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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-05

The struggle against the extension Of
the use Of machinery in the Industrial arts IL
. hopeless struggle for human muscle. II has
been carried on for generations. yet the labor
saving machines have never surrendered.
Over q thousand Polish laborsTs In Buffalo
rose In riot this week against newly patented
grading machine introduced By an asphalt
company. which does as much work as hftJ
manual laboreTs can do. The rioters damaged
the costly machine the men In the eompanPs
service struck against the use OF II. and then
the police charged the mob which Was beaten
and scattered.
The account Il like many another that has
been printed during the past hundred years.
as one mechanical invention after AnOthsr
supplAAtSd manual labor. In England. es-
pseiAllJ. there used to Be riots TO prevent the
use OF mAehinsry In the place Of skilled or IA
skilled WOrkm In svsFy case tAsy ended In
failure a. All opposition 70 the Introduction Of
seonomizinE machinery must ever fail Any
taEsnti0a that Slll Increase 20 cheaper pEO-
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True Public Reports and Records.

A physician was subjected to heavy fine,
few days ago. for neglecting to report the
case OF q smallpox patient under his
charge. and the father Of the youthful pa
tent was likewise fined for being similarly
neglectful. 1t IL very desirable that the law
shall be enforced against every physician
who falls to make official report OF any
case OF contagious or infectious disease
upon which he may be In attendance.
It Ii likewise very desirable that all
clesgymen should be compelled to obey the
law which requires them to make official
report OF every marriage ceremony that
they perform. At least two prominent
clsrgymen have recently violated this law
(section 6o5 Of the Consolidation act). and
explanations have been demanded from
both OF them by the Board OF Health,
under information furnished by the Regis
ter OF Vital Statistics. One of them
has pleaded ignorance of the law.
but the plea Is weakened by his
confession that the contracting parties
had begged him not to divulge the fact OF
their marriage. There Is no doubt that the
existing law on the subject is inadequate.
inasmuch as IL does not make proper pro-
visions for the correction OF delinquents.
Hence We favor the adoption by the Legis-
lature OF the amendment to the Console
dalton act which has been prepared by the
Board OF Health. 1t provides that any
failure on the part OF q celebrant of mar
rage to make prompt report OF 1t shall be
misdemeanor. punishable as such. and
that the offender shall be further liable TO
be mulcted In the sum OF 500 for each Of
fence. This measure ought most certainly
to be adopted. not only In the interest OF
our municipal records. but as a legal pre-
caution against fraud.
There 10 yet another complaint which has
been repeatedly made by the President OF
the Board OF Health. 1t is In regard to the
difficulty Of procuring . complete record OF
births. The negligence In this matter is
very great, and the vital statistics OF the
city are. to some extent. invalidated
In consequences. The head OF the fam
lily is required to make report, II
there be no physician or nurse in
attendance; but there Is delinquency
in very many cases. as the Register has
known for years. President WILSON has
striven. with considerable success. to rene
dy the defect. through information OBJ
tanned from the police or otherwise; yet it
10 unlali W lApOoo upon MN the uuty OF
the negligent parent or physl-
clan to appear before the Board. The meas
urs prepared by him for submission to the
Legislature makes better provision for the
recording Of births as well as OF marriages
In the city.
1t is OF great Importance to the city that
it vital statistics and marital record should
be accurate and complete. The mortality
report with the classification OF the causes
Of death. Is excellent. We think there are
few physicians who fail to give information
Of cases Of infectious or contagious disease
We trust there are not many priests. min
lstsrs. or rsbbls who neglect 20 send In the
minutes Of marriages. We are informed.
however. that the birth hSt u always
very defective.
Ne have SOt doubt that IL AsnbsEs
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-05

When Mr.. MAX JUDD OF Missouri was APP
pointed to the ONCE Of American Consul at
Vienna last rear. hls adversaries circulated
reports that he would be unacceptable to the
The fiction was exploded 80 soon as he reached
Vienna. He was well received there; he
has remained at his post for over half year:
and he has performed his offlcial duties In Q
way acceptable to the imperial authorities.
His return to this country 10 not on account OF
any Austrian objection to him. but merely be-
cause he has been so happy as to get . brief
leave OF absence from his post By favor OF Sec-
Rotary GRESHAM. We do not believe there is Q
Government Of Europe. or In the whole world.
that would offer objection to any American
Minister. or Consul who might
be sent to 1t. on the ground that the holder OF
the commission was Jew.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-05

