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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-18
A Prohibition Gathering.

On March % there IL to 10 held in SYRIA
cusc II general conference of New York
PrOhihitiOnists the formal exercises of
which are to be- opened by Mrs. FRANCES W.
GRAHAM, the sweet singer" Of the W. G..
r. L. On tn" first day there will he IN adj
dress by the veteran prohihitinnist, A. A..
HOPKINS, the reading Of reports Of the
State Chairman and STATE Treasurer. the
presentation of Il prize to the County Chair
man whose county is most largely repre-
scented at the conference, and speeches.
Tho New York Prohib!tionists, whose
numbers AVE h"cn diminishing rapidly
since the adoption OF the present liquor
law, have been greatly encouraged by the
results Of the recent town elections. Temp
kins county, which includes tn" city of
Ithaca and which had only three "dry e
or Prohibition towns at the contest Of
two years ago, voted "dry' at Ia" ~
cent election in all but one town. In
Dryden, nO-liconsc was carried 10y 200
majority. No-lircnso won in iiv" towns
Ct Wyoming county-Castil", COvinEton,
Orangevi!lc, Perry and Pike. III latcs
county there were similar Pr0hibi-
ton Victories, and great citation ar,,rs
from them. Dundee voted uo-lironac
10y 12S majority, while two YEAR 6 ST.
looms trlumphrd and hotel licenses were
authorized lay 1871 majority,
BY reason of these local triuntp.,s the
Pruhibitionists ARE moved To- resume polit.
| cal activity in counties where elect .unstaku
place next month. Among thrs" arr Lewis,
Suffolk, Niagara, Schenectady aud Warren.
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A British Sun worshipper.

From the Hd'tin1s and 81. L,ondrd's Mad.
Some months ago a house was rented near Hast
ings by an old English gentleman whose marked &c.
centricities excited the curiosity of his neiGhbors.
Every day at noon the occupant paradcs in his front
garden. arrAyed in extraordinary attire. On his head
he wears a turban fashioned of cloth Of gold and
costly materials of Indian fabrication. His body 10
perfectly naked, with the exception OF II bphba or
Coolie lon cloth. His feet are shod with richly
wrought sandals, the binding straps of which are
embellished with priceless gems, which fash and
sparkle with rare and dazzling brilliancy. On emery.
ing from his house he FIRST prays TO the sun. which
he apostrophizes as the Father of Light and Good.
subsequently he prostrates himself before n quaint
little structure in which a groteS Tue idol, with dia
mond eyes. ia enshrined. A large number of people
witness these odd daily deyotions. To some Of them
tho old gentleman has volunteered the ~nformatio
that his prayers are offered for the conversion Of
England to Buddhism.
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The Bryanitcs tried to console them
selves for their defeat at the fall elections
OF 1898 by attrihuting IL to the war. They
asserted that the result Of tn" elections was
not II judgment upon political policies, but
an approval of the war. The country had
not expressed its opinion Of the Chicago
platform, but had applauded the victories
Of the army and navy and had sustained
the Administration for patriotic, not no-
litical, reasons.
There is no doubt that many Democrats
did vote with the Republicans, and in this
State their aid was necessary. In New York,
unfortunately, petty local considerations
and p%rejudices came too near overwhclm-
ing the larger national impulses that should
alone have prevailed. Sine" then Tam
many has ruined all hope of Democratic
progress in New York.
On questions arising from the war the
Republican party can depend upon the sup
port Of the same forces that sustained the
Administration last fall. As to questions Of
domestic politics, the Republicans will be
favored by the great improvement in bust
ness. This as we'll as the war kept the
Western farmers in the party and broke
the strength of the Populists, and the ron
tinuancc and increase of the improvement
are impossible obstacles in the way Of the
Bryanitcs. Tn" Republicans will say as
those of Rhode Island said in their platform
this week
I'VE congratulate the country upon the return of
generous and general prosperity. We congratulate
the people upon the increase ~ work and IT, in.
crease of wages. We congratulate the Republican
Marty upon tia lpaIrrshin aud lEpislatiOn. which
have produced these happy results
Successful in war and successful in peace ::
that is the record Of the party which be-
sides being the party of national growth is
the defender Of honest money.
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For n Mnyoralty Election Next Fall.

