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What a Democratic Congress Would Mean
From he PhiIddelphia Pyess

There ia something very significant in the way the
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
counts the Populiss part OF the Democratic fold
They have u right TO do so. because the Democrats
and Populistb work together In both the House and
the Senate aud there 10 little difference In their ma
tionAl platforms and party aims.
Should this aggregation come IN control OF the
House Of Representatives 1t would bo . national
calamity. a. much important work will come before
the next House. At the short session this coming
winter little be done beyond the passage OF the
appropriation bills. The Senate iS in possession of
tho Democratic Populstic majority. which at the
lASt session sent bill to the House declaring that
AL national obligations. both bonds and green
backs. pay able in silver dollars That bill would
II 1t became . law. make the bonds Of the United
stateH, which sold for gold payable In silver
the 10 to ratio. 1t was intended . blow At our
national credit. But that Is the kind OF legislation
wo would have with Democratic House, which
would make the silver question national issue In
1900. and at once arrest prosperity.
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The Subject Of Evolution.

Prof. HAEcKELs recent paper treating
the theory Of evolution as established sub
stantially by demonstration has interested,
naturally, both the scientific and the relig-
ious world. As consequence, many letters
on the subject have come to us from both
those who agree with his views and those
who oppose them as subversive OF religious
faith. We have printed only few of these
letters, though many OF them are distin-
guished by unusual ability or. most credita-
BILE earnestness. II we published them all
no space for anything else would be left In
THE Sun. Hence we have been compelled
to stop the discussion, after having allowed
each side to present its case.
Really, it is not worth pursuing, for the
opposing correspondents have no common
ground on which to meet for battle. Their
very terms are In dispute Iyet, even II the
theory Of the evolution Of man from the
lowest forms OF life be admitted as ab-
solutely demonstrated by science, what
trouble need it cause men OF faith In the
supernatural world and the supreme au-
thority OF religion2 Religious faith and
scientific demonstration can hold no argu-
ment together. The one turns the spiritual
eye to a supernatural world in whose ex-
istence as even more real than this world Of
nature it believes without regard to science,
and the other concerns itself wholly with the
world OF fact and sense. Hence it is utterly
useless for them to quarrel. Religion can
say to science, go ahead and find out
and demonstrate all you can in the natural
world, no matter what 1t lie. but / have faith
in another and n spiritual world. into which
1t is impossible for your science to enter and
OF which it can know nothing and demon
strate nothing" The science which reeog-
nizes the existence Of nothing that 1t cannot
prove naturally can have NO argument with
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FauRh

Has the party of the Chicago platform, as
the Louisville Courier-JournaI in this Off
year advances to speak for it, really sunk
to the level here occupied by our esteemed
| contemporary
Tho iSsue this fall should be-the one sole issue
tho corruption, favoriism and incompetonoy Of
| the Mckinley Administration during the with
SPAIN
Pityl Pityl We are still on the eve OF
| closing the most glorious national triumph
In the history Of the country, with
peace still hanging on the strength OF
our front toward Spain, and with vic
tory's colossal prizes still uncertain Of
obtainment, when a conspicuous Demo-
| cratic journal proclaims the awful issue to
be its own lmaginings about the character
Of the Washington Administration. OF cor
ruption there Is not shred OF evidence, not
even specific charge. OF the results OF
what it calls favoritism the CotrierzJourndl
knows absolutely nothing. And the Gin
competency" that carries O war in four
months to termination after complete and
uninterrupted victory, with never a reverse
Of any sort, is a very desirable sort Of in
competence for Americans, however it may
be for Spaniards.
The Democrats may try to raise such an
issue. but it is too absurd, too petty, too
contemptibly unpatriotic to be accepted by
the people. The accusations OF the Louis
vile paper have been proved groundless by
the positive demonstration Of victory be-
fore the eyes Of the whole world. Will the
English overturn their Government because
of KTTCHENERs victory at omdurman?
We have won great war, great in itself,
but infinitely greater in its possible conse-
Quences for US. Do we want to keep OF
to throw away the fruits Of the complete
victory2 That is the issue which will be
before the American people this autumn,
and it will be between them and the party
that sullenly dares to attempt to cloud that
triumph and snatch from the American
people their glory and deprive them Of
the prizes won by American arms.
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Tho Order Of tho Day.

