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penalty Of 80 Cor each offenoa.. In veto.
ina the resolution Of the Aldermen, the
Acting Mayor, Mr.. JERoJoMAr, made this
explanation;
TO the Honorable Board Of ltdsrueHs
Ell return herewith. wtthout approval, resolution %
your homo sbie body permitting the Pond Lily Pisus-
urv Club to drive q wagon through the streets. on the
ground that the people Of this city complain Of many
unnecessary noises In the public streets, and the Chief
OF Police. with commendabie seal, has taken up the
matter Of abating this Increasing nuisance, and your
honorable board should aid him In his efforts 70 abate
all unnecessary noise In the streets. The driving OF
wa Sons through tn pubic streets. with . band Of
music. to ADVERT o q show. paten, medicine, articles
Of merchandise. excursi ms, &C., 10 quite unnecessary
and serves no public interest or end"
The ordinance adopted by the Aldermen
did not explicitly allow the Pond Lilies to
use q band OF music to make known to the
Inhabitants Of the large territory north OF
Grand street and south Of Fourteenth street,
east Of Third avenue and west Of the East
River. that there was to be an excursion OF
their organization, but probably that was
the Implication. At any rate, Acting Mayor
JERoLoMAN's veto is q ~salutary and COM
mendable exercise of authority to prevent
avoidable street noises, more especially
when there Is q specific ordinance requir-
ing enforcement.
In entire harmony with the course pur-
sued and the position taken by Mr.. JERoLo.
MAN In the case Of the Pond Lilies 10 the
position taken by the Commissioners Of
Public Works, G. Fl. T. COILS, In opposi.
tion to the demand Of some other social or
CARNATIONS to utilize lamp posts Of the city
- aI-,.taA khAf- 1,t~~a A-n,,,tNna
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Settling and Protecting the Yukon

The optimism with which Secretary
SEWARD regarded the future of Alaska,
when he drew the treaty for purchasing it
from Russia, thirty years ago, seems hardly
misplaced to-day. This northwest corner
Of the continent has developed slowly, and
the cultivated crops once predicted for it
by enthusiasts have been most minute,
while, thanks to British relagic s%ealers.
the value Of the Pribylov islands, an i'm
portant element in tho purchase price, has
been to a great extent destroyed. But on
the other hand the mineral wealth of
Alaska has surpassed reasonable expecta-
tions, and its further possibilities are the
talk Of the hour.
1t is this wealth, too, which has brought
to Alaska a large part OF it's white popula.
ton; and, although the new Klondike fields
are on the canada side of the boundary,
diggings as rich NAV vet be found on the
American side. for the whole Upper Yukon
region is a gold. bearing tract. Canada
thinks that. with the Klondike, Bonanza,
Eldorado. Bear, Gold Bottom, Hunker, In.
dian. and other creeks and rivers, she has a
gold belt three hundred miles long. and
that she will soon have 10, 900 people there.
For the moment, no doubt, the tendency
Is to draw away the miners from American
to British territory but Alaska. In the
long run. will be built up as the result Of
the new craze for going north. The latest
news also indicates that In the Minook and
American Creek districts Of Alaska rich
discoveries Of gold AVE been made, and
there Is constant expectation Of finding
great yields on the American side. Then
the fact that we hold the whole coast
line from British Columbia around to
the Arctic, and hence control the ports
at which those land who go to the Yukon
by way OF Chilkoot Pass, will tend to
build up Alaska. Besides the Juneau
route to the gold fields. attention Is Just
now largely directed to the route up the
Yukon by light-draught boats. In connec
tion with ocean-going steamers from Seat
tie to st, Michael's; and that. too. would
imply the gradual development of Amerl,
can territory. At all events, the question
of proper government and protection fol-
Alaska becomes timely and may soon be
most urgent.
The Dominion has always been prompt
and forehanded In like matters on Its side. II
has al advantage In lts body of Northwest
Mounted Police, which has large admins
trative and executive powers. Year before
last. for example, one Of Its Inspectors es.
tablished a post at Fort Cudahy. near the
Klondike tract, and collected revenues,
while last year a regular customs officer
was appointed. There are three poles
posts already In that region, and fears Of
Canadian encroachment were formerly
aroused by them; but their purpose seems
to be purely administrative, and the police
force. ws believe, has been increased lately,
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Tho Pond Lilies.

