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compete with the canal for the t%ransporta-
ton Of merchandise" It should be said
that Silico Lagoon is a small body of water
n few miles from Greytown, and about
midway between the proposed canal route
and the lower part of the San Juan River.
1t may perhaps be held that the present
Is an auxiliary arrangement, entered into
from necessity, through the increasing need
OF making the San Juan more navigable,
and in view of the delays encountered in
constructing the canal. But here we note
the peculiar provision that the contract for
the railroad between Colorado Junction
and Silico Lagoon shall not be transferred
to any other person, foreign company, or
Government, thus preventing our own Gov.
eminent from acquiring 1t, should this
course be deemed advisable. 1t may per-
haps be urged that the new concession
Is really only a part OF the internal
Improvement Of Nicaragua over which
that country retains control, and that
1t may be a benefit to the canal. But this
Is n matter on which those who are inter-
ested in the canal want the opportunity
Of Judgment. 1t is plainly desirable that
the greater enterprise should not be i'm
paired in any way by the smaller, and our
Government has therefore properly directed
its representative in Nicaragua to examine
the new project thoroughly, 80 that a pro.
test may be entered against 1t IL required.
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any regard whatever to England and the
Canadian pelaglc sealing pirates that find
shelter under her flag.
But, putting away all considerations Of
this character, no other course could have
been pursued by the Washington Admins.
~tration and the Emperor Of Russia without
abandoning the high ground they nave
taken in the effort to solve the ~vexatious
problem on a basis just to all parties in in
terest, and, at the same time, crcditable to
our common civilization. Japan has equi.
table rights in the preservation OF the seal
herds. The barbarous slaughter of them by
the Canadian hide hunters threatens the
destruction Of one of her important indus.
tries; and, therefore,, her exclusion from
any international council on the subject
would be n wanton violation of her natural
right by the Governments guilty of it. II
the colonial exigencies Of the British Pre-.
mier's policy impel him to assume this un.
enviable position of sacrificing justice and
principle on the altar of expediency, the
utmost lenity he can hope for at this stage
of the century is that the world will spare
him the expression of its contempt.
Apart from the adjudication of the seal
difficulty and the wisdom or unwisdom of
Lord SALISBURY in straininR after a sup
posed undue advantage for his side of the
controversy, it is not impossible that the
coming deliberations may pea in their
train consequences of far.reaching import.
One effect will be, 1t Is most probable, TO
add a new link to the chain of firm friend
ship which has subsisted between ourselves
and Russia during more than q century.
That magnificent empire has no projects
to subserve in opposition to our inter
ests. In giving us the opportunity to
purchase Alaska she rendered us pro-
portionately as great a service as did
france when we acquired Louisiana. On
our side we nav no sentiments toward
Russia save sincere good will and graft
tude. Japan, it is to be hoped, as a result
of the conference, will be convinced hat in
US she can ever find sympathy and support
In her Just efforts along all the lines of ma
tional progress.
Perhaps. after all, 1t Is we'll that Lord
SALISBURY should not lave a representa-
tive present when the United States, Rus
sia and Japan meet in council to discuss
the pelagic sealing. The absence of a
British diplomat will undoubtedly conduce
to larger freedom of debate, a wider latitude
Of action and q franker confidence In sug-
gestion than might otherwise obtain. All
tho parties in interest will assuredly be the
moro comfortable.
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AFFAIRS IN ALASKA.
Report or Cant. Tntuc or the Revenue cutter
bear on the sItnntinn TN the YmLon.

