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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-14
Reformer Lyman Discovored.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-Sir: Apropos of
your editorial on Mr.. Charles Lyman and his Reform
Bureau It might be we'll TO advise you that Mr.. Ly-
man is now engaged with MIR. Vanderbilt and other
reformcrs IN cleansing the Treasury Department by
reforming the manners, the habit and the morals OF
tine clerks. They work under the banner OF
civil service reform. and the motto, LYMAN.
reformer. perpetual oflceholder." For a time
after he was "hred' as a member OF the Civil
Service Commission he tried to mako o living
in private business, bnt 1t was Of no use, he could
not succeed. Seer ctary Gage appointed him to . 20.
sition in the Treasury by twisting the Civil Service
law. and later made him chief of tho Division OF Ap.
meiit system so fondiy dwelt upon by cisil service
reformers, by overlooking the natural and logical
candidate for the position: For thirty four years Mr..
Lyman has held good paying offices under the ooy-
ernn mt. His is the bi and of - reform" that pays.
Lake Has ". Burt, he il not in the reform business
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-14
NAVAL MEDALS PROPosED.
Secretary Longs Two Bills to Confer Re
wards on Ohicers and Men in the Navy.

Secretary Longs Two Bills to Confer Re-
wards on Oficers and Men in the Navy.
WARRINGTON. Dec. 13.-Secretary Ions to-
day sent to Congress the drafts Of two bills.
One is to provide rewards for officers and mon
OF the navy and the Marine CORPS for excep-
tional and meritorious service in the line Of
duty. and the other to restore to their original
status officers who lost numbers through the
advancement Of other officers.
The first bill provides for the bestowal on
officers and men by the President OF bronze
medals OF three classes, to be known as the
honor medal, the courage medal and the SER
vice medal.
The honor medal will be awarded only on
the recommendation OF the Board OF Officers.
It's possession will carry with II increase OF
pay. to continue during the remainder OF the
term OF service. active or retired. Of the officer
or man upon whom it is conferred. as follows:
Officer above the rank OF Captain in the Navy.
Is per cent; Captain, or Commander. 10 per
cent. below the rank OF Comm ander. 5 per
missloned oaicsr or enlisted men Of the Navy
men Of the Marine, Corps Win be entitled 70
to that Of naval officers. When an officer or
man becomes entitled, to receive recognition
more than once. he will receive a bronze bar
suitably inscribed. In lieu OF an honor medal.
and receive the increase OF pay provided for
medals OF honor.
The Ins IS second ssmE i PIN nis. proy II sbs that nsyt the snS Sd MAMIE 3
with Spain shall not interfere with the regular
pr ono h, q o 91Iissrs oahsTW nses epf b1 ssa 20 PTo OF
members Of their grades, Each additional
oontempofapsoasis with the oficer immedi.
ately above him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-14
The Naval War College.

A very radical recommendation regard
ing the Naval War College has been made
by Assistant Secretary ALLEN. He advises
that the institution should be ~uprooted
from Its. habitat on Coasters Harbor Isl
and, at Newport, and transported to An
napolis, 1t does not appear that he finds
anything particularly wrong about the
present site, but no thinks the college
would flourish better az an adjunct OF the
Naval Academy.
Mr.. ALIENS view is avowedly founded
on the assumption that the War College
should he n postgraduate course for the
Naval Academy; not indeed, as he explains,
that be would have the cadets take up its
studies Immediately on graduating, but
that the profit from those studies, when
ever taken up, would at Annapolis he en-
HANGED. This theory of the functions of
the War College was more in vogue some
years ago, and perhaps still particularly
appeals to those who advocate the concen-
tration or as many rs possible Of our naval
interests at Annapolis. But among the
many naval officers who strongly oppose
the removal of the college to that place
may be mentioned Admiral LUCE. Admiral
SAMPSON, Capt. MAHAN, Capt. TAYLOR,
Capt. GooDRIcH, Capt. HARRINGTON and
Commander STOCKTON, n list that includes
the past and present heads OF the instltu'
ton, who presumably understand It's pur-
pose and scope.
The Naval Wal College was founded fol
the study OF naval warfare, At first their
was some confusion of opinion about it, q
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-14

There Are 1,p03 of These and It viii Co
More Than $40 Apiece to Count Them.

