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The MikadO has proved himself to be a
sagacious and far-sighted sovereign by con-
senting to modify the terms of his treaty
with China, in accordance with the Cars
earnest wish, in which Germany and France
concurred
No doubt the Japanese navy would have
made gallant fight against the Russian,
French, and German war fleets, although
these collectively would soon have repre-
sented greatly preponderant weight of
armament 1t also seems probable that the
Japanese armies on the Asatic mainland
could have held their own for considerable
period against any forces which their COM
bned opponents would have been able to
array against them. But the disproportion
of resources is too vast, and in the end Japan
must have succufnbed from sheer exhaus-
tion; unless, indeed, from the outset she
could have secured the active cooperation of
England. But the Toxic Government soon
learned that no substantial aid could be ex-
pected from that quarter. 1t is only the
unspeakable Turk on whose behalf English
men have deemed it worth while to strike
blow during the last eighty years.
1t will be remembered that under the
agreement made by the Chinese plenipoten-
tiary, and since ratified by the Yamen at
ccded in perpetuity to Japan all that part of
the extra-mural province of Liau-Tung
which lies east of the Liau River. Now,
according to n telegram from Toxic, when,
Oh Wednesday, the ratilications of the
treaty were exchanged Mt Chifl, the repre-
sclitativcs Of the Mikado were instructed to
offer in return for m additional indemnity
of lOO,00OOOO taels, to restore to China
Port Arthur and the western part of the
ccded territory, only the extreme eastern
and border section of LiauTung being re-
served for incorporation with COrea the
purpose obviously b"ing, as a glance Mt the
map viii! show. to give the Hermit King
dom more defensible frontier. OF course,
if Japan renounces even the temporary pos
session of Port Arthur, Wci-haiwei, and
the other places now occupied by her forces
on the Chinese mainland, she surrcnders
just such guarantees for the prnctual pay
ment of the promised indemnity as Ger
many cXacted from France in 1871 without
encounterinS any protest on the part Of
Russia. 1t would seem, therefore, to be the
plain duty of the three European powers
whose interposition has deprived Japan of
territorial pledges for the fulflment of
treaty engagements, 70 see to it that China
pays her debt, and even to lend her their
credit to that end
Tho war party in Japan may grumble for
while, but they must ultimately recognize
that the treaty, even as modified, constitutes
gratifying outcome of their country's
sacrifices and successes. The pecuniary in
demnity, II augmented according to tho
plan now proposed, will not only reimburse
the Toxic Government for its outlay, but
should leave large surplus applicable to
public works and to the increase of the navy,
already materially enlarged by the addition
OF the captured Chinese war ships. Then
tho pn~rlous and fertile island Of Formosa
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lying as It does in the track of commerce,
must for both strategical and industrial
reasons be regarded as q splendid prize of
war. Finally, in Corea, which in the course
Of their history the japanese have several
times essaycd in vain TO conquer, they have
now acquired position OF ascendancy that
will virtually amount to protectorate.
Nor should it be deemed n matter OF small
moment to the future OF Japan that she has
avoided arousing the implacablc enmity of
the Gar and mado it possible to gain his
cordial friendship. Tint Japan will ult-
mately possess the strongest naval force in
the far East seems not more certain than
that Russia, when, some three years hence,
the Trans-Sibcran Railway shall have been
completed, will be by far tho mighticst mill
tary power upon the Asintic continent
AS for Americans, they are glad 70 hear
that Japan and Russia have come to nm I'M
derstanding, for they would have viewed
with keen regret a contest between two
countries for both OF which they have n
lively sympathy.
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1t is not impossible that in the future Of
this republic some American statesman or
soldier may render to his country service so
illustrious that the country will desire to
honor him by electing him not merely twice,
but thrice, to the Presidency.
But the service to the United States, which
shall break the traditions of more than a
hundred years, and shatter the precedent
established by GEORGE WASHINGTON, will
be the achievement of a man greater and
more powerful than WASHINGTON or JET
PERSON or LINCOLN or GRANT.
The very greatness deserving and COM
manding such an honor will be great
enough, in all probability, to refuse it when
1t is within reach.
