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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-16
What Death Is,

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN - Sir: The COM
munication from Fl. A. B. published in to- days
Sun concerning The Question OF immortal
ity" is rather interesting. However. his illus
trated reasons fall to the ground when viewed
in the light OF known facts.
A man dies because there is no moro life in
him. H. A. B. claims that life still remains ::
that 1t 10 only the physical form OF man that Is
destroyed. and illustrates his assertion BY say
ing that when a telephone 10 DESTROYED the
electricity is still there; that stopping o
spring OF water does not destroy IT," DC.
He compares life with the electricity. Well.
l would like to ask him what has be-
come Of the electricity after it 10 used
up? Aman's life either departs from him in
degrees. as in old people. or suddenly. The
electricity may be used up slowly in the tele-
phone, or II a short circuit OF the wires 10 made
they are suddenly burnt out the electricity
suddenly and completely DESTROYED. 80. too
the body 10 not destroyed: it is the life that TO-
However. without nourIshment the body will
decay: likewise the olephone. The only df-
ference is that we cannot supply now life to
man. but We can repair the instrument.
H. A. B. 10 working on a wrong hypothesis
Life and electricity cannot be proved to be
everlasting. for they are both used up as
energy. and when they cease to energize the
machine or body ceases to work. and We call 1t
death. 10
NEW YORK. Sept H.
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FTOm 'ht Ut, LOh1I TIOOt' DtW0cfd7.
The men now in charge of tho Democratic national
machinery were comparatively unknown four yearp
ago. Few persons outside OF Nebraska had ever
heard of Bryan. He marks the extent to which the
Democratic party has been transformed. In the
East the old leaders without standing or weight
Even a trimmer like Hill counts for nothing In
Kentucky Goebel. the man with cheating election
law has taken the place of Carlisle and Lindsay. In
Ohio Mclean the man with the bArl directs the
movements Of the party. In Massachusetts, George
Fred Williams. himsy orator IN love with his own
voice. has more weight than any other Democrat in
conducting the party Stone Of Missouri. an I'M
scrupulous schemer. is not far at this moment from
tho supreme management. Altgeld is not az inhuen.
tAl as he was three years ago He has associates
secretly engaged in pulling him down. Jones. of
Arkansas. ia going the way. But the striking
point 10 the astounding poverty OF the Democratic
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-16
Ton Miles Hour by Rail Forty-ssven
Years Ago.
From the Nsw Orleans Times. Democrat.

From the Ntw Orleans Times- Democrat
was greatly interested the other day"
said q passenger conductor who runs into New
Orleans. in looking over an old schedule Of
the South Carolina railroad. printed Just forty
seven years ago. In the fall OF 80. 1t 10 hard
to realize what tremendous changes have
taken place within the memory OF people
who are now alive and hearty. In the
Sos the South Carolina line WAS consldere one
OF the best equipped and fastest roads In the
country. find by the old schedule that the
night express between Charleston and Column
bia. which Is distance Of about 100 miles
hours and fifteen minutes. but the public was
Marned not to expect such a feat every day
The freight service between the two points
was scheduled to cover the run In twenty.
nine hours. there or therea bouts. That
was shade better than four and one half
miles an hour. and was considered 90
fact that there is special order t. ranmen to
for same to lift 1t seems TO me that ortis~
gives one wonderful picture OF the good old
times Think OF through freight roosting on
siding. waiting for fog to lift! Nowadays
the passenger trains make the run from
to Go tn ba in to1r hours
was an express that left Charleston at 5 P,
d. and arrived in Hamburg at q the following
morning. The distance is 1873 miles. A freight
Tor Aiken. l2O miles away. left at the came
hour. and reached its destination at 8 40 next
night. Ten mile: an hour was considered
days; and an old inhabitant told m q that many
people declined to risk their necks at such n
gait. From what l hear OF the rolling stock
equipment. they showed their good sense"
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Made No Answer to tho Charge of Stealing
Prof. Chlttenden's stamps.

