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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-17

Some facts Of the two days registration
in New York borough are very noticeable.
In 1898 the total number Of votes regis
tered in the county Of New York during the
first two days was III 900. This year it
is LAG, 900, or %, 900 less. Since the whole
registration last year was $50 900, the
indication, Judging by the first two days of
regist ration, Is that the total will be $780,
600 only In other words, 10000 New
York electors will not vote at this election.
But in certain Of the Assembly districts
there is very different situation.
There are thirty-fve Assembly districts
in New York county, of which eight elected
Republican and twenty-seven Democratic
representatives a year ago. There being
no State ticket in the field, the objective
point OF Democratic tactics is an increased
Assembly delegation through the capture
OF four Of the eight Republican districts
the Fifth, Eighth, Nineteenth and Thirty
first respectively. To achieve this the
Tammany plan is to concentrate the float
ing vote as far as possible into these four
districts, 80 that they may be won from the
Republicans, and the Democratic lead in
New York county on Assembly, which Is
now nineteen, increased to twenty-seven.
The Constitution prescribes these qualif-
cations for electors: One years residence
in the State, four months in the county
and thirty days in the election district.
There are many electors OF New York, as in
other large cosmopolitan cities, whose place
of residence is not permanently fixed, but
changed from time to time as business
or personal preference dictates, and the
requirements OF the law are fulfilled
by thirty days bona flde residence
in voting district for qualified
citizen who has resided the requisite
time In the county and State. The Tam
many plan OF campaign has been to shift
so far as possible these voters into the
four doubtful or uncertain districts with a
view to their capture, depending too, on
the general abstention Of Republicans from
the polls in New York county next month.
In that view OF the case the apparent dis
crepancies in the registration are clearly
explained. The Eighth Assembly district,
one OF the doubtful ones, is the only district
in town in which there is an increase in the
registry compared with the figures of
year ago. The Thirty-hrst district, another
Of the doubtful ones, shows only Il falling
off OF 600 votes, while in the Twenty-nrst,
which adjoins it and is of a very similar
character, the falling Off is twice as great.
In the Fifth district the decrease Is less
than 10 per cent. as compared with year
ago, whereas in the Twenty-hfth similar
district which adjoins it. the falling off is
nearly 80.
Whatever may be the changes In the polit-
ical situation locally between now and the
close OF the registration. which will be on
| Saturday next. the record to date shows
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-17
A Gallant Veteran of tho Seventh.
From the Seventh Regiment Ca.,tte.


Tho following letter. recommending Major
Kobbe. graduate OF the Seventh Regiment
ana now In the regular service. for promotion
to the rank OF BTigRdier-General.w will he OF in
terast to every mem Der OF the regim ant, many
OF whose other graduates are now serving with
distinction and honor in the Philippines:
"MALALos. p. l.. April g. 1890.
Gen. E. !. OTIS. The Palace. Manila i. l.;
"sm: If it is in any way possible to have Major
Kohbe Third Artillery, appointed BrigadierGcnera
ofVolunteers for service in these islands, 1t would be
amos fortunate thing for the United States He is an
ideal soldier. Of tried ability ripe judgment aud has
commanded his regiment with rare skill during the
recent military operations on this line He Is not
aware any of his friends aware of this rec
ommendAtion, which is based exclusively upon his
merits and with view to his employment in a
position where his services will be most useful to the
publicA BrigAder General requi. sd as perma tent
commander OF the First Brigade, and, in tho entire
Regular Army Of the United States 1t is doubtful IL
a more efficient man than Kobbs could he found for
the place. would be greatly pleased IL you could
consistently make this recommendation the basis OF
action. II you think It not oIpedisnt to do So
would then request that you regard this eommun-
cation as confidential
MACARTHUR, Major General"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-17
RK-ENTERS THE ARMY At So.
James X. WATSON, Dismissed as n Major. II
Allowed to Enlist as a Private.

