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In view of Secretary ALGER's proposal to
Increase the number of artillerymen, it is
a timely and useful article which Gen.
NELSON A. MILES has contributed to the
current number of the Forum. There is,
as he says, no foundation for the assump-
ton that we can always escape war, or
that we should have due warning before
hostilities broke out. Equally mistaken Is
the notion that we could defend four thou
sand miles of seacoast with our present
navy, or with n navy that we are likely
to construct.
1t is now upward of twelve years since
Mr.. SAMUEL ]. TILDEN computed the value
of the property exposed to destruction from
naval attacks in the twelve seaports of
Portland, Portsmouth, Boston, New York,
Newport, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Charles
ton, Savannah, New Orleans, Galveston,
and San Francisco, at five thousand millions
of dollars. This was probably an under
statement at the time when it was
made, and certainly the figures should
now be doubled. Since the date OF
Mr.. TILDEN's letter to Mr.. CARLISLE,
a good deal undoubtedly has been
lone by our War Department In the way
of protecting our principal harbors.
There are now In process of con.
struction at over one hundred and ten
different points oil our seacoast mod
ern defensive works which, when finished,
are to be equipped with over o high
power guns, 1000 12-inch mortars, and
800 rapid-irlng guns. An appropriation
actually has been made for over $50 high
power guns and about the same number OF
12-inch mortars, of which one-half can be
put In their emplacements by June, 1903.
Far from completion as are our works for
harbor defence, they are already sufficiently
advanced to outrun our ability to man
them. There are at present in the service
of the United States Government only $500
artillerymen. one-halt OF whom. 1t Is as'
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AN OLD PENSIONERS IDEAS.
His Suggestions for tho Publication or tho
MonstrOus List.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: In regard
to publishing the names of the pensioners. l do
not see how any one of the pensioners could
object TO have his name placed before the public.
There Is no disgrace in what they did. There 10
not one who could be ashamed of his record as q
defender OF the nation.
1 wish to suggest a plan whereby the depart
mcnt can cut down expenses by several millions
OF dollars:
l. Pay no pensions to the bounty men. They
did not enlist to represent themselves; they en-
listed for the bounty money they received from
those who were drafted.
.. Stop paying pensions OF 300. S75, and $50
to the widows of certain officers. These officers
received big pay while in tho service. and why
should their widows receive more than a
private's widow. who receives only ST or ST.
per month";
3. Abolish the Pension Bureau and turn its
business over to the War Department.. BY SO
doing Il large amount will be saved.
4. Have examiners who know what n bullcb
wound is. and have had some experience in thai
line of practice.
We do not want politics in this; only justice.
The War Department has n record of all who
were wounded or injured, and VINO received Il
discharge tr such-at least, | think SO. If it has
not, it ought to have.
Let our Representatives in Washington como
to the front and show their cOlOrs. Hell those
who are worthy and cut down those who are
no.. Let the system do justice to all.
Let the, public know who the pensioners arc
they receive. Nj. Il. ALLEN, Pensioner..
Late Troop 3, First Regiment Il. 1. Cav. Vol.
WOoDuAYEN, \. V. Jan. 4.
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Large and Small Game in Maine.

At the Sportsmen's Fish and Game Pro-
tective Association of Maine, convened at
Bangor last Tuesday. the beneficial results
of systematic methods Of protection In the
preservation of the game of an important
Commonwealth were made to appear very
s%trikingly.
The State of New York, as is shown by
Governor BLACKS message, owns more
than a million acres of forest lands, exclu-
sive of the forest lands owned by private
individuals. Maine, like New York, has a
Forestry Commission, and the Maine LeRis.
lature has shown laudable discretion in
adopting measures of protection both In
limiting the period during which
moose, deer and caribou may be taken,
and in prescribing regulations for
the shooting Of quail, plover, grouse
and duck. That State has also what
is known as the guides license law, de-
signed to regulate the employment, pay
ment, and service of forest guides. The
adoption of this law was questioned as q
new and radical departure Of doubtful
utility, but the reports of the Bangor con-
~vention show that in practice it has proved
eminently successful. During 1897 licensed
Maine guides had as patrons 1000 non
resident and 5000 resident sportsmen, and
their fees collectively were $117,936; and
the sportsmen assembled at Bangor esti.
mate that not less than 81 100000 was
"left in the State" last year by non-resi.
dent sportsmen.
Some of the members of the association,
however, advocated the presentation of q
bill to the next Legislature, providing fol
the collection of a license fee from sports
men who, whether or not residents Of
Maine, take game out Of its borders. They
commended that residents of other States
coming into Maine to hunt or fish should
pay the State something for the privilege
Their views were opposed by Others on the
ground that, since Maine profted to such
an extent from sportsmen visitors from
other States, 1t would be unwise, If no
inhospitable, to impose a tax upon those
who gave employment to the licensed
guides and who cleft money in the State.
Whatever may be the result of this con
troversy, it is reassuring to learn On goot
authority that because of wise measures O.
preservation large game is increasing IL
Maine faster than 1t is killed.
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ART NOTES.
Water Coiors by Paul de Longpre Mt the Amer
lean Art Galleries.
IB Dr. FL
forgotten 2

