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STIRRED Up THE Ex-COyFEDERArEs.
bishop Maiiaiieu Called tho stars and Bars an
"AbominabIe and Infamous Rag

BALTIMORE, March s.-The vigorous utter
ances OF Bishop Mallalieu OF Buffalo, presiding
officer OF the Baltimore Methodist Conference, in
his sermon at the Eutaw Street Church yester-
day. are attracting great deal OF attention.
The church was thronged, many persons stand
ing in the aisles. More than a score OF ministers
occupied chairs in the chancel. The Bishop
preached on the subject, THE Foundation OF
Faith In the course OF his remarks, when re-
ferring 10 the power Of Christianity he said that
II was not Wendell Phillips, Garrison. Lincoln.
nor the Republican party who rid the country OF
slavery, NOR the millions OF heroic men, the
bravest who ever fought, who gave up their
lives fighting against the disgraoeful. abom.
inable and Infamous rag that fioated over the
Confederacy.'
None OF these forces, he asserted, had wiped
away slavery, but 1t was the appeals that went
up to God from the bondsmen and bondswomen
The wrathful Indignation OF many adherents
OF the Lost Cause" is heard in all directions,
and some OF the uttersnces would indicate that
the reverend gentleman would do well to keep
out OF the way OF those who fought for the
southern Confederacy.
The Conference put itself on record on the arbi.
tration question to-day. The subject was first
mentioned in the missionary sermon, and after
ward resolutions were introduced and passed
proval OF uttcrances fayoring the arbitration
treaty with hearty Methodist amens and
even the rather unusual Clapping OF hands in the
course Of a sermon. The resolutions are:
~ htreds, treaty proyidin. for the arbitra-
uon OF international differences between Great
Britain and the United states is now pending In
the Senate OF the United States; and
~ hereds Said treaty has received the ap-
proval OF President Mckinley in his inaugural
address. and also Of ex President Cleveland; and
Uhersas. We believe the ratification OF such
treaty VIII greatly promote the interests OF
be II
% ;" Resoirsd, That we heartily indorse the prinei-
pie OF arbitration and request the honorable
senate TO adopt the treaty now pending in that
lish court OF arbitration for the settlement OF
named.
"Rssolred. That a copy Of this action be sent to
the President OF the Senate with the request
that the same be laid before the Senate, and also
to President Mckinley"
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Tho Arbitration Treaty.

It has been pointed out that, inasmuch as
the Senate, In the last Congress, did not
act conclusively upon the amendments to
the Olney Pauncefote arbitration treaty
proposed by It's committee, that agreement
now resumes its original form. Hence some
people are clamoring for its ratification In
that form.
The reason thus brought forward is
trivial. The grounds that led the Foreign
Relations Committee to propose the amend
ments, after long and careful study, are
precisely the same to-day as they were a
week and a month ago. The liberty Of ac-
tion on the treaty Is precisely the same now
as 1t was then. 1t must follow, as a matter
Of course, that there Is not the slightest
reason now for expecting or even asking the
ratification of the treaty with It's original
gross defects, that made 1t so dangerous to
American interests.
On the contrary, the likelihood that the
proposed improvements will be made seems
greater now than In the days OF CLEvE-
LAND. There have been no changes In the
Foreign Relations Committee that will
reverse the policy of amending the treaty,
or any in the Senate that can successfully
oppose this policy.
Finally, while CLEVELAND and OLNEY
not only opposed amending the latters
treaty, but might conceivably have refused
even to present it to England for ratifca-
tion in its amended form, or at least might
have presented 1t with comments that in
vited Englands rejection Of 1t, there Is no
such danger now. Secretary SHERMAN was
Chairman Of the committee that made these
man who does not fancy that he has a
monopoly Of political wisdom, or that the
combined opinions of the Senate should be
set aside wherever they do not agree with
his own. We know of no reason for doubt
ing that he desires to have the treaty 40
amended as to avoid the dangers of It's
original form.
Some Of the same people who were anx.
ious that we should back down before Eng.
land on the Venezuelan boundary question,
and allow her to have her own way, have
now revived from their discontinue in that
affair and are persisting that no i'm.
provement shall be made in this arbi.
tration treaty. The country has not so
soon forgotten what shameful aban.
donment Of the Monroe doctrine and of
American interests those people would
have led us into. The treaty, II ratified
at all, must be a treaty that we want and
will profit by, and not merely one that
England wants, and that may turn out to
our serious disadvantage
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1t must be saddening to every admirer of

