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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-25
A Year of British ShipbuiIding.

The retrospective glance which Engineer.
ing casts over the work of 1897 in turning
out new warships from British yards is in.
structive. There were forty-five such ships,
with an aggregate of 90, $50 tons and $751;
$50 indicated horse power, and a value,
when completed. of over $33, 900, 900. Save
for the great drawback of trouble among
the engineers the product would be greater,
and nearer that of the famous year 1892,
when the total output was 161 500 tons.
OF the forty-five vessels nineteen, with near
ly one-third of the total tonnage and more
than one-third of the total horse power,
were for foreign Governments, chiefly Spain,
Japan, China, and the South American re.
publics. The shipbuilding of the current
decade is, indeed, remarkable, since during
the eight years ending with last December
there were built for the British Navy alone
100 vessels, aggregating 600, 523 tons.
Among the vessels launched during last
year much interest has attached to the
Campus, a battleship of 1880 tons,
which is of a draught allowing 1t to go
through the Suez Canal, 80 differing from
the Magnificent class. She also differs
from that class in having Belleville boilers
and thinner but specially hardened armor.
There were also launched several / 1000
ton cruisers of the Diadem class, with i'm
proved Belleville boilers, the Vindictiye of
the Arrogant class, and several of the
Pelorus class, besides many 30-knot tor.
pedo boat destroyers.
The speed trials of the year include those
of the big IA, 900-ton battlcships Jupiter,
81 knots; Mars, III; Hannibal, l7.6;
Caesar, 1877. Another noteworthy trial
was that of the big cruiser Terrible, which
under natural draught alone developed
25,64S indicated horse power and reached
22.41 knots.
OF the torpedo boat destroyers the Laird
boats Quail, Thrasher, Earnest, Chiffon,
and Panther; the Thornycroft boats Fame,
Foam, and Mallard the Palmer boats Star
Whiting, Bat, Crane, and Chamois, and the
Fairfield boat Osprey all beat the stlpu
lated 30 knots, the last named, for thu
regular three hour trial, securing 1867
knots. But the Express, a Laird boa
launched last year, is a 32-knot craft. Thu
LAIRDs use the Normand boiler; THoRNY
CROFT and FAIRFIELD, the Thornycroft
PALMER. the Reed type.
The signs are that, with the stirring u
Of international riyalries In the Ear EAs
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-25
YAxsEx AND ms MANAGERS.
rae Evpiercr Received sswe Drafts rhat nss-
ton Vvauidn't Accrpi-Exp,auatIsns.

ton Tnuidn't Observation-Disclosures.
Dr Manson took legal advice yesterday In re-
gard to his differences with Messrs. Hathaway
and Heard Of the Boston Redpath Lyccum Blu
reau, who managed his tour In America up to
tho latter part of last week. Counsel for both
sidos-Miller. Pockham & Dixon for tho plain.
tifs and Peabody. Baker & Peabody for DIR.
Nansen-have advised their clients TO refrain
from talking.
1t was said in Nanscn's behalf Yesterday that
after about all tho big cities had been visited.
and 1t had become manifest that the audiences
at the smaller ones would not permit. with fair
ness to his managers. tho payment of what had
been his guarantee OF $500 q night. the Doctor
tacitly allowed that provision OF tho contract 10
lapse and consented to take half tho gross re-
ccipis as his share of the proceeds OF each leg
turo. But whoa he hal done this, 1t was said,
to him in the form OF drafts on the home office
of the MANAGERS in Boston. These he deposited
hero In the First National Bank. where his nc
count was carried. They were not accepted at
Boston, and consequently, 1t was said, Dr. Nan
On behalf OF the management IL was said that
these drafts wcro given to DIR. Nansen subject
TO approval at Boston. that they were givcn for
stipulated; wherefore tho Boston headquarters
OF the management, not approving % or con.
senting to the items In dispute. felt at liberty not
Deputy Sheriff Roberts. who attached DR..
Nansen's 81 900 in the First National Bank on
Saturday. said yesterday that before the attach
t %e n se wds ssrYed b shSTs MI tho g p psrtfos aS the iSo suit'
but that as they failed to come to an agreoment
the attachment was served. and that almost
Immediately after It, had been served DR.. Nan
plaintiffs, II Is said. feared that Manson intended
sailing Immediately for Europe.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-25
Church or Club?