"When we consider the patronage of
this great Office" wrote the Hon. GROVER
CLEVELAND ut a time when he was asking
to be elected for n first term, the allure
ments of power, the temptation to retain
place once gained, and, more than all, the
availability party finds in an incumbent
whom a horde of officeholders, with a zeal
born of benefits received and fostered by the
hope of favors yet to come, stand ready to
aid with money and trained political ser
vice, we recognize in the eligibility of the
President for reelection most serious dan
ger to that calm, deliberate, and intelligent
political action which must characterize
government Ly the people"
Let nobody be alarmed about 1896. No
amendment Of the Constitution disqualify
ing the President for reelection to n third
term is necessary. That unprecedented dis
tinction will never 20 to IA President of the
small politician class, one who is II promiser
rather than performer, or TO any self
seeker, however he may scheme and work
TO obtain it for himself
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The Nicaragua Canal Board.

The cruiser Montgomery is carrying to
Greytown fr,Hl Mobile thu party OF en-
gineers appointed under the recent act Of
Congress for the investi tigation of the prac-
ticability and cost OF the Nicaragua Canal.
The errand on which these engineers are
going is OF the highest public Importance.
After II most thorough discussion, main
taincd from TINE to time through weeks, the
Senate, by the strong vote OF 81 yeas to 2
nays, passed the bill for the assumption of
the canal enterprise by the United States.
That bill reorganized the Maritime Canal
Company of Nicaragua, and made its stock
consist Of 100000 shares of SlOO each.
The United States Treasury WAS to endorse
and guarantee construction bonds OF this
company, bearing three per cent. interest, to
the amount Of ST0,0OO,OOO, and on any
failure OF the company to pay this
interest, 1t was to be held to pay four per
cent. to the United States as guarantor, and
also to be liable to have all its property fore
closed and sold. In return for its guarantee,
the United States was to have $40 ,00O,o 900
Of the stock, while so, 900, 900 would go to
Nicaragua and 81 800, 900 to Costa Rica,
IN accordance with OLD ac-cements. The
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Perhaps the most singular manifestation
ofreal or pretended anxiety among European
powers at the rise of Japan, is the one
attributed to Spain in regard to the safety
of the Philippine Islands.
1t is true that the Philippines are the
next group southwark from Formosa, and
that the distance between them and that isl
and is less than that between it and the main
members of the japanese group. The little
northern clusters of the Philippines, known
as the Batunes. also Spanish, are still closer
to Formosa than the main group. Spain may
reflect, too, that the forces regularly main
taned in her Asiatic colonies might be but
mouthful for Japan, and that their rcan-
forccment would be n matter of considera-
BILE time ms we'll as cost. She has ordi-
narily, we believe, seven regiments of native
infantry, II regiment of artillery, and many
other troops in the Philippines, amounting
in round numbers to 10000 officers and
men. She has rather numerous fleet
there, including five cruisers and some
small gunboats, but these would hardly
avail as obstacles to japanese conquest.
However, there is II stronger reliance for
Spain against Japanese aggression than is
found in her colonial forces. This is the
sense Of justice which marks the dealings Of
japan with all other nations. It cannot
be held that her war with China was one
Of conquest. To China's duplicity the pre-
cpitation of hostilities seems to have been
due. So long as Spain makes no demonstra-
tion against Japan, either alone or in COM
pany with other powers she need not fear
danger to the Philippines from that quarter.
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A Queer story Anout .our.e Cochran

TTVT FIT7IIIltTI IUNINfTTlNI
Nh'n lpGTkc Cochran was II ploddlns pedagog,ie In
WcschrstcT county he aimed 10 get into politics md
he succeeded Then Ec aspircd 10 sit with the ma
tona' lawmakers, and again he succeeded Now in
the func's Of HIS mental powcrs with American.
achieved fame and name, lie In the mother country
or more properly Speaking his mothcr country pre-.
pared I" stand not only for Parliament but for Nc
'ar'"SlSh ann nome rule. Recent events Indicate
that tw"l'"mohih Will see him campaigning through
borough district OF the country OF his birth and
srcwd Guess"r predict that the division OF the voters
Will bc Overwhelmingly in his favor
Some timc before the sad death OF his wife Mr. Cock
ran contemplated long sojourn abroad lie connded
TO foconEressman Tom Reed and others OF his In
Washington that he would like to return to ireland
ard having money enough, would try to get into the
House OF Commons. One OF Cock rams most intimate
friends In this city is authority for tho statement that
the ex-CongreSsmsn has been offered "a seat from
sligo, and that he has decided 70 accept
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A Challenge to the Women AdvcrsnrIcs or
Womnn's acknowledgements.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: In your
issue of May YOU say that the female rcmon-
strants against woman's suffrage need not fear
TO challenge the suHraglsts to meet them in de-
bate" and that, instead of yourself answering
their objections. you would prefer that there
should be a public debate upon the burning
question between the supporters and the adver-
saries Of woman's suffrage. Let arrangements
for it be made by committees from the suffrage
and tho ant-suffrage associations"
have the honor of mn appointment from tho
National Woman Suffrage Association for Just
such opportunities OF public debate as YOU now
suggest. AS Chairman Of the National Press
Committee. challenge any one OF the organized
anti-woman's suffrage leaders to debate in
the columns OF any New York paper which will
provide us n field.
