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Lei, tho Evening Post, Confess. Too.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUs-Sir: Tho Herald OF
Tuesday. June 20. said of itself; "A cosmopolitan
journal like the Herald. which is not more American
than English. not more French than German" &C.
Is not this a model confession for a New York news
paper which. under the mask OF patriotism. opposed
the American Governments action In the Venezuelan
controversy and denounced the American Senate for
rejecting Mr., Cleveand's arbitration treaty Now
that nothing is TO be gained by pleading " the good OF
the country" as an excuse for an anti.
policy. II comes out honestly and acknowledges that
It cares no moro for America than for England.
II TINS Evening Post, In a similar Mt OF frankness,
would confess that II cares less for America than for
England. the persons who look to tho Uitlander press
for enlightenment on our foreign policy might DO bet.
ter able to estimate the advice OF its editors at Its true
value. A CONNECTICUT YANKEE.
BROOKLYN. June 20.
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A Now Birth.

1t was left for the humble Mr.. A. B. CRUIK-
Democratic League, to proclaim last Mon
day night n great truth, which Is as yet
very imperfectly understood by many init
mately concerned. The Kings County DEM
ocratic League Is the organization that un-
hesitatingly and unblushingly swears by
the Democratic party Of the day, the party
Of the Chicago platform, and Mr.. CRUIK-
SHAME spoke plainly and as one Of them:
I" We do not want 10 spend our time talking about
what JEyyEnsou did. JEyyERsoH was q good man In
hs time. and did good work for political freedom.
But JETTrRsoS 10 not az good . man as BRYAN. JET.
yrnsor 10 dead. but BRYAN 10 alive and fighting tho
battle for Industrial freedom"
THOMAS JEFFERSON was dead to the Dem
ocratic party the day it adopted the Chicago
platform for dishonest money, free riot, the
degradation Of the Supreme Court, the in
come tax, and all the changeable, unequal
and arbitrary rights Of one man against
another which JEFFERSON abhorred. The
Democracy to-day is an incendiary and
radical Socialist organization, at war with
civilization and squarely hostile to the
United States as It has been built up during
its moro than a hundred years by Jeffer-
sonian philosophy and American patriotism.
Mr.. C~RUIKsHANK does not differ In not
being q fool from a great many other Dem
ocrats who are loath to recognize the rev.
CRUIKsHANK is free from self-deception or
from humbug either. JEFFERSON died to the
Democracy when Organism was born to it.
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all the Independent Democrats In all 1.-THE cr-
oughs are going to employ their ballots for
these select purposes. Tho Times, which
revealed the new and great issues, reveals
this great and new fact:
"Thc votes Of independent Democrats cannot DO
had this fall for any candidate whose election would
he regarded as n triumph for tho party responsible
for the Governor who appointed PAW and tried to
nuiiify the Civil Service law OF the state"
The Independent Democratic party has
consisted largely Of the Hon. EDWARD NJ.
SHEPARD Of Brooklyn, who Is now weeping
tendcrly on the bosom of BRYAN; but
doubtless the editor Of the Times will
not leave orphaned the issues which he
has introduced into independent Dem.
ocratic circles. II, rs he AYERS, 1.-THE
voters want to punish the Republican
party this fall" for Governor BLACKS
injuries to thes purned beauty of civil SER
vice reform, he should be the indie
pendent Democrat to form the nucleus of
the angry rally expected. Whether he is or
not, he will be justified in passing a rcsolu-
ton OF thanks to himself for his powerful
and attractive new issues.
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TESLA has announced that he can tele-
graph without wires. but he isn't In IT with the
Herald. which cables without cables. That par
agon OF personal loyalty. honesty. and manly
courage printed yesterday q fraudulent cable
despatch. or fiat forgery. about the arrival out
OF the steamer at. Louis. breaking tho eastward
record. this sido" tsic) Of Hurst Castle by
moro than an hour and q half" It was o plain,
common. and stupid falsehood. The publication
hereabouts Of forged cables Is fairly epidemic,
and outside Of THE Suns columns tho only
genuine and trustworthy cable dispatches are
tho independent and original examples that ap-
pear in the Journal and Epenfno Post.
However, we must say that to mix up tho free
ice and the news of the day, and then embezzlo
both, 10 too muchl
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PLEADING FOE sCRUGas.
a D. Louis Delegation Appeals 60 Apsistaut
Secretary OF the Treasury Howell

