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Tho Committee Of Nineteen.

The senate has good-naturcdly passed
the House bill for the appointment of a
non-partisan commission consisting of five
Senators, five Representatives and nine
other persons, representing fairly the yarl-
ous Industries and occupations, to investi-
gate questions of immigration, labor, agri-
culture, manufactures and business, report
to Congress the knowledge SO obtained,
and Suggest such laws as may be made
a basis for uniform legislation by the vari-
Gus States of the Union in order to har-
monte conflicting interests and to be
equitable to the laborer, the employer. the
producer and the consumer"
The cost Of the commission is not to
exceed SOC, 900 q year. and 1t is to submit
q final report at the end of its laboFs. As
the nine non official members are to get
$50, 900 a year apiece, they will not be In n
hurry to end their labors. Besides, the
scope of the proposed inquiry is so wide
that no metes and bounds can be put to it.
Such a commission will keep up steam as
long as the Treasury will stoke.
Nobody has heard agriculture, manu-
featuring, and so on, crying to be investi-
gated. We cannot believe that, save, per-
haps, a few New England cotton manu-
facturers scared by Southern competition
II fettered by foolish labor Legislation,
anybody really thinks that the several
States are likely to hav uniform laws
about labor or anything else. Legislatures
may not all be composed of sages, but
neither is wisdom sure to run over from
the report Of q m~ulti.partisan commission
calling itself non-partisan. 1t ia safe to
Judge from the fate of the reports of similar
wandering committees that the work of the
nineteen will be mere food for the junkman,
after various cranks and agitators and
demagogues have had their little hour of
strut and rave.
Still, there are nice vacation trips in the
bill. The commission is authorized to
appoint sub-commissions, with power to
investigate, anywhere In the United States,
expenses paid. And the nine Commission
ers to be appointed by the President are to
have their nice little $4,000 q year. But
there Is nothing in this bill for the Gov,
eminent or for agriculture. labor. and the
rest of the interests to be scrutinized by
the nineteen.
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The REGULAR ana Volunteer Forces.

To THR EDITOR OF THE SCN-Sir: In view of
the recommendation unoficially made by Gen.
Miles that this country should have q regular
ton. or at the present time about 70. 900 OF reg.
ulars, / venture TO suggest a plan for increasing
the force Of volunteers of the country and their
proper equipment by the United States Gov
eminent.
/ suggest that a bill be introduced into Con-
Eress to provide for the permanent increase of
the volunteer military establishment OF tho
United States and for the proper equipment ut
all times OF the State troops which may be here-
after called upon by the President Of the United
States In times of war. and for other purposes"
This bill should provide that at least 3 per
cent. OF the population OF all the States should
he supplied by the United States Government
with, the latest approved style of arms, with
ample ammunition, and with uniforms and
other equipments. The arms and equipments
should remain the property of the Government,
and should be properly Ieceipted for By tho State
authorities.
would further suggest that q law should be
enacted in as many Of the States as possible per.
hitting enlistment OF men in the State service
for q period Of two years, instead of five years.
as is the case now in the state OF New York.
Under this plan a large number of men would,
within a short period, obtain n sufficient expert.
ence as soldiers to be able to fill up a full call
for volunteer troops whenever the same might
be called upon for volunteer service by the
United States. These troops would be properly
equipped with the latest tyre OF firearms and
equipmentsa adopted by the United States Gov
ernment, and would DO we'll suited TO answer
the calls of the Government at any time. should
their services be needed, without friction, with
out delay. and without some OF the other
troubles that we have recently experienced.
NEW YORK, June ID. w. n. A.
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Harriet Lane took part In the attacks upon
Newport News and Hatteras Inlot; the
Miami at Sewell's Point the Naugatuck
at Fort Darling; while Capt. DUNCAN OF
the Reliance was killed in action near the
Virginia shore. We all know the services
in battle rendered but recently by such cut
ters as the Morrill,, Manning, McCulloch,
Hudson, Hamilton. and Window.
With such facts historic, therefore, 1t
seems hardly just to keep up a discrimina-
tion against the revenue cutter service, for
fear Of demands from other branches OF
Government employment that have moth
Ing military about them. The act of March
2, 1898, putting nearly twoscore OF its off,
GERS upon a permanent waiting orders list
recognizes that there IA q difference be-
tween his and the ordinary civil service,
and we have heard no plea from the lat
ter that the privileges of that act ought to
be extended to 1t. A retired list would
merely put in permanent form the principle
OF the legislation Of 1896.
Capt. SHOEMAKER, tho Chief of the Rev
enue Cutter Service. in his last annua
report, while enforcing the argument for q
retired list, also recommends thet the pay
OF Chief Engineers who have had five or
moro years of service as such should he
Increased $500 a year, making $2,1oo a
year. The addition would be small, and
longevity increases are the rule in the army
and navy for all grades.
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a Text wrsas but Apostle.

