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Five of the eight routes named by the
Dominion Government in its recent call for
bids to lay a sub-Paciic telegraph include
Neckar Island. That spot also figures
literally on the routes proposed by those
adhering 10 the principle that landing
places must be on British soil. Neckar
Island is spoken of with the same as
sumption of British control as was applied
to Norfolk Island, Tanning Island, the
Fills. the Gilberts, or the SOlomOns.
And yet, as is well remembered, the flag
of Hawaii was hoisted several months ago
on Neckar Island by the Minister of the In
terror, who hurried thither ON the steamer
lwalani for the express purpose Of getting
there before the British cruiser Champion,
which was believed to have started thither
from Honolulu on a similar errand, IL was
learned that Great Britain wanted the island
as "A telegraph station in the line across the
Pacific. Now we find the LOndo agents of
New Zealand, South Australia, Victoria, and
Tasmania all instructed To protest against
this act of Hawaii as an unwarranted an
neXation, while one newspaper rebukes the
" timidity and slothn of the British Govern
ment in not itself anneXing the island.
All this is very strange. Neckar Island
lies about 400 miles northwest of Honolulu
and $50 miles beyond NihOa or Bird Island.
which is conceded TO be a part Of the Ha-
waiian group. Why should Great Britain
at her distance from Neckar Island have the
right to annex il, while Hawaii, so near by,
possesses no such authority As a fact, how
ever, Hawaii does not regard this as a case
Of annexation, but simply as one of
taking formal possession of an island
which has always been hers, form
ing the OutermOst member OF her
aTChiPelago and belonging 70 the latter, As
It's geographical position nd L. general
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heed to the ceremonies Of their religion
during the heat Of a strike? We are told
that nearly all Of these Jewish strikers
are orthodox. and all wore their hats
in the ~synagognes. Many Of them, we
are assured, nre familiar with the Torah
and the Talmud, can quote BEN EZRA and
MAIMoNfDEs, know we'll the difference be
tween kosher and trefa. and can prove that
Chief Rabbi JACoD JOSEPH understands the
law and the prophets better than DIR. koH
LER or DR.. ISAAC NJ. WISE, far better than
KRAUsRoPF or NooRsANGER. We have been
amused by hearing Of one Of them, who
bonsts that he Is an "atheist aud Ana
chist," hut who, having recently been
blessed with n son, did. during the strike,
give that son the benefit OF the Abrahamic
rite, ns It was instituted by the Father Of
the Faithful, some time after NoAH's flood.
Judaism IL in the bones of the Jews, and
OF all Jews, from the equator to the poles.
Was there ever any gang Of Presbyterian
strikers, or of Baptist, Methodist, or Uni
tartan strikers, or Of Roman Catholic strik-
ers, who made It their business to go to
church in n body, for the purpose of engag-
ing in worship and prayer, during n strike ?
Let us ask the Rev. DIR. JouN HALL, or
Bishop SIMPSON, or that learned and mirth-
full priest, Father FLATTERY, not to speak
of the eminent Dominican, Father O'NEIL,
or any Of our three Universalist preachers.
The Jews Of New York, like the Jews Of
all the rest of the world, believe in Judaism,
and are rooted and grounded in 1t.
Oh, that we could say that the people who
call themselves Christians believe in Chris
tianity and practise 1t, either when at work
or when on strike!
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The annual summer mannuvres of por-
lions OF the European armies have become too
old a story TO excite special attention. but 1t Is
clear from those of the present season that their
value ms q display Of the existing condition and
efficiency Of the troops and of the possible ra-
pidity Of mobilization is still fully appreciated.
In this country our regular army gets little
opportunity for such practice even on n most
limited scale; but It is very glad to improve
such chances when they come along. Recently
Gen. MILES, finding that the troops assembled
during the labor troubles at Chicago must be
detained there for some time, formed n camp
near Evanston, known H. Camp Orrington Lunt,
where those forces were assembled, with the
exception Of the Ninth Infantry and two compa-
MES Of the Fifteenth. A review and drills
were followed by three different engagements on
n Saturday and on the Monday and Wednesday
following. All three arms were employed. In
the second battle the attack OF infantry was In
extended order, with n rcpulsc, or rally, on the
main line, and a piercing of the cncmy's right by
a heavy cavalry column. supported by light bat
teries and infantry. In the third battle, there
were alternate attacks OF cavnlry and artillery
and infantry aud artillery In echclon formation.