STANFORD Conn, Sept. 15.-Dr. John E.
Hill. formerly teacher OF mathematics at the
Stamford High School. failed to respond to
charge OF theft In the Superior Court for Fair
field county yesterday. and his bond which
was for $4,000. was declared forfeited. DR..
Hills father was surety. DR.. Hill was the
most popular teacher In the High School. On
May 8 last he was arrested on charge OF theft
brought by Prof. J. Brace Chittenden. OF Co
lumbia University. Prof. Chittendcn al eyed
that Hill had stolen valuable stamp collection
from him. Judge Downs ISIS ued search war;
rant for DR.. Hills apartments at a boarding
house. In them was found the stamp
album which Chittenden had described.
1t became known. however. that a visitor to
Hills room with Chi:tenden and the law
officers was Hills wife. with whom he had not
6een living Tor some time. 1t was freely said
that the object Of the search was to procure
believe were In her husbands possession as
much as to get the stampe.
DR.: Hill admitted that the stamps were
Chtttenden's but said he hud them owing to a
Misunderstanding with the latter in dividing
a collection they had jointly gotten together.
Hill and Chittenden we're college chums and
roomed together. The general impression
among Hill's friends here was that he could
clear himself OF the charge OF theft and much
surprise was shown at his failure to be In court
yesterday; He was suspended from the High
cepted
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-16
The Jesults and the jews.
From he Socrrd Heart R,ri,,c,

FROM me Socrrd Heart Rtcier.
In response to the cAlumnies directed against his
society. which its enemies accuse of being behind
the prosecution Of Dreyfus the Provincial OF the
French Jesns said tho other day: Il make the indie
pendent statement that persecution of the Jews IL
against the spirit Of religion and against the
spirit of the Nation. preach and teach that Jews
who are in cool faith will 20 to heaven The Church
makes no campaign against them Drumont 10 not
the mouthpieco OF Catholics. neither 10 Rochefort
The two most violent anti-Semites, namely Ar
thur Meyer. director OF lie Gaulois. and Pollonais
director Of lie Soir. are Jews Israelties are not
menace to France. They set good example of in
dustry and thrift. While many honestly believe
Dreyfus guilty, We all deplore the horrible attempt
to intimidats tho courtmartiAl by assaults upon
Labor and Bernard Lazare Many hold that there
is moral but not mathematical proof OF Dreyfus's
guilt. There Ia culusion between tho clergy and
officers The latter would not allow any interference
There is no danger Of revolution. Arrests are un
necessary. and the Republic is safe; safe-for Legit
imism 10 dead, Orleans.sm absurd and Bonapartism
myth"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-16
lmpracticable Prescriptions for the
Cure of Trusts.

The difficulty OF continuing any PROPOSE
tions OF practical value for the restraint of
trusts is shown by the suggestions made
at the Chicago Trust Conference by Gov
ernor ATKINSON OF West Virginia. His
address was conservative and sensible in
its general tone. He said he was not
"hysterical' about trusts, and that he
was opposed to labor trusts" as we'll as
capital trusts" But when he came to
offer remedies for the supposed evils Of
trusts. his wisdom seems to have deserted
him. Here is his prescription:
I'VE must hit at tho taproot of the evil by National
and state legislation by making tia penal offence
against good government for Of great wealth to
combine for the purpose OF stifling and choking
middlemen and small dealers, AZ trusts have always
done Or. better still II the trusts would take their
employees into their com binea and their cont once
and will after paying themselves reasonable divi-
dend on the actual amount of capital invested and
then agree to distribute reasonable share of the
profits among the skilled artisans they employ as 4
per cent proht upon their wages. tho trust would
then be placed upon an honest. popular and
able foundation, and one could complain or Justly
oppose it,"
IL it Ia to be penal offence for men Of
great wealth to combine for the purpose OF
iietLihS out Studll =,
it should be penal offence for men Of small
wealth to combine for the purpose Of de-
priving Of and keeping out OF employment
men Of the same trade who are not members
Of the labor trust
Governor ArKINsoN's proposition that
trusts may be forgiven il they will share
their profits among their employees is bit
Of good-natured whimsicality. The public
has no concern with the relations OF the
trust with its employees any more than it
has with the relations OF an individual
employer with his employees Are the
trusts or the majority Of them beneficial to
the public2 that is the question. II they
are, the public will be satisfied with the
trusts, II, on the other hand, the trusts are
not beneficial to the public, no amount Of
philanthropic coddling Of their employees
will satisfy the public.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-16
Early Habits Return When Patient Inhales
Chloroform.

