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sIr. Gladstone's Letter.

As long as Mr. GLADSTONE lives. whether
he continues to sit In the House Of Com
mons or retires 10 private life. he will re-
main the real leader Of his party. and by
his voice will its course be shaped. 1t must
give. therefore. peculiar satisfaction to Irish
Sationalists and British Radicals to read
the declarations made In the letter ad-
dressed by the ex-Premier to his constitu-
ents, the Liberals Of Midlothian.
II Is evident from this letter that Mr..
GLADSTONE means to continue to discharge
the functions OF a member OF Parliament.
provided an operation on his eyes for cata-
ract is successfully performed. His pres
ence in the House OF Commons will be q
matter OF great political Significance. for
his outspoken support will probably assure
the passage OF Ministerial measures. and
his avowed disapproval will undoubtedly
defeat them. He Is aware that he cannot.
by resiEning the ONCE OF Prime Minister.
entirely escape accountability for the out
come OF tie movements he has sanctioned.
This is clear from the qualified way In
which he speaks OF being relieved OF
some OF that active participation In politi-
cal conflicts OF which have had so full
share" That he means to participate
hiHtAseioh VI AT iccSi Two uOmcQ-
tOus public questions Is to be inferred from
the statement which Immediately follows.
II lament" he says. " that the discrepancy
OF sentiment between the two Houses OF
Parliament mas been revived TO such an ex-
tent as to raise a question between the
chamber responsible and the chamber
totally irresponsible to the nation. and
raise it in such a form as will demand. at
no distant day. a conclusive judgment from
the constituencies" There can Be no mis-
take about the puTpoTt Of this utteranes.
1t means that. 50 long as Mr.. GLADSTONE
lives. he will not suffer his party TO retreat
from the position which he took when he
abandoned the Employers Liability bin.
He then said that the necessity OF prevent
ing q body OF hereditary lsWgiysrs from
thWaEting the national viii had become the
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~--e~ssves q vtssfv. iisrrzzrdsd ana even
~osfrsdict.d tn the neuninstion of TIE ssnators
= @ vss Hss' Sa 5 psoss e ' bp g Il:
psepls o. imperial Nsy Yofk. Bu ths Sen.
9. i.I; PsIsyss vIsIS: = ss G ~
principle but II O. st least as Inconsistent With
the blind rule ot the majority. And when Mr.
e. s' SPs So e on shi f.. pS
tion that e e.. hefeditaIy bOty; bit g Ss me !.
pVs T~st srpsss to amsrieaps = as e does 70 Aus.
trinns, that he is taking the wind out Of the
saiis Of any serious and sustained movement
for the abolition Of the upper chamber IN
".sSs Coupiins nh this curious speech Of his with
,hs, I She shs should send ior Lord hose.
iisre Hsve that the .drsra Old Man can =. j. g.
upper s House a. likely d mad any serious
sehe in Great Britain; II Lerd h9s.berg
AssembIy, Il might be possible to imagine
pGSI1 IGr ,bs ssi ,ss9 sHt her. 2,
shs. 'psa public ss II. hss ss'S 70 o the @
ssss SSs. 81 ffs r.. nsS b. % ysaf;
Of asel. has achieved such vice popularity
:sd ts 'sss ssi esp ot SS. with Sn
the extreme Gladstonian wing OF the Liberal
party. that Nj. G!.dstcne se,9ets .I him 20 70 wear
kossbery is possible TO British subject born
In the privileged class. and trained TO politics
in the atmosphere Of the upper House. with
what con ndsnce can IL be maintained that the
British people ought to put their trust 10 the
sembly Of their LEGISLATURE whenever those
two Assemblies come into collision over the
principles or the details OF Legislative bill'
This is the query with which ny Austrian
friend wound up my conversstion with him to-
day over the news from England hr. Glad.
stone" he said having really resigned. and
the Queen. who H. In no vay BOUND 20 consult
him. having called upQn Lord RoseberT Al his
suRe sation to succeed him. tvo things. think
may be expected. Any elaborate attack on the
House Of Lords will bring the British Consery-
tenure OF ONCE, even IL the House Of Lords be
not attacked. will be yery brief unless France
selects this opportunity to force uDon England
the quarrel In the Mediterranean. which we
on the Continent regard as inevitable
upon which. with the kusso-german treaty
Interested eouanlnlity."
An AMEmcAr TRAVELLER
The sun., 1894-03-23

