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The Crown Prince of Greece.

Prince CONSTANTINE is said to be about
to publish his experiences in the late war
with the Turks in n book which is to ap.
pear shortly. If the forecast of the volume
which has been printed in one of the
Athens newspapers is correct, it will handle
some of the Greek politicians and military
men without gloves.
In dealing with the latter the Crown
Prince carefully. distinguishes between the
men who erred from want of experience
and the wholly incompetent who were
thrust upon him in spite of his protests,
and he does not spare the chattering poll.
ticians at Athens who, after bringing war
on the country, were incapable of directing
1t with vigor or honesty. The royal critic
dwells particularly on the unpreparedness
of the army for war through the deficiency
in practical training of the whole personnel,
from himself downward, and the ineficiency
of the armament and equipment, and he
severely blames the free and easy system
prevailing in Greece, by which the wealthy
and those having political influence were
able to obtain exemption from the duty
of serving the country. At the same time
he does full justice to the rank and file of
the army, who under the most trying and
discouraging circumstances stood by their
colors and were always ready to perform
their duty.
The navy, the Crown Prince says, labored
under the same disabilities as the army.
According to him there was nothing 1t
could do. Had II bombarded any Turkish
coast town it would have destroyed prop
erty mostly belonging to Greeks, their
fellow countrymen, although under the
Turkish flag; and it was impossible to land
sufficient forces anywhere to make a per-
manent Judgment. The evacuation of
Larissa after the Turks had forced the
passes was necessary to avoid a Sedan, the
army not being strong enough to furnish a
siege garrison and leave a force sufficient
to cover the roads leading into Greece. The
blame for this he throws OF the Govern
mcnt at Athens, who failed to send him re.
Inducements, although Athens was full of
men freed from military service by favor.
The Prince acknowledges that when he
left the capital to take command of the
army in Thessaly he did not expect there
would be any fighting, for there was no
serious wish for war at Athens. When,
however, he found that things were drift.
ing that way in spite of the Discrimination
of both sides to begin, he worked his best
to prepare the army for battle but it was
too late. AS to those who how for further
fighting, he makes the practical suggestion
that they should be placed In the first line
to give them a taste of what real war is like.
Looking to the future, the Prince de.
clares that 80 soon as peace is definitely
| concluded the VVnrk nf ranrnaniZinn fho
defensive forces of the country must be
taken seriously in hand, and the frontier
which has been altered so injuriously to
Greece must be properly fortified.
1t will need more han reorganization
of the army to insure Greece the enjoyment
and ~permanence of what remains of her
independence. The exuberance of Greek
politics must be ruthlessly restrained by
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-02
The End of the Haytian Incident.

The dispatches received from Ambassa.
dor WHITE remove, it is said, any i'm.
mediate apprehension that Germany will
attempt to enforce her indemnity claim
against Hayti by means of q naval demon
stration at Port-au.P Prince. The cruiser
Gefion, instead Of being sent to the West
indies, will go to China; and while two
scholarships will represent Germany In the
Caribbean Sea, yet their cruise is expected
to be the ordinary one for purposes of sea
instruction.
1t would be strange II Germany should
undertake to use toward Hayti the high
handed method she has employed in China.
Granting that a years Imprisonment was
q severe sentence to impose upon Herr
LuEDERs for his resistance to the officers
sent to arrest his servant, the actual fact Is
that he passed less than a month in Jail,
having been released at Germany's demand,
backed by the request of our own Minister.
Hayti has thus far only refused to be bull
lied, and to be regarded. to adopt the ex-
preston OF an angry correspondent of a
Berlin newspaper, mot as a civilized
State, but as a piece of exported Africa,
where only cannon and repeating rifles are
Of any use."
1t can we'll be understood that. IL Herr
LUEDERs shared the views of this CORE.
spondent and the accompanying views that
the Haytian police were "an infamous pack
of ~scoundrels," he succeeded very easily in
getting himself into trouble. But there
seems now to be a good prospect tina the
affair will be amicably settled.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-02
FOR THE NEW CITY CoLLEGR
Tho Building Committee ArrapEiuG 70 Decide
on tho Architects' Plans.