From the Cum hsTIIad Presbyterian.
During the recent session In New Orleans OF the
General Assembly Of the Southern Presbyterian
Church one hot afternoon there had been several very
long and evil irksome addresses and another
was beginning, when the stated clerk arose and read
the following greetings from the Cumbe rland Presby.
terrain General Assembly Acts KIN, p" The
speaker who was addressing the house paused until
some one with a Bible could read tho reference.
Imagine his CONSERVATION when tho passage vas read
as follows; THE high priest AnGnias commanded
them that stood by him 10 smite him on the mouth
II 10 said that II took 4 large part OF two days for the
telegraph operator to correct his error aud to report
tho reference in the telegram rs 1t should have beer.
ActG IA. 3s' "And now, brethren. l commend you
to God, and to tho word OF His grace. which is able 10
build GU UP. and 10 give you an inhsritanos among
all them which are IRnctihed"
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The Hon. RICHARD PARKS BLAND of
Missouri has raised himself and bis voice to
their full height in the House of Represent
atives and shouted that this country Is on tho
brink Of a dcspotism." because he fears that
Hawaii Is to be annexed and that the legitimate
territorial results of tho war are to be secured
to the United States. Silver DICK has great
gifts for being wrong. and there is a GER
tain relief in finding him wrong on q new
subject. He has boen raging against tho
despotism OF the money changers and the
gold bugs for more than twenty years, and
vainly. Now he has discovered a new dos
potism, the expansion of the United States; and
against this he RACES with equal effusion of
words and equal futility. Mr.. BLAND is an
amiRble man, but he is not wise In b%utting
against destiny.
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To n EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: May 1
point out to your numerous correspondents who
seem to claim that the Norman conquest re-
suited In the ENGRAVING of n foreign race on
the Anglo-Saxons, that the Normans them
selves, though they spoke French. were orlRi.
nRlly a Scandinavian or Low Dutch people, like
the Angles. the saNons, the Jutes and the Danes I
X. A. Freeman. who is undoubtedly The loading
authority on this point, says:
Normans 10 the softe ned form of the word " North.
man. applied frst TO the people Of Scandinavia in
general and afterw ard specially to the people OF Nor.
colonists from Scandinavia who settled the mseiveS
in Gaul. who founded the Norman duchy. and who,
conquest, chieny IN the British Islands and in south.
arn Italy ami Sicily. . . = There can he no doubt
land Wss, ike thhs ostHbIi.s sn me M HH of ,bs P Snne. y 10 Eng
greatly helped by tho essential kindred OF Nofmans,
ninth edition. vol. XVII.
friends who soon TO think that the Hlories Of
Ireland are monopolized by the pure Celts, that,
with the possible exception OF O'Connell. the
mon who have shed luBtro on Ireland as their
birthplace during the past POO years. either as
patriot leaders or through their eminenco in lit.
srnture, have not been pure Colts, but Anglo
them at ,thGti For instance. Flood, Gratta m
Lord Edward Fitzgerald, ,Plunket, Smith
0,BFtoP: Davis, John Mitchell; John Mar
Goldsmith, and Edmund Burke Nay n
question strongly II either Mr.. Sexton or Mr..
Healy can claim for his ancestry anything
better. In Celuo eyes. than English OF the Pale.
The pure Irish Celt, 80 far as he can 10 traced
by the proves OF his ancestors, Is now repre-
scented by such families as tho ODonnells OF
Spain, the TaafeS OF Austria and the McMahons
Of France. fail TO r~ecOllcct any ono laying
claim to purely Irish Celtic origin who has ever
risen to real political or literary emInence in
this cOuntry-unless indeed. 1t he the last
NEW YORK, Junol4. L II. M.
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1t is not generally known, but this is
going to DO a great day for Topeka. and proba-
bly, a day TO DO recorded in large letters In the
diary OF history. At IL o'clock this morning
three Kansas State Conventions will open for
business in Topeka. Tho Populists, the Demo-
Gratis, tho Silver Republicans, three lovely ber-
ries growing on ono stem. lncandescent resolu-
tions and the denomination of the Hon. JOHN
W. LEEDY for Governor are expected. The
white heat of the resolutions can be depended
upon. and probably the other event will not fail.
although there are erring brethren who don't
yenerAte Mr.. LEEDY as he knows he deserves to
DO venerated. The immitiRAble prosperity OF
Kansas threatens woe to tho Kansas fusionists
this year, but there will DO no relaxation of
their continuous campaign against common
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The Charleston Gazette blows this blas3
upon tho BuncombIan horn;
Beer will be taxed. OF course; but has anybody
heard OF an increased tax on champagne? Or on
diamonds?"
Our misguided West Virginian needs to be in
formed that the object of the War Revenue bill
Is to raise revenue. not to punish persons guilty
Of drinking champagne or wearing diamonds.
As an immense number OF persons drink beer,
beer is an excellent subject for a revenue tax.
But it 10 too much to expect that the Democrats
OF tho State until recently adorned by the pres
once OF tho Hon. WILLIAM LYME WILSON will
have sound ideas about taxation.
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The George Washington Memorial Asso-