Rear Admiral BK1KNAP is q lifelong DEM
ocrat He has stndied the Hawaiian oues-
tion where IT can be studied to the best ad-
vantage. that ia to say. in Hawaii. As a
Democrat and as a patriotic American. the
Aemiral reached long ago tho inevitable
conclusi,n of patriotism and political COM
mon sense. and he communicates the same
IN a prirate letter TO the Hon. C. L. McAB-
IBuR Of Troy:
-r,. n-,,r-.,,, ,,x =, J,,,x,.ox r.,,.o, J,e,-
,o.. rux rnrrz. xi.rr. unenr. Du. Drcxssss. Brc.-
.SA and other Of the o,dsn tina sssd to have
.pronouneed eour.seeaA and virsro.s f~sasn policy
,nesen neHI n.a a A.a,. :. - - =.
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We learn from the London Daily Negs OF
the 18th that Mr.. GLADSTONE completed his
translation into English verse OF the odss OF
QuISTUs HoRATIcs FLAocUs on the day upon
which his resignation Of the once OF Premier
went into effect. Mr.. GLADSTONE has not won
the highest glory by some OF his other translA-
tions from the Latin; but let us hope that he
has produced . version OF the Horltian odss
not inferior to that of aay Of the hundred. or
nVs hundred. II not i've thousand other Eng
lishmsn who have esssyed to put them iato
language which does not possess the form or
the qualities Of that which vas used By the
literary Romans OF the AuRustAn age. II
another English Premier. Lord DERBT. . man
Of rare scholarship and poetic temper. could
not give Us HoGER in Hom eric stJls. hoE is IL
to be supposed that GLADSTONE can give the
HoEAtiAn charm 20 HoRACE7
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we have received from Health Commis

We have received from Health Commis-
sioner CYRUS EpsoS the acceptable assurance
that the Croton water is In excellent condition
at this time It has again been subjected to
thorough analysis. under his direction and
the result was favorable Since the work OF
purifying the Croton watershed Was begun last
year the amount OF drainage that has entered
the ety's water supply has been reduced until
II is not sufficisnt to Justify any apprehension.
DR. EDsos speaks highly OF the service that has
been performed By the eCommissioner OF Public
Works. Mr.. DAILY. who ought TO be empowered
to continue his operations until every ysstige
Of impurity has been removed. The Health
Commissioners IL dssirous that the settlement
at Mount Kiseo shall be oblitsrated and that the
municipality OF New York shall acquire its site
By purchase.
We should suppose that II the old man OF the
EoeniHg Post ever drinks water. plain or mixed
he would back up the opinions OF Commis-
sionsr Epson and gloriiy the services OF Com
missioner DAILY. instead Of snArling over them
all the time. and SAYING svsry dag that they
are OF evil intent or are msrcenary. Even the
paper on which the EseaiR1 Post Is printed
must be all the whittier when 1t IL damp ped"
with clean water.
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Reporters Are Not Beggars.

The leaders ofthe revival now In progress
in the city have expressed their approval
OF q project for the establishment OF a
Christian Press Club. every feature OF which
Ia to be strictly religious, and in which
there shall be q room to which reporters
can retire for prayer. The project is novel,
but 1t will surely attract the interest Of all
those reporters who are Of a religious dispo-
eition and OF the Protestant faith. There are
many hundreds OF reporters in this city.
among whom are not few rising young
sterso virtue and talent We suppose there
arc In their ranks adherents OF all the re-
ligions Of the country. including Roman
Catholics, Protestants of many varieties.
and Jews: and we suppose there must be
others who are theosophists, agnostics. and
unbelievers. We do not doubt that there
are prayerful men among them; and we
are sure that such men must be more than
ordinarily faithful in the performance OF
their duties. many Of which can be the
better performed by persons possessed OF
conscience and reverence.
There is one thing we do not like about
the projected club. It Is to be a charitable
organization 1t Is to be supported. not by
the subscriptions of its members. but by the
gifts Of its patrons. That Is bad feature
Of 1t, and will certainly prevent its success.
" Everything but the restaurant must be
free to the reporters" said the chief speaker
on the subject at the meeting in Association
Hall. This speaker added: 1T will take
money TO start and keep going the club.
but the cash. i believe. can be raised.
and will be forthcoming" We feel
certain that ruin awaits the club II 1t be
conducted on this plan Why should re-
porters be regarded as q body In need OF
charitable assistance for any purpose
We know that the competent men among
them are well paid. and. in many cases.
highly paid. We believe that they are too
proud to join an organization dependent
upon the gratuities Of outsiders. They pay
their way through life. and don't beg from
the rich. Nevertheless. the pauper project
met with the approval OF all the ministers
at the meeting In the Hall. We fear that
these revivalist ministers do not know the
newspaper reporters OF this place very well.
The protector OF the club said he believed
that hundreds Of the reporters about
Printing House square Iwhy not also those
OF Herald square p would welcome its es-
tablishment." We merely say that, while
we cannot speak for the reporters. we do
not believe anything Of the kind; and we
think that The religious reporters must feel
themselves insulted by the suggestion that
they are in pecuniary straits. which hinder
them from hiring q place. for prayer or
pious meditation.
The sun., 1894-03-23