There Arc 1,p03 of These and II Will Cos,
More Than $40 Apiece to Count Them,
The soldiers votes for New York county wcr.
delivered yesterday by Secretary OF Stats
Palmer to County Clerk Sohmer in the presence
OF George n. Manchester. Secretary OF the Re-.
publican ounty Committee, and A. W, Peters
Chairman OF the Tammany Hall General Com.
mittee. Tho ballots. which were lncased In A
large wooden packing box, win not be opened
until to-day. and there 10 something OF a mix Jun
as TO the method OF procedure In counting them
Although the law specifically directs that thos,
votes shall be counted by the various election
boards In the districts In which the soldiers 70.
side. the Board of Estimate has made no provis.
ion for the expense OF doing the work. The total
number OF soldier votes received by Mr.. Sob.
mcr is 1853. There arc 1893 election district,
In Manhattan and the Bronx. and II all the
boards have to be convened the expense ~
counting the votes will be close to $40 900. Il
Is not expected. however. that more than one.
half Of the total lumber will have to be callsI
together. but even at that rate the cost ut
counting each vote would he more than SlO.
and no one seems to know Just whore tina
money is to COM from. County Clerk Sohmrr
had II talk with President York Of the
IMEliees i board Yesterday Jay "a aoS Of the matte
aid the authorities in complying witt. the pro.
visions of the special ELECTION law. The. count
will be made. and the officers who participate
will take chances on getting their pay from the
Board oil, Estimate. The yotes will probably be
delivered to the election district boards on the
18th. and counted on the 10th. and the result
will be declared by tho Board OF County Cam
vassers on the 22d.
The soldier votes OF New York county were
cast principally by the men OF the Sixty-ninth.
Neventy7frst, .Twanty-second. Eighth and
Ninth regiments. Troop A.. and the warships
BROOKLYN. Texas. indiana. MASSACHUSETTS, and
Resolute. There were also several votes from
the Forty-seventh Regiment OF Brooklyn and
one from the Fifth MARYLAND.
from Secretary OF State, Palmer YESTERDAY the
vote OF the Kings county soldiers who are at
the front. The total vote was .65S. The pack
age containing the vote will be opened TO-
morrow by Mr.. Wuest IN the presence Of tho
Chairmen of the Republican and Democratic
county committees and the Enclosures will
then be sent to the inspectors OF election in
the ~dlstricts to which they belong. The in
spectors will count the ballots next TUESDAY.
TN soldier vote will not. 1t is expected. change
the result 40 far as any Of the Kings county
watched. with much interest in the Tenth As
sembly district, In which Collier IRep) has only
o plurality OF 81 over Hubbard DEM.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-14
Tho English Church a Protestant Church.

From a Recent Speech By Mr.. BaUoGr.
We are Protestants, and tho namo Is connected
with noble associations in the past. 1t Is associated
with the reform of doctrine. with the reform of
ritual, with tho reform OF morals. Tho work done
under its banners has done, l think. immeasurable
service for intellectual enlightenment and for civil
freedom. Let us sec to it that in our ohsrts to main.
tain Protestant doctrine in which We believe we are
mislsd by no panic fear. no narrow pedAntry. and
that We approach the consideration Of topics so
vital TO the unity OF our Church with the charity
which ought to exist between its members. with the
spirit of enlightenment and comprehension which
has always been a characteristics OF the English
Church. and which. please God, will be its charae.
teristic forever.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-14
COPYING $50 NAMES a DAr,s WORN
City Pays Each of the ITO Emergency En-
m Clerks @3 a Day for 1t.

City Pays Each of the no Emergency En-
rollment Clerks @3 n Day for 1t.
Fault is found with the ITO emergency clerks
who are copying the primary enrolment at
the Mulberry street Police Headquarters. II
is said that they are nursing their Jobs" and
killing time" while the city Is paying $3.50
a day for their work. 1t is,aaid by their crit
les that. led by the sixty clerks who had to DO
supplied by the district leaders when there
were not enough on the civil service list to 90
round. they have entered into an agreement
to copy no more than $50 names a :day. under
Republican headauaEters who arc copying, the
registry lists In the Election Bureau for their
organization find It easy to write from 700 to
1000 names in the seven hours that make
'n The "0 Election aa' Bureau officials defended
them against this charge YESTERDAY. Ma
jor Plimley. the Chief Clerk. said that $50
names was as much as could in reason be re-
himself had fixed this limit. Their work was
satisfactory. he said. 1t Is now nearly in-
ished. A review is N progress.
There vero 1.1l2.0O6 and some odd m
twice over. It may have to be done twice
over again. since 1t is possible that four copies
may be required instead of two The Pro-
hibitlon partysand'th .Socialist-Labor party
pollsd tho requisite number of votes. The
opinion OF the CORPORATION Counsel has been
asked for upo this point. II he thinks there
ought to be four lists the Job Of writing names
There is, vet the December ,enrollment to
add. The law gives any one who did not en-
roll on any registration day the privilege to do
so any time n-Deeember., and the names are
be the public enrolment on May 2. when the
lists will be closed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-14
The Peace Treaty.

