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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-15

The Topeka Capital pretends to be un.
able to understand the sinRularly clear explana-
tion mnde by tho Kansas City Times Of one of
the proudest recent acts in the career Of Gov
ernor LEEDY Of Kansas. Mr.. LEEDY's private
secretary prepared q hill giving judicial powers
to the State Railroad Commission. Theroupon
the Governor sent copies Of the bill to the men,
bors Of the Legislature. and informed them that
II they would promise to pass the bill he would
call a special session. This process the Kansas
City Times regards as q variety OF tho Populist
panacoa called the initiative and referendum.
Tho Capital holds that tho previous idea
had been that the Legislature initiated and the
referendum was to the people," Never mind the
previous idea; the correct idea 10 that tho initia-
tive is the Hon. ED LITTLE, the private secretary
in question. He initiated the railroad bill. He
then referred it to himself as the people. II the
Legislature wishes to corrobornte him. 1t has
the opportunity. We make this somewhat long
explanation because many inquirers have asked
us what is or are tho initiative and the refer
endumf' Once for all. the initiative and refer
endum are or Is the pseudonym used by the
Hon. Ed LITTLE of Topeka. All rights reserved.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-15
Floating Derelicts.

Although the exact cause of the Veen.
dams disaster may never be positively
known, yet it was due to having q hole
stove in her stern either by her own shaft
or by striking submerged wreckage of some
sort. TIL latter, in the opinion of her Cap
tain, was the primary cause, the wedRing of
her propeller being followed by the snap
q ping of the shaft and perhaps its breaking
through the hull. The steamer had passed
floating wreckage not long before. When,
therefore. it was certain that she must go
down, the Captain, after all hands were out.
set her afire so that nothing should be left
to injure other vessels.
The accident occurred In the regular
steamship lane, but 80 far out on the ocean
rs to be beyond the jurisdiction of any
country. The wreckage was, perhaps, that
OF some craft abandoned and broken up,
and the pilot charts of the North Atlantic
sometimes contain the records of many
such craft. Our Government looks after
floating hulks, dangerous to navigation,
near it's own shores, sending vessels to blow
them up; and presumably European coun.
tries police their territorial waters in the
same way. But there is nobody to clear
the great ocean highway of such derelicts.
and they remain a menace to travel and
traffic for months, or even years.
What is specially striking in the case of
the Inflated steamship of the Holland
America line is that, IL she really struck
a submerged wreck, the accident was one
that no p~recaution could possibly have
avoided. 1t often happens that these
treacherous hulks are just awash, and can
not be seen on a dark night. Some of them
are vessels laden with lumber, from our
own shores, and the Gulf Stream sets di-
rectly across the steamship path, so that
they slowly float up to 1t. No one can say
how many of the vessels that have persisted
In some unknown way may have met their
fate by crashing into one of these low
lying, waterlogged derelicts, as fatal as
any rocky reef.
Again mi again preliminary steps have
been taken for international cooperation In
clearing the high seas, or at least the regu.
lar steamship lane, Of all such distractions
and perils. 1t is to the credit of our coun-
try that, although its available force of
Government vessels Is so small, yet 1t has
long been anxious to do Its part in the po-
lice work. Great Britain has an enormously
larger interest than any other country in
the matter, M yet it hnds constant reason
TO delay taking the initiative in 1t.
a". That combined Governmental action is
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-15
A PASSAGE ON THE DREADNAUaHE:
Described by q voyaGer who sn lied with
Capt. samuels.

