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The sun., 1896-02-10
An Enrlish mnn,. Indlrnnt,an

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: am an
Englishman, and as such wish to express my
disgust that your paper should be the medium
through which men like Manhattan" should
find an outlet for their spterul Trades against
England and Enelshmen in general Such an
article could only be inspired by bitter personal
feeling. 1t breathes spite from beginning to
end. and its closing paragraphs TEEN with en-
vious hatred Of the mother country who laid
the foundation stone upon which has been
built up the prosperity Of the United States.
The manner in which Manhattan" gIoats
over the prospect of Enclands downfall pre-
sents the picture Of some unnatural young man
impatiently awaiting tho death Of the father
who has reared him, in order that lie may en- Joy
the possession OF his wealth. However. Eng
land Is not dead yet. and even II. as your CORE
spondent expresses II. the British army is a
Dunravenish host. celebrated chiefly as a Quit
ter" IL should lie added that she never "ouiss"
until she has accomplished her task.
AS to your correspondent's reference to the
Jameson raid. he ~ perhaps not aware that the
Englishmen fought In an enemy's country
against odds OF six to one. and did not quit"
cartridge was exhausted and many OF their
number had fallen victims to the Boer sharp
shooters.
1t is moro probable however. that he consid
these facts; and lie appears to be n master OF the
art OF cook ing up facts In his own sauce
happily ne does not express the sentiments Of
the American people. who would be the first to
ablackRuard" under the shelter of n nom de
plume. and who advises somebody else ITO hit
an Englishmnn square between the eyes In or
from beh!nd the wall OF Manhattan ambi-
guilty. A. STUART TURNER
lO1 WATER STREET. Feb. i.
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Rae b el ON beauty.

from the Saturday rfeir.
lyon who are telling me about my beauty, YOU
have no conception how ugly l was In the begin.
ning, said Rachel one night at dinner Mt Morny's
~, who had to play tragedy had an absolute.
ly comic face. 1t would have made you roar with
laughter to see my square forehead, crooked nose
ferrity eyes. and grlnning mouth. / leave you to
Imagine the rest. My father took me to the Louvre
one day. was not greatly impressed with tho pIc.
lures, not even with the tragic scenes OF David to
which he drew my attention over and over again
But tho moment got among the statues became
an altered being. thought It was very beautiful
to be beautiful. came away feeling several Inches
taller, and with n kind OF fictitious dignity man.
aged to transform gradually into n natural grace
fulness. Next morning looked through a book of
engravings after the antique; lesson at the Con
servato're ever proved SO useful. Ny success in
appealing to mems eyes by my attitudes and ex
pressions is entirely due To the fact that the mas,
terpieccs or antiquity had appealed to my eyes, I
o"snt 10 tel you that II have managed to become
handsome II is because studied every hour or mo
life to be ugly no longer
The sun., 1896-02-10

from the Wushfuofon Tfmes


One member Of tho House is in a regular stew
Just now. He Is telling the story himself:
II was slightly surprised few days ago to receive
q letter from constituent as follows:
DEAR JUDGE: Tim Doo.ey says that Govern.
ment gives away nsh to those who apply l don't
know II this is not but II so wish you would
send me some. The only kind get here are in half
pound packages, called onelcss cod. And
they are no account, and then they make you
thirsty. II they give away any nshhooks I wish
You would send me some, for the Major, Ransom
Brown Judge Kaufman, and have planned to go
fishing as soon as the weather opens up. You know
they all worked well for you last time
"For the sake OF the Joke dropped into a snort
Ing goods store and bought a tin box OF hooks for
Sl.50, sent 1t to my friend with note saying that
was very glad that had some fshhooks still left
from my quota, though there had been a great de.
mand for them and the horse book. The supply OF
fish had run out and the President had been so oc-
cupicd with bonds and had Congress his hands so
long that our supply was exhausted. l regretted
also that the ducks have been wild or could maybe
have got some. but last trip Grover only got thr.
teen, and he needed most OF those himself
"The result was fourteen requests for nshhooks
within a week, and they still coming It Is no
use saying that Uncle Sam does not handle fish.
hooks, as here are the hooks and there Is my letter.
and II don't send them every last man that 1 re.
fuse will sharpen knife for me next campaign
and II do will go broke. Don't fool with the
granger"
The sun., 1896-02-10
A Few Words to an Englishman.

