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cost Of s,7.e7o.oo o The six ormored YES

cost OF Si7.e7o.ooo. The six armored YES
sells, therefore, nay cost s33, $40, 900,
and, adding the 81, I2s,2oo for the unar-
mored cruis re, we get an aggregate au-
thorlzation Of $4o,e9s, 200, besides the
armor royalties, and more II Krupp plates
should finally be allowed.
1t Is remarkable that after having dropped
the construction Of armored cruisers for
years We should now take IL up again on
a larger scale than ever. But the fact that
we beat SPANS armored cruisers so easily
at Santiago did not discredit this type Of
warshlps. In this respect our experience
was analogous to that OF Japan, which,
after defeating the Chinese battleships off
the mouth Of the Yalu, proceeded to order
battleships for herself much larger and
better thar those she had overcome. The
disfavor into which armored cruisers tenn
porarily fell with us may have been due to
the theory that they were a hybrid type,
between ships Of the line and protected
cruisers. possessing the full advantages OF
neither; but we have come to think that
also they combine some advantages OF both,
and have a sphere OF their own.
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feet, for instance, the water on the parallel
OF Gibraltar was 10 to 14o warmer than at
the equator.
The Valdivia was enabled by good wealth.
err to make the long detour into the Ant
arctic region south OF Africa. She was
not fitted for ice navigation, and. II a storm
had arisen, she would have been endangered
by the drift ice during the days she was
skirting its edge. Bouvet Island was re-
discovered, 16o years after the sea captain
OF that name sighted 1t. It's existence had
long been questioned, for no later ex-
plorer had been able to identify ii,
owing chiefly to the fact that its
discoverer did not give its position cor
rectly. 1t was long supposed to be a prom
ontory OF the great 'sOuthern CONT
nent,' which many old maps represent as
covering the greater part of the south polar
area. 1t is, however. a small island covered
with glacier ice, steep and inaccessible, and
Is apparently q volcanic cone with a broad
crater edge. 1t is situated in $40 20 south
latitude and So "a east longitude.
From Bouvet Island the course was laid
southeast along the Ice pack to about 100
miles north OF Enderby Island, which
MoRRELL discovered in 1923, and which
has since been sighted by BIsCoE. No one
knows the extent of this island. Near
Bouvet Island the Valdivia brought up in
the dredge volcanic rocks such as basalts
and tufa, but off Enderby the rocks taken
from the bottom were not OF volcanic
origin, which is more evidence OF
the sort on which Sir join MURRAY
and other physicists base their con
viction that there is IL large mass OF land,
very likely Of continental proportions,
around tho South Pole. from which the
glaciers, launched into the sea as icebcrgs,
carry the rocks found in many parts OF the
bottom of the Antarctic Ocean.
In crossing the Indian Ocean the Valdivia's
course was laid between the routes of the
Egeria and Gazelle scientific expeditions.
She will return home by way of the Red
Sea, and there IS no doubt that the full re-
port Of her eventful voyage will contain
much fresh information concerning the
oceans and the forms Of life they contain.
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Health Among Our Troops.

Alike in the Antilles and tho Philippines.
the condition Of the troops, both regulars
and volunteers, in point Of health and gen.
eral efficiency, ia to-day all we could reason
ably expect.
THE Seventh Army Corps,' according to
its Chief Surgeon, recently reporting from
Camp Columbia, Havana, has had its
Sailing and il now in better health and
vigor than ever before. and it is very sat
isfactory to have the men go back to their
homes so hale and stout and In such fine
spirits" The fuo physical condition Of the
Twelfth New York. shown not only In Its
looks, but in its strong and elastic step
during It's march In the streets OF New
York a week ago, tells the story OF the pres
ent condition Of the volunteers In Cuba.
IN the Philippines we want no better testi-
mony to the generally good condition OF
the volunteers than the vigor with which
they have campaigned through bamboo
thickets and over flooded rice fields. under
the fire OF a dangerous enemy.
What our volunteers needed was that
seasoning which such troops have to &C.
quire in every war. Last year they had to
b. hurried into service in the heat Of sum-
mer, and too few Of them knew how to take
caro- OF themselves or appreciated the i'm.
portance OF so doing. But hat knowledge
cnme with experience, and winter aided in
bringing proper sanitary conditions to the
camps and the men.
The outcry raised against the Govern.
ment, as II the author OF troubles largely
due to climate, season, n the Ignorance
OF raw troops, wac the cutlery OF those who
knew nothing Of the Chickahominy expert.
ence Of 1862, or purposely ignored it. Our
volunteers nave become Veterans in the art
of soldering, just as they quickly became
veterans during the civil war. For months
we have heard nothing Of the complaints
rife last summer and the surgeons are tell,
ing us Of the health, strength and good
spirits OF the men.
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MANILA'S sTRAS6E PANICs.
Our Forces There Unable to Learn the
Mystery of Thcir Sudden Outbreak. o.

