Ss BIZ F but e q a.
situation, pulled his gun. sending . ball
through wiltshlrc's neck. A young lawyer Of
baltimore named Mc0ill dianounted, and
opening the gate. came to wiltshire's aid.
Ferris had. retired to the stable, but now came
out and shot McGill through the breast lie
then went for the other four like q demon. His
life seem ed charmed. for. while bullets flew all
about him. he was lot struck. At last only one
man was left. He turned his horse and START
ed on dead RalloE for the woods. Ferris
lowed He fired at him just as he was turning
from the main road, hitting him In the side
Here Q body Of Mosby's men came up and
started in pursuit Of Ferris. They chased him
back to camp but no sustained no injury
fects OF tho shota
MIss Bonham never saw Lieut. Ferris after
that day. He was moved up the valley. Later
she married a PREACHER: People in the Shen-
sndcah Valley still talk Of the young officers
plucky fight"
The sun., 1894-03-24


WASHINGTON. March pa great many per
sons have been to the White House, among
them distinguished Democrats, to exert an
influence on Mr.. Cleveland for or against the
Bland bill. On coming away all have borne
testimony to the patience and even willing
ness with which Mr. Cleveland listened to
what they had to say. One gentleman said he
was impressed with the belief that Mr.. Cleve-
land had already determined on his action,
and that the President was going through the
operation OF listening TO everybody to make IL
appear that the question was not preiudg ged in
his mind. He said Mr.. Cleveland did not By
any action or word seem TO be In search OF in
formation. but was only performing duty In
listening to what others might think he should
do. The gentleman said that Mr.. Cleveland's
message to the New York financial gentlemen,
who proposed to come In a body In favor Of a
veto. should be interpreted as meaning that he
was already with them. and did not wish to
have any appearance OF influence on him one
way or another; that their coming might give
color to the charge that he had been infiu.
eneed by Wall street should veto follow their
visit Hence the gentleman believes that a
veto will be the result Of Mr.. CIeysland's
long-settled convictions. Should Mr. Clsys-
land sign the bill" said the gentleman. life
would not be long enough TO explain the rsA-
sons for his Inconsistency"
The sun., 1894-03-24

A number Of our italian. Spanish. and
French residents. who are possessed of pa
pers Of American citizenship. have formed
political organization entitled "The
Latin-American Union." and given notice
OF their purpose to exercise their Latin in
fuence In American elections. This is an
other case OF setting up q political body
along the lines OF race. after the manner Of
the Slavs and Bohemians In Pennsylvania.
We have repeatedly expressed our disap-
proval Of the establishment OF electioneer-
ing bodies Of the kind In the United States.
They array race against race In American
politics. They tend to the perpetuation Of
racial prejudices which ought to be obliter-
ated. These Latins from three countries
are American citizens. and 1t is only as
American citizens that they ought ever to
appear at the polls. not as Italians. or Span
iards. or Frenchmen.
The Latins OF New York are to hold q
mass meeting: and we suggest that the
very best thing they could do at It would
be to adopt q resolution to dissolve into the
general mass Of the American people. 1t
appears that they want municipal reform;
but We cannot suppose that they mean
Latin reform. They call themselves LAT
in-American Democrats" but apparently
they fail to understand that the Democracy
OF this country is not q marshalling Of the
different races In separate regiments. but
banding together Of all races in the unity
Of human nature. for freedom.
One Of the secrets Of the influence Of our
Irish-born citizens In American politics is
that they seek for absorption into the
general body Of the American people. and
do not form an Irish union as the means
OF securing political reform.
Trouble would be brought upon this coup-
try by the organization in separate detach-
ments. for political purposes. OF the various
races OF Its inhabitants.
We take the liberty Of suggesting that the
Latin mass meeting adopt this patriotic
declaration:
Rsss'vei That the Latin Union shall herewith dis
band burn Its Constitution and rspudAts its mama all
TO the music Of Hail Columbian"
Will they be wise enough TO put them
selves in this position We hope SO.
The sun., 1894-03-24
An Extra-Idiotio Bill.