1t must be saddening to every admirer Of
that especially thoughtful product OF advanced
Populistic thought, the Texas law against trusts.
to find the Galveston Ners saying that that
law has about it evidences Of moral perversity
and mental inhrmity that actually tend to dis
credit the people OF the State. 1t is nothing
better -thnna rudely contrivcd campaign doc
ument. 1t is not law This is much too severe
language. or course the Texas act against
trusts is not law. 1t is only law, mere brute
statute, like every other law against trusts. But
how much more amusing It is than the rest
Of such statutes! Its kindness in excepting
from It's harmless provisions farmer trusts and
labor trusts endears 1t TO every man who loves
to look upon tho many-colored bubbles OF the
day and to recreate himself by gazing upon the
face OF folly. II the Texas statute in question
has about It evidences Of moral perversity and
mental inirmity. 1t is the classic and paragon
OF trust legislation; and its makers should be
entitled to exhibit themselves. at their own ex-
pcnse. for the rest of their lives.
The sun., 1897-03-09

To THE EDITOR OF The sus-Sir' In your paper OF
yesterday was reference to the burning OF weyler
in efigy here in Pelham March I, which attributed
the insgaton OF Il to "local representatives OF the
Cuban League" Allow me to contradict that state.
ment, Being myself tho only representative" of
that patriotic organization up here am able TO do
So Tho demonstration was planned and carried ont
by my lOyearold nephew. who an ardent sym.
pathiEer with tho Cuban cause and some Of his
schoolmates ! am very soTy for the publicity II
has attained. particniary Tor the mention OF the
performance In question than had weyler himself
agree with your editorial to-day that such
are relic OF barbarian when resorted TO by grown
people but TO children It doubtless assumes reality
We can hardly appreciate.
trust you win be kind enough TO accord space in
your columns TO this PLANTATION for al
Injustice done the Cuban League
PELHAM, March O. SUSAN MoRsE Penny
The sun., 1897-03-09
The Greek Situation.

The reply Of Greece to the identical note
Of the powers will help to clear the situa-
tion. 1t throws ON them the responsibility
OF the next move, and as they are not yet in
accord except to threaten, we may have some
time to wait yet before we know the issue.
Elections are pending in Austria and may
soon have to take place In Germany II the
Rcichstag throws out the Emperors de-
mand for large grants for naval purposes.
The Italian Government likewise may be
compelled to hurry an appeal to the people;
all OF which tells in favor Of procrastination
on the part OF those not wishing to hurry
action. II the prospect is for war, general or
localized, the Greek Government is probably
we'll enough informed on the subject, and
will be willing to gain little moro time to
complete it's preparations.
The Turkish army looks moro formidable
on paper than 1t Ia In reality; sixty bat.
talions and so many batteries and squad.
rons Of cavalry sound very we'll In descrlp.
tion, but 1t Is doubtful IL any one of the
battalions musters over six hundred men,
and few can show even AS many as that.
The material of the artillery may be good
as well as the gunners, but the region in
which hostilities would begin is not favor.
able to the movement OF artillery other
than mountain batteries. or of cavalry,
the latter being the Turks weak point.
The report that a considerable Greek force
is to assemble at Trikkala in northwest
Thessaly, indicates an intention TO block
the Turkish communications between
Macedonia and Epirus by the Metzovo
Pass, which could be effected by the
mountain levies supported by Greek
regulars. Cut off from the main army In
Macedonia the Turkish forces In the west
would be In \ perilous position, for the
The sun., 1897-03-09
At meeting in South Chicago the other

