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The sun., 1897-09-13
The British at Berber.

The seizure of Berber by Soudanese allies
Of the Anglo Egyptian expedition has been
followed by the advance of several gun.
boats up the Nile to that point, and Gen.
Sir HERBERT KITcHENERs occupation of
the place in force may already have been
accomplished. The dervishes are believed
to have withdrawn further up the river to
Metemmeh, the next great station on the
long road to Khartoum, thus making it
more practicable toopen the route to Berber
from Suakim, on the Red Sea, should this
last project be thought worth while.
1t must not be imagined, however, that
the capture of Berber Is the KEY to the
campaign. The distance to be passed over
before reaching Khartoum Is about 225
miles by the windings of the river. Again,
thus far there has been little more than
skirmishing with outpOsts, by the cxpedi-
tion. The footing gained in Berber il stra.
logically ofconsequence, but the Khalifa has
evidently made no attempt thus far at re-
distance on any large scale, such as was Of
fered to Lord WoLsELEY's expedition. IL
Is even suggested that he acts on the sun
position that the people of the more north
erly regions would welcome the British nd.
vance as a relief from oppressors, and as
enabling them to save their crops.
At all events, the fighting at Abu. Hamed
wa practically with small outpost, and
Berber was abandoned outright. This con.
tinuous falling back may perhaps sug.
gest that the Khalifa's power il waning,
and that he no longer has great army at
his back. But that would not be "A safe as.
sumption because it might be good strategy
on his part to save his troops for a final test
OF strength when the invaders are as far as
possible from their base, and when harasa.
ing II not destroying their communication
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The Letter of Instructions.

While unable to agree with the Hon.
SETH Low and the little Mugwump band
that has set up his mortar. board upon n
chestnut tree and is callingupon the citizens
to fall down and worship it, we beg leave
to congratulate both the band and the band
leader upon the termination of a period
of anxiety to both. Mr.. Lows letter of
acceptance, reproof, counsel, advice, and
miscellaneous wisdom, the letter which, II
the appeal of Mr.. r. FULTON CUTTING to it's
author was needed, will instruct not only
the Citizens Union but "all others" passed
from its writer's control into that of the
United States Government last Saturday.
II it is in the hands Of the faithful to-
day, the Hon. JAMES A. GARY, Postmaster
General. will be relieved Of an Atlantean
responsibility, and the faithful will be as
happy as men in the .partisanship
business ever permit themselves to be.
The Hon. PRYNSE COKE Of Good Govern
ment Club C. writes us from Northeast
Harbor that "while he has not seen the
letter, he is able to say that it is a literary
and moral masterpiece" Such will be the
verdict of the other members of the Citi-
Zens' Union. They do not have to read the
letter to form an opinion about it. They
know the author. They regard him as an
altogether admirable and perfect parsonage
who runs over with wisdom. They have
been impatient about the letter, not from
any trepidation as to it's contents but be-
cause 1t will mark formal beginning Of
their campaign, and they feel that it is
cruel to delay the manifestation of their
benevolent superiority.
We congratulate Mr.. Low, not merely
because he is sure to find indulgent criti-
cism in the bosom of the Union, but be-
cause he has finished what must have been
hard task. His friends say that he is a
man of solid rather than snowy talents. Be
that as it may, the labor of literary COM
position is known to be painful to him !;
and the concentration of thought and illu.
mination of didactic language necessary
to instruct the members of the Citizens
Union and all others must have made q
done. The letter is written and sent; writ.
ten, 1t is comforting to hope. sin the fear of
GoD," and with due regard for the style Of
the Hon. GROVER CLEVELAND, the model
and paragon Of indispensability.
happy day for the Citizens Unioni A
seraphic smile CLEANS from the eyes of the
serious BELLERoPHoN REYNOLDS, the ex-
allied JOHN COLUMBUS CLARK, the lovely
and poetical j. BYRON PINE. Saturday
they were sending out circulars by the
bucketful, and envelopes of buttons were
trusted to worthy messengers to be placed
where they will do the most good" To.
night the typewriters at the Union will be
clicking merrily, and the printers will be
setting up the epistle from Northeast Har-
bor. Tomorrow and for many succeeding
days the letter will be scattered among the
shops and homes of great city.
VIII 1t prove more attractive than the
buttons have proved7 1t Is impossible to
say, but the buttons are fine buttons, and
Mr.. Low is hne man, and the only college
President in the United States who has
had buttons named after him.
The sun., 1897-09-13
SUNBEAMS.