To THE EDITOR OF THE sUN-Sir: In your
issue Of the Sd inst. I was moro than delighted
in reading an article over the signature of Capt.
S. Samucls. as l believed hc had gone to Join his
fathers long ago. ] am glad to see that he Is still
In the flesh and able to hold his own, ~refuting
the statement that the Red Jacket was a faster
ship than the Dreadnaught. As one of Capt.
Samuels's house on deck passengers, May, 1855,
from Liverpool to New York. / am in q position
to know something of the Dreadnaught. With all
sail set l believe she spread over 5000 yards of
canvas with her skyscrapers and moon gazers.
o, but she was n beautyl
Since leaving the Mersey until the Sunday
morning that we got the tug 1t was n continual
storm. sometimes a hurricane. A sail reported
ahead in the early morning appearing no
larger than u crow, upon the horizon at noon
time appeared no larger to the rear. thus show
bout ship and tack the whole road. and no short
legs at that. but good long stretches.
aS Sne in mideeaa of heat heSrTRn Massage sni ! F ss%lo,s When nssa
the order all hands aloft to shorten sail. these
men were on the yards when the white squall
struck the ship. working for dear life. Being on
the port tack she was thrown over. making her
starboard bulwsrks kiss the water, It was
ness of his ship and the 600 and odd souls in.
trusted to his care that all. did not go to Davy
Jones's locker. He anticipated the coming OF
the squall and lost no time to ward OFF tho blow.
Although being only a full.grown boy Mt tho
time. hau experience enough in seafarinR to
appreciate such a meritorious act. Any one not
crossing the Atlantic in those sailing days
knows, nothing OF Its magnitude, There was
lots Of excitement. frying pans lourishing over
mems heads, with the contents flying In air and
scattered about the decks. for those who wero
not able TO fight their way to the galley and In
the galley went without anything to eat. Black
eyes and bloody noses were given as compli-
ments.
4 I the time I loved the sea. and delighted
sailing close reefed. Our passage on that coca.
sion was twenty-eiQht days.
! crossed from New York to Liverpool in the
old Emerald Isle. She had no pretensions to
fast sailing. yet she made the passage from
Sandy Hook to tho Mersey In thirteen days; but
1t was square away the yards the entire passage
no brRcinR up.
] would like to see Capt. Samuels. as he must
be a venerable. old gent by this time. am an
old man myself.
Wishing Capt. Samuels many more years to
enjoy life. and thanking you. Mr.. Editor, In ad.
vance for the privilege ofhaving this inserted. 1
remain, respectfully. &c.
MICHAEL BRoDERIcK.
76o CLAssoN Av.. Borough of Brooklyn, Feb. Ia.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-15
The Kentucky Force Bill.

Last week the Senate of Kentucky passed
IN election bill the purpose of which is to
help free silver by preventing free cleo.
Ntions, SO far as that State is concerned.
This bill, fathered by a man who hopes to
be the next reputation candidate for Gov
ernor, provides that elections shall be in
the hands of q State commission Of three
members, appointed by the present Legis-
lature for -four years.. The commission Is
to appoint election committees for each
county, and these are to appoint subordi-
nate registration and election committees.
Thus the whole work of registering, receiv-
Ing, and counting votes is given to the
RI Democrats. Local regulation and control
Of elections are assumed by the Legisla-
ture, that is, by one party. The power to
appoint Is not given to the Governor, a Re-
publican, but one party in the Legislature
proposes to make itself the absolute author
ity In regard to elections. From the com-
mission to the election officers in the
smallest precinct, the Democrats are to be
in control.
This bill has been called O Force bill. 1t
10 worse. It gives to appointees Of the
legislative branch of the State Government
the management of the election machinery
of the whole State. Its sole purpose is to
allow the Kentucky Democrats to win by
fair means or foul. They have not recov-
cred from the surprise and fright which
overcame them in 1896 when they heard
that Kentucky had not voted for Mr..
BRYAN. They don't propose to take any
., chances In future. Kentucky must elect q
Democratic Governor next year and vote
: for the Democratic candidate for President
Ine100O. If the votes don't show a Demo-
cratic plurality, the power Of silver mathe-
. r1atics must be exerted. Thu scalers of the
dollar are ready to scale the onest-
: money vote.
q This vote stealing bill was carried through
the Senate by a vote sufficient to pass it
over Governor BRADLEY's veto If it comes
to him. 1t will have a big enough majority
in the House to be passed over the veto.
The only hope of the Kentucky Republicans
seems to be to block 1t in the House, where
It now is. To do so, they will have to fight
for four weeks. 1t is unlikely that men
who favor such a measure as this bill will
be squeamish about driving 1t through.
Have the Democrats in the Kentucky
Legislature come to love dishonest money
90 much that they want to make elections
dishonest for the sake of bringing it about
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-15
o o 900 Bushels or Coal Lost In the HsIls
or the Ohio.
From the 81. kouis Globe. Demoera

improvements OF tho falls of tho Ohio M
Louisville have shown some peculiar facts, said
30; JamisSn OF Louisville, Ky. "Goyernment
eral months, ago. They began work on the
channel used by STEAMBOATS, so that the danger
bed ofthe falls was laid bare for the first time, and
among the rocks and gullies was "a large amonnt
last forty years a great number OF steamers and
coal barges have struck the rocks Mt these rapids
and have sunk. Competent authority says that
lost in. this manner. This coal. which was ex'
posed IN the rapids. is supposed TO be worth at
least S1oO,OOO. Many persons on the Indiana
side. where the channel was exposed, carted
away their winter supply"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-15

