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THE FEAR or JUBILEE.
The Papn, Decree Making 1000 Holy Year
as the Last OF the Century.
From "a, Catholic Standard and TIme

UNIVERSAL DECREE
1T Is most becoming that we who are
about to celebrate the commencement OF the
holy year, happily proclaimed 10y our Holy
Father Leo MIL. should. In the depth OF
night. rise to greet the Author of time and
PROSTATE before His affairs. to offer the most
acceptable victim. who Il the Immaculate
Lamb. assisting at tho sacred banquet. so
that at this most opnortunc time We may find
the assistance of HI Erace and mercy: for our
salvation t. nearer; behold now Is the accent
aulo time; behold now IL tho day of salvation
hnl 4 III" Kingdom of heaven, which Ia the
church on earth. l. likCn"d to the ten virgins
going forth in the night to meet the Bride.
groom, each one OF MS may, on the occasion Of
th"sr sacred words; Trim your iamps; for
n"h9il the Bridegroom cometh. 20 ye forth to
since. moreover. at m idnight Of tho las. day
az llec"mh"r OF the coming year the present
century VIII come 10 mn end and new one be-
fln; H. ~ very appropriate that thanks be given
70 God 10y som" rlous and solemn ceremony
inr mo benefits received during the course 81
necessities Of the times thai greater fayors hs
iinlIorsd IN order to begin ausp!ciously the
'Therefore. In order that the appro,cbipc
year 100. may begin happily through the
iI,n ,n lent 81 tho assistance Of God and
thlt I may end after prosperous course by
ni.hSring in a-t,l more happy century. as il is
Faer f Ieo xiii r 9rncoa. our MS, Hey
with the prudent consent OF the ordinnrv oi
G n"cc Place at midnight on the is, day OF
ing year IN oil churches and chnpes where the
most blessed sacrament is rightlully kent thu
sans most august sacrament may be- ex-
posed 70 alteration: and permission Is given
70 rG9n or 70 sing At tho same hour 'Cosam
Iircumcison Of Our Lord and the Octave Of
me Nativity: md permission IL given, by ape.
elai lavor 20 the faithful to receive holy COM
munion either during tho mass or after il; ali
necessary conditions to be observed "
az things to the contrary notwithstan dino
18th day Of November 1870"
Signed e, BISHOP OF PRAENEsrr Cam Ma
HELIA. Project. -~"-
sncrod Congregation OF Rites. D. PANIcI, sec-
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long. II within three or four weeks
further. at the most, there lie no increase In
the amount Of cotton brought into sight at
the South, the cotton trade OF the world
will be compelled to conclude, and to act on
the conclusion. that Mr.. NELL has been
wrong In his estimates. II, on the other
hand, the amount OF cotton brought for
ward meantime is decidedly increased. and
convincing evidence appears that the crop
is larger than has been supposed here,
the sums borrowed to carry It will be
lessened and the burden on our banks
lightened. Foreign sales will also increase
when this remarkable deadlock is over.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-18
TURkEI'S USIRfENDLY .tCT
Places Extraordinary Restrictions on TN.
ports OF American Flour.