We publish elsewhere a letter in defence
of the Rev. DR.. SHIELDS of Princeton uni
versity for withdrawing from the Presby-
terian Church, in order to be free to sign
applications for liquor licenses when he is
so inclined. According to Mr.. CoNGER, our
correspondent, DR.. SHIELDS holds rightly
that the General Assembly has no author
ity to restrict his liberty as to such a mat
ter, since signing license applications is
"outside the divine law as revealed in the
Bible" which, under the Presbyterian form
of government, is the "only rule Of faith
n Manners
That being the case, Mr.. CoNGER thinks
we missed the point when we expressed
surprise that a Presbyterian minister should
withdraw from his Church simply because
1t restricted his liberty to assist the liquor
traffic, and not on any ground of dissent
from its religious doctrine and principle.
1t is undoubtedly true hat the Bible does
not treat Of the particular subject of liquor
licenses, but no more does it lay down laws
precisely applicable to many other con-
ditions of modern society; yet is not the gen.
eral spirit of Christianity expressed by st.
PAUL when he admonishes Christians to
"take heed lest by n ymeans this liberty of
yours become a stumbling block to them
that are weak"2 Moreover, for mere con.
~venience sake, must there not be some Pres.
byterian authority to make particular ap.
plications of that law, or at least to provide
regulations for the government of It's min.
istry under it2 We do not see how 1t Is
possible to have an e~cclesia stical organiza.
tion without some such authority.
The chief significance of Mr.. CoNGER's
letter is, however, in the last paragraph,
where he implies that the peculiar doctrines
of the Presbyterian Church are not of suff,
cient Importance to afford an excuse for its
separate existence. That must be true II
the Presbyterian Church represents and
embodies no peculiar doctrines binding or
the consciences Of its ministers. SO that they
are justified in seeding from it whenever
its discipline is distasteful to them. Wher
a minister throws up a Church for no othel
reason than that 1t objects to his signing
applications for liquor licenses, it is OBJ
vious that he has no faith in it as q divine
institution, but regards it simply as a sort
of club, membership in which is purely
matter Of personal convenience and not a,
all a religious obligation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-25

To THE EDITOR OF THE Sus-.Sir: For some DAYS after
you gave the Partisan owner of the Herald a dressing
down. and a correspondent OF THE Sun showed the
dirty business In which Bennett is engaged, the tone
OF that newspaper with respect TO Spain became al
most tolcrable again. 1t seemed then as II Bennett
were going to suppress the idiot who writes editorial
matter an d cables 1t from Madrid. and were going 10
print facts insteai OF foolish fabrications, You re-
member that the Madrid idiot recently sent the news
that there was a feeling in Spain that the rebellion
would be over in thirty days. A few days later there
was the most serious riot In Havana, and Gen. Garcia
laid Siege TO AMI captured Folguin. within the past
few days the Herald has returned to its shame as the
dog returns TO his vomit, and Is again indecently try
ing to m!slead the popular sentiment by bogus
dispatches from the cheerful idiot in Madrid. wish
to call your attention to these facts as proof that
Bennett is trying 70 make gooi his contract now that
THE SUNS rays are not thrown constantly upon him.
Incalculabie harm may be done unless the people are
informed from time TO time Just why Mr.. Bennett
and his pro.spanish newspaper are interested In de.
ceiving the American public.
GEORGE II. CARLETON.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-25
TEXAN STEERS ARRIvE By SEA.
Tho First ConaiEnmrnt or the Kind an Incl.
dent or the Galveston Steamship War.

Tho First ConaiEnmcnt or the Kind an Inots
dent or the Galveston Steamship war.
The steamship Mcnemshn of the Lone STAG
line brought to this port yesterday from Gal
weston the first consignment of live cattle that
has ever come from the Southwest or lsewhere
by water. The Monemsha sailed from Galveston
on Jan. 10 with 274 head OF Texan steers. con-
fined in pens on the main deck. Two Of the lot
died because of the excessive heat off the Flor
ida coast. All the rest arrived here in better
condition than shipments that come by rail.
They wero watered and fed three times a day
by the cattlemen who had charge of them. They
were landed at the yards of Eastmsns Com
pany. at the foot Of West Fifty.ninth street.
The Menemsha also had a cargo of about 5000
bales of cotton. The Lone Star line Is fitting up
another ship to carry cattle. Tho cost OF ship
ping will be somewhat cheaper than the rates Of
The railroads; how much cheaper the agents of
the line do not care to say.
The Lone Star line. which Is a part of tho
Miami Steamship Company. and is owned
chiefly by I. Hogan & Sons. has been engaged
in a freight war with tho Mallory line and tho
Morgan line. which run to Galveston and New
Orleans. since last summer. Tho carrying OF
another move in the fight, and, it is said, is in
tended 10 affect the Southern Pacific Railroad,
which controls the Morgan line. The Hogans
evidently think that cattle carrying Is profta-
BILE or they would not MT up another vessel 10
engage in the business. They have often taken
cattle to Europe on the ships In the British
branch Of their service.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-25
How to Reduce a Postal Deficiency

