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rs we lave said, that is not their impulse
they go simply to get a drink, not Of tea OF
coffee, but Of something alcoholic. Conse.
quently, 1t Is not probable that Squirrel
Inns would 10 dangerous competitors OF the
drinking saloons. They would interfere
rather with other refreshment places.
Take the case OF the particular Squirrel Inn
for whose fitting up ten thousand dollars
have been asked. IL has the advantage
over every private dealer of not having to
pay rent or taxes and not being obliged
necessarily to make any profit. What sort
OF show against it will u dealer in refresh
ments have who is forced to pay rent and,
indirectly, taxes ? None Mt all, unless he
supplies the Intoxicating drinli IL shuts
out.
That is the trouble with philanthropy of
this sort; it puts competing trade at an UNI
fair disadvantage and drives men from bust
ness in which they had made a living. Sup
pose 1t were carried into all departments
OF retail supply, what show would there
be for individual undertakings by which
multitudes of men and women now support
themselves
The euro for the evil of drink and for the
other hardships Of "our less fortunate
brothers " was not discovered at the Choate-
Potter meeting. 1t was not ever diagnosed
properly nor the seat of the disease pointed
out. Squirrel Inns, though they be estab-
llshed in every block, cannot reduce the
cause of the trouble, and they may oven
%aggravate it.
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PANAMA CANAL HERRING.
Its Route and Present Condition Described
to a Committee of Congress.

Its Route and Present Condition Described
to a of Congress.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 1.-THE representatives.
of the Panama Canal Company had a hearing
this morning before the House Committee on
Interstate and Foreign Commerce. w. n.
Cromwell. the New York attorney for the com
pany. presented the legal aspect OF the case.
while Gen. II. l.. Abbot. L. S. A.. retired. en-
planned the engineering works of the canal.
Mr.. Cromwell said that two nfths of the canal
was omen for navigation half the entire work
Of excavation was completed. the harbors at
the termlnii. were natural: a railroad ran along
the canal. facilitating the construction the
concessions, titles and s~olyency of the COM
pany were unquestionablc: 1000 men and 100
engineers had been at work for four wears, and
the canal would be completed without cost to
the United States. The expenditures made by
the old company amounted to 1856. 400. 600,
and the cost of excavation was $4,000, 600;
the present value Of the work was $40. OOO OOO,
and the fixtures and assets were lOO,uOO 600.
Gen. Abbot set forth the advantages of the
Panama route over tho Nicaragua route md
showed the entire feasibility 81 the project.
He concluded by saving that Congress had an
pointed two com omissions to investigate tho
Nicaraguan Canul. but none to look into the
nracticabiDty of the Panama Canal. He
thought before determining to construct the
former an official investigation should be
made into the merits Of the latter.
NJ. ChorOn. the chief engineer Of the COM
pany. spoke on the same lines as Gen Abbot.
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profit by the rejection OF the treaty. We
refer to those foreign powers which would
construe the rejection as proof that we do
not mean 10 keep, or even to protect, the
Philippines, and would be encouraged TO
seek possession OF the islands either by
intrigue or by force. In the scramble that
certainly would follow the peace of the
world would be endangered.
The undergraduates are as deeply In
terested as the expanslonlsts in the prompt
ratification Of the treaty. BY ratification
we shall give notice to the world that,
whether we may decide ultimately to an
mex the Philippines or to give them indie
pendence under our protection, we shall in
no>event leave them at the mercy of UNI
%scrupulous aggression.
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CUBAN CUSTOMS RECEIPTS.
Plan of the Government for Using the
Revenues of the Island.