Tho Building ArranGiuG to Decide
on tho Architects' Plans.
The Building Committee OF the trustees Of the
College of the City Of New York met yesterday
at the college. Twenty.third street and Lexing-
ton avenue, to receive officially the designs of
the eight architects who were chosen last July
to compete for the final plan Of tho new build
ing for the college. The committee were j. J.
Little. Chairman; Gen. Alexander Stewart
Webb, President Of the college. md Augustus
Montant. This subcommittee will report to Q
meeting of the Executive Committee called for
2 o'clock Saturday. The Executive Committee
has invited the architects to be present at 3
o'clock to explain and answer questions about
their designs. The Executive Committee will
choose certain designs and report In favor OF
them to the trustees. with whom the final de-
cision lies. The designs are now on exhibition
at the college.
McKim. Mead s. White, William Burnett Tut
hill, Robert H, Robertson. Cady. Berg & See,
Charles c. Haight, John r. Thomas, and George
Martin Huss. Mr.. Huss took the place of Cyrus
who retired from the competition two months
ago. Mr.. Huss was called to the original meet
ing of the architects, as it was thought well to
have an extra man to fill any vacancies. Ho
ton for the design Of the Cathedral of st. john
Each architect or firm invited to compete re-
ceives $3.50, ex ept the one finally chosen to exc
cute the work, who receives the usual 5 per
cent. on the outlay. The architect. were re-
elevations. sectional views, and a perspective
view of the whole building on q scale of an
eighth Of an inch to the foot. No sketches in
color or models were allowed.
The site for the new building is an irregular
tract about $50 by AGO feet, taking in nearly
r rG%s 1 frSm 1s 3 Is S street AH to i4ofh. "Ss aloas a tho
east and part of the north and south sides curves
st. Nicholas Terrace. The site is on high ground.
and, except toward, Amsterdam avenue. over.
looks open park land,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-02
pro n1snlnr rAx1xe snArn
me Fians FOR the BundinE Approves by the
Heard or Estimate Yesterday.

AAR-HA
The plans for tho now public library. Tilden.
Astor, and Lonox Foundations. which is to DO
erected in Bryant square, on tho site Of the
present reservoir at Forty.second street and
Fifth avenue. were approved by the Board OF
Estimate yesterday. and the Park Board was
authorized to enter into a contract for the ereo-
ton of tho building, as we'll as Tor the removal
Of the reservoir structure. The plans, which In
olude ten drawings, were designed by Carrere %
Hastings, and they were selected by tho trustees
OF the library after q competition, In which
ninety-ono architects took part. The building
will front on Fifth avenue. and 1t will stand
hack rs feet from tho sidewalk. It will DO CON
structcd. either Of white marble or Indiana lime
stone, and its cost is estimated at 81, 900.
The plans will be submitted to the Park Com.
missioners tomorrow, and IL tney .c are app no H.
erection OF the library can be start ed at once.
John L. Cadwnllador, who spoke for the truns
building would DO arranged better than any
library In the country. he also promised thae
the library would nn BE- open n to ne apn Sapbbi ol; Svery
The original appropriation Of s., DOC. 900 would
be ample, he said, for the construction OF the
building, but the decorations and ornamentae
tions would have to be paid for. In some other
manner. probably from the funds now In the
hands q the trustees; The LIB nSS b he said
Ali the members OF the board spoke In favor
Of approving the plans and entering Into q con.
JJfseI M,sn 'ns He said that he Would like to have
q little time to consider the matter.
II want to DO q member Of the board thap
Scott; II want it to be recorded on my monu-
m msn,. =. I SUI, suppose 90 tb we no are sonr to have a monu'
When the vote was taken every member OF
the board voted for the approval Of the plans,
Comptroller-elect Color was at the meeting, and
he watched the proceedings with great apparent
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-02
WASHIYGToN's sLGO PALM.
The Tree That Was Presented to the Firs
President ana Is Over 900 YEAR Old.

