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The sun., 1897-07-22

To THE EDITOR OF TIE SuS-Sir: Sometime
besides hot is likely to wilt the muscles OF
male bicyclists before long. II the wheelwomen
are to have their way. 1t doesn't concern cen.
tury runs nor the art Of making bicycle repairp
on the road, but 1t is distinctly a question Of
courtesy to be decided blythe ladies, OF coursa
Briefly. the debated question is this: whens
man and woman are wheeling together ands
long and wearisome up grade is encountered IN
It the mans part to strip off his coat, hump his
back and help his companion to climb the hill
Before considering the possibility OF a mega.
tive reply from the wheelmen let us weigh tho
argument Of the other side. Woman doesn't
claim to be as muscular man, and man is
naturally her helper. When he invites her 10
go wheeling 1t is with that understanding Hills
are not always easily mounted even by the alh.
letic rider, and. in many cases, hill-climbing 10
must dismount and trundle our wheels upcvcry
hill we come to- say the female :" "bikers," whero
does the fun of cycling come in. and how about
manly assistance II every couple rode a tan.
dem the problem would be simple enough so far
as the fair one is concerned. But in the case OF
single wheels, why shouldn't the brawny escort
aid his physically incapacitated sister by grasp
Ing the front OF her machine with ne hand and
guiding his own wheel with the otherl II that
method should be found undesirable then why
cord and let the man do the work That scheme
has been successful whenever tried, and The
girls would like to see it employed more gen.
orally.
Should the wheelwoman's escort furnish tho
power In climbing hills or noti In view OF com.
Ing vacations the cycling brotherhood ana sister.
hood of the Greater New York Is eager 10 know
NEW YORK, July 20. MAN.
The sun., 1897-07-22
Bicycles on Towpaths.

ALBANy. July 2O-Superintendent George W.
AlGridge OF the Public Works Department has
an overweaning ambition 10 be Governor, and
OF the wheelmen vote, he generously donated
the canal towpaths as bicycle wheelways AS
superintendent OF the canal system he threw
they were not slow TO take advantage OF the Of
fer. Now Mr.. Aldridge is being pestered with
complaints coming from canal boatmen, who say
that their mules shy at bicycles and have in
some Instances, fallen into the canal as the re-
suit or glance at passing bicyclist. The Su-
he shall do. Two courses present themselves,
either 10 force canal mules to wear goggles and
blinders or else to compel wheelmen and wheel
women TO wear costumes on the towpaths that
VIII be warranted not to scare the patient
but shy mules.
The sun., 1897-07-22

u
Il legally bound. The weight Of . body
like the Fine Arts Federation must tell in
the end. 'cn sr-
The Botanical Society, controlling the
Park Board and the Mayor, have overthrown
q principle which all interested In public
art have been patiently and devotedly en-
deavoring for these last many years to es-
tablish as the first condition OF something
better. But the circumstances OF the case
make the violation Of this principle so gross
and glaring that enlightenment must come
to many who have never got 1t before. 1t
is the old issue of n private interest seeking
to influence the plan and use Of park for
it's own purposes, against the advice OF
those who speak officially and professionally
in behalf Of the public.
In consequence of very small but
very credItably subscribed sum of money,
some private citizens are to manage q
botanical garden in Bronx Park. All that
is there of land and buildings will be paid
for and owned by the city, and the city
will maintain 1t. The city's experts, hap.
pening to be of unrivalled quality as critics,
say that the design Of the park, meaning
the plans and buildings, should be accord.
ing to certain principles; but then come in
the private gentlemen who, not content
with observing their place carefully and re.
spectfully, and careless of preserving proper
order In the administration Of public en-
terprise, mannuvre and press for the build
ing Of the garden in the way that best suits
them. And such is their personal influence
with the officials concerned, and such Is tho
Ignorance Of those officials, that the latter
yield and virtually make the Botanical So
ciety the Park Commission.
This same attack upon tho Park Board
has come in one form or another from van.
dals, cranks, and spectators, big and little; ;
but it never came before so we'll dressed, or
so plausibly protesting Its public spirit, or
30 earnestly pleading without words its sub
scription of money for the public benefit,
as though it had bought the right to i'm
pose its plans upon public park in defiance
Of all protest from officials beyond it's con-
troll and from the public at large.
We suppose that the same influences
which led the Park Board into it's recent
action are active now holding them to
their decision, and preventing what the
Fine Arts Federation, with universal ap-
proval, have asked fora "reconsidera-
tion Of the resolution" Very possibly these
influences are also at work on any men,
Der of the Botanical Society who may chance
to see the indecency and the unwisdom
of the proceeding, and incline to make
himself heard in opposition. Even then,
however, it is amazing that, out of the
Botanical Society, there does not come one
resolute citizen to uphold the Fine Arts
Federation and prevent the abuse of the
park system and of the public business at
the Botanical Society's hands.
The sun., 1897-07-22
Tho Klondike Gold Fields.