You assert that the opposition affirm tho
following propositions:
81. That women can. without the ballot, get
anything they want from the Legislature.
so. That voting will wean them away from
their natural sphere.
-. That. II they were to get tho ballot, they
would want office and all the appurtenances OF
political life
~. That women can never equal men in fight
Ing force and can never defend the Government
wholly deny the first. second and fourth Of
these remonstrant proDos!tions. ana partly deny
the third. The rcmonstrants may appoint one
representative TO meet me in the hospitable
newspaper which will give us neutral ground,
or ! will reply TO them collectively. II they de-
Cline this Challenge Of course they must abide
fuse to do combat for their ideas. Their refusal
Will be tnntamount to n proclamation of the
justice OF womnns acknowledgements, and an
abandonment OF the propositions they have pub
licy affirmed. ELLGN BATTEILE DIETRICx.
Chairman National Press Committee.
20 LOWELL. STREET. CAMBRIDGE. Mass.
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whnt he believed be the Views Of others upon the
subject."-Puos e,'.
Then, as IL to emphasize Mr.. LrNCoLN's ex-
preston Of his own feelings and views"
Mr. SEWARD promptly expressed on his part
similar opinion:
"Mr. SEWARD said that the Northern people wero
weary of the They desired peace and rcstora-
ton OF harmony, and he believed would be willing to
pay. as an indemnity for the slaves what would be
required to continue the war; but stated amount" :"
-Pr9e Cs.
Here, IN the carefully worled but en-
phatic expression of individual opinion by
the President of the United States and his
Secretary of State, is what must appear to
every candid person as n sufficient bass for
Mr. WATTERsoN's statement that Mr..
LINCOLN had intimatcd that payment
for the slaves was not outside OF u
possible agreement for reunion and
peace" Mr.. LINCOLN and Mr.. SEWARD
were not Mt Hampton Roads to talk
chaff or to communicate to the Southern
gentlemen meaningless gossip about the
drift of Northern sentiment The mention
of the possibility of repayment for the
slaves, tho mention OF the figures of S400,
100000, were significant, when under
SbOu't III NltH Ilc EcptutCt
statement that tho restoration of the Union
was an Indispensable preliminary to any
agreement whatsoever
Very likely the alleged incident Of the
hugging of STEPHENS and the remark
about writing Union ut the top of the sheet
OF paper are no more than the imagina-
tive form in which the poetry of tradition
represents the attitude assumed by Mr..
LINCOLN on that occasion. WATTEHsoN is
an orator and n poet. When he says that
"thc private memorabilia of those who
knew will show what terms were really
offered the Confederacy within ninety days
of its overthrow, he possibly may refer
to negotiations entirely apart from the
Hampton Roads conference. Col. WAT
TERsoN may have special information on
this subject he says he shall not tell tales
out Of school. And he also says that he
will be dead and gone when these private
memorabilia come out.
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There is very small part of the United
States which. just now is forbidden ground to
any citizen of Maryland who happens to he
astride n bicycle. Eagle-eycd watchmen are
guarding the bridge at Chestertown. Bicyclers
from all the other States in the Union may
pedal over the bridge. singly or in bnttalions.
and go their way rejoicing; but IL anybody who
Is recognized as n citizen Of Maryland attempts
to enjoy the same privilege he is landed In Jail.
The reason of this strange state of things is not
that the Chestertown folka love foreign bicy
clers more than they do their own. but because,
having won n legal victory, they don't propose
to tarnish their laurels IL they can helpit.
The State courts have decided that the Ches-
tertown people have a perfect right to keep
bicyclcrs Off their bridge. The League of Amer
lean Wheclmen. engcr to get the case into the
United States courts. is doing its level best to
have some citizen of another State and his
wheel taken into custody for patronizing this
attractive structure. The City Fathers Of Ches-
tertown. however. refuse to rise to the bait.