Senator VEsT's resolution denying this
Governments constitutional power to ac-
quire land seemingly destined TO remain a
colony has started the debate in the Senate
upon the policy Of national expansion.
Let the expansionists, who constitute vast
majority Of the American people, treat 1t
with the usual respect. 1t puts no tax upon
human. confidence in our fellow men to
credit the leading anti-expansionist spirits
OF the Senate with sincerity Of motive.
Senator VtsT will speak as a hardshell
Bourbon Democrat who gees constitutional
prohibition in every novel proposition aris-
ing In American politics, and who inclines
10 fight the policy OF another party than his
own as the dictate Of partisan loyalty.
Senator HAIE's objection to the treaty
will be a not unnatural prolongation of a
peculiar sympathy with Spain manifested
throughout the recent period OF preliminary
and final conflict.
Senator HoAR's courage to beard an Adj
ministration backed by an overwhelming
national desire is born OF the fearfulness
that kept him so long an incorrigible enemy
Of Hawaiian annexation.
But the efforts of these distinguished
gentlemen, and of such allies as they may
gather around them against Imperialism"
as It is called by anti-expansionists, will be
In vain, for Interchangeable reasons.
In the first place all their vicws have
been listened to before during the process
Of American expansion from thirteen States
to forty-fve, and nave been pronounced I'M
sound by the actual adoption of the expan-
sion policy. The fatal political and moral
results which their predecessors predicted
would come upon the country IL their adj
vice was not needed have not come, but
instead every succeeding generation has
blessed the wisdom of the statesmen who
disagreed with them, and has lived in a
prouder, stronger and more enduring ma
tion because OF it.
With history showing that what the
Vests, the Hales and the Hoars think to
be prophecy Is, in fact, mistaken reading Of
its own indelible and, for this country,
gloriously recorded pages, the anti-ratifca-
tion partyin the Senate can do no more
than indulge in an academic discussion
doomed to failure.
The shorter the time, though, for which
this indulgence succeeds in blocking Amer
lean sovereignty in the Philippines and in
preventing the conclusion Of peace with
our foreign enemy the better.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-14
The Lucky Thirteen.

To THE EDITOR OF TIE suN-Sr: In this morn
ing's issue of your paper an account is given Of the
recent accident to the battleship Massachusetts
and ruperstitioua people have pointed out that
there are thirteen letter. in the name OF that weasel.
Attention ia also called TO the fact that NJ 10 tho
thirteenth letter OF the alphabet. and TINT other
ships which have n name beginning with that letter
have be.n iiplucky. It. is 10 d That naval officers
are apprehensiye lest tliis superstition IL not some
thing to he feared. 80
o. course there are many who really fear the mum.
her thirteen: but Is il not strange that q naval onicer
acluainte | with our history should ever conkid n
such a tn.ng: Esery, child IN onr schools. OF nine
or ten ears. knows that this country was organized
by thirteen original States. and from the point OF
view taken by sapeiatit.ous people should DO the
most ill-faied nation on the face OF the earth +,
1876 BROADWAY, NEw YORK. FRANK RYAN.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-14
HOGAN WANTED A CITY JOB.
Not Getting That He Took the BTohiean
Club Janitor,s Oxercoat.

