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The Governor and New York.

The Legislature OF the Empire State has
prepared for Governor BLACK the oppor-
tunity of choosing, in full sight of an atten.
tive public, whether he is to belong among
the low order of statesmen who in New
York have followed up the great vic.
tory Of 1896 with the promotion OF a pol.
fey identified with the party then defeated.
or whether he shall be esteemed as q public
man worthy Of respect for his intelligence
and of confidence in his strength and firm
ness Of principle. The Inheritance Tax bill
Is a vicious measure hat under the circum-
stances has no proper place in Republican
legislation. 1t is bad in theory and will be
bad in practice.
1t ought to be vetoed.
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AN ACT TO DRIVE AWAY WEALTH.
Comptroller Ritch's Protest Against the Grad
uated Inheritance Tax.

Comptroller Ritch's Protest Against the Grad
uated Inheritance Tax.
Comptroller Fitch wrote to Gov. Black yester-
day q letter condemning the Dudley bill for
graduated transfer taxes.
"Ihave no desire to put before you my per-
sonal ideas as to the theory of taxation upon
which this bill is based, y wrote tho Comptroller,
but there are certain practical considerations
affecting 1t concerning which I think I have a
right to speak.
Considerably more than one-half of all in.
heritance taxes collected in the State of New
York since the PRONUNCIATION Of the first law re-
lating thereto, in 1885, has been collected by my
predecessor and myself as Comptrollers, for tho
time being, OF the city of New York. Speaking.
therefore, with such authority as may attend
this practical experience in the collection Of tho
inheritance tax. I have no hesitation in declar-
ing my belief that as a revenue-producing
measure this bill would prove a failure.
Heretofore the inheritance tax has been sue
c~essfully collected because the rate Of taxation
has not been considered oppressive or so high as
to induce wealthy citizens to relinquish their
residence in this State. If. however. the rate
were raised to such a degree as is proposed. it
would simply mean that the possessors of wealth
would acquire their residences in other States
while continuing to do business in Now York.
This would not be a difficult matter. and would
involve no particular hardship. 1t is an expert
ence with which the Tax Commissioner of this
city are perfectly familiar. as. for example, in
the case of Mr.. George Gould. who left this city
for Lakewood, n. J.
Moreover, the power of the State to levy
inheritance taxes being limited to cases of Ju-
risdiction acquired either by ~ tho domicile Of
the deceased. or t) the actual situs Of his prop
erty, the legislature would be powerless to rem
edy these results by extra-territoria legislation.
1t should be remembered that New York
is. almost tho only State. in the Union
which imposes a direct inheritance tax.
have no collateral inheritance tax laws.
foro find no difficulty in avoiding the burdens OF
this proposed Law. It should be furthermore
borne in mind that tho large receipts from In
heritance taxes In the past have been chiefly
due to q comparatively small number OF largo
estates. and not to, the payments made by those
of average or small size.
The effect, therefore. Of giving inducements
to our. wealthy residents to acquire another
domicile would be to greatly reduce the amounts
which would hereafter be collected from this
source.
1T is owing, therefore. to my firm belief that
this measure. so far from increasing the rev.
enues Of this State. would actually affect them
injuriously, that i ASK your EXcellency to with
hold your approval from this measure"
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The recent election of a Senator in Con.
gress by the Kentucky Legislature closed olong
q period Of pickering and CARROLL that Governor
BRADLEY would have boon justin ed in issuing q
proclamation Of Thanksgiving. asking the in
habitants to celebrate tho reign Of peace. But
there IL no peace. Out of the fearful hollows of
his vocal plant the Hon. JOE BLACKBURN sends
his usual remarks about tho comparative NOR
al qualities Of gold Democrats and eoblins
damned. II had boon hoped that Mr.. BLACK
burn would write a sort Of theological. political
treatise on tho matter. His Vows are worry In
t~erestine to him, and his language In always
good for cooking purposes.
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ment of Connecticut, Of course the lowest,
is $1,740.
These distributions nre based on the rolls
of Jan. I. Changes occur from time to
time in relative numbers, and indeed, It is
remarkable that Massachusetts,, which
formed the first battalion Of State naval
militia in 1890, at one time had 8 men,
and In various States there have been
marked fluctuations. In 1891 California
headed the rolls, in 1892 New York, in 1893
and the three following years Massachu-
sets, giving way only this year to Illinois.
Texas, which started in 1891 with an en-
rollment Of AZ men, dropped out immedi-
ately, and has not yet reappeared.
But In general the growth Of the or
ganization has been steady and gratifying.
The enlisted strength in 1891 was 1,149;
the next year, 1894; the next, 1875; the
next, $3.50; the next, 2,605; the next,
$3.50, while the last reckoning shows
3.7O3. Adding the commissioned officers,
and allowing for the growth since Jan. !,
we may safely place the organization to-
day in the neighborhood of 1000 or more.
Without ascribing to this body of men n
greater degree of practical value than the
uCto Nniiuhtt ~ "iho ~ NSh'SN e"f
within its necessarily limited sphere, 1t is
a valuable source Of reliance, as an auxil-
larry for the navy, especially In coast work.
Mr.. McADoo, who had especial charge OF
it under Secretary HERBERT, and inspected
large portions of 1t, expressed himself
warmly In its favor in his last annual re-
port. He spoke Of the excellent results OF
the joint camp Of the Rhode Island, Con.
necticut, and New York d~etachments on
Gardeners Island, where emulation was
possible, and where they could have a
greater use Of vessels assigned to them.
The first appropriations of Congress for
the naval militia were 5000 a year,
but in 1896 this was doubled, and the in
creased amount will again be available this
year. 1t is evident that, as the organiza-
tion has more than trebled since 1891, this
increase in appropriations is well war
ranted, and better arms, munitions, equip
ments, and boats will add to the efficiency
of the force.
1t may be added that the Naval War
College has drawn up a plan for the cooper
alton of the naval militia this year in coast
defence, by such work as reconnoisances
and the constru ction Of war charts.
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When Mr.. RUDYARD KIPLING writes
poetry. he doesn't go into the dove and love
business or copy any Of the singers who have
sung before him. He is original in his choice Of
subjects. and then in his way Of treating them.
The Canadian tariff would never have seemed a
promising subject for q poem to anybody else
than Mr.. KIPLISG. In fact, tho world might
have revolved until its axis was worn out and
no man would have hung a nosegay of verses on
the Canadian tariff or any other tariff. Yet Mr..
KIPLING has written on this theme, impossible
to anybody but himself. what seems to be a very
spirited poem. It is his genius not to be second
hand.
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Tho CreoIes or Louisiana.