In this national crisis, laden with posBb
hilities Of national good or evil beyond pre-
cSdent the political interests OF the voters
o4New York, as of other States whose cleo
Oion resembles theirs, when placed in the
order Of Importance will appear thus:
]. The election OF Republican Congress
men pledged to support honest money and
Che Republican policy Of national growth
end expansion.
IN. The election Of Republican Legisla-
ouro In order that the United States Senator
- be chosen shall be pledged to tho same
policy.
III. The election OF Republican Governor
0nd other State officers.
New York could better afford, ten times,
- hand over her State House in Albany and
the control Of her affairs to an administra-
tion picked out OF the streets at random
Nhan to have the cause Of sound money ens
dangered by Republican defeat In the House
Of Representatives and the Washington Ad-
Hinistration checked In winning for the
country the precious advantages that war
has put In our hands.
There Is more concealed under the sham
Of Estate Issues" as preached by the New
York Democrats than the Chicago platform
and Bryanism. 1t covers also hostility to
national progress along the broad path
which victory has just opened to us, and to
the reaping of victorys just rewards.
Fortunately the Republican candidate for
Governor, ROOSEVELT, embodies enthusi-
astically and forcefully the national issues
fhat stand out In front Of the New York
canvass. Tho entire Republican ticket for
Congress, for the Legislature. and for Gov
Srnor and State officers should be elected by
Q majority as sweeping as that given to
NcKNLEY In 1885,
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The country is full Of deep revolving
philosophers who give their days and nights to
the preparation and defence OF amendments
to the Constitution. They would make q better
use Of their time by proposing Amendments to
the weather. Fortunately the memory Of man
is short. 1t would break down II it had to
charge itself with the recollection Of many
October days as devoid Of air fit to breathe
and as pestiferously and inhumanly cammy as
yesterday. The doctrine OF averages was OF no
comfort. The dog days have no business to be
lolling and painting in the fall. The order Of
the seasons is not worth tho paper 1t is printed
on. The prophet ToTTEN is going to have the
world wind up next March. 1t is mighty long
time to wait II the world or the part Of 1t about
here cannot amend its weather.
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Chicago platform; they spoke out plain
ly and loudly. But no gold Democrat
dared to Lift up his voice for his side.
They all remained mute, knowing that II
any one ventured 10 confess and defend his
sentiments he would DO ooughed down in
short order. Yet there are some Democratic
like Mr.. WILLIAM b HoRNBLowBR who soy
they are going to vote for the ticket nomi-
mated by a convention which would not
have tolerated the timidest utterance OF
their opinion that the Chicago platform
offers a menace to the prosperity aud the
social order Of this State and the whole
Unlonl What sort Of men are they9 They
might be described by q very hard and
impolite word.
The Democratic conventions, State and
minor, which have been held since the cleo
tion OF 1895, and more particularly and
emphatlcally during the present year, have
demonstrated beyond the possibility Of
doubt that the majority which forced the
adoption of the Chicago platform In 1895
will be greater, more dictatorial, moro dis
dainful and more contemptuous In its treat
ment OF the cowed minority in the conven-
tlon in 1900 than 1t was then, and that
it will repeat its former radicalism, prob
ably intensity it.
Before the Chicago Convention the Horn
blowers we're protesting up to the last
momentthat declaration in favor Of 16
to was impossible, yet they got It and an
extreme Of radicallsm besides. and their
representatives were tossed aside con-
temptuousty. They rested In Incidence,
serenely confident that the Democratic
party could not help being with them, when
all wakeful minds knew, as they know
now, that the drift Of the Democratic
party was irresistibly in the other direction,
as indicated Enthusiastically by the declara-
tions OF its State conventions.
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A Growl at the Weather Prophets.

To THE EDIroB or THE sUS-Sir: Why continue
TO publish tho wretched stun called Weather Prob
GbilitesT Pulitzer never was responsible for 4
worse fake than the United States dSseminRtes In
its weather bureau predictions No has any
longer the slightest confidence in these ridiculous
forecasts that do not hit the mark in q dozen
representations. This bureau bas fallen into utter
contempt Under Dunn 1t was bad enough. Now
Its predictions simply subjects OF ridicule
"showers. with brisk easterly winds" That has
been the forecast repeated for the past fortyeght
hours. But have had sultry August weather.
with not wind enough to stir leaf and at the pres
ent time OF writing no showers. DIoGESEs.
NEW YORK Oct, 4.
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EAGLE TEDDY RULES THE zoo.