James X. WATSON, Dismissed as n Major, IL
Allowed to Enlist as a Private.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 15.-An exception to the
rule forbiddinR the enlistment in the military
service OF men more than 80 years OF age.
has been made by the Secretary OF War in the
case OF James Robert WATSON. once Major In
the Army Still another exception was made
in Wasson'a case. as he had been dismissed
from the service after a trial by court martial
and could not reanter without express author
ity. He has been enlisted as a private at the
age OF 80. In tho Third Cavalry. stationed at
Fort Myer. Va.
Wasson's career has been romantic. As
cadet at West Point his best friend was Fred
erick Dent Grant. a son OF President Grant. and
now a Brigader- General OF Volunteers serving
in the Philippines. and 1t was through this
friendship that he managed to return to the
Army after having once left 1t. His enlistment
marks his third entry into the United States
military service He was born OF German par
ents in Ohio. enlisted In the fourth Iowa
Volunteers in 1864 and participated in the Red
River campaign. Then he went to West Point
as a cadet. WATSON was graduated at the head
OF his class in 1871 and was appointed 4
Second Lieutenant. Through Frederick
Grants influence he secured a years leave Of
absence and went to China and Japan. The
was up he resigned his Army commission to be-
come professor of mathematics in the College
OF Hokkado A year later he became Surveyor,
was subsequently Chief Engineer. with the
rank Of Chuza. or Colonel, in the Japanese
Army. While holding his military commission
he served In tho Formosa campaign.
WATSON returned to Toxic to take the chair
OF civil engineering In the Imperial University
member OF the imperial order OF merit OF Meipi
and received the corresponding decora-
ticn OH the Rising Sun for gallant and faith
full seryica in the Formosa campaign. VIII 10
in Japan WATSON married. His wife WAS the
daughter Of John 4. Bingham. the United
States Minister to that country.
to the United states Presdont Grant. Who
held the young man IN high regard
mt the regular Army with tho
rank OF Major He served in that capacity for
seven years. In April. 1888. Major WATSON
wrote to the Paymastera,General q the Army
travelling In q sleeping CARRIE had been robbed
| OF S25. 900 in Government money intended for
| the pay OF troops. An investigation was made
| by the War Department, and Waason's court
| martial followed 1t was believed at the time
that he had spent the money in living beyond
| and he was dismissed from the service.
WATSON had been asrlsndid civil engineer.
He returned to the practice OF that protest. ion.
and ono OF his notable pieces OF work Ia mag
| niflcent roadway from Lsavenworth. Kan.
| to Fort Leavenworth: Afterward he took up
son felt keeny the Disgrace OF dismissal. and
| 1t Ia said that his object in entering the army
| IL to redeem himself in the eyes of his former
| fellows OF the service and the world.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-17
The Yachts.

What all have been praying for, wind,
came yesterday, bringing the hoped-for
fortune to the Americans. The Columbia
won in such commanding style that all
doubt and conflict OF theory as to which is
the better boat were swept away. Tho
gentle and ftful breezes blowing the Sham
rock to the front in the previous trials
are proven deceivers. which, when they
blow in earnest, love Columbia more.
Coumbas success Is great relief in
various ways.
First, it relieves the American people of
their anxiety about the Americas Cup, in
which they have discovered their interest
to be the greater at every apparent increase
in the Shamrock's chances of taking it away.
Secondly, it relieves countless experts in
marine architecture OF the shock occa-
stoned by the sight Of HERREsHoFF's latest
and best being held by model two feet
shorter. While Shamrock was edging away
from Columbia to windward, as she did in
the early trials, it looked as though the
books on boat building would have to be
written over. The old theories as to
length still hold.
Thirdly, it has relieved Mr. IsELIN OF
the sensational bowls that he didn't know
his business, and that his skipper, Capt
BARR didn't know his business and that
tho Columbia combination of professionals
with amateurs was tumble of officious and
pretentious ignorance of the art Of sailing.
Lastly, it has relieved, to a large extent,
Sir THOMAS Upton Of hopes cherished upon
an unsubstantial basis-somethng which
he as man OF sound common sense
couldn't get rid OF too soon.
When Il week ago The SUN predicted to
Sir THOMAS that good wind would blow
those same fond expectations out OF sight,
since with every trial the reason grew for
thinking that Shamrocks spasmodic supe-
riority to her rival came primarily from her
greater and better spread Of canvas, we
confess that we scarcely looked for a lead of
ten minutes by the Columbia on the wind
ward leg. This brings up the Defender
for comparison with the challenger With
Yesterdays wind would Columbia have
beaten Defender ten minutes in II beat to
windward? Doubtful. Our old conviction
that the challenger Of any one year has
been in the class Of our defender Of the
year previous still lives even in the presence
Of the Shamrock.
This describes the situation no more than
| fairly as it appears from the data available.
| To prevent a change in it we advise
! the Columbian outfit to equip that lovely
craft with supply Of large and power
| full squrtguns against warm, dry
west wind that would put back into their
sails the bagginess that yesterdays kindly
mist took out of them. We are strongly
Of the belief that the striking i'm
provemcnt in Columbia was largely or
even chiefly due to the hattening of her
canvas by the dampncss, and her consc-
quent equality to Shamrock in respect to
that most important element Of racing
| yacht-driving power
wet sail and a straining sheet and the
| Cup is still our own.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-17
UTILITF OF A BAD CHARACTER.
1t Saved Eugene T. Victory from Doina
Jury Duty in BROOKLYN.

