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The Columbia has done Il That is, in tho
first formal test OF her and her only visible
rival, the Defender, she has achieved tho
victory that short time back many must
have thought next to impossible However
long the strides had been between the four
sloops that came before the Defender, sho
took longer lead than any OF her prcde-
ceesors had done, and she was altogether
30 excellent that. like the thoroughbred
horse, she seemed to have left an lnilntesi-
NAL margin for further evolution.
Yesterdays race was won by very mar
row margin, Judging by tho time table, and
there were various perplexing contradic-
tions in It. Certainly in sails, and at times,
apparently, in sailing, the Defender had
the advantage. On the one not too long
stretch where the Columbia was rid OF
her rivals bampering there was little or
nothing to choose close-hauled while the
wind held in fair amount OF strength.
But, on the other hand, the new boat, start
ing nearly two minutes behind, right in the
others lee, closed the gap and more before
tho first turn was reached, and although
from there home her luck was less than
Defenders she finished still further ahead
The boats must he tried in harder wind
before Columbia's title to succeed Defender
is wholly clear, but enough has been shown
to indicate that her superiority is almost
matter OF certainty.
To discard yacht like the Defender
when unboaten in an international raco
seems something like divorce without
cause. We find it hard to be Off readily with
the old love merely because now one turns
up with very high claims to consideration.
1t will take o little time to get our feelings
readjustod 30 that we shall look on HER
REsHoFB's latest with the affection given
to Defender for four years past, but In full
hope that Columbia will be deserving OF tho
change we give her now the heartiest OF
Welcomes
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ADMIRAL s1MPsON,S FAY.
His Advancement Not Having Been Con
Grmsd II o Is n OF Entitled to the Increase.

His Advancement Not Having Been Con
frmsd He Is n OF Entitled to the increase.
WASHINGTON. July 6.-The Assistant Comp
troller OF tho Treasury has written to Arthur
Burtls Pay Inspector of.the Navy. in regard to
the question OF increased pay for Rear. Ad-
miral Sampson.because OF his advancement In
grade Inst August. in which he says:
Rear Admiral William 7. Sampson was ad-
vauced eight numbers and appointed Rear
Admiral in the nav for eminsnt and conspicu-
Gus conduct in battle underline provisions OF
section 1909 Of the Revised Statutes. from
Aug. 10. 1883. and an ad interim com mission
was issued him from that date. This ad-
vancemsnt the Senate failed to confirm prior
to adjournment.
Section 1.7G1. Revised Statutes. provides,
No money shall be paid from the Treasury. as
salary to any person appointed during tho re-
cess Of tbs Senate 10 I'll a vacancy In any eK-
istinc office, il tho vacancy existed while the
Senate was in session and was by law required
to be filled bv and with the advice and consent
OF tho Senate. until such aDpoiutee has been
confirmed 10y the senate
thar ns the Senat" did not consent tn the i'd
vancement Of Rear Admiral SampsOn no au-
thor!ty exists FOR pay ing him a. Hear Admiral
from the date when he WAS commissioned ~
such for eminent and conspcNons conduct IN
battle. to the adjournment OF the session Of
tho Senate at which such advancement was
proposed"
Rear Admiral Schley has draw n the increased
pay Of his grade ever since his advancement.
but 1t was not until a few weeks ago Tint Rear
which he had apparently been entitled since
Aug : last.
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Further Testimony.