The George Washington Memorial Asso-
citation has been holding its semi-annual con-
Vention in Pennsylvania. The object of the asso-
citation is to coddle.and boom the ancient scheme
for a so-called national university at Washing
ton and Immediately to raise a fund of $780,
600 for tho construction of an administration
building for the projected institution Tho
sufficient objections to a national uni
verslty have been set forth again and again,
and needn't be repeated in the present fevcred
condition of the thermometer. 1t is mildly
amusing, however, to find that the George
Washington Memorial Association wants to put
$3.50, 600 into a building. The notion that
buildings make q university is hard to kill.
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Cnmara and the Canaries.

The information received by the Navy
Department that several thousand Span
iards are going to the Canaries on auxiliary
c%ruisers, indicates the course of at least q
part of the CadiB squadron.
We may fairly conclude that the Madrid
authorities are now thoroughly alarmed at
American naval audacity, and do not con-
slider the Canaries or even the coast
Of the Peninsula as safe from a visit.
II our Government, a few weeks ago,
was somewhat anxious over a poasi-
BILE Spanish attack, and held SCHLEY's
squadron at Hampton Roads to repel 1t, it
is easy 10 understand that, after DEwEY's
startling victory in Manila Bay, the Ore
CONS dashing run, HoBsoN'S brilliant ex-
ploit. the sealing up of CERvERA's feet, the
crushing Of forts at several points by our
naval fire, the departure of one army corps
to invade Cuba at Santiago and the i'm
pending departure of another expedition
to reduce Porto Rico, q scheme must be
bold indeed to be reckoned beyond Amerl-
can possibilities.
We should not be at all surprised, there
fore, to find CAMARA's feet moving first to
the Cansries, nor should we be greatly as
IOulSucu IL ~ uhue u pTOlOukeu 5Uay LuSIS,
partly for the defence of the islands and
partly 80 as to be in readiness for recall to
Spain. Much may depend, Of course, on
events in the Gulf; but news Of our pro-
posed establishment of a powerful flying
squadron. as soon as CERvERA's feet is de-
stroyed or captured, will only increase the
disposition to retain most or all of CANA
RA's force at home, because the Canaries
would be menaced by such h squadron. A
movement to those islands would tempo
rarily satisfy public sentiment, while still
leaving the ships available for home de-
fence.
We are convinced, too, that Admiral
CAMARA's squadron is not as strong as it
has sometimes been represented to be, and
that several of 6pain's armorclads are far
from being ready for sea. Thus the Prin.
cesa de Asturias Is not ready, and the
Eumancia, it would appear, has yet to re-
ceive her armament. The cruiser Alfonso
XIII. is put among those that arc in ar
rears, and apparently a part of the L.
panto's battery has yet to be mounted. Tho
three torpedo boat d%estroyerS which re-
turned to the CAnaries from Cape Verde
are said to nave arrived in bad condition.
The Pelayo and Carlos V. are undoubtedly
fine fighting ships, and good auxiliary
cruisers have been made out of such vessels
as the Rapido, Patricia, Meteoro, Buenos
Ayres, Montserrat, Antonio Lopez and
Giralda. y
But even should CAMARA's squadron
come westward after leaving the Canaries.
1t need cause no anxiety here. The chances
are hat 1t would enrich our spoils.
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The Hon. JosEPuUs BAILEY Of Washing
ton, ID. O., and Gainesville. Tex, made a speech
before the literary societies Of the University OF
Virginia, Monday. The announcement that no
was to speak was followed by the usual results.
Tho elements mutinied against their rival,
and at tho advertised hour for the precipitS'
tion OF his remarks the rains rushed down
tremendously. Mr.. BAILEY explained that the
cares of statesmRnship had prevented him from
preparing a formal address. but his apology
WAS not accepted by the rains. We used to
think that the Hon. TIN CoAKIEY. II silver sage
OF Boston, was tho only orator that could octu-
ally split the skies and bring down the waters.
His engagements to stump have to DO cancelled,
for a week of him means a week Of rain. The
Hon. JosEPHUs BAILEY has the same remark
able quality and power. He. too, can, and too
often does, make the heavens weep.
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QUOTATIONS WITH CANADA.
Tho Premier Thinks They May Improve Oar
Trndo Rotations.