The President Of the Board of Aldermen.
now, Ia the Mayors absence, acting Mayor
Of New York, has recently vetoed a resolu.
ton of the Board Of Aldermen adopted at
the suggestion. and for the benefit, of what
IL known as the "Pond Lily Pleasure
Club" This association is one OF many
similar organizations the members of
which beguile the tedium of midsummer
by visits to the green fields In the form of
"excursions." The resolution adopted for
tho Pond Lilies was to this effect:
"RssOIvsd. That permission DO and the Same 10 here
by given 70 tho Pond Lily Pleasur' Clue 10 drive q
wagon through the territory. bounded by the Rast
River. Grand street. Thru svenu and Eat Four
tornth street for the purpose of announcing the an.
auAl excursion OF the association. such permission 20
continue Que week after the date OF approval OF bis
Honor the Mayor. excluding sunday"
Ordinance g of the city regulations
explicitly provides that mo advertising
trucks. vans, or wagons shall be allowed in
che streets Of the city Of New York under q
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An UnIucky Pistol.



The other night I heard q dI, tinguished Scot
fish professor relate a curious coincidence
which, might add another to the many subtle,
insolub!e questions. relative to the speculative
regions Of the unknown In nature, animate
and inanimate. He stateS that one day, q
woman was brought to HE surgery. having
pistol. She had been In an auction room.
ing the pistol, 1t went of and shot tho woman.
He was unaware 1t had been loaded. The bull
let was not found. The woman died. The
auctioneer was tried for manslaughter. but was
acquitted. the Jury finding that the cause Of
death WAS accidental.
About ten years thereafter another woman
was brought to the surgery. Of the professor
one day. She had been shot In the breast with
q bullet from a pistol. The woman and her
husband had intended TO emigrate. Tho hus:
band had bought a pistol to defend himself
from the attacks of robbers or savaRes in O
foreign land. While examining the pistol in
his house it went of. shooting his wife, who
was sitting opposite. Tho bullet was found;
the woman covered. The husband was tr'ei
for reckless use Of firearms, but was acquitted
After the trial the chief crimina officer-w
singularly enough. had charge Of both cases
presented the pistol to the professor. It was
the same weapon that had caused both acct
dents. He stated that the criminal authori.
ties had returned the pistol on tho FIRST occa-
sion to tho party to whom 1t belonged. After
the second accident It was deemed advisable to
put the weapon in safe keeping. Ultimately
the professor handed over the pistol as q unique
but dangerous relic to a Scottish museum. II
bears a historical Inscription.
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No Opportunity for Compromisers.

Ordinary compromises, based on mutual
concessions. as dictated by prudence or OF.
pediency, are not unusual in the field of
politics. Many beneicent results, not pos.
sible of attainment otherwise, have been
secured through the medium or agency Of
such compromises, involving no surrender
of principle, honor, or consistency.
There is and can be in the city Of New
York, however, no compromise between the
forces opposed to and the forces extenu.
ating or tolerating Organism. TIL gulf
which divides them cannot by any dexter
ity or chicanery be bridged. The existence
Of each force as q political factor Is de-
pendent upon the existence of the other.
Any compromise which falls short of the
surrender Of the conservatives or the van
gushing Of the radicals is impracticable.
On the one side are massed all the forces
of conservatism, stronger in the city of New
York than In any other community Of the
United States. These conservative forces
are drawn together by the inherited sem
tlment for the existing principles Of our
politics and by the necessity for the protec.
tion Of the enormous material interests of
this town. They can make no concession
to the forces of political anarchy and com.
munism without entailing the surrender of
some vested right, or Of the authority of
representative government in the United
States. II the mandates of judicial tribu.
nails In the United States are to be re.
spected only when they accord with the
wishes Of Bryanites, property rights are no
longer secure. There is NJ possibility Of
compromise.
If the Bryanite demand is that the coin.
age ratio and standard of value shall be
regulated by the Government solely with a
view to benefting debtors by decreasing
their lawful Indebtedness, will not any
compromise be substantially consent to
downright repudiationf
If, as the original Populists, now tempo
rarily clothed in the uniform Of Democ-
racy, contend. the Government has a gen.
eral distributive power and agency over
all business, regardless Of the rights or in.
terests of individuals, who is there to guar
antee, under any compromise" what will
be the limit Of Its exercise2
We say this because sundry individuals
are now making themselves ~officious with
proposals Of compromises to harmonic lr-
reconcilahle principles with a view to OBJ
taining rewards for their political activity.
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The Governor. Battle with the Koaal..