Capt DYER Of the Baltimore reached San
Francisco on Tuesday from Manila. He
confirms the testimony which has como
from 80 many OF our army and navy OFF,
oers In the Philippines that the incentive
to the Aguinaldo rebellion was furnished
wholly by "anti-imperinlist" mtscreants In
this country.
"It ia only q matter OF time when the
whole question will be settled" says Capt
DYER, but 1t would have been settled long
ago had 1t not been for your Boston goody-
goodies" and he proceeds thus:
Tho Filipinos have means, As We have, OF es-
timating the true standing OF these and realiE-
ing the little influence they have in the United
Btates The pu bcations and speeches OF these anti
imporiasts or antieIpanSonists. whatever you call
them. are forwarded By the Filipino omssaries in
this country and elsewhere. and as the insurgents
not allowed TO read hear thing the other
side Of the question. they have become convinced
that great and powerful party exists in the United
States which will sooner later to their aid;
that the troops will lie brought home. and the
islands turned over TO them to work their will and
pleasure.
That's what tho goody-Toodies have done. and
they have cost tho United States hundreds Of lives
and millions Of money. hope they arc satisfied"
But they are not satisfied. They could
not be satisfied unless our army was
driven into the sea" by their ally, AGUIS-
ALDO. But they are only Gratillcd by tho
abundant testimony that they have multi
piled the difficulty OF the task OF main
tanning our rightful authority in the Phil
ippines and increased tho loss for our
troops. For paltry and contemplate fac
ton OF traitors, they feel that they have
accomplished much.
1t is no wonder that Capt. DYER said on
Tuesday that it was too hot for him to stir
up his blood by talking more about tho
subject.
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In the year 1895 there were 80 fires in
New York-that is. in the present boroughs
Of Manhattan and the Bronx-caused by
in their use. In 1896 there were 90 such
fires; in 1897 there were "a, and in 1898
there were 90. From 1895 to 1897 the
losses from fires thus occasioned fell from
$4,000 to So 900.
AZ was shown by some figures repro
duced in The SUN yesterday, there were
on Tuesday last, incident to New Works
exceptionally spirited observance of the
Fourth OF July, more fire alarms within tho
period OF twenty-four hours than in any
previous year since 1892. The total num-
Der of such alarms was less than 100, but
although the condition OF the weather was
extremely favorable for fireworks and
although the demand for fireworks was
unusual and tho restrictions established
for their sale were not rigorous, the loss
from Fourth Of July fires in this county was
merely nominal.
In fact. Fourth Of July fires In New York,
as glance at the figures given above will
show, increase steadily with the growth Of
population. but the gross loss from such
fires is decreasing, on account OF tho
greater efficiency and promptitude of the
Fire Department and, to some extent, no
doubt, to "fireproofng" in New York.
Tho building laws are barrier to the
construction OF infammable buildings. Tho
removal Of the telegraph poles from the
curbs has been an aid to the prompt
handling Of fires by giving tho iircmcn
unobstructed access. Tho supply OF water
Is ample. and the appliances Of the Fire
Department are better than they have ever
been before. Tho reduced number of carts
and carriages on tho streets is likewise an
aid, but to the New York firemen is due
most Of the credit.
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The Brazos and Colorado rivers, whereof
the overflow has just devastated hundreds
OF square miles of southern Texas are ordi-
narily OF little Importance. Their discharge
into the Gulf Of Mexico Is small and they
are of no utility for navigation. They are
useful in few counties for irrigating pur-
poses, but not even for that in their upper
courses, where artificial watering is most
needed because they bring from the Staked
Plains too largo an admixture Of saline ele-
mcnts. The Brazos is 90 miles in length
or longer than the Rhine, and the Colorado
is $40 miles long.
But while OF little economic importance
these rivers have destructive potentiality
that Is shared by some other Texas streams.
They are liable to sudden freshets when
ever there ia an unusual amount Of precipi-
tation. Their floods do not como from
mountain regions like those OF the Ohio
River. for though the plateau where they
rise is 5000 to 1000 feet above the sea, 10
has very small rainfall. But nm unusually
heavy downpour in their middle basins pro-
duces food.
A popularity OF the rainfall OF consider
able part OF Texas Is now much in evidence
For most OF the year there may be COM
paratively little rain, and then 1t will come
in an enormous downpour. The river banks
are low and the current in the lower rivers
Is sluggish, because for many miles they
run over an almost dead level plain. slightly
above the sea and large sand bars mt tho
mouths obstruct the outflow, so that tho
difficulty Of discharging the sudden super
fluffy Of waters increases the breadth and
depth of the floods above.
According to the reports, over forty inches
OF rain have fallen IN the lower part OF tho
Brazos and Colorado basins within the past
week. This Is probably merely an estimate,
and It Is likely to be much reduced when
the figures Of careful measurements como
TO hand. 1t is hardly conceivable that
within few days part OF Texas has been
drcnched by as many Inches of rainfall as
descend upon tho Ohio basin in n whole
year, and only ten inches less than the
mean annual rainfall throughout the Mis-
sisslppi basin. At any rate. one Of the del
uges that characterize the climate OF south
east and south central Texas has come with
unusual severity and has inflicted great
suffering and disaster upon tho lower coun-
ties in the basins OF these two rivers and
particularly in the Brs2Os valley. The
flooded arrn lie entirely in the cotton belt
and much destruction to that important
crop is reported.
1t is fortunate, however, that almost the
entire area of the most productive cotton
| lands Of Texas is west Of the devastated
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Not an Administration Man.

