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How senatora Cas- Vote for sDAln.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Hs refusal to annex Hawaii cripples our navy By
depriVing 1t OF stopping place for q coal supply,
then a vote against annexation Is rendering aid aud
comfort TO the enemy. II is known that tho voyage
from san Francisco cannot DO made without stopping
TO take coal on the v ay, IL is known also that this
can only be done at the Sandwich Islanda. me
Hawaiian Government must either he . neutral or an
ally. II she is a neutral. her permission to our naval
vessels 20 taEo on coal at her por s would DO an act
OF war against Spain. II she is our ally, we are in
honor bound 10 protect her in rendering US assistance
by supplying uS with coal. The United States senate
might as well vote coal supplies to the Spanish war.
ships In the Atlantic as TO vote against coal supplies
TO the American "arshipS In the Pacific. The Senate
might A. well vote 10 srnd troops TO recruit the
Spanish army in Cuba AZ to vote az inst appeIation
and thus vote against sending rsInforOsmsn.s aorOSI
The PaOiac TO Admiral Dewey.
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Annexation by Consent.

Col. WILLIAM ]. BRYAN of the Silver
Battalion rolled out this sentence in his
performance at the Omaha Exposition:
"our guns destroyed a Spanish neot, but can they
destroy that self. evident truth that governments de-
five their just powers. not from superior force, but
from the consent OF the governed2"
This 10 n favorite cry among his poll.
parrots in Congress and among the Mug.
Numps. Hawaii must not be annexed be-
cause 1t ia said TO DO In the hands Of an
"olIRarchy'' and because the Inhabitants
have not decided by means of . plebiscito
that they want to be annexed.
What does all this talk amount TOT Tho
men Who founded the Texan republic were
In -" oliKarchy." Inthe vast empire brought
10 MS by the Louisiana purchase, what had
The inhabitants to say about the matter
indians, white men and half-breeds,
Frenchmen, Creoles, and Spaniards, count
cd for naught in the Transaction. The
United States wanted the land and paid
for 1t. The people Of Florida, California,
and Alaska didn't have the privilege OF
laying whether they wanted to belong to
&he United States or not. They yielded to
superior force.
The consent of the governed has never
been required In the case of any increase OF
American territory. Whether obtained by
purchase, treaty, or in consequence of war,
the addition has been made because it was
deemed for the benefit of the UnitedS States
to make 1t. The consent of the transferred
subjects was not sought or regarded.
Mr.. BRYAN and his echoes are talking
great nonsense.
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From the London Times.


Capt slocum or Boston, MASS. whose adventurous
voyage around the world In the tiny craft OF which he
Il at the same time owner. master and crew has ex-
cited considerable interest In the various British
colonies at which he has touched. writes to us from
st. Helena on April 20: 81 sail to-day for America
and home. via Barbados. II there Is . word l could
dare ask the Times to publish 1t would be to say that
the kind receptions l have met with from my British
cousins all over the world have been for this reason
moro than any other. viz. that I sail under the
United States flag. In . few days l shall have finished
what l know is q very unusual yoy age. but . voyage
OF commercial value to me. 1t Ia not the greatest
show on earth sort OF scheme. neither am Ia dime
museum navigator My vessel is nine tona register
net. 1870 Rross. Half that size would. / think. go
round the world safely enough, II well appointed and
sailed with proper skill. and so / dlsclaim any at
tempt to show what may be done In the line OF fool
hardy navigation. Ihave in the hold several tons
OF freight on ships account which will pay me ship.
masters wages and more for tho whole voy age. A
pleasanter voyage | have not made IN my whole life.
l am an old shipmAster and not a stranger to ports In
Great Britain, and, perhaps. am not forgotten in
China and Japan. II | am able TO sail my vessel
quite alone ! save the expense of wages to Others.
| am to-day ten years younger than when / felled
the nrst tree for the construction OF tho Spray
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quarters, clothing. food n arms, inspects
soldiers homes and all military property of tho
United States.
The Judge Advooato General IL the legal
authority OF the military hierarchy. He prose-
cutes military criminals, decides legal questions
relating to the army, constructs ali new enact
ments when he Is required to do so, 60
The Quartermaster.G General has to do with
tho clothing and sheltoring Of tho troops, trans
porting them from point to point, together with
their supplies. furnishing horses for the cavalry
and artillery, and all kindred duties.
The CommlssAry-Gene OF Subsistence feeds
the army.
The Surgeon.General supplies the medical and
surgical requirements Of the army.
The Paymaster-Genera pays II.
Tho Chief OF Engineers has charge OF building
Notifications. river and harbor improvements.
details Of siege operations, looks UP available
lines OF advance and retreat, builds bridges, &c.
The Chief of Ordnance supplies the army with
all its fighting equipments; the latesbimproVed
cannon, firearms and ammunition.
The Chief Signal oflcer. who has but little to
do except In time Of war, attends TO tho mill
tSry telegraph and signal service Of the army.
For a timo he had charge OF the Weather Bureau.
but that was transferred to the Department Of
Agriculture a few years ngo.
In time Of war the duties of these stan bureaus
are in no wise changed. but their work 10 vastly
Increased. Tho change is folt less, perhaps. in
the Judge Advocate Generals bureau than In
any other. With two or threo exceptions each
one OF these bureaus viii have one of its repre-
sentativeS, regular or volunteer, with every i'm
portant in the active service. That 10
to say, with each brigade organization, or any
Independent command Of any consequences or
permSnenco, there will certainly DO an assistant
Adjutant-General, . QuartOrmaster, q Commits
sary. and Inspector-Goneral, q surgeon and an
ordnance %oficer. and sometimes an engineer
and a signal oficer. zach looking after their par
ticular branch Of the service. The engineer and
signal officers are generally only with corps
headquarters in tho field. Paymasters visit tho
troops at stated or convenient intervals. The
Judge AdvocateS go only when required to deal
with some important matter.
All these STAFF officers. whether regulars or
volunteers, report through their immediate su-
periors in tho field to the chief of their particu.
lar stan department at the capital.
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Admiral Walker and tho Canal.