IL was n successful utilization Of the unusual
concentration Of troops.
1t would seem possible In places where con-
siderable bodies Of regulars and state troops are
found, rs Mt New York. to hold occasionally
combined mannuvrcs.w which would he Of benefit
both to the army aud TO the National Guard.
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direction in which the Hawaiian group x-
tends, must show. The reason for her not
having hitherto formally occupied II Is to
be found in the fact that the island Is valhe-
less for ordinary purposes, although Hawaii
could not for that reason assent to allowing
n European nation tn seize It, thus estab-
fishing a foothold Mt the extremity of her
" domains.
The point Of practical interest in the ma
ter for u country is that, whatever the
immediate prospects Of receiving Hawaii
into the Union, it is universally admitted
that no other nation must acquire n terri
torial fcothold there. Even Congress at the
last session had no doubt on that point. II
may I've that by arrangement with the Ha-
waiian Government. which prefers that the
proposed cable should have n landing place at
Honolulu, the latter point will I've chosen
for that purpose. Two of the eight routes
already spoken of as contemplated 10y the
Dominion Government n in Homo
lulu, thus making seven ont OF the
eight which include either the latter
point or Neckar Island. Or Hawaii might
grant a right to land the cable at the latter
island on condition of its own sovereignty
there being acknowledged by Great Britain.
Or possibly both places might be avoided by
the cable. But the immediate point to con-
slider is the proposition from Australia that
the imperial Government should protest
against Hawnii's assumption of n claim
upon Neckar Island.
Thus, after all, the Hawaiian question
may not have been ~pigeonholed by Con
gress, and it may come up again in quite a
different form from that of Mr.. CLEvE-
LANDS failure to champion the cause Of
silly Queen LII.
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Wilson's Perhdy and Dishonor.

There Is naturally a disturbance among
the people in West Virginia over the idea Of
taking off the protective duty of as cents a
ton from the bituminous coal which is one of
their principal products. Asthe Hon, Henry
G.. DAVIS puts it, there are 5000 or 1000
people there who are depending almost en-
tirely upon the digging of coal and getting
il to market. Make coal free and you take
from them their bread" Yet, as we are
told by a protectionist writer, Mr.. w. l..
WILSON, the alleged Democratic Repre-
sentative of that district in Congress, still
declares that coal shall be free; and he voted
under a strong protest against a rate of 40
cents a ton"
How difficult is the path Of perfdy and
dishonOr! Had Mr.. WILSON stood by the
Democratic platform, to which in truth and
conscience he was solemnly pledged, he
would have levied on coal, as on every other
imported article without exception, a duty
Of 35 per cent. al valOrem. His reputation
for truth and uprightness would then have
been preserved, the Democratic platform
would have been indicated, aud the miners
of West Virginia would have had nothing
to complain of.
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Two judicial officers are to be elected on
this years municipal ticket the Recorder
and a Judge of the Superior Court. The pres
ent incumbents of these offices are the able,
learned, and occasionally but never unjust
ly severe FREDERICK SMYTH, and the able,
learned, and more diplomatic CHARLES II.
TRUAX. Both were elected on the same day
in 1880, for the fourteen years term
which expires on the 31st of De
cember. They had as opponents, respect
lively, the able and popular Republicans,
DANIEL G. ROLLINS for Recorder, and
HORACE RUSSELL for Judge of the Superior
Court. Mr.. ROLLINS polled $4,000 votes
and Mr.. RUSSELL $4,000, the difference Of
5000 not being indicative of the superior
popularity of Judge RUSSELL, but attrib-
uted to the unwillingness and reluctance of
some Democrats to support Judge TRrAX
He was elected by the majority of $500.
while Recorder SMITH defeated Mr.. RoL-
Inns by 10000.
This year Recorder SMyTH, in tribute to
his long and faithful service as Recorder,
will be rcnominated by Tammany Hall, and
against this there is no voice in opposition,
for he has been throughout, rs before his
tltCtlOn 10 tnt DtUCu, " COISlSbtnt dul tOuT-
ageous Tammany man and in the perform
ance of those duties of the Recorders Office
which are not judicial, he has been loyal to
his political allegiance. Again, his renomi-
nation seems to be imperatively demanded
for public reasons disconnected from politics.