At meeting In South Chicago the other
night OF the opponents OF the department stores.
some one thousand persons were present, n fact
which seems to indicate that South Chicago has
not yet been raised to the proper temperature In
regard to this momentous subject, In the course
OF the evenings entertainment, which was
given under the direction OF the South Chi
cago Business Mems and Property Owners
Association and included an address on Agita-
ton, Education, and Legislation" the associa-
tion's rhymed motto, "it was announced that
South Chicago business men had contracted for
three fatboats, with capacity OF 500 tons
each. tn DO used In tho transportation OF
merchandise on the Calumet River to and
from Hammond. Ind" Now hero is an
other cause for agitation, education, and leg
islation. The evils OF fatboats must be appar-
ent to those South Chicago business men who
have no desire to use hatboat privileges. and to
steamboat men, and schooner men, and SO on.
Ought not hatboats to DO boycottedi Ought not
tho owners OF fatboats TO be made to pay
special and heavy tax This Is time very full
OF problems, and there are moro things than do.
partment stores to bo regulated by the wild
economic regulators.
The sun., 1897-03-09

reporter chooses 10 putit "brcke loose after the
passage Of resolution to raise the qualifications
for admission TO tho bar. Mr.. THOMAS, who
is guilty of being lawyer. shouted Louder !"
Mr.. BLANKENsHIP is a farmer. who thinks Ill Of
lawyers. There is lawyer yelling louder,
said Farmer BLASKENsuIP. most politely, who
don't know enough to practise after he gets TO
the bar" Several members Of the objectionable
profession began to jeer the Morgan baritone,
who promptly baritoned as follows:
"h the farmers and business will just be still
. minute and give mo chance 10 answer these
jsckleg lawyers, will give them all they want"
Here lawyer facetiously handed bouquet
to tho bucolc baritone. who hurled all his voice
into the remark, II this resolution brings out
a crop Of lawyers like there is in this House,
GoD help itl' wcaried with these intellectual
struggles, the House adjourned and proceeded
to amuse itself. A big pile Of Governors mes
sages had been brought In. and the members
began to throw them at each other. One OF the
missiles struck a paralytic member on the head
and knocked him over. Members crowded
around him and held him up in chair. 60
closed another day of mental wrestling and
rela xation,
The sun., 1897-03-09

Thursday morning the Rev. Mr.. GrvENs,
the chaplain OF the Missouri Senate, began his
prayer with these words:
20 LoRD. we ask thy blessings upon GROVER CLxvE-
LAND who this day retires from the Chief Mastracy
Of this nation. Keep him q clean man. o COP; aud
when he dies take him unto Thysef In heaven. And
may the people OF this country be wiser In their see
tion OF Chief Executive. COP Almighty be with the
new President, and may he bring with him that
bountiful era OF prosperity which has been promised
In the afternoon Senator Mort pointed out the
essential superhuity Of tho worthy Chaplain's
petition. Il believe" said Mr.. MoTr. :" In the
efficacy OF applications but think the LORD
has already supplied a better Chief Execu-
tive in the person OF WILLIAM McKIs-
LEY" whereupon Senator MORTON criticised
tho Chaplain for indulging in n plainly
partisan appeal" The good Chaplain was
correct in opinion. however unnecessary in e1-
preston. II seems to have become the fashion
among some Of the chaplains OF Legislatures to
make their prayer sort Of preliminary order OF
the day, to give 1t timeliness. as II II were the
news in a morning paper. 1t is fashion never
to be commended; but In Mr. GIvESs's prayer
he spoke sincere gratitude that may go some
way toward excusing him.
The sun., 1897-03-09

The enlightened and unselflsh states.
manship which sheds glory over the present
Legislature of Kansas illuminates also the
heroic form Of the Hon. GEORGE WASHINGTON
HANNA, member Of the Senate OF that State.
lie was the author Of dairy law regulating the
sale Of pure milk. butter and cheese. He was
also tho author Of an anti-oleomargarine bill,
which, singularly enough, failed to pass. He is
also 1.-The proprietor Of numerous creamcrics. +"
He has issued an advertising circular in which
he combines business with statesmanship, and
utters this inspiring prophecy:
1--WE wers knocked out by the friends Of counter.
felt butter In the House OF Representatives never
theless have secured victory and shall continue
to redeem Kansas through the old cow and tho
creamery"
When tho Kansas friends OF tho old COW and
the creamery get tho kind OF State-regulated
butter they want, the image and superscription
OF tho Hon. GEORGE wAsHISGToN HANNA
should be stamped on every pat.
The sun., 1897-03-09