The Tree That Was Presented to the First
PreHIdent ana 10 Over 200 Wears Old.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-Contemplated changes
in the arrangements for holding the White
House receptions this season have necessitated
the transfer of n number of large plants, partic-
ularly palms, from the conservatory to the
Pension building. They are grouped about the
fountain in the centre of the great court, which
now looks like a section of East India Jungle.
Among the trees is a sago palm, once in the pos.
session OF George Washington. Although it is
only about ten feet in height it is over 200 years
old. and its great age is plainly shown by its ap-
pearance. Mr.. Phster, tho White House
gardener, has tried to get a complete history of
this venerable relic. but has only succeeded
in determining that 1t was presented to Wash.
ington by q wealthy merchant of Baltimore,
whose name Is not now known. 1t came from the
Island. of Cuba, and was already an old tree
when brought over by the merchant, who owned
q vessel plying between Havana and Baltimore.
The tree stood at Mount Vernon for many wears.
and again found Its way to Baltimore, Wash
in ton having presented it to a lady living in
that city. There II remained until about fifty
years ago. when the last owner of 1t died. At
the sale OF the owners estate the Washington
palm WIS bought by the head gardener Of the
White House. and it has stood in the green
teresting relics OF Washington, and bids fair to
survive several generations to come. Several OF
the, beautiful feathery leaves were accidentally
broken OF from is already thin crown in its
removal. but this will probably not injure the
tree TO any serious extent.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-02
Cuba and spain,s Debt.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS-Sir: A few months
ago Mr.. Depew was speaking a good deal around the
country in favor OF the ratification OF the arbitration
treaty. remember he extolled the money influence
Of the great bankers OF the world as all.potent in pre-.
venting wars. Iwould like to hear from him about
the money influence in the Cuba business. Has the
influence of the long purses mitigated the barbarilies
in Cuba? II not. why not?
SIT possible that the United States Government
bends to the money bags OF Europe In refusing bellig.
eren: rights to Cubans? Must we Americans subor.
dinate principle to the debt OF Spain and Indirectly
encourage the slaughter OF all tho Cubans In order
that the money lenders may get their blood money
back2 o. II. KIMBALL-
NEW York. Nov. go.
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The Hon. RICHARD FRANKLIN PETIT
GREW, a Senator in Congress from South Da-
kota, has made himself conspicuous by his
revolutions on silver wheels and by the number
of mutton-headcd and crazy.eyed measures
which he has introduced into the Senate. Now
he is looking for new glories. He has been to
Hawaii as an anti-annexation missionary. and
is going to pour forth his missionary zeal in tho
Senate as soon as he gets q chance. As we I'M
derstand 1t, the folks in Hawaii are willing to
overlook Mr.. PETTIGREw and to be annexed to
the United States In spite Of the fact that he Is
a citizen OF the same; but they will not object IL
he chooses to secede.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-02
The London Statue of Washington

It Is to be hoped that the novelist, DAVID
CHRISTIE MURRAY, will not be discouraged
in his effort to procure the erection of a
frigid reception which his p~raiseworthy
proposition has encountered In the leading
journals of the British metropolis.
We will admit that the Washington
statue suggestion must be naturally some
thing of a shock to the warriors of the
London newspapers. That revered name
recalls the greatest victory ever won in war
over Great Britain, and also the largest
loss Of territory which that or any other
nation ever experienced in the history of
all the ages. 1t is not surprising that the
first impulse of the English press should
be to murder the audacious MURRAY for
his wrath-provokinR proposal.
But there is another sid of the medal,
intensely gratifying to British pride, and
they occasionally invite us to contem-
plate 1t with them In the spirit of affec.
tionate brotherhood. 1t is that WASHING
TON was, after all, an ~Englishman before
he became a free and independent Ameri.
can, n that his splendid fame as a hero
and an empire builder is one of the price
less possessions OF the English.speaking
races. 1t soothes them to remind us that
the men with whom he conquered Corn
WALLIS were once their brethren as well as
the gallant ancestors of their present "kin
across the sea" Of whom the mother coun.
try is so supremely proud to-day. How
often and how fervently nave we been as.
sured. both in poetry and in prose, that we
are co-heirs with them in all the unfading
glory that wreathes the name of England
In every field of human achievement; that
with them we possess a common heritage
In the genius of SHAKESPEARE.
If these professions Of deep-seated affec-
tion and undying love have. indeed, the
solid substratum of sincerity which Mr..
BAYARD and others discovered, the mil
lions of E%nglishmen that proclaim their
reverence for their illustrious "kinsman,"
who was first in war and first in peace"
will not be deferred by the London editors
from raising a bronze or marble image of
him in the choicest spot of their capital.
To what nobler use could a British SOW.
ereign or a British crown be put than to
lay it at the feet of GEORGE WASHINGTON
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-02
The Color Limo in south Africa.
Nrom the ,Johann,,buro stondo,d