w .autSornS pc, !, ~, r....i, u,.,lo
wv il'-'np'' frnnciS i"''o
OF the revenue cutter Bear has made u report 10
tho Treasury Dep lrtmcnt Of ,hr oncratlons OF
,ho ,csscls 4, Aloslan - ~ - 40 "a
~ $50" W ',','n"" waters 'his Season Nv ="
Sept, III, NJ which date hc was Mt 81. Michael.
After nurratiny the movements o; the vessels,
he r,fcrrod IN Tho ,orli,iau r.rt.,i. ,,ost,
NC '"n"'',u" W "i''rH III h'"en"'
growing out OF the Nlondikrc excitement, and his
statements arc of interest,
at nrcscn, Tho soid "th,.o,. l., uou, sorcp
"Pi'' 20" '"''c"Tc III por'SoN'"
scn'going vessels ana six river steamers. Ono
steamer and one barge are in process of con.
,,u,,,tor ~, IN, bach A., - ,.a,
e'i",'''" y" '''" H"""' Ihrce huhul''
people arc cncampcu, awaiting the completion
Of these vessels. Seven vessels nrc vet expected
,o .rr,vo ,yith mpny n,sso,u,,. ,r...o 4. ,o
''"it,'' ~" - '"'''"p''s' ihcrc Is Nv
possible chance Tor these proplc to reach the
Inner Yukon this season, mud tbcy must either
,.,r,,. horo or NJ NM r,ir, ,,,il.' ha.,.,,h -,
M'nte' y "' VIZ, r''n' '"''"o .he h'ou.h VI
tho Yukon Rircr. Whilc there will be an abun-
dance of provisions. the trading companies
r,rinr ,hoir ,,oir dcro,s horo ,na',,a It'll,
having thc'r mann u'po'S mere trouble Is likely
to arise from those who have no provisions and
no means to purchase them. This. however. is
o.,,.u ,,,,,or Ia r;on, ~ ,ho .i,,.,L.. r.,
u ""'"n n'"'V't !" VI NV S't"ul'oh aooN"
Fort Yukon, on the \ nkon River. On the 18th
inst. the steamer hamilton returned from her
-
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SANTA CLAUS.
The Trouble Caused q Good Mother by n Blind
MinIster's Denial OF His Existence.


To THE EDITOR OF THE suS-Sir: Having
read In your reply to " Virginia" tho beautiful
explanation on the subject OF Santa Claus" l
felt that l must tell you how It has relieved my
mind. and how grateful l feel to you. for I doubt
II "Nirginia's - parents had the same cause for
grievance that l have had. While your motto,
If you see 1t in THE Sun. it's So" has always
been a favorite quotation of mine. it never oc-
CURED TO me to do as Virginia has done.
am the mother of four children. trying to
live the life Of a Christian OF the Methodist per.
suasion; the reason for my choice perhaps being
that in the beautiful village I'D in Pennsylvania
where / was raised there was only one meeting
house. and that happened to be of that faith. 1
have always tried to teach my children the
beauty of truthfulness. and am sure 1t has
been with pardonable pride that I have
told them that l never told a lie, no mat.
ter how unpleasant the truth might be; and
especially would l never deceive them. my
own dear little children; SO that when Christ
mas timc would come. with tho mystery sur
rounding Santa Claus. and while | could not
explain how 1t was nor attempt to answer all
the questions concerning him. yet / knew there
was a Santa Claus, and no was so good to me.
always bringing me his choicest blessings, health
and happiness, / felt justified in my convictions,
for. as you say. the most real things in the world
are those that neither children nor men can see.
But to come to the point. 1t has been the Gus.
tom of the children and myself TO spend our two
weeks vacation up home" among my people
In the country. A, year ago this summer we
bad made our usual annual trip, and the next
day after our arrival being the Sabbath, like ali
good people we took our children and went to
church. How well l remember what a beauti-
ful day and how happy l felt TO be ore moIo
with my own dear old friends. all OF whom
l love! and then We were to have "A now
preacher. or rather q supply" since the reSu.
ness. We all expected to hear a good ser.
mon. and In this we were not disappointed,
as no certainly did talk beautifully until he
came to his lastly. and then, oh, desr. Mr.. Edi.
tor. what do you think! This man OF God, who
was sent there TO preach His Word and tell us
the truth. what do you think he said I Why. he
told the parents how they had deceived their
children, and the children that they had been
deceived, that it was all a fabrication. that there
was no Santa Claus. Imagipe my dismay and
modification when my children at the first op-
portunity confronted me with this, that | had
deceived them and told them a lie. ! thought
then how much better had | stayed at home and
read my Bible or a copy OF THE Sun.
l hope some time before next Christmas Won
Will write again ON this subject so that I can
send 1t up there and have 1t read before their
literary society. and in this way we may be able
children. Mrs. q. c. JEFFERIs.
PHILADELPHIA Oct. 6.
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Cupid Ends u kentuchy Pend.