We publish to-day letter from an Eng
lishman which displays very strikingly the
1nsensibility and dulness of perception con-
corning the rights and feelings of other
people which were attributed to his coun-
trymen by the correspondent against whom
he is so indignant.
This Englishman seems to be resident
here and, therefore. in the way of finding
out the American sentiment toward Lord
DUNRAvEN and the justification for it, but
his English complacency is not at all dis
turbed on that account. He is only out
ragged that man capable of making an in
sulting and an infamous charge based only
on vile suspicion, without scintilla
OF evidence to support it, should be
described in the terms of CONTEMPT
he deserves. Those terms ms used by
our correspondent Manhattan" offen-
sive rs they are to this Englishman, cx-
pressed the universal American Judgment
OF Lord DuNRAVEN; and it is Judgment
which must he confirmed by the opinion of
every intelligent and reasonable person who
reads the report of the distinguished COM
mittee that investigated the subject. When
therefore, Lord DUNRAvEN's contemplate
course in the international yacht races finds
apologists and defenders among important
English journals, and Is indirectly justified
by this Englishnan in New York, there
could be no more striking manifestation of
the moral obliquity of which our CORE
spondcnt spoke. 1t shows that the talk
about English fair play has now no substan-
tial foundation SO far as concerns these rep
resentatives Of English sentiment.
The assertion of this Englishman that
England laid the foundation stone upon
which has been built up the prosperity of
the United States" is very amusing, in view
of the history Of the foundation of this
republic. He boasts. too, that in the JANE
SON raid 1.-The Englishmen fought in an
enemy's country against odds of six
to one" Actually, however, they out
numbered the Beers to whom they sur
rendered, and were better armed 1t
was an inglorious campaign for the
English, and we advise our correspondent
to be careful about referring to it rs an en-
ample and measure of British prowess
The more the facts come out, the worse ap-
pears the case of JAMESON and his English
filibusters, and the greater is the honor we
must give to the courage and military ability
OF the Boer farmers. Nor was JAMEsoN's
band composed of mere greenhorns. An in
cident which has come to light since its de-
feat and capture shows that trained officers
were among the captives. At least one of
fcer of the British army, rs we learn from
London military paper, was obliged to
telegraph from the Boer prison for an ex-
tension of the leave of absence of which he
had made use to join the flibustering ex-
petition. 1t was not IN enterprise hastily
The sun., 1896-02-10

To THE EDITOR OF 1HE SUN-Sr: The man.
agcr of theatre which has for several years
been one of the most exclusive in New York.
has reduced his prices for the best sents In the
house from Sc tn Sl.5O, the ratio which pre-
vailed until two or three seasons ago. when
nearly all the New York theatres put up their
prices The present season has been a very
poor one for most OF the New York theatres.
Last year tho condition Of affairs Was worse.
but IL does not seem to have occurred to the
managers who are unable to fill their theatres
that the difference Of so cents in the price OF n
ticket is nn important thing to the people who
Doubtless tho initiative OF the manager of
the Lyceum Theatre will he followed by n num-
mer nf the other houses. II IS fact that
last year. and during It's long run the receipts
Were kept up to u phenomcnally, high figure.
the fact hat tSc nrce to pS DC some rs IN
Than e It las been GKs urged | as an es
GUS, cuse for charcing S2 seat in tie New York
$3.50, but the managers fail to mention that
tIe number Of seats in London theatre for
which this price Is asked is very small indeed
The balcony. which corresponds more to the
orchestra seats of one Of our New York the
atres than tho stalls do. cost generally Sl.5O
ed for people who attend the theatre in full
evening dress. without hats. after the English
i rashion. Ihe space required makes it neces-
York theatres: with its numerous orchestra
wsS tSe be
London theatres.
= The manager who has reduced his, prices
business of tho past two seasons may have had
tickets. and when the other managers fol.
of lack op Of public @ds support and patronass
The sun., 1896-02-10
Tho Commissioner of Public Works.