wAsHISGToH, Dec 17.-Expostulations made
by tho state Department 10 the Turkish Cow
eminent against the impos ton OF eXtraordi-
nary restrictions on the importation OF Aurcrl-
can food PRODUCTS into tho Sultan's dominion.
have met with no success. and this Govern.
mcnt will probably adopt some rftalintory
measures II the attitude OF tho Turkish Cow
eminent does not change. The restrictions ara
distinct from tarif arrangements
The principal trouble has been over cargo /,
OF flour sent from America 10 Turkish po.,s.
Although Turkey Is an absolute monarchy. 10
has well-united aGrarian party which has
considerable influence with the Government,
and It IL said that the restrictions were im-
posed as result Of this influence RuIns NM
regulations for the examination Of flour w"r.
prescribed by the Turkish authorities, nm
american shippers IN any way the rurEish
customs Officers sec 1T, with tho result thu
cnrgocs OF tho best -four have been rrJrctnd
Inc regulations provide for tests to deter
nine whether imported -four has n ccrtaIl
standard OF elasticity, II Il does not coma M,
ia this STANDARD aimittancr is refused. TEn
position ot this Government Is that the tr.,,
are OF such complicated unl tccunirli char.
actor That the best flour NAV bc claRsri below
me standard by resort to technical eXpressions
trade There ia nope here that the Vigorous
representations which this Government ~
making RganAt these restrictions viii rnsuis
iavorahly. despite the nGrarinn element. Al.
ready the State Department has succeeded in
securing the admittanco OF one cargo 4
efforts to secure like action In other cases are
being made.
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NEW VKNEzUkLAN CoNsUL-GEyERA1.
He Is Hare with Credentials From Castro
to Replace Senior Antonio D-lino.

Elias Gonzales Estevcz OF Venezuela arrived
In this city yesterday on the Red ID Limo
steamer Philadelphia, bringing credentials
to show that no Is to succeed Antonio T. Del
hno as Venezuelan Consult General In this CITY.
He went to the Westminster Hotel and an =.
nounced that he would to-day assume charre
OF the office at II State street. He was unat-
tended.
When Cipriano Castro became the Proyis.
iona Pres ident of Venezuela, IL was announced
that ne lli not have the most friendly fcplings
Tor the United states ana that ono Of his first
acts would be to remove Scnor Deltnn from tha
consul ate in this city. A number OF the largest
Importers W no deal with Nenezuoln sent a 10.
tition TO Castro asking that Delnpo loo rCtainoI
pnI Castro completely ignored tho petition.
The new COnsu General In u brothor.in- Inv
81 ex- President Anducza Pnlacio, the pres"n,
Minister OF Foreign Affairs. lie said Yesterday
that the rebels In Venezuela did not Mt present
number moro than 500 men under arms md
that under Gen, HernnndeH they were now
lighting near Valencia. Senior Estcvez haIIcyns
thht they will soon be overpowercd lie said
mat IA soon a. the rehels were docisiyeiy
beaten Castro would be made n regular Instead
OF u Provisional President ~
consul Estevez also declared that within m
short time senior y Bolet PoraZa who il now
the agent Tor the Provisional Government md
has Offices at 40 Broadway. would be- appoin,ed
Mlnlster 10 thus country at Washington There
IN no Minister at Washington at present. iii"
ON bassy being conducted by a chnruI d'AT
fhircs. Sehor EsteveH said that thore WA no
truth In II rumor that Colon bla and Venezueia
were soon to have u war.
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To THE EDITOR or THE suN-Sir; II is In ono sense
waste OF time to argue with the Jan. 1, 1900,
twentieth century hend," for any thinking man or
woman need" but few minutes exercise OF gray
matter to place the first day OF tho twonteth CEN
fury where II belongs viz, on jan I. 1901. and 20
the gray matter Is not equal to that task unaid.d
argument is sure to fail.
Nevertheless have known many Intelligent mar.
nns 70 De puzzled for few minutes with tho oua.
non, out single inquiry, which they are sure 4,
az GrphS r and cor csty invariably unravss
VI" w ,"i,Sio rWr th"m ana that question is this;
Ah era nov would you Wi the Year,"
HISS tnoy are prepared TO maintain that A would
% "" year tf" a. e. non EXISTENT which ia mani.
Iestly ABSURD, they are compelled Immediately 10
auml! that the hrst one hundred years ntnryC
ended q NJ might OF De-. 81. A. D. 100. and thai
me end OF the nineteenth century must end afaciy
1900 years thereafter, on Dee ii, A. d. inoo 'A''''
After all II IL small wonder that ordinary mortal.
should occasionally become sidetrac ked when col
reg prtsldonts commence 10 crowd thirteen months
INTO year thlrty.two days into q month, and one
huhdred and one years into y century. '
ALEXANDER DOYLE.
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The Popular Verdict Rendered.