To THE EpIToR OF THE SuS-Sir: I read with great
interest to day our leading editorial entitled Next
November" in which you intimate that the Legisla-
ture should pass a law providing for the election Of
another Mayor in NV York city next fall. The ter
riblc exhibition Of imbecility by the municipal gov
eminent of this great metropolis during the past
year. ex 'epting the.r ability to raise salaries. assess
ments and taxes. emphasizes the political blunder, l
may say crime. which was pcrpetrated by tho anti
Tammany organizations at the election in 1897,
when a very large majority of tho people voted to
keep Tammany ont, but failed to agree upon who
should go in. Fortunately The only political discord
existing now is in the Democratic ranks, occasoned
by the dcspotic rule Of the Tammany leader.
It'll within the province Of the present Legisla-
ture to order a new election for Mayor this fall. and
I believe that IL the fact was known TO tho people
there would be an Irresistible popular demand for
the passage Of such a law. The voters do not know
how readily the present administration can be re-
moved. otherwise it would be the popular topic Of
hope, PROPERTY OwSLR.
NYW YOHK. March III,
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The insanity that possesses some Of the
anti-imperialists makos that ancient Mug
wump. the Baltimore Sun. compare the United
States to the lynchers in the South. Hear this
Baltimore Bedlamite:
I'm the sight OF the righteous and merciful Mai.
esty Of Heaven what difference il there in the
moral quality of murder when committed by in.
dividuals and when committed 10y a government?
What difference is there in His sight between
the retail l%ynching committed by a mob and the
wholesale lynching committed by q nation Oon-
denim the Palmetto ~lynching as strongly as IL do.
serves. but let those who do 30 not undertake
to defend the systematic military lynching that
is going on in the Philippines. The American peo-
pie are not To be deceived by cant phrases designed
to cover bloody and unrighteous deeds. Tho Georgia
mob have as much right to plead duty and destiny
in their defence as the Administrator has in de.
fence of its slaughter Of the Filipinos."
There must and will be q solemn account
ing for all murder. national as well as individ-
ual." continues the Mugwump demoniac. 1t Is
unnecessary to CONNER on language that
plainly springs from frenzy.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-18
ExAMINAJlON OF REAR ADMIRALS.
1t Is Merely a Routine Performance Re
quired by the Stntutes.

WARRINGTON. March Ito correct n mis-
apprehension that appears to exist in some
quarters respecting the action Of the Navy De-
partment in ordering the physical and profess
sional examinations Of Real AJmirals Samp-
son and Sch!ey. the following statement was
made public by the department to-day:
Section 1893 OF the Revised Statutes pro-
vides that no officer shall be promoted to a
higher grade on the active list Of the navy. un-
til he has been examined by n board Of naval
surgeons and pronounced physically qualified
to perform all his duties at sea. except when
physical disqualifcatiOn was occasioned by
wound received In the line of duty.
On March 10 the department wrote an order
to Admiral Sampson, who l.. at sea in command
Of the North Atlantic fleet. directing him to he
physically examined in accordance with this
statute. and on the same day sont an order Ia
Admiral Schley. who is in Washington. to re-
mort at the navy yard for the same eXamina-
ton. Both these examinations are simply
physical examinations, ordered in the regular
routine way. in compliance with the statute.
and have no relation to the Sampson-Schley
controversy.
THE mental moral and professional exam
nations Of all the officers OF flag rank. includ-
ing both Admirals Sampson and SChIey. will
he conducted In exactly the same way for them
all by a board appointed by the department
and composed Of Admirals McNair. Howell and
Howison. the two former being at the head OF
the list Of Rear Admirals and the third senior
to both Sampson and SchlGy.'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-18
INSPECTION or MEAT IN GERMANY.
The New Law Relating to the Importation
of Cattle and Meat Products.