From ne Kansas Cty Journal.
All OF the recent letters from Msni'a refer to
the panics which seized the inhabitants Of the
city at frequent intervals during tho days just
preceding the recent battle. One OF these
stampedes 10 thus described by Capt. Elliott
OF the Coffeyville company In the Twentieth
Kansas: About $3.50 o'clo,k the natives and
Chinese were observed 10 be running in every
direction. Presently the soldiers began to
come from every avenue In the direction Of
the barracks. They moved quickly. but with
remarkable GOODNESS and steady demeanor.
Corporal Barber. whom l had sent on an errand
near the barracks OF the First Battalion, came
to my room, saluted like the good soldier that
he Is. and said: Captain. there 10 something
wrong going on in the city; the natives are
fairly flying in all directions, the Chinese are
are being closed
Like reports came in from all directions
the city. The call to quarters was sounded, the
rolls were called and every man OF my com
was true OF the other companies OF our bat
talon, Two or three officers were caught
aTsy t tSsl! E sS%s e az tS Ssd b nat get Of & su al ti and
beyond my, powers Of dissertation. No one
pede, / never witnessed anything like it in
my life; The wave Of excitement swept over
The street cars. wee iammed s;oeetheT IN
groups; carrabos' carts piled up against one
ouilez ware inteilocked. overturned and their
occupants thrown out: doors and shutters
dren ran hither and thither and crowded and
jostled one another in THAR frantic efforts to
escape some dreadful, .direful calamity.
The soldiers alone behaved with admirable
GOODNESS. Guards were double and treb'ed.
In an Incredibly short space OF time ~platoons
OF infantry were thrown across each approach
to the great. bridge. and no one but soldiers
afoot was alleged e pass. Armed men took
possession OF the Escolfa and the avenues
leading thereto. and used their persuasive
powers to calm the storm and bring order
ont OF If cpa @s,i. american ssnsa s sDd iSeg ana = n n.s-
vailed. In lees than an hour the 'w%hirlwind'
had passed and trade and trafflc vera resumed.
The question with the soldier was. What in
the - was 1t all about. anyway"
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transshipment at Montreal n to construct
q canal OF moderate size. from is to 10 feet
in depth, suitable for lake steamers.
The objection to the projected waterway
is the number OF locks that would DO re-
quired. Even though the level Of the sum-
init lakes should be lowered, as we are told
it might be, tho highest point OF the canal
would he e24 feet above Montreal and 80
feet above Georgian Bay. There are no
mechanical obstacles, however, that might
not be ~surmounted, provided the canal be
designed for vessels drawing not more than
10 feet. There Is reason to believe that
the scheme is being earnestly commend
cd to the Canadian Government.
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Suffrage in Alabama.