Said = Kentucky travelling salesman in speak.
ing Of Kentucky feuds and a marriage that had
been reported MS ending one n few years since:
saw marriage three weeks ago in a North
Carolina crossroads village that ended what /
understand has been II bloody fcud between two
old families. | was told bv n customer Of
ours that one man on each side had been
killed during the trouble which came up
over n division fence. But n truce was
patched up last spring, and since that
time the son of one of the feud leaders and tho
daughter of another have been 'a-keepin' COM
pany with each other This friendship ripened
into a love match. which eliminated in the
wedding. The participants in the feudal fights
that had lived to enjoy the mountain scenery
instance that which bloody midnight raids, as
sassinations, pitched battles. the slug-stored
shotgun. and the razor-eiged bowie knife have
failed to do
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The Atlas Company and tho Canal.


The grant Of Nicaragua to the Maritime
Canal Company, which our Government
now contemplates acquiring by purchase,
stipulates that the compan shall have the
right to construct and operate a railway
along the whole extent of the canal,
or any part of it. The value of his pro-
vision is obvious not only from the fact
that the railway might be of the greatest
use for transporting material and workmen
during the construction of n canal, but also
because such a line, il adversely owned,
might come into competition more or less
with the canal, especially when the com
pletion of the latter should rave increased
the settlements along it's banks. One of
the very first steps, 1t will be remembered,
taken by the ill.fated Panama Company,
under NJ. DE LEssEPs, was to acquire the
already existing railroad across the 18TH
mus, at a large cost.
1t will therefore be understood that when,
some time ago, our Government learned
that Nicaragua, Notwithstanding it's rela.
tions to the Canal Company, had granted to
Others certain rights of steam navigation
along the San Juan River, and Herewith
sundry tramway and railroad rights, it be-
came Immediately anxious to know the
exact facts. 1t appears that the British
corporation which has received this re.
cent concession is the Atlas Steamship
Company. and that it Is expressly declared
that the grant Is not to conflict with the
contracts which the Government has en-.
tered into in regard to the interoceanic
canal "along the Same line Still, the very
phrase just quoted suggests the possibility
of encroachments upon the Canal Company's
rights and privileges, while the wording of
the new contract is also suggestive.
The arrangement with the Atlas Com
pany is avowedly based on "the idea of
developing the steam navigation of Lake
Nicaragua and the River San Juan del
Norte, which each day becomes less naviga-
BILE, and to facilitate the communication to
the Atlantic, on which great interests de-
pend, with the expectation of developing
the commerce and agriculture" of tho coun-
try. This project, however, should be 80
guarded as not to cut into the province of
the canal, which is to cost perhaps from
800, 100000 to $3.50, 900, 900. The new
company is to maintain a regular line of
steaners between Grenada, on the northern
part of Lake Nicaragua, and Greytown.
And, in addition, the contract gives the
Atlas Company the exclusive right of steam
navigation in the Silico Lagoon for thirty
years, and a right of constructing tram
ways and railroads sat the best places to
avoid the obstacles in the River San Juan. y
Apart from other objections to the con-
tract, the question arises whether the
clause just quoted might not conflict with
the contract with the Maritime Canal Com.
pany, even though in the latter Nicaragua
only agreed "to abstain from granting a
concession to q railroad, such as might
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SHALL CYCLES BE TAXED?
Connecticut Assessors In Doubt Whether TO
list Them Among the Vehicles.

STANFORD, Conn, Oct ll.-Tho new Board
of Assessors in Connecticut are organizing TO
make out the lists OF property liable to taxation,
and the members are giving the proposal to tax
bicycles u good deal of thought. Under the
taxation laws OF the state every vehicle valued
at more than $"5 must be taxed. but bicycles
have never paid taxes. Last year several OF the
leading LAWYERS OF tho State who ride bicycles
voluntarily included their bicycles in their lists,
but, the assessors struck the wheels of.
The wheelmen now are clamorous for better
roads, ana thousands OF dollars have been spent
on the highways boca SO Of their importantly.
There seems TO be n desire on the part OF many
that a special tax of 81 on each wheel shall be
laid; tho revenue to he spent In improving tho
roads, This plan would result In bringing in
upward Of 100000, which. il spent on the
country roads, would make a vast Improvement
In a few years. The whcelmen as u body, how.
ever, are opposed to the tax.
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Foreign Notes or Real Interest.