A D. Louis Delegation Appeals % Assistant
Secretary or the Treasury Howell.
WASHINGTON, Juno 3o.-Assistant Secretary
Howell of the Treasury Department gave .
herring to-day to q delegation consisting Of
Richard Kerens and several other prominent
men of st. Louis, who appeared in behalf of r
N. Scruggs, tho venerable st. Louis merchant
who was arrested in Now York on the charge Of
smuggling watches, diamonds, gloves. and
other valuable articles. Gen. Ketchum of New
York appeared as counsel for Mr.. Scruggs. and
incidentally for z. g. Langhorne.. his travelling
companions, who 10 also implicated. The dalega-
ton asked Mr.. Howell to compromise and dis.
s %ass inc v case cnti rney repreSentoa that MI.
tional wrongdoing. that he thought he could
bring In articles intended as presents free of
duty. and that he made no effort to conceal the
ssmusglsd goods. Mr.. Howell. after . o~oneulta-
Treasury. who was present, told the delegation
that he would not take action until he could get
York.
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THE eERMAx view OF rRuszs.
A Beneaoens Institution Not 70 Ne Dasoeur
aged.
From the Florida TYu,e.- Onion.

eooNs
From the Florida Tinles- Unfon.
The Baltimore Sun gives an analysis of q TO-
cent decision OF the Supreme Court Of tho Cor.
man empire, along with some extracts from It,
In a case involving the legality of trusts and
In character to the Supreme Court Of the United
States. sits at Leipsic. The decision of the court
Is that trusts are perfectly legal In Germany
and to be commended, for the following reasons:
When in certain industrial branches the prices Of
such products arc sinking too low. thereby making
impossibls or endangering . successful business
only pernicious to tho individual. but also to tho
political economy in general. 10 Ii, therefore. In the
interest of the whole community that inadequate low
prices shall not prevail too long in any industrial
branch. In accordance with this principle. the legis-
latfve bodies have repeatedly and quite recently un-
dertaken to bring about higher prices for certain
products by establishing protective duties. It can,
therefore. not DO deemed absolutely and generally OBJ
no1iouS to tho interests OF tho community when the
manufacturers OF certain articles form a combination
for the purpose Of preventing ruinous competition
their products. On the contrary, such combinations
can DO regarded not only as q warranted manifesto.
tion OF the impetus OF self. representation, but also a. q
measure for the interest OF the whole community, in
cases where prices are 90 low that the manufacturers
are threatened with financial ruin. For this reason
the formation OF syndicates and trusts haa been desiE-
mated by several authorities as Q means which. when
properly adopted, would prove remarkably expo
dent to prevent extravagant and detrimental over
production,
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To THE EDITOR OF THE sUN-Str: In his recent
omnibus interview the Hon. John Sherman expressed
this opinion: combinations OF persons to control
certain industries for a common interest seem. ON
their face. to be fair enough. They are not. for they
break down competition and crowd out Others who
have as much right to DO In the business"
On the contrary. agreements upon prices arc usually
made to prevent the crowding out OF the weak by ex-
cessive competition. 1t is the small manufacturer
who most breads falling prices; It is the poor railroad
which cannot live without the pool.
Combinations to control competing industries for
mutual benefit naturally arise when prices become
unremunerative. and arc required for tho preserva-
ton OF competition. II the object was to break down
competition. the powerful would swing their axes over
the price lists, and the weaker would disappear. The
combinations of to-day are for tho protection of com.
petition, not Its suppression.
Some time this fact will be appreciated and tho
+" antitrust epidemic will vanish. A. Y,
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A Spanish statesman's Warning.