"A rush of the university students at Oakland cAi-
cost one OF the young men the greater part Of hn
upper lip.
Mrs. Lucia o. Case, lawyer OF Topeka. Ia. Sc
clared her intention OF eontestns for Associate
1usticeshp on the Socialist ticket this fall.
Particles of the glass from incandescent Msht
bulb which collapsed entered the eyes OF Mrs r p.
Hookins wife OF supreme Court clerk OF Bismarck,
n. D.. and destroyed her sight
Citizens of Kendrick. Tata county. idaho. hSvs
been obliged TO hsht large numbers OF bears wit i
have inv AIDED their orchards nightly. OWNS II = SAID,
to failure OF the wild berry crop In the mountains
AT Detroit the other day the Hon Pot.to T. .rrs
had the honor of addressing the annual ntoa x
duction by thu presiding ofhcer. the Grau! az {
the Univerie, who came from Tomahawk. w.
Residents Of Richmond. Ky., were ol''so! 90 ~
woke a Justices aid 10 rid the town Of woman "'p
sought to sell crockery there from an ohio d" al
used her "cussn' machine" as the local rEF'"'
have 1t. on every body who refused to buy othr
Il; is said that twothlrls OF aIl the dccr in 80
Missouri River bottoms IN the region a.ogi W.'a'
burn. y. u. were destroyed last spt!nE Ny ST.. TO
SHOWS, ~ IS and cyeloaos, AMI sporsu'"n ~
distrir are taking measures TO prevent It s0r''
slaughter of the remainder during IL, opa'. s'a
this fall.
-lhe Mexican Herald takes occasion 10 ioinf
tho real monetary value ot natural s'cu'r. a' ~.
emnlned In the investments presented 80 ia ' :
of 5N.tkeriGnd. the valUe OF which is uu' H,NH 4
more than o. 90 900 900 gold. aud says M Hl..
combination OF switzerland and talN." ilrt..|.7
seems 10 have heen inspired by the s;a'',t.' F.'
show that l,.30,OOU guests pay swl'. i"rN '.' :
S22 000, 900 yeaE for food and lodging
Nashville papers take pleasure IN recor:'r- 80
goings and comInSs OF Ford ReddIck Penal" ".iN
ger, Boneda Turner, Mrs. Leo Baker Gfas. 4.
farrell, Mr.. odum OF Town Greek, Ala SIN l.h''
man, Watt Wolf. Ruby Cribs. Mrs. NM I'".' "..''
OF Goodletsyille, Mrs. John Womark, 'iar" ~
berry, Miss Willie Nherry, Byrd Drws 81. ." .'.'
snder Lucinda Lassstcr and Mrs. q 'orge .' '".'.
Louisville paper chronicles incidents ir e. '''
Birch Bassett OF Hopkinsvillc. Mrs. VII .' W."
Med johnson, Abraham Routenhush f'l.4 3 '''
Lizzie Mucker. Michael Zier. Justice M kol' vs.
William KatteTJohn of Paducah, oscar il'n "''''
stotSenburg and Mrs. Arthur nrttles. S'r " h''"s
and Bessie BoileS lend variety to Topeka Fs''0-A
column
The sun., 1897-09-13
The Bicycle and the Horse.

This is a great year for the bicyclists, par
ticularly the racers and their performances
have created unusual interest during the
last few weeks Lighter and more speedy
wheels have been propelled by stronger and
more flexible muscles; and the champion
bicycle racer Of to-day is the possessor Of
much grit, agility, and endurance.
For long while the cyclist and the horse
have been almost neck and neck in the race
against time. and the question Of which,
under like circumstances, is really the
faster for short distances has caused good
deal OF speculation. The lithe-limbed
wheelmar has been crowding his four
footed competitor steadily for the worlds
record. Last week he succeeded in winning
it. j. W. STOCKS, well-known rider, COW
cred mile at Crystal Palace, London, in
! minute 35 2-5 seconds, thereby beating
the one-mile record Of 1859 made by the
famous running horse Salvador several
years ago.
Prior to SToCKss performance. the wheels
hest record was :37 2-5, made by the Eng
lish expert, ]. PLATT BETS. His achieve
ment clipped nearly second from the
record made by MCDUFF1E, the Bostonian,
less than week before. Until McDuFFIE
lowered the mark, the wheels one-mile
championship had been held for over a year
by w. w. HAMILTON, who rode a mile at
Coronado Cal, in l: 80 is.
Although SToCKs's performance beats the
next best effort by two seconds, there are
plenty Of American flyers who believe that
the new record will soon be eclipsed.
STOCKS, 1t Is said, was paced by very fast
multicycles. which doubtless assisted him
greatly. Some Of our American wheelmen
are confident enough to assert that, with
equally favorable pacing, record of l:35
is within the ability Of more than half a
dozen experts on this side Of the water.
At any rate, the 1851 mark of Salvador,
which was for long time aimed at by am
bilious riders, has been reached and the
glory belongs to the cyclist and his steel
frame companion. Whatever laurels the
wheel may win hereafter, it is scarcely
to be expected that the horse will be able
to regain it's former superiority. But of
the ability of American wheelmen to bring
back to this country the one-mile paced
bicycle record there is reason to feel per.
fectly sure. II it isn't accomplished this
season, there are other bright days coming.
Our racing men certainly cannot afford to
yield, at least without desperate struggle,
the supremacy which, up to only short
time ago, had been maintained for period
OF six years.
The sun., 1897-09-13
In st. Louis, home Of many festivities