We have received an invitation printed
on birch bark. to "birch-bark banquet ten
dsrsd JAD,n BEpE By the citizens OF Tower. at
Hotel vermilion. on Mar. ~. at $3.50 P. n"
We congratulate the Little Citizen Of
the vsrmilion Range upon tho honor
to be conferred upon him By his fell
lev citizens; and We congratulate his
fellow citizens upon the honor already
conferred upon them By the Little Citizen.
The Hon. JADAM BEDE will make Tower As
famous as the Zenith CITY. but We hope that at
this eulminant moment Of . great career he
will not make the mistake OF discsrding the
birch bark trousers that have been the symbol
and the standard Of his glory. and donning
the common Rarh Obey the voice at eve
obsyed at prime.
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Mr.. HENRY P. HoKYLKR OF Utica is Re-
publican Assemblyman from the First
Oneida district. He wants to change the
law in respect to Sunday shaving. In order
to do this. he proposes TO amend section 2ss
OF the Penal Code Of this State. This is its
present form:
works Of necessity and charity In works Of necessity
charity 10 included whatever 10 nsedfui during the
day for the good order health. Or comfort Of the
community"
Here is the same section as Mr.. HoEYLER
would like to have it read:
-An labor Sunday IL prohibited. excepting the
works of necessity charity. In works Of necessity
charity 10 ncludsd whatever u nsedful duriss the
day for the good order. health. or comfort Of the
esnmunity: ~ ne -o'A q 'a's-' .ao,- d eDo'-a'd"
1t is only fair to Mr.. HoEFLKR to state
that 1t appears upon the face of his bill that
he has introduced it by request The meas
ure has been referred to the Assembly Com
mittee on Codes; inasmuch as IL Is In the
form Of an amendment to the Penal Code.
As long as we can remember. BARRIERS In
this State have been permitted to shave
people on Sunday. There Is no law COM
pelling them to do It, nor can there be any
such law; but IL would be interesting to
know what good reason can be suggested
for now imposing positive statu-
tory prohibition against Sunday work in
BARRIERS shops.
So far as we can see. such . prohibition
will be chiefly detrimental to the poor man
and the man In moderate circumstances.
The rich man can have q barber come to his
house on Sunday morning and shave him
there. for 1t will be observed that 1t Is not
the work OF BARRIERS. but the work OF barber
shops. which Is TO be forbidden on the first
day OF the week; but men OF smaller means.
who have not had time to be shaved on Sat-
urday. and who cannot afford TO summon a
barber TO their homes on Sunday. must
either shave themselves. or go to church
with grisly chins.
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Il 10 hard 10 hs-Ess.d-s Pa
And yet there is not the slightest appearance
ag an

We are happy to know that tho number
of persons seeking charitable help In this city
has been greatly reduced within the past few
weeks. and that the number Of people out Of
work is far less than Il was II . census Of tho
unemployed like that which the police took
near the end Of January were taken At this
time. We are able to say. beyond doubt. that
far more than one-half OF the people who wsre
idle In mid winter have found employment at
which they earn their living. We have infor-
nation from charitable institutions that .
large proportion OF the recent daily applicants
for relief have discontinued their visits to
them; and ws have news from . good many
trades that Jobs can be more easily obtained
now than . month ago or three months ago
or half year ago.
These facts give Us satisfaction and pleas
urs. II IL . most unwelcoms thought to all
Americans that any OF the Inhabitants Of our
country are In want. or are involuntarily idle
We always like to know that there are work
and plenty for every working man and woman.
How bountiful IL nature How fruitful Il our
soil How vast are our productive indus
tries How supsrabundant are our supplies
How full IL our freedom
The sun., 1894-03-23
A Board Of ISnor..t udiot.-