II was the day after tho Fourth and tho country
editor WAS assisting IN removing the debris when .
man with his hand in = sling, his head in = bandAEe
and cruch under his arm, entered tho sanctum and
sat down on tho nearest chair. The country editor
looked ut tho visitor inquirnEly. aud the eye not
under tho bandage. CLEANED like fAlchon from its
sheath.
81 merely want to 60 record, SAid the visitor
in.rcs ponse to the look of inquiry.
As TO how 2? asked the country editor rather mys-
tilted.
as 1t necessary to have all this hullAbaloo and
hooray on the fourth day of Julyf" inquired the
visitor.
"Itis." responded the country editor with con.
fdence.
"Got to shoot the rircumamhent atmosphere full
Of holes with skyrockets. have wc''
yes"
"Got to spin fiery pin.wheols on the gudgeons of
state, have wc''
Yes"
"Got to illuminate the face Of the earth and the
adjacent heavens with red lights hAvswey'
Yes"
Got to crack open the shell OF the armament and
rip up tho back of the universe with the reverberA
tons from thousand million explosions. have We ~
Yes
"Got to bang quiet citizen mp against a wall and
blow the gable end o 4 of him with cannon clAckers
have We"
Yes, that goes. too" and the country editor
smiled family.
asa WAY Of gitttn' around 1t, Ia there"
None"
"wel put racord. I'm az In the Admins
tradnn," And he got up with great ditnculty and
Lobbled out Of the olhcs
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Evasion of Eleotion LAVE.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuE-Sr: II 10 q
curious manifestation OF the practical opera
tion OF existing election laws in New York city
that IN the frat year OF their compulsory adop-
ton there should he. in both of the organiza-
tons. factional contests. the determination OF
which threatens the whole bipartisan princi-
rle. Tho Constitution OF tho State provides. In
explicit language. that all election boards OF
officers having to do counting and canvassing
OF votes shall be equally divided between tho
two chief parties. 1t is no longer within the
power. az it once was of the voters Of an elec-
choose such election officers. Lists are fled
by the respective organizations and those
posd IL ass
tutes are sIibmtte for them. The purpose Of
this provision Is 70 guard the voters against
two parties to haye an equal, share in the count:
!. In the Ninth Assembly district OF this city
the present Tammany Hall leader received a
primary In the Twentieth district 3i1 votes
yor, east e. the me-, Gny have
been no election contests since. and though the
outcome OF any future contest in either dis
ton officers submitted by the dominant faction
Of pemocrats in the Ninth and OF Republicans
IN the Twentieth have been disregarded and
other unauthorized lists OF names. in defiance
Of tho machinery Of the party. ubstituted
Both matters. It appears, are TO he taken 70
sSns Of o the sc 9 anG .hH al
Democrats Of another. officially ascertained at
primaries conducted under state authority.
mites chairman. the surrender OF the agencies
OF government to private individuals would DO
interpoSed. In that case change in the
statute as TO the appointment q election ON
Sers. will certainly be proposed in the next
Legislature. BIPARTISAN.
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Independence Day will be forty-four hours long
this year. Uncle Sam will have almost twice tho
length Of time he has had previous years to shoot
hrecrackers This Is all because he has lot OF small
boys out in the Pacific who for the frs time i'll ere
sky rockets and Roman candles in honor of the birth
of independence.
The day dawned rat on the island OF Guam. II
the new born Americans have learned true American
Ways the cannons began booming at y O'Clock yes
terday morning. which was midnight in Guam. An
hour and . half later Manila Bay should have re-
sounded with cannon announcing liberty and FREQ
dom. The Filipinos should have reached the high
tide In their celebrations before Americans were
awakened by the frst cannon at midnight Mid.
night in Chicago il o'clock in the afternoon at
Manila When set of tho last special piece of fro
works tonight tho email lads Mt Manila will have
been under the doctors care for fourteen hours.
Sweeping on across the country to our Western
possessions the celebration will continue several
hours after Americans have ceased burning owder
Al Honolulu the fireworks will not begin until after
midnight In Chicago. and the time for shooting fro
crackers will not expire until after dAybreak hero
when at last the day shall have hecn concluded at
midnight in Hawaii Uncle Sam will have spent forty
four long hours celebrating
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Tho sweet Corn Famine.