Alabama Ia the only State which holds its
general election in August, and its politi-
chi parties hold their State conventions
usually in March or April. The Democratic
State Convention was held in Montgomery
on Wednesday, and thirty-three delegates
at large, or one from each Senatorial dis
trict, were named for the proposed Consti-
tutional Convention which is to he con-
vened to alter the State Constitution
adopted in 1858.
The platform upon which these delegates
at large were nominated there are to be
100 district delegates chosen in addition at
the August electionl is this:
I'VE favor the holding of a Constitutional Conven.
ton for the purpose OF so regulating the right to
vote as to perpetulte the rule OF the white man in
Alabama.
That we pledge our faith to the people Of Ala.
bama not to deprive any white man of the right to
vote except for conviction Of Infamous crime"
In Alabama the right to vote is accorded
not only to all male citizens of the United
States but also to aliens who have declared
their determination to become citizens,
provided that, in each case, there shall
have been one years residence in the State,
three months in the county and thirty days
in the town and election precinct. The
only male persons lawfully excluded from
| the suffrage in Alabama are convicted
criminals, idiots, insane persons, embez
zlers OF public funds, bribers-and those
! who do not pay the poll tax Of S1.5o for the
proceeds of the schools Of the State, the
certificate Of such payment being n pre-
| requisite to registration.
In other words, if the views OF those in
control OF the Montgomery convention are
approved by the voters in August, the test
OF suffrage in Alabama will he hereafter the
color Of the citizen.
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The Proposed Ship Canal in Canada.

The idea Of connecting Montreal with the
upper great lakes by means Of a canal is
again urgently advocated by Mr.. Mcleod
STEWART, a son OF the Canadian politician
by whom the scheme was first brought for
ward some fifty years ago. II is worth
while to note what may be said for the
project, II only to emphasize the duty Of
prosecuting with enerRythe work of widen
ing and deepening our Erie Canal.
The proposed canal would run from the
mouth OF the French River at the north
ern end Of Georgian Bay, the northeastern
angle of Lake Huron, to Montreal on the
st. Lawrence by a line as nearly straight as
any stretch OF inland navigation can be
expected to follow. Its advocates main
tain not only that it would shorten the
distance between Chicago and Liverpool
materially and do away with the delay and
expense incident to transshipmcnts, but
also that, owing to the ~coniiguration Of tho
country traversed, it could be- constructed
at a relatively small cost. or these asser-
tions the former at all events seems to be
borne out by facts. The distance between
Georgian Bay and Montreal is 400 miles;
the length Of the whole route from Chicago
to Liverpool by way of the projected canal
would be z, 7sO miles, while by way Of Buff
falo. the Erie Canal and Hudson River to
New York, and thence to Liverpool, the dis
lance is 4 ,495 miles, or via the Welland and
st. Lawrence canals 4, 14S miles.
Now, as regards the cost of construction.
1t appears from the report of the surveyors
made half a century ago that OF the 43O
miles between Georgian Bay and Montreal
| only about SO would need to be canalized.
The rest Of the waterway is provided by
| natur in the form of n chain Of lakes and
rivers. The French River itself is a series
OF small connected lakes, after which, as
you proceed eastward, comes Lake Nipis-
sing, forty miles in length; next are encoun-
tered Trout Lake, Turtle Lake. Talon Lake,
Aiguilles Lake and Chant Lake. The con-
huence Of the Mattawan and Ottawa rivers
Is then reached, and the latter waterway is
followed to its junction with the st. Law
renee. 1t was doubtless owing to- the fact
that so little portage was required on this
route that C~HAMPLAIN was led to adopt it
in 1915 on his way to the great inland seas
OF the continent; for the same reason 1t
formed for many years the principal chan
mel for carrying on the business OF the Hud-
son Ray Company.
The cost originally computed by Govern
ment engineers was S25, 900, 900, but this
was for a canal only 10 feet deep and from
o to 60 feet wide. 1t remains to lie seen
how much this figure would have to be
Increased for a canal possessing depth and
width enough TO admit vessels OF the modern
type proceeding directly from Liverpool
To Chicago. As the present tendency of
deep sea cargo ships is toward enormous
dimensions, beyond the possibility OF ac.
commodation in canal locks, OF which there
would be many on the proposed route, II
may he deemed wise to contemplate a single
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Our Public Schools.

To THE FprToR OF Thu SuN-Sir: II Is devoutly
to be hoped that Mr.. Henderson's assertion that " a
boy Of 10 is better Informed in the fundamental
English branches in Scotland or England than in
New York public schools. - is not to be refuted by a
single denial. There are many who feel. IL they
would speak, that the teaching in our schools Ia de-
parting moro and more widely from its original OBJ
jectof giving . thorough knowledge OF spelling,
writing. and practically important branches of an
English education, while time is wasted in a smatter-
ing and superficial attention to theorct cal fads, or.
TO put 1t mildly, studies OF little possible use to the
class for whom public free instruction was originally
intended. and by whom it is most imperatively
needed.
Surely a question Of such Importance ought to be
thoroughly examined and inquired into before be-
ing hastily dismissed without further investi cation.
MRrah 2A. u. C.
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Recovered n Diamond with = Ciamshsli
Bucket.
From tie Stockton Zeal, Iade p.ndert.