From the keD Orleans Tmss- Democrat.
At the annual public literary and artistic seance OF
the Athenee Louisianais yesterday afternoon the elite
OF the French-speaking citizens OF New Orleans were
in attendance. The object OF the Athense Louisianais
is to perpetuate the French language In Louisiana. 1t
offers an annual prize OF a medal for the hest essay In
the French Language, In addition to Offering medals at
many of tho local schools for the most proficient
scholars in tho language.
"our annual public meetings" said Prof. Alcee
Fortier In his opening address. "mark epochs in the
history OF the Athenee, and are OF great importance.
They unite the elite of our French population and OF
our Creole population. At them we can see that the
Creole race has not degenerated. that its men arc
still courteous and distinguished, and that its women
are such sCreole women have always been-the mar
vel OF creation"
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FoUND A BRAVE MAN IN PRISON.
Capt. varuuun Meets nm Ola Meubcr OF HTS
Company Now In Convict Garb.

AAHNs ANtEN m III ~ OF UuN0
Company Now In Convict Garb.
CHEYENNE, wy, April 25.-At the Wyoming
State penitentiary yesterday Capt. varnum,
professor Of military tactics at the State Univor.
sity. was lecturing to the convicts on The Gus.
ter Massacre" Capt. Varnum was with Reno's
command in the Rosebud campaign, and had
charge Of tho Indian scouts. He narrowly es.
capped being with Custer at the time of his disas.
trous fight on tho Little Big Horn.
After tho Custer fight Reno's command was
surrounded by Indians for two days. They were
upon a ridge som little distance from the river
and were partially sheltered by trenches. While
in this position they suffered greatly for want OF
water and were compelled to send volunteers 10
the stream to carry what they could in canteens
for the troops. Those VIII made the trip were
exposed TO the Are OF the Indians and many wero
wounded and several killed. At the close Of the
lecture one of the %convicts secured permission TO
speak to the Captain. He asked:
Captain, do you remember me T.
Capt. Narnum said, Your face Ia familiar,
but cannot recall you at this time"
The convict then gave his name, and Capt.
varnum at once remembered him as one OF the
members OF his company during the campaign
he had just described. and ono Of the men who
80 bravely made the journey in the face of death
TO carry water to his comrades. He said, Jim,
you were q bravo man. and j am very sorry to
see you here" Poor Jim was 80 affected that
no could say nothing, and went back TO his place
overcome with emotion. He To- serving an eight
years sentence for larceny, and has been in the
pcnitentiary six months. Capt. varnum will
Investigate his case and try to do something to
mitigate his sentence.
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Mayors and the Tax Rate.

