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ascension.

Special music will be the order of the
ner Massachusetts Avenue and Twelfth
Street northwest. The celebration of the
Holy Eucharist will occur at 1870 a m
At II a. m. there will be morning
prayer, sermon by the rector. and sec
ond celebration of Holy Eucharist. The
music will be sung by the vested choir
of the parish, consisting Of thirty-seven
men and boys, and the order of service
is as follows
Professional hymn "Welcome, Happy
Morning, tune Fortunatus. Sir Arthur
Sullivan, proper anthem. Christ Our
Passover Is Sacrificed for Us Rev. }.
S. b. Hodges ID. ID. Gloria Patri after
proper Psalms. From Hodges Christ
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Berthold Tours. TIE Deum in + fiat Sir
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in A fiat, DR.. Hodges. mtroit hymn
Christ, the Lord, Is Risen Today" tune
Clarion DIR. f. +. Rimbault Kyrie. four
fold in +, Dr. A II. Messiter. Gloria
Tibi in c. s. Brenton Whitney. Hymn,
Worgan Carey. Anthem at offertory
,St luke xiv, 81 and part of hymn l2D.
why seek ye the living among the dead
He is not here, but is risen, Bruce
Steane Al presentation of Offering. long
meter doxology. Gull Franc. Sanctus II
A. Charles Gounod. Hymn of commun
ion. "At the Lambs High Feast We
Sing tune Salzburg. j. s. Bach. Gloria
in excelsis in G.. Henry Smart. Recess
sional hymn, Come, We faithful, raise
the strain tune Rex Regum, g. b. Lis
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Mornng-Anthem, Now Is Christ Ris-
en-" Glare, full choir; Hymnal No. 260,
congregation; Scripture reading, pastor;
anthem. Now Is Christ Risen" Lorenz.
full choir; Hymnal No. 251, congregation;
sermon, why seek ye the living among
the dead?" Luke xiv, ).
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-27

ROWLAND BLENNERHAssETT MAHANT,
Representative Of the Thirty.second Con-
gress district of New York. discussed the
private affairs Of THE SUN on the floor Of
Congress on Feb. 90 in q manner calling for
n passing comment. Mr.. MAHANY appears
by the Congressional Record to have said :
"1 said the stock OF THE NEW YonK sun consisted of
$50 shares, l7B shares of which are owned BY J.
eKRPoSr MORGAN"
Mr.. MAHANY lies. WHITELAw REID has
been lying to the same purport since short
time prior to the death of Mr.. CHARLES A..
DANA, and it seems a fair presumption that
Mr.. MAuANY owes his impulse to REID.
Now, we wish to say to Mr.. MAHANYt that
Mr.. j. PIEnpoNT MORGAN does not own a
share of Sun stock that he never did own
q share of sur stock that he never loaned
THE Sun a dollar, and that he never loaned
the late CHARLES A. DANA a dollar.
We think we are sufficiently explicit,
and as we recognize that Mr.. MAHANY
may be lacking In constituencies in respect
of being pilloried publicly as a liar, we ap-
peal to another side of him: We will give
$25. 900 to any New York charity that he
may designate If he will furnish one scin-
tilla of evidence in support Of his state
ment and in refutation of ours.
Mr.. WH1TELAw REDS competition with
MAHANY is invited, and In his case the
money need not necessarily go to a public
charity.
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England, the United States, and
Canada.