1t Saved Eugene T. Victory from Doing
Jury Duty In Brooklyn.
Since the new jury law won't into effect few
talesmen have been excused In Brooklyn. In
the County Court Chief Clerk Van Doren yes
terday. after calling the names Of the talesmen
summon ed to serve. said
There are only four excuses that can be
given In order to be relieved from jury duty.
They are: Being under age. not able to read
or write. being OF bad character and being an
alien. Arc there any talesma who desire to be
excused?"
II want to be excused" said one OF the tales
mon.
"On what ground2" asked Chief Clerk Van
Doren.
Because I'm an immoral character" was
The answer caused a sensation in the court
room and Judge Aspinall looked surprised.
What Is your name and address," asked
the Judge.
why are you bad character"
I've been arrested three times for intoxt.
We'll" said Judge Aspina at any rate you
are honest enough to acknowledge the fact.
Under the circumstances. l do not see but
discharged"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-17
Protest from an Anti.Dreyfusite.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS:-Sir: You say. in con-
necton with the Dreyfus judgment. that the French
journal La Crotn has readers so ignorant that they
believe all that they in print and that they
read other journals. La Croi1 is the religious jour
nal that belongs to tho Fathers OF the Assumption
As a Frenchman. Catholic and reader OF La Croiz,
who prefers it to all other newspapers. to the
American Sun. protest.
The Fathers OF the Assumption are excellent
French Republicans but not OF the stamp OF the
Dreyfusards. Oh, no! Thank God! They OF the
French who made heroes in the time of Duquesne.
Bayard and Lafayette. The Freemasons. the jews.
the Protesants wish to overthrow us. They will not
succeed. Thanks to the Fathers OF the Assumption.
France will live all the same. Long live France!
! beg that you will believe In my high regard.
LIAScoURT, St. Pierre (Oiss), Oct. 8. G. NORM.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-17

Barge ONCE Inquisitisn Brings Out tho
Crime of His Youth.

Crime of His Youth.
An evangelist who has pursued his calling in
the United States. in Canada and elsewhere Ia
detained by the immigration authorities be-
cause he couldn't compromise with his con-
science in answering the questions OF the Barge
Onee inspector when he arrived here yester-
day in the second cabin OF tho steamship Lau.
rentinn from Glasgow. He la William Sio-
mans. 10 years old. respectable look ing. full
bearded man.
Among the questions put to immigrants 10
the blunt ono: Are you convctY When
it was asked OF Mr.. Slomans he flushed and re-
Piled. Yes"
He explained that eighteen years ago whom
he was living in Winnipeg. Manitoba. he was
out Of employment and hungry and stole a
watch. His courage failed him after the theft
and he dared not dispose OF the watch. He was
arrested and 1t WIS found on him On his plea
OF destitution he was sentenced to only a
mon his Imprisonment.
In thai, month";" he said. the light broke
upon me-"
1t was not. however. until six years later that
he was converted into an evangelist. For the
last twelve years. he had preached the glad It'd
ings Of the Gospel. he said first as a licensed
preacher Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
and later AS one of the Plymouth Brethren.
His wife. he said. was with relatives in Canada.
lie expected to GO with her to tho Bahamas
He referred to the Agricultural Assurance
lor 4 Monihan. 422 Grove street. Jersey City.
A telegram was cent to MIR. TAYLOR asking him
to come before the Board OF Special INQUIRY
this morning. Mr.. Rlomans has drawn UP an
appeal to the Secretary OF the Treasury to per.
nit him to enter the United States.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-17
Great Changes on Earth.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: Permit
me to supplement your recent interesting edi-
torial In regard to the glaciers with few notes
mainly derived from one OF the geological
journals published in 1893. which contains a
translation OF the report OF the International
Society OF the Observers Of the Glaciers. These
observers have found that everywhere through
out Europe the glaciers are receding. even to
Iceland. and end their report with the en-
phatic declaration as their conclusion that
''the earth is drying up" This society has
been In existence for five years and has its
headquarters in Switzerland.
In corroboration o! your theory that the cause
European glaciers must be climate. NJ Flama-
the last one hundred years the climate II
France has been growing moister. and In Eng
land 1t is asserted that the temperature has
increased two degrees Fahrenheit in the past
Concurrent with these observations 1t has
been ascsrtalned that the land In Europe Is
diminishIngi so that from The extreme point
Portugal. Spain. France; Great Britain. Scot
land and as far as Scandinavia there has been
subside9ce q the land or flooding Of tho
sea At St. hho on the coast OF Brittany.
erect stumps of trees exist twenty feet below
ebb tide. At Jamaica the same phenomenon
eXists-stumps twenty feet below the water.
Within fifty years the lighthouse of Salem on
the New England shore has been thrice built
inland An ancient road way on the island Of
Malta Is now submerged twenty feet. Since
Of Jupiter Scraps at Puteoli famous In sacred
history rs the place where st. Paul landed on
his journey to Rome) at the rate OF one-third
OF an inch year.
II these changes OF the glaciers and the sea-
shore are not merely coincldent but are correla-
ted phenomena, they point to something high
S6,m 1hsn WM hd RsSSn to
DANsyILLE, N, " Oct. 10.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-17
TO PAY SUEDIT-sCHO0L TEACHERS.
The Rev. DIR. Mottet Proposes to Raise n
Fund for This Purpose.