The world is not informed Of everything
going on In Spain; but II . lot Of Americans liv-
ing in Madrid should get together and applaud
Minister WooDFoRD for insulting the head of
the Spanish Government, they would deserve to
be mobbed and promptly marched out of the
country. Yet that 10 the conduct Of q number
OF spaniards In New York who held . meeting
to uphold Minister DE LONE They were not
many. and Of no special Importance; but they
wero grossly ignorant Of tho manners which
common courtesy imposes upon foreigners 90
journing In the United States.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-15
The Hon. WIND ALLEN of Nebraska mad,

The Hon. WIND ALLEN of Nebraska made
a surprising assertion in the Senate last week,
and 1t is probable that his Populist constituents
will call him to account for 1t. II am stating
only the TRUTH he said, and I am RESPOND.
BILE. here or elsewhere. at any time. for my
statements" 1t had been believed that the
Hon. WIND ALLEN blow continually because he
couldn't help it. II he proposes to conlne him.
self to the truth and to be responsible for any.
thing. his standing as n Populist will be lost.
A Popullst statesman must cultivate rapid
revolution and leave responsibility to somebody
who has use for that article.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-15
doe jefferson. sIsmory Not Coed on tho stag.
From tho Cleveland Plain Dealer,

NJ Joseph Jefferson has a poor memory
said +. II. Sothern. and ono morning ! rushed
before made me. / found him with Mr., Henry
Watterson In close confidence, regaling .hcm:
selves with reflections on the laNity o.
aside from payments and politics. Something
brought TO Watterson's mind a line In 'llp Van
Winkle.' but he could not recall the words. he
squinted his game eye at Joe. and Joe covered
his own game ear and said: 'Eh Z TO the thfees
cornered Wattersonian glance. Then he iriea
to remember the line. lie stumbled hopc.essiy'
and then said:
oh, i don't know whatit is 80.
WHAT do you mean by "don't know ~,
Haven't you been playing 1t eighty yeaTsr
oh, well. ] play the piece. but I don't kEoTS
Its odd little snarl at the periods
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-15

1t is incredible, but true, that the Hon.
ROGER QUARLEs MILLS is trying to BIO reelected
10 the United States Senate on the prehistoric
issue Of free raw material. Texas has not
arisen in her might TO applaud his archaeology
cal researcher. Various Texans with political
influence, including the Hon. JOE BAILEY. have
arisen in their might and jumped down upon
the unfortunate ROGER QUARLEs. He should
not DO jumped upon. Keep him for q museum.
A bowler for free raw material in 1893 is rarer
than a roc. and should be priced moro than o
unicorn.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-15
A Town That Has No Taxes,
From the Ia Granoe fEv.l N,,o ~,

FroHl the La Grange (Kv) keD Era.
At the meeting OF the Board OF Trustees last Mon.
day no tax levy was made. There appeared to be NO
good reason why any tax at all should be levied for
the current year. There is Some money on hand, and
that. together with the licenses. &C.. wiz meet esti.
mated current expenses. La Grange is likely the only
incorporated village with o population OF l,lOo
where . tax OF NO kind Is collected. The streets are
IN splendid condition The trees set out last spring
look thrifty. and. taking it all In all, We arc pretty
well. we thank you.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-15

The Governor Of Kansas had luncheon the
other day with the proprietor OF the Kansas cry
Times. The latter is a banker. q corporationist, and
q Journal.
The ferceness Of the Kansas City Times
against banks, corporations. and plutocrats
must be due to the desire OF its proprietor not
to have the plutocrat business overcrowded.
AS for the heroic LEEDY, the scourgc of banks,
corporations, and plutocrats. he is to be praised,
not censured. for taking luncheon with q pluto
crat. The plutocrat pays. The hero eats a FREQ
lunch. Yet 1t would be better for the Governor
to quarter himself on Republican plutocrats.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-15

From the Kansa, cnv journal.