From the New Orleans Timer. Democrat
Hardly any two people are alike when 1t
comes to taking chloroform." said an old sur
Geon the other day. Some fight like lunatics
and some drift of to sleep as placdly as babies;
some will babble necessarily all through an
operation ard some will remain silent. but
grit their teeth and clench their hands exactly
way to tell in advance what is going to happen.
and that reminds mo OF q curious story
A good many years ago l was called
upon TO perform an operation on a
river and had crushed his foot in a cane grind
err The country doctor who attended him sent
for me to como up to do tho surgical work and
! decided to take of the three last toes. /
h hnd never met patient before and found
ingly handsome face and refined manners.
His wife. who was very much younger seem ed
to be deeply In love with him. and begged
piteously to be allowed to remain in, the
or refused to consent, and made me pledge
him my word OF honor TINT she would be kent
out Not only that. but he insisted upon her
leaving the M house use, and &c. going to neghborss:
chloroform was sincerely glad she was
absent. for he became i'm MI diately delirious
and struggled furiously. Then. to my in-
tense surprise. he poured out torrent Of
thing more brutal and shocking. and he Ieptit
up all the time l piled the Knife. After the
operation was over and he regained his senses
be was as quiet and courtly as ever. Later on
In his youth and had obtained his education,
made his fortune and married late In life II
was his constant study to overcome his early
deficiencies. Whether he had any premonition
was wise thing to do. and gave me personally
valuable suggestion
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MRS. KRUGER.
Husband worth cas-, ooO. 900; She Does the
Cooking and Makes the Beds.

Husband worth Gas ,OOO, 900; She Dosa the
Cooking and Makes the Beds.
From TIE Philadelphia Prt".
Mrs. Kruger. wife OF the President OF the
Transyaal Republic. Is unhandsome.
She 10 also economical, though. her famous
husband has capital OF S25 100000.
She 10 so rich that 1t would take the greatest
effort to spend their income invested as the
capital la In great paying interests. To do this
she would have to live in almost barbaric
splendor. but bless you. she even does her own
cooking.
IL 10 probable that her acute. subtle husband
approves OF her style OF living.
IL Ne objects mo no one returning from that tnr
Kruger himself rose into his present eminence
The income OF S25. 600. 900 and to do ones
To fuss and tums and fret and STOW over a
stoSs IN hot h9' land Sos
and English circles in Africac.thst she very
and strength Of the best est Of dt them. VII" '"e 'N"
TITS BE- secaGss the N KrSe es G needs Ss
to ease him from the nrduous duties OF schem-
does the rest q the hard WorE il is probable
she makes the bed also to save tho penny
When her husband has state guests to din
ner. this IL. indeed the time the good lady
shnes here she shows the stun OF which she
10 made. and does honor to her millions and
her position as wife OF the President.
Not at the foot or the head Of the table, but
10 passing the dishes. To no butler will abe
ever trust 80 great a responsibility There
guard against. 3d. shining and splendid. with
large white apron over her capacious form
she waits on each guest
surely" she argues. mo hostess can take
care OF guest better than this"
Every plate is then henred to perfection. each
IRON any one goes unno noticed.
II any one is rash enough to o. tol to "Auntie"
KRUGER. as every one calls her. the glories OF
her wealth and the immense amount OF
monthly poe ket money she has to control she
Will tell that person secret one OF which she
~ proud: one In which she glories.
1t IL this: That she and the President have
never lived beyond their coffee money"
. And that amounts to $4,000 a year allowed
them by the Government!
10. you see. they never touch the other great
oapital. never put their hands on the income OF
one OF the greatest fortunes In the world
Where 1t will all Co. no one knows. Like
many other great miilionaires Dom Paul may
leave 1t to persons who will enjoy throwing It
away on all unworthy subjects that come
under their notice.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-16
False Teaching by a Religious Paper