Although the statements of Admiral
WALKER to the Senate Committee on the
Nicaragua Canal are somewhat general and
are properly guarded, they arc of great in.
terest as the first official utterances of the
commission. of which he Is President. He
takes pains to say that the report of that
commission has yet to be drawn up, and
that, in fact, its work Of investigation on
the route of the canal is still going on. In
the General Deficiency bill, which is soon
to be acted upon by Congress, we observe
an item of $4,000 for continuing that
investigation. But although We cannot
expect the report of the commission before
next winter at the earliest, the general
views of its President are important.
Admiral WALKER expresses the opinion,
to begin with, that the great undertaking
is feasible; and this rs what might have
been expected after the generally hopeful
tone of the Ludlow Commission, whose
work the Walker Commission Is continu-
Ing. Next. he thinks that the cana can be
built for about 1925, 900, 900, and this esti-
mate is even more favorable than that of the
Ludlow Commission. The estimate of Mr..
MENoCAL, the principal engineer OF the Mar
thine Cana Company, was $685. 66, $50,
and afterward this estimate was increased
to $50, 500, $50 for a low-level line. The
Ludlow Commission made a provisional
estimate of $133,472, 500. We are not to
conclude that Admiral WALKERS is any,
thing more than an estimate in round
numherss but even II the details in the
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Herr Won Hoist Of the University of
Chicago 10 seethinR at his usual temperature
and roaring thundorously against the war.
Says there is no cause for It.; that It 10 going
to ruin the country eventually. and thAt tho
whole thing is q big mistake. Says the de-
Struction Of the Maine was no reason for war. and
that the United States had no right to interfere
with Spanish rule in Cuba. Says 1--WE should
stay at home and attend to our own business -
Prof. Won Hoist himself left home in order to
attend to the business of the United States. and
II the United States fail to obey him they must
prepare for cruel and unusual punishment in
the shape Of additional volumes of his "Consti-
tutional and Political History"
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The fame of BATH HoUsR JOHN of Chi
cago folds in this orb O. the earth, but O Phila-
delphia statesman 10 now struggling for the
command of the bath. The now knight 10 tho
Ton. j. EMORY BYRAM. Select Councilman from
Frankford. Saturday. after o soul.stirring ora
ton to the awed spectators. lie leaped. accou-
tired Ms he vas in what Philadelphia calls q
full dress suit" into the abysses Of the FrSnk-
ford bathing pool. Thence he emerged. soaked
but triumphant, and again addressed the audi
enco through his silk hat" which will be
ironed to-day. Col. BVRAM wishes to teach
Philadelphia that nothing Is too good for a
stateSman's bathing suit. 1t is understood that
when no repeats his spirited performance his
life pressrver will positively DO studded with
diamonds.
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A KeptueLz Heirloom in . jug.
From the Cincinnati ENQUIRER.