Gov. Bradley was accompanied by his stenographer.
Mr.. simcox. who had spe, iai instructions to keep a
sharp lookout for every man who carried under his
arm anything n the shape OF q "builseye," and to
Immediately waltz between the Governor and the
object glass rs soon as the box was turned down on
him. SO Mr.. simcox was kept dancing about here
and there. foilipg plans to get q focus ON the Gov.
ernor. and the photogr pliers were equally rs active
In prancinR about in their endeavors to get q good
view. But the enemy was lined up In front OF him,
and behind him. and to the right and the left Of
him. and nnaly. seeing that Mr.. s'mcox was being
bested In the encounter. the Governor resorted to an.
other scheme. He would close one eye to spoil the
eject OF the picture. and whenever his attention was
not required on the neld before him. he woulf cross
his legs and pull the rim OF his hat far down over his
forehead. The Governor was In sore straits.
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.rIrwrro raR osTnfon.
new n. Fas,srs ns.hu,au eets wishia arrow
uhet 81 min.


Erosn Lonouon's Aaoartne.
The Bushman diyests himself Of all his mourn
ORANGES; water vessels, food, cloak, assogai, and
sandals arc all left behind. Stark naked. except
for the hide patch about his middle, md armed
only with his bow, arrows, and knife. no sets
forth. Tho nearest ostrich 10 feeding more than
n uilo away, and there is no covert but the long,
sun.dried. yellow grass, but that 10 enough Tor
tho Bushman. worming himself over the
ground with tho greatest caution. he crawis nat
on his belly toward the bird. No serpent could
traverse the grass with loss disturbance. In
the space Of an hour and q han nc me- NJ
Nearer he dare not croep on tho bare plain, ana
81 more than twenty-five, PAGES ne canno s,SJnn
his light reed arrows. He lies patiently niouen
In the grass, his bow and arrow READY IN uone
OF him, trusting that tho ostrich may ara"
nearer.
1t is a long wait undcr the blazing sun, close
on two hours, but his instinct serves him, ana
at last, Hs tho sun shifts q little. the great ostIlcn
feeds. that way. 1t Is q magnificent male ORC,
jet black rs to its body. plumaee, and adorned
and tail. Kwaneet's Dyes %glisten, but he moves
not n muscle. Closer and closer the ostrich ap-
proaches. Thirty PAGES, twenty-five, twenty:
There is a light musical twang upon the not
the breast OF the gigantic bird. The ostrich
feels a sharp pang and turns at once. In tnat
same instant a second. arrow is lodged IN ite
side just under the wing feathers: Now the
stricken bird raises It's wings from the body enn
quite content. The poison Of those two arrows
will do the work eifectually. He gets up, followe
the ostrich, ira, king 1t, after II has dis ,ppehred
from sight. by It's spoor. and In two hours, the
game lies there before him amid the grass. dead
aa n at0na
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A Card from the Consui-GeneraI or san Do
minEo.

thluGO.
To THE EprroR or THE SUS-Sir: The frequency with
which ! have been called upon recently 10 r. ply TO In.
quires rs TO whether there Is or not the project OF q
treaty between the Dominican republic and the
United States, LOOKING to the cession Of q coallng sta.
ton In SANTANA Bay. compels me to publicly declare.
once for all, tiht such a project ,ioes not exist.
The impression that negotiations TO that enect had
been initiated may perhaps he tracsd to the report
OF an interview had In Washington With the Hon.
Henry NJ, Smythe, late United States Miuist,r to
Hsyti and San Domingo. which appeared In The Sun
OF May y. under the heading OF "A Coaling station
FIRE., 40 statements made In said mt rview. as 10.
quence OF tue lapse OF the Dominica. American treaty,
the ~hbove-mention d gentleman hal discussed tic
cohmerce. navigation, extr dillon. snd The reriproc-
Nv OF In 'r'sts and CONCESSIONS. the latt r being I'M
lerstoud US lhvo vidg the cess. on, ON the part oI the
Domt lean Government, OF a ,oaiing station for the
.h, treaty. on the sole 90 di Ion Thai coaiina f%siltties
% n n,lSw ,es me pGn mln, can navy n American ports;
During the friendly and Informal interview 40
Pr 81 emit H ufeau.. with the ASST tance Of lie MiGS.
isteT Of Foreign Relation. alluded to In the Washing:
upon. the conversation being mat .y confne 10 sub
and erpsh need d' Ams ~ a a Mt np ter ssq w va atyi to ph sc "e sn,
Ightened Us to the new features upon which tho
lntere ! OF II. future, treaty with the Uui,ed ta'ss.
To his inquiry whether tie new treaty would con.
formed that a gen raj plan was vi d r consideration.
subject, however. to a Hrr ( variety Of minute anno-
tat'ons. II" then express d q deslre to learn the
nature of come OF these annotatiops or memoranua.
and ;ormu.ated a set OF gu stioiis to which ORE.
sDondlng answers were given, IN a general way, the
interview, as Alretd stated. b. ing more 10 TIE nature
Of q frank End cordial interchan e OF Views b, tween
the represi mt itiyes OF two ountries entertaining the
most friendly regard TO ward each 9th r than any.
thing else. That Z was so understood by TIE D0nt.i.
can Governments is clearly shown by the fact thai no
ON ial ., card was mad of what trAnsp rcd ou that
occasion; and. so far as the writer Is con erned, he b "a
Scrived no Instructions whatever from his Govern.
ment regarding such negotiation.
tn FAHAnI IhHHalnEA AnV anA
ing III on this point, ana at tn same time respond to
mum, rouS inquirl .. ! have deemed It advisable. az
the representative OF the Dominican r public In this
country. 10 ma 20 q public stat IN mt OF the facts In
the case Tor . b nent of slch p rsons as are eSpe,
cially Interest d In the matt n. A. WAS 7 Gu.
Consul Generai an I Charge d'Anaires OF the Republic
OF San Domingo.
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Name the Spot.