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The sun., 1897-03-09

The salient merit Of many Of the bills
proposed and laws passed by Legislatures In
which Populistic ideas rule, Is their unswerving
application OF the great principle Of special
privileges TO none Here is the Missouri House
OF Representatives. for example. passing "the
Commission Mems bill" TO reduce tho express
charges on live stock and poultry. A very
pleasant sort Of bill for the commission men in
the live stock line and the poultry line. Have
the grocery men and the hay and feed men and
the dry goods men. and on. been accom-
modatcd already with reduced express charges
II not. no doubt the Legislature will be
anxious to oblise them. In properly conducted
State, where Populism prevails in all its simple
beauty. the corporations must bo made to pay
for everything; and anybody who wants special
exemptions and privileges at their expense can
get the same by taking the trouble to ask the
Legislature. Sweet equality. whereby almost
everybody is able to benefit himself. and only the
rich and the corporations are obliged to foot the
bills
The sun., 1897-03-09
The overpraise of Arbitration.

Mr.. FREDERIC II. CoUDERT remarks, in
the NeV York Times of Saturday, that the
arbitration treaty between the United
States and Great Britain Is 1.-THE greatest
peace triumph of the age" This language
reflects a common, sentimental tendency to
regard arbitration as panacea for interna-
tional troubles, and an infallible recipe
for peace. 1t is nothing of the kind; and
Mr.. CoUDERT and many other we'll ll-meaning
citizens who talk about II In the same soar.
Ing way are either the victims OF rhetoric
or Of incomplete and disconnected ratioci.
nation. When one nation deems its honor
or its interests injured by the course of an
other nation, and that other refuses sat
isfaction, the arbitration treaty between
those nations will be destroyed at once in
the flame of patriotic anger that will
straightway arise in the country which
conceives itself to be injured and that
flame will speedily communicate itself to
the other country. Much depends, it is
true, upon the condition of public feeling
at the time the difficulty begins; and at any
time there are liable to be conditions of
public feeling when an international COM
plication, trivial in itself, will disengage
passions which have long been restrained,
and will make war inevitable.
Now, arbitration is as likely as not, and
possibly more likely than not, to increase
the irritation between nations which bring
their affairs into its court. One party must
lose and remain dissatisfied, nursing "a
grievance and cultivating no improved
temper with regard to the winner. Any
ratched-up and good decision,
which aims to satisfy both parties by com
promising demands or rights which either
The sun., 1897-03-09
The Foreign Committee Chairman.

The Office of Chairman of the Senate Com
mittee on Foreign Relations having been va
Gated by Secretary JOHN SHERMAN, the SEN
ate last week, by resolution, made CUsHMAN
X. DAVIS the acting Chairman. The Min
nesota Senator Is a man of brains and Of
patriotism. He is thoroughgoing Ameri-
can, lingo, as was shown three years ago
by his speech on the antics Of CLEVELAND
and BLoUNr in Hawaii:
Mr.. Presidens this tho nrst time in nearly thirty
years that the American nag has been lowered by an
American hand under circumstances which havo
brought feeling Of dishonor and shame to an Amor
heart II Is the last time in many years. predict
disappeared from the Hawaiian sky. that ensign viii
IN due time though lowered In dishonor. eventually
he raised In power . want TO sec my country
well defended. and her hold upon the enormous com
merce OF the future in the Pacific Ocean assured"
Mr.. DAVIS has not been q specially fro
quept speaker in the Senate, but whenever
great international question has come up
for debate, his voice and vote have always
been safe for the American side.
The same intelligent patriotism that So
cured his devotion to the Monroe doctrine
in it's fullest development, and to the mani
fest destiny of these United States, led him
to take prominent part in denouncing the
anarchistic, un.American riots of 1894,
with their assaults on the stability OF our
Government and the rights Of our citizens.
The sun., 1897-03-09
The philosophio student of Legislature.