1t is an axiom among the uninitiated that
the test of efficient, worthless, frugal, or
wasteful municipal government is to be
found in the tax imposed by law upon prop
erty subject to the burdens of State and
municipal expenditures. A high tax rate
means an unpopular administration;
such Is the general opinion. A low
tax rate means a popular city gov
eminent; such is the view. 1t Is unde-
niable that there is no public propen-
sity for paying taxes, and that where, as is
the case In many districts of the interior,
these taxes are paid directly, they con-
stitute an important element in the
determination of elections; but in this
city, and in the large cities of the
United States generally, the proper
tion of direct taxpayers is not large,
and the majority of voters are more closely
interested In the uses to which the pro-
ceeds of the taxes are put than in the per-
centage of taxes to the property assessed.
However this may be, the records Of past
elections show that a high or low tax rate
under one administration has little to do
with the politics of the administration
succeeding.
In the year preceding the election of WILL
LIAM F. HAvEMEYER, the last Mayor of
New York elected by the Republicans prior
to the choice of Col. STRONG in 1894, the
rate was $50. Under Mayor HAvEMEYER
the rate in the first year, largely through the
economies and watchfulness of ANDREW II.
GREEN, was reduced to $50, and In the
second year to $50, ten points lower than
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Foreign Notes OF Real In,eress.

Father Kueipp OF woeFishofon 10 critically nj
He suffers from senile debility.
Gold quartz In large quantities has been disoov.
cred It Asmara In the part OF Erythrea still held
by Italy. according ." the Rome Trbu"a.
French statue builders have now gone back to
the BE nance OF the Rose and arc trying TO raise
money for Q monument to Jehan de MsunE. whe
was the author Of . part OF the poem.
Lady Foley. the last of Queen victoria's brIdes'
maids save Lord Rosehery's mother. the Duchess
Of Cleveland. has Just died. She Wasa Howard.
the daughter OF the thirteenth Duke of Norfolk
Hamburg steamship companies had q prosperous
year In 1895. ten out OF thirteen companies pay
ing not Iess than 1 per cent. dividends ana six Of
them o per cent. or more. This comes After many
years OF small or no earningI
Paris and Madrid viii soon DO connected by tele'
phone. the construction OF . lns from Paris 10
Bayoune having recently been determined upon.
As Madrid 10 already connected with San seba'
tian. IL viii DO ONLY necessary then TO join that
place with BiarritE.
One Of the goat carte in which children drive in
the Champs Elysses Is now labelled Gift ofths
President" The owners goat was killed some
months ago by one Of N. Faure's dogs, and 70
make up for the loss Nine. Faure gave the woman
her little grandson's goat and cart.
There win be no war between Reuss 6rsiL ana
Prussia over the respect due TO the late Emperor
William. Tho reigning Prince Of Reuss has dis
missed ono onneiai who oboysd orders In not OBJ
serving the recent anniversary and has himself
drunk the present Emperor's health in public.
Newspapers may now DO sold in the streets in
all parts OF Hungary. ave Trausyivsnia. the proh''
bition. which dates from lSts. having been re-
psAied. Papers. however. must not be sold ny
crippieS or parsons likely to offend the slght OF the
public nor by children under fourteen years Of age
Mr.. Labouchere 10 Eratlnsd at being able TO put
an epd TO skepticiSm about his Twieksnham house
being built on the Ate Of Pope's villa. In making
repairs recently . stone was found on which was
carved the inscription; ION this spot stood until
1909 tho house OF Alexander Pope. The Gro''o
that formed the basement still remains. is4s."
Hardham's tobacco shop on Fleet street. neAr Lud
gate circus. 10 20 DO torn down after nearly . cen
fury and . half's existence on tho same spot, The
fortune OF :he place was made by dArrict. who, 10
help along the proprietor. . former actor. praised
on the stage his Number 57" Snun. The SHOP
became fashionable. and HardhAm left $4,000
TO charity At his death In i772.
French universities were partly decentrsl'1e'
and made more Independent OF the State last sum
msr. One immediate result has been that dona
tons and boquei ITS by private individuals have he
gun 20 dow in. Gifts have already been made 70
the universities 81 LGon. Bordeaux. Nancy. Mons
pSliier. ana Paris. Nancy has received loo.oos
FRANCS fOE research In physics end sAsniStEy.
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Ohristendom's Noble Work in Crete.