The Board Of Trade and transportation
passed on Wednesday afternoon the follow
ing idiotic resolution in reference to the
Seignlorage BILL
-s.sss.t nat regard TIE measure ss vastly ssd
.nd fundamentally dishonest tss,H is legislative de-
esps. uirrspressntser 10 direst TIE essssss sf
buiisa hsd Treasury 70 the souut cf the Fain
os s.ighior,ss ct buIlion vhsn ne esin has
been re.iirsd no 'ssisniorsss' srisss ana vhsn
n fact said baou 10 vorth sts 600 600 les to-day
thar vbsn purchased; thst regard ~ ss vioiatiea
Of the sf 10 take for the purposs
proposed any pstios Of the BOLTON pledged fer the re-
demptisn Of the Treasury certificates ssnsd against IL
vhieh Of Itself s Inadequate security for snch
osrtscstsss s.d there can b. no qusstion that anJ
parallel set In commercial trsnssetons vonid Be 70
rsrded and punished - eri.e-
Nearly every assertion in this resolution
IL false. and it's falsehood could have been
ascertained with very little trouble by the
gentlemen who voted for 1t. Seignior-
age" as the Century Dictionary defines IL.
II 1.-The difference between tho cost OF
mass Of bullion and the face value Of the
pieces coined from It." and this seigniorage.
In the case OF the silver bullion purchased
under the SHERMAN act, will amount.
whenever the bullion is all coined. to ssS.-
10000. and will be consequently 80 much
gam " huo AhO DeAhNh "s~c
never pledged for the redemption Of certiH-
Gates issued against 1t, or for any other
purpose. No " certificates" indeed. were
ever issued against 1t at all. but Treasury
notes" were given for it. redeemable in
gold or silver coin. at the discretion Of the
Secretary Of the Treasury. The PROPOSE
ton to coin tho bullion. and to use the sur
plus dollars. over and above so many OF
them as may 10 needed to redeem the
Treasury notes outstanding. Is not. there
fore. crime. but q Legitimate. though, We
concede. an unwise transaction.
No wonder that President CLEVELAND
advised against the coming to Washington
of deputation from New York to discuss
with him the Seigniorage bill The Cham
ber OF Commerce first took pains to pro-
claim to tho world its Ignorance Of the sub
ject. and now the Board Of Trade and Trans
portation follows its example
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other d.J that the sxpoEstsa Of sfsash wines u.
United StAtsS as sell A. TO Great Britain swsdsE Ger
maay and Austria bAs fAlSn on
ys@rs ths sine ErsSs7s loassT able 70 sell hsE
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msmoFial tower 10 RTiEes Bismarck Is b erect.
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eedieaioTy InseTipgisas s bs xsd interior D:
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a0aoE Sf 500 marks Sii have the privilege Of aNHE
such tablss IR ths EsmeTiAL Ths Emperor Aas besa
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nlAssisih sIEthday tSo sssks sES Between March.
lsoi. and March ASS. ths ESeisy disIrbatsd throa1n
out sAs ~oEid las ssS $50 Biblss poEti0aE Bbs
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ths AsnssE. Ihs lssas Il copies OF pESrss
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la.ooO foE sssEy sorkiaE day.
knSlAad bad mere sunshine during To- ~ ua0aths OF
las sammsE tAsa N aRT hEs period for yeara Tee
retuEHs ssthsFsd fEsm AL ths ohssFysEioa Palnys
shEeaSaoss the lzlaHdz fer lAsg shes an
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Sir. Edmunds and sIr. Bayard.

