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The sun., 1894-02-26
Rhort-wefsht Oratory.

The Hon. WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN. the
Boy Orator OF the Platte. spoke to the toast.
Patriotism" at o dinner given by the
Chicago Union League Club on Washing
tons Birthday. Mr.. BRYAN informed his
hearers that the Washington Monument
was 1.-The most imposing shaft ever reared
by human hands In gratitude TO man." He
spoke of PERIobEs, MARS, Salsnis, the
Temple OF JANUS, EAAMAN the Leper. and
the Inevitable Roman mstron. He spoke OF
MILTON. TENSYsoN. and PATRICK HENRY.
He asked. "will the citizen be as patriotic
when he sits beneath the olive branch Of
peace as when he follows the eagles OF
war :" And he shut himself OF finally with
this sentiment:
"Ths United States, s.eur. in p..o. or war. vhs.
the people act at all tmea In all places and under
all circumstances that each 10 worthy OF that mobiles,
sf all names an Americas sithin!"
II would have been appropriate on the
birthday Of WASHINGTON for Mr.. BRYAN to
cay that an American citizen worthy OF that
noblest Of names wouldn't tell a lie. And IL
q worthy citizen may not lie, party. which
is q collection OF citizens. mustn't lie.
either. Yet the Hon. WILLIAM JENNINGS
BRYAN. as q member Of the Ways and
Means Committee OF the House Of Repre-
sentatives. did his best to make the Demo-
cratic party liar by helping to frame q
protective tariff bill with Populistic in
come tax annex.
PERIcLEs and MARS and the Roman ma
tron are tritie worn. The fresh eloquence
OF the Nebraska favorite would have been
better employed In apologizing for his own
divagations and those Of his associates on
the Ways and Means Committee from that
standard Of political morality and honor OF
which WASHINGTON was an exemplar.
Moreover. Mr.. BRYAN should know that an
ounce OF present example Of political or any
other sort OF virtue. Is worth more than a
ton Of pressed-leaf eulogy.
The sun., 1894-02-26

Of insurinR dellberstion and . certain
amount Of delay. Thus, according TO this
plan, the Lords would be allowed TO send
back bill with amendments 70 the Com
mons, but, II these amendments were re-
jected by the peoples representatives, the
Lords would have 70 pass the bill In the
original form. II bill sent up from the
Commons were thrown out ~ toto. without
amendments. as was the case with the
Home Rule bill. then the Commons would
have the right Of reafiirmlpg their wishes by
a resolution. and the bill would thereby be-
come law. the assent Of the Crown upon
the advice Of the Prime Minister being
taken for granted. Not only the Lords. but
ali the Conservatives. would be certain to
oppose desperately this reduction Of the
upper House to mere advisory assembly,
and they are likely to urge that In case Of
a deadlock recourse shall be made TO the
referendum. providing that certain pro-
portion Of the electors. cay two-fifths or
one-third, petition TO that end. Then.
should q bill be rejected IN toto by the
Lords. the voters might be called upon to
say "Yes" or mo" to the question
whether IL should become law.
1t is plain. indeed. that the House OF
Lords may be mended In many ways. but
only two solutions Of the problem will be
satisfactory and final. Either the upper
House must emsnate from the people and
thus become truly representative. or else
its powers must be distinctly subordinate
TO those Of the Commons.
The sun., 1894-02-26
TIL. srs.I.E OF scotch Nam.