We learn from Boston that a bookseller
has been convicted. after trial in the Superior
Criminal Court there. OF the offence OF selling
copy Of BoccAcoIo's "Decamerone." the Jury
having rendered Its verdict on the ground
that the book was "manifestly Intended to
corrupt public morals." There 10 no doubt
that Prof. BoccAccIo t1313-75) was. In his
early life. an immoral man. and that his IA
nous book OF stories contains soms passages
OF . licentious nature 1t is book that must
be handled with care. II II DO not avoided Alto
Rether We are surprised. however. at the
prohibition Of It's sale In Boston. and we do not
believe that the prohibition can bs maintained
under the Constitution and statutes OF tho
United States We presume an appeal will be
taken from the Criminal Court OF Suffolk coun-
~. OF which Boston 10 the capital The book,
apart from Its faults. Is . production OF gonius,
full Of thought and romance. Its novels have
been read for over i've hundred years in the
countries Of Europe. and have been translated
into all European languages. It has power
fully Influenced the romantic literature OF the
world. There are expurgated editions OF It,
and the best OF those are less offensive than
the atmosphere OF Boston CHAucER and
sHAKEsPEARE were familiar with the WORK.
PETRARcH was friend OF its author. and his
great hme rests upon the volume which has
been condemned in Boston. In mature life Prof.
BoccAcCIo became q man Of virtue and piety.
but he never saw 1T to expurgate his early
writings. We should rather 10 disposed to
favor the putting upon the Boston market OF
disiniected edition.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-05

The Employment Bureau OF the Young
women's Christian Association has been Of
exceeding service to very large number Of
female wage earners during the long period
OF Industrial depression. The remarkabl fact
is made known that for . good part OF that
period tho number OF women applying for en-.
ployment at the bureau has been but littls
greater than the number Of employers do
sirous Of hiring them. Last month. for exam
pie. there were 27o applicants for positions. By
far the greater part OF whom. or over eight
tenths. were speedily engaged BY employers
in various branches Of industry. An exchange
for womAn's work 10 q very servicsable feature
Of the practical department OF the Association.
and the classes for Industrial instruction have
been remarkably successful The whole OF the
business 10 conducted at q very small OF pepse.
and the ladies who take charge OF It deserve
high commentator as worthy bsnefactors Of
the community.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-05
Two Iowa Meteors.

Two remarkable msteorites have fallen In
Iowa within the last twenty years. Feb IL
1875. an exceedingly brilliant meteor In the
form OF an elongated horseshoe. was seen
throughout a. region OF at least 400 miles ia
length and 25O In breadth. lying In Missouri
and Iowa. 1t Is described as without "a tail.
but having flowing jacket OF flame. Detona-
tions were heard so violent as to shake the
earth and to Jar the windows like the shock OF
an EARTHQUAKE" as IL fell about lot +. NJ,
few miles east Of Marsngo, Iowa. The ground
for the space OF some seven miles In length by
two to four miles In breadth was strewn with
fragments OF this meteor. varying In weight
from a few ounces to seventy four pounds.
On May 10, 1879. large and extraordinarily
luminous meteor exploded with terrific noise,
followed at slight Intervals with less violent
detonations. and struck the earth IN the edge
of rAvine near Esthervile. Emmett county.
Ia, PenstratInE to the depth OF fourteen feet
one OF which weighed TO pounds, and an.
other 81 pounds; Tho principal mass weighed
All pounds. All the discovered parts aRRre-
gated about $40 pounds. The, one OF 10
pounds is now In the ca inet OF the State Uni
versitytof MinnesotA. The composition OF aero
lites is peculiar In many respects. but, as In
nearly all aerolites there 10 eonsid srAbi pro-
portion OF iren and nickel
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-05