The edict has gone forth that no person who is
not Enthusiastically a Marylander shall be mo-
Tested. Bicycle tourists from New York may
therefore look forward to special privileges this
summer in that inviting and hospitable burgh
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country people paying moro than the market
price for their shoes in order to sustain an old
fashioned industry which is surely doomed.
But how are the thousands of village shoe
makers to get a living when their wares are
supplnnted by tho better and cheaper products
OF the shoe factoricsr We suppose they will
have TO look for something else to do. There
is lots OF other work to be done in the world.
The truth is that nearly all the industries
have been revoutionizcd in modern timcs by
machinery the uses Of which arc multiplying
and extending constantly. There is no way Of
putting stop to the inventive progress Of man.
kind to the action OF economic laws. All tho
hand workers of the world could not give us
manufactured products equal in quantity or
quality to those brought into existence by tho
machinery OF the United States. And yet the
opportunities OF obtaining employment nre
steadily growing In number.
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a student of the feline mind can learn a
good deal about 1t by close and steady obscrva-
tion at the cat show. The mind of the civilized
or dOmcsticated cat differs IN many respects
from that of the dog or of the horse. or of other
quadrupcds or of b!pcds. 1t is a knowing brute,
and has peculiar ways. The mind and manners
of one cat are often different from those of
another as those Of one human being are from
those of another. The cat can Use its claws far
more efficiently than the dog. and we have
heard of n gray cat binding big dog in n fight.
We once knew cat that was shy and good, and
we have known others of balcful disposition.
We could 20 on, but prefer to close with the
remark that the laws Of feline nature are de-
serving of thought by tho philosophers who
visit the cat show. We have an after thought
that some cats are ugly as sin. while others are
pretty as n picture. Yet another after thought
bears upon the difference between the NEW or
pur OF n cat, the bark growl of a dog and the
neigh or whinny of n horse.
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Somebody las discovered that the new Tariff
law has section in 1t prohibiting the importa-
noh o! the eggs of game birds. and n case in
point mas Just come M at the Custom House
that has puzzled the law interpreters down there.
Gaae birds may be imported, according to the
tariff. buI for some reason or another the Sec
ticn wa. slipped IN prohibiting the importation
or Their eggs. 4 box of game birds eggs con
nlsnrti 10 II. T. Lang. which arrived on the
E,rurln,, was seized by t!,e Custom House 0f,i-
GER, and they will lie sold at auction. such a
u!sposhl OF them does not answer the REQUIRE
mcnts Of u prohibltve tariff but il is argued
l4nt ny this time the eggs will not be In a con-
dit!Gn TO violate the intent OF tho law,
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Within n short time we have received
from the viticulturists. wine makers and wine
dealers OF California n lot Of letters circulars,
printed speeches, and newspaper articles bear
ing upon THE SUNS several illusions to the
unsatisfactory quality OF some of the Califor-
mia wines sent here, and to the heavy advance
in their price since the creation of those conf
panics that now control tho wineries of the
State In II speech on the subject with which
we have been favored we are told that the
editor of THE Sun Is not an expert in Califor-
mia Wines" and that the recent increase in
their price Is based upon natural causes" As
TO the dement's OF some of the California wines
OF which we have spoken, it was not necessary
TO speak from expert knowledge as their bad
ness was manifest through the sense of smell.
Besides. there are plenty of salaried experts for
whose word we would not give button. AS
10 the recent advance in the price OF California
red wines, one does not need to 6c n buyer OF
them to ascertain that 1t has been discouraging
to dealers here. or that 1t has given encourage
ment to the foreign competitors OF American
wine makers. Let the wholesale price go back,
us Mr.. FERDINAND FRoHMAN Of the California
Wine Association seems to believe it should to
45 cents u gallon in San Francisco. and we ap-
prehend that there will be trouble in finding a
market here for any great part OF the annual
product OF l0,O00.000 or 10000 gallons Of
which the newly formed company has obtained
control. II the California people desire to hold
their ground in this part of the country they
must furnish red wines good AS the French
at a price as low rs the French. The question is
one OF both cost and quality.
In pamphlet sent To us from Contra Costa
county by Mr.. Is. 4. UPHAM there is this remark
"The simple truth that sec now Ia that New York
10 less critical than che used be- and danger of
losing her reputation ns arb!tcr OF taste"
The simple truth Is Just tho opposite OF Mr..