To THE EDToE OF rHE sVS-sG. An IntsrssiugI letter
from seotehmsn IN Saturdays srS. IN witch hs roai-
plains Of the practice OF many Polish HsJrsvs in a.
Stunning scotch names reminds OF an item Nh Gu
read IN An Egyptian newspaper shortly after the Lou.
bArdnsnt OF AsXAndTia an 1882 describing the arrest
OF several hunirsd men bearing naucs lor ali
soFts u oHsness against the Engsh military rex a.
Nons ! hal ever entertained an exalted opinion of
the mAnJ Eooi qualities OF the men from tie land o.
cakes. and having known many In America AMI IN
Asia ines that IhsJ retained abroad ali the good
qualities Of thoss living IN the .saI beyond Twesd
So vas sore amazed 70 read OF the arrest Of
f" Donald Macdonald for running amuek !" Alexander
hAcGrsEor for walking unClothsd ia public rect s
aud Janet sisphsns0n and John Baird. for r.U5lnx
ths poor boz Ia = Greek chuEeh"
Besides those 0ashdsrs othsr scotch HAmss an
psAEsd in long EoS OF eulpFiIs and vas puzzled 10
account for tbs strange fail from E50a eoadueg OF
hOst Of scotch psoDs. unIl aFmJ ohics- informed
me Ihzs AL these oasadss ~sEs native yagranIs aad
idlsTs ~ho had 6ssR aAmsd from an old copy Of a
0lasgoS DEsetory Shlsh had fAsR into tbs haads OF
Bnglsh SHissE, Ehe had 6ssa ordered to nAd aamss
for the homeless SAEIbohds Ot the toVa. Evsry oas
Of the PsEsoas had Bssa provided With : eraas nsck
sha,n. attachsd 70 Whieh vas brAss plate stamped
with nsms taken FROM ths G.AszoS DifsetOry.
Perhaps IN Gays 70 come. hiEt0riaA loazinE fer
materials for history Of the ssStsh foIsigR iaads
uin UasaEth the records Of ths P0ies DsPAHmsat 0f
AlsxLadE sAd AEssl aG The dsEsasFasy Ihs seoteA
n ASyps u tAs HiAstssath ssHIGEE
NEs HeGH, Ess. - Z. UaEsEs PsAAaA
The sun., 1894-02-26

Rersrr ne. sny fault 10 and With the Fhnadsiphia,
win meet sithsr or both 81 thsn IN Whatsoever die
eus,ion professional courtesy require But must
~ excused from sueh reistions VITA the hr. Hemis
whose IL mentioned ~ the hssd sf the paper be
fore me very respectfully. cHAHLrs H. onArr
OF course I desired to be respectful TO the
members OF the United states Naval Institute.
But have observed that the principal fault OF
such societies In this country IL the facility
With which obscure persons having plenty OF
brass can gain access TO them and achieve mo-
toriety from their proceedings. irrespective OF
professional rank or experience or OF personal
consequences or respectahility, naturally re,
Hemjs. and wondered At the eountenancs
given him By the officers Of the Institute.
However; he was said to be on duty as an
envy. l could see thst his position would give
him special access TO tbs. privileges Of the In:
finally. rejected hia paper. ss II has never APP
peared In the proceedings
such subiscts as the safety and sesworthl:
serious import. and should mover be dis
cpssed in proiessional or semi Official print.
like the proceedings OF the Institute. except
By men OF the most perfect technical and
practical competency.
builders OF the shins. the matter might not be
worth serious public attentlon But the effect
that Il tends to shake nubiic confidence IL the
character OF the work that is being done to re-
store the navy and thereby threatens to i'm
pede. II not wholly arrest It's progress.
From this roint OF view have taken up tho
subject. The Ihlladelphias record as n
cruiser since she left our works puts her be-
yond need Of defence by me or any one else.
Strictly speaking. there are four ships OF her
class In the navy and she Is the best OF the lot.
She has the most commodious quarters for
officers and enlisted men; she can do more
work on given coal supply than any Of the
others: with deck protection equal to the best
of the other three. she can, by reason Of her
lighter machinery, carry 100 tons more OF coal.
stores, or ammunition
will add that. while the Philadelphia is the
than any foreign ship OF their class. do not
Of certain bureaus from the design Of the Phil
adelphia, as submitted by me. But even with
these unnecessary alterations. she remains
the best ship of her class in every particular
OF practical value pertaining to II cruising
mhn-of-war.
In conclusion would inquire what besides
service Is to be the standard o; e(ficiencv in
our ships Who is to establish the criterion
Of fluality1
Ia this standard and is this criterion TO be
established BY the random criticisms Of nnony-
nous and irresponsible writer's or by the
record Of actual service in many seas under
such Officers as Bancroft Gherardi and Fred
erick RogersS
While not averas TO further discussion with
any one OF adequate rank and respon sibility.
will Tor the present await al this point some
satisfactory. or at least Ineligible, answer to
those inquiries. JHAEI,Ss H. JH,Mp.
PKIIADELPHII Feh. "a.
The sun., 1894-02-26
sUNBEAMS.