Not Getting He Took the Mohican
Club Janitor's Ovorcoat.
Thomas Hogan Of 500 First avenue vent to
the rooms of the Mohican Club. at 81 East
Forty-second street. on Monday night to see
COMMISSIONS OF Correction Lantry. the Tam
many Hall leader OF the Twenty-second As
sembly district.
I'D like that $500 Job you promised me
before election. a. I'm out Of work." Hogan
said to the Commissioner
Il have no 81. 500 vacancies Just now an
sWered the Commissioner.
"Thsre are no 81, 200 vacancies. either"
WE'LL give me a 81. 000 job, then. I must
have something after waiting so long" Hogan
went on.
The Commissioneroffered to give him q letter
to the Street, Cleaning Comm %issioner. asking
that Hogan be made q street sweeper: The
also took a $50 oyercoat bel9nfing,to the ,jaHi-
tor. He was arrested and in the Yorkvillo
Court yesterday was held in $500 bail for trial.
The letter was returned to Mr.. Lantry.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-14

Some tool of the Money Power has tried
to make the world believe that the Hon. JOE
SHELLEY OF Pennsylvania has turned his back
upon silver. The story saddened many faithful
hearts. They have appealed to his privRte sec.
Rotary. who replies. in a choking voice. that Mr.
SHELLEY does not hold his views upon Pfmetal-
lism as q matter Of impulse or policy AT
the proper time the Hon. JOE SIBIEY Will
brand the falsehood and huri back the gall
jimmy. He knows the advantage Of beine a
Silver Plutocrat, and,thorefore entitled 70 point
the finger OF scorn at the Gold Plutocrnts.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-14
Tree Planting Assoelatlon.

At the annual meeting OF the Tree Planting
Association in the Potter building yesterday
the following officers were elected for tho
coming year: President. W. L, Strong Vice
President. Cornelius b. Mitchell; TreasurrT'
Charles II. Henderson, Secretary. John !. Cut
Treasurer show that the association is In a
very healthy condition. The number OF mem
bers 10 l6S. and through their In nuence hum
dreds Of shade trees we're planted IN the puDhs
streets OF the city last year.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-14
building Code Commission.

President GuRGenheimer of the Council and
President Woods OF the Board of Aldermen
have appointed the following commissr--
prepare a new building code for the entire city
W. J. Fryer. George A. Just. Robert A. McCat-
ferty and Cornelius o'Reilly OF Manhattan.
Rudolph l.. Daus and Bernard. Gallagher ,o'
BROOKLYN and Daniel Callahan Of Queens Al
ing Commissioners Brady. Guiltoyle and Cam
bell are ex-oficio members. Mr. Fryer Will be
the Chairman. He Is an expert and was, az
pointed by Gov. Flower to codify the building
laws Of the State.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-14
srcRErAnr OF STATES M1sr4xr.
Sent the Soldier Vote to the Bureau .
Election Inatend Of County Clerk.

Sent the Soldier Vote to the Bureau of
Elections Instead of County Clerk.
-Four sealed boxes arrived at Police Heni-
quarters late on Monday from Albany and
were delivered to the Chief OF the Bureau Of
Elections. Gen. RodenbouGh. They were sent
by the Secretary OF State and contained the
soldier vote OF New York. Kings. Queens and
Richmond counties. Gen. Rodenbough wa,
greatly surprised. He believed that they had
been sent to the wrong man. and with Major
Plimley, his chief clerk. looked up the law IN
the matter. Sure enough it directed that the
Secretary OF State should have the soldier vote
sent to the County Clerk in each county.
Thu General rang up Albany on the tele-
phone. and told Secretary of State Palmer ot
his mistake, Mr.. Palmer came down on the
morRing train yesterday and apologized. He
took the boxes away in a cab and carted them
around to their proper custodians.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-14
From the NsbrdyLa Stale Journal
NInnt.l an n.t-- "

From the NtbrdSLa State Journal
MAI Mullah on an autumn day
rrayersed the desert grim and gray.
Scaling tho peak OF the highest hill,
Looking TOR somebody ut to kill.
Fierce were his warriors and iercs was he,
Keen the bright edge OF his intolerance.
Why does he carry his head 80 highs?
What the ambition OF this old guy
None can interpret the prophets dream,
no one IS onto his bloody scheme.
Something or other ID out OF whAck.
Somethlng Is gone that he wants brought back.
Is II ambition or pride or what
Worries Mad Mullah, the Shah OF swat?
Where 10 the great Ahkoond OF yore?
Where arc the English men-of-wRrl
Where 10 the MAuBSr with powder. broathf
Where the great cannon that speaks OF deathi
MullAh. Mad MullAh. will Yield ~ shot,
Dying as game as he hved-thAt Swat.
FFom tAs Atlanta Constellation.
Don't have much cold in Georgia.
The winter. IL goes by;
We amt 90 much on turkey,
But Lord help 'posaum plSl
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-14
Cnpt. Kidd nnd HIs Neirhhor..