A saRacious Spanish statesman is Se6or
Pr Y MARGALL. He has had large expert
ence In politics, and has been a Republican
for many years. When the Spanish repub-
If6Hvas proclaimed in the year 1873, he was
elected President of the Executive Power;
and. though he held that office for but a
brief period, he made it manifest that he
was q man of intelligence and courage.
Unlike EMILIO CASTELAR,, he has remained
faithful to his Republican principles ever
since that time and he has done what lay
In his power to promote their growth on
Spanish soil.
Since the Cuban war began, he has many
times raised his voice IN protest against
the despotism which rules in Cuba. He
has urged the Madrid Government to
change its policy toward Cuba he has
manifested his sympathy with the Gu.
ban u and he has frequently expressed
the opinion that Spain ought to put q stop
to the war against Cuba.
A while ago Senior Pr Y MARGALL pub
lished in Ills organ, Ell Nuero Regimen,
q disquisition on the subject of Amer.
lean Intervention between Spain and
Cuba. He maintained that this coun-
uty WOuIu NO Juotlllcu, uuuCT eAlStllR
circumstances, in adopting a policy of
interference. He illustrated his argument
with examples drawn from the prac-
ticeof European governments in this CEN
tufy, or since the termination of the Napo-
leonic wars. In 1928 France interfered in
Spanish affairs by sending an army across
the Pyrenees to restore absolutism. A few
years later France, England, and Russia
favored the Greeks In the war by
which Greece became independent of
Turkey. Some years afterward Spain inter-
vened in Portugal, as the champion of Dona
MARIA. In 1s49 the Catholic powers went
to Rome, crushed the new republic, and re-
stored Plus TX. In the same year Russia
invaded rebel Hungary, and assisted in
bringing it back to FRANCIS JOSEPH. Ten
years afterward France went to Italy and
gained Lombardy for the King of Sardinia.
In 1881 France interviewed in Mexico, and
set up MACMILLAN as Emperor there. In
1879 England aid France went to Egypt,
which soon fell under English control.
These are among the examples of inter
vention by force of arms spoken of by Sehor
Pr Y MARGALL, who next turns to cases of
diplomatic intervention, some of them with.
In recent times. He refers especially to the
part played by several European Govern.
ments during the war between China and
Japan, and to the action of the American
Government in defending Venezuela against
England. Yet another case of diplomatic
Intervention as striking as any in past
times has occurred since the publication OF
this article In Ell Nuero Regimen I; we refer
TO the conduct of the powers this wear In the
war between Turkey and Greece.
After citing the many examples of inter-
vention within our century, Sefor Pr Y
MARGALL argues that the United States
would be justified in intervening between
Spain and Cuba. lie believes that American
diplomatic Intervention In thisc case would
result In advantage to Spain, to Cuba. to
the United States, and to the whole world.
All nations. he says. suffer from the exist
Ing war. but Spain suffers the most.
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ROBERTS TAKES oFFIoE TO-DAY
The How Treasurcr's Count or Coin ana Baltic,
70 Begin Immediately.

The How Treasuror's Count or Coin ana Buiiiou
20 Begin Immediately.
WASHINGTON. Juno 3o.-Preparatons for the
installation Of Ellis II. Roberts as Treasurer OF
the United States were made to-day. Interest
checks numbering $4,000 and agRregatinK
about 90, 900. each containing Mr.. Roberts's
name, were received from the Bureau of En-.
craving and Printing and properly initiated.
They will be sent out by Mr.. Roberts tomorrow.
The count of toller's cash was made this after.
noon and n proper receipt will be given to Daniel
N. Morgan, the outgoing Treasurer. The count
Of the coin and bullion In the vaults will begin
Immediately. 1t. will be conducted by a com.
mission composed Of two Treasury officials and
a representative Of Mr.; Roberts. The number
many as ninety will be engaged in the tedious
work, which will occupy several months.
States assumes his official duties new plates for
are made. These plates also bear the signature
OF the Register of the Treasury. 1t has been de-
ctded, however. that as a change in the oflco OF
Register win occur soon. the new plates need
not be made until they can bear tho names OF
Treasurer Roberts and the incoming Register.
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be found. According TO MuLnALL's tables.
as quotedb Senator EtKiNs, OF the worlds
total carryingtonhage the British flag alone
covers 500 per cent; tho Scandinavian,
30 per cent; tho German, 8 per cent; the
French, 40 per cent; the Spanish, AZ per
cent; our own flag, only "a per cent,
while the remainder, in still smaller
shares, goes to the Italian, Russian, and
other marines. II we do not err, those
tables date from a time when we had a
greater share in the foreign carrying trade
than now. At all events, the present low
estate of our shipping calls for such relief
as Congress can wisely give.
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II u one Of the most encouraging sigma for
the future that tho young men OF the grad
uating classes at Yale and Princeton have voted
their preference for its strong and invigor-
ating food for the intellect and the heart
Tho other papers are unworthy Of the alton
ton Of any man Of education. Of discrimination.
OF honest patriotism, and OF simple common
sense. How can thcy livef Who reads tho
Tribune and the Times. for instancoi 1s the
supply Of superior intellectual material for the
making Of n newspaper 30 short hero, even at
this timo OF the now development Of our col
lcgcs and universities, that there IL none left
after THE SUN has satisfied It's needsi 1t
seems so. AN ORIGINAL REPUBLICAN.
New York, june 2S.
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END OF THE FISCAL YEAR.
Unoao oan's Treasury IN Better Condition Than
It Has been In for Some Time.