Plan of the Government for Using the
Revenues of the Island.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 1.-THE arrangement
made by Major-Gen. Leonard Wood. Military
Governor OF the Department of Santiago. dur
ing his visit to Washington last week, for the
distribution of the Santiago customs receipts
has not been put into effect. but will be as
soon as the details can be arranged to the sat
i%sfaction Of President Mckinley. Gen. Cas-
tillo Of the Cuban Army. who accompanied
Gen. Wood to Washington. sent a cable mes
sage to Santiago telling Of the arrangement.
aDd the receipt of the news was the occasion
of a great celebration.
1t is said at the War Department that the
message sent by Gen. Castillo, as it is under
stood here. did not make clear the purpose Of
the Government. 1t was explained to Gen.
Wood and Gen. Castillo that Gen. Brooke's
order TO which objection was made was based
on 1, misunderstanding of the Instructions Of
ments, OF customs receipts and not the money
actually collected should be sent TO Havana.
An arrangement was made by Gen. Wood by
which this money will be used largely for the
tent indicated BY Gen. Castillo in his telegram.
To carry into effect the promise made to Gen.
Wood the War Department has prepared an
order for the approval of the President by
of Havana are to have the benefit of a major
portion OF their own revenues. This order
will provide that each province is to furnish a
certain percentage Of its revenues to the Gov
eminent OF Cuba for general expenses and
for making public improvements affecting the
entire island. The amount due from each
province will be turned into the Treasury at
Hayana and the rest of the money collected
will be retained at the places Of collection and
be drawn on to meet the expenses Of local i'm
nrOE pmnDtE
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The New Squadron OF Evolution.

Although the arduous labors of the North
Atlantic squadron in the war might have
justified Secretary LONG in excusing II
from practice this winter,
yet he has deemed it better to order
them. Steady drill and training account
for a good part OF the enormous supe-
riority OF the personnel Of SIMPSONS
fleet over ~CERvERA's, and the Govern
ment is anxious that the gunnery exercises
and squadron which led to so
high a degree OF efficiency, and produced
results 50 splendid, shall be as soon as prac-
| ticable resumed.
The scene Of the %evolutions Is to be the
waters of the West Indies, and the contrast
between the circumstances under which the
squadron will now assemble there and those
of last spring and summer will be most
suggestive. There will be some difference,
too, in the forces employed for not only
are the battleships Iowa and Oregon gone,
but scores OF the cruisers, auxiliary YES
sells, and torpedo craft that helped to fight
the Spaniards will not be called upon for
these simulated battles. There will be no
effort to make a show Of numbers. the
real aim being that Of instruction. Not
olliS Jie hucleuS, Dub Jle Llulu SIlcHpIn OF
Admiral SIMPSONS squadron is likely to be
made up Of the battleships Indiana, Mas
sachusetts, and Texas and the armored
cruisers New York and Brooklyn, while to
these will probably be added some OF the
available protected cruisers, like the Chica-
go, Cincinnati, New Orleans, Newark, De-
troit, Montgomery or Marblehead. The
fleet also has at its disposal several gunboats,
besides golfers and other auxiliaries.
One of our navy officers has well said that
1.-THE units Of a fleet require exercise to-
getherfor the same reason that such attaining
is required by the units Of a regiment before
it can be classed as superior to a mob. The
individual worth OF the men of a regiment
or the ships Of a fleet may be great, but IL
they lack the training which would enable
them to act in concert, their value is lost,
should the warfare extend beyond guerrilla
work in the one case or single-cruiser raids
or scouting in the other"
The navy never stands still, whatever
its degree Of efficiency there are new men
enlisted, new assignments of officers to
ships, sometimes new ships coming for
ward, or new guns, powders, proiectiles or
other appliances to be tested. Training is
thus always in order target firing never
overdone; practice in handling ships
promptly and skilfully when close to-
and the rehearsal in peace of the va
ried work OF war, never too frequent.
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The Governors Idea of Their Position as
Regards the Civil Service.

ALBANY. Jan. 17.-Gov, Roosevelt had a talk
to-day with the State Civil Service Commits
sioners. Messrs. Cobb. Lord and Burt. regard
ing changes to be made in the Civil Service
law. The Governors idea with respect to the
position OF the veteran under the Civil
Service law Ia that he should take a com
p~etitive examination and be appointed to the
place If found competent to All it. The vet
eran, he believes. is entitled to preference over
others, but no incompetent men should be re-
tanned beca use they arc veterans,
The Civil Service Commission. he says. shall
see to 1t that veterans get their rights. 1t does
not necessarily follow that it is necessary to
have a veteran on the Civil Service Commits
sion. IT Ia stated that among those under con-
sidcration for appointment as Civil Service
Commissi9ners are President Charles B Wheel
ers Of Buffalo, who has been recommended by
Assemblyman Henry W; Hill and Sherman 4.
Rogers of Buffalo: Charles F. Milliken OF Can
andaigua, who, has been urged by Senator
Raines: Petsr, +. Collier. Of Auburn. indorsed
by senator Wilcox. and Col. Stegman and for
mer senator Brush OF brooklyn. who are vet
Grams and, have been recommended by veteran
organizations.
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Bosll.

