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To THE EDITOR OF THE suN-Sfr: In an editorial
article this morning you say; "It would doubtless be
good thing for the members Of the fraternity who
are thoroughly capable and experienced II every
stenographic applicant were obigei before taking
position to pass satisfactory examination before
board OF shorthand Iperts."
by "obliged" suppose you mean obliged by law.
This would no doubt be good Thing for those mem.
bers the fraternity to whom you refer Just It Ia
for the benet OF the best physicians dentists chi.
ropodsts horseshoers and BARRIERS u have these
cupatiOns restricted by laws requiring examinations
and licenses. assuming such examinations 10 be
always impartial But Is this sufficient req.
why an incompetent stenograDher should be pro,
hibited from working for private concern that II
willing TO employ HIM Every employer Is able TO
protect himself against Incompetent htenoGrRphers
by making practical tests OF ability. am not AN
pert pher. and probably could not pass snch
an examination as you speak OF, but write my let.
tiers correctly and my employer Is entirely satisfied
with my work.
THE SuS has frequently deplorei the present ten.
dency to increase the number OF occupations whereof
the practice Is to he restricted 10y laws requiring
amlnatOns and licenses II strnosraphy ia 10 be a
subject for regulation, bookEeepinS and other cler,
cal pursuits might well follow. II all occupations
shall eventually 10 restricted the majority OF people
will he unable to n living. CLERK.
NEW YORK Dec. 81.
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Intefnnl Hsvenue Cslieeters

WASHINGTON, Doc o-Tho canvass for tho
appointment Of informal Revenue Collector for
tho district Of Connecticut and Rhode Islan0
has developed an interesting contest between
tho Congress delegations from the two States.
For twelve years tho appointment has gone 10
tho Connecticut end OF the district by the niu-
tual consent of the Representatives and Senators,
Rhode Island being satisfied with tho appoint
mcnt OF one Of the two National Bank Commits.
sioners for tho district Senator Hawloy of
Connecticut Is n candidate to succeed himself
In 1890, and tho Connecticut Congressman con-
sentod to- allow him to name tho Collector, In
order to strengthen his own canvass for ro-eleo-
tion. Within few weeks the contest among
Connecticut candidates for tho place has boz
come lively. John J. Hutchinson and State
mon and old political rivals have been especially
active. State Senator Mix ,qf New hayen
county and sSr oT tho OF
former Mayor D. l.. Briggs OF Middletown has
bcen mentioned.
candidate from this field when senator Aldrioh
OF Rhode Island interfercd. Mr.. Aldrich vie-
tied tho Internal Revenue Bureau at the Tresis
cut and Rhode Island district divided. This
would enable him to recommend Rhode islan9
| ing in securing n division OF tho present die.
trict, Senator Adrich says that ho will insist isis,
| withstnnding Senator Hawlcy's plans. Some
members OF the Connecticut delegation In Con.
gress declare that the Rhode Island senstors n.
! OF John J. Hutchinson of Connecticut, who 10 .
personal and political friend of ex.Gov. Morgan
,nt senator Aldrich denies this. Color 10 lent 70
the story, however. by the fact that the tTSS
Senators had SERIOUS falling out IN tsfin ~
last summer. The officials Of tho Internal Rev.
enuo Bureau are opposed to the division Of n. tns
district, the policy Of the department peing an
| posed rather toward consolidation.
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Is Not This War?

A favorite resource of Spanish diplomacy
is to deny all the reports from Cuba con.
cerning the strength of the patriot army.
The latest accounts of the fierce fighting
In Pinar del Rio province prove the alb.
surdity of such dcnials. The official Span.
ish accounts of those pitched battles speak
of "bayonet charges" artillery firing"
and "heroic deaths at the front ranks of
Spanish officers" Nothing like this is
likely to happen in the contest against "a
few roaming bands of outlaws" to use
another favorte Spanish phrase regarding
the Cuban patriots.
Now comes Ey COrreo of Madrid. IN en-
thusiastic newspaper supporter of the Lib.
eral Cabinet. with a report from no less i'm.
portant a parsonage than Gen. BERNAL.
whose cavalry forces. In connection with
those of Gen. HERNANDEZ DE VELAZco,
fought the last battle in Plnar del Rio
against the patriot Gen. DUoAsI.
"The insurgents" according to Gen.
BERNAL, "are strongly fortified on the
hills of Plnar del Rio. They have large
supply of provisions, tilling the ground In
farms within their military lines. They
have also plenty of arms and ammunition.
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Our Coast Patrol.