FLORIDA 10 Of the greatest OF lake statss II ne
number OF its lakes and lAkssts sntitIs tt 10
essssd IL has half score OF considsrAbls lsksA in
Guiding okAchobss, With more than ooo square mss.
and many scores Of small lakes and ponds scattered
forty nfty miles vide and hun
dTed miles long
FLORISTS say that the eyelEmsn. which bears those
mar, sllous winged blossoms that seem hover ever
the plant rather than TO be part OF IT, produces nnsE
blossoms hen raised directly from the than when
the bulb 10 planted aud allowed TO terminate Anna
tsurs. when they attempt the eyelAmsu- usually bug
the bulbs and single bulb sometimes costs nearly
much As q small blooming plant
The principal of the disslon az labor aAs been
Tisd almost To Hs ultimate Ia the horeuarS
Not only do many horists eonnns themselves few
spTe.atsL but IL common thing for such norsts
cultivate large variety OF plants especially for thsE
Towers not TO AXE any EFFORT seeds year
year bat 10 buy all their fresh from the seeds
men. who know lust When TO cure seeds and hos 70
Gull and save them against the nsHt years demand
Mar Land may pass = Law providing that only ~
OF the state shall be ployed oyster taEnE
Alien tTAmps many of them OF tue worst ehArActeL
now largely hired for the roughsr wOsk OF 'Gs
oyster boats. aud tho anI Ia thAt thsT brHs as
rSnsssinto srepute spend thsir earnings Gu suy
the sAoons Of Baltimore and take places tIG; Gs-T,
landsTs would be gAl 10 a.. I, IL supposed that Il
better class OF be foanI for the oyster boats
tie occasional stories OF brutal crasiss IuGc:s ~
their commander via be less frsqGsat
TIE United states GoysTEIasnt dOiag VIA. 70
- pTscept aud example 10 BRING order out o. 'hs
chaos 81 geographical names IA th;s country, uEs
o. confusion in tue South lhs nos gRc1mInou
custom - giVing county seat two names One nay
Js ANYTHING, the other 70 usually tie name u tho
county. Wtb G. H. Tor CQGrT House attached lt grew
up douLtcs, ttEss when tie count ssAt consisted
lrly - the CHurt lOUss rhs United slates Go'eEn'
ment 10 drop the initials a. ~, End 70 Iopi oSs
the other name alone Ia Ins eases Of irC" ~aSSsS
seats u would be ply however 20 al,sr IN aly S4y
Iht historic CggpsPsT Coagt House.
-Thrss and rAf m.tss vest OF Ad.s i0li0Fa
eogHty. Va. t4s locally famous "b,AeE SNalS"
and Strange story has been curTsnt tLeTsabogts foE
tue better part oftats CsusuTy JesEs NcYsgh Avsd
long ago In old stone house the Cd-s o. tls
swamp. aud thSTs came 70 him stranger ass.as
shelter ILe sirsRFrT taEsa 10. ana hs Eei iEsfa
for hvs yeaFs Tie RsTsE seat bsyoRI ths APP for
ana ls topk elaborate Preeaut.ons a. eight
20 guard against sarprias when he dlsl sgFAngsf
from ns'ghborIEg village sAuls sad GAINED 'rs
body. PROCESSING 70 rreoznzs Ihs dead an 40
quAntauea TIE stranger Who eISimsd ths boiy ~As
Shs dead mans s3n, AID ne attsFWaFd bsc4Ine Cfiet
justice 0f the tnItsd states supreme Court Ins
fAlhsE wsalihy and @sii educated EzFy.AhdeE bat
InAH 81 shE0ysEazSls tsmBsE bad EAia gusss a. es
o~H iahis ~ sFsskinE his sksn Wtth dseAntsL rns
ssaieidss pi-ss Of aldiAs hAEdy EaOEs sEAa la
2llss fEeEl IAs tssss V AZ sEiaA
The sun., 1894-02-26
Tho Lords Retreat,