Until n short time ago, the denomination
Of Judge TRuAX for another fourteen years
term seemed likely, but Of late another as
pirant for judicial candidature on the Tam
many Hall ticket has appeared in A
l.. WELLMAS, who has achieved professional
fame recently in the prosecution of cases
against the delinquent election inspectors
before Judge BARRETT, and more recently
as the special counsel of the Police Depart
ment in the prosecution of the dismissed
Captains and others. He is one of Dis
trict Attorney FELLOws's aids; and his
nomination, it is believed among poll
~ticians, would deprive of any force the
assaults on the Police Department and rally
TO the Tammany local ticket the same sort Of
support which was enlisted in 1890 to the
election Of Mr.. NICoLL as District Attorney.
Under Mr.. CRoRER's skilful leadership
Of Tammany the custom came to be ac-
cepted of renominating faithful Judges in
the higher courts of record but when, a
few years ago, Henry A. GILDERsLEEvE.
then occupying about the same relation to
Tammany that Judge TRUAx does now, was
put upon the ticket for Judge of the Court
of General Sessions, he was defeated. How
ever that may be, Recorder SMyTH is certain
to be one of the nominees for judicial Office
on the municipal ticket this year, and
whether his associate is CHARLES II. TRUAx
or FRANCIS J.. WELLMAN, the interests of
the city will not suffer.
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THE STANFORD ESTATE.
Mrs. stanford Anxious TO 60 On with the
Development Of the University.

SAN FRANCISCO, sept. lO.-The EromiHcr to-
day says that Mrs. Stanford has paid off the
last of the debts due from the stanford estate.
tate so that she may secure personal control Of
the property of which she is executrix. As soon
as the distribution is ordered she will begin op-
~erations in a new field. Under her personal
supervision the erection of nearly half a million
dollars worth Of new buildings and the early
extension of the university at PalO Alto TO three
times its present magnitude will begin.
The three great estates, the Palo Alto. Grid
ley, and Nina ranches. 5000, II, 900, and 80. 600
acres, respectively, have been let out in parcels
by Mrs, stanford; with the exception OF the
vineyard ana stock farms and the land neCes-
sary for their maintenance, The estate is near
ly ready for distribution, except for three claims
that are pending. One Is IA suit for So, 900. in
volving a horse, which is pending ON appeal. and
another Is a suit for 81. 200. brought recently hy
a PalO Alto bookseller. who asserts some sort Of
contract about supplying books 10 the universe.
ty. The other claim Is the sl5, OOO,O 600 claim
against, the Stanford estate which Attorney
General Olney has presented on behalf of the
Government TO Mrs. Stanford as eXecutrix, This
suit Is an annoyance to Mrs. stanford. because
SO long as II rs unsettled It will prevent her from
spending a dollar OF the estate In behalf OF The
university. The stanford attorneys are doing
what they can to expedite a settlement.
Mrs. Stanford has been arranging to begin
large operations AT palO Alto next spring, The
present quadrangle and the few brick buildings
In the rear are but the nucleus Of the great
groups OF buildings planned by Senator Stan
lord, and his plans are to be carried out, If pos
is To he enclosed BY a larger and still more
handsome one, and several buildings are 10 iank
II; The plans for early enlargement Of the in
parstus, the purchase of 50. 900 books. the en-
plOynlent OF a great many professors and in
structors' and the opening of new departments.
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THE SUN, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER ii, 1894

Of the streams. and the practicable routes for
travel. They are TO remstn out till winter sets in.
Though Idaho has been n state NJ the Union
for four years II has never been properly OK
plored, and the state has failed TO make provl-
sion for It's exploration. 1t is one of the largest
Of the States, having an area Of $4,000 square
miles, with a length NJ nearly 500 miles from
north TO south along the western boundary. IL
Ia rich In gold and silver and in minerals; but,
though over thirty years have passed since gold
was there discovered, its population at this time
Ia only about 100. 900. When the state shall
become better known through exploration, and
when railroads shall make 1t more accessible to
settlers, its numbers may increase in the meas
ure OF its deserts.