We find in the Canea correspondence Of
the London Standard some interesting
testimony as to the work done by the inter-
national forces in preventing the patriots
of the island from achieving their freedom.
Behind the town of Canea, it appears,
there is a plain which the Turks had pro-
tected by a chain of blockhouses, having
two forts at the ends. The insurgents at
tackled and carried the blockhouses, one
after another. until the two principal forts
alone were left in the hands of the Turks.
One of these, called Sarboshy, they had just
decided to storm, when the international
troops prevented them by occupying it.
Then they turned against the other fort,
Izzedin, but there they were checked for a
time by the shells of an Italian cruiser.
The insurgents, however, occupied a
ruined monastery near Fort Izzedin, and
again made ready to capture it, when the
fleet opened fire on them. h Turkish
frigate and the Ardent were soon very busy,
and when the former sheered off, the Rus
sian armored gunboat Groziastchy went to
about 800 yards from the shore and poured
in a most destructive fire.
"The insurgents. nevertheless, did not seem to
caro- mucn, anu v boon u tney Wer0 uFlNeu from
one shelter they swarmed into another. generally
acknowledging any particularly accurate shell by
q sitter volley at the Turks. The whole OF the slope
was now covered with insurgents, lying down mostly
and firing at their ease. now and again advancing n
short way. again to crouch and fire. From the crest
down to the cliff the gorse and grass might almost
have been on fire. so covered were they with per.
petual puns of smoke. and the rattle OF the rines
never ceased its accompaniment to the boom Of the
guns every minute or So"
Presently, an Austrian vessel, the Tiger,
aided the Russian Groziastchy in this noble
work, and then the big British Camper
down Joined in with her tremendous mis-
siles, until, at last, the insurgents were
forced, under a shell fire so terrific, to pull
down their flags and disappear over the
ridge. The Turks then venturedo out, and
planted their flags on the deserted place.
The correspondent added that "the Turks
will now be able, probably, to hold their own
easily" Throughout his account the i'm
preston is conveyed that nothing but this
Intervention of the international fleet saved
these defences of Canea from the insurgents,
and what is true at hat important point
would doubtless be true at others under
like circumstances.
What a record for the navies of tho
European powers to be proud of, that of
preventing the people Of Crete from throw
ing of the yoke of the Turks!
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a Queer Court Episode.
From the 81. Loufs Globe Democrat.

From the 81. Louie GLOBE Democrat.
A noteworthy incident occurred yesterday IN
Judge Fishers division OF the Circuit Court, in
which a Hebrew attorney referred in O positive
way to the crucifixion OF Christ. The replevin
suit of Louis Kohn & Co. against Sheriff Troll
ct al. was on trial. The plaintiff was repre-.
sented by Sale & Sale, and the defendants by
Hugo Muench.
After the testimony the lawyers proceeded
with their argument. Mr.. Muench referred to
the statements Of several witnesses whose testi.
mony differed in certain details. and advanced
the argument that, owing to this fact, none OF
the testimony was worthy of acceptance. Moses
Sale took the matter up. saying that. following
out this line Of argument, he could prove that
Jesus Christ had not been crucified. because tho
statements of Messrs. Matthew. Mark. Luke,
and John Uttered materially, in their accounts
Of the tragedy. No two of them agreed exactly
in the wording Of the inscription on the cross;
therefore. Mr.. Muench's mode OF reasoning
would warrant the assertion that Jesus Christ
had never been cruciied.
Judge Fisher interrupted the argument at this
stage. stating that 1t was irrelevant to the case,
and Mr.. Sale replied that he wanted to show
where that line of argument would lead to.
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The betrayal Of tariff reform and of the prin.
ciPies OF the party during the session Of Congress in
16e3-p4 . The betrayal of Democratic pledges.
and especially of the tariff policy Of the party. as this
policy had been explicitly rean1rmed and set forth In
the Chicago platform Of 1899. The betraya al
OF the cause OF tarifr reform. . . "-Baitfmore sun-
Good for our mad cuckoo friend! After rec
~ognition of the fact hat tho great Democratic
principle Of tariff reform was betrayed, will
come the discovery OF the traitors, GROVER
CLEVELAND and WILLIAM L. WILSON. When
the truth about their performances 10 learned
by our contemporary 1t will be approaching q
condition in which 1t can begin to consider tho
future Of the Democratic party.
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THE SUN. FRIDAY, APRIL 50. 1897.

