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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-30

A bill has been introduced into the Ohio
Senate which. II passed. will strike a telling
blow against government by Injunction" 1t
directs that, lin controversies between en-
ployer and employees, no court organized under
the laws of the State shall allow any injunction
against any defendants until after reasonable
notice, which must contain the names of all
parties to such action" and SO on. II this
bill were passed, the Debsites could sally
forth and wreck the property Of the plutocrats.
who would have no remedy, as far as the Ohio
State Courts were concerned. until after tho
damage was done. The Federal Courts still
remain to be dealt with. but their wicked pro-
pensity 10 issue injunctions against 1.-THE
toiling masses" is to be cut out when the Bryan
ties come into power.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-30

New reasons for nominating the One
Eyed Ploughboy of Pigeon Roost as the Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor of Georgia have
been disclosed by his boomers. The CartersriHe
Netrs reveres him because he is "a smooth citi-
zen" and hes got the turn on the boys" Tho
Walton Netrs sees in him a man of destiny, who
carries in his pockets the left hind foot OF a
rabbit killed on Friday, the thirteenth Of the
month" according to the prescribed forms.
which include the dark Of the moon and "a cross
eyed. bow-legged negro riding a white mule"
The Madison Advertiser hears rinRingin its ears
the One-Eyed Ploughboy's letter nominating
himself with "a clarion call that will awaken the
people from Cobutta to Cumberland 1t is re-
served for the Americus Times Recorder to give
the man n compliment worse than a kick by
saying that he is "one Of the brainiest Of the
race" Is it the fate Of Georgia to have q "brainy"
Governorf Are the Crackers from Cohutta to
Cumberland splitting themselves with shouting
for a "brainy" One-Eyed Ploughboyi
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-30
Deeper Channels for New York.

A bill introduced into the House, the
other day, by Congressman AMOS j. Cum
MINes, directs the Secretary of War to pre-
pare plans and estimates for giving to the
channels of New York harbor a uniform
depth Of forty feet at mean low tide and q
uniform width of 1000 feet, from the Bat
terry to the open sea. Sufficient money Is
authorized for the preliminary survey.
The subject is one that has attracted the
attention not only of the shipowners and
the merchants of New York, but also of
the navy. and the army. A yearago Col. GIL
LEsPIE Of the Engineers, who has charge
of harbor improvements at this port, sub
mitted to the Wa Department q project
for deepening the main ship channel
from thirty feet, as now, at mean low
water, to thirty.five feet, between the Mar
rows and the sea. He said that there were
ships coming here that drew over thirty
feet, and hence could not cross the bar at
low tide, and that this should not be. In
like manner Capt. r. d. EVANS of the navy
favors, we believe, the deepening both of the
14-foot and the Coney Island channels, so
that one could be used for vessels clearing
and the other for those arriving.
The Importance OF the port Of New York
to the revenues and the prosperity Of the
country is so well known that it is unnec-
essary to say anything ON that score. What
ever is done to improve it is done for the
whole United States. The best plan for
improvement is a matter for experts to
ascertain, but the mercantile and marine
interests will hardly question the propo-
Sition that any ship in the world ought to
be able to enter or leave the chief port of
the American hemisphere without being
delayed or hampered by low tide.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-30

The Hon. JOSIAH QUINCY, Mayor of Bos-
ten, has become a butterfly and q very indus
trious one. The Boston Herald says thpt his
latest score for a single evening is q public meet
ing and a speech, n formal dinner and another
speech. and three balls" He is in tho first
month Of his second term. He is not
hunting for denomination. He is simply
letting loose his l-ong-compressed gayoty.
releasing his imprisoned spirits. By day
he plods: by night hc pranccs. There can be
few more beautiful sights than to see him when.
after a day of thought and concentration and
listening and handshaking. he dons the garb Of
night and goes forth. spreading benignity. The
heels Of his pumps are heavily loaded. Other
wise. his natural buoyancy would lift him to the
roof or festoon him on a chandelier.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-30