from the Johdnnesour0 Standard.
In Pretoria the other day a canteen keeper was
charged with supplying drink to a colored man. The
defendant pleaded that Il was dinicult TO say wheth.
er the colorsd man was white or not. Mr.. Otto took
that view OF tho case and discharged the defendant.
A day or two later the colored man appeared before
Mr. Otto charged with being without a pass. He
pleaded that he was . white man, and added. your
Honor said So" "When did / say SOP" was the
query OF the judicial commissioner. and the reply
was. 1.-THE other day in tho llquortrapping case
Mr., Otto, however. imposed sentence. and said: at
might be dinicult for tho canteen keeper to say
whether you were white or not, but I have no such
dif1culty."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-02
The Semi-Congelation Of DR.. Hep
worth.

The well-travelled road between the great
Turkish town Of Trebizond and the great
Turkish town of Erzerum has been the
scene of narrowing experiences on the part
of the Rev. GEORGE H. HEPwoRTH. The
adventures of this heroic clergyman and
journalist are thus described editorially in
the Ne1C York Herald, which in it's admit
ration compares the Rev. DIR. HEPwoRTH
to st. PAUL.:
after perils by land and water. after travel on
foot and horseback over glacy mountains and
through sandy deserts, suffering alternately from in.
tense cold and heat, the undaunted divine, like st.
PAUL OF old, has trlumphed over all danger and dis.
ease. and. surviving the arduous journey better than
most of his younger companions, has at length begun
his series OF Investigations"
The Rev. DR.. HEPwoRrH's own report to
his employer is a shade less thrilling:
Twelve loaded camels the day before fell over a
precipice. We escaped without mishap, but are
nearly froEen."
We are sincerely glad that the Rev. DR..
HEPwoRTH did not follow the twelve
loaded camels over the precipice. He
would nave made the thirteenth, an un.
lucky number.
We are also very glad that the Rev. DIR.
HEPwoRTH did not completely freeze. It
would have been a melancholy end
to an inoffensive career IL the Rev. DR..
HEPwoRTH had been compelled by the
weather and JAMES GORDON BENNETT to
stand perpetually on the summit of those
"glacy" mountains, a c~ongelated mass of
erudition and enterprise, a sort of monu-
mental and personifed Free Ice Fund.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-02
A Mugwump Wall.

OF all the tiresome brood of Mugwumps,
the one who produces the most WEAKNESS is
CARL SEIZURE. 1t Is because he talks so
much and writes so much. appearing on
the platform or in print whenever he has
an opportunity to fill hours of time or col
umns OF newspaper space with dreary and
worm-eaten Mugwump philosophy. The
older the Hon. CARL SCHURz grows the
more tiresone he becomes.
Mr.. SEIZURE is a German, but, unfortu-
nately, he Is a master of the English Ian
guage, speaking and writing it fuently and
copiously. He can make a long speech or
write a long article In both English and
German, and thus exhaust the patience of
both races with his intolerable Mugwump-
cry. He is a Mugwump because nothing
positive in politics ever suits him; DO
litical negation only is harmonious with
his temperament. for he is naturally a
kicker. He is against agreement and organ
~ization, for he is always a balky horse.
Hence, during the late campaign in New
York CARL SEIZURE was in his element it
afforded him a chance to kick out of the po-
litical traces In full view of the public.
Naturally, the campaign over, he proceeds
to philosophiZe on 1t in Harper's Weekly
after his usual Mugwump fashion. 1t Is a
long, dreary repetition of old platitudes
and fallacies about the evil of turning over
municipal government to a national party.
That question was decided very emphati.
cally by the people of New York on the I'd
OF last month. They voted in favor of
party government and against municipal
non-partlsanship by about two-thirds, com.
posed OF both Democrats and Republicans.
each side standing by its own party. They
demanded that a distinct national party
should be responsible for the Government
Of New York, N were not willing to
trust 1t to a man who proposed to go as he
pleased Gin fear of GOD" as a ruler by
aivine right, whose title to the Office could
Do confirmed only by the peoples accepting
him at his own valuation.
In the face of this impressive decision
the Mugwump SCHURz concludes his
areary two-column article by declaring
that whether national party politics can
DO eliminated from municipal concerns Is
certainly not answered in the negative in
The recent election In New York" The
iecision Of two-thirds of the people was
hat national politics shall not be excluded
shether the exclusion 10 possible or not
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-02
Harvard sentiment About the Dropped H..