II Spain has had any hope of making IN
Alabama case for damages out of the escape
of a few unlawful expeditions from our
shores to Cuba, it ought to be dispelled by
Secretary CAGES report.
Only half dozen small vessels, he says,
have successfully landed such expeditions,
although there were 1885 American ves-
sells " of description and locality available
for filibustering purposes and fewer than
fifty have had any share in such expedi-
tions, although the rewards offered for sue
cess were so high and the distance to be run
was so small.
That these expeditions were so few is due
very largely to the vigor and vigilance of
our Government. For out of sixty alleged
expeditions, counting both the rare sue
cesses and the numerous failures, Spain
has broken up only four, while our revenue
| cutters have captured seven vessels and 115
men, broken up two expeditions. and held
thirteen suspected vessels under watch
In the last thirty months we have had eight
revenue cutters. with aggregate crews of
317 men. cruising an aggregate of 75,76S
miles, occupying what would be 30 months
for a single vessel patrolling the coast pri-
| marily for the execution of our neutrality
laws and practically in Spains interests.
Secretary GAGE puts the case in nut
shell when he declares that, II the Span.
ish patrol of 2,2OO miles of Cuban coast
had frustrated e-half the number of ex-
petitions which were frustrated by the
United States authorities along a coast
line of 5,74O miles, not one man or one
cartridge would have been illicitly landed
in Cuba from the United States" And yet
Spain complains that we have not done
| enough.
1t must be observed that Secretary GAGE
is reporting only on the work of the rev.
enuc cutters, belonging to the Treasury De-
partment. But the Navy Department has
been cooperating all along with its war
vessels, still larger and relatively costller
to maintain. At the present time for ex.
ample, the cruisers Detroit and Montgom.
cry and the gunboat Vesuvius are engaged
In this patrol work.
The heavy cost at which these vessels
have been maintained during the last two
and half years is obvious The due dill
gence which Is all that International law
requires Of us has been exercised.
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without improving them. from the EneIiph
point Of Wow. and the opposition In Natal
will be driven TO the other extreme.
One writer describes the overthrow Of the
Escombe Government as due to temporary
ebullition Of loyalty to the imperial idea,
destined to be Of short duration, and expects
the speedy return to Office of Sir Harry
EscoMBE and his party. His retirement
was generally looked on as misfortune for
South Africa.
In the meantime the Transvaal ia under
the necessity OF watching its southeastern
frontier with the same vigilance that It has
given to It's western boundary, along which
the British authorities have been estab.
fishing military posts; and Mr.. CECIL
RHODES and DR.. JAMESON are at contiguous
points engaged in the peaceful occupation
Of stocking their farms with imported cat.
tie and machinery.
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The Greater New York Day.

1t Is obvious as q correspondent Of THE
Sun said yesterday, that Mayor STRoNG's
plan for distinguishing the day when the
Greater New York comes into being, is
rather to conduct funeral services over the
old New York, which will then pass away,
than to celebrate the advent of the con-
solidated and enlarged New York. Accord
ingly, his selection of the most doleful of
the opponents of the consolidation as the
chief mourners at the last sad rites befits
the character Of the lugubrious ceremonies
with which he would mark the occasion.
That such method Of distinguishing the
day will appeal to the sympathies of most
Of the citizens, chiefly Mugwumps, whom
Mayor STRONG has called on to advise with
him as to the details of the funeral, is en-
tirely probable. They would be glad to
usher in the new city with mufiled drums,
expressive of the gloomy forecasts of Its
future which they have recorded so often.
So far as the rest Of the people of the
Greater New York are concerned, however,
such funeral ceremonies will be wholly
impertincnt. Instead Of putting on mourn.
ing, they will celebrate the birth Of the
second of the capitals of the world with
hope and rejoicing. They will look ahead
with pride and confidence and not back.
ward with tears and means because the
New York that had been has passed away
and WILLIAM L. STRONG, the last Of its
Mayors, vainly tried to defeat It's develop
ment into the Greater New York. The past
will be in their thoughts, but the future
and its promise only.
We are glad, therefore, to be assured by
our correspondent that arrangements fol
such popular celebration Of the event
have been made by citizens who represent
the true feeling of the community. 1t will
be entirely proper for Mayor STRONG and his
little company Of Mugwump mourners tc
hold their wake In some secluded chamber
appropriately draped with the symbols Of
woe, but their rueful faces and lugubrious
chants will be out of place in the joyful fes
tivities with which the people will celebrate
the birth of the Greater New York.
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As Texas Oamo In.