The Cunard Company have declared q dividend for
1893 81 two per cent
A suit brought BY the brother Of the founder o'ths
kasIsA "a LOsrEs. In Paris. shows IhAI 'he ou's'"
valued 81 l7.6ooOoo
Fer the nrst time Ia the history Of the Engsh UNI
vsrslty boat races married man sir charles ho'.
To~sd in OF the ersus Ihi' JsAT. lie MAS mAfH's
twO years ago.
-Ths hard times have been severely felt IN rsis'"
circles In knElAnd The Additional Cura'ss soc sp'
hsh fuTnIshed fuAds to provide curAtss for poor par
sLos Whsrs adequate clerical services are not Ar'h
able has had greatly 20 eurtAil lite Erants ShhafAs
40 grants in q total OF l.lua THIS will dsPrFs "
many eurAtss Of a large part Il not the Whole Of ihsH
income. The society hOPss for better times THIS JsAt
Gilbert describes his method OF collaboration VIA
Sullivan He meets the com poser and PROPOSE 'sS
issL which they discuss frsslT and fully. Ansf 10.
plot 10 settled Gilbert writss fairly long scene an.
that IL discussed and altered several tunes Anything
that sullivan thinEs uRnt for musical treatment .
stricken out Alters number OF eonfsrsnee' 6h1'H
begins In earnest. and sends his hbrstto 70 srai'AH
always kssDing an act ahead.
Australian authors aud printers are eOmplAinas
strongly IgEinSt the composition of American 'is'sS
tyPs plate matter American syndicate literary MAJ
ser OF All kIAds V uRloadsd IN this manner 90 A's
tTaliAa rsAdsrS and a. n0mAAl price. 10 me gree
detrimsnt OF local talent ARd skill The Customs y"
paTtmsnt vas asked TO interfere TO protect h4'"
Industry, bat fOaAd that the Only head ual'E "LeA
tss plate matter e0uld be taxed SAs thaI Of mAnaA
tuTsd metal" Ths American iHVOiesd price IL only %
esnts plate. which makes the duIy es.setAbls HlAF
tsstnAL ana 81 ne value whstsVsr a. ProlseIion
Neal DsSs Soth birthday vas eslsbraIsi pJ zoe
EHEllsh Temperance people 9Th 200 SPECIAL nss1hp
throughout ths eouAtTy Ths principal meeting ~
Exeter Hall ended itG slAboFAts cable - oea 30"
WiIA thisl we pray shat yOur 70 bsRsnesh' yea"
may be rounded 20 100 AID IhAg you S tArFJ W'n %
sAt mother eOanlry shall sRzbls her PEOPLE TO p'
the liquor tEAo UndSr the ban Of lav. and make a''
pEolsetlon the watch word Of her PSlueA We fes'a'
han AMI Al. =
wiihoaI dlsiiaelloa Of nGtieR sect pArIJ Iaa -
arEus fFoa thls iaaiealion D the e0Sn0DoAtAs sh-
setsT Of she BsrAaes reform its anFsrsal ss-Ss
shss tss Eaes cas- q shllaAsSd Aas STsuh'"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-05
GOLDEN EGGS OF THE GREAT Aux,
More Valuable than Those OF the FaSIsa
Gosss-Aad thIs BIRD Died. Tso.

More Valuable than These OF the FaSIsa
GOsss-Aad this BIRD Died. Tso.
An egg OF the great aux was sold at auction
In London Q few days ago for 800 guinsas,
about $3.50. There are only sixty eight
eggs OF this once very numerous bird known
to be In existence. and less than nifty OF these
are good specimens The great aux was the
largest bird OF the aux family. and was es-
pecially remarkable In not having the power
OF flight because OF the smAllness OF it's wings,
1t formerly abounded on both coasts OF the
North Atlantic. and was to be seen In great
numbers on our own coasts as far south as
Massachusetts, 1t became extinct In 1914,
and now its ogEs are among the greatest OF
pathological treasures.
There are only two eggs OF the great aux in
the United States Holland has two, and one
each Is possessed By Denmark. Portugal, and
Switzerland. Germany has three. France ten,
Scotland three. while forty-fivs are owned In
England Only ten Of the sixty eight eggs re-
corded to be In existence are really perfect
specimens; thirty-iour are fairly perfect, ten
tssy, the Natural History Museum At south
Ksnsingtsn possessing two small pieces OF
T.sntI.nins Of the eggs are IN sIn.tssn DUB.
lie mussums: the rsmaidsr are In private coll
ersIssS ct every sale, ana Gales ssldom occur
The hr1t recorded sale WAS In 1888 when sl50
s psS of h ss sSg oG sS0s1 hf dGas9
value has steadily risen until now : good
spSeimsn would bring several thousand
not good specimen. IL was bought bS ! col
leetor about 1910 for two francs from = dsh-
erman In BouloEhe, who had IL on q string
with sonS swans eRgs The fisherman had no
idea Of the value OF the, egg, aud there may be
other great aux eggs similarly owned BIZ pso-
pie ignorant Of their great value.
The eggs sary IN slze. shape. color and
thsm from DE sEss of ths common Ts1otehiii
aux. They VAry ln length from four and hAli
white Ero1nd. but SOms are Of VARIOUS shSd.s
Of bun. and the markings are In spots
spiOtehss aSd li5sS st5iPEs e biEds ease
hshsr folk along the New EnglAnd, Nova
BeotiAn, aud British coasts, and 1t may posi-
are yet ndiseoysgSd. Bat the chance Il slight.
lOr ornithOlogists have huhtsd the world over
any S-asr 81 sueh airing u ~ ssss 70 sst
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-05
It Must he Stopped.