The Outlook n religious paper OF New
York, has this to say about a resolution
recently adopted by the Bankers Conven-
ton:
The bankers. who are responsible for the safe
keeping more than I've billion dollars that
We have not yet the gold standard unequivocally
established They believe that the unit Of value should
also be The standard aud measure Of all values in the
United States II the Republican party is able to
promote the legislation outlined by the Bankers
Association it will appeal to the great body Of BUSH
ness men represented by those bankers. Further.
more a taU UtH Le upon statute books which
edrnot be rep,ad unless Congress is changed by the
voters. and which cannot tie eyaded by any Prea-
dent, Strange as it may seem. to many the legal
existence Of the single gold standard is still doubt
full assert. on.
Now, the unit OF value as our religious
friend will find by consulting any diction-
AIRY OF the English language, or any author
ity upon the Significance OF scientific terms
is Of itself and necessarily the standard
and measure OF all values" and no legs-
lation can possibly make Ii less than that
or more than that. THE Century Diction-
ary," for example defines the unit" as
ANY standard quantity by the repetition
and subdivision OF which any other guam
tity OF the same kind is measured" The
monetary unit" explains the same
authority, Is the unit OF currency In
the United States this is the gold dollar,
having a standard weight OF 25.s grains;
the unit 10 pound in the British Empire,
the iraAc In France, the mark In Germany. "
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-16
MIR. Mclean Repudiates His Platform.

The Cincinnati Enquirer, the newspaper
Of the candidate OF the Democratic party OF
Ohio realizing that the Ohio Democracy,
by sympathizing with AGUINALDo, has
struck at the United States, attempts to
explain his platform.
That document declares that the Amerl-
can soldiers engaged in putting down insur-
rection against United States authority in
the East are being "unlawfully used" The
Enquirer, however. denies that 1.-The oppo-
nents OF Imperialism are in favor OF the
immediate withdrawal OF the United
States navy and army, and giving up the
island Of Luzon." 1t would have people
believe that the Ohio platform is aimed only
at the "pan OF conquest and vassalage,"
upon which it asserts that the war against
the Filipinos Is proceeding 1t "infers"
that "the Administration expects to hold
the islandsas conquered territory" and that
"all the circumstances point to imperial
ISM" On platform Of this evasive balder-
dash the State Of Ohio is asked to make
the author OF it Governor, forgetting the
platform on which he was nominated.
II the Hon. JOHN r. MCLEAN actually
disapproves the treason in his party's
platform, he will throw that over openly as
other patriotic Democrats have done, and
vote for GEORGE KrLBoN NASH the Republic
can nominee, who stands for the American
platform formulated by WILLIAM MCKIN-
ley, that "there shall be no pause until the
instruction is suppressed and American
authority acknowledged and established"
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The American Method of Measuring
Distance.

The Hon BoURKF CoCKRAN's open letter
to Mr.. MCKINLEy. asking the President to
intervene in friendly way in the affairs Of
Great Britain and the Transvaal was
written with grace Of style worthy OF the
generous emotions that prompted it. Never
theless the President will be quite right in
refraining from any attempt to exercise at
this time the power Of moral influence
which Mr. COCHRAN says Providence seems
to have placed in his hands with special
reference to danger now threatening the
peace Of the world"
1t is curious that a mind so logical rs Mr..
CocKRANs should produce the proposition
upon which he bases his request for disin-
terested interference in the affairs of Eng
land and South Africa:
II this Government is justified in e1erting mill
tary force TO restore order at the other side OF the
globe. surely It should exert every moral force 10
preserve order at half that distance
Mr.. COCHRAN must be aware that there is
a fundamental fallacy in the assumption
that the cases OF the Philippines and Of the
Transvaal are alike, so far as the moral
responsibility OF this Government for,the
preservation Of order is concerned. Miles
do not count in measuring the distance to
Luzon. The Philippines may be half way
around the world distant from New York
or Washington, but they are not half way
around the world distant from the flag
OF the United States Our flag is there
our sovereignty Is there, and our Gov
eminent is responsible for peace and order
there. In fighting the insurgents who have
attacked our flag and defied our authority,
the Government is exerting military force
at no greater distances from Washington,
except in the merely geographical sense,
than II it were now engaged in suppressing
q riot in the District OF Columbia.
This la unquestionably true unless Mr..
BoURKE COCHRAN means to declare, and ia
able to show, that the Government Of the
United States has no responsibility for the
restoration and preservation OF peace in
Luzon. That would amount to proving
that the Stars and Stripes have no right to
be where they are in the Far East.
He does not say that. We do not believe
that he thinks it, either. Not by miles OF
ocean expanse but by strip OF bunting is
the distance to Luzon measured by the
American patriot.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-16
Womana, Now Glory.
From Lippineotrs Adad:ins.