The approaching retirement OF Admiral
IRwIs has required the appointment of
another commander for the Pacific station.
who viii OF course proceed to Hawaii. which
e still the chief centre of interest on that
station, SO that since the overthrow of tho
Queen four different commanders will sue
cessively have had supervision of our naval
Affairs at Honolulu.
With this announcement comes also the
intimation that our Government Is TO begin
work In fitting up Pearl River harbor. That
there Is fund available for this purpose Is
certainly true. but 1t would be extraordi-
nary. after delaying so long. To 1t at this
time The seven years mentioned in
the treaty with Hawaii. which gives Us
the right to this harbor. end next autumn:
and while it is true that the treaty remains
binding until twelve months after notice OF
. desire to terminate 1t. given by either
party 10 the other. yet that would still leave
only about q year and . half OF assured
continuance Of the agreement IS q whole
from tina present time
The statement. however. has been made
that the ground taken by the President Is
that Pearl River harbor Is practically
American property" under the treaty; and
G1-OouAbOt E4DAOhDo Oh 4uOtoQ
- also holding that the grant Is absolute.
Mr. EDAUSDs himself framed Article II. OF
the treaty. which reads as follows:
-His Hsisssy KiAs q tAs H.-aii-a IslAAaS sr.ais
ts GsssEs8sns &C ths Uaits4 exclusive
nshi tAs hsEbor Of PsA River In tAs IAlAAa
e oAAz ESTABLISH aaaaEAia thsEs eoallas
ss1 EssAiT for the OF sssss Of UaisA
AAa tAAs saA The uai1sd States may Improve
~ - said AArbOT Aad De Al stAsE thisss
4Fala a. H.
Mr.. EDMUkDs Is quoted IS saying in a
recent interview that "it will be seen that
Il vas . positive and unlimited grant IN
pE0seAti from one political community haV-
Ing perpetual existence 70 another. and
thsreforo necessarily both In its literal and
general sense . perpetual right. which
became then and forever the absolute
and exclusive property OF the United
States" He vas. therefore. surprised to
lsAEn that Senator LODGE Is under the Inn
preston that the grant Of Pearl River hAr-
Dor was limited by the life Of the treaty Of
which it forms . part, and that President
DOLk holds the same view.
II this were all that there Is In tho case.
others might perhaps share the surprise OF
AF. EDAUzDs- But 1t Is not all. In the
yeAr 1857. before the treaty was ratified
~ either party. Mr.. II. A. P. cAR-
kEz. the Hawaiian Minister In wash
1StOa. called attention - tbs tact
The sun., 1894-03-23
Our next selection from the poems of
sYLvANus F. BILL the Poet Of the Auditorium.

Our next selection from the poems of
sYLvANus F. BILL. the Poet Of the Auditorium.
IL this:
"A grand stand made for Italian opera purs anu
simple the presentation of RossisIs semiramids"
last evening. It has . wealth Of music that nows
feuntan-ike the OF the singer with
regard to consistency called for in the modern
school 10 has . serious trend OF melody unusual TO
the airy pen OF kossiSi: but matter whether tho
situation might justly demand the grand throb OF vital
passion oppressive OF horror In the pres
Of the shroaded dead coming to life. she mus,e
ever ripplss on with beauty and . rare charm OF
spontansity in its lyric melody
The important deal made on the Chicago
Lumber Exchange yesterday 10 OF great inter-
est to all the admirers Of the Auditorium Poet.
contract was signed by which the com plsts
works. In prose and verse. OF SYLvASUs F. BILL
will be published In forty-flve cords. at eight
dollars . cord. net DR.. DAVID SWING will
write an introduction. and DIR. BILL PESSIcK-
SON will furnish the commentary. While
the price Of the work will prevent many
Billites from owning II. the various public
libraries will eagerly purchase II. and thus 1t
will be within the reach OF all The COPIES Of
the Inter- Ocean in which yr. BILLS articles
have appeared under the PEN n anne OF Carlo"
now command absurd prices. collectors natu-
rally preferring to have their wine Of poesy
drawn from the original wood.
The sun., 1894-03-23

To-day is Good Friday. the elimination Of
the Lenten season. and on Sunday its dark
and gloomy symbols and its penitentiaI
services will give place TO the lilies and the
rejolcings Of Easter.
1t has been avery remarkable Lenten sea-
son. Business has shown some signs Of i'm
provement. which are increasing as spring
advances. but the depression OF mems spirits
because OF conditions which interfered
with their material success. has continued.
The business situation. however. has not
been hopelessly stagnant. The current de-
mands OF consumption have started anew
the wheels OF many industries which had
been long stopped. The list Of business
failures has not been so long nor the loss
by reason OF them so great as the
prevalent pessimism expected. The body
OF the unemployed in New York has re-
manned large actually. but compared with
the number still engaged in gainful occu-
patiOns, it has not greatly exceeded the
proportion Of regular labOrers who are
usually out Of work at this season.
The volume Of charity extended has
doubtless increased propOrtionateIy with
the augmentation Of the demand for il,
even IL It has not exceeded the honest want
which can Be relieved only by such aims
giving. As Mrs. CHARLES RUSSELL LOWELL
remarked In 9 lecture delivered on We'd
nesdAy. one Of the worst evils Of period
Of dsstitutiOn like that through We are
passing. worse than actual poverty itself
Is the cultivation Of the spirit OF paupeT-
Ism. The dire poverty OF the present
Is . temporary condition. which will
pass away uadsr the influence OF eco
nomie legislation In accordance with Demo
cratic pledge and theory. but the spirit Of