To THE EDITOR or THE SuS-Sir; I have road with
great interest in to-day's Sun tho article. Capt. Kidd
and His NeighboIs.' Mr.. Telletreau says Capt. Kidd
married Widow Cox in 1881. The State Library Bull
letin History Nc. l.. April, 1898. relating TO marriage
licenses. says: May IL. 1891, Capt. William Kid
Kidd and Christopher Konsly were married. On
Aug. ~. 1916. Elizabeth Morris bound helself asa
servant Tor q term nf four years 10 Capt. william
Kidd. owner of the barquentine called the Antigua.
Ia the late voyage from the kingdom of England 10
this porte OF New York" See pub. n. York Histori-
cal Soc. for 1SA5. y. bTl. A. A. FolSoN.
BRoOKLINR, Mass. Dec. IL,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-14
Dickens,s Siiddls Namo.

To THE EDITOR OF THE suS-Sfr: One heAitates
to correct so well-known q writer as Charles BGttell
LOOMS, but he is mistaken about the middle name
Of Charles Dickens, He must have been thinking OF
Lizzie HexAm In Our Mutual Friend" Dickens
was christoned Charles John Huffman Dickens.
HUDSON. N. y, Dec. IL. j. e. /, B.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-14
Army Retirement.

To THE EDITOR OF The sUs-SiT: In thiS mornings
issue OF The Sur. X. Y. OF Fort Totten urges the
passage OF the twenty one year retirement Law for
the army. WIN you kindly ask x. y. to explain why
a youns man appointed to the Military Academy al
II should be Pernittsd to retire At the age Of ay1
NEW YokK. Dec. ~. Xxx
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-14

We learn from the Springfield Qnien that
the anti-imperlallst protest Ia getting sigma
lures In Springfield at the rate OF teosa day.
Citizen sAMBo BowLEs Is not doing higduty.
He ought to sign at least two Thousand tlmesa
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-14

be unjust, and at any rate he shouldl accept
his task and fate with conragc. Hohor
the ladies and fetch the pIeI
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-14

PAnu-Kiosquo No. ~. near Grand Hotel. and
Hios1us No. 10. Boulevard dss oapucines.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-14

LEWIS MoRRIs. the great epic poet Of Eng
land. Adrsrttter. 1.-.r. ?
LEWIS MORRIS, the great epic poet Of Hadss.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-12-14
A Few Remarks.

Mon is already too extensive
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-11
INVASION OF CUBA.

1t is possible that the navies Of sthe
! United States and Spain may not rneet
and decide the question of superiority.
News of a naval battle was looked fof
yesterday, for it was believed that
SPANS Cape de Verde feet was headed
for Cuban waters, and Admiral Samp-
son was known to have been lvicg in
wait for it for a number of days. But
the only news that came yesterday was
that four Spanish cruisers had arrived
! at Cadiz from Cape de Verde.
This would seem to indicate that the
expected Snanish fleet is not coming,
at least for the present; just what
Spanish designs are is a matter of con-
/. lecture and the unexpected may hap
pen. Whether or not il is safe a. nj ad-
visable for SIMPSONS feet to abandon
the lookout for the Spanish ships,
those directing the movements of the
navy will know best and act accord
ing to their best judgment At present
it looks IS though the fleet would be
withdrawn to Cuban waters and n
grand military movement against Gu
ba undertaken. Orders have been is
Sueu IOr the troops at GnlckamduSd
and other points TO move to the front,
which means to Tampa and New Or
leans, undoubtedly for the purpose of
embarking for Cuba. 1t is probable
that large number of troops will be
needed in Cuba to wrest it from Span
ish control. Just What the nature of
the task viii be no one can say The
Spanish soldiers may tight with a valor
and desperation that are unlocked for
and that will be amazing; or the very
reverse of this may be the case. At
all events, it now looks as though they
were about to have . chance 10 show
Of What stuff they are made.
The American people have been anx-
ious for the invasion Of Cuba, and now
the hour for it is close at hand. The
quick reduction of the island would
mean that the fleets of the two coun-
tries would not meet: a meeting IF The
two fleets and the practical aunihila-
ton of the Spanish fleet would mean
quick reduction of Cuba and speedy
termination of the war.