Trhdo Rotations.
OTTAWA, June l4.-In tho House of Com.
mons, shortly before propagation, tho Premier
said: " Mr.. Bertraln has put a question to which
L feel 1t my duty to give some reply. My friend
desired to know whether the commercial rela-
tions OF the United States would be included in
the subjects OF negotiations at the conference
which is soon to sit in the city of Quebec.
AT this moment l can only tell him that as
the negotiations arc pending and so long as they
have not been concluded ] cannot make any
statement upon this subject, although l may
say that 1t is perhaps no very great stretch of
imagination to suppose that the commercial re-
lations between Canada and the United States
will form q part OF the subject to be debated be-
tween the represent Ativcs OF the two countries.
No treaty can be made without giving and TAX
ing on both sides. There are some difficulties to
settle, however, which, in my opinion, are per-
haps more important at tho present moment
than even our commercial relations.
There are difficulties outstanding between
Canada and the United States which have
ship which should exist between two kindred
nations, and even though the commercial rela-
tions between the two countries were not
to De improved, still II 1t be possible for us
to settle these difficulties and to entor upon O
new era of neiRhborliness the commission will
have accomplished a great deal OF good. OF
course the treaty which is to be negotiated be-
far as 1t Affects this Dominion. will have to be
ratified, by the Parliament OF Canada. 1t can
pot DO binding until after it has been approved
by this Parliament
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TuE oRoR RBPoRE
eIaEAt FaItnE or IN the Favorable Csnditlsns
Of the Products.

WARRINGTON, D. c.. June 1A-To-day's week
y crop bulletin. issued by the Department Of
Agriculture, gives the following summary OF
crop conditions:
Upon the whole. the general weather condi-
tons OF the week ending JUNE IS were less Ia
vorable 10 agricultural interests than the pre-
cedinR week, injury having resulted from OK
cessive rains in parts Of the upper Mississippi
Valley, In tho States Of the lower Missouri VAL
ley, and in Oklahoma and Texas, while the ABB
sence OF rain has intensified tho drought con.
ditlons in the Carolinas.
In the principal corn producing States OF tho
central valleys corn generally has made good
growth, but owing TO excessive rains tho week
has been unfNvorablo for cultivation, and the
crop is weedy, especially in the States Of the
lower Missouri Valley. The weather conditions
woro exceptionally beneficial in tho lake re-
zion. Ohio Valley, Middle Atlantic States and
Texas.
The general condition OF winter wheat is less
promihing than at the close OF the previous
week. as q result of heavy rains in the Missouri
and upper Mississippi valleys, which have
tended TO increase rust and cause somo lodging
IN the lower Missouri Valley, Some com
see and the Middle Atlantic Staten. Wheat
is ripeninE rapidly in the States OF tho
Virginia, kentucky, and in tho southern part
OF Illinois, Missouri, and Kansas, Harvesting
has been delayed by rains in Oklahoma and
Texas. Tho outlook In Oregon and Washington
continues excellent. and in tho last named State
tho crop promises to be the largest ever pro
auced. The condition of spring wheat IN the
Dakotas continues most promising. In Minno.
sofa the crop has made vigorous growth, but
rust 10 appearing, and soiAe complaints of lodg'
ing are reported, while unfayorable reports are
received from Iowa, whore the crop is In immi-
nent danger from rust and lodging.
Oats have suffered from the same conditions
that have injured wheat, namely, rust and lodg;
ing, In the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri
valleys. but the condition of tho crop Is gen
orally favorable. Harvesting lie in progress in
some Of the southern States.
over the eastern part of tho cotton belt cotton
Is small generally, but healthy and well Guilt
waited; in the central part more rapid growth Ia
reported, but In Arkansas 1t is, grassy in some
places. In Texas the crop has made good
growth In all parts, but continuous rains have
prevented cultivation and grass is making
Roadway.
Tobacco planting Is progressing favorably in
the more northerly States, but in Maryland.
Ohio. Kentucky and Tennessee transplantinp
has been slow. On account of lack OF season,
ing " In the Carolinas the crop Is suffering for
rain.
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rnE oAxSr upper OF DAHoAE"
FindIntsr,s Entranee on the SIusic Hall stage
ana His OnlehS Exit