The bill passed by the Senate at Al
bany last week providing for q State
Undertakers' Commission. and requiring
that every person practising the art,
trade. mystery. or business OF an un-
dertaker shall be examined and licensed
by that Commission. ls about as absurd
and superfluous bill az ever got through
one branch Of the Legislature, and that
Is saying great deal. We don't pretend
to understand the milk In the cocoanut, but
some there must be. Whether there is or Is
not. the bill Is piece Of gross paternslism.
The undertaker's business. although re-
grettably necessary to everybody who
doesn't believe In cremation. is not learned
profession, and there Is no more reason why
the State should regulate It than any other
legitimate business. II undertakers are to
be examined and licensed. other tradesmen
should be examined and licensed. There Is
no popularity inherent In the business OF
undertaking. that requires 1t to be subjected
to the supervision Of the State.
The Albany journal points out that the
passage Of this bill will be "likely to cause
Inconvenience In the sparsely settled por-
tions Of the State. for the reason that the
services OF regularly licensed undertakers
Will be obtained only at considerable ex-
pense. In such communities 1t is the Gus
tom at present to intrust funeral prepara-
tions to persons who. though not UNDER
takers In the ordinary meaning OF the word.
have sufficient skill to perform the duty.
Under this new law these persons will be
forbidden to act"
IL the bill supposed to be for the benefit
OF the large undertakers and to the detri-
ment Of the small ones1 Does 1t aim to
create close corporation OF undertakers.
lessening the present or the natural number
by means Of the requirements Of examina-
ton and license Have any OF the undertak-
ers got 1t into their heads that the social
dignity OF their business will be elevated by
means OF an examining and licensing COM
missionf Or Is the passion for government
by commission responsible for this queer
and extra-idiotio bill
The sun., 1894-03-24

1t 10 an unexpected proceeding OF the
Prussian authorities to sxpel the Mormon
missionaries who recently sailed from this
port to propagate their faith In foreign parts.
Mormonism Is one Of the important and se-
rious religions Of the times. II must have
over million adherents In the world. and its
missionaries claim the right to propagate 1t as
Divine revelation. These missionaries are
plentiful in England. Scandinavia. Polynesia
and several States OF the American Union.
The Mormons have repudiatsd that one OF
their social practices which the Christian
world regards as inimicAl to the public vel
fare. and. indeed. they now claim that their
creed Is but slightly different from those OF
several Of the seets OF Christianity. il Is hard
TO understand Why Prussia. which Is Prot
estant country. and permits both paRans and
atheists to live in II. should sxpsl the mis-
sionAries Of the Church Of LAtter-day SAIntA
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atoned for his miadoiDg In the only way
possible for him. One Of hls counsel has
said that no man can be expected TO marry
an unchaste woman: but neither can any
man escape Just reprobation II he main
talns nieretricious intimacy with herr and
II he be married man already. his course is
both morally laqitious and legally culpable.
Neither does IL make any difference. so
far as concerns bis great offence. whether
Miss POLLARD was pure or an impure
woman at the time he established his de-
praved relations with her. In either case
ho wus guilty Of infidelity. which he could
pursue only by deceiving his wife and by
keeping up false pretences OF moral integ-
rity and religious obligation. He betrayed
his wife's confidence and he practised hy-
pocrisy before the public. by continuing his
lectures and speeches and his religious adj
dresses. posing as man of principle
worthy to instruct people in ethics and re-
ligion. He was an unclean and an arrant
humbug. and now he confeeses it.
II. then. he has friends In Lexington who
are prepared to receive him with distin-
Rulshed honor. and II it be true that the
revelation OF these indisputable facts will
not prevent his denomination to Congress-.
the moral tone and standard OF that part OF
Kentucky must be hopelessy low. II the
confessed offences OF Col BRECKENRIDGE
against public decency. honor. truth. and
integrity. do not constitute q reason for ex-
cluding him from all further social or politl-
cal liberation. there is no turpitude into
which man can descend that forfeits for
him his title to public respect and adulation.
As we have said. the question at issue In
the trial at Washington, whether or not
there was binding promise OF marriage.
does not Affect the baseness OF his conduct
as acknowledged by himself; and hence we
are not discussing the merits Of q case
which has yet to be decided. The question
Of the character OF the man Is already and
completely determined by his own confess
sion. II. then. his neighbors and constit-
uents assemble to do him conspicuous
honor on his return to Lexington. they
will thereby make known to all the people
their sympathy with his depravity. They
will practically announce that In their view
moral baseness deserves honorable dis
tinction and not indignant condemnation.
The sun., 1894-03-24