In st. Louis, home Of many festivities,
q new form Of political diversion has appeared.
Tho 81. Louis Republic describes number Of
Republican politicians and still greater num-
Der Of peculiarly pretty girls" as going to "a
political lawn party" Two Republican clubs
gave the show. There was a quadrille band
present; there was dancing; there were refresh
ments served on the lawn; here was singing
by some Of the peculiarly pretty girls. In
short. all went merry as n marriage bell. except
that the Hon. CHAUScEY IVES FILLEY had not
arrived up to a late hour. The political lawn
party seems to be an agreeable sort OF institu-
tion. and should be introduced into the East.
where the Citizens Union croQuet parties have
not as yet made much impression.
The sun., 1897-09-13
TINE sroRr OF THREE onuncnrs.
one Baitt FROM n Single stone, One from
single Tree, the Third by One Man.

Prom architecture and Buiidiny.
The following story comes from Waterloo H.. n,
members Of the Prcsbyt, rinr church dee dd ,,.,c,
a pow place OF worship. stone was Scare. 4r ,,,t
there weic quarrics and no rr,k s,nil. fer ltd.
ing purposes nigh at hand. At last thrir a't..,',n
called to what was apparently lut-r '...lrnr
which stood In the middle OF plain about .i l,,
from the town. This huge riass of rock VS. lsr IN
islard In the midst Of aNnst About I,.l OBJ. "A
projected above ground The work oi ~ ..i.,ns
this si;nntic boulder was az onc' begun. We, ,x.
posed TO view was found to he 2S % litn. 81. .u,,
long, AMI 90 feet wide on this munul'h NJ. ,g -s.
men began their labors with driI, hammer ar 'vr,
amite, and the enormous rock was converted Ito
building stones. The pieces were conveyed 'u o.,
town. and before long wonderful mota'r"tpt u-,
apparent and then this giant boulder aftc- r.,,
ing und'sturbed for countless years and hu=ci IN,
deposits of ngcs, was transformed into a b,su,,uI
church. In Its rough state this great rock is EST,
mated TO have weighed more than $500 ton,
To build church from material taken frne. on.
boulder s certainly surprising but much 60 4,
TO build and complete large wooden church from N.
timber of single tree, other lumber from any
source being used. the building being the Iar,.,.
church ednco In the country. This building IL .ie
uatcd In Santa Rosa. Cal, and was erected for IN,
members OF the Baptist communion OF that plA,s
The timber was taken from n redwood tree than
grew in the neighborhood. The interior OF the
church was paneled and finished with wood not "A
OF pihster OF Otner material being
used The noorp seatingA. puipit. roof and roonps
were all formed from material taken from the same
tree. and after the building was finished in every
particular stun enough taken from 1t to manu-.
facture 90, 900 shingles. besides a large quantity OF
scantiings. josts and other dimension stun.
There Ia Presbyterian church at Hephurnvle,
Pa. that was built by one man. II is beautiful
stone built from great boulders taken from
Brobst Mountain. Tho name OF the who bull,
this church was George Taylor and he Iabored a, /,
for than six ycars, quarrying and cutting III.
own stone and putting them in place when oppor.
tunity presented The building Is 6OS3S feet. with
square tower 90 feet high. Before the church was
quite finished Taylor grew Ill. His hammer. chisel,
and trowel were laid aside. and they were never
again taken up by him. In his will II found ,hA,
he left the church and all its belongings the con
gregAtion. There remained small debt. which as
partially wiped out the nrst Sunday service held
in the building. subscription raised and
pretty memorial window erected by the cougre-
CATION In honor Of the aged and untrins builder.
The sun., 1897-09-13
I,nw and the Rioter.