Ffndlntsr'n EHtrnnce on the Music Hall stage
ana Hts QaIck Exit.
Following the example OF Buffalo BILL" who
continued in tho circus his heroic exploits on
the plains. Findlater, the piper OF the Gordon
Hlghlsnders, has been playing in the AlhambrA
Theatre, London. n part which he ought GER
toinly to have little difficulty in remembering.
Tho Taking of the Plateau OF Dargoi" wns the
name OF tho piece. The scene represents the
summit of the plateau upon which savage Atrt'
dis, oil armed TO the teeth, pour deadly vouleyO
into tho promptcr's box. Suddenly tho nro
ceases, and tho Afridis appear TO DO astonished.
In the distance tho march of tho Gordon
HIghlenders, played by ifcs and b%agpipcs. 10
family heard. Mixed alo patriotism rises to the
foaming and overlooking point as the music in-
creases In volume. Tho Afridis become terri.
fed and begin TO wavcr but they rally. ana
the FIRE Is resumed moro furiously than be-
fore. At the top of tho mountain in the
back OF tho stage Fndlater appears In .
flood OF electric light. While playing his bag
pipes, he suddenly %staEgers and falls. Then. in
q reclining posture, ne resumes tho tune ana
vance upon the Afridis and pulvoriSe them with
a few prods,, Here the curtain falls. and Find.
upon his breast he appears before the footlights
and receives an ovation.
nights, until the military and civil %magnattS
became scandallEed. The cross was pinned upon
r eGnssSSsnt,E breast f wa By d sas i4sSsan @%9Fssltd SnlS
shocking - to find IL figuring in a music hall
under such extraordinary circumstances. 4
committee visited MI. Flndlater and request
atty to discontinue his appearance In the
show. He stoutiy refused, saying that he never
expected to win the Victoria Cross, but haT-
ing obtained IL by pluck and good wind, hQ
was determined to treat 1t like his pipcs and
play IL for all 1t was worth. The pension which
the Government allowed him after hisdischargo
from the army on account of his, wounds was
barely Ru efficient TO keen him In bread. so he
resolved TO enlist the Victoria Cross in his own
service and make 1t holp him to become a self
supporting subject.
In despair the committee left him to move
upon tho manager. BY solid arguments. or
rather Inducements. they prevailed upon him TO
cancel Findlater'S engagement and pay him up
to its full term. This arrangement was per-
fectly satisfactory to IFindlater,. especially ae
they promises him a place of some sort in the
service of her Majesty. SO Findlater has re-
tired from the stage.
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This Meteor Fell Hard.
Prom The Cincinnati Enquirer.

CHuLICoTHE, Juno l1.-lmbedded deep In the
soil OF Hiram Daviss farm near Storm'S Station,
this county, lies tho remarkable meteor whose
appearance last Friday WAS noted Mt Balm
bridge, Washington Court House, Wavorly. jack
BON and many other places. That the meteor is
an immense ono is proved by the fact that IL
ploughed up nearly two acres of ground where
1t struck the earth, and the entrance to tho cave
1t tunnelled out for itself is bigger around than
n washtub.
II was just at noon last Friday that the me.
teor entered the atmosphere. and the fiery trail
1t left behind it through tho heavens as 1t fell
was seen by many persons all over this portion
of the State. The noise of It's rushing through
the air was so great that the houses were shaken
and windows rattled as far away as Cynthiana,
Pike county.
1t fell in a field belonging to Hiram Davis, nonr
Storms Station. Apparently Il had not caught
the rotary motion OF the earth in its fall through
the atmosphere, and for 200 yards or more ID
p~louEhed along, tho surface. Then it buried
itself deep into the ground. leaving only the en-
ira nee to the hole, over four feet in diameter,
behind it. Large crowds Of people have visited
the place since the meteor fell, and an effort 10
to DC made to dig it up.