~'N'F ~ NsN'f hibtFNE
H~ARRoDsBURG, KY. Juno l7.-Mr. Lewis
Gambler, who lives on Thompson's Creek. In the
adjoining county of Washington. has a Jug that
has an interesting history. Ninety-sl1 years ago
his great.grandfGther, while running a one-bar-
rel-a-day distillery, married. A year later q girl
baby came to brighton the home. and tho father
took a gallon jug Of his output, made the day of
her birth. sealed 1t. and announced that ID
would be opened the day his daughter mar
ried. The girl grew to womanhood. and
pledged her troth to a neiRhbor boy. and
the wedding day WAS sot. but a week be-
lore the event, was TO have been celebrated
tho young lady was bitten by q copperhoAd
snake. and though every known remedy was
resorted to she died, and instead OF festivities
there was a funeral on the appointed wedding
later his wife followed, and the jug. with seal
unbrokon, passed to a son who was born after
the daughter. He too, died, and 1t cam into
possession OF another, r~elAtlye. and when she
died it foil 10 Mr.. Gambler. The writing on the
Jug, which vas attached to tho jug AZ the time
1t was sealed, is very leglble. The present.
owner OF the Jug has a daughter who will we'd
in September next, and 1t ls said that Mr.. Gam
Der has promised to break the seal upon that
occasion and give each guest a sip of the liquor.
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Several correspondents whom No must
regard as unduly faootiouS rather than guilty Of
the ignorance which they assume want to know
II GAMAIIEL BRADFORD 10 Q real name or only
q Joke" We can assure them that the Hon.
GAMALIEL BRADFORD Of Boston is no Joke
or Joker. and that he 10 tho victim Of q real
and most tremendous name. 1t 10 30 massive
and roverberant that he can't help letting
tho public hear and tremble before It on all
possible occasions. He passesm most OF his time
in signing 1t to letters to the newspapers, and
whom he has q cham 90 to ring and bang on 1t In
a public palaver, then no comes as near hap
pinesa as is permitted to q man Of his stern and
rock-bound cast.
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Con. Wolre,s Ancsatrz.

TO THE EDITOR or THE ~sUN-Sfr: The ancestry of
Gen. James Wolfe of Canadian fame. asked for in THE
Bun. was of great patriotic antiquity in the city OF Linn.
erIck. as quoted by Ferrar. Ware. Carte and other
ancient authority.
The Marquis of ormond. although outwardly pro.
Tossing love for the Irish. was secretly planning with
the RoyaliSta to get possession of tho city. on June
10. 1860. TO mako sure that ormOnd's plans would
be frustrated. the Friar of the FranciSoans, Father
Francis Wolfe. took the keys OF the gates OF the city
from "sherin Rockford and with his brother, Cant.
George Wolfe, and others. guarded them until the
tumult was appeased."
In October, 1861. by order OF the monster Ireton
bishops and priests were butte hered In cold blood
among the rest the patriot Frlar Francis Woifa
Capt. George " olfe escaped, He fed IT, the North OF
England. where he settled. Hts grandson, Gen. I'd.
ward Wolfe, was Colonel OF the Eighth Regiment or
foot In the year l746 His son vas Ger. lanes Wolfe.
JERSEY CITY, June II. THOMAS j. OICOSSEII
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Indications of contemporaneous British
sentiment come from many sources. but perhaps
the most curious expression of it is found in the
poem to which the Newdigate prize for 1893 has
just been awarded at Oxford. The Newdigate
prize poet of this year 10 Mr.. Ohm BUCHAN of
Brasenose College. His theme 10 the Pilgrim
Fathers. He celebrates the adventurous spirit
of the children of the North Of Europe. and his
stirring verses end with what seems to be a sum-
mona to Colonial Empire addressed by England
to America:
Then forth. my children 10 the gold of dawn
Burns on yon eastern hill; the grassy lawn.
The tangled forests. hre with morn; the beams
OF q new sun fall on the virgin streams.
Clear sings the bird of hope, and far and nigh
Winds W rake the embattIed silence OF the sky.
The shining footprints OF the light to DO
Tremble and glow along the inviolato sea-
The world awaLes for Won. the young. the strong,
And we. the old, who wait and wait not long
On the last call. give you q glad God.Speed,
True heart in peril and stout arm In need.
While with untroublsd eyes We watch and pray
TIL the brief dark that fGdeth into day"
The spirit of this is certainly friendly and gen.
erous; but in giving God-speed to the young and
the strong for whom the world now awakes, We
suspect that the temptations of p~oetical contrast
have led Mr.. BUCHAN to express too gloomy q
view of Old Englands expectation of life. The
last lines read too much like q bequest and faro
we'll blessing.
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Darkness her Armor Is; lifo'giving breath
Pent up she holds to send ruin and death.
on through tue silent night stsalthy she Greens
Where the dark castles shadow the deeps.
Foemen on yOnder hills watch in the gloomt
No warning comes to them OF nearing doom.
Not a sound not a ray reaches them therei
Into the mISts below vAlnly they stare.
Now good vesuvius. breathe forth a she'll;
Give those Hidalgos aforetasre " hemi
HarK! DER this silent sea quive-s a sigh;
Swiftly q something Loars toward the sky;
out Of the darkness leaps light as OF day;
Roar asof worlds collapse sweeps DER the BAY,
Echoes die out In the distAnce. and then
Deaths silence br0odS where the foemsn had bean
ALBAHT, June lG ARrHUE LUoIG.
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The Broader Commercial Horizon.