Uncle oam's Treasury In Better Condition Thaa
It Has been IN for Some Time.
WARRINGTON, Juno 30.-This is tho last day
of tho current fiscal year. and tho Treasury
finds itself in better condition than for some
time. Tho deficiency in revenue has been re-
duced from nearly $50. 900. 900 to 800. 03e, 526.
tho amount given in to-day's Treasury state
ment. In the month Of Juno tho excess of re-
fespss SHer exp es|Ren noMns was wa,h S H. .2Ss:s 500 S.s E
ciencies in previous months. The available cash
balance which, on the last business day in May.
withdrawals Of gold for shipment abroad have
been moro than balanced by q gain In demand
been increasing largely in tho last few months,
and tho indications arc that there will be q
regular monthly excess of receipts over expen-
ditures, which, in time, will wipe out the
present deficiency.
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How City sparrows Get Country Luru.s..
From the xan.a, c.tv you,na.

From the kdASoS CITY Journal
Each day at tho Union depot whom tho trains
pull in under tho sheds o number of tho little
sparrows that make their homo about the sheds
fly down and hop and fiutter about over the pilot
of the engines, %chirping In great Rles a. they
find grass-seeds and other morsels suited to
their appetites lying about tho ~crevices of tho
pilot that have been picked up as the train sped
through the country.
II have noticed tho sparrows getting their
morning and evening meals Of the pilots ever
VIM of tho Rock Island last evening as he
watched a half dozen little birds hop about over
an engine hunting up tho seeds. "They are
minute II stops and go over the pilot very care
fully. They do not fear the presence of the
engineer. and act us II they had full license to
inspect each engine as 1t came in"
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The anti-Platt Republicans in New York
city passed In review before the President ON
Tuesday night with ban DIS playing and colors
flying. While Mr.. MCKINLEY was reading tho
protest of these petty faotionists against the ap.
pointmcnt OF a regular Republican as Collector
OF this port and a petition for tho appointment
OF ono of themselves. the Hon. WILLIAM BR ooK-
FIELD. a high one OF them. was saying publicly
in New York. that he would not put his name
down on the list OF Republican enrolment! Per-
haps Mr.. feels that no ought to
have been made Senator to represent tho Ropub-
licaus OF tho Empire State.
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AEsro Power 70 Tho SUM
From PrfHters' lax.

THE NEW York Sun announces thas its circulation In
New York city is double that of the Herald. and far
above the combined circulation of tho Herald. tho
Times, and the Tribune. Never within the last fifteen
years. says THE Sun, has its circulation been as high
as to-day. 1t must BIO gratifying to this sterling news
paper that, in spite OF tho competition of numerous
sensational sheets. IL has been able not only TO retain
its old readers, but to gather around It . host of now
and appreciatiys friends.
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A discourse Of Mr.. DWIGHT L. MoopY's
at Northhcld last Sunday set forth tho various
iniauities Of reading Sunday newspapers and
riding on bicycles and trolleys on Sunday. 1t is
perfectly feasible for persons who wish to hear
Mr.. MooDY's discourses to do so. and yet
read Sunday newspapers and recreate them
selves on the wheel or in a trolley car.
The persons who don't wish to hear Mr..
MoopY's discourses would be able to keep away
from them II Sunday newspapers and bicycles
and trolleys were not. Tho theory that people
who don't want to so to church could DO induced
to go If Sunday could only DO made sufficiently
forbidding Is a queer ono.
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NEW SEA ROAD RULES TO-DAY:

me Revised international Code oT Regulates
Goes Into Erect.
WASHINGTON. Juno o.-The revised fnternA-
tional rules for the regulation of vessels at zee
will go into effect all over the world tomorrow.
Turkey, Venezuela, Costa RIGA. Nicaragua, and
Zanzibar are the only countries having merchants
vessels that have not entered into the aHre0-
ment, but Venezuela will como in when the
authority of the Congress is secured. Ninety.
five per cent. OF the worlds shipping Is affected
by the agreement
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Bryan's silk Wight Shirt.
Mom The Offnina HernId.