Does any good citizen believe that IL the
rioters of Luzerne county should now refuse
20 disperse, and should defy and attack the
soldiers whom Governor HASTINGS has sent
in force to restore order and uphold the
law, the commander of the State troops
would not be justified in performing his
duty, even at the cost Of the life Of every man
in the mob which persisted in defiancea
Would that be "official murder7 Who
would be the murderer" the Governor Of
the Commonwealth or the General In COM
mand Of the troopsi
Tho Governor Of Pennsylvania is higher
officer than the Sheriff Of q county. but In
facing law -defying and law breaking mob
the two officers represent precisely the
same supreme authority. The proclama-
tion OF the Governor. issued from Harris
burg, means no more than the riot act
read on the highway by the local repre-
sentative of law and order, except as 1t
warns the law breakers that the law will
be enforced by an agency more powerful
than Is at q Sheriffs immediate command.
Tho posse of deputies lined across the
road and the regiment on guard at the
scene of violence are performing the same
duty, and the peril Of the law breaker Is the
same in resisting the one or the other.
The essential principle which applies to
all such conflicts between supreme law and
organized resistance to law was we'll stated
yesterday by the Lieutenant Colonel Of our
own Twenty third Regiment: "When face
to face with an emergency one must act in
accordance with his best Judgment. The
moment mob refuses to disperse, it sub
1ects itself to the use of any firearms that
arc necessary to drive it away"
Confronting and defying single officer
of the peace, or a Sheriff with his sworn
deputies, or a company of militia, or an en-
tire brigade, the position of the rebel
banded with other rebels against law is
the same. He persists at his peril. If his
blood flows, his blood is on his own head.
The sun., 1897-09-13

The Buffalo Enquirer, dangling jauntily
over the edge Of a procipico, dnrcs TO address
these sportivo words to those thunderclaps OF
war, the Ancient and Honorable Artillcrymcn OF
Massachusetts,, who are TO break over Eric
county next month";
"Do not shoot your cannon at the people whom
you may tho streets. While not all the citizens
arc thoroughbred DuYaoniaus, still you might kill
some whom we wish TO preserve"
so blcats the lamb while vcsuvius is begin
ming to boil. The Ancients will not come with
cannon or culverin but not the less terrible viii
be their approach. Their pocket pistol drill is
fercer than tho toughest OF WALLENsTEIN's
veterans ever saw; and their magnum manual
outdocs all tho swnggering upsprings OF the
most rollicking lnnZknochts that ever roll
licked. The only safo place in Buffalo during
the raid Of the Ancicnts will be the inside OF a
watering Cart and they might take that for
punch bowl.
The sun., 1897-09-13
This Half Of the Empire State.

Consider the Greater New York, politi-
cally and industrially, and then see how
childish or how bad is the New Mugwumps
proposition that the Republican party shall
suppress itself and it's platform in behalf
of q candidate nominated by the Chairman
of a hitherto unheard-of organization, the
Citizens Union.
The Empire State has been for years
the arbiter Of national elections and the
Greater New York is half of it. This New
York city is almost half Of New York
State in population. 1t casts moro than a
third of the vote. 1t is more than half Of
the State in wealth. 1t pays more than
half of the State taxes.
Its rivalry with the remainder of the
State north of the borough of the Bronx is
recognized by the State Constitution, that
instrument contemplating the time when
New York city may be entitled by ordinary
rules to send the majority of representa-
tives to the State Legislature. Against
this possibility the Constitution insures
equality to the threatened upper half Of
New York by providing that the por-
tion of the future New York city which
is now New York and Brooklyn, no matter
how it grows, shall never be entitled to
more than half of the State Senator's
The leader of Tammany Hall. Mr.. JOHN
G. SHEEHAN, perceived not long ago an
issue helpful to his organization in the
separation of the Greater New York from
the Empire State, and its creation as a
sovereign State of the Union.
1t is no wonder that this particular por.
tion of the Union, unique in power and in
Importance, should be looked upon through
out the country to-day as the field of a po.
litical contest of momentous or even de-
clsive national consequence. How con-
temptible is the attempt Of pretended
Republicans to persuade the Republican
party of the Greater New York to dispense
with its proper candidates and to discard
It's platform and fall in behind an anti
Republican Mugwump on platform OF
non-partisanships stepped in Organism!
Thenational Republican party might look
with equal equanimity upon the abandon,
ment Of its cause by the Republicans OF
Ohio as upon the abandonment of it by the
Republicans of the Greater New York.
The sun., 1897-09-13