of Cattle and Meat Products.
WASHINGTON. March 1.-THE text OF the
new law OF the German Empire concerning the
slaughter Of cattle and the inspection Of meat
which was presented to the Reichstag for con-
stitutional confirmation on Feb. II. has been
received by the Agricultural Department. The
provisions relating to the importation OF cattle
and meat products. OF particular interest to the
American producers. are as follows:
Meat imported 10 the interior OF n region ia
subjected to the laws Of import duties and will
be inspected by the customs officer in COOPER
alton with the inspectors. Exception Is made
In case the meat can be proved to have already
bcen inspected in the country. underline proper
regulations, and is definitely marked for i'm
mediate direct transit.
The importation OF meat shall only be per-
mittod at specially designated customs offices.
For the local trade in small frontier towns. as
well as that Of fairs and markets in the frontier
districts, meat may be entered by order OF the
provincial authorities without the inspection
proceedings, or other relief may be granted.
The inspection of pork must include the
special examination for triChinR. The Bundles
rath is empowered TO prohibit the importation
OF meat which cannot be proved to be p%Ositiva-
ly harmless to the health Of human beings at
the time OF importation.
Horse meat shall only he imported or sold
when marked So as Ia be distinctiveiy knOwna as
horse flesh. Meat imported from foreign
countries is to be marked rs being foreign
meat; The importation or sale OF meats pre-
pared in any way 80 us to he detrimental to
health is prohibited.
Tho places wher9 meats may he imported,
the fees for inspection and all regulations in
regard to the TRADE IN such meats shall be
iAed by the Bundesrath.'
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Tho Prohibitionists.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: In your
editorial Of Sunday. "A Political Effect Of the
Raines Law" you intimate that the local OPP
ton features OF the Raines law are more salts
factory to the Prohibitionists than was the
similar feature OF the old law. but you are
mistaken. Commissioner Lyman. in his re-
port for the year closing Sept. 30. 1897.
tells us that twenty less towns had local
prohibition under the Ralnes law than Sc
cured it under the old arrangement. Surely
a condition like that is not satisfactory to
any sort of n Prohibitionist. The writer has
mingled with temperance people and Prohi-
bitionists in different parts Of the State. and the
general opinion has been. not only from party
Prohibitionists but from temperance Repub-
Leans and Democrats. that tho chances for
carrying the town against license were better
when the vote was a simple. single handed one
for no license or license excise men than with
the quartet Of propositions which are voted on
under the Raines law,
You also say that the rural Prohibitionists
therefore. are rcfraining from pts to Sc
cure radical legislation in their favor. or to ex;,
tend their party organization in tlhe, state
You are greatly mistaken In one Of these as
sertions. and that the last one. Prohibitionists
some years ago ceased attempts TO get radical
legislation from Republican and Democratic
lawmakers. There has been no time, how
ever. during the past I've years. when more ef-
for st %HGe ,b Ssip rg1h mad"; a nsIt th ors sTSGsSstm'l n
the State than now. Organizers are working
in several counties. and the party machinery Is
being perfected. on the 22d inst. n State con
ference will be held in Syracuse. further to de-
velop plans and WAYS and means for extending
the party propaganda.
The party vote has not suffered as YOU seem
to Intimate. 1t was %. 100 in 1879. to be sure.
ana last fall il ranged from 1898 to 90. 53S,
an average for the seven candidates on the
State ticket OF 1A.842: q substantial increase
over the vote OF 1896. the year the Raines law
was adopted. so that statute has. not had the
tendency to decrease tho Prohibition party
vote. as you intimate, HENRY w. WILBUR.
New YORK. March IL.
That THE Sun was entirely right in its fact.
ms to the Prohibition vote is shown 10y this
comparison Of that vote in this State before and
since the Iaines aW.
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OF THE SPANISH VAR.
Proposed Distribution of the Guns Captured
by The Army and Navy.

WAsHISGToS. March 1.-THE Trophy Board.
consisting Of Commander +. w. Dinkins ~ the
navy and Major George II. Hopkins. military
aide to tho Secretary OF War. have made their
report upon the proper distribution 10 he made
OF the guns and other trophies captured from
the Spanish in the war. The report shows that
the number Of guns in the custody Of the War
Department is l4l. all but ~ Of winch are now
in this country. There are 81 guns in the pos
session OF the Navy Department. and the board
recommends the following distribution: That
the captured guns taken from the Spanish
ships and now IN the custody uf the Navy De-
psrtmGnt- four from the Ni2caya, four from tho
Maria Teresa, and two from tho Oquendo-be
delivered to the War Department; that the
eight cannon captured, at tho Moro Castle
now in the possession of the War Department.
be delivered 70 the navy; that the Ave mortars
captured at MORO Castle be retained by the
War department.; that the nine guns captured
at the battery east Of the Moro. seven guns
and TWO mortars captured at La Estella bat
terry. and four guns captured Mt Lower Socapa
battery, now in the possession Of the army, be
delivered to the, navy. and that all other cap
tured guns In the possession OF either depart
ment be retained there. The board declares
as trophies.
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Gen. Wheeler Files His Statement at the
Wal Department.