Following the advice OF the Duke OF DEV-
oSsHIRE. and virtually deposing Lord SAILS
BURY from the leadership OF their body.
the Lords have abandoned all their amend
msnts TO the Parish Councils bill. except
one. and. II pressed. may withdraw that
also. This means that. for the present. at
all events. Mr.. GLADSTONE and the old
fashioned Liberals will be able to disregard
the demand OF the Radicals for the aboli-
tion Of hereditary legislators. but they will
have to propose. by way OF substitute. some
method OF reforming the upper House.
II the Lords. however. are to be mended.
instea ad Of being ended. there will be at
once a sharp divergence Of opinion turning
on the question whether the composition Of
the chamber shall DO altered or its power
curtailsd. or whether both changes shall bs
combined. The plan which finds most fa-
yor with the Lords themselves Is that the
Peers Of England. OF Great Britain. and Of
the United Kingdom-these three cate
gories are not To bs eonfounded with one
Another-shall meet together and elect
representatives TO sit In the upper House,
precisely as the Peers OF Scotland and the
Peers OF Ireland do now. The fatal objee-
tion to this project is that the resultant
chamber would be no more acceptable to
the Radicals than Is the present assembly.
Under this scheme the Lords would con-
tinue to represent nobody except the mem
bsrs of an hereditary body. II the upper
House Is TO possess coordinate powers Of
legislation. such as belong TO the Senate Of
the United States. 1t must. like our Senate.
be the outcome. direct or indirect. OF pop
ular election. That Is the ultimstum OF the
Radicals. provided the upper cbAnbsr Of
Parliament Is TO retain such powers Gs 1t
now assumes 70 exercise.
Tho alternative. which would involve =
less yiolent dislOcAtion Of the British Con-
stItution. would Be 10 cuFtan materially
ths tanctions OF the hereditary chamber.
AAds - lAsk reduce thsSs 10 mere power
The sun., 1894-02-26

There Is now good assurance OF the lay
ing Of . cable line across the South China Sea.
from Boraso to Hong Kong. The submarine
route between the great island and the main
land has been surveyed. with favorable results.
and the work OF cable laying will soon be be-
gun 1t will OF course. DO a British llns aud
will touch British territory at both snds. start
log from the British Bornsan island OF La
buAn at the south and terminAtink at the
British Chinese eity Of Hong Kong In the
north The capital is furnished b. British
company. the cable 10 to be Of British manu-
faetuTs the management will be In British
hands. and the object o. the sstAblishmsnt Of
the line Il the promotion OF British commerce
bstWssa the countries Of the Malay ATebipsl.
ago and the DoDulous Chinese empire
The new line will constitute Ga important
link In the vast system OF ASiAtis ocean ca
blss. which belong 10 British capitalists. the
usefulness OF which TO British interests can
not be OysFrAtsd. Thsy are available for DO-
htleAL military. and commercial puEpessN
In the eAbls-lAyiRE business England l. the
foremost power In the World We bszAn the
busiBsss hopefully half ssntaTy GEo. Whsa
the AsS Hork. Newfoundland sAd L0adsa
TsSsSs~1A osnPAay Nss tsEAsd, eaiss Ave
The sun., 1894-02-26
The Senate Caucus To-day.

Il needs no caucus Of Democratic Senators
TO ascertain that the WILSON bill is q fraud
and q failure. totally unworthy Of Demo
cratic support. The caucus to be held to-
day should dump that nisgling humbug
into the waste basket. and resolve TO sup
port bill for tariff for revenue only.
Such bill can be made without trouble.
and 1t will clear tho Democracy Of reproach
again. at least as far a. the Senate is con-
cerned. But as for the tariff for deficiency
with its Socialist tag, the income tar. the
passage Of It by the Senate will be an In
vitation to Democratic disaster whose ex-
tent can be gauged by the Republican plu-
rality Of ls5.ooo In Pennsylvania.
Tho Senate still has the power to redeem
the Democratic obligations and to prevent
Q Democratic crash.
The sun., 1894-02-26

TEE sur predicting that the slsdes sxpedi-
ton would get under way shout May iG
It happened that this was the very day on
which they started into the unknown. All
those friends Of the explorer who had stud
led the Arctic problem thought they had
reason TO believe he would do good work.
The results OF his enterprise surpassed the
most ssngulne expectations; and PEARY's
friends have abundant reason now TO be-
lieve that, with fairly good fortune on bis
side. he will complete in the most sstisfac-
tory manner his arduous enterprise.
The sun., 1894-02-26
ONLY RGU I'VE DRTLL, Ell,
Miststsr Wills Cortrsdieied by O.- OF "a
Eisssh p PhIi,d-iphip'- Ms..