There Is no doubt hat we are interested
In the success of England's attempt to avert
such a monopolization of the Chinese sea-
coast by certain European power as would
tend, soon or late, to cripple the freedom Of
trade with the Middle Kingdom. 1t is
possible that, In some circumstances and
under definite Limitations. we might be in
duced to cooperate with England to that
end. Friendly cooperation, however, for
any purpose will be out of the question
unless the British Government can put a
stop to the hostile utterances and acts of
which we have reason to complain on the
part of a certain element in the population
of the Canadian Dominion.
The French Canadians, since a consider
able number of them nave found lucrative
employment in New England, have learned
to regard American ideas and institutions
with appreciation and sympathy. Similar
feelings probably are entertained by n ma
1ority Of the English.speaking inhabitants
Of Ontario, especially In the rural districts,
where the ~antagonism planted by the
United Loyalists has almost wholly
disappeared. 1t Is chiefly among the
Dominion oficeholders and the men,
bers of a small but pretentious class,
which apes the customs of the Brit
ish aristocracy, that alleged loyalty to
Great Britain takes the form of indis-
criminate abuse of the American republic.
These people produce an effect on American
public opinion out of proportion to their
numbers because they are mainly congre-
gated in the cities of Montreal and To-
ronto and control most of the newspapers
which now and then fall under the eyes of
American readers. The organs of the So
called Loyalists maintain a propaganda of
spite and a%ntipathy, and foster a spirit Of
mock militarism aimed at their neighbors
on the south. We say mock militarism,
because 1t is difficult to view seriously suoh
an effort to arouse the martial ardor of tho
Canadians as the recent celebration of the
feat of a militia regiment, which, during
the Fenian raid in 1865, took to its heels
at the first glimpse of the invader.
There is another reason for deeming the
militarism of Montreal and Toronto q
sham, namely, that it evaporates In vituper-
alton of things American, and cannot be
prevailed upon to make the smallest sacri.
fee to the general interests of the British
Empire. This was shown conclusively by
the reception which Sir MICHAEL Hicks.
BEAcH's suggestion encountered at the
hands of Canadians who profess to be-
moro British than the British. 1t will
be remembered that Sir MICHAEL, In
the m~uch-quoted speech which he de-
livered before the reassembling of Parlia-
ment, said that the hour might be near
when England would need assistance
from her colonies, and proposed that Can
ada, in particular. should contribute to the
British navy. The proposal was cabled to
Ottawa and published there. as the CORE
spondent of the London Times at that place
has testified. What was the RESULT With
one exception the Canadian papers took not
the slightest notice of Sir MIoHAEL's ap-
peal. The exception was the Toronto World,
8 rabid, hre-sAtins Sheet which daily
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-27
Let's Hear the Magnates.

We fondly hope hat the members of the
National League, the great American base
ball institution, at their meeting in St.
Louis tomorrow, will discuss the most i'm
portant question before them, that of pro-
tecting the umpire against interference on
the part of players, with open doors. The
American Senate debates in privacy on
the theory that the subject debated re.
lates to foreign countries or private char
acter. There is no such imperative objec-
ton to throwing open the League meeting
when 1t takes up the question Of regenerat-
ing the degenerate national game.
The majority of League men are believed,
with reason, to be honestly in favor of oblit-
Grating the disorder that has disgraced
baseball In the past. So sincere are they In
this purpose that they will welcome any
suggestion for its accomplishment, and will
be happy to submit the evidences of their
good faith in a discussion to which the
public can have access.
But it has been equally clear that some
members Of the League are not so minded,
and that these would prefer to maintain
the license for r~owdyism, possibly as the
method through which they think them
selves best able to obtain success. The
efforts or the disposition of these individ-
uals to uphold the present system should
be taken out Of hiding, 30 that the public
may know to whom rowdyism, If it is to
continue, Is to be charged.
We respectfully suggest to the League
four penalties, the imposition of which it
nay be we'll to consider:
A penalty for the player who challenges
the Judgment of the umpire;
A penalty for the umpire who fails to OK
ercise the authority reposed in him for the
suppression of disorder;
A penalty for the Master of Empires,
Mr.. N. E. YOUNG. as he happens to be at
present, upon his omission to discipline an
umpire who violates his instructions;
A penalty for the club which fails to
support and further the desire of the
League for the abolition of disorder.
These penalties may not all DO necessary,
but their consideration may be useful.
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cal way apprehended, for the lack Of the
precautions actually takena In either case
can there be o doubt that Spain would have
laid the loss of her vessel at our Govern
ments door7
As surely shall we hold Spain response
BILE to the utmost, however sincere her sor.
row and deep her humiliation and horror
at being condemned in the eyes of the
world, should the slaughter of the Names
crew be found due to her negligence. Mean
while we may be content that no such pos
slbilities are In store regarding the Viz.
caya's visit to New York, now happily over
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-27
Tho Baltimore Asylum Case.