The Broader Commercial Horizon.
The Kansas Democrats thus declare their
opinions as to the war and the utilization
bf the results to be hoped therefrom:
ave are in favor Of q vigorous prosecution of the
war with Spain. and see In It not only the passing of
Cuba from despotism to freedom. but for ourselves .
moro advanced place among the nations OF the world
and q broader commercial horizon. The American
navy should be greatly enlarged, and In itswake our
merchant marine. under new tarin laws, should open
Che worlds markets to American buyers and sellers;
and rights should be reserved in all territory con.
nuered during the war to facilitate and protect such
ATTENDED commercial interests, but with no view TO
territorial ACKNOWLEDGMENT nor the establiShmsnt Of
. ial policy for this Government"
The Kansas Democrats have ct least
learned that a strong navy 10 necessary, and
that commercial advantages may spring
from the war. They have not learned
that the stimulation Of commerce and the
growth Of the merchant marine are not
dependent upon a change in the tariff.
If they are still harping upon free trade,
they should know that the addition Of
new territory to the United States means
30 much more FREQ trade territory for
Americans, who have already the greatest
free trade country In tho world. The
QGVelOpuQeuU VI Hc" mhIACLb VI GuO pEOu-
uct Of American agriculture, manufac-
lures, and inventive skill, the development
of the resources of the land taken away from
the incompetent and ruinous sway Of
Spain would inevitably follow the policy
of territorial ACKNOWLEDGMENT" which the
Kansas Democrats oppose. Such a policy
means more things to sell and moro things
to buy. A very good recipe for q broader
commercial horizon"
The Kansas Democrats want the enlarged
commerce without taking the proper means
to get It. What do they mean by rights
reserved in all territory conquered during
the war to facilitate and protect CONNER
cial interests"2 We cannot expect to
maintain successfully any exclusive com.
mercial or naval privileges that might
be granted by Spain in such of her posses.
sions as may fall into our hands. The
competition and jealousy Of other nations
will be too keen, and the ill-will of Spain
we shall long be sure Of. Either we shall
have to divide with other powers what we
might have to ourselves, or we shall have
to fight them. If we occupy the terri
tory ourselves, we shall be ut an i'm.
mense advantage. If We are willing tc
content ourselves with "rights" which
must be shared with others, and which
cannot be enjoyed with the benefits OF
defended with the security which absolute
possession will give, we shall get little fol
our pains. 1t will not pay to take a coal
ing station or a little island or two wheI
we can get the whole thing.
TIL Kansas plan of getting b,
means of new tariff avs and helping ant
protecting 1t in conquered territory b,
means of "riGhts," is as whimsical as any
thing that has ever come from tho teeminI
intellectuals of tho Sunfiower State.
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A Battle OF tho War.