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An interestlng aeld Of EXPLOITATION IS Die

An interesting field Of exploration is the
young State Of Idaho, and a picked body Of mill
taTy explorers are now under orders 10 traverse
the least known portions OF II. They are 70
leave Fort sherman this month, well provided
with arms and other equipments, and with
rations carried by pack mules, proceed in a
southeasterly direction along the Mulan trail.
cross the divide, advance TO the head waters OF
the North Fork Of the Clearwater River, follow
the LolO trail, and return TO the fort by way Of
HAngmAn's Greek. They will make a general
reconnaissance OF those parts OF the big State
which lie between the two trailA for the puF-
pose Of obtaining information concerning their
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The Jews,

In the Jews, Judaism is deeply ingrained.
AS many as 10000 or 1000 Of the Jewish
tailors of this city were on strike for higher
wages all last week; and DAY after day they
loitered in the streets, or congregated in their
halls, or sat down anywhere To talk in their
iargon. But upon the forenoon of Saturday
last the strikers, who had been very highly
excited the day before, were not To be found
at their usual places of rendezvous. Nearly
all of them had gone TO their synagogues.
Thoy were engaged in Divine worship. They
were at prayer. They were listening to the
voice Of the rabbi. They were following a
custom established by Moses, and kept up
through all the ages ever since his time. In
the hundreds OF garrets, rear halls, and
rickety old edihces, which are used as
s~ynagogues in what is called the ghetto 4"
on the east side of New York, the Jews on
strike celebrated the everlasting name of
JAHvEI, last Saturday forenoon. the holy
sabbath.
This is Judaism in New York and the
world over.
Lots Of w~Orkingmen Who are called
Christians 60 on strike from time to time,
but who is there that ever heard of any
b0dy q strikers other than Jews giving
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-09-11

In the September number OF the Cosmo-
Doltdn appears the first part of "The Autobi-
ography Of a President" " edited" by Mr.. T. c.
CRAWFORD, the well.known writer. The story
is that Of a country lawyer, nominated and
elected to the Governorship of his State in some
inscrutable way, whose ambition to he Presi-
dent is fulfilled by the leaders of his party-he
believes that the people" elected him for
some much more inscrutable reason. Mr.. CRAw-
FORD. In the first installment of the story, pre-
sonts to Us the lawyer as tho newly elected Gov
ernor, and, while not showing the wires by
which his nomination and election to the Presi-
dency are controlled, indicates their presence,
and affords ar interesting view Of the develop
ment Of the candidates character during the
campaign. Even more broadening to the candi-
dates views than the campaign, promise to be
his four years in Washington; and his account
Of those Mr.. CRAWFORD promises to give next
month. The first part of the story confirms Mr..
C~RAwroRD's possession of many of the qualities
of the anonymous author Of Democracy" We
await the second part with interest.
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The American Pharmaceutical Associa-
ton, which held its annual convention in Ashe-
Vile, y. C., last week, is a body which takes
cogniZance OF both science and business. In the
forty years OF its existence II has rendered
some good service to the druggists and apothe-
carries of the country. Its objects are TO guard
the purity Of all drugs kept for sale, to establish
proper methods OF compromising and dispensing
them, TO improve the art OF pharmacy. to sup
press baneful compositions, to promote friendly
relations between druggists and physicians. TO
secure the proper training OF apprentices, and TO
prevent the growth OF fraudulent practices In
the drug business. In the Proceedings of the
Association" a volume published annually,
there are always papers OF scientific value.
Yet another important BODY which will hold
its annual convention this month is the Amer
lean Public Health Association. Two years ago
1t met in the city OF Mexico; this year 1t is to
meet In the city OF Montreal. Its programme of
business for the meeting is extensive, and it
touches upon many departments OF applied sci
ence. Among the eminent hygienists at the
meeting will be the Health Commissioner of
New York. DIR. CYRUS EDsoN.
This body, as well as the other, has demon
strsted its usefulness in past years.