The House of Delegates in the Maryland
Legislature has passed the bill which
changes the name of the Sheppard Asylum
to that of the Sheppard and Enoch Pratt
Hospital. This change was made an abso-
Lutte condition of the bequest to the %institu-
ton offered by the will of the late Mr.. ENooH
PRATT, and, although the injustice thereby
done to the memory of the founder, NOSE
SHEPPARD, was so apparent, yet the senti-
ment, Don't let the money go out of the
State" seems to ave o~verpowered every
other consideration.
The Governor is now to sign or veto the
bill. It's opponents In the General Assem-
bly, showed ~conclusively that the design Of
MOSES SHEPPARD in founding his asylum
so many years ago was to establish an in
stitution which, without regard to expense
or to the number Of the occupants, should
adopt certain methods of treating the in
sane, whereas Mr.. PRATT aimed at caring
for q large number of the INDECENT insane.
Thus there was a clear difference in pur-
poses. Besides, the original founder will
be compelled by the pending bill to share
with another coming long after him the
honor OF the name of an establishment
founded and hitherto maintained by his
gifts and by his last will.
Will the Governor Of MARYLAND sign this
bill2 And If he does, what will be the
effect of such ar extraordinary method Of
keeping faith with testators on public be-
quests and benefactions in that and other
States2
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To THE EDITOR OF THE sus-Sfr: In this morn.
account of the proceedings of the Military Commit
tee of the House yesterday. wherein Mr.. Sulzer of
this city is quoted as opposing the provision of an
increase of two regiments OF artillery. a. follows:
ave don't need these regiments now; there arc
enough young men in my district alone to man all
the Notifications on the seasborc in case OF necessity"
am unable to state whether Mr.. Suffers military
service may or may not have made him a proper
Judge of the necessity Of this increase. but, taking
him at his word that he has such an abundance Of
material in his district. I would suggest to him.
in view OF his past patriotic expressions of martial
valor on his own behalf and that of his constituents.
that he influence at least a small percentage OF the
good material that he speaks Of to Join some one OF
the very excellent regiments at present constituting
the State National Guard. on which organization in
times Ike the present we are depending for protec-
ton in case OF war.
Giving you my own experience as au officer In ono
OF our city regiments I am compelled to say that lust
in exact proportion as tho war talk has increased in
volume IN the journals, In like proportion have en-.
listments in the National Guard fallen on, and calling
MI. Suffers attention TO this fact, / would be glad to
have his cooperation in utilizing some OF the very ex.
cellent war material which he so positively states IA
SO plentiful in his district.
ter about what We can do. but an increased efficiency
by recruiting, SO as to be ready when called upon.
NEW YORK, Feb. 20. "DEpESpAM"
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Gen. Merritt's CHEEKY View.

The opinion expressed to our Atlanta cor
respondent by Major.Gen. WESLEY MER-
RIFT is important, not only because he is
the next to the highest officer In the active
army and Is the senior department COM
mander, but also and particularly because
his Department of the East Includes our
entire Atlantic and Gulf seaboard from
Maine to Louisiana. In other words, it
embraces whatever ON the coast would be
In any danger Of attack by Spain in the
event of war.
We must assume, of course, that when
Gen. MERRITT assured our correspondent
that the coast forts were "ample for all
purposes of Defence" he referred only to
defence against Spain, whose aggressive
possibilities are limited by the inferiority
Of her navy to ours as we'll as by the fact
that she has her hands full in trying to
cope with the revolt in Cuba. Hence he
did not underrate the Importance of carry
Ing on vigorously the programme of forth
fcation which Congress has undertaken.
That programme ought, in fact, to be pur.
sued more theoretically than ever, even If
only for the reason that, the more COM
pletely our leading harbors can rely on their
hASu lOTUS LII SupLudTluc ullucS IOT ueIenCe,
the more free can the navy be for aggres-
sive operations.
But the special value of the remarks
which our Atlanta correspondent attributes
to Gen. MERRITT is undoubtedly in the as.
surance they will give to some who nave
been doubtful as to whether our great sea
port cities would not run q risk of lombard.
ment from a Spanish fleet. AS to that, we
may reflect that the country did not hest
cate, two years ago, in the Venezuela
dispute, to take a stand, in defence
of its rights. which might have led to
war with England, whose naval power
Is enormously greater han SPANS. And
since then we have vastly increased our
system Of coastwise fertilization, the very
argument for the new artillery bill being
hat we need more than O score of addi-
tional companies of gunners to man the
new forts.
Our country will do its duty when the
result of the investigation in Havana
harbor is made known, and need not let
any apprehensions for the security of its
own coasts stand in the way of that duty.
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The Spanish cruiser Vizcaya, which ar
rived at the port of New York in the midst
Of the public excitement over the loss of
the Maine at Havana, has left our harbor
rs safe and sound as she came.
The precautions of the port authorities
to guard the Spanish vessel from all harm
were thorough and effective, and the ex-
IRENE to which these precautions were car
ried Is perhaps best illustrated by the fact
that even the Holland submarine boat was
specially watched by the Narkeeta, which
anchored a short distance from her, al
Though the new craft had not even had her
trial trip. Only after the Vizcaya had
sailed, although the submarine boat had
meantime been searched and no explosives
found, was the Narkeeta called off.
The Government. in short, accepted its
responsibility for the security of a foreign
vessel of war visiting its waters on a
friendly mission. 1t was, of course, to be
expected of the American people that, even
In the tumult of emotion wrought up by
the awful catastrophe to the Maine, not 30
much as a slight or a slur would be put upon
the Vizcaya. But the point just now is that
the United States Government assumed its
heeu U uSinB uue ulliRence 10 prevent the
blowing up of the visiting cruiser, or any
injury to it, whether by open violence or
secret m~achination.
To a responsibility like that which our
authorities assumed for the Vizcaya's
safety we shall as%suredly hold Spain, should
the official investigation trace to foul play
In Havana the loss Of the Maine. Suppose
the Vizcaya, while at anchor at Tompkins-
Vile over an enormous mine. unknown to
her, but known to the Government that
placed her there. had been blown up by an
officer who wa In the secret, whether out
Of daredevil recklessness or over-master-
Ing hatred of Spain; suppose that an officer
merely let drop through inAdvertence tho
secret of tho mine to some other person
who used,it or suppose that the Holland
boat had besn seized and used In. the pratt
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boasts Of Canadian loyalty and reviles the
United States. The Toronto World did
not hesitate to rebuke Sir MICHAEL HICKS
BEACH, and to inform him that his sugges-
tion was extremely unwelcome to Cana
dians, who had no intention OF fighting
England's battles, though, Of course, they
expected to be aided in fighting their own.
In other words, 1t was acknowledged with
cynical ~frankness that the tie connecting
England with the Canadians was binding
on her, but not binding on them.
When q British statesman looks forward
to the international complications threat
ened In the twentieth century, he must
perceive that the best thing which could
befall his country would be to get rid Of
Canada. The necessity of defending q
vast but thinly peopled dependency Inn
poses q considerable burden upon the Inn.
perial cxchequer, while no equivalent
advantage is secured. The British tax
payer would be better of IL he could
persuade the Dominion to declare itself an
independent State. This Is, however, the
smallest of the motives which should i'm
pei a lover of England to cut her loose from
Canada. The conflicting ambitions of Rus
STA, japan, Germany, and France in the far
East may, at any hour, evolve q situation
in which ii would be of vital moment to
England to gain the moral support IL not
the overt and material assistance Of the
United States.
The chief impeachment to such coopera-
tion on III part is that tho Dominion,
framed on q monarchical pattern, is domi.
mated by q knot of braggarts and hunkeys,
who, relying on English protection, insult
the United States.
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splrN,s REsPoNsIB1IITT
nn Case the Maine was Blown Up, bat Vet By
an Agent OF tho Spanish Government.