From Ke Stock'on fCaI) Iadt pendent.
Dredging has been successfully resorted 10
In recovering- a valuable diamond ring that
was lost in Petaluma Greek. Recently the
owner OF the ring was standing on a bridge
creek. when his diamond ring slipped from his
finger and fell through a crack In the bridge
IN th ,ef rin about SSst e, Wgi.bo fsst t 81 wsts5i Ths ss st2n'
The owner hated to give II up. yet he did not
know how. to go to work to get It out. In his
mar OF experience in dredging. though on a
somewhat larger scale than hunting for, 50
had been ~thoughtfui enough to mark the place
In the bridge where the ring lell through.
Hackett, rugged asmall elamshell bucket 70 be
ped through the bridge at the place marked.
and a BUCKET OF mud was brought from the
and washed out. A second and then a third
was tried. and In the third was found the ring.
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Glue in Homemade Sugar Closes .
Woman'S Mouth.
From ns HarrOdIbur0 tKv.> Democrat.

Such a point has been reached that it seems
pure homemade sugar. James Linney, a Har-
rodsburR merchant. purchased several pounds
Of what was represented to him as a pure ar:
purchased two cakes. She took about a hall
one n her mouth and began TO chew until she
standing about in the store. seeing she could
not open her mouth. became alarmed, thinking
the elderly woman had q severe attack OF lock-
chant. he soon discovered he had been i'm posed
upon * some unscr4puloua person, who had
was necessary to heat u kettle OF water and
melt the stun before the old lady could open
70 asT us %G Il Whe aN the sia;s che Ssa ai SSsa i Esm Q no"
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THOSE FILIPINO BRASS BULLETS.
What IL Said by Army Wedical Mon as to
Their Use Against Our Soldiers.

fTOm ne hottiWoTe yum.
WARRINGTON, March 27.-Medical officers O,
the army are not disturbed BY the report that
brass tipped bullets are extensively used hv
the insurgents at Manila. There ls a popular
belief, not. substantiatsd by medical experi.
ence, that wounds produced by suoh bullets
cause gangrene and death In q majority o,
cases. II is said By the doctors that while the
brass bullet has q tendency to tear and on.
large a wound. experience shows that It does
not affect the woundSerlously. Bullets GOV.
ered WITH grease are much moro liable TO cause
serious danger. on acc >unt Of the germs that
may adhere to them and the dirt they gather.
Several medical officers said to-day that
while IL was not considered q civilized method
OF warfare to use any bullets that would I'M
duly enlarge a wound. there Is no difference
between what 10 known as the Dum-Dum bull
let and tho brass-covered one. The Dunn
Dunn is q bullet with an end OF soft lead. which
mushrooms" or spreads On hitting. enlarR-
ing the surface Of entrance ana causing the
flesh to be torn and bruised. Such bullets are
n tSs B4fiisb s.T Vice 'sy The Tni Seaiy STATES alS ss HTp ~
has also been considering the advisability o.
.dopting softer lead Ior the purpose Of causing
The practice OF poisoning bullets was never
recoEniked BY any nation a. Legitimate and
SRs sae By Sr insuT n1s,ss n IN t lSs E {fsaiihis 1nss and and
Of the superior oficisia. The Dum-bum puI..
let 10 used because the calibre o. modern rifles
small bullet will pierce q mai and still not in
capecite,s him from service unless some vital
part 10 hurt.
II has been learned from reports received
by the War Department that the brass-cov-
cred bullets used by the Fiipinos are all OF tho
40 BENNINGTON calibre. a type OF rife used by
SpaIn.as the national small arm until the sdop-
ton OF the Mauser some. years ago. when the
old Remingtops were shipped e ths colonies.
Cuba were armed with them. A large num-
Der OF the Philippine Insurgents are equipped
with this type OF gun, although thew have also
thousands OF Mausers.
The brass-covered bullet was used to a i'm :
tied extent by the Spanieh troops who attacked
the marines at Guantanamo Bay. Cuba. and
caused at the time hn impression that the dead
had been mutilated. A report waa sent by Ad-
mlral Sam pson to this effect, but he Withdrew
It later after an Investigation by surgeons.
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Pulpit and College.