Misistsr willis Cortrsdie ed by O.- Of the
Fisssh p PhIisd-iphip'. Ms..
To THE FDITuR or The SrN-Sir. Upon
reading Minister willis's reply to President
Dole. published in Tuesdays Sun. ! was as
founded at the statement therein contained
that the stacking Of rifles. filling OF cartridge
belts. and packing OF knapsacks" by the men
Of the PHILADELPHIA constituted only tho
squadron routine drill" I am In possession
OF testimony OF the most direct kind that
something more than squadron routine
drill II" was purposed 10y this maneuvre. Ny
:. +. 5; Philadelphia. wrote me under date Of
Dec. %. 1893 letter containing tho follow
The Alameda came In yesterday and
has been siopDei aboard ou' ship and IRE are
under aims. ruth kJldpsdcks packed. cdnteens
ntLrd. hdrrrsncks laden. and fUgiU rounds In our
we cannot land unless under the iirs Of our
big guns. Everybody comedies that We could
not take the palace with our present forces
unless We shellsd the town; The Government
breastvorks,. behind which are Maxim rapid
IRE and GatlinR guns. while the grounds are
protected with one. four. three. and six
pound Hotchkiss guns. We would be killed
are very narrow. thirty feet Reine Wide one. one.
IL. % psiaeS CONSISTS oi two0saorg o baiidInxs
from the palace"
The italics are mine. There Is a wsriike
talk aboard the Philadelphia. and It 10 per
iectly clear that everybody, on board. under
the Admiral thought that landing was con-
tins drii abost H. " 9SnN 1S tses0n e. cosGx q T9u
NEW YORK. Feb. Fl.
The sun., 1894-02-26
Tho Kearsarce INQUIRY.

Secretary HERBRRr lost no time after the
arrival CT the officers and crew OF the Kear-
sarge at this port Ia taking measures to as
certain the cause Of her loss and TO fix the
responsibility for 1t. A court OF inquiry for
this purpose. Of which Admiral GHkRARDI
70 President, meets to-day.
The duty imposed on this court is not
covetable. but Is OF high Importance. and.
II properly performed. will be OF great
value. The Kearsarge was no ordinary war
ship. She was incomparably the most re-
nowned Of American vessels In commission.
and the battle records OF nll the rest COM
biued are eclipsed by hers. The American
people accordingly expected that very
great care would he taken OF this cruiser.
and their views had been clearly indi-
Gated In q vote o. Congress exompting
tho Kearsarge and the Hartford from the
ordinary limit Of repairs allowable on wood
on ships In order to retain them from de-
struction. That such vessel should have
been run on well-known reef. In no stress
OF storm. and with the whole Caribbean Sea
available for avoiding 1t. was naturally
painful surprise and shock to the pub
lie. The original cost Of the famous
old corvette and her possibilities OF
combat under modern conditions are not
elements In the magnitude OF this loss. 1t
was her past glories. and no present or
prospective usefulness in cruising. that
made her dear to the people. She was q
relic Of memorable days. at once a symbol
and an inspiration, The American people
did not ask or expect those who had charge
oiher TO add one iot to her renown. but they
did expect them not to wreck her.
But Is 1t not possible that no one on board
was Immediately responsible for this dis
aster That must be the ardent hope Of
every one who awaits the Investigation Of
the court. With proper reticence. the on
GERS OF the Kearsarge have abstained from
attempting to indicate. II they know. who Is
TO blame for this inexplicable blunder.
When the responsibility Is fixed. those
who were not concerned with 1t will.
of course. feel q sense OF relief at the
announcement. Conjectures have been
rife that the chart was fatally wrong.
the position OF Roncador Reef not being
properly marked upon It: aud again. that
the ships instruments were Improperly ad-
justed. Although In such case 1t might
be the turn OF a Government Bureau to be
Investigated. the discovery would be
really q source Of satisfaction. provided
1t only showed that such a vessel
had not been risked needlessly close to a
reef whose treacherous and shifting sur
rounding currents were the main things to
avoid In that short voyage from Port-au-
Prince to Bluetields.
That the investigation Of the court will be
fair and considerate. yet also firm and
thorough. there Id no reason 10 doubt.
The sun., 1894-02-26
A WORD TO THE USHIsE.
How They Nav U-duee the Danger OF Beia
Rsa Dowa by . Cable Car.