men should be under pay while In camp
and going to and from their homes.
The cost Of the officers under this system
for 81 regiments Of heavy artillery, 80 OF
light artillery, 40 OF cavalry, and 225 OF
infantry, including travelling and inciden-
tai expenses, need not exceed 81 900, 900
per year, an Insignificant sum, which
might be saved by q just revision Of the
pension list.
The system has been elaborated with
great care, and it's feasibility IL sustained
by arguments which can hardly be re.
futed. Obviously. In case Of wal before
the whole plan could be carried into effect
by devotinR only one month to It yearly, IL
could be pushed forward, by holding all the
examinations, one after the other. till the
officers for each regiment had been selected,
when they could be drilled and instructed
and instruct the enlisted men.
Evidently our military institutions, rs
we have inherited them and as they now
exist, must be changed, improved and
made suitable to all our national require.
ments, or we shall one of these days meet
with great national disaster and humilia.
tion. 1t will not do for us to depend upon
u Anticipated, expensive and inefficient
system, or lack of system. in these days of
large standing armies and prompt mobil-
ization. We do not need a large regular
force. but we surely do need such workable
and working organization as will give tho
Government an effective volunteer army
capable Of expansion, economic adminlstra.
tion and Of prompt mobilization toward
any frontier or section of the seacoast
which may be threatened by a first-class
power; and the sooner the necessary steps
are taken to provide for such an army the
better 1t will be for the nation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-30
The Split Inhnitive.

Not without apprehension do we come to
this request and these remarks of an
esteemed correspondent in Chicago:
To THE EDITOR OF TIRE suS-sfr: VIII you kindly
inform me through your columns whether a "split
innniiive " is Invariably and absolutely a Rrammati-
cal error? In 4 recent editorial In your valued paper.
dealing with the use OF the phrase some few" you
properly take tho position that correct English 10
determined by usage rs illustrated by writers OF
eminence. You cite passages from the Bible and
Shakespeare. for Instance. as determining the cor.
reotness of the phrase above referred TO. Although
l have never found examples of the spit ~innnitive -
In the above works, yet l have happened upon them
frequently In works OF ssIters SO prominent that it
seems strange II they were guilty OF an absolute
grammatical error.
For instance I have found AZ many as half q dozen
"split inhuitives - among the essays contributed by
literary men of eminence to CHARLES DUDLEY WAR
sER's new Library OF tho Worlds Literature" these
essays constituting the introductions to tho works OF
standard authors. know THE Sun detests the ''Splt
innnitive, 81 but II Is almost Incredible to believe that
men OF recognized position in the literary world
would use q form Of expression that 10 Individually
incorrect.
ask enlightenment from you. for THE SUNS opin.
ion on the use Of the English language Is worth moro
TO me than any combination OF opinions / could md
elsewhere. BLIZZARD.
iSi - W BOOoc hCoh' iucIe dIC
rigid and righteous souls that look upon
the split infinitive as the objectionable sin
against the English language. Our CORE
spondenti is right in depending upon usage as
the final court of appeal. Undoubtedly the
best usage has been against the insertion
of an adverb between the infnitive and its
sign. 1t seems TO us, however, as 1t seems
to our correspondent, that some contem.
porary writers are fond of splitting
the infnitive, or at least are not afraid
of doing so. No doubt diligent search
would discover split ininitiyes in the
works of writers of this century
whose example Is more authoritative or
encouraging than that of contemporary au-
thors. Be that as 1t may, the fact remains
that the split infnitive, while regarded as
accursed by the grammarians, seems TO be
coming into some use. and is found in re-
spectacle writers. Usage is subject to
variations. The split ininitive may estab-
lIsh itself in spite Of the sxorciStA. II 1t IL
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-30
rHs EITzH AVENUB PREsBrrEnIax
CHURCH.
Attempts or . Few In the se--isn te overco..
the NlnnS OF the CenEreEnuon.