Perhaps after all President MCKINLEY
will make the demonstration Of asking for
the approval Of Congress for a commission
on the currency. Let us, however, avoid
Misrepresentation upon this question on the
part of Republican journals at least, leav.
ing that to the Mugwumps. The Cincin.
natl Commercial Tribune. the leading Re-
publican organ OF Ohio. speaking of the
''pledges made In the National Republican
platform of 1896" says that 1t was "also
promised that steps should be taken to
reform our paper currency"
VIII the Commercial Tribune point out
where the aforesaid promise Is to be found
Our question is as simple as 1t is short.
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What we ought 10 do IN the matter IL not
yet quite clear. For years We had two In
fantry companies In Alaska, and they were
withdrawn partly because Of 90 little use
there and partly because needed elsewhere.
They were stationed In the s~outherly sea-
coast strip, and were rarely called upon to
do anything, for the natives were mostly
peaceable. Besides, In the lack Of roads,
the method Of getting about was by water,
and that suggested that q naval force was
the n chiefly needed. In fact, the revenue
cutters, aided by o small gunboat. have
been relied upon since tho withdrawal OF
the troops.
But the case Of the Upper Yukon 10 rather
different. There, considerable inland settle
ments may be looked for, and lately II has
been suggested that a small garrison might
be stationed there properly. We have to
consider not only the good order Of the
Territory, but possible international excite
ments, growing out of disputed boundaries.
land titles, alien labor laws, revenue taxes,
and 80 on. Congress presumably will
find appeals to It, next winter, to revise
the Territorial laws of Alaska, in view Of
the current gold.seekinR craze, and perhaps
1t can find in that revision q substitute for
permanently stationing troops In that
severe climate, with the great cost Of trans-
porting and renewing garrisons and for
warding supplies. Indeed, the chances Of
enormous assertions might be one Of the
chief obstacles to sending troops to Alaska
unless absolutely needed. Some bills re-
lating to Alaska have Just been introduced.
Meanwhile the gunboat Concord In on her
way from Port Angeles to Sitka.
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Defender or CondurtOra.

To THE EprroR OF THE sUS-Sir: I have read R.
NJ. Ms letter regarding alleged insolence OF . cable
car conductor. without being aware Of the merits OF
the case. It is safe to say. from the tom Of the / tier.
that r. NJ n. belongs to the irascible type of passenger
tina, MAX s life a heavier burden to the long suffering
Car conductor OF the cable system. On cars OF this
system have seen SO many instances OF petty fault.
toward conductors. that. while my ind gnation ha
been stirred. ! have felt TO- the condu. or q imiratiou
and respect FOR qua It es OF which patience, wat hfuI
diige zee and an earnest sense OF responsibility pr.
dominate. A b-crnt fare ought not to carry tn.
priv eye or venting n bilious irascibleness upon the
conductor. JOHN R DE KILLER, o32 Broadway.
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Three Little Fellows OmciaIly Wclconea.
From the Denrsr Times.