The notion with which Mr.. BRYAN pre-
tends to be enamored, that a sensible and
practical people like the American people
will throw away the conquests OF the wal
with Spain, on the theory that the Declare.
tion Of Independence forbids the taking OF
them, Is, OF course, pure bosh.
The Declaration of Independence was
made to suit a particular existing condition
OF things. 1t was an announcement that
the American colonies, having suffered from
"abuses and usurpations" OF the English
| Government, which had become intolerable
and evinced "design to reduce them under
absolute despotism," had resolved ito throw
of such government and to provide new
guards for their future security on the
ground that as a governmental derives "its just
powers from the consent Of the governed"
it is 1.-THE right of the people to alter or
to abolish it and to institute new govern
ment" whenever any form Of government
becomes destructive of it's proper ends.
The proposition was general, but the APP
plication was to a particular situation. Obvi-
ously, THOMAS JEFFERSON, the Trainer Of the
Declaration, did not intend to apply it toall
people, for the social and political condi
tions would have made such an application
absurd. The consent of the Indians as
to their government had not been asked
then. nor has 1t been asked at any time
since then. The consent OF the negro
slaves was not asked. The consent Of the
people shut out from the franchise by a
property qualification long existing subse-
quently was not asked.
The Declaration meant simply that the
colonies had become tired OF the British
domination. deeming it oppressive, and in
tended to set up a government Of their own
by the right Of revolution. They were not
laying down a principle for anybody except
themselves, and they had no conception Of
the consent Of the governed as it is pro-
claimed by Mr.. BRYAN and the generally
hypocritical gang who are sympathizing
with him in the hope of cheating us out of
our rightful conquests.
Subsequently JEFFERSON himself went
into expansion on a tremendous scale,
never stopping to ask for the consent OF
the governed" We were not troubled by
such squeamishness when I'VE took in the
territory acquired from Mexico or when we
bought Alaska from Russia. The question
was not even raised. Nor was it raised by
lue bcLlocldlS WheH SlAhCl negotiated IL
treaty for the acquisition Of Hawaii, nor
was it lugged out when the scheme to buy
Cuba from Spain was under consideration
as a Democratic measure. /
Such an objection, as made now to our
taking the territory conquered from Spain
and conceded to us by the Treaty of Paris,
is a mere pretence of devotion to the Dec
~laration of Independence, and there is no
sentiment sustaining it in either the
head or the heart of any sensible American.
Any party undertaking to make an issue of
it would be buried under the popular ridi- |
Guile, all Americans, as one man, to use
RICHARD CRoKER's words, rising up to
protest against such an assumption that
they are fools.
1t is pure bosh.
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From The Chicago Daiiv Tribum,.

FT0W m CNIc0DO Uh7V TfIbNnf.
Many Chicago attorneys. finding their cases
for the first time on the calendar OF Judge
Slough. find themselves puzzled as to the pro-
nunciation Of the Judges name.
How do you pronounce his name anyway 2"
said Lawyer Rarrow 10 Lawyer Burres the
other day. is it Slough to rhyme with
tough?"
NO" said. Burrcs. Il think it is Slough to
rhyme with dough-
is it?" said Lawyer Stone. Il thought 10
was Slough to rhyme with cough: at least I
always speak of him as Judge 'Stof.'"
NJ guess I'm wrong then said Lawyer
with through-Judge Stoo. YOU know"
We'll. maybe al Of you are right" said Law
Yer Maxwell, but l supposed his name
Maybe it rhymes with hiccough after ALL"
reJoined Barrow. and Is pronounced Supp"
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CANADIAN CAYUGAs, CLAIM.
The Legislature Asked to Pass on Their
Right to an Annuity.