fF"h L'pp'"oNS AdadsiHf.
As far as have been able TO Judge, tho influence
OF the women Of Colorado has been on the side of
law. order. justice, and morality. Nor is their
sweet. gentle, loving nature tender sympathy OF
heart going to seed by the additional opportunity
Afforded them of using their brains. Those women
not crushing all the vrily out Of men az IT ha.
been feared they would do, nor are they busting
aggressive Amazons ousting husbands and brothers
out Of positions whether they are obliged to earn
living or not Neither do they constantly proclaim
their independence with wild gesticulations and in
Vocifsrous tones. but the contrary their poiitl
cal privileges h:ve added a new glory to feminine
character. VIRGINIA O. ELlARp
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From the Chicago Record.
WICHITA. Kans. Sept. 12.-Probably what was the
most unique celebration ever given home.co minx
soldier from the Philippines occurred at Mulvane.
near here. yesterday Private z, W. Philips of
Company II. Tenth Pennsylvania, had written home
from the Philippines that he would give a months
salary for piece Of mothers pie. He said all the
other boys in his regiment were in the same AZ
Just before Philips reached MulvAne the women of
the town Joined together and cooked pie six feet
in length and four feet wide 1t was placed on
table in the centre OF the opera house and all the
people in town gathered to meet tho returning sol.
der. The condition was made that he eat the whole
pie that night
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-16
More City Bonds Authorized.

The Board Of Estimate authorized yesterday
the issue OF $475.000 worth OF bonds for the
acquisition Of sites for new police stations:
$1,000 for improving Hamilton Fish Park {:
$4,000 Tor improvIns Riverside Park: between
an addition to the Brooklyn Institute OF Arts
and sciences; $18O, 900 for new sewers In
Ester service in The Bronx. and $4,000 for
Comptroller's expert accountants. who have
been Investigating the finances OF the cities
and towns taken into the consolidation, The
traneter OF $2OOOO for repairing and i'm p rowing
the BROOKLYN Disciplinary Training School
was also authorized.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-16
Another Behind Man

We've heard so much about the men who ar, bsb,nd
the guns.
And those behind the behind man beneath tn. tron,o
suns,
And men behind the countsr-slab the mon behind
the bar.
The men behind the engine crank. and the butt of
cigar.
Ana the men behind tho Government, the mon bs.
hind the pull"
And other men away behind because they're loaded
full
But there's human specimen who's missing from,
the list.
'nsAEing' HieAting iAmbkin and a blooming pessi.
mist.
Who protests as the nation swift to greatest glory
climbs
The sneskinE. snivelllng hypo ,rite-"ths man be.
LIND the timesl" 10
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-16
COLLECTED ARCTIC TREAsUREs
Charles Sylvester Tolls of tho Peary Relief
Party's Work.

PRINCETON. N. j.. Sept 15.-Charles sylves-
ter. curator OF anatomy In Princeton Unver-
sity. who was member OF the scientific party
on the Peary relief expedition. arrived here to-
day. Mr.. Sylvester came directly from Sydney
G. B. When asked about the work Of the
party he said:
we were very successful In our researches
for scientific material and tho collection which
We have secured will undoubtedly be one OF the
beet Of it's kind In this country. Valuable ma
rare specimens OF animal life are being pre-.
pared for shipment at Sydney"
This collection will be placed on exhibition
In the university museum.
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For the Temporary
THE ANSWER,
Bolton Hall.

BOHOn Hall:
MY DEAR Sir: Please do not use my name
in any such list as you propose or for any such
purpose.
l consider that while our country is at war
and American soldiers are being shot down in
the Philippines. to institute any such League
az you propose is constructive treason. Sin
cerely yours A. p DoYIF,
The Catholic World Magazine.
NEW YORK. Sept a..
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-16
The Real ImpcriaIism.

From the GdIrestoH Daily N,,Ct
Itis the proper thing now to denounce any man
who Ia not in accord with the idea of dsbandng the
troops and turning the Philippines over to AEuinAldo
as an imperalist. In time imperialism, as this
country Ia determined on. will be Understood. II
means that this country has mbarked on an era OF
trade which Ia tn have no bounds. Such proposed
trade . tmDeriAIis.ic ia its character.