When the law was passed for the Harlem
River Driveway II was not possible. giving
everything 10 the horsemen along the river
bank. TO make roadway at Washington
Bridge more than thirty-eight feet wide. or
about as wide as an ordinary street. No
one said then, when the city asked and
obtained permission to spend money with
out limit for its construction. that speed
way marked with this feature would DO
dangerous or improper. There was no
justification for saying such a thing. 1t
would have been necessary merely to inn
pose at that one spot In this long avenue
any proper regulations. The amendment
to the Speedway law which provides for
sidewalk on the river side. also enables
the driveway to be ten feet wider than be-
fore this amen dment was passed, through
comforting upon the Park Board the needed
license to use a strip OF land twenty-one
feet wide granted by the United States.
Without tho sidewalk law the roadway
would have remained less than forty feet
wide instead Of fifty feet. as Is now possible
Yet In conformance with policy attempted
at the very beginning OF the work. and
overthrown. happily. by this later legisla-
ton. the river path for pedestrians. which
legally must DO uninterrupted from end
to end. has been. in the horsemen's name,
cut out Of the plan at Washington Bridge.
In direct violation Of the law passed
for the benefit OF footmen and horsemen
equally. There were means OF dealing with
this problem other than by defying the law.
II will be instructive to watch whether
this violation Of q statute. so abusive OF
the existing public right. can be successfully
accomplished hereabouts. or whether 1t Is to
be prevented. Naturally. tho first hand
that should b raised In opposition is the
Mayors. Is that to fail - And IL 1t fails. is
there no other resource for the prevention
Of such an outrage2
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-05
\ CNBEAMS.

An auctionssr down At Niddletown p.l t.It.d
without for eight hours the other day aud sold in
that time $40 articles man OF Isisurs IN a.ud.ne.
upon the sale estimates that the auclionser talked
$4,000 words. or enough TO make print the bulk Of
fair. sized novel
Dealers In antiques have . sort Of instinct By
which they detect the mere sghtseer They all have
regular customers who sslsrt good things with nteI
gent appreciation and the merchants make no effort
TO please Others woman dealing an such thing In
the Frspoh quarter rudsly refuses o, much
her doors 60 many callers and not to be coneiatsd
even By the usual open sesame Of her native tongue
There 10 TO be an investigation Of Delaware College
BY COMMITTEES OF ts Board OF Trustssa The charge 10
that the President teaches only twelve or fourissa
hours per week. and that he ends tins by the
editing OF school books great deal than his raj
arr President. The President admits that the col
lsEs has few stadsnta but says that has twice -
many native students territory Aad population con
sidsrsd. as any other state college in the union.
If certain Secretary OF the Navy whose Admnis-
tratisn dates back . good many years were nov II
once the rebuilding Of the Rsarsargs abou; the slight
est rescued timber Of the wreck would be simple
matter. There were appropriations for ns- ships
In these days. but under the pretsnoe OF "rspAis7
swift modern cruisers were made OF decAyinR old.
fashioned huita The secretary would have repaired
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-05
A state College for Horse Doctors.