FROM the 81. Janes's Gazette.
The reforming Independent committee Of New
York. who want to keep municipal Affairs free from
party politics. have nominated Mr. Seth Low as their
candidate for the Mayoraity. Mr.. Low is President
Of Columbia University and one OF the most tsr.n
guiShed and respected OF public IN the United
States. He has written q good deal on political al!
economical questions and has always shown himself
publicist OF great knowledge and complete !nte
pendenee. He has the advantage. no NOR common
among American professors than It IS here to he tn
possessor OF q large private fortune; oncha.t ot
which he has devoted to the extension aa1 eut7vy.
ment OF Columbia University.
President Low may command the support OF TIE
"Mugwumps" and the more educated classes. but Ae
will be bitterly opposed by the LIMOGES the ir,a
and anti English element he is a strong partisan d.
the Arbitration Treaty. Is tainted with q suspc.1as
degree of friendliness toward this country. AaG 4,
credited with design to mitigate the supremacy 4
imported ignorance the polls BY declining to We
the vote TO naturali1ed citizens
The sun., 1897-09-13
Indignant Baroners.
Prom the 81. Jame,'s Ga.etts.

Tho wrongs OF the tttlrd classes-and their sons
are incalculAble. Though the Queen has ortered
that the children OF Legal Life Peers be Styled
Honorable classification Is prevalent throughout
the whole hierarchy-at least. from Barorets towa
70 the OF Bishops. II son ot q L-SA
Life Peer is TO be styled Honorable, why not tie
son OF q Spiritual Peer1 And. in any case, ny
should such honorables these he directed BY
the Queen TO take precedence Immediately A..
ter the children OF Barons and before all
Baronets? The Baronets do like IT. and there are
signs OF incipient revolt One OF them. who hides
his personality beneath the signature OF JustiA
TenaI." denounces this precedence a direct In
fraction Of the undertaking given by James VIXEN
he instituted the baronetase, that neither he hs
successors =" would at any time create any dignity
whatsoever mean between Barons and BAronets "
We wish the BAronets well IN their agitation Tao
season II dull and the world wants TO be amused.
The sun., 1897-09-13

This incident in the State Convention of
the Ohio Gold Democrats shows that virtue is
its own reward. Some infdel introduced res.
olution declaring that 1t was inexpedient to nom.
inate State ticket this year. Then the Hon. DAN
TEL WILSON Of Cincinnati uprose like the great
MoNTRosE. in the middle OF the room and made
speech that made very nervous the Aremen
who had to look after the safety OF the
hall. IF we do not nominate" cried
the Hon. DANIEL WILSON. Two say, good.by
to the National Democratic party OF Ohio
forever. want to say that came to tho con-
vention hoping that some man might be NOM
mated for whom can vote this fall. will not
vote for any follower OF the anarchistic doc
trines OF WILLIAM ]. BRYAN; will not vote
for serf OF tho bifurcated leadership of
HANNA and MCKINLEY. II we have no ono
for standard-bearer this year. we 20 down
forever and forever" So the resolution was put
down and State ticket was put up; and the
name Of the candidate for Attorney. @ eneral on
that ticket is DANIEL WILSON of Cincinnati So
he has candidate for whom he can vote. He
can continue to bid defiance to Anarchists and
bturcated serfs; AMI he can go on instead of
going do n forever and forever. None but the
bravo deserve the nomination.
The sun., 1897-09-13

may be easier. Some observers believe that
the Khalifa has over $4,000 men with
him, and will not give up Khartoum with
out using them.
In woLsELEY's campaign the force was
divided at Korti, and Gen. EARLE was sent
up the Nile to attack Berber, while Gen.
STEWART moved across the desert, flank
ing Berbar. by way of Gakdul and Abu.
Klea wells to Metemmeh. STEWART had
to fight two hard battles. at Gubat and
Abu.Klea, IN one Of which he received his
death wound. He won both, but 1t was
shown that the dervishes would not give
up Metemmeh without struggle, while
above Mctemmeh. on the road to Khar-
toum, is FL Hadjir.
The British, in short, on their last expedi-
tion, got hundred miles nearer Khartoum
than they are now, without reaching that
place. Still, we are bound to say that they
seem to be conducting their present cam
paign with n promising union of caution
and vigor. They have taken no great risks,
thus fur, and 1t will be observed that native
allies went In first to Berber. Again, the
Egyptian Army has been improved Of late
years, and there Is the experience Of the
former expedition to guide its advance.
1t is possible that the Khalifa may with
draw from the Nile, when Khartoum is
reached, perhaps. to FL Obeid. or through
Kordofan to Darfur. where he would be less
accessible. But such withdrawal would
greatly lessen his prestige, 30 that 1t can
not be presumed. At all events. II Khar-
toum is reached and occupied, the cam
paign will be an unquestionable success.