The philosophic student of Legislatures
notes with satisfaction that those bodies have
this year vigor. spirit, warike disposition. and
often sense OF humor such as few previous
patches OF Wholesale and retail law manu-
facturers have shown. Even In Indiana, tho
home OF as many authors as any other State
In tho Union and full OF tho softening influence
Of the arts. the Legislature Is not without
men OF passion and force. In the Indiana
House last week Mr.. BLANKKNsHIP. musical
ly notated as "the baritone member from
Morgan" leaped TO his feet, or, a. an unfriendly
The sun., 1897-03-09

1t Is difficult but none the less CRATE
full task to salute with reverence each new son
Of fame as ho looms above tho horizon, his sub
lime head garlanded with stars. The most re-
cent, and far from tho least lustrous, OF these
bright appearances is the Hon. souIScu CURD
OF Kentucky. His radiance streams afar.
Where is HKz LUNo now, tho once admired, bo-
loved. and famous HEz LuSoi Within what
grottoes Of the dusk does the bright head Of
PorrsEr GRUBBs lie hiddenI The Hon. SoUINcH
CuRD flames over Kentucky like a supreme star
The sun., 1897-03-09

From Harpsr's Round Table.

From Harpsr's Round Table
"when yon stepped on ttAt SentiemAn's foot
Tommie. hope you ApolosiIedr"
"oh, yes; indeed did," said Tommie, and he
gave me ten cents for being such . good boy
"pid hef And what did you do thenr
stepped on the other and apoogised again, but Il
didn't work.
The sun., 1897-03-09

Local NEws.-Ths City and Suburban News Burssu
Of the UuIxD Pnsss and NEW Yonx ASSOCIATED
PnEss Ia at FL TO 20 Ann street. All information
and documents for public use instantly dissent
mated 70 the pre- Of the whole country.
The sun., 1897-03-09

u our friends scho Jacor ~s sctfh -a~~scrtpts JoV
publication .rtsh TO hats rejected o~ftcies rsf~nsd
they must IN all ssrd sfa~ps for that purpose
The sun., 1897-03-09
Nor. Case. or sh.a.u pho,o.r.,s..

in THE SUI OF the so far unaccounted for picture
showing objects appearing through the utines
OF other objects, taken by me. has brought to
me many interesting letters. OF this number I
confident tho following viii be OF general public
interest. A. p COLE.
BROOKLYN MArchs.
A. p. Cole. E.Q.
DEAR SIR: notice account OF q strange expert.
have had in photography. have had similar
experiences Some ten years ago. at Mt Desert was
called many times to make groups at the hotel
where was stopping. on the occasion In question
made snap shot Of group numbering some forty
people. also including beach horse. and three
persons in the wagon. This entire group was posed
in front Of the hotel piazza which SIX feet
high and nlled in with nne lattice work. painted
bun color on developing the plate the lattice work
was distinctly visible through the wagon the body Of
the horse. and boy who was holding the horses
head. No explanation which satisfactory TO my.
self given. Since tho advent OF the rays
have formed theory that invisible fore similar
to the ray may be at work without the inter.
vention Of apparatus. am more convinced OF this
from the fact that somo nve yeap ago q man, who
claimed spirits his aid. sat for friend OF
gallery under the stringent conditions and
while seated in ordinary wooden kitchen chair
had negative made. which, when dev. ioped. showed
the rounds rungs" OF tho chair distinctly through
his body. No trickery possible. as the plates
purchased OF myself loaded in the holders and
exposed and developed In the presence OF three wit
nesses all skeptics and experienced photographer
have written you AZ this length l feel that our
experiences but the forerunners OF the discovery
of new force Not new force but rather of
the many natural forces which have always existed
hut have never been understood Unfortunately,
have lost sight OF my freak" negative in the years
that are past. hut made mention OF IL in the photo
magazines at the time OF making. y. W. srARBIRD.
SO BRoMYIKLD STREET. Boston March 3.
Tho interesting point OF Mr.. Starbird's case Is
that his negative was snap shot, or instanta-
neous. All the negatives OF tho sort described
could be explained II the platos were slow, but
with fast plates It is another matter.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-09-16
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