Roosevelt Rough Riders Mascot Bests
Badly. tho Former City MenaGerie Boss.
There's o new chief in the eagle cage in the
Central Park Zoo. His name is Teddy. He was
formerly the mascot Of the rough riders and
accompanied that regiment throughout its
campaign in Cuba. On the regiments return
Col. Roosevelt sent the eagle to the city menag-
erie.
It Is a golden eagle. called war eagle by the
Indians. and is a good specimen OF its species.
its wings having q spread Of seven feet. When
1t was placed in the eagle cage the keepers
called it Teddy In honor of the Colonel Of the
rough riders.
The family OF eagles and hawks In the cage
had been ruled for long time by big eagle.
whose head feathers had fallen out from old
age The keepers called him Badly. The other
birds in the cage recognized him as master.
and got out Of the way when he chose to take
pfSf G3n T sag Sse
mascot aiS t' was Pecfins at Instead Of runnins
away as the others were In the habit Of doing.
I h h G RG wUS SeTsrs ees e
The old eagle was SO astonished at this def
ance Of his AUTHORITY that he made no further
have had several little aparrels. and yesterday
they engaged IN a battle for supremacy that
As the old eagle was tearing piece Of meat
with beak and talons Teddy came along and
seized it. The old eagles puRnacity was
the other and spranG upon him, The mascot
turned and both went at 1t with wing and
They drew back from each other several feet.
stretched out their heads. and. opening their
They came together with resoundlng whack.
wing to wing and breast TO breast.
Both went down and fought at close range
with beak and talons. Teddy again opened his
big wings and tapped his enemy. who was ap-
parently weakening. Under the force OF .
wing stroke the old bird went sprawling and.
apparently having had enough OF the fight.
hopped on behind one OF the piles OF stones on
which the other eagles the turkey buzzard
the contest
The mascot straiRhtened out his feathers and
resumed eating. and for the remainder OF the
day strutted around as though he intended to
be master henceforth In that cage.
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The Government and tho Banking
Business.


Business.
The Tradesmen's National Bank OF this
city closed it's doors yesterday, and its
affairs are now In the hands Of the United
States Bank Examiner. who will, probably,
under instructions from the Comptroller Of
the Currency, wind up the institution.
1t is observable that the Government of
ficers appointed to supervise the country's
3,7oo national banks knew nothing Of the
precarious condition Of this one, until they
were informed Of it by committee Of the
Clearing House, who, Of their own motion,
instituted an inquiry into It's condition.
Could any fact more eloquently demon
strate the folly OF the Governments taking
upon its shoulders the care Of 3,70o bank
ing institutions, scattered over the country,
and Of assuming the responsibility Of
vouching for their solvencyp
Could any fact, also. demonstrate moro
completely the folly Of handing over to
these 3,7oo institutions, and to 8, 100 more
like them, the function Of supplying the
country with a paper currency, secured
by nothing but their own credit and assets
Away with bank currency of every kind.
and In its place put Government notes,
secured by a sufficient gold reserve to
make them always redeemable in gold!
The sun., 1898-10-05
DEFINITIONS.
Judge CowinE Learns What Harp Ia, Alss
n PretEel, n Flatty, and a Super.

Judge CowinE Learns What n Harp Ia, Also
Pretzel, n F1atty, and a Super.
Joseph Pollack. 15 years old. and two other
boys about the same age wore on trial yester-
day in the General Sessions for burglary
Detective Sergeant eFoRarty of the Central
Office testified that he had followed the boys
from the Battery to Harlem. believing them to
be suspicious characters. He saw them loiteF
In front OF a house in Columbus avenue. and
they saw him watching them. To deceive
them he went into a jewelry store and pre-
tended that he wanted to buy q watch. The
jeweller took him for thief and wouldn't
show him any watches. One of the boys kept
watching him through the jewellers window,
and. to fool this boy, the detective took an old
smoke L. After he had left the iewelry store re
he caught the boys in the act OF breaking into
the house in Columbus avenue.
The Pollack boy was called to testify In his
guilty; Here is a sample Of his testimony.
to follow US, We fought, he was, q fatty. and
jewelry store and watched him through the
to S PS aRs
shop was only q harp dat just got his dough.
and had enough over to buy cheap super"
what doyou moan by a ahatty 2" asked Judge
~ "A aatty is cop in citizens Clothes" said
And you spoke Of a harp and a SUPER" re:
marked m the Judge: was he buying musical
No. said the witness "he was getting next
S4G.what is q SUPERB, A-pat's watch.
rshRan hat XII dd Is esnE hafR cRa f hSr SsrS sH
and an We call butohmeen eaI1 prstaels. tee ''H N"'
The boys were found guilty.
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WITNESSED DEWErs VICTORY.
Tho Nova sootian Ship Jane Burrin Arrives
Here from Manila.