The literary cult at Topeka are worrying over
ceived an ancient book entitled The Twelve
Ctesars." II contains pictures OF the Crslo
ana theiir wives. ami In every instance 'ho
neck while, with the single exception OF Julius.
the Ceesars are fat men. II is understood very
wen thRL a great Statesman ought 10 be fat, hui
nowadays there are no women with such long
mecks as those pictured, and ii is the fear Of ne
Iopeka literary cult that our modern day ~
thing Of hat sort
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-15

which 70 write . washing eil1. Be,semor steel
was hrst employed to make railA but We are
now constructing with IL bridges, tventy-story
buildings and ship armor. The question In
volved in the Government note currency 10. sim
ply. whether IL is or is not useful, and that It Is
useful the people Of the United States have
long ago decided.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-15
NATHAN MATTHEWS, Jr.. may want to got into
politics a~gain.-Boston TRAVELLER.

In wanting to get into politics again Mr..
MATTHEWS is like other gentlemen who have
boon there before. But II his profession that
no Is a gold Democrat is sincere. he must
abandon all thought Of eminence or reward
while figuring as a Democrat, and go to work as
humbly as need BIO in the Republican ranks. No
honest man compelled by the Chicago plat
form to separate from tho Democracy, will
take any other course. Tho Democratic party Is
for free silver and Organism.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-15

The Hon. ELLIOT DANFoRTH, one of the
foremost minds in cambridge. was stopped by q
reporter Of tho Atlanta Constitution the other
night and compelled to part with this jewel Of
thought:
1.-THE poor people arc becoming poorer and the rich
people richer.'
The Hon. ELLIOT DANFoRTH Is ono of the foro-
most minds In cambridge. but facts he cannot
abide.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-15
Marat HaIstead . Candidate fer Director or
the bureau or American Republics.

WARRINGTON. Feb. 14.-Murat Halstead ia a
candidate for the Dictatorship OF the Bureau of
American Republics. made vacant by the death
of Joseph p. Smith. The place pays So, 900 a
year. and tho appointment is supposed to be
made as q result of q competitive examination.
eisting OF the Secretary of State and the Minis
tors OF four Latin.American countries. have the
right OF selection. About a dozen applicants
have hled their papers. The general impressio1
Ii that Mr.. Halstead win get the appointment
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-15
GAiHed SIX Pounds Artsr He Was Made Pest.


From the Stanford (Rvl. Interior Journal.
Mr., ". T. West, who Is to be our next Postmaster,
is a veritable Goliah. standing 0 feet sa inches and
weighing eco pounds, although he only weighed 2l4
before he got the telegram announcing his appoint.
ment. He is q Republican OF the old school. has
been an untiring oAmpaigner. and has held positions
In the revenue service.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-15
ssow worm In Kentucky.
nom The HareI arsen H.rn1d

-F0"F FV TIU@VF III IIVTUEUs
Roe Ravens on Saturday morning brought to this
once an angle worm that he found crawling upon the
snow, Q chunk OF which he was on when viewed at
this once. He was a. lively as any hshworm we ever
saw. and many theories have been advanced a. rea,
sons for his appearance on the snow.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-15
hut ir I. Gets There Jus. the same,

To THE EDITOR OF THE sUs-Str: 1t is positively ap-
pnlling that an offensive remark about the President
has aroused more spirit In our stony.hearted, water.
blooded Washington circle than did. or does. all the
cruelty OF the Spanish barbarians to thousands OF
helpless creatures. AwonIN.
BRooKLYS, Feb. II.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-15

" Our friends tpho favor us .cth manuscript for
qualification utsh TO hate rejected articles rsfrrned,
tasv p,ust IN all cases ssnd stamps for that purpo,e.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-15

The one Republican. Romulus Linney, who
voted for the Teller silver resolution in the
House of Representatives is a North Carolinian
and represents what is known as the sugar
State. his home being in Taylorsville. II g
owes his election to Populist as well as Republi.
can votes. He was a soldier in the Confeder.
ate Army.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-08-18

races, boat races. tug of war between
IL Lewiston and IL Portland men. A
base ball game between Portland and
Lewiston, burlesque boxing match be-
tween Joseph McDonough Fitzsimmons
and Tom Sharkey McInerny.
In the afternoon there will be speeches
by the State President, Cornelius j.
Callahan, Esq, of Lewiston; Hon. E. J.
SIattery, the state president of Massachu-
sstts, Very Rev. Father Wallace of Lewis
ton, state chaplain of the A. .. Il. in
Maine, and Father McDonough, chaplain
of the A. o. a. in Cumberland county.
Mr. Slattery is fine orator, and has al
most a national reputation rs SUCH he
has been postmaster at South Framing
ham, and state senator, will probably
be the next national president of the A.
Q. Fl. The literary exercises will be up
on the subject of the great rebellion of
1898. and will be presided over by State
PresidentsC. J. Callahan of Lewiston.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-08-18
THEY WAITED IN VAIN.
Expectant Throng at Union Station
Doomed to Disappointment.