How They Nav R-duee the Danger OF Beiax
Rua Dowa by . Cable Car.
To THE EDTToH OF The suS-sir: The
crowded condition OF Broadway and the con-
tinuous and rapid rush OF the cable cars create
q positive Danger. which should be minimized
to the Individual by marshalling into use the
best powers Of observation and physical alert
ness OF which we are capable.
The common saying. he lost his head" IL
used to explain very many Of the disastrous
accidents which nll the columns OF our daily
papers. and which perhaps might have been
been carefully trained into use. Now. let US
see how this can be done. IN the hrst place.
crossing hrosdWay. When % liz eons gna eattlss "a
o. all sinjs stTIEss the ear don't lose s0gSSf Your
the same time to look II ali directions at once.
ior Ia this way you will be almost certain to
first stiSr the eyes oEe9n ssre IN the
sf.sHWSTd asss snd ssnop
rection OF warning given 9y the ssrs-
eyes Will take In simply by moving them in
their sockets or RlancInR to right or LETT espe-
to bear through keep ping the head level and
elving the ears iair chance to assistthe eyes
and n9S qqieky spO;S he
head = he always tries TO jump IN two different
directions at the same time. and as one effort
u cable ears are multifar riously predoini ant.
the individual who keeps" his head aud. ap-
save his bacon" by coolIy informing him self
OF Iust where the danger Is coming from aud
Alsrtly stepping one side to place OF safety.
move his head At all In positions OF danger;
am only trying to show him no. TO use all his
faculties without losing" his head.
NEW hORK. Feb. 2j. SAPETY
The sun., 1894-02-26

MONTE SOVEREIGN. Grand Master Workman.
hadn't been heard for some time until the
National Executive Committee OF the Populists
sat In solemn session at St. Louis. In all
your efforts to restrain the money po wer and the
confederate monopolies from robblng the peo-
ple" said Mr.. SOVEREIGN by telegraph. we
pledge you our most rtycoo operatIon." Judg-
ing By the amount Of telegraphing he does
Mr.. SOVEREIGN must have . pretty fat money
power Of his own. Does he ever reflect that
he Is fattening . confederate monopoly every
time he sends . despatch OF conEratulation.
rsproof. warning: or any other form OF his
multifarious snortsH He ought to write
The sun., 1894-02-26
TLs CoaIaE Of JadaA.

TWiKt the shores OF hinnshahA
On the waves OF Laughing water.
JadAm BSds. the one great spiriI
OF Ihs land of Minnesota
with = paddle. padded be his
OWn eAnSs that brought him into
Contact with the NArshAIshiPPiaE
TWi1I the seyllA aud ChArJbdiI
OF the land Of Minnesota
GeynA had . grand old tail hold.
ChaTyb had an equal head hold:
PuAsd they then 10 beat the dsyiL
From ItAseA TO winOHA.
FrSm tue sAIt side 10 tLs Ssst side.
Tin the land u Minnesota
Looked a. n it had the IksoE-WOWL
Thsa came JGdAm In his biTehbAEk
Brssohss GAd canoe Of iEsuis
Aud a. OHs fsn IUOOp be grounded
His sGuOs. aad rushing hTmly
In between the pulling. hauling
Giants. JAdAm MIXED the Marshal
ship b. thunder. In . mAnhsL
Ehieh hAs made him fAm0nS mAyba
AHy SAy Is b0omsd Ihs price %
BiTehhATk - kind of timber
Good for rEssiasntlsi Uaas:
kOg ~ Presidential ttmbsL
BuI a timber good fOs usdEss
ThAt wln Wldsa party bEsAshss-
Iti please yOu- blTehOaFk 0Essehss-
Aors sHd mOrs. uRsn ghs JPht is
From the start unto the nnlIb.
AAd ths adams AAd the HOEssmithG
Dlakbo JesdOss. Lnd ths othaFL
Eln - taInblinE IN 0as s0mn0a
EEssk sA9 FalaL - ths b0tt01.
AaA ths ksasssE . ths caeks9
"a EsaAEti SAls 1ssis "A ass't af-