The Inauguration Mt Frankfort last Tues
day OF Republican Governor OF Kentucky,
the second in the political history OF that
Stato, completes an extraordinary list Of
Republican Governors and Govcrnors-elect.
II includes those Of the six New England
States the three Middle States Of New York,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania, all the States
of the middle West. the two lake States Of
Michigan and Wisconsin, and also Ken
lucky, West Virginia, North Car olna, Kan
sas. California, Utah and Wyoming. At no
preceding time has the political preference
Of the voters Of disputed and determining
States been so clearly indicated In favor Of
one party shortly before an important
Presidential election.
No less remarkable than the triumph Of
somany Republicans is the placement OF the
Democrats, for save in the States OF tho
South land from these Kentucky, West Vir-
GINA and North Carolina are now excepted)
and in the mining States of the Rocky Noun
tain region, in which the Democratic party
has been absorbed by Popullsts and Silver
itcs, there IL not ono Democratic Governor
Of an American State. POINTER OF Nebraska,
LIND OF Minnesota and LEE Of South Dakota
being Fusionists. though elected with the
aid of Democratic votes.
Under these circumstances little atten-
tion need be paid to the peregrinations of
those Democrats to and from Washington,
who, by tinkering with the mere phrases OF
this or that plank, hope to rohabilitate the
Democratic party in popular confidence be-
fore November, 1900.
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PROPOSE TO CAL DIR. PURrEs.
Fifth Av~nuc Church Committee Have Al.
surhnces Tint He VIII Acrent.

Tho Rcv. DIR. Francis l.. Patton president OF
Princeton University. occupied the pulpit O,
the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church yester-
day. He announced that meeting OF the con
ercgation would bo held In the lecture room :
So'clock next Wednesday evening. to elect IN,
Rev. DR.. GeorgeT. Purves pastor oithe church,
II the way be clear"
DR.. Patton In his opening prayer asked Col
to grant that the congregation might be ln-
duced to vote as one person in selecting new
pastor. After tho IL o'clock scrvices Silas 4,
Brownel. clerk OF the session. gave out a
typewriter account telling how the Pubs
Supply Committee came to agree on ths
Rev. DIR. Purycs. 1t appeared from this
that Joint meeting Of n committee q
III" congregation aud another from n. sea-
sion was held on Dec. 8, VII IN rgrraI
unanimously 10 request TIL sn.aon -
call meeting 81 tho congregation TO rirr' D..
upon Dec. 20 as the date Of the congrcc ltiolal
meeting. committee composed vi Ed -
IRWIN. Rowland and Talcntt an Nc.ars Shrl.
don and Brookileld from tn" congregation was
appointed To prescott the name a. Dir. pnrVas NJ
the congregational meeting AMI a-s tnnt tho
meeting vote unanimously To send Nj N n call
member ot the pulult Supply Committos
said yesterday that the CONGREGATION wouli
man. AMI the clergyman would undoubtedly
accept the call. lie said tho committee hui
assurancos that such wou!d BE- the outcome.
The Rev. DR. PurveS was born In phiadrl-
ton Theological seminary, and after serving a,
pastor ~ several Presbyterian churchns No.
came professor IN the seminary IN lS'n n,
/, Is pastor OF the First Preshy,"rIau Church :
irlncet' II. IL was snld yesterday t'a' Pr.
dent Patton had advised him 10 accept the call
TO the Filth Avenue Church
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-18
CARLISLE INDIiV SCHOOL,.
Tho Annual Report shows an Attendance
of OIO Pupila.