A singular report comes from Washing
ton that the Dominion authorities are dis
cussing the expediency of excluding all but
British subjects from working the Klondike
placer diggings. That the Ottawa Govern.
ment would have the right to make this
prohibition is plain. The new gold fields
are we'll east of the 141st meridian,
which forms the boundary between Alaska
and Canada. They are east even of Fort
Cudahy, Dominion post, and the Klon-
dixie River empties into the Yukon at
point, we think, about fifty miles south
east of the settlement known as Forty
Mile. There are half a dozen creeks besides
the Klondike. also on the Dominion side,
where rich diggings are reported.
But 1t would be preposterous to suppose
That the Dominion would really attempt to
Exercise Its right of exclusion. Gold fields
Ill over the world are open to miners with
,ut regard to nationality. Canadians to-
lay are free to work in the Yukon dig
sings on our side of the boundary. The
Dominion will do we'll enough in collecting
It's revenues and customs duties on the new
Industry, and on the collateral industries
PERTAIN to spring up among the population
tuau VIII uoCk IneTe. Already IL mas q Gus
toms officer for the district.
American miners have rushed in large
numbers from Forty Mile Creek and other
points to the new Klondike, Bonanza
Greek, Eldorado Creek, or other regions,
and they have stalsed out their claims.
The Dominion would have its hands
full in dispossessing these men, and
there would be plenty of reason for re-
taliation on our part. We do, it Is true,
exclude Chinese immigration; but it would
be dangerous for the Dominion to put Mon
gollans and Americans ON the same footing
In an exclusion policy.
The only conceivable case in which even
an approach to such policy might be at.
tempted is that of the enactment by Con.
gress of a provision like the one in last
winters immigration bill, prohibiting the
employment here of Canadians who 20
back to their homes at night. after the
days work. But that is not law here yet,
and II the. illiteracy immigration bill
should be revived, the Canadian days work
section, which forms no proper part Of it,
might very likely be thrown out.
Meanwhile, those American miners who
have written to the Department of State
asking protection for their Klondike
claims have no reason for worry and, In
fact, it may be surmised that their ankle
ties, rather than any indications given by
the Ottawa Government, are the source of
the absurd rumor of exclusion.
The sun., 1897-07-22

. r
Indies and North America, England is
far moro impressively represented than
abe was in 1897. In that year tho
Pacific station, the China station.
and the Australian station had no per-
manent British squadrons. Now the China
feet comprises one battleship, eight good
cruisers, two destroyers, and twelve other
vessels. The Pacific and Australian squad
rons between them have two armored
cruisers, seven other fast cruisers, two tor
pedo gunboats, and several other vessels.
On the South American coast, indeed, Eng
land is weaker than she was sixty years
ago, when she had no less than seventeen
ships employed in that quarter as against
four at the present day. This is the only
part Of the world In which there has been
q dlminutlon Of tho armed force maintained
by England on the ocean.
The sun., 1897-07-22
WFreH eHrro CoAI.
whe WIN ne the Firrt Coal Dealer willing q.
Have Eia weights Testedt

To THE EDITOR OF THE suN-Sir: The las,
Legislature passed one law chapter l7u 10
which attention ought to be called After fixing
1000 pounds avoirdupois as the legal ton OF coal.
It provides that no person shall deliver any coal
without on each delivery giving n ticket writ.
ten in ink stating tho number OF tons in the car,
and tho namc OF the purchaser and seller
1t further provides that any owner OF sta.
tionary or movable scales may tender the sams
to tho Mayor for public use. and that coal In tn.
cart may be weighed then at the purchasers re.
quest on tho latter paying Is cents per ton o,
coal. After the cart is emptied 1t shall b,
weighed without further charge. 4 book shall
be kept Of all weights. Any purchaser OF coal
has right TO have his coal we rhod on such
scales, II situated within half mile of the place
of delivery.
under this act.
Now who will be the first doaler in Goa, ia
avail himself OF this law and evince his Willing.
ness to have the honesty of his weights testedi
There is widespread conviction that the al eyed
weights OF coal delivered in this city arc mob
honest. l do not know whether this is cor.
rect or not. But / know that those deulcrn
who accept the terms of the law will be sure ia
draw TO themselves greatly increased bust.
ness, which would be further increased IL nnr.
chascrs would refuse to purchase of any one who
does not accept the law. H.
New YORK, July 20.
The sun., 1897-07-22
ACQUITTED RY THE CROWD.
A Leadville Judge, Candidate for Recollection,
Dodged to Make votes-