WASHINGTON. March 17.-Gcn. Wh""'cr's
statement regarding the fight at Las Guasimas
and his connection with it was filed by him to-
day with Adjt.- Gen. Corbin. 1t was addressed
to the Secretary OF War. and. in the absence u
Secretary Alger from the city. Gen. Corhin -ail
he had no authority to give it publicity. Gen.
Wheeler said that he prepared and fled tho
statement pursuant to n suggestion from ticr..
Miles. whose testimony before the War luvos-
tigatinG Commission to the effect that the Las
GuasimaS fight was entered into in violation OF
orders was based upon statements from Gen.
Lawton. In view of the testimony before tho
commission, Gen. Miles told Gen. Whncl"r thnt
some sort Of notice should be taken OF 1t, In
this Gen Wheele rconcurrcl. and the stat"ment
in question was the result. Gen. Wheeler sHnt
that in Difference TO the request of the " ar be-
partment officials ha would not give the state-
Alger to the city.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-18

Never before has it been so evident as it
Is now that a sweeping revival of religion
Is necessary to save many churches of diff
ferent denominations in New York from
falling into Il religious indifference which
must he destructive OF their spiritual
vitality unless it is overcome by such cx-
traordinary means.
The closing years of the life of the late
DR.. JoHN HALL were cmbittered by Il move
ment in the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
Church to get rid of him as its pastor.
His preaching had lost interest for these
malcontents, yet in kind and quality it
was the same which twenty years before
had crowded that church with the great
est and richest Presbyterian congregation
in the world, and it had long been pc
culiarly edifying to- the whole Church in
its simple and direct presentation of the
doctrines Of the Westminster Confession.
He remained the same, but they had
changed radically. Since DR.. HALLS death
his church has been unable to find a pastor
to succeed him who satisfies its critical
tastes and comes up to its standard as to
pulpit eloquence. Meantime, Of course,
this, once the most notable and most pow
Crful Of Presbyterian churches. il main
tanning n comparatively feeble existence.
About n mile below in Fifth avenue the
Brick Presbyterian Church.. of n long and
distinguished history. has boon much aGi-
tated by the attempts, first, of Johns Hop
kins University at Baltimore, and, next, Of
Princeton University to draw away its
pastor, the Rev. DR.. VAN DYKE, to the
secular occupation OF Il professorship
~ EnrliGb Itnr,tnrn II, l,. lon,
more successful in keeping up this
congregation than any other Presbyterian
pastor in town, and accordingly when he
announced his prediction for the profess
sorship and his desire to withdraw from
the church he was opposed in them by
the united session and the whole parish.
DIR. VAN DYKE, under such pressure, has
decided to remain, though we infer from
his expression that il will he for a linn
tied period only, he having declared very
frankly that he prefers the profcssorship,
and believes he would be more useful in it.
This leaves the church in a very uncertain
state of mind. and indicates n feeling in
DR.. VAN DYKE which does not seem o consti-
tutc a vocation forthc Christian ministry.
At the West Presbyterian Church, in
Forty-srcond street, near Fifth avenue,
there is much turmoil, The pastor, the Rev.
DIR. EVANS. has resigned Lrrnuse NJ ohirc-
tion thot the church has NOT h,en kent mn
financially updrr his miri.t r M oonu.,-
tion apaiust his nrnorhiur nu my e, orn M
It's o~rthodoxvnr it, ritu,,tv is r,oJo hut
I, IL .,d ,h,t +. bo. mn, h,ur 80 :,
kind to draw lor,o nuI r,yiuy c,nyrnr,.
ti,,a and ,hu,- ,..;.t IN a., r.n,I,o ~ n,ur,
That /, w,. ma, ".,,. rro,,hiu ,,,n,. =,
have boon thr only ,nrnrl,imt ord c,,,.n-
ouontlv hn rn.iyncd IN no. mnr,hs nyo Lut
the c.s.i,r ~ ,L, ,h,r.h r,r,,.,I mani.
n,,usI,. :, It Lir,. -, Ios, u,,,I,. Lm,,.
oyor Ln ourrmrrr, hi r,irnattn, mos
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-18
MORE SEARCHING FOR A.DhNE
Prof. Nathorst Will Lead nm Expedition Ia
tho East Greenland Coast.