Water Colors by Paul de Longprs Mt the Amer
lean Art Galleries.
An exhibition OF water.color drawings of
flowers by Paul de Longpre begins to-day at the
American Art Galleries. 6 East Twenty-third
street. and will continue to Jan. 90. There was
q similar exhibition by Mr.. de LonGpre last year
at the same place. and his name may be added
to the constantly increasing list of artists who
show their work annually apart from the
regular exhibitions of the art societies. Mr..
Palmer, Mr.. Hopkinson Smith. Mr.. Dewey.
Mr.. Van Boskerck. and other well-known
men have dono SO for several years. There
are fifty.seven pictures in the present ex-
hibition, all in water color and all of flower
subjects. The drawings are truthfully colored
and good in values. They are carefully painted
with n great deal Of skill. but are somewhat dry
in handling. In few OF them does the color
scheme attract by reason Of distinction of in
dividual tints or synthetic rendering of masses,
but the drawing Is in every case excellent. 1t Is
difficult to draw v~iolets, but they are very we'll
drawn indeed in "Violets and Bridal Wreath"
No. 50; in "a Panel of Violets." No. As. and in
"a Bunch of Violets." No. 81. Equally good
are the yellow daisies in "Black-Eyed Susan
and Clematis." No. 6, and the white ones
in Daisies in the Old Oaken Bucket"
No. 7. Lilies of the valley are truth.
fully pictured in No. IL. Many other
familiar flowers, such as sweet peas. daffodils.
lilacs. gladiolus. and pansios, are depicted in
Mr.. dc Longpre's drawings with the same quail
ties of accurate drawing and clean rendering.
With roses. which appear in some Of the pic
lures, he IL less successful. Roses are so sump-
tuous in their beauty that their charm disap-
pears under careful analysis. and only sug-
gestive treatment will do them the half justice
that may be obtained with brushes and paint.
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TIE SAILORS SNUG UARBOR.


To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: The Cruz
SADIE begun by the NCw York Urrnid has re-
suited in the resignation OF Mr.. Trask, for many
years Governor of the Sailors Snug Harbor.
The Herald describes the inmates as cheering
when they got the news. The trustees of the
Harbor have made n great mistake in request
ing Mr.. Trask's resignation on the evidence
of the inmates. The inmates are n lot
of old. cranky men. with no regular work
to do; and among them are dozens OF
for idle people. Not n thing done by
Mr.. Trask but has been the target for
abuse by these sea.lawycrs and the fellows
whom they argue into following them. There
are four saloons in n row outside of the IIurbor
gate. just beyond the jurisdiction of the Gov
ernor. and the hospital of the liIrbor is simply
n dclirium tremens ward where the irrcspOnsi-
bic inmates are sobCred up. Governor Trasls
has braced the place up, hnndling his old charges
firmly and kindly. During his administration
HarbOr property, and, best of all for the staten
Islanders, the open sale and purchase of the 800
votes of the "Old Sings Inns been stopped.
BY compelling the resignation Of Mr.. rrask at
tho instance OF the Sca-lawycrS ana sOrc-heads
among the inmates, the trustees have prepared
n nice place for Mr.. Trask's successor. The fact
that they have succeeded once will encourage tho
can hope ever to please the inmates: but the
future governor will have n harder time than
ever: and if acrusnde against him isn't begun
within a few months after his administrator
opens, / for one shall be surprised.
New YORK, Jan. u. STATEN ISLANDER.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir Our Civil
Service law is unjust, illogical, and absurd.
Unjust, because it implies doubt of tho ability
of the people to select honest or competent nd
ministrative officers, inasmuch ms 1t takes from
such officers the power to appoint their subordi-
mates, by whom the real administration of gov
eminent is conducted; illogical and absurd, he-
cause 1t insists that before appointment fitness
to hold office must be exhibited by petty AMI
subordinate oficeholders. while it makes no
provision that fitness before appointment or
election must DO exhibited by Governor, Sem
ator. Assemblyman. Mayor. Alderman, or Com
missioner. Even the immaculate Civil Service
Commission. awful in its superior holiness and
in the stupendous profundlty of its knowledge.
tiOn of Illness demonstrated by examination be-
fore appointment, but upon the strength OF lis
political pull.
Surely, it is wrong to permit politics TO con-
troll the appointment to high and res pOnsiblo
Office, and at the SAME time declare 10 the world
by a Civil Service law that the political appOintco
is either too corrupt or ignorant to nppoint
capable subOrdinatcs. If we must examine can
d dates for minor political office 10 determine
their fitness. let us. at least. be Just enough -
apply that rule to every candida ate Tor public
office from the President downward: for II II 10
important that We should have competent petty
OilcchOlders how much more important Is ID
that we shall have competent men to Ill greAe
offices. Let us have this or nothing.
NEW YoRK. Jan. 4. EDWARD q. PINcKNEY.
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A Naval Hospital Corps.