Down in SaRuache county there 10 profound
ioy-joy that Is even akin to excitement-and II
there excels ali the Fourth Of Juiys In eIifstence.
On Wednesday last Mrs. w. J. Fellows OF
Saguache presented her husband with trip,ets.
was thirteen and a half pounds. The children
are said to he healthy, and dong nicely. At it's
recognized Mr.. Fellows and his family by pass.
ing the following resolution:
Resolved. By the Board OF County Conf missioner.
now in session. VINO have Just learned Of the increase
in our population to the extent OF trtpiets to the fam.
lily OF our fellow citizen Joseph Fellows. this board.
Saguache county. hereby make q do alton OF o25 and
hereby orter the clerk to draw o warrant for that
amount and present IL to sail Fellows a o token OF
reward for his "norts to increase the population of
this county. and TO show to the world I large what
induce tnents the glorious climate OF tho San Luis
Valley can oner to encourage in,mtgr alton. and that
Others may put forth more efforts In the same di.
reCtiOn.
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1t was a hard necessity for true and loyal
Democrats to be obliged to fight against q regu.
lar Democratic national ticket last year. It has
been oven harder for them to acknowledge to
Themselves that they must continue the fight
against tho nominal Democratic party this year
and every succeeding year until It is thoroughly
subdued; but day by day they are becoming
moro and moro convinced that only by such
resolute opposition can they prove their loyalty
to true and genuine Democracy. 1t must he a
fight to a finish all along the line and without
intermission.
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Pas, and pr-.eu, col,-re Heroes.

To THE EDITOR OF THE sUN-Sir: When I was Q boy
in college. not long before the civil war. the heroes OF
the college community were Carlyle. Emerson. and
Thackeray. Is II not something Of . drop from that
elevation when now Seth Lows SNUG personality 10
held up for collegiate admiration and emulation7
In mercy to the college boys. out OF decent regard
to future generations. should not q higher ideal BE-
set before them? ALunsuu.
NEW YORK, July 90.
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The August number OF ScrtbRer's Magazine
u q action numbrr." and therefore strong In short
stories. In fact. there are but three articles In IL not
OPP nction. Rudyard Kipling opens the number
with ".oo7." . locomotive story; Kenneth Grahame
has 4 ehsTmingiy illustrated child's story; Mas Sea-
well has ons OF her naval Lieutenant stories; Mr.,
stockton has one Ut his stories; there IL . nj wspApsr
story, TOO. and articles by Helen Wait. rson Moody.
Walter A. WyCkon. ana Isaac Q. Russell that ere not
aoaoA-ln form. a al sysat.
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The newspapers throughout the Union
arc celebrating the return Of prosperity. In
that they are agreed. whatever mny DO their
differences in political opinions. All OF them.
North. South. East, and West, think they dis.
corn the indications that this country 10 about
to enter upon q period Of prosperity. and their
sight IL not at fault. The oreary period of
adversity Is over.
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In Prosperous Kansas.

From tho Kdnsds City Journal.
A Kansss farmer who simply could not get harvest
hands put this sign upon his fence; e Ha vest hands
wanted. H.red grl bl nd and ge iai. Ca ,,net orsap
music In tue evening. PIE three umes q day. Three
spoons OF sugar with every cup OF conee. HAmmocks
fea'herbeds or leather divans nj your option for
s eeping. Rising hour 0 O'Clock in the morning.
Three hours rcst at noon. Come one. come ALL"
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LongrclIow'a First poen.

NH. FISSEr's rURSP.
tLongfollOw composed the following poem in half
an hour. when only 8 y ara old
Mr.. Y nney ha l n turnip,
AID II crew, and Il grew.
And Il grew beiIind the barn.
Aud the turnip did no harm.
AMI Il grew. and Il grew,
TIL II cou d grow no taller;
Ien Mr., Finn"y took II up
And put II In the cell n.
There It lay, there It lay,
TIL II ,egan to rot;
VIII, n his daug ter Susie washed II,
And she put IL In the pot.
Then abe boiled II. and boiled II,
As lonI "a . 70 was ALL.
Then Ills de- ighter LiEkts took Il.
And she put II on the table.
Nj. Finney and his wife
Both sat down to sup;
And they ate. aud ,heyl
URtl th~1 Ato the tunE/&
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Gen. Lees lantern.


LEXINGTON, Va. July 21.-Gen. G. w. Custis
Lee has presented TO the Lee-Jackson Camp o
used by his father. Gen. Robert E. Lee, in his
tent during the civil war. The lantern Is large
and substantial. the metal work being Of brass.
and 1t is in a good state OF preservation. A
candle was used to furnish liyht. 1t is great,
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It Is Encouraging to see that q Boston
poet builds a rhyme In the belief that passes"
and grasses " rhyme with Manassas" Query:
Does peculiar development of the mind tend to
dull the powers OF the cart