CARLISLE. Pa, Dee. 1.-The twentieth
annual report OF the Government Indian
School was made public yesterday and for
warded to Washington, ID. c., TO the Indian
Commissioner. by Major II. II. Pratt. surerln-
tendent OF the school. 1t says that tho mum.
Der OF pupils has grown from l47 in 1879 to
80 now. with prospects OF 1000 he'oro tho
end 1.-THE year. During the twcnty years OF the
schools existence 3.7S3 Indian youths wcre
entered, OF whom 2.32S were BOYS and 455
girls The total number OF graduates thus lar
ls 2O'' Not over 30 per cent. turned out are
criminals. "' WV
The students, earnings for the INST yeor
amounted to $25,7b2 40. Daring the wear
there were seventeen cases Of black Inoasire
Introduced by means Of an infected lcttcr, The
Gepartment 81 gymnastics WAS quite a factor
IN preserving tho good health Of the school
~ SGne w Major Pratt says; Il say the
up: This may and no doubt viii. Interfere
NUN NUN ne pans OF ethnologists. but Il will help
the indian out OF the consumer and Into the
producer class. and bring the end OF an appro.
his support"
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A Rulo Wanted for Filling Vacancies
I'm the Senate.

When the United States Senate met on
Dec. 4, In the first session OF the Fifty
sixth Congress, several seats we're vacant
owing to the failure OF the State Legis-
latures to elect For one seat In Penn
sylvania certificate OF appointment by
Governor STONE was presented there
were vacancies untitled In California
Delaware and Oregon. awaiting the dec-
sion on the Governors power o. appoint
ment which il to be made in the Quay
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TIE SITUATION nv soUr8 AFRICA.

! The Boer account OF the British attack and
| defeat at stormbers last Saturday has some
! interesting details. One Ia That the nrst COM
| mando to open fire on the British was COM
posed entirely OF Cape Colony Dutch from
BurRhersdorp and Aliwal North. under oom-
mandant olivier. proving that those oistricts
! are in open revolt. IL numbered 4OO
men, and held the British In check until
reinforced by Gen. Groo'er with ioo more
Wneh tho cross-hre TO which the BTU
ism were exposed compelled them 10
Withdraw. leaving. az the Beers report.
oSZ prisoners. 3 guns and ammunition waR-
ons. In their hands The prisoners were sent
10 Pretoria Another detail Is that Two arm
ored trains accompanied Gen. datacres ori-
gaze but rendered no efectual service. prooa-
ably owing to the nature OF tho country. 30
Tar the armored trains performances do not
seem TO have justified the expectations FORMED
OF them on any OCCASION ana may DC consio-
eren more or less OF failure. Inc BOOT re-
port OF their own iosses Ii D killed. anu
wounded.
Inc statement that Gen. Gatacre mas Iallen
PACK 10 his original position IL somewhat
vague. his first having been Queenstown ana
ms second Putter's hraal below Sterkstrom TO
whieh no mad moved up IRON the latter p'aco
after his retreat from stormberg and Moteno.
IN any case his stu alton Is an exceedingly dii-
hcult on" he Is entirely Isolated and unable to
get IN touch with Gen. french. winch was the
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No More Generals by Seniority for England.


new royal warrant was issued yesterday by m,
Secretary OF War respecting the future promotion OF
officers TO general rank. 1t being deemed
that all promotion to the rank OF Major or
Lieutenant. General SHAH from jan l. 1901, bs
made by selection to I'll appointment il ia ordered
that until that date promotion to the rank OF Major
General shall in the absence OF special ecommsndn
uon 10 given to the senior Colon OF the branch
II he is stated by our to DO oom
pe'ent 70 command inithe held. Promotion 10 Lieu.
tenant'aeneral and General shall unless there 1.
good ground for contrary course, be by seniorItr
from jan l. 1901. no promotion shall be m ado 10
the rank OF Msjordsneral or Lieutenant. General
except by selection to MI an appoint nent, or .,n
reward for distinguished service"
The number Of general officers on the active llst
viii DO gradually reduced until Jan l. 1901 as y.'
canoies occur IN the rank Of MatorCensrai by ali.
norbng the second of every two vacancies ana ~
.he RANK OF LieutenAnt.General by Absorbing tba
tnird or every three, and from the date Toned
al yacancies not hled by appointment or a, n rs
wfa TOT distinguished service Will bs absorbed ~
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The Bank of England's Reserve.