To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sir: Those
who SO nercely denounce the Rev. Henry Van
Dyke as wishing 10 desert the ministry for a
secular calling" would do we'll TO consider
three things:
First, IN the former generation. when re-
ligious sentiment was s~tricter than now In
such matters. professors In colleges under
Christian control were all. as far as possible.
clergymen. No other was felt 10 be fully
equipped for so sacred a trust.
Second. what sort OF an opportunity for saw
Ing souls is time to write?
Third. IL this worldly DIR, Van Dyke makes
this change. he will be leaving a salary OF per-
haps Sl6,OOO for a salary OF perhaps S.. o
MARI II, IookEk On,
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senator "Efly" Mason's Logic Fails -
save . Boy.

From ne CAioa0o NetcI.
Now, hold on, pa nAid little Willie: before you
start in 10 usin' the trunk strap on me I wan. to aSG
you Suthin'."
well. what IL II - the cruel father demanded.
You're against expansion. Amt your"
"YeA. what of it, Be quick
"Andyou don't believe in governin' without the
consent of the governed. do your'
Nc. IT'S wrong principal. l b,rs'e VT. Bay
Mason. that we
We'll. pa" the child Interrupted. ga LONG a. vou
don't believe in governing without the oonssnr II
the governed how can you believe in lickiu' with Nul
the consent OF the lickedr'
But there was loud bowling IN that vicinity Q
moment later, Just the same,
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Married in Swell Wedding Clothes on Board
q Train.
From ne Kansas City T,mes.

A Wedding on atrain. with the bride dressed
In a fine wedding gown OF white satin an the
groom In ",conventional b~lsck"-,that's the waV
ested witnesses OF such a happy event was b.
v: Gasson. who happened to bs on the rain.
This is the way Mr.. Gasson described II to .
reporter last night:
John Broadhurst. a young man OF about %
years OF age. and Miss Sallie Scott. a dams"l Of
16 summers, both OF Orrick. Mo. were mar
ried on the Wabash train No. 3. q few miles
east OF Kansas City. Saturday. afternoon This
on1ciating minister was the Rev. W. X. Akers.
also OF Orrick.
THE bride was robed In white satin gar-
ments. while the groom was radiant In face aud
robed in the conventional black.
The announcement to tn passengers c-e-
ated a very exciting time. and after the cere;
aboard the train. The newly welded pair
moon with friends"
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Gen. su.rrEn was a tatlurs.- Boston Herald.

Well. perhaps SO. Perhaps the capture al
Santiago. which ended the war sooner than any
thing short OF the capture OF Havana could have
ended II. was all a mistake. Gen. SHAFTER was
in command Of the American army at Santi-
ago. and inasmuch rs he did nothing in the
management Of the campaign for which he
should have been cashiered. history. unques-
tionably and Justly, will put the name OF SHAP-
TER upon the record Of the triumph.
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Moro Reading Matter Wanted for tn,
Philippines.

To TIE EDITOR OF THE sUN-Sir: Tho insertion
OF a call in TIE Sun for literary matter for our
soldiers in the Philippines has been productive of
much good. Another appeal may spur other good.
hearted souls TO send otherwise discarded matter.
Packages should be sent TO Homer II. Messenger.
Company h, Fourteenth Regiment Regular Infantry.
U. Military station MOL !, Mania. Philippine
Islands, WILLIAM I. ToTTES, Socretary.
PHILADELPHIA, Good Friday"
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n our Tri,nd' rho Jdror ms Th mdruseriDts for
publication w'Ih to have rejected articles returned. hcy
Wvst IN all cases ,snd stamps for that purpose.
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rArIkAkiosque No. ~, near trrani Hotel. and
Eiosque No. 10. Boulevard dcs Capucines.
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Mr.. William Thorne will hold an exhibition Of
his latest portraits at Boussod d Naladon's
next week.
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THE SUI. New York City.