Eating wax candles has killed a Worcester. Eng.
land, young woman. She ate them in order to i'm
prove her complexion.
Duiw,ch. now . populous district OF London. still
has . tollgate across one OF Its main streets at which
tolls are collected regularly.
Sir Henry Lushiugton. the oldest baronet in Eng
land. died recently ut the age OF Us years. His son
who succeeds him 10 II years OF age.
Mr.. c. p. Sims, the dramatist, is the author OF Q
hair rostorer which he has tried on himself. Is he as
ser,s. with success. and is forming a company TO make
It known.
An English vandal. caught cutting on gold tassels
from the curtains Of the late King LudwiG's palace
on the Chicmsce in Bavaria. has been sent to jail for
q fortnight for larceny.
A requiem mass in an Anglican church at Noting
ham was interrupted by visitors to the recent Church
Congress held in the town. who protested against II
repeatedly as being contrary to the Book OF Common
Prayer.
NJ. Antoine has decided to he his own manager aud
has therefore hired the Menus Plaisirs Theatre for the
coming season. He Will selec; his plays ON the prin,
ciples Of the cid Theatre Llbrc. but win give perform.
ances every evening instead OF occasionally.
One hundred miles of tho Uganda Railroad have
been completed and will be thrown open To traric st
once. There remain 800 miles to he constructed be-
fore the Victoria Nyanza is reached. The last forty
miles were laid down in a little over two month";.
South Africa's Dutch Reformed Church proposes -
eIcommunicate total abstalncrs. Tho synod has do
clared that IN 'mbers VINO unite themselves with
tretotal aocieties become unfaithfu! 10 their member
ship, and II they will not give heed "ftcr many warn
ings must he cut OFT from memberships tho Church,
English Jails seem 10 I've no safer thar Sheriff Tam
sens. Burglars broke into Hollow ay Prison recently.
ate up the remains Of the Cove ruOrs supper, emptied
hts larder. drank his L'cr, lcNYin; the tap running.
and carried on such ot his hpusohul / effects a. they
cared for. The burglary WINS moi discovered IN the
women servants arose IN the moruing. THO polios
have no clue TO tho burglars.
Pictrt. the lumber who was Injured In saving ufs
at the Charity Bazaar fire In PARIS and who received
gold medal for his bravery from the Government. was
recently married IN great style. H. hal ordered a
ninth.rlass mass Tor The ceremony, lut ia, p ash au.
rating the thurch AM providing Eu ir. Many Of IN,
relatives OF The persons burned attend d.
Anonymous is AT last to have his statue. II will
he set up In Hungary AZ the exp RISE ~ Emperor
erected To hungarian wurttirs. III. ,articuIar
Anonymous IL the unknown notary OF Rius Beta,
who wrote the - Chronicle Of IluIrAry So The r..
semblanCe VIII h" As accurate In nj. CAS-. pr pa'lv,
as In that OF most Of the r,si ~ the dozen named,
though two OF the statues viii br ~ Hgnyn Il Jhuu,,
the national hero. who puryrd Hungary Of the Turks
In the fifteenth century. ana OF Bcthl@n Gab6r, the
Protestant prince who fought against the lIADsUurgs
/ h the Thirty Years war.
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For Sensible Mon.