The fight that begins in the Senate to.
day will AMI in history as n of the i'm
portant engagements of the war.
1t is a fight to clear the way for tho
American flag to the outpost Of our forces,
way across the Pacific.
1t is q fight of American regulars against
guerrilla auxiliaries Of Spain under tho
leadership of PErT1aREw, WHITE, and
JONES of Arkansas.
Stand firm and shoot straight
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the millionso Of persons TO whom the little mastsr-
piece is addressed viii buy IL and read IL
in a rovorent spirit The gentler sentiments
will bo thrilled by an analysis OF the huc-
~tuations Of money. But, soft, yon clock
points to 10 to1. ANGELuNE, listen while 1 read
TO thee the searching and severe analysis. writ
by BILL STEWART. Sage and Silver BILL whore
in be whips the crimo OF Seventy.three, and
shows how ~huctuAtinR money Is" MIR. STEW
ART In q genius.
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1t appears from chapter second Of Gold
Standard" q thrilling serial story which the
Hon. BROOKS ADAMS of Massachusetts, has
written for a Chicago paper. that from the
time of H"ELIoGABALUs 1921 A. d. silver was
refused in payment Of taxes. gold being
e1acted." 1t is clear DOW why and how tho
Roman Empire declined and fell. HELLO
GABALUs has 80 long an account Of sins charged
to him that 1t is no surprise to learn that he
was ono of the Money Power conspirators
against the rights of humanity. By all means
put H~ELIoeABALUs into tho Democratic and
Populist platforms.
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DEBs says that mot ono of the 10000
members of the Social Democracy has enlisted
to fight" We don't suppose that there arc
10000 Social Democrats. but whatever their
number they are a gang of traitors IL they
agree with tho opinions frequently emitted by
DEBs. who wars only against capitalists and
common sense. "Do we kill off the capitalists
who arc responsible for the war !" asks DEBs.
DEBs himself seems to be irresponsible.
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To THE EDITOR or THE SUS-Sir: I bought A copv
OF THE Sun on June IT. ls4s. and after nfty wears
it has become q habit. What | see In The Sun | 1nd
is 80" NEw YoRK VETERAN.
EASTERN BRANCH. NATIONAL HoNE FOR D.. v. g.,
To0Us. Ne, June II. 1893.
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INC Hon. W1LL1AM MoRn1s srEwARr OF

The Hon. WILLIAM MORRIS STEWART of
Nevada, who may be known to some of our
readers as an occasional speaker, has put within
the reach OF modest purses a work OF absolute
novelty and singular charm. He has published
a little masterpiece called Analysis OF the
Fluctuations of Money" and inscribed 1t to
the young men and women OF the United
States who are contemplating matrimony,
with itS inevitable responsibilities" Doubtless
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1rue to M. IIl.larIn Polrr.

From the RooheGteT Democrat and ChronfcIs.
The United States Is In every BenTe an expansive
country. aud always has been. and is going to
continue TO be. There IL nothing new about thiE.
We are going along in the light OF experience. not
GEeGdtnE the dark path VI 04DsEtmSRG
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Yearly


1t will be noticed that the average of rank in
tho staff is very high. Only 81 out of q total of
4s9 rank below the grade of Captain, while
nearly half. 22S, rank as Major or hiShor. Tho
pay of nearly all the grades Is very much higher
than that In tho European armies. The stan
appointments are considered "enaps" in our
army. and there Is a struggle among junior
officers of the line for promotion into these
stan bureaus. Generally the surroundings arc
pleasant and the duties not arduous, while in
most of them promotion Is moro rapid than In
the other branches Of tho service.
The foregoing figures and items relate only to
the permanent establishment before the Spanish
war broke out, and make no account of tho vol
unteer staff officers provided for in tho law
creating the volunteer army. whose tenure con.
tinues only for the duration of the war. But
theSe regular staff bureaus have charge of all
the staff work Of the army in peace or war. vol.
unteer as well as regular.
As previously stated, the heads of these stan
departments are located in Washington. where
also are a considerable number OF tho subordi.
mates of each. Occasionally the chief makes a
journey upon some important duty connected
with his department, but mainly the active
duties of all these bureaus arc performed by tho
corps OF assistants. some OF whom are stationed
permanently at tho various posts and chief
headquarters throughout the country. while
others are travelling to and fro in the proseCu-
ton of their stan duties.
The AdjutRnt.G General is the military clerk or
secretary. as 1t were, of tho army In all its
branches. Through him all the orders of tho
President and Secretary OF War are issued, and
no keeps the record OF everything done by tho
army. He has charge of mastering the volun.
teer army and all analogous duties. The AID.
jutanJ-Genernl is considered the chief stan OH.
Ger, though he can issue no orders to the other
chiefs OF staff except in the name of the Presi.
dent or Secretary OF War. His dutie1 are moro
various than those Of any other stan chief.
The duties OF the Inspector-General are fully
indicated by his title. His business in general
is 10 guard against abuses Of every kind and de-
scriptiOn in the military service. He looks into
the condition Of the troops. the state Of thSiE