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-.Sir; The letter OF "a
Harvard Graduate" in to.day's sUS precisely expresses
the view Of the majority OF Harvard Undergraduates
Although they were greatly disappointed AZ the result
Of tho Yale'Harvard game. they believed that both
teams had done their best, The taking away OF the
II was universally condemned as an injustice to the
players and an unworthy slur at a gallant rival. The
attitude OF the Crimson In indorsing II. however. ex'
cited no surprise. The Crimson IL always on the
wrong side. Il has Its own code OF college IN JrRls. It's
own STANDARD OF college honor. It's own idea 81 sporta-
mRnship. all totally different from those OF the col
lege worl anu the average undergrad uate reads Its
editorial articles only TO laugh at them. We hope
that our frtends at Yale will pay no attention to Its
dwelling yAgAries. A HARVARD SENIOR.
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common sense, Of which there IL no lack
among the Greek people. The trouble Is
hat Il Is overborne by the profess
aional polltlcians at Athens with their
shallow craftsmanship and doubtful pa
triotism. The late M. TRIcoUPIs wore
away his life and influence in vain efforts
to bring Greek affairs into a practical
groove. His antagonist, M. DELIYANNIs,
who Is responsible for the present disasters
To Greece. has never been anything but a
politicIan of the hour, yielding to the
clamor of the mob and the frivolous jour.
nails Immediately around him. His rela-
tions with the King, who alone stands
between Greece and the suppression Of her
Independence, have never been cordial, and
he is mistrusted by foreign governments,
even those friendly to Greece.
That the Greeks should aspire to a repub-
lican form of government is natural
enough, but, situated as they are, they must
accept the possible or succumb. Meantime
they should profit by the hard experience
they are passing through, and prepare
themselves politically and in q military
way for the turn of the wheel of fortune
which sooner or later brings the oppor-
tunity to those who know how to wait.
The yindication Of himself and the army
which the Crown Prince CONSTANTINE is
said to be about to publish will not make
any difference in the opinions Of those who
understood the situation of Greece in the late
struggle but it may be useful In placing on
record a refutation Of the calumnious rub
bish tina was so freely published and cir
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-02
PERSONNEL OF THE NAvE.
Provisions or the Bill That Will he Recon
mended by the Naval Bonrd.

FTOFT1IUuI Ut Vu6 UTTT THU VIII BE HecOI7s
mended by tho Naval Bonrd.
W~AsHINGToN, Dec. 1.-The Naval Personnel
Board practically completed its labors this
afternoon. 1t will meet again on Friday to con.
slider the draft o, n bill to be presented 10
Congress, providing for an amalgamation of the
line and the staff. and the report which will be
submitted to Secretary Long. There has been a
greater unanimity OF Views among the oficers
OF the board at its recent meetings. and IL IA ex-
pected that the repor: will meet with tho ap-
proval OF some OF the officers, who have been
There is little, opposition in tho board TO tie
scheme OF amaigaInation. but the arrangement
as to pay ana the method OF making promotions
TO recommend the adoption OF the army system
Of pay. by which officers secure increase every
noting officers by The efficiency method will
probably cause the greatest opposition when a
Is taken up for consideration.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-02
= Little Mistake at the Pos, om,s.

Another m stake In the dating OF letters 90
CURED at the Post Office on Tuesday. Georga
w. Harnisch has In charge one Of the stamping
machines in division 3. the city delivery DEPART
ment. and whilo he was arranging his machine
to date the letters for NOV. 80. IL NJ" the
npnieral 2 In the date was turned upside down.
hIteG several ietters had been stamped, Harnisch
enough to be able TO correct the date ON all tnS
letters before they left the office. He was taken
rcPrimanded and cautioned. The Post Once
omclals 90 moi regard his mistake by any means
from the service, u''h'issou