The House Committee on the judiciary
ought 10 refuse to give hearing to the adver-
saries Of the resolution of Mr.. MoRsF. which
declares that the name Of the Deity ought to
be Inserted in the Federal Constitution, by
amendment. The supporters OF the resolution
have had hearing once and again. and the
people on the other sldo of the question are
anxious to obtain the same privilege that tho
adverse arguments may be presented before q
report is made to Congress. We cannot sup
pose that the members Of the judiciary Com
mittee would be enlightened by listening to
any debate OF this kind. We must believe
that they are familiar with all the arguments
for and against tho proposed constitutional
amendment as they have been brought out
many time since the amendment was first
proposed long years ago.
We say that the debate now sought for
would be unspeakably offensive TO people
OF reverent MIND. We say that the unsanctl-
fed logomachy ought to be brought to an end
at once. We must trust that the Committee
on the judiciary will not give hearing to the
opponents Of the resolution. nor any further
hearing to its loouacious advocates.
The sun., 1894-03-24

ausut ehs.pssss - food asses eassed ~ shss pfes
vrtisu We regard the sxpsriment as esmpiets see
signal trfbuts 70 this success = ths bitterness
vith vhieh We are annusiiy attached crovn nsvsr
hoek where there earrion Oar principal antss.
ont has bssa and r. the Unitsd states nsshadsn on
and ousno Association In 1889 thsy openly violated
the lav Of iesa snd suffered smartiy for doing ~
Boston snd washineton But thsy strained eut All the
nsh In Buszsrs pay snd carried ,hsm on TO Tiverton
fer oil and In 1897 they tried fer the LarHAu
bill TO prevent our defending ourselves sny further
and again they failed"
Good for Buzzard's Bayi What is good
for Buzzards Bay would be very good. in
deed. for New York Bay and every other
bay. The experiment lie well worth a trial
before IL is too late; and II the men who are
opposed TO the utter destruction of our
fisheries will combine. they can defeat the
Guano Association and tho gentlemen from
Barren Island.
The sun., 1894-03-24
AIrs. Cleveland at the Th..,rs.



wAsHISGros. March 2o-I saw Mrs. CisyslAnd l..t
night At the sinbad ballet and burIssqus She had the
front seat In the private boz stage with Ara
Carlisle Secretary Carlisle was behind all white
haired thin haired too and bloodess skinned He hAs
rapidly aged a. nnAnesr and nnds eating slate pen.
ellis no remedy for the hardness OF nEursL Yet he 10
only Ga the Bland seEnioTAEs bill at the Gun ant
enough on the Prssidsnts mind TO keep Cleveland
home aud send Carlisle here where flesh and sksls.
tons oJ the hundrsd palpitatsd and pirouettsl
hrI Cleveland wore = wslLntting light dress with
some dark ruhss. lt had no sheen Of Iilk. She vas
simply dressed and her hair In the bead tri ming
now worn IKE . Low oOTOnst or hollow hat
she Was milk faced. Ike recent young mothsrs and
eoHssDo ndinEJ OF full habit she eat I'm
her chair. like one tall from the hips up Her form and
bust those OF = married woman both sxhlbltins
beauty which will not again be fragile or dsxbs For
time 10 come her place ana look will be danes
rather thAa brides Her hand. when occasionally
raised was White aud rather large The junior CIsys
lands ever deserving 10 feel IT, viii know where Il "a
applied. IL vas dsmOnstrativs OF notable iswslry
Her air. Whitsnsss composaEs, sound enjoyment Al.
tsntion ana Eshnsd restraint neither alta nor elusive
were all Of the North clean water. and eommsa sense
Her face turned TO the stage WAs generally In prons
and shs hardly Looked AZ the Audisnes which In part
knew her bat made no expression OF satiIfAetion nOr
hardly Of curiosity.
No ahsetAIlonS OF loFgnstts. fan ziasA smslas
bottle or even opera glass did see She Kept her ssAI
all the evening Wstehful sf the pises. Between the
acts she talked 10 hTL Carlisle scarcely bsndn ls
one young spouse 70 an o!d Her bshayioE bseams
the PTssdsnts wife not that abe kRs- she was such
but iR the Limitations OF natural TeansmsnL and shs
laughed Withsat change sf position. the laughter OF
humoF rather than fun the appreciation OF the syss
aud an unsOsnE Of the mouth bat never carried away
shs Aksd the s0ngs. Her syss you'd rove Hlth hlg
Of hsa' IN sAea toward Mrs Carlisle Cara
The sun., 1894-03-24