The proposal of Secretary LONG to estab.
Iish Q hospital corps for the navy originates
in the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery,
where, In fact, 1t long has been advocated.
1t rests on two grounds. the first being
the advance in medical education. In anti
septic surgery and in other matters which
leave our present organization behind the
times, while the second is the success which
has attended the establishment of a hos.
pital corps in the army. The land service
nowe nlists and trains men for the special
purpose of caring for the sick, disabled, OF
wounded. They can be selected at the out.
set on their indications of special aptitude
Tor the service and Of ability to learn, while
the system of promotion insures ambition
Is well a fidelity In their work.
In the draft of the bill sent by Mr.. LONG
10 Congress che present ratings of apothe-
eary and baymAn are abolished. There will
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1t Is painful to learn from the report of
the Massachusetts, Commissioners of Fish and
Game that in spite of careful laws for the protec-
tion of the lobster. that ornament of the seas
and treasure of the kitchen is disappearing
from the Massachusetts waters. Since 1890 the
catch of Holsters in Massachusetts waters has
decreased As per cent. eff something Is not
done to preserve this valuable crustacean, Its
end is near" The lobster occupies a proud and
a strange place, at once the basis and the apex
of civilization. Without Holsters life upon the
earth must cease. Without Holsters what Is
mani And who eats all the lobstersf Who Is
tho monopolist who Is bereaving the wet ways
Of their noblest product
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-The shrewdest political
prophets here have about decided that the freesilver
issue must DO fought again in the Congress- campaign
OF 1898 and the Presidential canvass of 1900. The
Democrats, they say, as an opposition party. must
have an issue. The tariff IL settled. and so great 10
the public dread of an overhaullng OF the revenue
question that many OF the bitterest opponents of
Dlngleyism say they prefer. now that a high protec-
tive tarir has become law. to let It alone
Post.
"Thes hrewdest political prophets" must have
been very dull OF apprehension II 1t is only now
that they have reached a conclusion which has
been obvious to every intelligent observer of
the political situation for more than q year past.
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The Hon. j. o. BURDETT, a bingham re-
former. who doesn't value his life. has taken
the trouble to tell the members of the Ancient
and Honorable Artillery Company that they
cannot be a military organization as long rs
they mako 1t a matter of drinking beer and
wine.' Mr.. BURDETT may be a good author
ity on military matters In bingham. but there
are high martial mysteries of which he
has no comprehension. The Ancients are
born warriors. Every one Of them has
n sword and a corkscrew incised In
red on the top OF his head. As for beer and
wine. who ever saw an Ancient drink beer. ex-
cept, perhaps. as a substitute for soda water
after a night Of siegef 1--WE are practical Pro-
hibitionists." writes a well-known martialist in
this Spartan band, land w never drink any
thing but champagne and whiskey except upon
recommendation OF a physician or lay special
ist." Champagne, 1t may be useful to remark, is
known as wine in Boston.
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To THE EDITOR or THE suN-Sir: Having been
brought up in the Roman Catholic religion aud being
conversant with Its tcachingo, l can most positively
coincide with y, X i.
Father Henderson may resort to ~sophistry IN his
treatment OF the question, but because he or other
Catholics may not wish TO call a spade "A spade, IS
dgcs not by any means change tho real teachings ~
the Roman Catholic Church on the question OF who
shah be saved. Any amount OF proof can be quoted
from its theological writers whose works arc sIai"''
ard authorities proving that the donna: "tFih
sccIssiam nuRu suIus" Outside Of the Church Is no
salvatIon). is fully accepted, To deny 1t Is 10 deny
the infallibility OF the Pope. Tho doctrine laid down
by a Roman Pope In a bull on the subject is distinctly
that to be saved we must have grace, aud that no.
where but In the Roman Catholic Churt h can ms
grace be obtained. The Roman Catholic laro'Alnl
schools Of this city. which ! attended for n number
OF years, taught that outside OF the Roman 'a'hol''
Church there Is no salvation,
You cannot read any standard Roman Catholic
work but this fact win DO Impressed ON your mind
and all the SOphistry OF Father Henderson or othes
Fathers cannot hide the truth. J.k
HEw YoAE. Jan.
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Villainy that thought itself secret has
been dragged from its cave. The workers of
~iniquity tremble. The money changers cannot
make change. Tho Hon. WILLIAM MORRIS
STEWART OF Nevada has exposed another loath-
some conspiracy:
"The Rothschilds syndicate Is about to divide
China among the gold.standard nations Of Europe.
Al. the nations OF Asia are to be reduced to financial
slavery. The ext movement will be to divide South
America. What will then become of the free institu-
tionr Of our own country What then can intervene
TO support the Monroe doctrine2 The money syndi.
cate. which began its work with the downfall of
Napoleon. proposes to reduce the world to slavery"
Even In this awful hour there Is ground for
good hope. The Hon. WILLIAM MORRIS
STEWART may have interfered too late to save
China and the rest of Asia, but he can be do
pended upon to Brighten the money-changers
away from South and North America. No syndi.
cato will ever dare to come within the sound of
that terrible voice. This country Is safe. and
South America can resume its s!esta.
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Our esteemed contemporary, the Troy
Press. shuddors to see Governor CULBERsoS
and other adventurous spirits striving to succeed
the Hon. ROGER QUARLEs MILLS In the Senate.
and wreathes this laurel for the Corsicanan's
brow:
Mental giants are no longer numerous in our halls
of Legislation; Cr9suses are more familiar figures. Mr..
MILLS Is perhaps the Intellectual peer OF any man
in Congress; few there are capable OF successfully
graphing with him in debate. or in the exposi.
tion OF living issues. In the list of tarin reformers
named. not one OF them can fairly be classified as the
superior OF ROGER ouARLEs MILLS as a legislator and
O debater. Worse than all. II Mr.. MILLS be defeated
for reelection. II will undoubtedly DO by a politician
OF much smaller calibre. We recall no Texan who
would make q better showing in his shoes, and IL Ia
disheartening to contemplate any probable sue.
cessor."
The Troy Press seems to be ignorant OF the
fact that Mr.. MILLs's oil territory is liable to
make him q CRGsUs at any moment. And
whatever may be MIR. MILLs's rank in the list OF
tariff roformers. tariff reform is about as lively
and inspiriting at present as Ninoveh. Finally,
in celebrating the intellectual powers of Mr..
MILLS and comparing him with the other sons OF
the Lone Star, our contemporary forgets the
most ilustrious of living Texan Democrats and
economists. the Hon. ToBE SCRUTcHINs.
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BY THE Hon. WILLIAM z. CHANDLER
A good New Years resolve for
Republicans is to demand.
And during eighteen ninety. eight
Struggle for blmetallism.
Every man who works
For wages should tight
Against the single gold standard
OF money. which is the most potent
Cause OF the recent reduction
or wages made to all the factories
or New England.
Here is the whole case in q nutshell
And It is impregnable.
The unanimous vote OF organized labor
In America and Europe is
Therefore against the
Single gold standard
And In favor OF the restoration OF silver
To Its old position as standard money.
American labor now has a protective tariff.
Let all Republicans fight to keep the
Greenbacks in circulation.
And to
get
slavery to
gold men.
who
silver money of the wage sSrnsrs of the world
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Inanity and