UPuAM's statement. New York Is more critical
in tho matter OF wines than she used to be. and
her taste has grown out of her experience OF tho
best OF them produced anywhere. California
will make a mistake in taking up tho thought
that New York does not know tho desirable
havors. and also the purchasing power of IL dol
lar at Marseiles and at San Francisco.
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Au Asphnited Lane from Harlem to tho
battery.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir As one OF the hun.
dred thousand seeking health and recreation In riding
the bicycle. read with much interest the letter in
this mornings Srs relative TO a rideablc path from
up town TO tho Battery. Won't you. with your GUS
tomary courtesy To your readers. use your influence
In behalf OF this project; Stir up the Street Commits
soners with OF your splendid editorials Every
city In the world encourages Its legions OF bike"
riders except New York. What need nnd must
have is central asphalted lane from Harlem to tho
Battery, suggested by sider that II may be
possible for gentlemen TO ride business thus placing
the solving of the rapid transit problem In their own
hands. CHS
EKw YoRK. May 8.
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The Rev. "Jo." TwICHELL of Hartford
once pulled an oar for the Yale blue, was
army chaplain in war times. Is m author n lib
era! thcologinn. an athlete n famous humorist,
a strong preacher in n big church. a member of
the Yale corporation. n legendary yet living
character in the sporting world, and u hand
some man. who must be over sixty years Of age,
though who judged him by his latest
pictures would take him to be over forty. This
week he has figured ut the memorial celebra-
tion in honor of "Fighting JOE" HOOKER. held
ut lIadley, Mass. We are always pleased to
hear of the health, happiness. and advancement
OF the shrewdcst and most amiable of Connecti-
cut Yankees the Rev. JOSEPH II. TwICHELI.
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The trustees of Columbia College in
awarding to Lord RAYLEIou the first OF the
BARNARD medals awarded for meritorious
vice 20 science have given proof of their good
judgment. RAYLErGu's discovery, as recently
rs August last, of tho existence In tho atmos-
phere Of the element now known nrgon, was
the most brilliant scientific incident of the year,
and will surely be memorable in the annals OF
science. Ho demonstrated its existence when
lie first announced his discovery before the Brit
ish Association at It's August meeting ut Oxford,
though cable espatches at that time said that
Prof. DEwAR was skeptical about the identity Of
the new gas. There Is not now any doubt OF the
precision, or the usefulness. or the scientific i'm
portance of the discovery. DEwAR. long famed
as an expert in all atmospheric potencies has
been discredited in this case, as he has moro re-
Gently been discredted in regard to the discov-
cries in the liquefaction Of gases by Prof. OLs-
ZEwsKI of Cracow.
In March last Lord RAYLEIGH sent to tho
Smithsonian Institution at Washington a
treatise upon his discovery. in competition for
the HODGKINs prize OF 81 900 for the most i'm.
porant discovery respecting the properties of
atmospheric mir. We do not know whether that
that he kept tho result of his Investigations
secret for some time in order to fulfil tho con-
ditions Of the prize.
And. by the way. It wns n most worthy bone
faction in the interest of science. that was pro-
viled by our late fellow citizen, THOMAS GEORGE
HoDGKINs. an Englishman by birth. when he
made donation to tho Smithsonian institution
the income from which is to be devoted to the
increase of knowledge OF tho atmospheric mir.
Mr.. HoDGKINs's gift was one of most intelligent
discrimination.
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Is it the right thing for country folks to
desert tho local cordwainers, and ruin them by
writing to city dealers for their shoes DO sent
by express? 1t may be rough on the rural ST.
CRIsPINs. but 1t is all right. The country Gus
toner gets from the city better and cheaper
shoes. manufactured by machinery, than he
could get from the village shoemaker, who
makes them by hand. That is the end OF the
rr9lment In tho case. There Is no sense In
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The chivalry of old Spain must recognize
that of young Cuba as it appears in the mani
festo OF the Cuban Revolutionary COMMITTEES:
THE Cuban salutes In death the Spaniard whom the
conscrpton has torn from his home that he nny say
in other souls the freedom TO which he himself
pires. But rather than salute lin at DEATH the
luton would like 70 welcome him in life. In the
bosom OF the OF the Antilles there Is no hatred.
Steel will answer to steel, or friendship friendship"