From the Denver Times.
Twenty years ago Powers was an engine wiper
in the shops at Burnham. But losing arm in
a railroad wreck he was obliged to use his head
moro and his limbs less in the business Of max
ing living for himself and little family. Drift
ing to Leadville with the first tide OF fortune
hunters, Powers remained there long he
could consistently, and until the Sheriff took
him down to Canon City to live permanently,
that being considered healthier climate for q
his son-in-law, Pat Kennedy, In a friendly go-as-
you-please with Colt's revolyersD But Powers
was not nearly so vicious as he looked, and dur
ing all of the years that l knew him he had
never once killed a mana pretty good record
for that vicinity. He was always potent politi-
and responsibility from Justice Of the Peace up
to policeman and janitor of the Court House
and superintendent of the chain gang While
dealing out justice in the old city jail, O Mis-
sourian was brought before him for prelimi-
nary hearing upon the charge of horse stealing.
Vile in those days, punishable with death. Bit
the cnlprit was from Joplin, and had many
friends In the camp. albeit the court room was
crowded with them, all determined, as every
true Missourian is, to see justice done. In tho
midst OF the proceedings a stentorian voice was
heard in the rear of the room shouting:
move. your Honor, that the prisoner bo dis
Charged
That was all Powers wanted. To convict the
Missourian would have been fatal to his hopes
OF a reelection. and without waiting for a second
to the proposition he put the motion to the house
was, The court then adjourned to Johnny
Shea's. where the friends Of the vindicated man
did the handsome thing by the Judge, the Clerk
and all Of tho bystanders.
The sun., 1897-07-22
America !

The Hon. JOHN R. MCLEAN OF the District
Of Columbia has the misfortune to deal with an
unbelieving generation Of Buckeye Democrats
He is said. but not beloved. to have ceased to be
q candidate for the Democratic nomination for
Senator in Congress from Ohio. to have with.
drawn for the sake Of heavenly harmony and
lest the prospects of the Democratic State ticket
should be injured by the animosities of those
voters who do not admire him. The characteristic
unselfishness Of this retirement OF Mr.. MCLEAN
should have been enough to satisfy the most
doubling and snarling Of his opponents. but it 10
not always given to political virtue and mag
nanimity to be appreciated. The opponents
swear that Mr.. MCLEAN is just as much a can
didate as he ever was. and that IL Democratic
Legislature Is elected, he will reappear as a
candidate. 1t is distressing to see these per-
sonal dislikes boiling up in a party which is
committed to the great principle Of smashing
plutocracy by putting plutocrats in ONCE.
The sun., 1897-07-22
Prosperity.

From all the great agricultural States
come reports Of tremendous crops. From
the same States come reports Of an improv.
ing financial condition and of large amounts
Of Indebtedness discharged. The farmers Of
the United States will have money to spend
next fall and consequently trade and man
ufactures of all kinds will be stimulated.
Tho country merchants will be able to make
large purchases, and the city merchants
will be able to dispose of large stocks.
Not only arc the big crops In sight, but
the work Of transporting them has already
begun. The railroads are beginning or in q
few days will begin to make money.
It is expected that the Tariff bill will be
passed this week. Whether it is or not, the
long uncertainty about the tariff is over.
Business knows under what conditions 1t
must proceed, and it will proceed con-
fldently, in harmony with the encouraging
facts and prospects all over the country.
Prosperity for all is here, not prosperity
Of mere paper and hope, but actual, tangi-
BILE, resting on the indisputable and con-
vincing fact of agricultural prosperity, with
out which general prosperity In this coun-
try cannot to-day exist. The days of croak
ing are past There is work to do and money
to be made by everybody who is not loafer
or an incompetent. The people of the
United States are going to work and to
make money. The prophets of disaster will
find their occupation gone. The politics of
disaster will be made futile by this period
Of good times which has begun.
Prosperity is here.
The sun., 1897-07-22
Tho Conductors Number.