IN hkNnh - ~
Fror. the Army and Nnrp Journal.
The possibility Of the loss of the Maine having
been brought about by other causes than acct
dent, has sot afoat speculation as to tho re-
sponsIbility Of Spain in the premises. 1t has
| been asserted by gentlemen skilled In interna-
tional law that unless the explosion can be
shown to have been caused by the agents of the
| Spanish Government, that nation cannot be held
responsible for the injury suffered.
Fortunately for our state Of civilization there
Is no precedent of a public vessel of war having
boon designedly blown up In time of peace while
visiting q foreign harbor. In all of tho discus
sions so far published upon this subject the
principle underlying the responsibility Of a ma
tlon for the safety Of a public vessel of war Wis
iting its waters seems to have been lost sight OF.
1t is q principle of international law that q
ship of war admitted to q foreign port is ac-
corded tho privilege of eXtra-territoriality.
While ordinarily this consists simply Of i'm.
munity from local jurisdiction, yet by reason OF
tho principles underlying the privilege of extra
territoriality such vessel of war Is entitled to
the same immunity and inviolability which sur
rounds the person of an Ambassador and his
hotel. 1t becomes, therefore. the duty of tho
authorities responsible for tho government of
the harbor visited by a foreign public vessel TO
use due diligence that such vessel is not injured
by any violence of the inhabitants or by any
hidden means Of injury known to such Govern
ment. such as submarine mines, torpedoes or
other concealed means of defence. And this
duty is intensified to tho highest degree when
the fact is taken into consideration that foreign
public vessels of war being subject to tho port
regulations must anchor whore directed by tho
local authorities.
1t is q well.establishcd fact that n government
is liable for damages done to alien residents of q
country by a mob which by due diligence 1t
could have repressod. Italy not long ago was
Unidentified by the United States for the injury
done to her citizens by a mob in New Orleans.
In 1853 the Congress of the United States ac-
coded to the demand of Spain for the indem-
nifty for losses sustained by the Consul of Spain
and other persons residing at New Orleans or at
Key West in the year 1851, by the violence of
individuals arising out of tho intelligence then
recently received at those places Of tho execu-
ton Of certain persons at Havana, in Cuba, by
the Spanish authorities Of that island.
Should it be established that tho Maine was
blown up either through design or want of duo
diligence on the part of the authorities at 1Ia-
vana, SPANS responsibility is complete. and
j~ustifes the United States in resorting to dras-
tic measures of redress.