~ ~ " - SSHkSrbhNou.
To THE EDITOR OF THE suS-Sir: A day or
two ago / CHANGED to meet q well.known NOM
Der Of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church.
We arc both busy men. but ] could not let him
pass without saying IL am glad OF DR.. Halls
withdrawal Of his resignation for your sake.
for the sake Of the Church at large. and
for the whole community, for DIR. Hall has been
n great power among us these many years.
There has been much talk about tho matter.
even in business quarters. l suppose the trouble
Is ali over now r.
wish 1 could cay IL f." my friend repliedt
I've had a grand meeting of tho congregation
that Wednesday night, and there was nothing
left for our pastor to do but listen and accede 10
the united voice OF his people. Until then he had
only heard the sessions voice. not the whole
session, either. I'll tell you the truth; it's Just a
handful OF mon in the session, backed by one or
two OF that little Jew Warszawiak's opponents.
with enormous wealth, who have made all tho
trouble. It's a plot to drive DR.. Hall out. Either
he goes. or they. with all their wealth"
Then, assuredly, l would drive them out, not
DIR. Hail."
al wish we could. 1 hear the session ia hold.
ing meetings and telling DR.. Hall that 1t was mob
the full voice OF his people, though II is not true,
but oven II 1t were, 1t was the free voice. and tina,
little part Of the session should remember that
their vote did not represent the full voice of tho
session. Things leak out, and 1t is we'll known
that come of the session were hushed up. watched
carefully. and not allowed to speak their minds.
while q strong influence was brought to bear
upon the wavering. myself have heard from
several Of the members, the very same causes OF
discomfort. word for word. and now they are
trying to force DIR. Hall to believe that 1t would
be better for his church that he should leave.
am ashamed that such men should have any
place in our Church."
Well why don't you follow the example OF
that brave little congregation away uptown
They turned out the whole session and then pro.
ceeded to reorganize. Why don't you ! You
could re-elect the faithful members later
=" II may come to that: l trust the congrega.
tion will rise to the emergency. 1t has tho
power. ! pray God that we may not so weakly
yield to the little few. But two great obstacle,
are In the way. Tho congregation is not yet
fully awake TO its peril and its wrongs; and.
secondly, our peace-lovinR pastor breads strife
and bitter words; and TO avoid these he would
bear almost anything"
well. l have showed you what to do; turn
them ont, turn them out!" And as ! left my
friend | could not help thinking, God helps
those who help themselves"
NEW YORK.. Jan. 2s. PRESBYTERIAN.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-30
TIE sun, SUNDAY, JANUARY 80, 1898.

found to be convenient and useful IL Will
make It's q To like IL or TO abhOr II is
useless. It will succeed or fall on its mer-
its or In spite Of its dement's.
II we allowed sentimental considerations
to influence our views as to q question Of
language, perhaps we shouldn't mind Civ
ing q kick to the split infinitive. Preju-
dice, habit, and the unfamiliarity OF tho
thing combine against 1t. Yet anybody
who doesn't wish to see too wide q division
between the spoken and the written speech,
will not be too severe against the split in
finitive. Aman may write ITO tell really"
or really to tell" but he will probably
say "to really tell" 1t seems to us that
there are phrases In which the split infini-
tive is the more direct and the instructive
form. Now, II this Ii the case, a mere
literary and dried-fower arrangement will
have to give way to the living and natural
expression.
Still, 1t Is our present advice to our friend
in Chicago that he be chary Of split infni-
tives. II the literary factories produce
them in large quantities, they will become
so common that we can all have one. Now
they are a sort Of luxury for those who can
afford to use them. A reasonable conserva-
tism and q polite scepticism should be
brought to bear upon the split inflnitive.
The split infnitive Is hardly q positive
crime. 1t may come to be regarded as
highly respectable. In this year 1898 1t
still has a slouching and ill.reared appear
ance. Don't associate with 1t too much.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-30

To THE EDITOR or THE SrS-Sfr Why this rather
gloomy tone on the part OF our President Is Il TO-
cause we promised. rather foolishly, 10 try 10 induce
other nations to help rs put a fictitious value on =
part OF our money that would make II unsafe? We
have tried. and Il did not much harm. We hope.
Is IL because his s. cretAry Of the Treasury suggested
10 retire a part OF this money :" as good as gold" -ni
substitute q kind based on - bank assets which We
proved long ago to be not as good as gold? That Is
not likely 10 do much harm. either.
Is IL because we are not loud enough IN denouuciHi
the base lie that Sese. 900. 900 used by the last Atuiu
~istratIon mainly To make good its a ncienry in rrv,u-'
was used 10 sustain the value OF a currency " as good
ms gold" for fourteen wears in which the revenue " s'
sufficient? We are certainly a little TO llame In ta..'
but irA'nrch as the truth Is bound to prevail al las.
we may, perhaps, forgive ourselves for the seeming
neglect. JOIN II. PoTTA
% CLARK STREET, BRooKLYE. JAa. ~.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-30
BOB TAYLOR and the Tennessee Lcgisla-