Gold was shipped from this country to
England. last saturday. to the amount Of
about 81. 500, 900. At the ruling rate Of
exchange the transaction shows n slight
loss, and some surprise has been expressed
at its being made. The explanation given
for 1t Is that the gold is purchased by the
Bank of England to strengthen its reserve.
and that it is wanted badly enough TO mako
the bank willing to pay little more for IL
than it Is strictly worth. II bills OF ex-
change were bought instead OF gold, the
bank might got the gold for them from the
drawees, but they. in turn, would come on
the bank for 1t, leaving the banks reserve
where it was. Hence 1t prefers to procure
the metal here, even at n little expense.
The Bank Of England. more than any
other institution in Great Britain, needs to
carry n large gold reserve It's depositors
consist largely Of other banks, who virtually
keep their reserves in its vaults, and rely on
It To furnish the metal when they are called
upon to pay IL tn their depositors. Hence,
while these depositor banks hold only a
thrilling percentage OF gold against their
deposits, the Bank Of England usually holds
not less than 10 per cent. and often as
much AS 80 per cent and over. The latest
statement Of the bank showed deposits OF
about Ei2 10000 and gold reserve OF
less than fl9,OOO,OOO or a little over "A
per cent OF its deposits too, G3,3I2,OOO
belong To- the Government, which may draw
them out at any moment for war expenses,
ana II there should be panic in London,
caused 10y tn" rcvrrscs In Africa, other
d"postors might demand gold. Besides.
there Is always demand mt this season for
about E2,ODO,OOD in coin for the Christ
mas trade, all Of which comes out OF the
Bank OF England.
An erroneous idea iscntertalned. by some
that the bank. being the British 0oyern.
m"nts fiscal agency, IL also managed
directly by the British Ministry, as the
Bank OF France and the Imperial Bank OF
Germany arc managed by Government
officials; but this Is not so. The Bank Of
England Is owned exclusively hy individual
stockholders who elect its directors and
tho Government has no voice In IL affairs
To be sure, the directors OF the bank keen
in close touch with the Government and
cooperate with it in financial measures.
and their present purchases OF gold may
have been inspired by ntimations from
the government that 1t desired them to DO
made. largo amount OF money will, I'M
douht"dly, soon have to be borrowed for
the African war, and n scanty Bank Of Eng
land reserve would be an impcdlment to
getting It. Hence, thsrc may be desire
on tn" part of the Government TO see the
reserve augmented, with which the dlrec-
tors OF the bank are complying
Tho prospect is, therefore, thatmor gold
will soon go to London, and that exchange
Oh tiat centre Will rise to tho gold-shippng
point, 50 that last weeks -exI orts have
merely anticipated, by n few days the
natural course of the mnrket
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"f phNh MoIHfh The assurance
you SPEAK oil Is what We NIL ought TO have. and
n',s"' ""ne' anu snou'd NOT consent to live
W''h""t mat people do not hav" II more than
th"y GO 49, believe. because persons speak so
murn III iarRe'arawh. theological similitudes.
an. won say out Wnal they mean about life.
M" '"""' anu "ou' IN iair and square human
'"ms ""S'
"on""r u you or my rather ever thought
" '"v ooSe"rl'ies that lie upon human duty
rom '"e negative form In which the Ten Com
"ahunehts are Hth'ed. or OF how Christ was
S"coh''huaiiy subst'tutlngaf' nations Thou
shh'' not IL nut an example; Thou shalt"
~ .n' III" Oh noo' III was this that seems meant
III 'ne phrase nor one )ot nor title OF the law
s"ou'" '"sT' hu' "nat 'ed me to the remark
- "'". W ''a'N, a"sfy LOOK goes with
- ,' -, y, wv Ia" " negatives To
',,h Nv s"u'' Us Que SCI" Is certainly
an,ira,m "' ,,a,, W. a,"'"s l,e NO much more
ae"'ev' Elauy hhd kindly that you can
oeGih 10 see some pleasure In It: and TIL
y"" can see pleasure In these hard
."oIe'S on" oit''r necessities. where IL
'h'r" any nood news TO men' 1t is
nun noI" ,''irur'nh. 10 40 right than not to
"" w '''"oI. '"e one Is possible. the
o,"'i mas Always neeh ana VIII ever be i'm
r'r' '''u 'he '"''h.u' d'"'oh TO do RIGHT Ia
"'.'r''" Wy "o"' 'ha' seems 10 mo TO be tho
u"Sp'.; "',' th"t was now Christ delivered us
l'"ln ',o Inv. ANer people are told that.
S"roD 'mo' might near more encouraging ser
Mus :" o'ow 'he trumpet Tor good would
wi, w. Wv i"tS'n business and since II Ia
nol III our own strength but by faith and per-
S"Vrr"hce .no account made OF sllpsl that we
rho na,or,oI ,",S, 90 nor see where they get
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British Deficiencies In the Boer War.
u sides all the mistakes OF the British
IN hHttlc tactics and inadequate reconnois.
hanrc We now find that tLoy wore actually
deficient IN that most essential requisite
artillery This IL the more remarkable ma
the Royal Artillery is highly regarded 40
lar rs concerns spirit and ability. But the
trouble it seems. lay in the material. A
British critic speaks OF the Beers IA HAVING
derived tho greatest advantage during
I'll" past few weeks from the absence n,
position or heavy artillery on our lines
OF detenco in Natal" The fnct. be odds
is established that until the arrival n,
the guns OF the Powerful at Indvsmith
sir GEORGE WHITE was almost helnIess
against the advancing Bocr force.
The Intelligence Department bss ham
accused of gross negligence thoucn 4,
seems to have reported faithfully the
armament in possession OF the Beers but
the real trouble has been In the lack NJ n
chief OF artillery to sea that tho army wos
supplied with Siege artillery, position 1uns
and howt2ors, and il CONVEYS To liza a lesson
we should heed. We had our cxperienca n,
such deficiency Of siege artillery at Santl-
ago nj the proper time and tho present
straits oi the English confirm the conclu.
sions Of our artillery officers. As the Eng
IlsH critic remarks, though the guns
m'eht not have been required, they ought
10 nave been there with gunners TO man
them; nut In organizing the British field
Aorees' the War Office seems to have been
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The Twentieth C.,turv po,.,