It would be sheer folly for Brazil to quar-
| rel with Portugal because the Portuguese
Government has given an asylum aboard one OF
its ships to the rebel leader. Admiral DA
CANA. Let Brazil enter protest against the
act Of Portugal. II such o course be thought
necessary or serviceabls; but. after that the
incident had better be brought to an end.
Brazil is we'll rid Of the naval traitor; and.
though he may have rendered himself liable
to execution for treason. under Brazilian law.
Brazil has no cause for regret that she has
been saved the trouble OF shooting him. IL is
evident that the navy OF Brazil will hereafter
be stronger In that an utterly incom petent
commander shall no longer have control OF IL.
DA CANA made laughing stock OF him self
from the time he deserted his post till the day
he fed his country and sought refuge under
sforeign flag. Our good friend Minister MEN,
poNcA spoke OF him In letter to The Sun as
brave man: but surely he has not shown any
remarkable bravery in this rebellion.
II 10 vain folly for tho other rebel leader, Ad-
miral MELLo. to keep up q sham OF war any
longer. He has been reduced to the level Of q
piratical cruiser. He has not any chance OF
success. Tho proper thing for him to do is
either TO surrender to the executioner. In hope
OF mercy. or to follow the example OF DA CANA
By taking to flight.
It would be shocking thing for President
PExoTo. after his success in the war. to au-
thorize the execution OF all the State prisoners
who are charged with participating In the re-
belhon or encouraging It 1t may be that he
has power to do SO. under DEGREES promuigat-
cd during tho empire. and not repealed since
the establishment OF the existing Government:
but By doing so. he would certainly bring dis
grace upon the young republic and upon his
own name. We cannot believe that he would
like to figure In history with the infamous
ALvA. As for the foreigners in Rio who have
givan aid and comfort to the rebellion. PEIxoro
had better rest satisfied with their extrusion
from the country.
The sun., 1894-03-24
Tho Grace Claim.

One OF the pathetic Incidents OF year
already too full Of distress and misfortune
Is the brutal rejection by the Chllian Claims
Commission OF the Hon. WILLIAM Row.
DEpow GRAcE's little bill for s2,5oO. 900.
This claim is thrown out without any
regard for the feelings Of RowDEDow or OF
the Evening Post. That the newspaper did
not come out black-edged last evening is
q marvellous instance Of self-control and
journalistic heroism.
It Is generally believed that the Hon.
WILLIAM RowDEpow GRACE devotes such
time as he can spare from his duties as
gravedigger for the New York Democracy.
to editing South American news for the
Erenin1 Post and to steering the editorial
policy Of that journal with regard to South
American affairs. This circumstance gives
great value to the Post's opinions in oil
matters concerning the southern continent: /:
for RowDEpow's information about Peru
and Chill. Brazil and Argentina, and the
little republics beyond the equator. is vast
and varied. There Is no better-equipped
editor OF South American news In this town
than RowDEDow.
The commonly accepted theory OF the
Euenfn0 Posts wonderful articles on South
American affairs. affairs often involving
the life or death Of Governments and the
fate OF nations. has been that the inspiring
principle was simply loyalty to the House
OF GRACE and undying hostility to the
House Of FLINT. Few readers OF the Post
have appreciated the fact that twenty-five
hundred thousand dollars was at stake.
And now 1t is lost. every dollar OF 1t. The
Gillian taxpayers are richer by that sum,
and RowDEDow Ia poorer.
When we say that the House OF GRACE is
poorer by S25oo.00o on account of the per-
emptory rejection Of its claim against
Chilli. we are measuring the calamity ac-
cording to the ordinary rules OF profit and
loss. We observe that Mr.. GRACE himself,
cheerfullest as usual when misfortunes are
thlckest. figures 1t out In different way.
" The damages. OF course" he explains to
one OF our reporters. were contingent on
the profits accruing from the contract. and
we estimate that We are out about
81 .OOo.0 .0O0." Can this be 80 ? Is 1t possible
that our own RowDEDow, with all the ad-
vantages OF position and the powerful sup
port OF an evening newspaper. would de-
liberately engage In game OF chance
against poor little Government like Chill,
with the thing so rugged that he was In the
game either to lose si.OOO.0o or TO make
s2.5OO.ooo? That Is not like RowDEDow.
The sun., 1894-03-24