Bob TAYLOR and the Tennessee Legisla-
ture are still in session and obsession. THoMP-
sov of Marshall has introduced a Joint resolu-
ton asking Congress to submit to the States q
constitutional amendment " making the tonure
of ONCE Of the Federal Judiciary q fixed and def
mite term. instead Of for life. the Judges to
be elected by the people; and requesting
Tennessee members to advocate q measure with
a limit OF tenure not exceeding eight years. the
Judge Of the Supreme Court to be elected by
an electoral college. the District and Circuit
Judges to be elected by the people in the terri
tory over which they are to have Jurisdiction"
THOMPSON of Marshall has also introduced a
joint resolution asking the Tennessee members
of Congress 10 favor q constitutional amend
ment Limiting the power Of the Federal Judici.
airy so as to prevent Its interference by injunc-
ton or otherwise with the assessment and COL
lection of State taxes. and TO 'eprive the Fed
eral Judiciary Of all power and jurisdiction
over tho questions of taxation in the several
States" There will not be much left of the
Federal Judiciary by the time the extra obscs-
sion of the Tennessee Legislature is ended.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-30

At the dedication of a free library in
Hallowell. Me-, tho other day the orator Of tho
occasion said:
Fifty years ago a little man named ASA Firz came
here with school song looks and visited tho schools
Immediately the children on the streets were singing
his lively musical tunes. Since that, scientific teachers
have been SO employed with no apparent results"
The old fashioned singing school and singing.
school master were great institutions. full OF
fun and vigor. II 1t be true that school children
don't learn to sing as wellnowadays, 1t should be
emembered that they have many more things
to learn, or at least to study. than their luckier
grandfathers had.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-30

bsu t-ss worts nes recognised - cole sshitsr and
highest authority. rhe modern hall player feels ~
liberty 20 talk beck Al the umpire As much as he sees
ht which "a generally . good deal.
1.-THE umpire ought to be umpire. HIS word ouGht
to to law. Hts nrst word ought to settis things. and
the kioken ought TO know IT, They viii very soon
learn 10 n the magnates OF the game deslare that it
shall be 20. And by such q declaration. tenaciously
adhered TO, the cause Of clean baseball Will receive
the boost that IL 20 sadly needs"
There is among some members OF tho League,
we know, recognition OF the fact that disorder
in baseball exists, perception OF the cause OF It,
desire to stop 1t, and knowledge of how to stop
II, These mon must spare no effort toward
making their views prevail and giving 10 the
national game its former dccency.
Al that is needed 10 an umpire.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-30
To the Malnr.

Stand there in the harbor
Oh. great white ship.
The color of Peace
And the material OF War;
Let FOUR cannon roar
TIL their echo - rise
Der the Cuban shore
To the distant skies
OF spain en- her red and yellow throne.
Red.
For the blood OF Cuba shed.
And yellow for the goll
OF her honor sold.
oh. white ship. stand In the harbor
And wait
For the coming OF justice.
All. mel so late.
Hold your strong arm for the sufferers
There
To lean on n feel It's protecting
Care.
G.ve peace to them all.
oh great white ship.
But II by chance
There should be a slip.
And Spain should get In tho way:
Oh, say,
Shall we have TO tell
You 70 give her b--l Will
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-30
The Hon. SLIM JIM RICHARDSON of TIE,

The Hon. SLIM JIM RICHARDSON of Ten
nessee must have been affecting when he told
the House of Representatives that wages have
fallen one per cent. since the passage of the
Dingley bill. 1t is now known that he has given
up his intention OF becoming Speaker Of tho
next House and has determined to become Chief
OF the Bureau of Statistics. provided the next
President Is q Democrat and will appoint him.
There may be other men with a talent like Mr..
Richardson's for the duties of the Speaker.
but nobody else can gallop so wildly over the
field OF statistics.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-30
No one in wichita like. ron REEp.-wtoh,a Eagle.

No one IN Wichita likes ToM HEED.-WfohItd Eagle.
Thus arc the proud waves stayed. Tom REED
may be able to impose himself upon the House
of Representatives. but Wichita will resist him
to the last. Beneath that calm exterior of his
what a passion OF wounded pride and fierce re-
greet must be seething! What is power and what
is lame 1; Wichita be against hint
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-30

For the development Of this city's open
air rapid transit to be left in the hands of q
Mugwump commission Of demonstrated inca
pacity, Of not the most delicate sense Of the re-
~straints and responsibiiities Of public officers,
and self dedicated to an underground tunnel, is
q grand absurdity.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-30
Down with malice!