To THE EDITOR or THE suS-Sir. As the TWEEN.
u'th century does not begin until jan l. 1901 ther,
s year to talk about it, but as the year 1900 u
upon us, those who in the habit OF using Roman
numerals for dates wondering which OF the four
possible ways should be employed.
MDCCCC.
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Robert Lou,. Stevenson. Creed.

To TUE EDITOR or The suS-Sir: Without
undertaking TO analyze or expound. I think
that the religious views OF the late Robert
l.. Stevenson. revealed in the recently pub
lishcd volume Of his letters. should become
part OF the discussion now going on In THE
Sun. In the book they are found in a letter 10
his mother. written from Davos under date OF
Dec. rs. 1880. This letter Will DO found below
Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-07-07

The Universalist Society Of Augusta
has perfected arrangements for a
grand excursion to Merrymeeting park
Tuesday. July II. to which it's friend.
and the members of all other societies
are cordially invited to join. 1t is in
tended as an excursion for the young
people, but 1t is in no way confined to
the society.
The yards of animals. the shady
walks. the attractive grounds, the en-
tertainment that is free to all. and the
chance to partake Of a shore dinner at
the Casino. all make this place one of
the best excursion grounds Of the
State. today.
Those who intend to 60 from Au-
gusta can take the $50 or the. 9.42
train. Tuesday morning. and returning
they will leave the park at about $50
in the afternoon. returning to Augusta
at 7.23 P. NJ. The fare for the round
trip has been arranged at rs cents for
adults. and 40 cents for children. This
includes the admission to the park.