The Rev. Henry Mottct. the rector OF the
Church OF tho Holy Communion. Twentieth
street and Sixth avenue. In his morning ser
mon yesterday asked the aid OF his congrega-
ton to lay the foundation for an educational
fund. the income OF which should be used to
pay educators intrusted withthe spiritual edu-
cation OF the youth OF his parish.
Mr.. Mottet believes that the teachers OF his
Sunday school should be fully as we'll equipped
mentally as the teachers in secular schools.
and that they should be paid for their services
The preacher said he wanted to create an en-
dowment OF no less than 100000.
Tho most advanced educators" he said, TOR
instance. men like Dr. Stanley Hall. the presi-
dent OF Clark University, are agreed that the
only foundation on which can be based any
education helpful In developing the highest
form OF character. and thus the greatest utility
In any and every department OF life. must be
the spiritual education. and must be COM
menced at the earliest period Of life when a
child becomes capable OF being educated.
1T being the duty OF the Church to give the
highest training the Church also has at her
command the latent possibility to give It: and
in the belief that the latent possibility exists
and that 1t requires OF us simply to develop II.
this new departure 10 undertaken"
At the conclusion Of the Aarvices the preacher
announced that he had teceived S15l.5O to
start the fund
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-17

To THE EDITOR OF The SuN-Sir: The fact
that Bishop Potter has altogether changed
front regarding the question OF divorce is
causing considerable comment among the
clergy. For many years past Bishop Potter has
been on the side Of those who are in favor OF
divorce on what is considered the Scripturap'
ground OF dultery and the remarriage OF the
innocent party. But, in his recent address at
the Diocesan Convention OF New York, the
Bishop seems to have come to the conclusion
that the only safe rule for the Church will be
to forbid divorce altogether. and to regard
Christian marriage as a lifelong contract "un-
til death us do part"
This is the only solution Of the problem
Whether Protestant Christians regard holy
Matrimony as a sacrament or not 1t doubtless
ia presented In Ephesians. v. 81 as OF a sacra-
mental character, and when we rene NJ Der that
Christ declared in Matthew, xix, that Moses
only sufrered his people to put away their
wives on account OF the hardness of their
bear,s"and in l. Corinthians. vii. Is. ST. Paul
allows tho unbelieving husband to leave the
believing wife. but in verse 2 does not permit
tho believing wife to he divorced from her un-
behaving husband. IL would seem that there is
n difference drawn between holy matrimony
in the Church and marriage as a civil contract
in the world. Nearly all the misunderstand-
ing. regarding this question in the history OF
the Church seem to have arisen from a con-
fusion OF the subject
Marriage per Sc is civil contract. But mar
riaRs "in the Lord :" as the APOSTLE puts 1t, is a
sacred and sacramental institution. The SER
vice Of the Eplscopal Church clearly implies
this The ring given IA n symbol OF the per-
petuitv of marriage The VOW taken ia until
death us do part. which Ia clearly in harmony
with Rsm,ns vii IA woman who hath a
husband ia hound nv the law to her husband
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-17
Texas Democratic Split,
From he 81. Louis Globe. Democrat