The pass to which the NeW York Tribune
has been brought by it's malignity against
the Republican party is indicated by this
remark:
1.-THE talk Of THE NEW York sun abou. tho proba-
bility that the voters would reject the option is sim
ply silly. II they would. what Is the use Of tho
amendments"
The reference above is to the proposition
foS an amendment to the Raines law to
submit to local option in cities of the first
and second classes the question of Sunday
liquor selling within restricted hours.
THE Sun said, incidentally, and now re-
peats, that it is very doubtful if the popu-
lar vote in New York would be in favor of
the granting of such a special privilege to
the liquor dealers, because of the opposi-
tion the proposition would encounter from
the religious public. both Catholic and
Protestant.
The question of the merits of local option.
however, is not affected at all by the ques-
tion of the probabilities of the vote under
the privilege. The argument forthe amend
ment is that it would give to the people of
the cities named n chance of voting as they
pleased upon the Sunday opening question.
Moreover, local option is in accordance
with Republican policy and precedent in
this and other States.
The absence of all moral and political
principle in the Nep York Tribune since it
began its treacherous and malignant as
saults on the Republican party is as glaring
as its abject intellectual poverty. Nothing
now remains to it except petty spite.
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wine. and whiskey, in the anteroom Of the
Council Chamber. Mr.. DUppLEsroN pretends
to deplore the prevalence Of absenteeism among
the Aldermen and to believe that they can
DO induced TO attend the sessions moro rogu
larry IL there is a buffet within conven-
tent distance. Mr.. DUDDLEsToN's humor has
not the airy grace and lightness Of Mr.. JOINS.
Everybody knows that there is not a Chicago
Alderman who is not a deep thinker. busy
always with affairs Of State. A library. and not
q buffet, would be the appropriate ornament of
tho Council Chamber anteroom.
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farmer OF Jackson county. Illinois. and Goodnight
Gee a druggist OF Mount Vernon, Ill. Are not these
two entitled to places In your famous list OF names
and fame2 j.
CAIRO, H.. Jan. 4, 1898.
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The Democratic party must sec to It that the
Federal judiciary Is reformed when 1t gets in control
of Congress and the Observation-Disclosures Dispatch.
Pack the Federal courts! That part of tho
Chicago platform is insisted upon with incrcas-
ing passion by all the howlers against govern
ment by injunction"
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From the Louisville Dispatch.