stances the situation is not entirely hopeless
for the moment, but with Bulgaria and
Servia quiescent and the Turks enjoying
a free hand in every direction by favor
Of the powers, the fighting odds con
tinue to be against Greece, as they were
from the start, particularly as the troops
going down from Salonica to reinforce
EDHEM Pasha are stated to have received
Mauser rifles instead Of the Martins with
which the troops that have been fighting
the Greeks are armed.
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German Manufacture or needles.

Last year the Germans exported $500, 900
pounds Of these small but indispensable articles,
as compared with 1880, 600 pounds in 1895.
As showing the rate at which the export side Of
the German business has grown. It is stated
ments were IL. 6l5 900 pounds. and in the fol.
lowing eight years. ending with 1898. 15,425,ooO
produce SO. OOO. 900 needles n week. and they are
said to be for the most part of superior quality.
The best outlet for these goods 10 China, which
compared with no more than 20 per cent. in
1894. Other markets of importance are British
India, France, Great Britain, the United States,
Austia-H Hungary, Italy, and Turkey.
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Tho Hon. JOHN w. LEEDY, Governor of
Kansas, is said to be prepared to prove that the
floods in that State are the direct result Of
monopoly and tho indirect result Of stock-water-
ing. 1t must be admitted that 1t is difficult to
think Of this excellent man in the attitude Of
splashing around in a boat Dry land is his
place, where he can utilize to the best advan-
taRe his amazing wealth Of wheels.
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Nrotn the Atlanta Journal.

FTOW TIC A1IuWlu JOuFN0L
Mr.. Thomas II. Martin tells me that the Diplomatic
Corps at Mexico looks anxiously for the coming of tho
new Minister. Gen. Powell Clayton of Arkansas. He
says they have not had much social contact with the
present Minister. because he has neglected the social
feature of diplomacy. and has been left pretty much
TO himself in consequence.
Tho American Minister lives upstairs in two
rooms said Mr.. Martin. and he and his Secretary OF
Legation have each two rooms for business purposes.
Not far on the Japanese Legation occupies q whole
block. The contrast is painful"
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From the Ne,c London horntao Telegraph.
The enterprising manager of 6 certain concern
in this city had an order for goods not on hand.
Toward the end of a busy day he unthinkingly
sent an order to a manufacturer in Stafford
Springs, at the time having an uncertain i'm
preston of something which had occurred in the
history of this MANUFACTURED. The following
day the manager received q reply. which he
"STAFFoRD SPRINGS. April l, lsS7-Mr. John
Blank is at present out OF the - business.
Yours truly, John Smith, executor of the estate
of John Blank"
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An Interesting Insurance auession.
From the 81. Louis Globe Democrat.

WALLACE. Idaho. April 26.-The courts Of
Montana will soon have to decide a peculiar
question. John W. Cornell of Saltese. in that
Nov. %. 1896. He was the possessor Of an aoci.
dent policy issued at Davenport. Ia, one year
before, which expired at noon OF the day on
which the accident occurred. The company con-
tends that the time is measured from the place
where the policy was issued. and therefore 1t
had already expired before the accident occurred.
the difference in time being two hours. The
amount involved Is s., 500.
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II woman 10 to 20 into athletics. she must mod
ny the long skirt. She In going into athletics. There
fore. the long skirt must go.-conserpdfor
And when 1t goes, the best substitute is tho
garment worn by the mon, with whom she will
henceforth compete. Let her not fool with d.
vided skirts, or fancy leggings. or boomers, but
bravely put on trousers and defy the world.