To IHH EDITOR OF The SrS-S'r. The reason why
sweet ioOrn" is not in market is that farmers
grow it only for their own family use. Sweet corn
is not ons-half so productive rs ordinarily
served or sold, know near Saratoga but one place
where 1t can be bought several miles from the
town. and tho German who grows It cultivates only
about an and sells me about twenty-fcur ears
at time ard says lie docs not grow enough for one
hotel ssupply for one day.
speaking of farmers they do not seem tn be up
to date. They cultivate cantaloupcs planting the m
near pumpkins and squAshcs. Consequently the
pollen from squash or pumpkin flowers is carr ed
into the blossom OF the cantaoupe. and the resu u
is a cAntaloups tasting like a squash or pumpkin;
In other words, hybrid. The Same may be said OF
strawberries. ANorHER LovIR OF COOP CoRS,
SARATOGA SPRESGs, july &.
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COL LEoNHAUSER ExoyERArFD.
Result Of the Court of Inquiry on the MutiHy
in tho Fifteenth Minnesota.

In tho Etfte0ntn N11nu0bOth'
wAsu1varoN. July e.-The War Department
made public to-day the findings OF the court
OF inquiry called for BY Capt. Harry A. Leon
hauser. Twenty nth Infantry. formerly Colonel
OF the Fifteenth Minnesota Volunteers. Leon.
hauser had been raprimanded. together with
other officers because OF a muttny In the Min
nesota regiment last February while stationed
at Augusta. Ga. Gel. Leonhauser requested
an inveatiRation by a court OF inquiry. which
was granted by tho Secretary: OF War The
finding OF the court exonerated Col. Leon
hauser from any blame in the matter. 40
cordng to tho report BY the court the evil
dence shows that Col. Leonhauser was In camp
when the mon OF his regiment threatened to
go in body to canture a citizen who had
killed one OF the soldiers. Tho spirit OF the
troops threatened grave disorder. but tho camp
mand y and other officers reported to Col;
there was no probsbiIity OF further trouble that
nirht. The following morning. the CAMP be
orders OF the division commander, wen: to the
headluarters'of the division. During his alb
h thf .p amp b, was tns
storehouse and supplied themselves with bali
progress Col. Leonhauser. being informed OF
the, condition prevailing. returned to tho camp
ment. About two-thirds Of them. in ohedi-
ance TO his commands. returned to camp.
The remainder continued disorderly and Col.
1eonhauser called for assistance from sew
eral regiments In the vicinity. thus ending the
mutiny.
The finding OF the court Is that Col. Leon
hauser was justified in leaving the camp tho
next morning in response to command from
division headquarters 1t 10 also remarked
that he was justified in assum ng that there
was no danger OF further trouble because OF
the lack Of Information eupplied him by his
subordinate officers. Tho court holds that thu
lebuke administered to him 10 without justi.
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rrrnnrn nohna pEr1ANon.
Going to Tell the People About the stnt"
suprsms Court, and Then Watch Outi