Night to an annuity.
ALBANY. Jan. 17.-Gov. Roosevelt to-day sent
to the Legislature a communication regarding
the claim Of the Canadian branch Of the CayuGa
Indians for a portion of the annuity payable by
the State to the Cayuga Indians under treaties.
This claim has been before the Legislature and
the courts several times. and it is now submit-
ted SO that a final determination may be
reached. The Governor says of the claim:
1t seems that by treaties made by this State
with the Cayuga Indians in 1883 and 1795. the
State agreed to pay the Indians an annuity OF
$1,000, and that payments were made in which
the Canadian Indians shared until 1910. when
the officer having charge OF the payment of the
annuity declined to pay. any part of it to the
Indians residing in Canada.
1t seems also thatthe Canadian Indians as
sisted Great Britain in the, War Of 1912, and
after that war it was insisted by the officers OF
this State that the Indians had forfeited their
right to the annuity. In consequence of having
fought on the side OF Great Britain in that war.
The Indians claim. however, that by the pro-
visions Of the treaty of peace their rights were
restored and preserved. and that they are en-
titled to the annuity, notwithstanding any as
sistance they may have rendered to Great
Britain in that war"
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VOLUNTEERS TO GET THEIR MoNEr.
The President Overrules n Decision That
Would Lenvn Many of Them Penniless.

NNOhAb - AhNAy VI WI
WASHINGTON. Jan. 17.-Aconference was held
at the White House to-day by the President,
Secretary Alger. Adit. Gen. Corbin. Col. Carey.
acting Paymaster- General, and Comptroller
Tracewell OF the Treasury Department. in ref
erence TO n decision by the Comptroller that
tine money advanced by States for the pay Of
troops should be refunded to the States from
the final payments due volunteers on muster
out. .
Some OF the States paid their volunteers for
the short period before they were formally
mustered into the Federal service at tho rate
OF So a day. None OF these troops has enough
pay due him tocovor the refundlng to his State.
Many complaints have been received about the
hardship worked by the decision, which would
leave many volunteers without means on being
mustered out. 1t was determined that the
ruling should be modified SO that the men
would receive tho full amount o., their nnal
allowances. leaving the matter Of rCfunding
advances made by tho States to be adjusted
later.
sent TO the auditor Of the War Department a
letter in which he said;
Q soldier under the act OF July Z. 1893 go stat,
bbeeddnn on u account Of any avmeG that may have
by the Governor or State authorities from the
date, of, his enrolment or Joining for duty
teer army of the United States. The Gov
ernor or State authorities made this pay
ment to him as n State soldier. and because
Congress had seen fit by the net of July 4,
lS',S go Stat, 100. to reimburse tho Governor
or state for these payments is no sufficient
reason for. the Government, by indirection. to
take away from tho, soldier what had been paid
him by n. state. and no sufficient reason why
the act of July Z. 1893 $50 Stat, 721l, should be
evaded.
Hence / hold that no s~toppage or deduction
should be made in n soldiers paw on account OF
any payments made to him by the Governor OF
9 state or state authorities as n militiaman he
the United States"
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NEW QUARANTINE STATIONS.
The Marine Hospital Service Put in Charge
in Cuba and Porto Rico.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 17.-Presidcnt Mckinley
to-day signed an order placing the quarantine
stations in Cuba and Porto Rico in charge OF
the United States Marine Hospital Service, and
providing new health regulations to meet the
requirements of the close relations Of the
United States with those islands. The order
says:
Tho examination in ports of Cubaa and Porto
Rico OF incoming and outgoing vessels and
necessary surveillance over their sanitary
condition. as well as OF cargo. passengers and
crew, and Of all personal effects, is vested in
and will be conducted by the Marine Hospital
Service. and medical officers of that service
will be detailed by the Secretary OF the Treas
ury as quarantine officers at the ports OF Ha-
vana. Matanzas. Cienfuegos and Santiago i'm
mediately, and at other ports in Cuba and Porto
Rico as soon as practicable or necessary. Quar-
antine officers shall have authority over yes
sells. their wharfage and anchorage in infected
seaports IN so lar as is necessary to prevent tho
injection OF vessels or their personnel. and all
vessels. including vessels OF the army transport
service and merchant and coastwise vessels.
hlco. vessels OF the United States Navy ex-
ce.Pted;
measures on incoming vessels through col
quarantine certificates. and bills OF health shall
quarantine regulations shall have been com
piled with. All officers OF The army transport
service and medical officers of the army and
Marine Hosnital Service on duty on army
transports will use every precaution to prevent
exposure to infection Of crews while in ports in
the islands. of Cuba and Porto Rico.
since the quarantine service herein pro-
ydcd FOR Is for the protection of the islands Of
ton Of the United Stbtes against both. the en-
penses. arising therefrom will be charged
epidemic fund. Said expenses will be divided
equally against both. payments. however. to be
made out Of the epidemic fund and reimburse
ment made thereto from the revenues OF the
islands Of Cuba and Porto Rico
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The "Thirteen" Superstition and hansen