Moro than half q century ago Texas,
which, as having been an Independent re.
public, forms the closest parallel to Hawaii
among all our annexations, was admitted to
the Union by Joint resolution. President
TYLER, in his message Of December. 1914,
had pointed out the advantages of this meas
ure. Texas, he said, 'desires to throw herself
under the protection of our laws, and to par
take of the blessings Of our Federative sys-
tenn, while every American interest would
seem to require It." He spoke Of the exten-
sion of our trade as among the advantages to
be expected, together with "safety to our
frontiers" while 1--WE should interfere in
no respect with the right Of any other ma
tion. No intrigue will have been resorted
to, or acts of diplomacy essayed, to accom-
plish the annexation of Texas. Free and
independent herself, she asks to be re-
ccived into our Union. 1t is question for
our own decision whether she shall be re-
ceived or not"
On Jan. 20, 1s45, the House. by ma
jority of 12O against 90, passed "a joint
resolution for annexing Texas to the United
States" The resolution contained only
three sections, the first declaring that
Congress doth consent that the territory
properly included within and rightfully
belonging to the republic Of Texas may be
created into new State, to be called the
State of Texas. with a republican form of
government, to be adopted by tho people Of
said republic, by deputies In convention
assembled, with the consent of the existing
Government, in order that the same may
be admitted as one Of the States of this
Union" The sum of $1OO. 900 was appro.
priated for completing the work.
On Feb. 81, 1s45, this joint resolution,
somewhat amended, was passed in the
Senate by vote of % to 25, and on the
1st Of March that year 1t received tho sig
nature of the President.
So Texas came into the Union and q
subsequent "joint resolution for the ad.
mission of the State of Texas" following
the acceptance of the conditions of Con-
gress, was approved on Dec. 20, 1s45.
We understand that some friends of the
annexation of Hawaii still hope to accom-.
plish it through the ratification of the
treaty by the Senate; but II, as is probable,
the Morgan bill is resorted to instead, 1t
will undoubtedly command larger major
ity in that body than did the resolution for
the annexation of Texas.
The sun., 1897-12-10


The part OF their army composed q trained
veterans numbers there moro than 2,o0O
mon. They have lately made = brave re-
sistance to the column Of Gen. HERNANDEZ
DE VELAzCo."
The editor Of Ez Correo, Sefor FERRERAs,
Is one Of the best and most influential
friends in Madrid OF SAaAsTA. Sefior SA-
GAsTA himself has declared lately in a
council of the Cabinet presided over by the
Queen Regent that the pacification Of Cuba
was a falsehood Of Gen. WEYLERs.
So we have 1000 veteran insurgents in
Pinar del Rio, according to Gen. BERNAL,
together with the 10000 Cubans who nc.
cording to other estimates are fighting in
other parts of the island, led by such COM
manders as GOMEZ and GARCIA. Is this
great army of Cubans enough to constitute
war, "war In the International senseT'
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THE JOHN ADAMS MIRRo4
Mr.. DoIliver Hasn't Heard That 1t Has "
Removed from the yicc-Prcsidont's Roof

MIR. DoIliyer Hasn't Heard That Ht HAS ~ n
Removed from the vicc-Prcsident's Root
WARRINGTON, Dec. 9.-Representatiye Dollivt
Of Iowa doesn't know that the John Adams min
ror has been removed from the Vice-President'B
room to the public corridor upstairs. This after
noon Mr.. Dolliver was showing a party Of his
constituents about the Capitol building. Whom
he reached the Vice-President's chamber he
pointed out all of the attractions in sight. and
then opening the door of the little closet said
in his best declamatory tones:
Here's the famous looking glass which has
hung In the Capitol here since John Adams
bought 1t " hen Vice-President and was censured
for his extravaganza. You sac 1t is quite an
ordinary little affair compared with the costly
present Vice-President." ...
Mr.. Dolliver is still innocent of the fact that
the mirror which he showed his rural friends
was purchased only three days ago of n local
dealer. The sergeantat.Arms Of the Senate
will probably find H. necessary to place q sign,
reading something like this, on the new look
ing glass;
..This is not the ono purchased by John
Adams. That is now hanging upstairs with tho
paintings Of the Electoral Commission and the
first fight Of the ironclads."
The sun., 1897-12-10