There has been n renewal among the Re
publican legislators in Albany of thought
upon tho proposition to abolish, even be-
fore the time set for the Greater New York
project, the Office of the Commissioner of
Public Works. This Office, established by the
Legislature and not protected by any clause
in the old or the amended Constitution,
it Is always in the power of the Legislature
to abolish by consolidating it with another
department, or by establishing new mu-
nicipal department to supersede it. The
Commissioner of Public Works Is in fact
IN anachronism in the municipal system
of this town. The affairs of New York's
Police Department are administered by a
Board of Commissioners. There are Boards
of Commissioners for the Fire Department,
the Tax Department., the Dock Department,
the Charities Department, the Health De-
partment the Park Department, and the
Excise Department. But though such is
the rule elsewhere, the important functions
which devolve by law upon the head of the
Public Works are administered by one man
and not by a Board. 1t is for this reason
that the maintenance under n single person
of the Department OF Public Works seems
exceptional and peculiar, and the surprise
is not lessened by the fact that tho most
elaborate and extensive of the great public
works in which the city of New York is
engaged, the construction and completion
OF the new aquetluct, was placed by the Leg
islature in the hands of Board. So like
wise the new East River Bridge Is to be
under charge of a Board of Commissioners.
The construction Of subways under the
streets for electric wires is also under n
Board, and so are street openings, the citys
gas supply, and the armorics
Originally there was a Street Department
which controlled the public highways of the
city and the encumbrances upon them, as
we'll as street numbering and lighting.
When, in 1870, the Street Department was
abolished and the Department of Public
Works substituted for it, the change was
chiefly in name.
The present Commissioner Of Public
Works is Republican from Philadelphia.
and not in accord with the dominant faction
OF Republican leaders here He is said to
know the location, dimensions. and condi-
tion OF every street, alleyway. avenue, and
turnpike in Philadelphia; but he has an un-
reasonably small knowledge, SO it is said, of
this city. For these reasons the Legislature
would not go astray if it should abolish his
Office and create a suitable Board to take
division in the administration OF the Greater
New York, or as a section of the present
Government Of this metropolis.
The sun., 1896-02-10
Mr.. Carnegie on EncIand's DUTY.

Whatever Mr.. ANDREW CARNEGIE writes
Is worth reading and thinking over; and we
hope that the progress of events will justify
his sassertion in the North 4 mCrican Rerjcp.
that mo Government can 1.-Two in Britain
which dares squarely to persist in rejecting
arbitration in boundary dispute upon the
American continent" Whether this pre-
diction Is to be made good by the overthrow
or tho hacking down of the SALISBURY nd
ministration, of course concerns English
men more than 1t does us.
Mr.. CARNEGlE's own belief is that pcace-
ful arbitration is of such priceless impor-
tance that IL has become lone of the few
causes for which 1t Is not only justiliable,
but duty to fight" He does not conceal
his opinion that, if war is the result of the
Venezuela dispute, 1t will be the fault, not
of Mr.. CLEVELAND and Mr.. OLNEY, but of
SALISBURY and BALFoUR.
Amy nation which refuses arbitration in a bound
ary dispute and thus rather than forego
its claim TO sit Gs Judge In It's cause should be
made to realize the truth of CHRisT's words: They
tnat iaSo up tho sword shall perish by tho sword
The sun., 1896-02-10

What may becalled typographical mani
festation OF envy prevails among the friends
of some OF the several thousand aspirauts for
the Republican nomination for Governor. These
jaundiccd persons In question seem to take
perverse delight in distorting the name OF one
OF the most active aud famous OF Hudson River
Republicans into "O'DELI-" There can be no
other explanation than malice for this distor-
tion. Tho Hon. BENJAMIN BONAPARTE ODEII.
Is MS well known In the State as the State
Is. WAsHINGToN's Headquarters in Newburgh
Is not more familiar. How long is this un-
bridled license of malice to continue? Tho
Speaker of the Assembly Is already derisively
entitled Ham" by his Republican ill.wishers.
How long will 1t be before the Hon. JAMES A.
RoBERTs OF Buffalo is styled "Bobs." or the
Hon. CHARLES T. SAxToN OF Clyde denominat-
ed The Undertaker"2 Some of these Repub-
lican humorists need to be called to order.
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In the Grand Central Palace.