tno East tresnlnnu IOutt.
It is said that Baron Nordenskjold has In hi,
dining room. at Stockholm. d photograIh a,
the ascent OF Andrce's balloon and an empty
space beside it to which he pointed recent,
as he said to a visitor:
"A photograph OF Andrce's landing viii hs
hung there. for l am firmly convinced tina, h,
will return"
His confidence is shared by Nansen ana
most other Scandinavian who have had ey.
perience in the Arctic regions and it Is 10. ,ur.
prising therefore to hear that they propo,,
this season to continue their quest FOR the IN.
trepid aeronaut. The leading search tar,v
will be under the command Of Prof Na,h.
orst who thinks 1t likely that Andrce AMI hi,
two companions. Strindherg and rrinlsl
reached the coast OF East Greenland and aIc .iTi
alive in that region. whore they NAV Ie sun.
sisting on musk oxen and other animals 10 10
found there.
aext and try to force Q passage, through the ice
barrier TO the East Greenland coast. ii An.
dr6e ie there and was APPLE to rush, on to tng.
ia a Danish station at that point among H.
most northern Eskiinos OF the east coast aud
the supply spe ms shis S W9u, .nr 6rInI Anlr,s home
mer. SO Nathyrst will not visit that part 4 tbs
coast hut will push much further north. Is
trace OF Andree there he. proposes TO 20 fur.
ther north Ivy sledGe, The coast ,nctwe.n
Gop1 BEEN elsm eNpiafea ap and ln Il the F1sIs..ohr by e. has
casion. to make the proposed sledge journey
he will have a fine opportunity To I'll in u long
stretch OF Greenland's outline that is still IN.
Mr.; Hammer. a merchant of Christiania. il
equpiping. at his own EXPENSE. the steam
whaler Recla for the journey. and money Il,
now raising In Sweden, for the other expenses
" the expedition; Eathorst may find it neces.
navigation in the ice choked coast waters may
prevent the return OF his vessel this season.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-18

New HAVEN. March 1.-THE Maxim gas
which Yale gave to the cruiser lal" have been
voted by Congress 10 tho university r~a'.'.-'
to bo available. Of course, for the country :
service in case OF war. A site for them Ia ~
yet been selected, a movement IS on foot -
erect. as a general Yale memorial. IA slH'U" u
Nathan Hale on IN" Gai" campus, an! ''i 'p
the Maxim guns rCrInanently AT It's has. ! ..'
plan is in III" hands Of a new special commute
tee. which Is now trying To- sccur" hy '''. ~
nressions Of opinion. from as many Alumni "a
the suhleCt as nOsslh.e.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-18
TOLUNTEKRS TO QUIT CuBI.
Ward and Plant Lines of Steamers En-
gagged to Bring Them Home.

WASHINGTON. March 1.-THE War Depart.
ment. in order to speedily bring home from
Cuba the volunteer troops that will be mus.
tered out. has chartered three Ward Inc
steamers, the Havana. Florida and Nigi!ancia.
to supplement the regular transport service.
and In addition has contracted with the Plant
line to carry troops on its Havana-Tampa line.
The first Of the chartered Gamer 10 60 in
service will he the Havana. which will !eays
Hayana tomorrow for Savannah with The So"-
ond Louisiana Regiment. The Florida. g.;
Rether with the regular transport Mcadr, viii
probably be utilized in taking the first Texas
Volunteers to Galveston. The Plant inc stcaT-
ers will bring to Tampa four companies OF soy.
diers each trip, making a regiment and a hal'
a week. These troops will be taken from
Tamp pa to Savannah by rail.