Tho Nova sootian Ship Jane Burrin Arrives
Here from Manila.
The Nova Scotian ship Jane Burrill. which
arrived yesterday from Manila. was anchored
off the capital Of the Philippines when Admiral
Dewey sailed into the harbor and destroyed
the Spanish fleet There were six other sail
ing craft flying the British flag near the Bur-
rill. They were the Genista. J. Y. Troop. Dali
carnie. Hon olulu. Antaios and Austria.
Capt. William Robertson Of the Burrill said
that the merchant feet was about four miles
from Dewey's squadron and two miles OF
Manila when the action began. There was
rejoicing on the British vessels when the YAM
kee men-o'-war knocked out the 6paniards.
twas plain enough to Capt. Robertson that.the
withdrawal OF pewey's squadron was not due
the Yankee boats had not polished of the
ertSon said he supposed that the Yankees had
was:for breakfast, and laughed at his mistake.
also at the businesslike: habits Of the:YankeS
While the blueiackets were getting bite
the guns Of the fortified town began shooting
at them over the mastheGds Of the merchant
men. The shots fell short Of the Yankees,
Admiral Dewey sent word to the town that IL
any Of the merchantmen were hit, or IL the
guns again fired Mt his squadron. he would
lombard tho town. and the forts OF the city
stopped shooting. Capt! Robertson says hia
ship and all the other british trading vessels
In the harbor were amply protected.
The sun., 1898-10-05
CLEARING HoUsE ELECTION
James T. woodward Succeeds J. Edward
Simmons as President.

James T. woodward Succeeds j. Edward
Simmons as President.
James T. Woodward. President Of the Ham
over National Bank. was elected President Of
the Clearing House Association at the asSo-
ciation's annual meeting yesterday. succeed
ing ]. Edward Simmons. The following will
compose the Clearing House Committee: Will
liam A. Nash. President OF the Corn Exchange
Bank. Chairman George G. Williams. Presi-
dent Of the Chemical National Bank; James
stillman. President Of the National City Banki
Edward II. Perkins. Jr., President Of the I'm
porters and Traders National Bank. and Ed
ward f. Poor. President OF the National Park
Bank. William Bherer was reAppointed man
ager Of the Clearing House. and W. ]. Gilptn
assistant manager.
The Clearing House transactions for the year
ending Sept; 80 were; Exchanges, ges, $39.9 .9S3.i;
4l3947 "a; balances, $2 33s, 529' 'Ols 70; s total
transactions In the iorty-five years since the
q hs GsaEgg B III Hoqbse
554 ,373 735. so total. Sl,223 500. .561 .463 40
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A British Admiral on the Future of
.I Our Navy.

The Impressions OF the War" contrib
uted by Vice-Admiral CoLoMB OF the British
Navy to the June and August numbers OF
the National Reviec, did not meet with un-
mixed approval on the part OF American
readers. Neither will our countrymen be
likely to give unqualified acceptance to the
conclusions reached by him in his discus
sion of The United States Navy Under tho
New Conditions in the current number Of
the North American Repiew.
What annoyed Americans in the Admiral's
first article in the National Reriew was the
coolness with which he set aside the verdict
regarding the cause Of the destruction of
the Maine, which, after q prolonged and
careful inquiry, had been reached by q COM
mission OF naval experts. That verdict 1t
will be remembered, attributed the catas-
trophe to an exterior agency. Admiral
CoLoMB saw fit to call In question the
Judgment OF competent observers who
had the advantage OF studying minutely
the evidence on the spot where the catas-
trophe occurred This he did. FIRST, upon
the curious ground that the destruction Of
che British war vessel Doterel in the year
1881 was ascribed by committee, OF which
. AAT "oC O AiVilooi, W INC CAplOolOH OI u6F
magazine. Conscious, however that his
Interpretation OF the fate OF the DOterel
In the Straits of Magellan WAS not abso-
lutely conclusive touching the cause OF the
loss OF the Maine in the harbor Of Havana,
he proceeded TO insist that the evidence ad-
dnced in the case Of the last-named ship be-
fore the United States Commission told q
Ike story, but moro plainly. I'VE know
aIperimentally, he averred, "the effect of
torpedo aud mineexploslons on ships hulls.
What we know does not correspond to the
damage done TO the Maine"
AS our naval experts, ON tho other hand,
had concurrcd in asserting that the nature
OF tho damage suffered by the Maine was
eEPllcable only ON tine hypothesis of an ex-
tsl1or destructive agency, Admiral Co
LoMT's arbitrary reversal OF their deliber-
ats decision was not resolved with defer
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"Abolition of Unnecessary Omces. -