1t may puzzle some of the bucolic dele
gates to find the Grand Central Palace,
where the Republican State Convention is
to be held on the twenty-fourth day OF
March next, but Mr.. LAUTEEBACH is said
to have arranged for corps of volunteer
guides in uniform, who will meet the ar
irving ruralists at the railroad stations and
steer them safely to Lexington avenue and
Forty-fourth street. The Madison Square
Garden would seem to be more appropriate
In size to the hopes OF the New York Repub-
licans, the dimensions of the MORTON boom.
and the wide dominion of Mr.. PLATT; but
the Palnce is nearer to that other palace,
the Union League Club, and Mr. PLATT and
MIR. LAUTERDACH are anxious to give to the
reformers in that institution the best pos
sibilities for seeing the show and Of deriving
Cdiication therefrom. Obviously it would be
too much to ask the exemplars of the better
element to travel to Twenty seventh street.
That is too far, and reforming zeal would
cool before getting there. For that matter,
sentatves OF reform will make the voyage
from Thirty ninth street and the Fifth av-
enue to the Grand Central Palace, but Mr..
PLATT and Mr.. LAUTERBACH will provide
free transportation in cabs for such rs NAV
desire to attend as spectators. The order.
discipline, precision, and smoothness sure
to be displayed in Convention directed by
Mr.. PLATT are qualities which the reform
Republicans need to study, for the purpose,
if for no other, of acquiring them for use in
the great permanent object of reform Re-
publicanism. that of fighting Mr.. PLATr
Besides the election Of the Big Four as
delegates ut large, the choice of an orator to
make the nominating speech at St. Louis on
behalf of Mr. MOTION may properly come
before the delegates assembled in the Grand
Central Palace 1t has been hastily as
sumed that this honor would 20 to DR..
DEPEw, whose capability and willingness
rs nominator have been tested on many
occasions. But there may be reasons for
relieving Mr.. DEPEw of duty which he
would discharge with his accustomed cheer
fulness. In the first place, he is n veteran
orator, whose voice has been heard in vari-
ous Conventions. 1t is fair to him to re-
tire him, and fair to the other Republican ad-
vocates of New York to give them chance
to show what they can do. He has laurels
enough. He can afford to be silent, or COM
paratively so, in the Convention, and let
some of the brethren whom his eminence and
industry rs n speaker have overshadowed,
and perhaps discouraged, come forward and
show the stuff that is In them. Besides,
Mr.. DErEw is always n latent candidate
himself. Involuntarily, OF course, and with
no penumbra of doubt around his loyalty to
Mr.. MORTON; but he has been a candidate,
and there may be friendly bosoms which
love to think him SO now. Who can tell
what might be the effect on the house of
Mr.. DEPEw's winning presence, or what the
power of his cool voice percolating that in
famed st. Louis airp The Convention
might forget the wickedness of railroad
corporations. and bestow upon the graceful
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!. r1I. .rrw rlrM YIAxs
A Trick that was Played Ssecessss3y On
C1erk Ia . Lcuisviiie store.

frcp the Courier..JosrrdL
s,.,obt.of. hand performers have rcsorted Ia
another scheme for making money esiueSs .nS ,he NJ
}net aas, be atiested to by clerk in the furnish
Ing goods establishment OF @; $: hosenperg. "a
Last Monday a man entered the store "mu sn.u Nv !.
hs desired to pnrGhhsse p,h ,rlenaI and
smoke fiuentiy. The button was priced nv ~
cents. but the clerk said he hadn't the change
in tho house for n $40 bill, and the man ic''
Last evening Mt about o'clock tho same pc,r-
son called again and purchased neckue. Nv
to Says ths nn asked ito
clerk u he thought he was trying 10 ,'. wos sSo
him the othes day when he offered nun me slo
bill. and whether he thought the MI wns S,h =
counterfeit. Tho clerk remarked that hc hau
the answer. incidentally lr then suggested that
II would he well for all clerks To KNOW
AGAINST the counter with confidential and con.
fltiinE air remarked that he would show MN .
way to detect the queer" The clerk sn'a ,s ms
"'ln the man M asked for n s. and a s5. bill. -
He then took fve-cent piece from HIS pocket
and moistened both sides. The coin was go me
pe"e o and
tightly tied. Explanations wero then In order.
The key tn the solution was, the stranger ex-
plained. that Impressions of nickel would ap'
"on a c"unterfeit bill he said. the impre.;;
sion will not appear" The man said he would
step across the way to get drink; and on his d
qnire that long for the impression To- ee made;
Tho clerk waited for about half hour. but
seeing nothing more OF the stranger his sus-
nge. and lo!ihe nickel was there. but tho bills
his sleeve and was away with tho 81.
in the ctv H and tw" e or three other have
been made tho victims.
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advocate tho admiration which he would
fain elicit for his client.