Nothing is moro obvious than that the
Republicans can elect Gen. TRACY. With
the opposition split up by GEORGE. VAN
WICK, Low, and GLEASON, victory is as
surcd to them II they hold together; and
loud as is the noise made by the conspir-
ators who are working in all nasty ways to
divide and destroy their party. they will
hold together.
The full Republican vote will elect Gen.
TRACY beyond M reasonable doubt, and
1t is the knowledge of that fact which 10
stimulating every enemy of the Republican
party and every friend of HENRY GEORGE
and Organism to insidious efforts to do
stroy its unity.
The election of Gen. TRACY is assured II
he gets no more than the usual percentage
of votes which, as many past elections have
demonstrated, can always be relied upon as
Republican. SETH Low is working night
and day to reduce that sure percentage by
drawing off Republican votes to himself,
but the party is now fully warned of his
hostile purpose. His candidacy is solely
against the Republican party and in the
interest of its enemies, with whom he
and his agents have made an offensive and
ucleIoINc dlllhuCc. IL 10 al dllldnCe against
the Republican party, made because the
division of that party's foes makes inevi-
table it's victory unless it Is divided.
These are palpable facts recognized by
every experienced observer of the political
situation. They will be demonstrated to
every intelligence before the I'd of Novem.
Der. Both Republicans and Democrats will
see that the only chance of beating Bry-
anism depends on the election of Gen.
TRACY, and that his election can be made
certain through support of the Republican
ticket.
With that result assured, the anxiety
now depressing the business community
would be d~issipated forthwith confidence
and buoyancy would come to every market.
That, too, is ~indisputable. Every intelli.
gent man of business knows 1t, whatever
be his political affiliations. 1t would sweep
away every cloud, and the prosperous move.
ment of the markets would 20 on with a
new pound.
Moreover, the superiority of Gen. TRACY
to each and all of the candidates opposed
to him is acknowledged by everybody. He
Is the ablest man ever nominated for Mayor
of New York, and his long and distin,
guished record of public service creates
confidence in him throughout the com
munity. He is the only candidate whose
canvass is honest and straightforward
without deals, and squarely ON principle.
Leaving politics out of consideration
altogether. If a great private corporation
was called upon to elect a President or ad
ministrator which man would it choose
HENRY GEORGE, n scatter-brained socia.
theorist VAN WICK, an easy-going vo
luptuary; SETH Low, a college President
who has introduced vicious socialist,
teachings into his college, or Gen. TRACY
. solid and conservative man OF great lega
and demonstrated administrative ability
The question answers itself.
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TO STUDY AGRICULTURAL EG Es.
Tho Recent President or the Kansas AEricui-
tnraI College 10 Extend Our knowledge.


ALBANY. Oct. 1l.-Dr. George 4. Fnirchild,
lately forced out Of tho Presidency of the Kan
sas Agricultural College so that this educational
institution might be made to breed Populists ut
state expense, Is coming East, and expects to
spend the year in studying the present cduca-
tional methods OF our important universities
and colleges in order 10 determine more accu.
ratcly tho function of tho agricultural college
and it's right articulation with other kinds OF
educational institutions. His judgments as to
tho methods OF education best adapted to the
ends which tho agricultural college ought TO
attain will be carefully written out, and may
assist in preventing tho repetition. in other
states, OF tho success which has accompanied
the Populist schome for propaganda in Kansas.
This special study, together with his expert
ence. ought to enable DIR. Fnirchild to make u
valuable contribution TO our discussion of odu-
catiOngl methods.
After the completion of this study of our uni
y~ersities and colleges, DIR. Fairchild will no
doubt enter again the ranks of our college Pres
idents.
Prot. Francis II. White, who would not remain
TO play a part in the propaganda inGugurnted
at the X. =. A. c., has entered tho grad uatc de-
partner OF Harvard University and hccn APP
pointed assistant In political and constitutions
history of tho United states.
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President and Gar Honor the Mikado.

When Japan takes her seat In the forth
coming seal conference at Washington it
will be the most significant acknowledge
ment the two greatest nations of the Amer
lean and European continents could for
mally make of her position, character, and
Influence among the powers of the world.
Lord S~ALIsBURY's maladroit action in de-
Olining to participate in the proceedings
makes the event all the more significant from
a historical, as well as In a diplomatic
point OF view; for it has given the United
States and Russia an opportunity, keenly
coveted, itmay he, of ~signally compliment
ing and honoring, at the expense of Great
Britain, this rapidly developing and mar,
v~ellously progressive young power of the
Pacific. This il the plain Interpretation TO
be placed on the decision of the two Gov.
srpmentS to discuss the question without