Although mute on the two essential and
determining issues Of this years canvass,
the Syracuse Convention came out strong
and clear in favor Of the abolition Of un-
necessary offices," in order that the public
service might not be burdened by "tax-eat-
ers" at the rGtio Of 1e to or any other.
The reference was probably more particu-
larly to the offices under the so-called
Raines law.
Under the old excise law, in force until q
Republican Legislature repealed It, the ex-
pense of collecting 100000 year
amounted to $25O,ooo, OF which about
5000, 900 was paid in salaries to clerks, in
speetors, superintendents, special agents
and minor employees. The amount re-
ceived by the State was very insig-
niflcant, a few hundred dollars only,
though there were at that time 5000
liquor saloons in New York. The number
Of employees on the payroll Of the State
Excise Department is only 1875, or less than
one-half Of the former number. OF these,
80 are special agents, and 81 are employed
at Albany. The State is now receiving
5000, 900 net a year as its share OF the
liquor taxes; the local revenues Of the
counties have been increased, and the num-
Der Of saloons in the State has been re-
duced from $4,000 to $4,000. These are
the figures Of the arrests for drunkenness,
or for disorderly conduct caused by drunk
enness, during the years named:
1895. .se9
That Is, the State employees have been
reduced one-half; the State revenue has
been increased from q few hundred dollars
to $5.ooo.0o0; the number OF saloons has
been diminished by 1000, and the number
Of arrests has been reduced by more than
10000, with corresponding decrease in
the cost Of police supervision.
Turning from this excellent showing OF
revenue increased and Offices reduced, in
the benefits OF which every citizen OF the
State has share, let US look at the city Of
New York. Last year the Board Of Bsti-
mate and Apportionment appropriated
$780, for the expenditure OF the Com
missioners of Accounts. The sum was
found to be entirely adequate. there being
actually an une1ponded remainder Of
$556.57 at the close OF 1897 to be turned
over to the new city Administration Of
Mayor VAN WICK. This year the friends
and advocates Of the abolition OF unneces-
sary offices" have submitted as the sum
necessary for the Commissioners OF Ac-
counts this item: 100000.
OF this amount $4,000 is made up OF
salaries to staff Of sinecurists and others,
the examiners" so called, being exempt
from the requirements Of civil service ex-
animation. Two Of these examiners" are
paid $1,000 each. one gets So, 300, two get
$4,000, ten get $4,000, six get 81 800, one
gets $1.7oo. three get $1,e4o, twenty-six
get $1,000. one gets $1,000, nine get
81 200, and two get 1000, exclusive OF
engineers to the number OF five" and
other employees.
A good place for the Democratic party to
begin the abolition of unnecessary offices"
is in the city Of New York, where 1t has I'M
disputed control, and good time to begin
is the present time.
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Roosevelt and Victory.
F'TOR he Criterion

The nomination Of Theodore Roosevelt for the
ooVernorship Of New York by the Republican Con-
VOntion ct Syracuse puts the best and bravest pub
lilo man in the State bsfors the people for elscton
Let him Be elected.
He iS the candidate Of sVeFy man. Irrespective Of
party, who believes In mGnlinsss honesty Sldl e1-
Dsrence in the highest once in the gift OF the State
LAthis majority be unprecedented,
The sun., 1898-10-05

The National Democratic Committee will
soon be Obliged to refuse contributions. 1t has
Ways and Means Committee among whose
members are such renowned Hnanciers as the
Hon. JAMES X. JONES. the Hon. WILLIAM JOEL
STONE and the Hon. WIND ALLEN; and the
General Superintendent and Manager OF the
Ways and Means is Prof Coin HARVEY
whose Financial School is In the libraries Of all
alienists Spirit notes already rustic In the
rooms of the committee. and its strong boxes
are full of Com HARyET's works, a priceless
treaaura
The sun., 1898-10-05

Boston's only music hall is no more. The
lights are out. the glasses sold. the music
hall deserted. For few nights a guilty Joy
burned in the hearts Of the Bostonians. Who
was cosmopolitan now2 Where was Paris
noW2 But the dream has faded Perhaps it
was too much happiness to have music hall
and q Subway, too.