The annexation Of Hawaii can be effected
by Joint resolution OF Congress. 1t ought
to be effected by joint resolution, without
hesitation or delay.
There is some talk of Republican opposi-
tion In the House.
who arc the Republicans, We should like
to know, that purpose to block, IL they can'
the policy Of the Harrison Administration
and of the Mckinley Administration; the
policy deliberately adopted and earnestly
pursued by two Republican Prcoicents, and
thwarted temporarily only by tho accident
Of Mr.. CLEvELAND's presence in tho White
House for four ycars7
The annexation of Hawaii is American
policy, but it is likewise Republican policy.
Let every Republican in the Senate and In
the House remember this.
The sun., 1897-12-10
Troubles Ahead in South Africa.

The air of South Africa is again filling
with rumors Of approaching troubles,
something in the nature of the shadows said
to be cast by coming events. A financial ca
tastrophe is freely predicted as the result of
the policy persisted in by the Transvaal
Government of making the foreign ex-
ploiters of the gold reefs of the Rand pay
revenue to the State on the production of
the mines.
The JAMESON raid and the Colonial Of
flee dispatches OF the Right Hon. JOSEPH
CHAMBERLAIN having failed to move the
imperturbable Boer President, an attempt
is being made to bring the Transvaal Gov
eminent to terms by restricting the pro.
duction of the gold from which the best
part Of the revenues of the Transvaal Gov
ernment for the past few years has been
derived. This restriction Of the gold
output has had the natural effect on
the commercial and other enterprises
connected with the mining industry,
and great numbers of people, almost en-
tirely foreigners, have been thrown on the
world without means of subsistence. The
blame for this condition of things is laid
upon President KRUGER by that section of
the Jameson raid, and would work up a
public sentiment favorable to the wiping
out of the two Independent Boer States,
the Transvaal Republic and the Orange
Free State, and the unifcation of all South
Africa under the British flag.
great effort was made to prevent the
denomination of President KRCGER to the
Presidency of the Transvaal by spreading
reports of his bad state of health and to get
DIR. LEEDS, the Secretary of State, out OF
the country by sending him as a Plenipo
tentiary.General to Europe. It appears
however, that there will be no effective on
position to the reelection of President
KRuGER, and Dr. LEYDs having been re
elected for four years to the Office of State
Secretary, the anti-British policy of the
past will remain in control. The Docto,
is described as hating the English with q
wholc-hcarted hatred.
EnglishrNen writing from the Transyaa
harshly describe President KRrGER as ,
"hypocrite," which, considering that imi
tation is said to be the sinccrest form O
adulation, Is showing want of intelligen,
appreciation. but the hard.headed Boei
President probably cares nothing for thes,
things, and is giving most of his attention
to the defensive condition of his countr,
and the doubtful doings of his ncighbors.
The Natal elections especially that hav,
taken place recently have given tn
Pretoria Government some cause 10
anxiety. Tho late Ministry in that col
ony was apparently thought too wei
disposed toward tho Transvaal, an,
influences OF various kinds were broupb
to bear on the electorate that resulted /,
the fall of the Government under 81
HARRY EsCoMBE. 1t has been succeede,
by more imperialist, II not jingoist, Cab
met the head OF which is credited with
desire to spite President KRuGER; bu
impartial observers believe that II tn
new Ministry develops jingo Tendencies
can only embitter South African relation.
The sun., 1897-12-10