From Ne ST. Louis GIobe. Democr1t
AUSTIN. Tex. Oct. 12.-Prominent Democratic
leaders of Texas who have been here during tho
past few days state that the movement to place
anti.state administration ticket In the field next
year Is growing rapidly. and that it is foregone
conclusion that Dick Wynne Bryan's friend will be
the candidate for Governor on the opposition ticket
The state offcials are greatly disturbed over tho
situation. and there is already strong evidence that
they are to present solid front against j. W. Bailey
in HIS Senatorial contest Bailey is reliably quoted
here as having publicly announced recently at Dallas
that he proposed do all he could to defeat the re-
election Of Comptroller Of Public Accounts Il. W.
Findley. Appointment Democratic leader of Dallas
who was here to-day predicted that two State Demo-
cratic tickets would be placed in the field next year
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-17
LETTER FROM DREYFUs.s BROTHER
Definite Statement on the Condition of
Alfred Dreyfus's Health.

hbTeu bTeyIubb
An interesting letter from Capt Dreyfus's
brother has just been received by an old friend
Of the Dreyfus family living in New York. 1t
reads as follows In translation:
"MULHoUsE, Oct. 8.
"DEARSIR: Your telegram ofSept 1OTeached
me. l am very much touched by II and thank
you sincerely for 1t. have communicated 1t
TO my brothers. who have appreciated It, Your
telegram tells the truth. but am convinced
that very soon the country will come to It's
senses and will see clearly on which side its
internal enemies are, The Rennes judgment.
Ubiquitous though It be. will, nevertheless, have
result unexpected by it's authors. that.
namely. OF opening the eyes OF the very blind
eat. for to attribute to an act OF treason exten-
uatinR circumstances" proves certainly that
the Ave officers who voted guilty" did not be-
lieve In the guilt themselves. They wished to
save the high officers who were forRers and
perjurers Did they succeed don't believe
it..r ,. - ,,.,o,
this clearly in granting pardon to my untor-
tunate brother few days after the condem,
nation. We shall keep up the struggle and feel
convinced that legalireha Utilization vii! follow
soon upon the moral rehabilitation that has
been already obtained.
We have better news OF my brothers health.
and the doctors. who have held a consultation.
assure us that with great care. extending over
a long time he may recover from his long years
OF suffering. With k!ndest. regards:
LEON DREYFUs."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-17
MACHINES CHEAPER THAN HORSES.
An Experts Estimate of the Cost of Oper-
atinE Heavy Motor Vehicles.


WASHINGTON. Dot 18.-Marshall Halstcad.
American Consul at Birmingham. England.
sends to the State Department a statement By
Z. II. Bayley regarding the question OF cost OF
operating heavy motor vehicles, which, he
snys, will replace horse drawn wagons In the
near future. Mr.. Bnyley. the Consul says, 10
entitled to speak with some amount OF author
ity as he was chairman OF the London Road
Car Company and now In addition to employ
ing 1000 or 80 horses in his own business. 10
chairman Of q motor company.
or course" MIR. Bayley said. mo matter how
excellent motor-driven vehicles may be. no
one would look at them seriously II their use
were moro expensive than that OF horses,
That Is exactly where the ultimate success OF
motor vehicles lies. for the tests by the Auto.
mobile Club at Richmond. and more recently
those held by the Liverpool Self propelled
Traffic Association have shown that not only
can motors do general carrying work moro
quickly and more efficiently. than horses.
but. most telling pont. OF all; do Il
For instance. we have a car which has been
proved under the tests already mentioned. to
be capable OF CARRYING load OF three tons
twelve hundred weight. at cost for fuel which
total upkeep OF such a vehicle when all exc
penses for working. wages. fuel. repairs. in
comes to n sum Of 81 $50 70. and this with a
carving caracty for 200 working days give.
an average cost OF a fraction under three half
pence three cents per not ton per mile. When
that IL compared with the cost OF horses-my
experience teaches me that 1t varies from IL
cents to "a cents per ton per milo-it can be
seen what q future such vehicles have before
than