There were many downcast counten-
ances anu eulvering lips at the Unicn
station, last evening, Immediately after
the arrival of the O'Clock train from
Boston. About 1000 people, three-fourths
of them women, had assembled there in
anticipation of seeing the sick volunteers
from Chiokanaauga unloaded from the
cars and taken to the hospitals.
1t had been supposed that the hospital
train would BIO either attached to the
regular Boston train. or Immediately fol.
low it, but the anxious inquirers who
thronged the station and piled so many
questions to the railroad men were
doomed to Disappointment Word had
been received that the hospital train did
not leave Chickamauga till 100 a. m.
Wednesday, and that it could not posi-
bly, reach here before II O'Clock tonight
Amid the throng were many sad-eyed
mothers sisters and sweethearts, anx-
iously awaiting the homecoming Of the
boys who left their native state in such
high hope and so full of courage and
strength, few months ago.
The 4. 80 train over the eastern division
from Boston, brought two Maine boys
from Chickamauga, A. M. Holbrook and
Martel Morrill,, both of whom originally
belonged in the I'd regiment, but enliste
with the Portland battalion when they
learned that their own regiment was not
going to the front. s
Mr.. Holbr0ok has been doing duty in
the hospital corps at Chickamauga He
said to PRESS reporter: Morrill, and
left camp on furlough, Monday night,
and came right through without making
q stop. When we left the hospital the
plan was for the hospital train to leave
the nsxt night.
ssYes, there is no denying that the
Maine boys have been having hard ex-
sperience at Chiokamauga. There are
many of them sick, and they must be sent
home soon, or the death list will be con
.siderably heightened. Quite number
of those on the hospital train are in a
serious condition.
Some of the crowd remained at the
station till after the arrival of the s
clock train from the west, even though
they had been informed that the hospital
train would not reach here till tonight.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-08-18
FREE BAND CONCERTS.
Final Arrangements Made by New Eng
land Fair Committee.

2 The New England fair committee of
the city council held meeting last eve
ming to complete the final arrangements
for the fair. 1t was voted to have an
open air entertainment, consisting of
band concerts and stereopticon views
every evening next week and they will
be held at various points in the central
portion of the city. Mr. E. G. SWEET
will display the stereopticon views and
he has secured large assortment from
Boston, including many pictures of the
war and the men who have taken a
prominent part in it. The entertai n
ment each evening will last about two
hours and it will unquestionably furnish
amusement for the thousands OF strangers
who will be in the city.
Messrs. Huntington and Libby, repre-
senting the New England Fair manage
ment were present at the meeting last
evening and they assured the committee
that the fair this year would be record
breaker for far more exhibits have already
been entered than ever before.
The handsome decoration of the city is
being fayorably commented upon by
everybody. The effect of the bunting
decoration is superb while the lights are
displayed to much better effect than they
were last year. The decorating was done
ty the New England fair committee and
at extra expense. 1t was done this week
in order that the visiting tiremen might
on their return to their homes tell their
friends of the great preparations being
made by the city of Portland for the New
England fair.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-08-18
BOSTON CLINCHEs LEAD.
Won From Chicago While Cincinnati Lost
to New York.

Boston, August 1.-THE Champions
clinched their lead on first place by tax
ing another game from Chicago today.
Nichols pitched in fine form. Rain
stopped the game after seven innings
had been played, but two more innings
would not have helped the visitors as
the home team were playing dashing
game. Score: ose ~
Boston, 0 Ia 0 8 o 0-6
Chicago, 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Hits, Boston. 10; Chicago, 8. Errors,
Boston, q; Chicago, 2. Batteries, Nichols
and Yeager; .Kilroy and .Donahue.
At Washington-St. Louis, 5; Washing
ton, 9.
At Observation-Disclosures, 10;
Pittsburg, !.
At misunderstanding Baltim ore,
At New York-Cincinnati, 1; New
York, 8. (Game called end of 9Th inning,
At Brooklyn-Cleveland Brooklyn game
called at second inning, rain