Minnie Tompkins and Frangott G. Baen Of
this city were married in JetfersOnville SUNDAY
night by Justice Keigwin. Baen Is Al years o
age, and this Is the seventh time he has beer
married. Mrs. Baen ia 81 years of age and re-
markly good looking. They will make thelI
home In this city.
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The land Is filled with the woeful sounds of a
martyrs grief. JOHNNY POWERS is the martyr.-Cht.
cdOo Journal.
forgotten
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Pastor Ask. for a Cut In III. salary.

FROM me Boston Globe.
The Rev. +. S. Bacon. pastor OF the Tabernacle
in Manchester, N. H.. mas requested a 10 per
cent; out down In his salary to conform to the
cut down In the millS.
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" orr Jrtsnds vho favor Us trfth udnusorfpt'Jo
publication trtsh to hare reteofed articles returned
fnsv v,.,t IN oil cases send stamps for that purpose.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-06-20
ARRIVED AT HONOLULU.

ARRIVED All HONOLULU.
Stmr Claudine, Cameron, IA hrs
from Maui ports.
Stmr w G Hall, Haglund, 10 hrs
from Kauai ports.
Stmr James Malee, Tullett, 10 hrs
from Kappa.
SAILED FROM HONOLULU.
Am blk Alden Besse, Potter, for San
Francisco.
Stmr Kauai, Bruhn, for Lahaina.
Stmr Kaena, Mosher, for Waialua
ports.
Stmr Mikahala, Thompson, for
Nawiliwili and Hanamaulu.
Stmr Noeau, Peterson, for. Ho-
nokaa and Kukuihaele.
Stmr Mokolii, Bennett, for Lahaina,
Molokai and Lanai.
Stmr Iva, Townsend, for Waialua
ports.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-06-20
Bird
Cages!

We are still in the Bird Gage business,
and by the "Mariposa received a new lot of
Cages We can furnish you with anything
you want; big Parrot Gage, Breeding Gage,
and any style of either cheap painted or brass
cages. We can fit your bird out with home
for anywhere from $3.50 to $40.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-06-20

PASSENGERS DEPART.
For San Francisco, per blk Al
den Besse, June l8-Mrs II Rein
hard, Mrs A Wall, j r Collins.