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An accomplished lady, who read an essay
on Wednesday before the Social Science Asso-
citation ut Saratoga, asked this question:
why Is It that the average man at nfty years Is
upright In form, quick in step, fresh.tinted,b bright.
eyed. and, perhaps. gray.haired, while women at the
same age are apt To be STOPPING. languld, weak eyed,
and wrinklcd, as well as gray and brown"
We cannot say that we have noticed that
women of fifty are any more apt than are men
Of fifty to show their age. Thousands of women
over fifty may any day be seen who are as up
right in form, rs quick In step, and as bright
eyed as the men Of their years. Very many
women are well preserved, vivacious. and at
t~ractive when they have overpassed the third
score OF their life. We can think of women
Of threcscore and ten, or more. who COM
pare favorably in body and in mind,
and in every way, with most of the
men who have lived as long. Among our earli-
est memories are those OF a venerated grand
mother, who, at a very advanced age, walked
uprightly, with II light step. and had an eye
quick to see everything worth looking at. Why,
there are hundreds OF such women in this'town,
and many of them are able to hold their own,
you can bet, against men not as old, who are apt
to be stopping, weak-eyed, languid. shrlvclled,
and wrinkled.
Place dtr DANES. as the French say. though
they be fifty or far beyond 1t. They are the
light of life and the glory Of the world from
first to last.
The cssayist at Saratoga. upon whose words
we are commenting, Is the widow bf n genial
humorist, not long deceased, Mr.. PHILIP II.
WEIGH, who was once a regular contributor TO
THE Sun. 1t is our opinion that Mrs. WEIGH
failed TO do Justice to her sex In the passage OF
her essay which we have quoted. We have not
a doubt that when, In the hereafter, she shall
attain a. a-o 80 "a. Il. In --l-
ment which she made at Saratoga, and which,
in our Judgment, or in 30 far as we have been
able to observe wOmankind and mankind, is
not defensible.
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We fear that Mr.. john WASANAKER OF
Philadelphia does not regard religion as a thing
OF gravity. 1t was a queer kind OF meeting
which he held last Sunday. according 10 the de-
scriptions OF IL given by the Philadelphia pa
pers. He preached his sermon In the open air
from the tailboard Of a Gospel wagon" behind
a horse with a locked tail. which wore a white
oilcloth upon which had been painted a passage
Of Holy Writ. At the other end OF the wagon a
young woman worked a melOdeon, while a vel
low-haired man wearing a white necktie blew a
cornet. There was chattering in the nondescript
crowd; there was a fight al the corner; there
were flies which bothered the poor old horse;
there was a squad of police; there were Incl
dents other than those of solemnity.
The sermon of Brother wASAMAKER, who
was Postmaster-Genera under HARRIsoN's Ad-
ministration, seems to have been of a very pc
culiar kind, as peculiar as the postage stamps
which he issued while in ONCE. At times his
language was irrevereht, more especially at
that time when he said "Soms people seem to
think Con is a sort of policeman. with a big
clubs" and then he pointed at a policeman.
We have not been able to think, while reading
OF Brother WAHAAAKER's preaching from the
Gospel wagon, that his sermon was calculated TO
give his hearers the impression that religion is a
thing OF gravity, the most solemn of all things
for mankind.
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What Is happening In Maryland IL not alto
gethcr intelllei1le to US. That hoRnAS's p%erndious
conduct in relation to the tarin IL coming TO be under.
stood by the people is plain. Richmond nmes.
What has GoRNAN done that is so different
from the conduct Of most other Democratic
statesmen in Congress, with Boss CLEVELAND
at the head Of the crowd? Not one of them
ever proposed to live up TO the Democratic
pledges by making a tariff for revenue only;
and the worst that can be said of GoRMAN Is
that he also didn't mean to live up TO the Demo-
cratic platform any more than the others. Be-
sides. he hadn't been elected OIL that platform,
and they had. This fnct shows that he il an
honestcr man than many Of those who are now
abusing him 50 roundly.
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SOM of the fashionable Protestant
churches of the city that have been closed
during the summer season were opened last
sunday, and others Of them will be opened next
Sunday, or the Sunday after next. The minis
tsrs have had a long rest, nearly always under
pleasant circumstances. Some OF them have
employed the months OF their vacation in hunt
ing, or camping out, or fishing, or at the water
ing places, or in travelling abroad, even as far
as gay Parts, or In mountain climbing, IKE DR..
PARKHURsT. or in nursing their exhausted
frames, or In Whisking about from place 10 place.
or In going on somewhere with a lot OF pious
friends in pursuit OF pleasure. Ministers are
like other people. in that their tastes differ.
We know OF one Of them who likes 20 sit on a
snAke-rail fence while the COWS are grazing. and
OF another whO likes 10 catch minnOss "A ;
brook. aAd q AnotheE Hke liksz LIE At RsspoE1.