Twice, and twice only, In the history of
the Post Office Department of the United
States has the income from the service been
equal to its outlay. The first time was
during the late civil war when, by the
action of sundry Southern States, the I'M
profitable mail service carried on in that
region was suspended. The second time
was when. under tho administration of
reduced so materially by cutting off the So
called star routes that the receipts of the
department once more equalled it's ex-
penses. Ever since that time the admins
tration of the Post Office Department has
been characterized by extreme liberality
and annual deficits.
Liberality has not been confined to free
delivery. Upon the motion of certain Con-
gressmen, who were solicitous for the wei.
fare of the small country newspapers whose
good will ia more valuable to Congressman
than to anybody else, the postal regula-
tions were changed so that such newspa-
pers were free of circulation through the
United States mails within the limits of
the county in which any such paper is
printed. And, as IL still further to empha-
size the fact that Congress has postal facil-
tiles to give away, If not to burn, sample
copies" OF newspapers and a great variety
of flake" publications, alleged newspapers
and magazines, are carried in the mails for
the nominal price of one cent per pound.
Now, all at once there is a prodigious
cutlery over a deficiency in the Post Office
receipts.
If the difference between the income and
expenses Is too great, greater than this great
people can stand, retrenchment should be-
gin where Congress, without any popular
demand therefor, has ordered excessive OK.
penditures. Instead Of doing this, 1t is
proposed to cut down the expenses of the
branch of the postal business which is
most profitable, and where business is most
urgent, that is, in large cities.
Here are some OF the most natural expe-
dients by which the expenses of the Post
Ofiee Department can be reduced: ,
j. cufon remorselessly the fake newSpa,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-25
The Art or Lighting n Pipe.
From Sports Adeld.

Now. compadres. not to waste time talking Of
style OF pipe or brands OF tobacco-tastes differ
In those things-try this: Keep pipe and stem as
clean az possible. and tho time to clean them is
Immediately after a smoke. Fill the bowl with
your favorite brand and press down firmly, but
don't strive to see how solid you can pack II. II
you make 1t as solid as wood 1t Will burn like
wood and make n coal fire about AS hot and un-
grateful. Don't light the entire surface. Don't
feared 1t would 'Ro out" Light a small spot
directly in the centre: Smoke slowly. until 1t
Gertaies TO spread press it down again Win
thumb or finger. A half minutes care in start.
ing Is all that Is required. Now. smoke slowly.
roasting tho tobacco on the sides. and presently.
when you cave this Off, there will come u revela-
tion In soft, mellow smoke, so cool, so delicious.
SO soothing, that you will never regret having
read this,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-25
why DO the Spanish I.iet

To THE EDIroR OF THE suS-Sfr: By this mornings
Spanish dispatches the Spanish force Of $500 men
captured the Cuban capital after q whole days fight.
The resistance OF the rebels was 80 stubborn that the
Cuban officials had timo to escape. The spaniards
counted nfty.nine dead rebels and had five men killed.
The Chinese fight by letting on powder. making
faces at the enemy, and running away. The Span.
iards in Cuba fight all day and at the end the casual.
ties arc nifty mine enemy killed, Ave spaniards killed.
The difference is only q matter OF degree.
Now, II the Cubans are such poor shots as this. then
they do not deserve success. Let them perish. Seri-
ously, I wonder what the spaniards think we are
made OF that they put out such lies and expect us to
believe them. As q rule It does not pay to lie unless
somebody believes you Who believes these Spanish
lies? Why do they lie? WIN. A. INaHAM.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 90.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-25
siy rRANcr,co.s eAIA DAY.
the Ftne Procrs-isn That Brrnn the Festivities
OF Jubilee Week.