advocate the admiration which he would
fain elicit for his client.
II may be that no newer voice would be
heard more attentivcly than Mr.. r.tDEPEw's;
and we should be the last to intimate that his
had lost anything OF its continuous freshness.
The orator for Mr.. MORTON, however, must
seek to win the Western heart. and the
West has passion for novelty. Mr. DEPEw
as an orator has among many merits
scarcely this one. Moreover, both he and
DIR. WARNER MILLER are rather the orna-
ments than the motors OF the Big Four of
1906. They are interesting for many talents
and virtues, and some political misfortunes.
They arc noble historical "reminiscences.
The Big -Four without them would bc much
less than half ns imposing and decorative
Mr.. PLATT and Mr.. LArTERDACIl are palmer
men, but they are the Boss Two, really the
beginning, middle. and end Of the Big Four,
the rest of which is, in n political sense, only
leather and prnnela.
1t is fitting therefore that either Mr..
PLATT or Mr. LAUTERBACH should nomi.
nate Mr.. MORTON. Mr.. PLATT doesn't care
to speak in public on the stage. Mr..
LAUTERBACIT has shown himself to be
political speaker of force and wit. AS the
immediate representative, by delegation
from Mr.. PLATT, of the Republican party of
New York, and as an orator OF vigorous
quality, he deserves the honor proposed for
him. or course, IL Gen. HARRISON were to
be renominated. DR.. DEPEw would be the
man to panegyrizc him.
The sun., 1896-02-10

To THE EDITOR OF THE SCS-Sir: Talk about fishing
and your 1saak Watons. Here Is something worth
trying In the OF sport II you live up town. there
Is pretty sure TO be somewhere near your house a
corner with vacant lot ut the junction OF two
streets. ANY corner will do but n corner with va.
cant lot is best Wait till the wind blows some even.
ing. As an enthusiastic fisherman provides himself
with good rod and reel. provide yourself with q
stanch umbrella OF trustworthy make and sound
frame. Then station yourself at the corner and in.
dulge to your hearts content In the glorious sport of
catching the wind
Say a good strong wind is coming from the SOUTH
Select your corner SO to give 1t good play on your
umbrella. Then hold your parachute that It WILL
catch the wind full and yet not inside out You
will find that you will have to quantity OF skill
thought patience muscular endurance. and de xterty
to keep the utensi intact The longer you practise
the sport the more fascinating you Will nnd It,
The air is refreshing In high wind and when you
go home with checks all aGow and pulse strong and
regular you will feel like sitting down and writing me
q letter OF thanks for the suggestion W. RETlAw.
NEW York, Feb. O.
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The Army 6f Our Union.

Tie current annual appropriation bill
now before Congress Is Of the usual routine
character, making provision for the support
OF the military establishment, and contain
ing only two or three minor provisions of
general legislation, with even these Of
interest to the service rather than to the
public. The amount carried by the bill is
about the same as that Of last year, and
there is no need OF prolonged discussion over
It in either House.
But Congress has another duty to perform
in regard to tho army which should not be
neglected nor long postponed. The need Of
coast dcfences carries with it n need of more
artillerymen: and with this is coupled an
other, that Of giving the infantry the three
battalion organization, now generally rec
ognized as being tactically the soundest.
While many schemes have been offered
for these purposes. one which seems to
combine the elements of moderation and
simplicity is that of Secretary LAMONT. Put
briefly, it increases the enlisted force to
about 10000 men, or, in other words, re-
stores 1t to what it was a quarter of n CEN
tury ago. 1t increases the number Of Off
GERS moderately, and the total additional
cost is estimated Mt S1,71O,OOO.
The pending appropriation bill as reported
calls for about s23,278, 900. Hence with
comparatively small increase everything
desired can be accomplished, fifty compa-
nies being added to the infantry, two full
regiments to the artillery, and the two COM
panies of each infantry and cavalry rcgi-
ment now without men being again manned.
The result will be, as Mr.. LAMONT has
shown, toincrease the numbers Of the army
about one-sixth, it's effective strength nearly
one-fifth, and its cost Of maintenance less
than one-fourteenth.
Some improvements may be suggested on
this plan, but there is no doubt of the value
Of a moderate increase Of the army, with
strict view to what the proper defence of
the country requires.