To THE EDITOR OF THE sux-str: In an attenp, to
board one OF the Broadway cable the M-tropo
itan Street Railway Company Broadway and Forty.
third street Tuesday evening my head came IN con-
tact with one OF the shades which ha apparent eeu
pulled down by some passenger and carelessly and
negligently left down by the said conductor in
charge twhose number. by the way. was SIS
and whose character and appearance clearly
indicated that he OF low east side
type. The damage done the insolence Of
said conductor in reply TO my questions Queries
When ! asked him in polite and civil maun-r why
the shade was down. he replied IN a very sruT ay
II am not here to be servant for you or ait on
you and in reply to my asking him for ais anne ne
sati that If would get on at the next corner he
would show me. The further damage done W as the
tn1uring OF q straw hat.
think that as the tropolitan Street Railway
Company have charter granted by the State 10 the
and they receive fair price for the carrying Of
passengers. the company should at least exercise
some caution and prudence in the selection OF their
employees TO wait on tho public, and not to do -
they feel like. r NJ n
The sun., 1897-07-22
OutwittinE q Store Detective.

gagged in the mental process Of kicking himsel II
whenever he. thinks Of a certain transaction
which took place last week. AT time OF day
was keeping a sharp lookout for evil-doers was
approac he'd by well-dressed, ntelligent looking
as detective in another store. and had followed a
shoplfter from his FIRMS store to tho present
place, where they would find her at the glove
counter stealing gloves.
Let her alone" said the strange detective
"Rnd when she loads up I will follow her home
and we can then make a big haul
Consent was given to this plan and the shop
litter stole $500 or $500 worth OF goods un.
molested. Then she went out, followed by the
strange detective. That was the last ever seen
OF the pair, and the store detective wonders how
on earth he was duped so easily.
The sun., 1897-07-22
rIon1o M 4 ooEoazD oHUnoH.
HAsAts turned on. vtrht FeIiswe1, and the
Cake with the RinE ives stolen.

CAKE Win tno hStnh WE stNa0-'
Prom TIE Loufspnts Dispa,cA.
There was q picnic in one OF tho colored
churches Of the town. Tho proceeds woro to DO
applied on tho shortage Of tho pastors salary.
1t was arranged that every woman who attended
the picnic should take a wel-hlled basket COW
cred with heavy paper, q card inside bearing her
name. The baskets were to 60 to the highest
bidder, and the purchaser was to eat with the
good sister " that brought tho basket.
tho rSnrc6 od nso Mos 0S arose. and as he
waved his hand for silence, said:
s kh"f i pSaS It Sa SdSr gifts
grub cash down, mine yo.
An old negro at this point arose and said that
he would cut white cake with ring inside
The first basket brought 20 cents, but Uncle
Mosby gave them to understand that no moro
:, The bidding became hotter, 1t wa, Just here
sister, by the name of Jane Lanem. yelled out,
Several others made this same statement, but
Jim held his ground; and said, my money Is
"Yo' money is Satin's money!" yelled Aunt
Yes, an, yo'd like ter hav' oil Satin plnster'd
Uncle Mosby waved his hand and said: I" Dis
hGr psnc am gTno ter be run prnspSH
condishun, Jim. yo' can't buy no eruh"
1ze ies erbout as 'specterbul eZyo wuz when
yo stole dat sack or meal, yo' oil lyin' hippcr-
crit"
Uncle Mosby went for him and squashed a
basket ovor his head. Chicken and pop" few
in every direction. and four or flve Joined in tho
fracas Tho women yelled. and some one
turned out the lights. Jim. The rouster, escaped
in the darkness, and took q basket with him as
he went and whom an old negro struck a match
Uncle Mosby and Elder jenkins were fighting
over In corner. each thinking that the other
was Jim.
When peace was restored It was discovered
that seven baskets were missing. and that the
cake with the gold ring :" was also gone.
The sun., 1897-07-22
Ne rrinee to Command tho british Army.