In case before Samuel r. Church, Justice Of
the Peace. yesterday afternoon, in which Rich.
ard c. Mann was the plaintiff and Manager W.
H. Rnpley of the Academy of Music the de.
fendant. 1t was decided that n man who kcops
his hat on during the performance can be
elected. for violation of the rules Of the house
of amusement, under a penalty to the traasury
OF one cent damages. The question OF whether
woman can wear hat under the same cir.
cnmstanccs, to the complete obstruction Of tha
view of persons sitting behind her. was NOT
raised and therefore not decided. Mr. Mann
sned to recover 5000 damages for ALLEGED
forcible election. Itappcared from the evidence
that a few weeks ago he attended performance
at the Academy of Music and persisted in
keeping on his hat. He was told that It was
against the rules, and ut tho completion OF the
nrst n ia act OF tho play. having, as tho defence
from the house. At tho trial of tho case MT.
Mann showed h;t he had been H. and ex.
plained that he kept his hat on to avoid oatch.
Ing cold He also charged that violence was
used In ejecting him. and that. although he saw
but one act Of tho plny his admission foe waa
not refunded That, the defence explained. yvss
amcrc oversight, and Mr.. Rapley showed thai
MIR. Mann had persisted In violating n ruie az
tho theatre. Justice Church instructed the iurv
that the theatre had right to make and main.
tain such rule OF conduct for its patrons INT
the iurynwarded Mr.. Mann one cent dama ues \
of the suit. ~ -S SSs'S
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CALIFORNIA; GovERNoR WINS.
A Dispute with tho Navy Department. Over the
Vessel Assigned for tho Naval Reserve.

A Dispute with the Navy Department over tho
Vessel Assigned for tho Naval Reserve.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 9.-An interesting little
question of State rights between tho Navy De-
partment and tho Governor Of California was
settled to-day to the satisfaction of all con.
oerned. with the Governor somewhat ahead.
The Navy Department recently granted the
request of the Governor that tho old wooden
ship Marion, which had become unserviceablo
after a long stay at Honolulu. be turned over to
the State OF California for the use Of its naval
militia San Francisco and San Diego maintain
naval militia organizations, and the depart
ment decided that San Francisco had ship
the Marion should go to San Diego. But
tho Governor objected to this. He said
no wanted the. San Francisco reserve to
have the Marion, Tho department re. 2.
saw At. and that San Diego should have
the old vessel. This was all wrong, according
to the Governor. He contended that vessels
loaned for naval reserve purposes were loaned
to tho State. and not to any particular body OF
naval militia. Therefore the State, and not the
Government, controlled their specific assign
ment- Then the department studied the law On
tho subject and came to the conclusion that the
Governor was right.
To-day the Marion was placed out OF commits
sion at the Mare Island Navy Yard, and orders
wore issued that she be turned over to the Gov
ernor of California for naval militia purposes.
Neither the San Francisco nor the San Diego or.
ganization was mentioned and IT is eupposed
tention Of giving the vessel to the San Fran
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No Need for a Telescope.

The atlanta Constitution announces the
policy of the Organized Democracy in Con-
gress at this session. 1t is very simple.
1t is merely to force the Republicans "to
show their hands on all the issues made
important in the last campaign; to drive
them to the point of exposing their plans
and schemes; to uncover their plan of cur
rency reform, and to compel them to de-
clare their Cuban policy
This is, in fact. a simple policy and an
easy task for what is there to uncover2
On one of the two questions specified by
the Constitution, the Republican Admins
tration, at least, has manifested no hesita-
tion in showing its hands" Its main plan
of currency reform is to maintain the gold
standard and the nations honor, according
to the decree Of the people at the last Presi
Dental election. About this principal
feature of Republican policy the Bryanite
Democracy is not likely to possess much
more information at the end of the session
than it has at the beginning.
If by currency reform" the Constttu-
ton means the subordinate and less impor-
tant questions of greenback redemption
and bank note circulation, the President
has declared himself frankly. That is a
matter to be postponed until the time
when the Governments revenue shall
equal or exceed its expenses.
But as to Cuba, an interesting question
arises. The authoritative expression of
Republican policy is found in the ST. Louis
platform:
1--WE believe that the Government OF the United
States should actively Its influence and good Of.
nces restore peace and give independence to tho
island"
Suppose that persistent driving on the
part of Mr.. BAILEY in the House, and of
| the Bryanite leaders in the Senate, should
force the Republicans to disclose their SYM
| pathy for the Cubans and their desire for
Cuban independence. How will the Bry.
ante leaders antagonize the Republican
policy of friendship for Cuba9 How will
they embarrass the Republicans in the free
expression of that policya
BY taking the other side, namely, the
side of Spain? If they do that, they will
be likely to hear from their party; foI
the Democracy declared officially and au
thoritatively at Chicago
1--WE extend our sympathy to the people of Cuba In
their heroic struggle for liberty and independence
The Yerkes telescope itself could not en-
able Mr.. BAILEY of Texas and the minority
to discover much more in Republican pol
Icy than is already apparent to The naked
eye of one of the little pages of the House.