.
DErno1r. Mich. July o.-Gov. PlnGree speaks
this way OF the supreme Court Tor It's unanl.
nous decision against the constitutlonality Vi
the Detroit Municipal Railroad scheme:
ct con stand IL II the vest OF them can. lt
doesn't hurt me a bit. It'sNhe people OF TINS
CITY and this State that are hurt. and fsthe IT,
n p that will have to stand for it. The u. W.
y will hear from il. you bet. Far as I'm con-
cerned the more such decisions they manu-
down the more it will help me. That's ne
publican court. mind you-al five oil them he-
publlcans. n
"Tbi. decision simply makes the street rail-
v,r neople the kings Of the earth. They have
got franchise now that's perpetual. aud they
have got IL from the supreme Court. they can
run their roads till kingdom come. and the CITY
can't stop them or do anything else with them.
I'd bet a little something that within month
they will raise the fare 10 straight i've cents
and less transfers. for what does the company
caro- now for the city or the Council' "heh
their present franchise runs out they VIII SIM
ply go on running the roads without any iran
chise forever. for under this decision the CITY
can buy the roads or run them or do anything
else with them. I,ao.. Tb.x
worked and iobbied e get theiT terms rSrt e *
tended and they got t. Then they s wS9r aed
na lob Sa to NGs tss rnter
iobbied to get, their stenoeraphers, sa,a 5 ef
raised and 60, that there bs wasH Hetoe9 the Si
III Tq arse s apa as GOOD obby
down there According these judges neither stass
this city nor any other city IN inc H Hefse
plant or electric lighting plant. The
decision il worth millions to Tom Johnson ana
inst the Kind OF a monopoly they wanted and
an everlasting grip on the people. an,
get ont ON the stump and begin telling the
people about it! That, what VIII 40; yoS, can
from the stump till they will think that some
things after them"
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uprrn nnoApRlrs pLIenE.
Contractors seise side Streets by Grace OF
the commissioner Of Highways.

To THE EpIroR OF THE suS-Sir; Referring
70 the article in your paper OF to-day entitled
Upper Broadway's Plight" / beg TO etato
that I have written TO various public depart
ments in relation 20 the matter and unoer
date OF juno NJ tho Mayor wrote stating thh'
my communication had been referred to tho
Commissioner OF Highways for Investigation
and report 20 me direct, Yesterday received
. communication signed by the deputy ana
acting Commissioner OF Highways. as follows:
His Honor, the Mayor. referred to this de-
partment for attention your letter OF June "a
to him relative TO tho obstruction OF Ninety
sixth street. between West End avenue anu
railroad work on that thorouRhfare -.,.
In reply. beg to say that in constructing
tho electric railway on the boulevard IL
necessary to temporarily use side streets LOT
the storage of material. and Contractors
pornry occupation Of the necessary spaces ,, on
side, streets The fact Of the matter is that
work OF this magnitude cannot be carried on
without placing material at convenient poihts
et intersectine streets. but the contractors
have been notifed 70 remove the mater,,s, on as
OF their deposts as frequently as is consistent
with the rapid prosecution Of their work. so
that the residents in the vicinity OF the Boule-
ward may not he subjected TO any more incoh-
II Is quite apparent that unless public sentl-
ment be aroused on question Qf this charac-
ter nothing need be- expected either from the
contractor or from tho city departments.
As .. resident and property owner on the
west side. thank you for the attention you
will keep public attention directed TO it,
NEW YORK. July y. HENRY L. MILLER
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POSTAL RATES TO HfW4II.
Annexation VIII Not Reduce Them Until
Congress Acts.

WASHINGTON, July G.-Assistant Suporintcn-
dent Jack son Of the Railway Mail Service has
made report To the Post Onicc Department on
his trip through the Western States. where he
has been comforting with tho publishers OF
newspapers with view to having their mail
matter made up in the printing house instead
Of the local Post Offices, In an investigation
Of tho work Of the San Francisco Post Office.
Mr. Jackson found that One-fOurth Of all thS
mail matter desuatchc to Ia" Hawaiian Islands
was without sufficient stamps. As Congress
did not bring Hawaii within the scope Of twO-
cent postage in the Annexation act. the uni-
vprsal Postal Union rate OF five cents for each
half ounce still obtains. Tho postal officials ao-
count for the widespread deficiency in postage
tn" p"oplp generally tax" il for granted thHS
IN" two-ccnt rate was PIT in operation hv the
annexation Of tho islands to the United States.
A circular will I've issued 10y III" department.
calling the attention Of the public TO the postal
rates 70 Hawaii.
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Polk County. Tenn, Celebrated tho Fourth

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn. July 6-In the noun
tain county OF Polk. 100 miles from Chatta-
nooRa. a glorious Fourth OF July celebration
has Just been finished The town of Benton.
the county seat. was ablaze with glory on the
Fourth. This is the first Fourth Of July cele-
braton held in Polk county since 1850. At the
outbreak Of the civil war Polk county, which Is
fifty miles from the nearest railroad, was hot
bed Of secession. The leading citizens de-
clared they would never again celebrate he
nations birthday. This year young America
was too much for the old citizens