from lhe SlTclutOT.
Rumors have been published during the week that
is the intention Of the Secretary OF War 10
appoint the Duke OF Connaught the post OF AdIu.
tant-General, which Is about 10 become vAca ant Sir
Redvers Buffers time being nearly expired We trust
and believe that these rumors not well founded.
II 10 essential that tho post OF AdIutant Gene raj
should be held by olcer OF very wide professional
experience and technical knowledge There Is no dis.
respect TO tho Duke OF Connaught in saying that
these requirements suggest tho appointment OF
Sir Evelyn Wood rather than OF the Queens
son. Tho Duke is q most gallant and ablo
onioer. but It cannot bo doubtful that, Judged
simply on their professional merits Sir Evelyn
Woods claim Is greatly superior. The notion OF pre-.
ferring the Duke Of ConnRught because he Is royal
parsonage and of later reopenng the controversy in
regard TO the command, ,in-chief being placed In
royal hands. Is one which wo do not believe to be
seriously contemplated by the Government All
thinking people agree that II would be Injurious
to the interests OF the monarchy to have a royal
Duke a. Commander-in int hief We want a head OF
the army who can II necessary, be made personally
responsible for the efficiency and due discipline OF
the troops. But should the need unhappiy arise,
that responsibility could bo enforced on royalty
without grave peril to tho crown Should q royal
Duke blunder badly he cannot be held responsible
aud punished, but must be shielded at all costs In
order 10 prevent 0dium falling on the monarchy.
The sun., 1897-07-22
The Ship and tho Telescope.


This is brief, Ineligible. and answer
able:
ITO THE Epron OF TuE suS-sfr: Do you believe
that Democracy is deadP Do you believe that tho old
ship has sunkr DEMOCRAT YET
"SEw YORK. July al."
Old Ironsides, the Democracy, Is yet
afloat, although she has lost her rudder
and pirate flag flies in the place of the
honored ensign.
What can save the shipi
Not q return to the shameful and selfish
Encouragement which first disabled her
steering apparatus and ran her on to the
rocks of Chicago. Not the reenlistment of the
old crew under the command of the bandits
of the sea who hauled her off the rocks and
are sailing her now on their own account.
Neither in Clevelandism nor in Bryanism
is there a single glimmer Of hope for De.
mocracy.
Can anything save Old Ironsidesl
Perhaps. Opportunity and leader Fla.
grant abuse of power by the Republican
party might do it, IL there should coinci.
IDENTIFY appear a Democratic statesman en-.
dowed with the principles OF n JEFFERSON
the grit of an ANDREW JACKSON, and a
TILDEN's genius for political organizations
he must be all three, though, or as good
as all three.
is the opportunity in sighti Not while
Organism lives. Is the man visiblei Not
with the longest range marine glass avail.
able. But the horizon is always open to
the sweep Of the telescope, and meanwhile
Old lronsides the Democracy Is vet afoat
waiting for the flag Of her own.
The sun., 1897-07-22
Ono Country-Amerloa.

A fact not noticed as 1t deserves to be is
that one of tho members of our Eastern
League of baseball players, which ranks Sec
ond to the National League, is a club from
the Canadian city of Toronto. Buffalo,
Rochester, Syracuse, Springfield, Provi.
dence, Scranton, Wilkesbarre, and Toron.
to have constituted the League. Toron.
to has the present honor of ranking third
among these eight clubs. Canada and the
United States are one, 80 far as the Eastern
League is concerned
But they are to be bound closer still.
Montreal, another city of the Dominion,
desires to join us on the baseball field. and,
constrained by the exigencies of the league
rules, she has bought franchise--that Of
Rochester. The Rocheaters will hence
forth be the Montreals, and the latter will
enter upon the contest inherlting Roches-
ter's figures of victories and defeats.
From Buffalo it is not very much further
to these cities of Canada than it is to
the league cities of Pennsylvania. Moth.
ing is more natural than that a base.
ball league embracing the great EN-
pire and Keystone States should include
part of the Dominion. And how natural
and reasonable and wise would it be, and
how distinctly patriotic for dwellers on
Canadian soil, If Canada should cease to be
dependency of foreign State. flying a
foreign flag, and should be leagued with the
United States, not for the purpose of base
ball only, but for political union in the
great Republic of North America Then
baseball would be the national game of
almost the entire continent. although south
of the present border there would be all the
same many men very able and willing to
play cricket, golf, or marbles, just as best
suited the fancy of the competitors.
Here's to the great Republic of North
America
The sun., 1897-07-22
selling Liquor from q Bicycle.

from We Philadelphia PubItc Ledger.
:, NEW kENsINGroN, July 20.-Samuel Coffee OF
Paulson; Armstrong county. is in jail on charges
nal bicycle sspeak'easy. He purchased a o. model
bicycle. and carted his stock in trade about on
drank from the same canteen which was fast
ened securely TO the frame OF his wheel. He was
pills. these pills he retailed at 20 cents each. He
cHIed himself a doctor. and gave each OF his
patients u drink from his tin can TO wash the
pill down. he is said TO have had the largest
and most lucrative medical practice in Arm.
strong county.