It may not have been generally known
that the people OF New York really needed
a state College for Horse Doctors; but they
have got one.
This boon has been conferred upon us by
chapter 1853 Of the Laws Of 1894. which took
effect two weeks ago. The new statute.
Legislature without receiving half the
attention that 1t deserved. says:
-Thsrs 4. hereby established . st.es veterinary
college at corns Cnvsrsity For the purpose Of con-
struetinE and squippns suitable buildings for such
college upon the grounds Of said university at Ithaca
\. Y. the sum Of sec. 600. much thereof may
be nsosssary. 10 hereby appropriated to be paid by
ths Treasurer upon the warrant Of the Comptroller.
upon vouchers approved by the Commissioner Of
Agriculture. TO Cornell University"
The well-being OF domestic animals. par
ticularly Of the horse and COW. is extremely
important to the community. and can hard
ly be preserved without the aid Of qualified
persons trained In the sciences and arts OF
veterinary medicine and surgery. But why
should the State Of New York. which does
not maintain any school for the training OF
medical men to treat human beings. spend
$4,000 to establish an institution to teach
men how to doctor horses and cattleH
The project gives boost to Cornell uni
versity. 1t fatters the pride and serves TO
magnify the Importance Of that absurd and
useless officer. who was formerly called the
State Dairy Commissioner. but is now
known as the Commissioner Of Agriculture.
t is step In tho direction Of paternal gov
eminent which ought not to have had the
sanction Of any Democrat. There Is Just
as much sense In 1t as there would be In
the establishment Of O State college for
corn doctors.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-05
ssEroUrDElxD,s sclNDlL
Ths eev.r-rus., Es.s,ively os.,r-sts Pss.
tt~ Rwss,~ss

sT. JoHN's. n. r., April A-The representa-
tives Of the opposition TO the Government.
Messrs. Goodridee and Donneliy, to-day pre-
scented the emorial OF their supporters TO the
Governor. His Excellsncy requested time for
consideration, and tits thought he will proba-
bly, announce his decision on Friday or satur.
day. The Government are already showing
their determination to m AXE good their threats
OF obstruetinR public business The Assembly
has not met since Friday the Governm emit sup
porters remaining away and preventing q
quorum. This consists OF twelve MEMBER, aud
the Speaker The opposition have Just Twelve.
so the Speaker has become conveniently sick,
and business IL necessarily suspended.
The same policy OF obstruction has been
johns West trial. q postpone m emit was secured
till Monday next by the defendants counsel
owing to preliminary proceedings in other
election cases docketed for the TEXT two weeks
This forenoon the prosecution closed liz case
In the =. Johns East trial The defence asked
a weeks adjournment to prepare Its case
and similar concession having been granted
Justice Carter was compelled to accede now,
though he intimated strongly that no other
PROPOSALS for delay will be entertained These
adionnrments will render impossible the un-
seating OF the five members accused before
late this month, and will so interfere with ths
progress 81 the other trials that the Govern.
ment will have majority in the Legislature
The opinion gains ground to-day that the
Governor will dissolve the Legislature. though
be may express his disapproval OF their con-
duct by Diminishing his Ministry
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-05

Senator VOORHEES, estimates that the
WILSON bill with the income tax will yield
revenue sufficient to meet the expenses Of
the Government. and furnish besides. an
annual surplus OF s29.0oo.oOo.
He estimates that the income tax will
produce $50. 0O0. 900 annually.
BY economy the Government could GER
tslnly save 81 .ooo. 900 year In lite expendl-
tures; and then every cent Of the taxes on
incomes could be devoted to the accumula-
ton Of . surplus.
Here. then. In nutshell space. is the pro-
posed outrage:
An un-Democratic. un-American. dsmna-
BILE tax on a few for the purpose OF piling
up In the Treasury surplus which the
many do not need
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-05

The revivalists Of the eyangelistic cam
paign have up to this time stssrsd clear OF
party politics in their ssrmens. They have
not sought the help OF those slsrzymsn who
make 1t their main business TO preach against
the municipal Government Several OF the
men who have been invited to address the
meetings have been notified that they must
stick closely to the Gospel. must seek only the
confession Of the wicked. and must not even
Squint toward secular Affairs. In this respect
the course OF the TeviyAllsts has been judi
eious and deserving Of approval
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-05

by telegraph that peace prevailed or had
been restored.
We think that the telegraph must be re-
garded as an lnstrumentality Of commerce
even when employed as . messenger 10
convey political intelligence: and that the
authorities Of any State have no right TO
prevent It's employment for the purpose Of
sending such news into any other State.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-05
TAs yyrsteIsa lI.a osj.st.a.

The following story Is going the rounds
about Senator Joe Blackburn. originally told
By Vice President Stevenson Al q dlnner:
In . Kentucky town where Joe MAS going to
afternoon. Jos's arrival was herald cd broad,
and large crowd was on hand to hear. the
words Of wisdom and OF sloqqsnes which al
the speaker arrived. The hanging was a side
show, and for the moment WAS forgotten In
the anxiety to hear the famous orator But
IL was not forgotten long. The condemned
man suddenly tntsrposed:
Mr.. HangmRn." he said, III remember
right was sentenced to be hung not TO hear
on with the hanging"