Ffom the Ottdpd Herald.
The Herald reporter called on the Hon. W. J. Bryan
this morning at the handsome home OF L. G. Slime.
The reporter went carly. before breakfast. He found
Mr.. Bryan in bed. but awake. The great man arose
on one elbow. shook hands with the reporter and
moioned him to q chair. Quite often he raised his
handsome head from his downy pillow and laughed
pleasantly at sons remark he had Just made himself.
As he would raise up in bed the soft light would fall
on his elegant silk night shirt, all covered in front
with fancy work. II was u beautiful garment.
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Saw y Straight Flush ana Died.


TITO" TT T"F"""'V H'P"'N"'
PORTSMOUTH. o.. June 27,-william Bierley, aged 81.
fell dead in George Helt's poker room in this city last
night. Tho betting had boon high and Bierley had
been losing. He was usually IA cool and successful
player. but his losses last night excited him. He
nnally bet his last dollar on an ace full. and his OPP
ponent. George Wilson, showed down a straight
nush. Bicrley half rose, and, with a smothered er-
clamAtion. dropped back dead. The Coroner found
that death resulted from heart disease.
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s1LTER's DECREASING valve,
= Treasury Schedule OF standard co,,, .,
silver Nnt,on,L

WARRINGTON. June 30.-In pursuance Of N.
provisions OF section % Of tho act of Aua. %
1894. tho Director OF the Mint has estimated
and tho Secretary of tho Treasury TODAY nro,
claimed the value of tho standard coins nj IN.
nations OF tho world. No changes arc made in
tho values of tho gold coins SO estimated and
proclaimed.
Owing TO a depreciation In tho price of silv.,
tho changes in tho value, as estimated Anil ,
and July ], 1897, are as follows:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-01

The sentiment in favor OF SETH Low as the
anu.Tammany candidate for Mayor OF New York
Journal.
The sentiment of tho Low boomers continues
to DO significantly strong in favor Of SETH Low
as the anti. Republican candidate. Tho irrecon.
cilables Of tho Citizens Union don't care a cop
per about beating Organism and Tammany.
What they arc after 10 to beat tho Republican
party in general and Mr.. PLATr in particular.
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Ken,ucL,,s Burning Desire for Eaucauou.
From the Harrodsburo Sayings.

From The HdrrOdsbuTD SdDIn0s.
It Is reported hero that a notice was posted upon
the Hopewell schoolhouse stating that II the truS-
tees employed a certain teacher the school building
would be burned TO the ground. There Is great strife
Amosg the patrons Of this school. we arc told. and oaS
schoolhOuse has been burned,
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The average price of an ounce OF fine silver for
the quarter ending March 81, 1897. was
0.64695. and for the quarter ending june 40.
B0.612S9; the value Of the silver coins is deter.
mined BY the average price of silver for the pre-
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Evolution or English Children.


ITVWF LVVuU T Y WFWf
A modern father has evolved the following excel
lent definition OF modern children; Until 4 they
are q pleasure; from 8 to II they arc interesting, and
from II upward they are diSagreeAblO acquHintanoss
with . claim upon one"
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All Republicans TAINTED" with q desire to
vote for BETH Low for Mayor held aloof from last
nights MISUNDERSTANDING Post.
1t doesn't appear that there could have been
very many of them.
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From the 81. Louis Globe. Democrat.
The American iag over Hawaii will be a better de.
fence for the islands than half a dozen warships
charged with maintaining an uncertain protectorate,
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Nom the Martinsrfl

FSoHa the AdrtinstfHe Post.
The Bicycle Club held a picnic In the River BoteoA
Park Wednesday evening. Lunch eonAhtsd pStAak
pAuy Of onions and GariIs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-01
Tn the Century for July the "featur

In Tho CfntWTU Tor July The "featured arti-
Giles are John q. Van Dykes study or uogarth, Illus,
trated by Timothy Cole, who In his illustrations be.
gins a new series OF hs wood engravings; and II. W.
seton.karrs account OF hunting big game In Africa
and India. But there are many other attractive arti.
Giles In the number. to name which would DO practl.
cAily TO reprint the table of contents. The number Is
one OF great interest,".
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" orr 0tends trho Javor us tetth manuscript, for
prbhostton tcfsh TO hats rejected articles returned.
must IN all oases send stamps for that purpose.