Prom the BROOKLYN Times.
1.-THE man or the organization that, under the mask
OF Rspubllcani,m deliberately assumes the mischief.
makers part and stirs up into hotter rage the fires Of
discord. Is a traitor. like the dastardly sailor who
scuttled the Cuban hlibuster In the storm on SHINE
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-30

Uour friends teho Jdror We trfih manuscripts for
publfcaiEon srish 10 hare regretted articles returAcd.
thsy rp,s. IN all cases send stas,ps for that purpose.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-30

PARrs-Kiosqus No. l9. near Grand Hotel, and
Kiosque No. 10. Boulevard des capucineG.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-24

policy and non forfeiture conditions. The twelve
Ncw-Yorl. companies for the last year in which
they reported had total gross assets of SS0l.-
$4,000, and the premiums received for the year
1897 amounted to S1iS, 100000. Claims were
paid by them to the amount Of S57,2lS,NW. The
total number of policies In force was l2llUJ3
or the twelve. the Oldest and one OF the largest
IS the New-Ycrk Life Insurance Company
which was organized in 1871. All the companies
together have in force over three billions OF IN
surance. IN an address recently delivered pc
fore body Of insurance men, John A. Mccall
president of the New-York Life made the state
E1ent which follows:
no one will grudge me paragraph In praise
Of the benefits which life insurance has conferred
during the last twenty seven years Inc COM
panies have during that time received from pol
iCy-ho'ders over three thousand million doiars'
Trey have paid over thousand rllllohs III
death claims. and nearly as mucn more r III dn
dowments, annuities, dividends and SURRENDER
values 1t will help US to appreciate the s'6-
nincance Of these figures II we compare thelh
with others which more strikingly impress inc
IMAGINATION. third of a century ago Il teriioic
civil war ragged In this country for four years
The number Of deaths in the Federal armies Is
officially stated to have been over three hunuie"
ard fifty thOusand; the National dept AT the
close Of the war exceeded twenty seven nuliuren
million dollars, and the Government mas since
paid in pensions over twenty one hundred iiiiii-
ions The debt was so great that the Nation S
ability to pay Il was openly questioned, and our
pension legislation has been the most liberal tne
world has ever seen: yet since 1871 we nave pa'u
out for life insurance more than the amount Oh
TIE National debt when at its highest pont,
and the payments OF the life companies TO their
members have nearly eQualed the disburse-
ments of the Government on account OF pen
sions. The Nation poured out blood and treasure
like water. and laid a heavy burden upon pos
terity that II might insure its own integrity
end perpetuity; under life insurance indlviduais
have freely paid these vast sums That tney
might insure the integrity and perpetul,y t ol
their families. and that their posterity might be
free"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-24
MARINE UNDERWRITING.
OCCASIONED BY THE LATE WAR-AN
ANNUAL BUSINESS OF VAST PROPORTIONS.

sTIMI Ills OCCASIONED BY THE LATE WAR-AN
ANIMAL BUSINESS OF VAST pRoPoRTIoTs.
In view OF the great importance OF shipping
and commerce. it is not to be wondered al that
New-York holds foremost place in marine
insurance circles. Not only are the most i'm
portant domosticc companies. which make a
speciality OF this branch of underwriting 10 be
found under the management Of metropolitan
Offices. but the foreign ones well. The
nua business written is OF vast proportions
and il is all under the watchful eye of the
Board Of Marine Underwriters. a mutual or
ganiZation Of marine insurance companies with
agents in all the important ports OF the world
to look after its interests The year Just clos
ing has been an eventful one. In the first place
the Spanish war caused an unusual increase in
business, ship-owners fairly swamping the local
Offices with applications for war risks on ship
ming A great deal Of this kind OF insurance
was written before the war actually broke out
and the rates were not high. Later. when the
war was on, rates rose rapidly. and big sum
was taken IN in premiums. This has been esti-
mated al from $4,000 to Sl,'s)tssI which in
view of the fact that damage to shipping
was done by the Spanish privateers meant a
clear profit Last month the severe gales de-
stroved such a large number Of vessels that the
losses grew in alarming proportions. and meet
ing Of marine officials was called to consider the
subject, il being estimated that the storm had
cost the companies about 81 JUD,O0U, thus wip
ing out the income from the war risks.
The last report OF the marine companies
which was FOR 1891 showed that the risks writ
ten during that year were 1881. 69,SsG. with