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 2i,-Tho exercises Of
jubilee week to commemorate tho fftieth nm.
niversnry Of the discovery OF gold in California
were opened to-day with an imposing parade,
In which 10000 mon marched In line, and which
was two hours and " half In passing q given
point. II was on extremely interesting pageant.
Tho pioneers and veterans OF the Mexican war
united with the native sons and school children
TO swell tho line. The day was clenr and cool,
and enormous crowds were gathered all along
the line OF march. Toward the close of tho
parade tho sky became overcast, and Just as tho
review before tho ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ended
rain began to fall.
The features of tho parade wero fifty largo
floats representing pioneer days miners with
their camp cquipmontR, Mexican war veterans.
pioneers who raised tho bear flag and helped TO
bring California into the Union. native daugh.
tiers, italian fishermen, and Chinese with their
beautiful silk costumes and barbaric music.
Tho United States troops elected many cheers
by their fnc marching, and the militia com.
panies also bore themselves vol.
Among the pioneers who followed was q car
riage containing four OF tho companions of Mar.
shall, the discovcrer Of gold. They were checrcd
all along the line. The procession was ono long
, sS1isS RsG0f sSns. Of Of e SAIL Fpnnc,s Tso n SSSu an!
the Fiss," and that q sT6o Ola Mission. divided
in tho Italian section and the seine that fol:
lowed it filled with live fish, showing how they
arc caught In a net. A Chinese orchestra on .
float was another interesting feature that di.
vided attention with Cabrillo's ship.
| or tho mnrchers tho League Of the Cross
Cadets attracted all eyes by their ~soldierly bear.
ing. The fishermen In their blue suits, a prairie
schooner, n mandolin orchestra, a clown on q
donkey, n klondikc wagon drawn by four dogs
led by a man in furs, and gsyly dressed vaqueros
were other features that excited interest.
Perhaps tho most applause WINS given to tho
public school girls, who marched like veterans,
and to the grammar and primary school boys.
who also marched we'll and seemed to enjoy
their drill. At least 1000 children were in tho
ranks.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-President Mckinley
has accepted an invitation; extended, by Mayor
Phelan OF San Francisco on behalf OF the Society
of Pioneers, to open tho Mechanics Institute
Fair. which is to be held in connection with the
f1ftieth anniversary Of the discovery OF gold In
California. He will do this by pressing an
electric button in the White House which will
ring the golden jubilee bells at the opening Of
the celebration next Saturday evening.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-25
MONETARY DELEGATES GATHERING.
GettinE Ready for tho Convention which Opens
at indianapolis To-Day.

at indianapolis To-Day.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. 24.-Delegates to the
Monetary Convention which meets here to-mor-
row began to arrive to-day, and tho late trains
tonight and early trains tomorrow are expected
to bring in not less than $50 moro. making tho
convention consist of nearly 400 delegates.
Among tho delegates already here are John
Harsen Rhoadcs and II. W. Mills. President
and Secretary. respectively. of the Savings Bank
Association, which is said to represent $s,O0O,-
600, 900 of capital and 100000 depositors.
Speaking of the work of the commission Mr..
Rhoades said that 1t was generally Endorsed by
the business men of New York, and with proper
effort Congress would act upon 1t. but there
ought to DO and must be united effort to secure
that end. He reckoned among the good effects
of the commissions work the education Of many
persons on n question OF which they were before
ignorant and the concentration of many great
minds upon n plan which he thinks will solve all
financial difficulties.
J. w INKS. professor of political economy in
arrived to-day. He says that the convention
will be practically Of one mind, though there
will be differences as to details. Ho expressed
tho opinion that the sentiment, in favor of
silver is not growing weaker. and that the in:
activity of the Republicans in pushing financial
legislation Is operating to strengthen that senti.
ment. The gold Democrats, no said, voted for
Mckinley to secure financial reform. but arc
fed. One prominent gold Democrat remarked
to him that IL didn't seem to make much differ
ence which way the country goes to the. devil.
whether through bad money or bad tariffs. He
grcss acting favorably upon any measure for
currency reform.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-25