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sr! Your "speCill
cable" from London ancnt " thirteen superstition
tells how incrHdicatle the latter seems. but there is
n remarkable demonstration of lis fallncy,
Manson. who reached furthest north. had the best
luck three years; no deaths; first slight illness. ply
stefan, from oiium cum %d,1Hii1irl of all polar eXpedi-
tions. had in his expedition thirteen members in all.
Running short Of Es lhimauI dogs, for lack of which
a part of their objects had remained uninterrupted.
on the 18th of December their female whelped thir-
teen puppies. thus relieving them.
Mind, thirteen new dog recruits for thirteen men
whelped on the l3th. OLD READER.
New YORK. Jan. IT.
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Found IL Heated Cavern.


CRYSTAL. Col. Jan. ia natural cave has
of Gift and Weatherman which gives promise
OF proving a great natural wonder. They were
running q tunnel and suddenly broke into a
cave ,flled with hot air. Going further they
found that they had opened into a cavern eighty
feet in length. There was an opening from this
revealed no less than five OF these rooms. agere-
gazing POO tHet n length and varying from a
reported to be filed with beautiful staiactites
color, "N
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PLANS or MONETARY REFORM.
Bills Urged by the Representatives of Two
Associations Now in Washington.

hiiis sTBtu ny ne heprckent1t1NeS or Two
Associations Now I'm Washington.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 17.-Hugh Hanna, Chair
man OF the indianapolis Monetary Commission,
is in Washington endeavoring to induce Con-
gressmen to take some action at this session in
regard to the banking and currency systems.
i. V. Smalley. Secretary OF the Business MEMS
Sound Money League. is also here upon the
same errand but the two arc not working in
armony Mr.. Smalley says that Congress
should pass the Van Vorhis bill. and he believes
that the measure can be enacted at this session.
1T proposes to do three things that are vital
In the matter ofcurrency and banking REFORM
says Mr.. Smalley. and so far as it goes is
greatly to be desired. i proposes first to i'm;
pound greenbacks exchanged for gold and
hold them to be paid out again only for gold
second, to authorize the establishment OF ma
t,9nal banks with a capital of $4,000, and
thlrd. 10 authorize banks to issue currency up
to the par value Of bonds deposited to secure
the redemption of the notes"
Mr.. Hanna says that, those matters are good
enough IN their way. but that they will not
satisfy the business men Of the country; He
MSeiore the Committee on Coinage. Weights and
PIE the committee will order to be reported to
the House. That bill will do as a temporary
measure"
Mr.. Hills bill has been amended by its
author. in accordance with the suggestion OF
Secretary Gage at the meeting Of the commit
tee last week. 1t now includes the features Of
what is known as the Gage bill. establishing u
system OF issue and redemption in the Treas
ury Department for the purpose Of maintaining
the gold reserve.
The subject will come before the Committee
on Banking and Currency at its meeting to-
morrow. A motion will be made to report the
MGGIeary bill. but it is not believed that this
zion will be made to report the Van Norhis bill,
put the late OF this proposition is in doubt.
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RICHMOND. Va. Jan, 1.-THE reception 10
Gen. Joseph Wheeler continued here to-day,
At the Soldiers Home the veterans cheered
him and a salute was fired in his honor. AT
1880 o'clock he was present at a luncheon at
the Woman's cub, and made a brief address.
members OF his STAFF, was present at The recep-
ton 10 him In the Jefferson Davis mansion
rendered b ythe Confederate Mcmoria Literary
Society this afternoon. He left for Washington
this evening.
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Contradiction.
From Spar Moments.

EngIishman-What will you take?
,Frenchman-l will take n drop Of re contra.
diction.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.! What on earth
do you meanl
FTcnchman-Vell, you put in 20 whiskey to
make 1t strong. re water 10 make II weak. ze
sweet Den y2,u say. " Here's to your and YOU