1t is beyond the power OF the State to
prohibit people in III health from seeking .
cure at the hands OF Christian Scientists. Faith
Curists, clairyoyants. or other persons who pro-
fsss to give relief TO sufferers through spiritual
or metaphysical sEsneisA by what means
could the public authorities prevent patients
from securing the services OF such persons 2
Not surely by forbidding the persons TO call at
certain houses. or to visit q family In which
there was suffering. or TO enter a sick cham
ber or to exercise there those mysterious
powers which they claim to be in possession OF
We do not doubt that there are patients who
II thor could not openly and lawfully proeurs
treatment By them would nnd wAys 70 get It
surreptitiously. The State cannot Interfere
successfully in such cases 1t cannot provide
that the afiieted shall be attended only By
scientific physicians. nor can II guArantss the
scientific character Of Any physician. nor can
1t give . satisfactory definition OF medical
science. nor can II authorize the changes that
are constantly taking place In the practice Of
the curative arts.
The State exercises a certain amount OF au-
thoritJ over the medical profession. Il char
tsrs medical colleges. IL imposes Limitations
upon the right to practise msdieins. il pre-
seribes some Of the conditions upon which
Licenses 70 practise shall be granted. It pre-
Sertbss penalties for mslpFaeties. We doubt
WHISTLER the EsgulatiVs power Of the State eel
The sun., 1894-03-24
IA. ca., g E,rlss %. Is.I..l su..
FFD~ a. Baf'-0E' S1a-

Tue cost OF each pound OF pFOjsetils l. Is osnta
witch makes each Cred represent S2OT; the p0s-
der sosIs 80 esRts pound. sIsLso the charge
Bags In which H is sheAssd fasss ke bring toe eosG
OF sAsh shst up 10 stoo fhs sIpsAss OF each shoG
makes 10 exceedingly desirable thAE 0ns hits the
target iI ia sent Al and thAE fsu go AStTAy.
rhsrs are other remarkable features about this
lsyIAshan besides the pIoisstis. Powder such a.
one ever dreamed Of ten years s ussd It tech
nleAy knosn - Bro~h pEiImate AHd takes the latter
tsrm from the peculiar shape sf the grain. Bach
Grain IL probably tSo and hzh inches hsh GBd tNo
IN Width ana u pFisnatis IN form. Wth snAu hole
through the esntra ElsVsh Of ghsss grains make one
pound Bach grain weud make several roands for an
ordinary foSling PlseS Ths extent ths charge
ossS1atss bsiag placed IN fear pATts each DAEt Es0
prismAtie, Thsss PAEts are forced IN ths Esh. ana
Whsn In pace aug one Gnotesr slsssly. ThlA nsIlA
eASs hsa the PosdsE u PlAsG
The sun., 1894-03-24

Yet another bill for the restriction OF i'm.
migration has been introd uoed into the House
Il Is the composition OF Kansas member
The chief provisions Of It have been brought
before Congress scores OF times. and have
been rejected every time They are an sduea-
tional qualification and property aualinoa-
tion. $500 for the fathers OF children and $500
for bachelors 1t is drawn up without inteili-
genes. without an understanding OF the real
objections to q great part OF the immigrants
OF this time We have been disappointed In
every Congressman who has undertaken to
deal with this important subject
The sun., 1894-03-24
TIE sUN. sATURpAY, MARCH 24. I8Ol

safely 20 any further IN the ease II could not
give any exclusive Franchise TO the allopathie
school. nor could Il forbid the practice Of
homeopathy, hydropathy. eciecticism. Thopp-
aonianism. magnetism. or any other special
system. The State can institute neither a
medical nor an ecclesiastical establishm ent
There are several bills upon this subject be-
fore the LeQislature One Of them con,ers
privileges upon certain persons outside OF the
regular faculty. to which they have not proven
that they are entitled. Its adoption would
be unwise. harmful. and in the interest Of
charlatanism.
The sun., 1894-03-24

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