Prof Elisha Gray In Chicago Times.Htrald.
II We place two clocks on tho same shelf and
adjust their pendulums to swing In exact unison
and set one OF them to running, in the course OF
time the other will st lrt up In symp thy. Each
sound impulse caused by the vibration OF tho
pendulum OF the clock that is running is com.
inunicated 10 the other pendulum. Each QUO
cessive impulse adds TO the swing Of the sym
ingly small way at the very first stroke Of tho
other pendulum, and this goes on till the SYM
with the sympathetic tuning forks. ElCh AIR
wave that Is sent out b. the initial fork strikes
mo other fork and causes at irst a slight Vib'h-
air wave strikes the sympathetic fork Just no
The end Of lis swing and works in harmony with
The result is u cooperation. Each helps the
other. How much better IT would be for tho
wor d II men would take pattern after this law
OF physics.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-25

Mr.. ERASMUS LEIGH of Williamsburg
asks the following question as to a point in
Simpsonian linguistics:
"Can you tell me why JERRY sInPsoS In his
speeches in Congress and In private conversation
speaks of the Cuban situation as the Cuban stu
alton P"
Mr.. SIMPSON, as the first President of the
Jerry Simpson Don't Worry Club. discovered
that the Interpolation of a syllable into the ad.
jectivo ecu ban" rested his mind. 1T is moro
fowery, moro Spanish" no says. 1t will be re-
membercd that he and Mr.. BRYAN took lessons
in Spanish from the same cigar box. Besides,
since the formation of the Don't Worry Club.
Mr.. SIMPSON has agreed to leave the settlement
of the Cuban question to other, II not ADLER.
heads. The "Cubian" question he retains tho
privilege Of settling at his own sweet will.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-25
The Philadelphia Record thinks that, BE-

The Philadelphia Record thinks that, be-
cause there never before was such q gorge of
cheap money in Wall street." this "plenitude
takes the edge off the Populist cry for cheap
money In Washington" Nothing can abate the
edge of that cry. The Populists want a finan-
cial system, II they can find 1t. which will
keep money away from Wall street and
gorge them with 1t. As a matter Of fact,
however, they deny. and the Bryanites
in general deny. that money is now abundant
and cheap. They say that interest is low be-
cause business doesn't pay, and that business
doesn't pay because money has COMO up and
values have gone down on account Of tho
gold standard. II money was 30 cheap in
this town that the congested lenders or
fercd n bonus to borrowers, the Popullst
and Bryanite 1nanciers would still be uncon-
WINGED. They assume that the gold standard
means dear money. and SO long az they hold
that theory, they will continue to regard facts
that are impertinont enough to contradict it as
~fictions of the money changers.
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pers, which are not newspapersin snysense
OF tho word.
2. Forbid the so.called sample copies"
Of newspapers and magazines and adver-
tisements of such publications, now circu-
lated at one cent a pound they should be
compelled to pay regular rates for the use
of the United States mails.
3. Country newspapers have no more
right to free circulation in the United
States mails than school books, almanacs,
and similar illuminative publications have
compel them, or rather their subscribers,
to pay postage.
When these suggestions are adopted the
Post Office deficiency will be on the way to
n gradual and effective disappearance.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-25

QUIRK is a member OF the Massachusetts
Senate, and IL ought to DO proud Of him.. QUIRK
is a master thinker and economist. The ripo
result Of QUIRK's thought is exhibited in n bill
which he has just brought in, OF which these
arc the provisions:
"Be It enacted. that whenever, by reason OF any
strike or lockout arising from wages to be paid the
employees of any corporation existing under the law
of this Commonwealth. or doing business therein. and
said strike or lockout Ia not averted by amicable mr..
tion. then tho State Board OF Arbitration and Concilla.
ton shall employ competent accountants - make q
careful accounting OF all the business transa :tlons OF
said corporation from its books. and may examine Its
o%ficers, agents, and such other persons rs It deems
necessary.
"And II It appears to said board frcm the evidence
obtained that said corporation can pay 8 per cent.
upon its capital stock. then the scale Of wages con-
tended for by said employees shall be paid. otherwise
said corporation shall forfeit its charter. or In case Il
be . foreign corporation. then II shall not be allowed
to do any business In this Commonwealth"
We can't help ~revcring QuIRK. He has graspod
a great idea. His bill bears the stamp and seal
OF intellect. Evidently QUIRK has q clear and
Just mind. But there is q remediablo fault in
his plan. Is QUIRK the man to say that a cor.
poration has any moral right to pay five per
cent. dividendsi He should move to amend by
substituting for five per cent" "onc-fifth of
one per cont"